Bill O'Reilly is ORDERING ABC to Fire Rosie O'Donnell

[romantico]

Rosie O’Donnell and Bill O'Reilly have something in common. They both have television shows that reach millions of people. Both are allowed to say what they want. Bill O'Reilly offers his "conservative" view and does not fold under pressure for expressing his views.


http://www.tmz.com/2007/03/30/oreilly-to-abc-fire-nutty-rosie/

[AlCzervik]

1. did she sexually harass her assistant?

oh sorry, my mistake that was Billo.

[bananarepublican]

74. No! She hung up on one of Bill's naughty phone calls!!! n/t

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I am surprised ABC has kept her. They are pretty reichwing these days, are they not?

[bryant69]

7. All the mainstream networks, news networks, and newspapers are these days

Or so the theory goes.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[gatorboy]

10. Yeah, but she's a ratings bonanza for that show.

The show's audience has grown considerably since she joined their little sewing circle.

An audience larger than anything O'Reilly could muster. :P

[Bucky]

83. Maybe. But by keeping Rosie on, they can show they're not. Plus....

...they're more elitist than conservative. Rosie is rich; Rosie is one of them. They'll stick by their people under normal outside pressures, as any sane organization will, if just for morale's sake (particularly if that outside pressure mostly has the effect of increasing consumer awareness of their show!).

But more than elitist or conservative, networks are money grubbers. Whatever boosts ratings also boosts corporate ad rates. You better believe they're holding onto Rosie.

[yourout]

3. The difference is O'Lielly is a heartless lying sack of pig dung.

[IWantAChange]

9. you do a serious disservice to pig dung

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. no shit. I mean, right.

Given 195 lbs of pig dung or Billo, the choice is simple.

[knight_of_the_star]

43. At least the pig dung is useful

Not sure if you could say the same about O'Lielly.

[Fermezlabush]

4. The war on Rosie. Then she must go, of course.

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Just as soon as Fox fires you, Billy.

[RevCheesehead]

6. Dream interview: Keith interviews Rosie.

Oh please, Keith, DO consider it!! :rofl:

[Bozita]

8. Bet he's been calling Elizabeth late at night to talk about falafels

[romantico]

12. Well,

the show is called the VIEW. Howcome Bill can say whatever he wants but no one else can? Has anyone called for Bill's termination for something he has said?

[mattomjoe]

11. Did Rosie tell the terrorists they could blow up Coit Tower?

I can't remember....

[leftyladyfrommo]

13. I saw the show yesterday that he is probably thowing his fit about.

Rosie was just being Rosie - she is smart and vocal and refuses to just back down to be polite. It did get kind of hot there for a while yesterday. But the crowd was with her - cheering her on.

I wouldn't watch the view if Rosie wasn't on.

I like her a lot. Can't say I feel the same way about Bill. I think he is a big phony.

[ORDagnabbit]

14. that blond bimbo opposite her really ticked me off n/t

[leftyladyfrommo]

25. Yea - she uses the same old tired excuses the whole right-wing

have been spouting for the last 6 years. But that is her right.

But Rosie has a right to her opinions, too. And Rosie's opinions are a lot closer to my opinions.

[Bozita]

23. That video is at Youtube -- Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiq2Il7T5xQ

[minkyboodle]

42. elizabeth hass is just so damn annoying

I don't normally love Rosie but she was right on in this clip. Elizabeth
tried to muddy the waters and dominate the discussion just as always...

[jmowreader]

15. How can a performer on Fox order ABC to do anything?

[romantico]

18. Whats scary

is BC may listen. O'Reilly pressured Pepsi to drop Ludacris, I put nothing past O'reilly. Do as I say or I will have you fired!!!!

[onenote]

22. He can't

and I'm not sure that he did. Probably would be better to say that he demanded.

[Richard Steele]

28. Bear in mind, Bill lost touch with reality long ago.

C'mon- the guy has threatened to have Fox Security come
to people's homes and arrest them, he's claimed that he's
keeping an "enemies list" of all liberals...he's insane
in the brain.

[myrna minx]

16. Bill O'Reilly is such an attention strumpet.

He doesn't even realize how he embarrasses himself.

[Bucky]

84. "Strumpet"!! Great word (and refreshing from the usual coarse language that unfairly...

...lumps prostitutes in with rightwing media shills.

[leftyclimber]

19. Well, that settles it.

ABC should give her a raise. :evilgrin:

[Jamastiene]

66. Yep, and they should give her a political talk show too.

Could you imagine how furious O'Reilly and the other right wing cheerleaders would be if she had a whole hour every day of the week?

[Tempest]

20. O'Really ordered MSNBC to fire Olbermann as well

All that accomplished was to increase Olbermann's ratings and get him a new fat contract.

[flyarm]

21. i demand faux fire the mother fucking liar billoliely!!...who the fuck does he think he is???

oh yeah he is the man on his knees in front of rove and little lord pissy pants..with their zippers down!!

a very pissed off fly!!

[madinmaryland]

33. What would KO do without Bill-O?

That would only leave the comedienne Rush Limbaugh for World's Worst Person of the Day!!

[flyarm]

40. Keith does not 'need " an o'liely..Keith is a real journalist and reporter!!

and broadcaster..

Keith is the real deal..o'liely..is just a woman abuser and filthy mother fucker!

any questions how i feel about o'liely should be cleared up now!!

fly

[Cabcere]

55. Don't hold back, flyarm...

...tell us how ya REALLY feel about Billo! :rofl: ;)

:hi:

[tridim]

24. You know, America is going to have to eventually talk about what really happened on 9/11

I'm glad Rosie is keeping the subject fresh.

O'Dickhead and Scarborough don't want her talking about it because they're afraid of what it might expose.

[Horse with no Name]

26. Make you a deal Bill

If Fox will fire you...then ABC can fire Rosie...and if MSNBC would fire Tucker, all would be right with the world.

[madrchsod]

27. barbara walters is the executive producer

abc will have to tell her to fire rosie..

[RedStateShame]

29. Yeah, so how is MSNBC's "Countdown with Phil Donahue" doing in the ratings, anyway?

n/t

[tularetom]

30. I watched the View for the first time yesterday

and I thought Rosie's MIHOP 9/11 rant was factually incorrect for the simple reason that the bush administration was and is incapable of pulling off anything as well planned as 9/11 apparently was. They would've fucked it up for sure. Nevertheless this is still America (last time I checked anyway) and she has just as much right to espouse conspiracy theories as Billo does to spew pig shit out of his mouth five days a week for three hours a day. BTW I don't think Rosie is gonna "fold under pressure" either, nor would I expect that ABC will do anything to her. That show would be down the shitter without her and they know it. I don't have figures but I'd be willing to bet her audience is ten times that of the "factor" and probably 100 times his lame ass radio show.

[Phredicles]

34. My thoughts as well - If Bush & Co had undertaken to bring down the WTC

then what would have ended up happening is that the Twin Towers would have been the only buildings on the East Coast left standing...

[INDIA]

50. LOL! That's a great line. I'll have to remember that one. n/t

[cboy4]

31. I really think he does have a brain disorder.

Free speech is only okay if it's on the FaKKKtor. :eyes:

[romantico]

32. My Money is on Rosie!

O'Reilly is no match for her. She would literally chew him up and spit him out and then go after Hannity just because he looked her way.O'Reilly is poking a stick at her and I pray she pounces him! Go Rosie!

[sellitman]

35. These talk show hosts are hired and fired for one thing only...

$$$$$$$$

If they get ratings they stay. Once they stop they are gone.

Doesn't matter where they lean or what they say. Haven't you figured that out yet?

[Zenlitened]

36. Bill O'Reilly should be beaten senseless with a whiffle-ball bat.

[symbolman]

72. That would take quite a while...

I LIKE it.. :)

[Junkdrawer]

37. The main argument in support of The Official View of 9/11 is: Intimidation...

And Bill is one of the Axemen in Chief.

[prolesunited]

38. He's just trying to ride her coat tails

What better way to get attention than start a feud with Rosie. Look at how much attention Trump got for being an asshole.

[mitchtv]

39. Correction : Rosie's show reaches millions

I think Faux is considerably less/(I confess I have no idea as to Faux ratings,) but it IS cablr news.

[LSK]

41. will he send FOX Security????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Generic Brad]

44. There is one way Bill could accomplish that

He could resign his position with Fox and get hired by ABC as the executive producer of "The View". If that is not a viable option, he should just shut his pie hole.

I vote for the pie hole.

[mudesi]

45. What, no venom for Elisabeth Hasselbeck?

How predictable.

[EdwardM]

46. "The british captured themselves as some sort of conspiracy to start a war"

That's what O'reilly said Rosie said. Did she actually say this or is Bill full of shit again? I learned long ago not to trust him, or is there another source of Rosie saying this. Need more details.

[EdwardM]

51. Ok I found out she did say it.

Had to verify it, because I have no trust in Bill at all after his Malmedy crap. This is her blog post where she says it.

http://www.rosie.com/blog/2007/03/28/britis-hostages/

"the british did it on purpose
into iranian waters
as
US MILITARY BUILD UP ON THE IRANIAN BORDER

we will be in iran
before summer
as planned

"

I consider this to be irresponsible to say. If that is her who posted that, and it is her screename, this was wrong. There is nothing wrong with bringing up the idea that it might be a possibility, but to describe it like fact like this post did with no proof is not a decent thing to do.

[Colobo]

52. Rosie is crazy

[me b zola]

63. McLaughlin said the same thing on his show tonight

McLaughlin was pounding hard tonight on the suspiscion that many people have that the UK provoked the entire incident to incite a proxy war on our behalf. McLaughlin is no flaming Liberal nor is he crazy, he's just connecting the dots.

[springhill]

53. Hmmm.............

The Britains helping the United State start a war with Iran. Yep, you're right, too far out there to believe. Interesting that reports indicate an attack may be coming within the week and low and behold we have this incident. Coincidence? I think not.

[rebel with a cause]

57. Heard it the other night on some news show while channel surfing .

They were questioning how dangerous it was that USA and Britain had navy build up in the same waters that the Iranians were doing their naval war games. Implied they were basically asking for it.

[Holly_Hobby]

47. How DARE she question the government! n/t

[Colobo]

48. I don't care about Rosie or Bill

She's pathetic and he is... well, he's Bill O'Righteous.

[MN ChimpH8R]

49. Billo should be fired

Out of a cannon
Into the sun,

Extra points for getting the reference. :evilgrin:

[Jack Rabbit]

54. I have this to say to Mr. O'Reilly:

Shut up. Just shut up.

[Cabcere]

56. Cut his mic!

:evilgrin:

[cgrindley]

58. Fire them both

Rosie is an offensive idiot same as O'Reilly.

[Colobo]

59. Thank you for your common sense!

We need more of it over here...

[Bluebear]

65. So we lack common sense, do we?

Hmm.

[Libby2]

67. Over here? As opposed to over there?

Interesting. :-)


Go get em Rosie, don't cut the lying maggots any slack.

[scarletwoman]

80. "Common sense"?!?! Please elucidate in what way "common sense" can be invoked for proposing that

that exercising one's Constitutional right of speech should be grounds for losing employment?

Are you sure you've thought this through?

sw

[springhill]

62. And just how does she offend your sensibilities?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[cgrindley]

85. I'm a supporter of gun ownership rights

The ching chong crap wasn't cool.

The tirade against Trump giving Tara Connor a second chance was mean spirited. Everyone does deserve a second chance, and although Trump is certainly not a bastion of moral worth, he was still nevertheless right.

She's a 9/11 conspiracy asshat.

[Bluebear]

64. Is that so?

[Puglover]

68. "The same as O'Reilly"

Like most of your posts, keen and analytical. :eyes:

[Bluebear]

77. Indeed. nt

[Warren DeMontague]

70. I would think "Riding the bus with my sister" would preclude her from finding work ever again

but what do I know?

[scarletwoman]

78. Fire them on what grounds? Of being "offensive idiots"? Who decides?

Who will determine the criteria as to what constitutes the proper degree offensiveness and idiocy for which people should be fired from their jobs?

Since both Rosie and O'Reilly engage in political speech, please describe the limits on political speech that you would deem appropriate and who ought to set and enforce those limits.

I am assuming that your statement advocating that both of them be fired -- "Fire them both" -- represents a sincere belief that termination of employment is an appropriate method of enforcing limits on political speech. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

sw

[cgrindley]

86. If you believe

that I would for one moment actually advocate termination of employment as a tool for enforcing limits on political speech, you are confusing internet hyperbole with a legitimate legislative agenda....

I will rephrase... I hope both of these tools go off the air. Although O'Reilly is considerably more offensive than O'Donnell, she is still offensive enough to make me wish that she wasn't on tv. Not that I would watch something as inherently vapid as The View, which certainly towers over Regis and Kellly, but is still utterly uninteresting, banal and trivial.

[Duncan Grant]

79. Got critical thinking skills?

Obviously not. :nuke:

Do us all a favor, go post somewhere else.

[cgrindley]

87. Yep, do you?

Why don't you go post somewhere else?

[Duncan Grant]

89. Prove it. (nt)

[cgrindley]

90. I can't prove it by responding to you

responding to you more or less proves the opposite

[Tektonik]

60. The comments on that website are deeply disturbing

:scared:

[Yukari Yakumo]

61. Dear Bill-O...

Whatsdamatter? Tired of seeing Rosie layeth the smackdown on Liz, the dumb bimbo of a trailer trash ho, day after day after day?

Sounds like a variation of Bill-O's style of having a debate; When you can't beat 'em, cut their mic.

[Warren DeMontague]

69. The right in this country right now only has 2 choices: Deep Denial, or Go all Captain Fuckin Queeg.

Not real hard to figure out which way Billo is gonna head.

[peaches2003]

71. He's such a phony

I love it when he says he's just "looking out for the folks". Who asked him and who wants him looking after them? What "folks"? He's appointed himself some kind of saviour. Do people fall for this crap?

[symbolman]

73. Looks like it's time for a

Big old Jello Wrestling Match!

It would be wierd, In THIS corner, with no penis, Rosie, and in THAT corner, Also with no Penis, yet waving a Falafel..

[donheld]

75. Rosie O'Donnell is ORDERING FOX to Fire Bill O'Reilly

or at least she should.

[in_cog_ni_to]

76. Rosie needs her own show on MSNBC following KO's show. It should be a political

show with guests she interviews. Following her, PHIL DONAHUE! I miss Phil.:( I grew up watching him here in the Chicago area. I really, really miss his show. MSNBC should offer him BIG BUCKS...as an apology for firing him when his show was the highest rated show on MSNBC....and bring him back. KO, ROSIE and DONAHUE. Wouldn't that be great? MSNBC's ratings would fly through the roof.

[sandnsea]

82. Now there's a LineUp!!!

Keith, Rosie & Phil!!! Woohoo!

I wish Rosie wouldn't say these more outlandish things. The provable scandals in this Administration are wild and don't get enough attention. People won't believe her when she needs to get across an important point, like the UN testimony wasn't accurate.

[kerstin]

81. Rosie is a mensch.

We need more of her kind, not less.

I wish the press corps would show as much courage.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

88. Personally, I'd Almost Want To Find It Funny If She Did Get Fired Since I Loathe Her, But I Also

know that in this case it would be for completely the wrong reasons and therefore something I couldn't laugh at. As much as I think her a raving lunatic, she has the right to express such views in the ways that she is. If she got fired it should be for lack of ratings due to her; of which then I could laugh, not for reasons such as oreilly starting campaigns for it.