Post by Ceci on May 23, 2007 23:15:52 GMT -5
This is something to add to Truthseeka's great thread about the 9/11 debate that Rosie O' Donnell introduced to The View. Today, Ms. O'Donnell got into a little spat with Ms. Hasselbeck over politics. The "discussion" lasted about ten minutes until the third host, Joy Behar asked for a commercial break. It seems that political discussion--no matter where you sit--is not left to the guys at Hardball. Instead of fashion and light topics, The View is having their own version of the "Friday Night Fights" which will sorely be missed when Ms. O'Donnell finally leaves.
This is what US Weekly online has to say:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O’Donnell have been fighting on air since the comedian joined The View last September.
But the cohosts were at each other’s throats on Wednesday when O’Donnell called Hasselbeck “cowardly,” for not defending recent statements O'Donnell made regarding American troops in Iraq.
Their trouble started last week when the two got into a debate over who the real “terrorists” are in the war in Iraq. At the time, O'Donnell asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?"
She was later pilloried in the conservative press as media outlets accused the talk show host of calling the U.S. troops terrorists.
On Wednesday’s show, O’Donnell (who leaves the show for good in three weeks) blasted Hasselbeck for not coming to her defense on the matter. “Do you believe that I think our troops are terrorists, Elisabeth?”
She pressed: “Yes or no? Do you believe it, yes or no?”
“Excuse me, let me speak!” Hasselbeck snapped. “Let me finish!”
At this point, the conversation moved into split screen mode.
“I don’t believe that you believe troops are terrorists. I have said that before,” Hasselbeck continued, “but when you say something like, ‘655,00 Iraqis are dead. We invaded them…who are the terrorists?’…” She trailed off.
O’Donnell repeated: “Do you believe that I think our troops are terrorists, Elisabeth?..You would not even look me in the face, Elisabeth, and say, 'No, Rosie.' "
Hasselbeck shot back: “Because you are an adult, and I am certainly not going to be the person for you to explain your thoughts…Defend your own thoughts!"
But O’Donnell argued that whenever she goes up against her cohost, she's portrayed as a bully. “I defend my thoughts. But every time I defend them, it’s poor little Elisabeth that I’m picking on.”
Wow. I don't regularly watch the show like the rest of my family does, but I wish I could've seen that episode. But, I made up for it and watched the volatile clip on the US Weekly site. It is there for you all to watch as well.
So, what do you guys think?
This is what US Weekly online has to say:
Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Rosie O’Donnell have been fighting on air since the comedian joined The View last September.
But the cohosts were at each other’s throats on Wednesday when O’Donnell called Hasselbeck “cowardly,” for not defending recent statements O'Donnell made regarding American troops in Iraq.
Their trouble started last week when the two got into a debate over who the real “terrorists” are in the war in Iraq. At the time, O'Donnell asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?"
She was later pilloried in the conservative press as media outlets accused the talk show host of calling the U.S. troops terrorists.
On Wednesday’s show, O’Donnell (who leaves the show for good in three weeks) blasted Hasselbeck for not coming to her defense on the matter. “Do you believe that I think our troops are terrorists, Elisabeth?”
She pressed: “Yes or no? Do you believe it, yes or no?”
“Excuse me, let me speak!” Hasselbeck snapped. “Let me finish!”
At this point, the conversation moved into split screen mode.
“I don’t believe that you believe troops are terrorists. I have said that before,” Hasselbeck continued, “but when you say something like, ‘655,00 Iraqis are dead. We invaded them…who are the terrorists?’…” She trailed off.
O’Donnell repeated: “Do you believe that I think our troops are terrorists, Elisabeth?..You would not even look me in the face, Elisabeth, and say, 'No, Rosie.' "
Hasselbeck shot back: “Because you are an adult, and I am certainly not going to be the person for you to explain your thoughts…Defend your own thoughts!"
But O’Donnell argued that whenever she goes up against her cohost, she's portrayed as a bully. “I defend my thoughts. But every time I defend them, it’s poor little Elisabeth that I’m picking on.”
Wow. I don't regularly watch the show like the rest of my family does, but I wish I could've seen that episode. But, I made up for it and watched the volatile clip on the US Weekly site. It is there for you all to watch as well.
So, what do you guys think?