Honestly, this item makes one wonder what the producers of ABC’s “The View” – including host Barbara Walters – must have been thinking with regard to keeping the program a source of entertainment versus a platform for political advocacy.
On Friday, a video was posted at YouTube (h/t Allah at Hot Air) of Rosie O’Donnell talking to “The View” audience before a show began.
In it, O’Donnell conveyed her oft-cited conspiracy theory concerning what happened to the World Trade Center buildings on September 11, 2001.
As reported Saturday by the folks at Screw Loose Change:
Ro leads with Willie Rodriguez and the poor man with his skin falling off, as usual assuming this means explosives. But of course the man was burned by the fireball that traveled down the elevator shaft--even Willie used to admit that. She goes on to raving about WTC 7 being omitted from the 9-11 Commission Report, like the 9-11 Commission was concerned about a building in which nobody died, which was not a direct target of the attacks. The 9-11 Commission report also did not mention St. Nick's Cathedral, which was also destroyed. Oooooh, mysterious.
The piece went on to debunk many of the claims made by folks like O’Donnell – now disaffectionately referred to as “Truthers” – concerning 9/11.
Yet, the larger point is this: Why would audience members of “The View” be forced to listen to this kind of nonsense during the show’s warmup period?
It’s one thing for O’Donnell to make these statements during the program when others – certainly including Elisabeth Hasslebeck – were present to refute them. But, for ABC to allow O’Donnell to make such statements totally unfettered suggests that the producers support these conspiracy theories, and have no problem with Rosie sermonizing such vile propaganda prior to the show going live.
After all, if they didn’t agree with these views, wouldn’t they have prevented her from making such statements during the warmup?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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May 27, 2007 - 11:45 ET by allanfI don't know how on earth Rosie generates applause from the audience when she starts talking about her 911 conspiracy theories. It doesn't say much for the audience.
Well allanf
May 27, 2007 - 13:05 ET by SportPoliticsWell you just saw the "prepping". That is how it is generated, or at least encouraged. She comes out and gives her overarching synopsis, then when she spews a line during the show, the reaction is to the "secret knowledge" she imparted just prior to airtime.
Pretty good technique really. The audience feels "smart" and "in the know" above and beyond what is going on onstage, and therefore gets that big hoot and holler cheer going over something less revealing. It's their own little secret the home audience hasn't a clue about.
Hogzilla " You can spew your republican crap for three weeks."
if most citizens depended on
May 27, 2007 - 15:14 ET by treshanif most citizens depended on rosie for their political upkeep, we were always doomed. fortunately, i think enough people know not to.
Apparently, even some in the View's audience
May 27, 2007 - 16:36 ET by RJApparently, even some in the View's audience understand that Rosie is a wingnut. It wasn't widely reported, but the day of her blowup with Elizabeth, Rosie supposedly got into a major, heated argument with members of the audience.
That's right, SP.Warm-up ac
May 27, 2007 - 20:17 ET by motherbeltThat's right, SP.
Warm-up acts usually tell jokes and kid around genially, to get the audience in a relaxed, receptive mood for the entertainment that's coming.
"The View" obviously wants to get its audience in BDS mode, making them receptive to all the anti-Bush venom that they will be spewing.
Who is the kook that presses
May 27, 2007 - 19:01 ET by upcountrywaterWho is the kook that presses the "PLEASE APPLAUSE" light??? Once that light is on, shinning on the audience of 12 year old minds, of course they clap! yukk.
1300 IRANIAN PLUTONIUM GAS CENTRIFUGES OPERATING 24-7 opps it's now 8,000
The Mouth
May 27, 2007 - 11:53 ET by goldenthroatJudging by this picture of Wosie O'Dumber, her mouth is so big she could swallow herself.
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
What keeps the View on air?
May 27, 2007 - 12:03 ET by Peter LVWhat keeps the View on air? Sycophants and morons. Watching 3 wingnuts berate 1 Republican day after day gives the liberal audience a feeling of superiority when all they are doing is supporting the bullying antics of the three.
Calling Barbara Walters a journalist is a joke too. This worthless hack sits by while the rotund moron spouts out her conspiracy theories. Apparently money is more important than values to Ms. Walters who, by sitting and saying nothing, gives support to this ill-informed panelist that she overpays.
Ms O'Donnell would be better off keeping her mouth shut...it is better to be quiet and thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt.
By her leaving the show prematurely (and immaturely) because she was DEFEATED by someone who she thinks is inferior will BENEFIT everybody...because we will no longer be subjected to her comments being deemed "newsworthy" by every television station around....GOOD RIDDANCE, may I suggest an extended trip to a health spa?
I feel sorry for that poo mak
May 27, 2007 - 12:28 ET by NortonalecI feel sorry for that poor make-up lady. I wonder if she gets hazard pay!
Nortonalec
This woman is such a moron.
May 27, 2007 - 12:35 ET by charlietexasThis woman is such a moron. The audience is just her friends and like people. too bad for barbara walters, I dont respect her at all.
Sugar High?
May 27, 2007 - 12:41 ET by acumenSugar high? This is your brain on donuts.....
Unfortunately, one can't sugar coat the negative effect Rosie's rants have on Islamic leaders contemplating granting women the most basic human rights in Muslim countries.
Hey, but as long as Rosie gets free air-time to bash the American Government and The View's ratings are bringing in more advertising dollars, who cares about anyone else? Right ABC? Have a nice Memorial Day....
WHERE are the female cops and
May 27, 2007 - 14:06 ET by tracheostomyWHERE are the female cops and firefighters to comment about this?!??
That clip really made my skin crawl.
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
Now that Rosie is officially
May 27, 2007 - 16:50 ET by Clear thinkerNow that Rosie is officially gone, can we please find another subject. The more we pontificate about her, the more her legend (whatever that's worth) grows.
Time to bury Rosie and move on. There are many things in life much more important to talk about. I would rather we argued about ear wax than have one more posting about the fat-loud-mouthed-anti-American-peice of excrement.
Help a wounded soldier here...
http://newsbusters.org/node/12877
Yes!
May 27, 2007 - 17:45 ET by Ran56I agree CT.. I'd rather someone explained to me, why, as I get older, the hair stops growing outta my head, and starts sprouting out my nose and ears!
Ran56, it's a function of gra
May 27, 2007 - 21:04 ET by MikeBRan56, it's a function of gravity: the older you get, the stronger gravity works on your head hair and on your ear lobes. That is why so much hair just falls out. It is also a function of children. That is, the little energy vampires drain so much energy from your body, that your body just can't push that hair out of the top of your head, so the hair just grows out of your ears and nose. Next question?
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Clear Thinker
May 27, 2007 - 17:50 ET by SportPoliticsSomehow I'm not so sure the queen of mean is going to shut up. She'll be baaaaccckkk.
lol - It's just too good for me right now - she unravelled as a conspiracy nut so recently - I've been so decieved by her supposedly sane partisanship.
Frankly I am wondering how many others that have talked like her for the past year have the looner wtc bombing insider perspective. I want to see the deminoes fall.
What ever happened to that
May 27, 2007 - 17:59 ET by Free StinkerWhat ever happened to that Magazine she used to run ?
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Fred Thompson and Ann Coulter walk into a bar. The bar is instantly destroyed because that much awesome cannot be contained in one building.
It went belly-up so to speak.
May 27, 2007 - 22:52 ET by bigtimerIt went belly-up so to speak....
Like I would like the blogs about Rosie to go....
Dang I am sick of this subject of complete ignorance, an enemy within without really knowing why herself, and a sheer waste of time and space.
Please...can't we all just move on....
LOL!
Does anyone see the resemblan
May 27, 2007 - 19:01 ET by Dan The Man 2Does anyone see the resemblance in that picture and one of teh sex dolls? I know Ima baddd boy.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
I'll take your word for it, D
May 27, 2007 - 22:44 ET by GalvanicI'll take your word for it, Dan. ;-)
Warm-up acts usually tell j
May 27, 2007 - 20:14 ET by motherbeltdelete
Listening to this made me cry
May 27, 2007 - 23:16 ET by SnowWhiteListening to this made me cry. Wonder what it would do for Rosie O'?
http://greetings.riversongs.com/postcards/proud.html
Happy Memorial Day everyone! Night night. Sweet dreams!
Snow White....I share your se
May 27, 2007 - 23:36 ET by bigtimerSnow White....
I share your sentiments...I thank you for that link...here is one back I hope you and others enjoy before retiring....
Have a good evening....and a good tomorrow.
Once again we are slapped in
May 28, 2007 - 05:18 ET by ArchConservativeOnce again we are slapped in the face in the morning with her ugly yap hanging open waiting for food to drop into it. Why NB, WHY?!?!?!?
Drop her, and she goes away. Keep her around, and she'll continue to make noise. But what do I know, I'm just a terrorist...err....soldier.
More photos of Elisabeth, NO photos of Tokyo Rosie.
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
- President George W Bush September 2001 speech to a joint session of Congress.
104% of all voters are complete idiots!
May 28, 2007 - 19:03 ET by w0tm104% of all voters are complete idiots! On "Nuclear Wednesday" (as so named by structural steel engineer, Rosie), 57% of the audience, as they exited, answered "yes!" to a question posed by a reporter, "would you vote for
Rosie for president of the United States?" Then you read
stories like this: http://www.lvrj.com/news/7714647.html day after day after day after -- . The insanity never ends!
Absolute loony bin people like Rosie, Cindy, Michael, etc. 200 years ago were employed as village idiots. Even today, each of them still just has a single vote in an election. Put all of the media's treasured whackos together and their numbers are still so small they couldn't elect the mayor of Hooterville.
BUT, in this age of megaphone media that gives a voice Hitler would have killed for (actually, I guess he did), their lunacy is contagious. The intelligence of the voters we've depended upon for centuries to see us through the dark times that pass our way every so often no longer exists! We are now utterly defenseless as a civilization. What comes next? Civil War? Anarchy? The Fall of (our) Roman Empire? It can only get worse from here.
p.s. today's voters are also poor in math skills.
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