A website has sprung up called FireElisabethHasselbeck.com and has a petition for people to sign if they think token non-liberal Elisabeth Hasselbeck should be fired. So far over 18,880 people have signed in support of firing the woman the petition calls the “aggressor throughout the entire discussion.” The petition reads like a satire of what actually happened but with the two hosts' names reversed (all emphasis is mine):
Elisabeth began by interrupting Joy with sarcastic comments as Joy attempted to provide some facts about the George Bush presidency, and then continued as Elisabeth angrily defended her refusal to respond to the Republican pundits who incorrectly said that Rosie called the U.S. troops terrorists. As the discussion progressed, Rosie repeatedly tried to de-escalate the situation and not get into a disagreement. However, Elisabeth angrily continued in her blind defense of this administration and her criticisms of Rosie’s views. While many have portrayed this fight as one over politics, it was really a fight about friendship and Elisabeth’s refusal to support Rosie by denouncing what these pundits were attempting to say about her.
I see that the petitioners went along with Rosie’s claim that she was simply asking very rational patriotic questions and just "inquiring" when she said "655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?”
When Hasselbeck asked “Who are you calling terrorists now? Americans?”Rosie replied, “I’m saying if you were in Iraq, and the other country, the United Stated, the richest in the world, invaded your country and killed 655,000 of your citizens what would you call us?”
Yeah, she definitely didn’t intend to insinuate that American troops are the terrorists in Iraq. In fact, she was actually explaining how much she supports them and what a great job they are doing. I bet if it weren't for that petulent "aggressor" Elisabeth, the very next words out of Rosie's mouth would have been, "USA all the way! These colors don't run, baby!"
Here’s the most unintentionally ironic part:
It is unfortunate that Rosie chose to leave The View after this incident, when it is Elisabeth who should be removed from the show for her angry and hateful tirade. Elisabeth has consistently used The View as a platform to perpetuate inaccuracies about the Iraq War and has shown a blatant disregard for the feelings of others who disagree with her.
While the purpose of The View is for different views to be expressed, each co-host should be able to express their views without being attacked by a closed-minded co-host who blindly refuses to listen to facts and uses the show to angrily spout propaganda.
This petition calls for ABC to fire Hasselbeck from The View to ensure that all reasonable views can continue to be heard.
That’s classic. It’s like I’m reading “A Modest Proposal” for the tin foil hat talk-show set.
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Wrong View
May 30, 2007 - 07:50 ET by allanfRosie's own words need no further comment. As Newsbusters reported.
and then this gem:
650000 dead Iraqis Hoax
May 30, 2007 - 07:50 ET by GeoGolfThat number didn't use a body count !!!! Would Rosie O'Donut GET HER FACTS ???
Lancet's 650,000 Iraqi Casualty Study Has "No Scientific Standing"
“They published a sampling methodology that can overestimate deaths by a wide margin but respond to criticism by claiming that they did not actually follow the procedures that they stated. ” The paper had “no scientific standing”. Did he rule out the possibility of fraud? “No.” Were the numbers derived from a body count? "No".
Count
May 30, 2007 - 07:54 ET by allanfThe Lancet study differed widely from Iraqi government estimates and even UN estimates. Unfortuantely science and politics have begun to merge in some areas.
-- "Elisabeth has consis
May 30, 2007 - 07:54 ET by Gatorgrad-- "Elisabeth has consistently used The View as a platform to perpetuate inaccuracies about the Iraq War and has shown a blatant disregard for the feelings of others who disagree with her."
Amazing... That says it all right there. Apparently Rosie O'Moonbat has the same untouchable moral authority that Queen of the Moonbats Sheehan has.
I'm just surprised there is no "How dare Elizabeth question the great and powerful Rosie" statement in this petition.
Holy Cow!! Are these peop
May 30, 2007 - 17:09 ET by motherbelt"Elisabeth has consistently used The View as a platform to perpetuate inaccuracies about the Iraq War.....
Holy Cow!! Are these people watching the show in a parallel universe???? It's like Bizzarro-world!! LOL!
The Democratic party...
May 30, 2007 - 08:24 ET by c5thenIs being lead by, cajoled by and intimidated by a bunch of extremely radical moonbats, twits and whackos. The scary part is that the suposed leadership of the DNC are allowing it to happen because they think it will get them elected and might win them the whitehouse in '08.
These idiots are actually petitioning to remove a person from an entertainment show because they do not like her views, while defending their actions by claiming that they are trying to defend the views of one they agree with.
The cognative disonance is perfectly illustrated by Rosie O'Dufas herself:
When asked if she believed in terrorism she responded that she "believes that every human life is equal". Yet she aggressively defends abortion as the womans right to choose. These two opinions can not logically coexist in the same brain, yet they seem to.
Those who are behind the "petition" are guilty of the same cognative dissonance. It looks to me that maybe almost 30% of the country is suffering from cognative dissonance. This is by far the most dangerous pandemic that the nation is facing. If we are not careful, the US will be lead by a group of people who's actions are not based in logic or morals or even a common set of values.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
When asked if she believed in
May 30, 2007 - 08:42 ET by Lynn DavidsonWhen asked if she believed in terrorism she responded that she "believes that every human life is equal". Yet she aggressively defends abortion as the womans right to choose. These two opinions can not logically coexist in the same brain, yet they seem to.
That isn't an example of illogic, just a different opinion about when life starts. I doubt she considers abortion killing a human life.
It IS illogical indeed.
May 30, 2007 - 09:05 ET by c5thenThe opinion of when Human life begins is used to help offset the cognative dissonace so those who want to hold two incompatible opinions do not go insane. (works better for some than others).
An enbryo is Human from the moment of conception. That is unequivocal fact. The DNA test will prove it. The only difference is whether people want to acknowledge that or not. Birth cannot be used as the deciding factor because it is widely variable and the only difference is that the baby is outside the womb. Viability cannot be used as the thershold because that too is variable from baby to baby and only depends on the existance in sufficient quantity of certain hormones and protiens. Using viability also means that anyone who is on life-support for whatever reason, would have to be considered no longer Human because they are not independantly viable.
Logically the moment an egg and sperm join, that embryo is whatever it is, be it fish, dog, giant panda or Human. Saying that human life only begins at some other randomly chosen time is a way of hiding from ones self the opinion that murder is OK sometimes and not others.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
Personally, I find the most i
May 30, 2007 - 08:27 ET by BeowulfPersonally, I find the most interesting thing, as well as the most personally satisfying, is that once someone stood up to Rosie, she ran away. You can't call it anything else. She has been the stereotype bully to Hasselbeck, and like most bullies, once stood up to, she ran away from the fight. And Hasselbeck, like most normal people, simply had enough, and finally stood her ground. She's probably wondering to herself why she took so long to do so now that she has chased the bigoted, uninformed, loud-mouth fat cow off the show.
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Like Ralphie beating the snot
May 30, 2007 - 08:32 ET by Hero SquadLike Ralphie beating the snot out of Scott Farkas in "A Christmas Story." Sure, Ralphie wasn't landing the prettiest punches, but they got the job done, and the bully (as well as his sidekick/writer) ran away, never to be seen again.
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
EXACTLY! Great analogy Hero!T
May 30, 2007 - 13:46 ET by BeowulfEXACTLY! Great analogy Hero!
The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers
Interesting that you say that
May 30, 2007 - 08:48 ET by Lynn DavidsonInteresting that you say that. Liberal writer Rachel Sklar wrote a very good article on the Huffington Post calling Rosie a "bully" and a "big, blubbery baby." She nailed Rosie's behavior over the past year. I highly recommend it. Read it.
Thanks for the link Lynn, it
May 30, 2007 - 19:35 ET by jmad627Thanks for the link Lynn, it was an interesting read. I also read many of the replys many of them castigating the author, Ms Sklar. It just shows that all of these moonbats don't like the truth, especially if is espoused by one of their own.
Rosie's a boorish and bullying human being. And as if by script, she behaved as all bullys behave. They run and hide, when being challenged. Her pity party that has continued on her web blog, I haven't seen in its entirity, if proof positive of this fact. She is now the victim; and its comforting that not all libs are falling for this pathetic act.
Yeah! And then they could h
May 30, 2007 - 08:38 ET by sarcasmoYeah! And then they could hire someone to replace Liz who'd give the show true intellectual diversity, like Barbra Streisand!
JMR
Rosie bad, Liz good
May 30, 2007 - 09:26 ET by Cool ArrowI hope we'll soon tire of placing Rosie on a noticeable pedestal.
Perhaps when she finds her way back out to sea with her calf.
Gore lied. Nobody fried
The real problem with "
May 30, 2007 - 09:32 ET by sarcasmoThe real problem with "The View" IMO is the obvious lack of any libertarian female's view, which has been a constant aspect of the show. And, as YouTube has proved to me recently, libertarian females who are both fun to listen-to & easy on the eyes do exist and can now speak to the world without the help of the MSM. Makes me yearn for younger days....
JMR
Unbelievable! The scary thin
May 30, 2007 - 10:46 ET by RODVALUnbelievable!
The scary thing is that a few of these people may believe this petition to be accurate.
I can deal with the ones who are lying because they think the means justifies the end. (I still own my arms and I can still come to Newsbusters and express my opinions.)
The ones who might possibly have watched the show and believe Eliz was attacking the Rose are to be pitied. They are ill and who can help them? They are a minority, though.
Yet more proof that we are li
May 30, 2007 - 11:32 ET by seldumondeYet more proof that we are living in entirely different universes. The left universe is some kind of bizarro-world where everything is upside town. The US is the bad guy and terrorists are the victims. Rosie, who constantly insulted and degraded Elizabeth and, on many occasions, simply started shouting at her to prevent her from speaking, is of course the victim.
How can I be expected to deal with people who see Elizabeth as the aggressor? It's really an alternate universe out there...
I couldn't agree more. What
May 30, 2007 - 13:05 ET by NathanBI couldn't agree more. What's sad is that I'm a centrist somewhat, one who agrees on economic views with the Democrats at least, but I like and respect the president. He has a whole lot more character and virtue than any of those on the left or the right (like Pat Buchanan and others) who have viciously attacked him will ever have. If you push me, I am a Republican. I've basically had it with today's Democratic Party. They have no respect for others' opinions anymore. Conservatives have been guilty of it too I'm sure, but they aren't rabid moonbats like those on the left.
I've even read on TV GUIDE.com comments from people who are basically saying, "How dare Elizabeth have an opinion! She should just let Joy and Rosie state the facts and stop the defending the horrible Bush administration." These people are delusional.
It is impossible to deal with
May 30, 2007 - 13:36 ET by RESTLESS 1It is impossible to deal with poeple such as these. They have no ability for self-sufficient thought. There is a disconnect between their reasoning and there emotions. If you try to deal with them or have a resoned debate, you will only succeed in driving yourself insane.
I myself try to avoid them as much as possible. This keeps my blood pressure at safe levels.
Maybe with Rosie the Hutt lea
May 30, 2007 - 14:22 ET by Casey97Maybe with Rosie the Hutt leaving, they can put an attractive liberal woman in her place. Like this attractive liberal woman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q
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With Democrat revisionist history and liberals guaranteeing the future (global warming, nuclear destruction, etc.) only the future is certain; the past is always changing.
What idiots! I wish there w
May 30, 2007 - 21:08 ET by bretzysdudeWhat idiots! I wish there was a way to e-mail them to tell them what I think of them.
I believe Rosie should go her
May 31, 2007 - 13:29 ET by BeanManI believe Rosie should go here: http://zapatopi.net/afdb/ . She'll start feeling better immediately.
I'm speechless.As the late
June 6, 2007 - 23:04 ET by Tom1969caI'm speechless.
As the late Senator Daniel P. Moynihan (D-NY) used to be fond of saying, "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion; however, they are not entitled to their own facts!" This petulant petition crosses that line so far that the writer probably can't see the line in his rear view mirror...
This isn't just born from a misinterpretation of the exchanges between Rosie and Elizabeth; it can only be born from a wilful disregard for the truth. He wants Elizabeth to be a mean, hateful right-wing Nazi, and so therefore she is.
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