With Rosie O’Donnell’s announced departure of "The View" other networks such as NBC and CBS are apparently interested in the very controversial comedienne. Broadcastingcable.com reports that Rosie may offer commentary on "The Early Show" in an effort to boost its third place ratings.
"Sources say O'Donnell will meet with CBS brass soon to discuss its offer, which could open the door to regular guest appearances on The Early Show. Her views have generated the type of buzz that could allow CBS to finally lift the perennial third-place program out of the morning-show cellar."
This is quite fitting for a show that recently ran a puffy report on the daytime personality that avoided her controversies.
In elite media circles, Rosie is now marketable for her political expertise despite her very extreme opinions and frequent factual inaccuracies. Such comments include her September 11 conspiracy theories, anti-Catholic remarks, and her assertion that fire can not melt steel. In the network television world, would an extreme right often factually incorrect commentator be so marketable?
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With Rosies fugly weight, you
May 8, 2007 - 15:53 ET by Six String SpiffWith Rosies fugly weight, you ain't liftin anything. Especially out of a cellar. This made me think.. How perverse is the thought of a supposed news outlet concentrated on RATINGS? You would think that doing their job (informing people of FACTS) would be top priority. Nope, we have individuals who are more concerned with how their hair looks than reporting news. Keep digging MSSM.. I hear something.. it's the sound of the shows ratings.. THUD
Islam should have it's religious status revoked until it can prove it's not a hate group.
This is just too funny. Comme
May 8, 2007 - 15:59 ET by Gat New YorkThis is just too funny. Commentary on what???
To paraphrase Hillary If I knew then what I know now - I would not have sent my son to an elite university and saved all that money since Rosie has proven that you do not need any education to be an expert on any topic.
Rosie
May 8, 2007 - 16:03 ET by doug1950What are they shooting for? Fourth place
Oh be still my heart!I can't
May 8, 2007 - 16:13 ET by bigtimerOh be still my heart!
I can't quit laughing....
Boost CBS ratings...Political expertise....
Surely they jest!
LOL!
Btw...every single time I see that caption of her holding that paper with her twin brother on there I can't stop snickering.....what a comedy.
While I don't think Rosie h
May 8, 2007 - 16:23 ET by balboaWhile I don't think Rosie has any political expertise per se, you can't deny that she has the potential to raise ratings. The View got much higher ratings with Rosie. It's probably a pretty good move by CBS.
boa...Personally, I could car
May 8, 2007 - 16:26 ET by bigtimerboa...
Personally, I could care less one way or the other.
I know, me too, but CBS hir
May 8, 2007 - 16:32 ET by balboaI know, me too, but CBS hiring her to boost ratings for their morning show is a calculated move to ride the coattails of her rabble-rousing on The View.
boa,Well, if it is as calcula
May 8, 2007 - 16:37 ET by bigtimerboa,
Well, if it is as calculating as Katie Perky they will be mighty disappointed.
"but CBS hiring her to
May 8, 2007 - 17:49 ET by Six String Spiff"but CBS hiring her to boost ratings for their morning show is a
calculated move to ride the coattails of her rabble-rousing on The View."
Yeah, no kidding Bal. If I tied a piece of dead animal to my hood, people would look too. For about 2 seconds. Same thing with Rosie o dullard.
Islam should have it's religious status revoked until it can prove it's not a hate group.
Ok the text boxes are screwing up AGAIN.. Im outta here
And CBS would tie a dead ani
May 8, 2007 - 17:51 ET by balboaAnd CBS would tie a dead animal to their morning show hosts if they thought it would raise ratings.
balboa, don't you think Ros
May 8, 2007 - 16:35 ET by MightyMouthbalboa, don't you think Rosie is going to need a live audience full of Rosibots to clap and laugh at her moronic one liners? Without that she's not gonna come accross very well.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Certainly the environment h
May 8, 2007 - 16:54 ET by balboaCertainly the environment helps, as watching Rosie trample over poor Elisabeth is part of the charm. Maybe CBS would be wise to have her debating with someone and not just speaking into the camera, a kind of "He Said / She Said" thing.
I'm sure Rosie would only a
May 9, 2007 - 08:37 ET by MightyMouthI'm sure Rosie would only agree to having some political lightweight like Hassselbeck as her opponent. Now if CBS where to ask someone like Ann Coulter on, then I would probably Tivo that, but still FF through the commercials.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
No guest appearances on Wild
May 8, 2007 - 16:18 ET by vietvet67No guest appearances on Wild Kingdom?
Would only be fitting that this rhino get the tranquilizer dart.
Where's Marlin Perkins when you need him?
Close one
May 8, 2007 - 16:19 ET by acumenWhew, that was a close one. Without Rosie on the tube, I was afraid all the moonbat Rosie-fans would get bored and invade the workplace. I'm not sure even this roaring economy could survive that blow. How CBS figures these moonbats will be awake when The "Early" Show comes on remains a mystery.
Please study the picture closely---
May 8, 2007 - 16:20 ET by misterbillPlease study the picture closely---NOW -- do you like Rosie with or without the mustache better?????
I think the Rosie with the ha
May 8, 2007 - 16:28 ET by GothampcI think the Rosie with the hairy chest is less dangerous.
LOL misterb... That is what I
May 8, 2007 - 16:29 ET by bigtimerLOL misterb...
That is what I posted above....her twin brother!
chockustache
May 8, 2007 - 16:36 ET by acumenMustache you say MB? And all this time I thought that was chocolate....
Boost CBS's ratings??? That
May 8, 2007 - 16:27 ET by midnight cowboyBoost CBS's ratings??? That's an oxymoron if I ever heard one.
Why would anyone doubt CBS's judgement? They rolled a ten strike with the perky Katie pick on the evening news. Not to mention forged documents, discredited long standing news anchors and plagarized commentary pieces to add to their stellar reputation. Why doubt such brilliant minds?
Talk about a Howard Beale hir
May 8, 2007 - 16:44 ET by Chris NormanTalk about a Howard Beale hire to improve ratings. Would O'Donnell have the same effect offering commentary (rantings) as she did bellowing her way through discussions on the View? CBS keeps hiring the wrong females to boost ratings - witness Katie as an anchor.
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
How many more liberal comed
May 8, 2007 - 17:35 ET by dabalHow many more liberal comedians will have to die in the ratings to prove to them that it is a formula for failure?
Without Rosie's stay-at-home-welfare-mom audience, she won't last a month, just like ol' Al "Someone Please Kill Me" Franken.
Let's try this one more time:
May 8, 2007 - 17:41 ET by balboaLet's try this one more time: Rosie was a hit on The View.
Now, that doesn't necessarily mean she will be on The Early Show, but it's a decent move.
And what other failed liberal comedians are you referring to?
"a decent move?" Captain Kangaroo was the last decent move CBS
May 8, 2007 - 18:21 ET by RJ"a decent move?" The last time CBS made a decent programming move on their morning show was when they reduced it to one hour in 1955 to accomodate Captain Kangroo.
The Captain and Mr. Green Jea
May 8, 2007 - 18:28 ET by BlondeThe Captain and Mr. Green Jeans.
Come on RJ....!
She'd fit right into the ag
May 8, 2007 - 19:14 ET by GregEShe'd fit right into the agenda. Matter of fact, her presence pulls them even further Left.
Hit on the View
May 8, 2007 - 20:00 ET by doug1950Rosie may have been a hit on the View. In the Land of the Blind the one eyed man is always King.
I have never watched The Ea
May 8, 2007 - 21:21 ET by awffp1890I have never watched The Early Show. Now I never will.
"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
Yikes!
May 8, 2007 - 21:31 ET by goldenthroatHow much uglier can this fat lesbo get?
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
Sorry guy but I'm laughing so
May 8, 2007 - 21:54 ET by Airforce_5_OSorry guy but I'm laughing so hard, I can't write anything else right now.
Reduce the U.S. Carbon Footprint. Send Rosie to Iran. Airforce_5_O 04/04/2007