With Barbara Walters away, whom did ABC choose to guest host The View today? A woman who thinks a 9-11 nutcase is "so great." Singing the nutcase's praises in the screencap is Christine Ebersole, a Broadway actress and former Saturday Night Live cast member, I've learned. And there she was, guest hosting on this morning's View, when she let this drop:"I'm going through 'the change' in my life."
That was good for a high-five with Rosie, who said she is, too.
Ebersole explained that one symptom is insomnia, which has turned her into a YouTube addict. Speaking of her YouTube favorites, she continued:
"There's a couple of political ones. The latest one I found, oh my God, I'm so crazy about this guy, it's called 'theresistancemanifesto.com.'"
View video here.
Rosie weighed in helpfully: "Yes, this is the guy, John Conner."Ebersole: "John Conner. It's so amazing. He's so . . . the thing that is so great about him is, people will look at him and say 'he's a nutcase.' But see, I don't think so. I don't think so. He's a non-conformist."
Rosie agreed: "He's a non-conformist."
And just what kind of non-conformist is he? Rosie explained: "He goes around the country with a bullhorn, to UCLA or wherever he wants, and he says, '9-11 was an inside job! 9-11 was an inside job!' [That's Rosie illustrating his bullhorn act]. And within five or ten minutes, the police show up, and his friends videotape him getting arrested by the police. And boy, does it annoy people. I can tell you that much."
Observed Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the only thing standing between The View and the total leftist abyss, wryly: "That probably would annoy just a handful of people in the United States."
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You know, it's really too b
February 9, 2007 - 13:03 ET by dervishYou know, it's really too bad that TV-land has already used the title "Just Shoot Me."
She was also an SNL cast memb
February 9, 2007 - 13:03 ET by Hero SquadShe was also an SNL cast member in the early '80s, as I vaguely recall. The glory years with Robin Duke and Tony Rosato.
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
Who, and who?~~~VOTE DEMOCR
February 9, 2007 - 13:54 ET by Tom1969caWho, and who?
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VOTE DEMOCRAT!
(It's easier than thinking)
They were both on SCTV during
February 9, 2007 - 14:48 ET by Roger the ShrubberThey were both on SCTV during their last years on the air before joining SNL. Not very impressive, but replacing Harold Ramis and John Candy is no small feat.
Rosie was a host on SNL a couple of times, but I do not think she was a part of the cast.
These people are bonkers.They
February 9, 2007 - 13:09 ET by bigtimerThese people are bonkers.
They have a purpose though...unfortuanately is seems to work in the left stream media.
'An Agenda Driven Life.'
Refresh my memory. Is John Co
February 9, 2007 - 13:09 ET by Hero SquadRefresh my memory. Is John Conner the guy who got schooled by Danny Bonaduce in one of those little videos?
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"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
HS...I was thinking the same
February 9, 2007 - 13:14 ET by bigtimerHS...I was thinking the same thing...and I think he is the same guy.
He was the guy who the Termin
February 9, 2007 - 13:35 ET by Darth DutchHe was the guy who the Terminators were brought back to kill, if I recall correctly.
Dutch
So some jerkhead travels arou
February 9, 2007 - 13:15 ET by Mica the MagnificentSo some jerkhead travels around the country with a bullhorn and screams 9-11 was an inside job? Wow! That satisfies my curiousity about 9-11! How well thought out, how inspiring! How can anyone consider him a nutcase?!
Let's go down to the View studios and yell into a bullhorn, "The View and their audience are stupid and Rosie is fat." Let's see if that annoys anyone!
(That may make me a 'non-conformist.")
I remember when a gust of wind blew and they let go of my guidewires and I almost exploded. - Rosie recalling her landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey
mica - Rosie
February 9, 2007 - 13:18 ET by misterbillmica -Rosie -- please the poor lady is going through the "change". She wants to go back to being a woman. BUUUT it's too late!!!!
Rosie was a women?!? When?
February 9, 2007 - 13:26 ET by florida_chadRosie was a women?!? When?
Rosie was a woman!
February 9, 2007 - 13:33 ET by misterbillRosie was a woman! At birth, the transformation took place over the next two weeks. It has caused her to hate everyone and everything, but I am sure you noticed that.
Her family doctor is a veterinarian.
"Moo, moo, moo, she's a
February 9, 2007 - 13:28 ET by MikeB"Moo, moo, moo, she's a were-cow." Don't know who wrote it, but I heard that on Dr. Demento a long while back.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Isn't Rosie a little young fo
February 9, 2007 - 19:03 ET by msh1973Isn't Rosie a little young for the "change"? Just checking.
I'm no expert; Rosie turns
February 10, 2007 - 10:35 ET by Mark FinkelsteinI'm no expert; Rosie turns 45 next month.
I assumed she was taking ab
February 10, 2007 - 11:14 ET by Jack BauerI assumed she was taking about her monthly change into a WereHost every full moon.
That has nothing to do with age as far as I know.
Mica, you gotta yell, "Rosie is thin, the view is so bright."
February 9, 2007 - 13:30 ET by acaiguanaMica, you gotta yell, "Rosie is thin, the view is so bright."
That makes you a non-conformist.
:-)
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
I quess it takes one moron to
February 9, 2007 - 13:29 ET by msh1973I quess it takes one moron to know another moron.
Yeah Rosie, 911 was so funny
February 9, 2007 - 13:31 ET by Johnnyboy792Yeah Rosie, 911 was so funny wasn't it ? Is goes to prove this bloated gas bag will milk anything for a laugh. Maybe you think the animals who flew those planes into the towers that day were non-conformists too ? Please do the world a favor.... step off of it !
Rosie weighed in helpfullyA l
February 9, 2007 - 13:34 ET by Darth DutchRosie weighed in helpfully
A little double meaning here, Mark? :)
Dutch
Adding to my comments above,
February 9, 2007 - 13:40 ET by Johnnyboy792Adding to my comments above, Christine Ebersole has her own web site if any wish to voice their displeasure over her comments... I just did !
If they only knew
February 9, 2007 - 13:43 ET by ricklailIf they knew who Alex Jones and Texe Marrs were, the men praising this nut, they would not be so high on him. Marrs and Jones are two nut cases that you hear on shortwave radio.
Stuck up cheeseheads from "The View"
February 9, 2007 - 13:43 ET by Carl KolchakThese stuck up cheeseheads from "The View" don't know anything about conspiracy theories. They wish they could be as competent as the staff from Weekly World News, but they can't. Do any of them know where Atlantis is or, what happened to Flight 19? Weekly World News has awesome reporters who can answer tough questions like this, and I doubt any of the stuck up cheeseheads from "The View" can tell me where Elvis is. Weekly World News used to always have the best stuff on Elvis. So when those stuck up cheeseheads can answer good intriguing questions, then they can start priding themselves on being competent. Now I have to go, because I am searching for a "Magic" bullet at Dealey Plaza in Dallas. I go there everyday and scour the scene for clues.
Sincerely
Badge Man
As a Wisconsin native and sti
February 9, 2007 - 14:49 ET by MassConservativeAs a Wisconsin native and still diehard Packers fan please refrain from comparing these bloviating hags to cheeseheads. That is an insut to cheeseheads everywhere.
MassConservative, rest assure
February 9, 2007 - 18:00 ET by Carl KolchakMassConservative, rest assured I was not trying to offend the fine people of Wisconsin or Green Bay Packer fans. Reggie White was one of my favorite players of all time. I also enjoy drinking cranberry juice, and wouldn't want to upset the fine people who help ensure that I can enjoy that beverage. I used the term 'cheesehead', because their show is so cheesy, and I think they all act very cheesy. So in the future I will try to refrain from using that term as not to offend someone who may be in charge of growing cranberries, or preparing cheese, as I also enjoy eating cheese. Now I must depart because I am trying to determine what happened to the "Lost Colony" at Roanake, and think it may be tied to the Bermuda Triangle in some way.
PS I am probably going to run for Senate in Wisconsin so please vote for me.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
MassC almost went CROATOAN on
February 9, 2007 - 18:24 ET by Roger the ShrubberMassC almost went CROATOAN on you, Carl!
Denver International Airport
February 9, 2007 - 18:01 ET by Carl KolchakAfter that I am going to Denver International Airport to try to figure out what is going on there. Lot's of wierd whacky stuff all over the airport. "The View" should do a special from there sometime.
"Rocky Mountain High, Colorado" John Denver
We should just legislate that
February 9, 2007 - 19:21 ET by ucWe should just legislate that musak should be played on all channels during the 11am to noon spot.
uc that was the funniest thing you've ever posted
February 9, 2007 - 19:52 ET by Carl KolchakWhat a great post uc. I vote for making all the songs be musak versions of Barbara Streisand's greatest hits.
"I've always been crazy, but it's kept me from going insane" Waylon Jennings
Ebersole made a comment on la
February 9, 2007 - 20:24 ET by GothampcEbersole made a comment on last year's Tony Awards (with a viewership of approximately 10 people) about George Bush being a Republican puppet. She's a great performer, but like so many other liberal entertainers, she should just shut up and perform.
Somebody please remove my b
February 9, 2007 - 23:48 ET by awffp1890Somebody please remove my brain. I can't take it any longer.
"Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity. But in simple obedience to duty." - From the barracks at Ft. Benning
Great. Now I won't be able to
February 10, 2007 - 00:20 ET by Aslans GirlGreat. Now I won't be able to enjoy her music, either. She came on CBS's "Early Show" several years ago and sang a slow version of "I Only Have Eyes for You", it was sublime. I was always going to buy the album, but I guess I won't now.