Rosie O’Donnell can not seem to let go her bitterness over her brief and tumultuous tenure with "The View." According to "The Washington Post’s" November 20 "TV Column," Rosie, in promoting her upcoming variety show on NBC, diverted to "The View" stating "I’m not say we loathed each other, but there wasn’t a lot of off-camera camaraderie." Rosie also compared Barbara Walters to a grandmother trying to put a happy face on a severely dysfunctional family. Rosie also promised her show will be free of political discussion.
Later in the morning on "The View," Barbara Walters responded to her former subordinate’s comments, without mentioning her name. Perhaps in reference to Star Jones as well, Barbara demanded "ladies get on with your lives." As Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck claimed they do in fact get along off camera, Elisabeth, to some audience and panel chuckles, and in reference to her notorious fight with Rosie, claimed "we’ve had incredible years, maybe one more difficult in the past." Barbara Walters responded, to more audience laughter, "we will now move on."
The transcript from "The View" follows.
BARBARA WALTERS: You know, we’re really proud of some of our alum, you know, Meredith Vieira, who, you know, has gone on and has this wonderful job, and Lisa Ling. I mean, you know, we take delight in, in people who have gone on. But there are some people who have done this show and then for years feel for years they have to dump on it maybe for their own publicity. And that not only hurts me, but I resent it. So if the shoe fits, lady, get on- ladies, get on with your lives. We are not perfect. We are not always happy, but we’re pretty good.
ELISABETH HASSELBECK: Yeah.
JOY BEHAR: Yeah, well we’re kind of like a semi-dysfunctional family.
[applause]
HASSELBECK: In good times and in bad.
BEHAR: Yeah, so there’s no reason to go overboard about how we don’t get along. We do get along pretty well, considering that we’re working together for so many years.
HASSELBECK: To do what we do everyday it takes a certain amount of respect, I think, across the table. And we’ve had incredible years, maybe one more difficult in the past, but you know, [laughter] just that’s all I’m saying.
WALTERS: And so, we will now move on.
[laughter and applause]
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I could give a rats rear
November 20, 2008 - 16:19 ET by bigtimerI could give a rats rear less about any of these nattering nabobs and their so-called trials and tribulations...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Just a guess
November 20, 2008 - 16:25 ET by Paul Atreidesbut I would bet that the women who watch that show faithfully are the ones always whining about why they are single.
Paul... Or how rotten
November 20, 2008 - 16:57 ET by bigtimerPaul...
Or how rotten their husbands/partners are to them...blah blah blah...and miserable their lives are....waah...waah...waaah...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
The View
November 20, 2008 - 16:45 ET by andophiroxiaThe View is insulting to women, why?
It categorizes women into these little groups--like a mini Democrat party. I also hate how they argue. Then it's all about hurt feelings and stupid crap. I actually don't mind Hasselbeck but they sure as hell seem to gang up on her whenever I've caught it.
I personally love how Ann Coulter argues. She doesn't do the typical female, "let's make nice because we might have hurt feelings" ok?--like they do after EVERY DAMN SHOW.
She'd rip those other women in a heartbeat.
Honestly, the View shows that women are vapid and insane that will team up against the unpopular party (Hasselbeck) in a fit of High School animosity. A lot of women I know aren't like that and a show showing "Women doing something!" is irritating.
/rant over
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill
as far as I know
November 20, 2008 - 16:53 ET by katainkentAnn Coulter has only been on the view once. I could never locate the video (I would really want to see it) but MRC has the transcript .
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Rosie also promised her
November 20, 2008 - 17:49 ET by SeashellRosie also promised her show will be free of political discussion.
Thank God.
Seashell... I also don't
November 20, 2008 - 17:56 ET by bigtimerSeashell...
I also don't believe here either.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
NB is veering into Enquirer
November 20, 2008 - 18:35 ET by balboaNB is veering into Enquirer territory here. I don't think spats between these people are all that important.
Balboa - I missed which newsbusters story
November 20, 2008 - 18:49 ET by Dee Bunkthat you have found to be valid and appropriate. Have there been any in your 3 yrs here?
Many, many stories, Dee,
November 20, 2008 - 19:39 ET by balboaMany, many stories, Dee, I've thought were valid.
But following the continuing inane adventures of she said / then she said between Rosie and Baba? Shockingly, NOT one of them.
So :-p
Can you name some balboa?
November 20, 2008 - 19:41 ET by Dee Bunkfrom this week or this month even that you have said you agree with?
(sigh)...would that make you
November 20, 2008 - 22:09 ET by balboa(sigh)...would that make you happy, Dee? Would that prove something to you? You wouldn't believe me anyway, so what's the point.
What's to believe balboa? - If you've made a supportive comment
November 21, 2008 - 12:19 ET by Dee Bunkit would be there as evidence - I could be wrong about you - I'm not here to see every comment, not even close - but this election coverage was over the top biased and I don't recall you agreeing with any post. I have seen you poo-poo many valid ones though.
My guess is that since you can't provide any, there probably are none and my random viewing of your comments are probably accurately representative.
Nothing wrong with it - you are a partisan liberal as are many of my friends. You just need to be honest with yourself about it. We can tell. Only the most partisan leftists liberals can't see the gross unfairness of the Obama media. Regular people who are not political and haven't seen all the Newsbusters stories for 3 yrs can tell. You are very hard core if you can come here for 3 yrs and see little problem even after the Obama mania.
It's entertainment!
November 21, 2008 - 09:17 ET by PopularTechCome on Bal, the only thing better is if Walters would have said "ex-fat slob hosts". Walters should have Trump comment, LMAO!
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These COWS occupy far too
November 21, 2008 - 11:47 ET by moovovaThese COWS occupy far too much of our time. Turn off the Tube...
Waste of Time
November 21, 2008 - 13:02 ET by JanettaAre there really so many women who waste their time watching this ridiculous show....The View? So many good options to watch over this. What a waste. Besides being a waste of time, they are so uneducated and liberal biased. Why does Elisabeth stay on this boondoggle? I have not watched this show for a long time. Just the clips and writeups convince me that I am not missing anything of a redeeming quality.