Former Hosts: PROFESSIONAL Life After The View

[Morbs]

I didn't see what exactly Nicolle said, and I was just filling in the blanks based on tweets.  It also seems like the other day a regular person was quoted calling Rosie a "piece of shit" so Rosie called her on the phone and confronted her.  I thought it was a little strange of Rosie since it's not like Nicolle is a producer on Maddow or Maddow would even want to have both of them on for a debate.

[Tosia]

Rosie needs to step away from the social media.  Seriously hyper-sensitive.  Don't let social media ruin your mood.  Others are not that important or influential.  Read Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson.  Great book about mental issues.  

 

Go play/talk with your kids.  Love you always.  

[orangekit]

Sorry, not a Nicolle fan, but Rosie can go pound sand.  Nicolle can say whatever she want about anyone, assuming that it's not untrue. She doesn't need Rosie's permission or to allow Rosie "equal time."  Hell, this is what Hot Topics is based on.  Perhaps Rosie doesn't remember how the Donald Trump feud started - when she criticized what he said about the Miss America contestant,  but also how he talked and looked.  She and Trump aren't as different at their essence, as she would like to think.

 

I've heard over the years these rumors about Rosie being a bully with anger issues. When i read Twitter exchanges like this, I'm inclined to believe them.

  

Thank you!  I like Rosie on some level, I think she tries to be a good person, but she and Trump are more are more alike than both or them would like to admit!  

Both of them say horrible nasty things, and then act all offended when someone calls them on their nasty behavior!  They act like they are entilted to say whatever they want, but if someone dares confront them, or give them a taste of their own medicine, they are all offended or  act like victims of things being "unfair".

 

I cant stand Trump, but I remember Rosie not only questioning his behavior as the owner of the Miss Universe Pageant, but she also mocked his hair, and imitated him.  Then she brought up the fact he was married 3 times (how many relationships/marriages has she had), and the fact he had gone bankrupt.  Now, I am not saying she is wrong, but why did she feel as though she had a right to do this and then act all victimized when he insulted her looks and her personal life and marriage??

 

She also called Kelly Ripa homophobic on the air, and then acted all offended when the producers let Kelly defend herself on the air. Once again, Rosie felt entitled to insult her, and slander her, but said they should have had her talk to her off the air. Why?   

 

 

 

Nicole did not say anything that was not true about Rosie, and NO, she does not need to have Rosie on to quote the things she has said in the past.

 

I was never a fan of Elisabeth, cant stand her to this day, But the day that Rosie started a fight with her was so weird. She was being called on her comments basically comparing the troops to terrorists.  It was pretty obvious what she was insinuating.  When the right wing media jumped on this,   Rosie the tough talker expected Elisabeth to call the talk shows and defend her.  This was after she was asked repeatedly if she felt the troops were terrorists during Hot Topics, and refused to say "no", or clarify her insinuations.  

 

Rosie has quite a reputation from when she had her old talk show of being a nasty person to work for, she also was horrible to people on her magazine, telling a woman who had breast cancer that she had it because she was a liar. 

 

I just do not get why Barbara gave Rosie another chance to be on the air after her crazy tenure of insulting everyone in Hollywood while she was a so called "moderator".   

 

I think Rosie and Trump are both bullies, and both have some real mental problems, but both are too stubborn to really get better.

[Celia Rubenstein]

It also seems like the other day a regular person was quoted calling Rosie a "piece of shit" so Rosie called her on the phone and confronted her. 

 

Geezes, really?   That is just so ..... unhealthy.  On so many levels.  

 

Oh crap my phone is ringing.   I hope it's not Rosie calling to rage at me, lol

[Qoass]

So if somebody responds personally when called a piece of shit, it's automatically a confrontation?  Do we know that?  Is it possible that she wanted to have a civilized conversation about what made that person denigrate her publicly?  Or to hear his/her point of view?  Can we give her the benefit of the doubt since we're hearing about it second or third hand?

 

I guess it's easier to just start another rumor.

[marmalade]

So if somebody responds personally when called a piece of shit, it's automatically a confrontation?  Do we know that?  Is it possible that she wanted to have a civilized conversation about what made that person denigrate her publicly?  Or to hear his/her point of view?  Can we give her the benefit of the doubt since we're hearing about it second or third hand?

 

I guess it's easier to just start another rumor.

 

Why would any public figure call and even acknowledge such a thing?  That is how she is very much like Trump.  Both are bullies, both can be very aggressive, but if someone dares even bring up their name, they have to go after the person or whine. 

[marmalade]

Thank you!  I like Rosie on some level, I think she tries to be a good person, but she and Trump are more are more alike than both or them would like to admit!  

Both of them say horrible nasty things, and then act all offended when someone calls them on their nasty behavior!  They act like they are entilted to say whatever they want, but if someone dares confront them, or give them a taste of their own medicine, they are all offended or  act like victims of things being "unfair".

 

I cant stand Trump, but I remember Rosie not only questioning his behavior as the owner of the Miss Universe Pageant, but she also mocked his hair, and imitated him.  Then she brought up the fact he was married 3 times (how many relationships/marriages has she had), and the fact he had gone bankrupt.  Now, I am not saying she is wrong, but why did she feel as though she had a right to do this and then act all victimized when he insulted her looks and her personal life and marriage??

 

She also called Kelly Ripa homophobic on the air, and then acted all offended when the producers let Kelly defend herself on the air. Once again, Rosie felt entitled to insult her, and slander her, but said they should have had her talk to her off the air. Why?   

 

 

 

Nicole did not say anything that was not true about Rosie, and NO, she does not need to have Rosie on to quote the things she has said in the past.

 

I was never a fan of Elisabeth, cant stand her to this day, But the day that Rosie started a fight with her was so weird. She was being called on her comments basically comparing the troops to terrorists.  It was pretty obvious what she was insinuating.  When the right wing media jumped on this,   Rosie the tough talker expected Elisabeth to call the talk shows and defend her.  This was after she was asked repeatedly if she felt the troops were terrorists during Hot Topics, and refused to say "no", or clarify her insinuations.  

 

Rosie has quite a reputation from when she had her old talk show of being a nasty person to work for, she also was horrible to people on her magazine, telling a woman who had breast cancer that she had it because she was a liar. 

 

I just do not get why Barbara gave Rosie another chance to be on the air after her crazy tenure of insulting everyone in Hollywood while she was a so called "moderator".   

 

I think Rosie and Trump are both bullies, and both have some real mental problems, but both are too stubborn to really get better.

I agree with all of this.   I tried to give Rosie the benefit of the doubt over and over, but her behavior so much of the time is that of a bully.   

 

When she had her magazine, and we heard her horrible treatment of workers, that she didn't deny, that shocked me. 

 

She and Trump both are very thin skinned.  They also can't just grow up and not confront and attack anyone who mentions their names.   Rosie had no real reason to tweet Nicole and tell her that she needed to  consult her or have her on the show to mention her name.  What did Nicole say that was wrong? Rosie does believe in conspiracy theories about 9/11!  

I used to like Rosie, now I see she is someone who like Trump, feels this sense of entitlement to bully people, mock them, and then feels they have no right to respond.

Her thing with Kelly Ripa was just ridiculous, and she felt that Kelly should have spoken to her off the air?

The constant reports of her being abusive in professional settings just can't be all rumors.

[Mumbles]

they have to go after the person or whine.

Or more likely, scream.

Agree with so much above. Despise Bitsy, but Rosie's position that Bitsy had some obligation to defend Rosie on talk shows was nuts.

And while I am not a Ripa fan, I give her mad props for standing up for herself. Rosie's allegation - that Ripa was homophobic because she didn't want Clay Aiken to cover her mouth with his hand - was a stretch, and frankly hateful. Homophobia is a serious allegation and this didn't even come close.

I am curious about the status of the lawsuit filed against her alleging that she bullied and had a producer fired.

I know Whoopi doesn't get a whole lot of love on these boards, but perhaps the "Whoopi bullied Rosie so much she got heart problems and had to quit" narrative is more nuanced than that. Fwiw, on her website, Rosie still takes the occasional swipe at Whoopi.

[Tunia]

Fwiw, on her website, Rosie still takes the occasional swipe at Whoopi.

 

You're right, and she does the same with Trump, aka "Dump Truck".  Rosie can dish it, but God forbid someone mentions her name because then she's like a dog with a bone.  The door swings both ways, Rosie.

 

(edited for typo)

Edited February 23, 2016 by Tunia

[ari333]

Wow, I wouldn't want some person to cover my mouth with their unwashed hand no matter who they are.

...the president, the Pope, or Queen Elizabeth, get your hand off my mouth. :-)

[Mumbles]

Yeah, it was pretty outrageous. Here is a good account of the whole mess.

http://www.ew.com/article/2006/11/21/its_kelly_ripa_

[As an aside,many of you will be gob-smacked at the article's very complimentary description of Sherri (then a guest host).]

Yeah, it was pretty outrageous. Here is a good account of the whole mess.

http://www.ew.com/article/2006/11/21/its_kelly_ripa_

[As an aside,many of you will be gob-smacked at the article's very complimentary description of Sherri (then a guest host).]

[Bronzedog]

I've seen Rosie as a mentally unstable bully for a long time. If Nicole Wallace tried to silence or censor her, she'd go completely ballistic but she thinks she has the right to bully whoever she wants. She's also the least funny of all comedians. Although Michele is runny a close second in the unfunny department.

[TheGreenKnight]

I agree that Rosie is oversensitive and that calling a random person who criticized you on Twitter is unhealthy (and crazy). But a bully or like Trump? Can't go that far.

Despise Bitsy, but Rosie's position that Bitsy had some obligation to defend Rosie on talk shows was nuts.

I'm not sure I agree with that. I'm just remembering how Whoopi and Joy have defended Elisabeth over the years when people say, "How can you put up with that moron?" They always say it's not easy for her to be the sole conservative on the show, and that they're friends, yadayada, even if it's not true. Elisabeth has never reciprocated for Whoopi or Joy.

[Celia Rubenstein]

Ok, let's back up on this Rosie/POS thing ...

 

The only recent article I can find is this:  http://www.tmz.com/2016/02/11/rosie-odonnell-autism-joke/

 

O'Donnell performed at Carolines on Broadway Sunday, where she joked that parenting her teenagers was so tough she'd trade them in for autistic triplets in an instant.

A rep for the National Autism Association says her org is beyond offended. The rep didn't hold back, saying Rosie wasn't only "dog s***," she was mushy dog s*** on the bottom of their shoe.

 

 

 

I don't know what medium the NAA rep used to make the comment.  TMZ doesn't say.   I can't find any story about Rosie contacting the person.  She issued an apology through TMZ (from the same article):

 

Rosie tells TMZ, "Although it was not my intent to hurt people, I realize I did. It was my fault." Rosie added, "I have 2 children with spectrum disorders. I'm aware of the challenges and stigma associated with autism." She also notes she's raised money and done documentaries for the autism community.

 

 

 

I am glad to learn this was not just a random comment made by some random dude someplace that Rosie (supposedly) responded to.  Because a celeb can't start letting herself get into tangles with average people online like that.  I stand by my assertion that would be seriously unhealthy behavior.  But I could understand if Rosie wanted to reach out to this person to try to apologize more personally.  I hope that's all it was.  

 

I have to LOL a little bit, though ... she really should have known better than to make that joke.  Autism advocates are extremely vocal and have an understandable policy of not finding that kind of thing funny. So Rosie can't really be surprised someone got pissed.  But I bet she was surprised that someone from an official national group responded to her with the kind of hyper-bowl and insults she herself so often employs.  It sure surprised me!  It also left me seriously unimpressed. That's not the kind of thing I would have expected to come from a group like the NAA.  I wonder if the "rep" in question has suffered any repercussions for their very unprofessional behavior. 

[Qoass]

Thanks for giving us the big picture, Celia Rubenstein.  I think my opinion is colored by a podcast I listened to recently in which a blogger contacted someone who was nasty to her in the comments section.  They had a serious discussion and then both participated in a This American Life episode.  It was interesting and sensitive and not at all crazy.

Edited February 24, 2016 by Qoass

[orangekit]

 

I agree that Rosie is oversensitive and that calling a random person who criticized you on Twitter is unhealthy (and crazy). But a bully or like Trump? Can't go that far.

 

 

I'm not sure I agree with that. I'm just remembering how Whoopi and Joy have defended Elisabeth over the years when people say, "How can you put up with that moron?" They always say it's not easy for her to be the sole conservative on the show, and that they're friends, yadayada, even if it's not true. Elisabeth has never reciprocated for Whoopi or Joy.

 

I thnk Rosie is bully like Trump.   She just  does it in a different way.  Her behavior on her magazine and her constant habit of criticizing, insulting and making ridiculous claims about people, like Kelly Ripa, but then wanting them to not have a chance to respond,  is what a bully does.  She and Trump both get all sensitive if someone dares  confront or even quote them - like Nicole.  

 

Also, I actually did not know what Rosie meant when she basically insinuated that the troops were terrorists.  She was given many chances to clarify her remarks, but she didn't. Elisabeth was not asked about her on a show, Rosie the bully just expected her to go and defend her on shows.    I can't stomach Elisabeth at all, but if Rosie didn't clarify her own insinuations when Barbara gave her chance after chance to clarify her statement, then why should Elisabeth.

 

Rosie's behavior with Nicole was ridiculous this past weekend.  She is no different than Trump when she wants to control everything and everyone.

 

Sadly, her comedy routine about adopting babies because teens get on her nerves, probably has some truth!  Teens don't just sit there and not have an opinion or a personality, and Rosie seems to not be able to handle that. 

 

Too bad with all of her money she still doesn't respond to the therapy and medication, and see her part in problems.

[Morbs]

Thanks for the detective work about the piece of shit comment.  Rosie was tweeting that she contacted the woman and the woman said she was misquoted, but I couldn't tell what she was talking about.  I think Rosie might delete tweets or they are hidden from my general view because they are replies and I miss them.

 

Clay being gay was what I first thought of when Ripa made that joke.  I think she was playing to the audience about all the rumors swirling around Clay at the time.  But I like Ripa and wasn't offended, and I'd be so pissed if someone put their hand on my mouth.  I like Rosie a lot, and I think she killed it on The Talk, but I don't think she is doing well currently and probably couldn't work anywhere unless it was just radio and she no contact with Sirius.  Rosie, Whoopie, Joy, and Sherri having so much success at being a comedian makes me think I should just give it a try.

[Rosieroo]

 

Also, I actually did not know what Rosie meant when she basically insinuated that the troops were terrorists.  She was given many chances to clarify her remarks, but she didn't. Elisabeth was not asked about her on a show, Rosie the bully just expected her to go and defend her on shows.

It was my understanding (limited as it is) that what Rosie was saying was that to the regular Iraqi citizens-- our troops seem like terrorists. They did not attack us yet we invaded their country and took over.  I questioned why we were invading Iraq myself.  But you couldn't say that at that time without vicious backlash from the right. You're either with us or against us...don't question us because that makes you a traitor and if you don't love America, you can just leave.  Remember?  She thought she and Elisabeth were friends so when Elisabeth was on the FoxNazi shows and they were saying Rosie called our troops terrorist, it hurt her feelings that Elisabeth didn't say "No, I know her, I don't think that's what she was saying".  

 

I do think Rosie overreacted but if a friend of mine was in a group of people deliberately misunderstanding something I said,  I would be hurt if she went along with it. Rosie's mistake was thinking Elisabeth was her friend.

 

Same with the 9/11 story.  I remember from watching the news at the time that one of the remaining towers (not number one or two)  was unstable so they demolished it.  I'm thinking I remember that Rosie was talking about that one.  They (whomever THEY are) later denied they demolished it.... I think. It was a long time ago and I'm gettin' old.  

[goldenpuppy]

It was my understanding (limited as it is) that what Rosie was saying was that to the regular Iraqi citizens-- our troops seem like terrorists. They did not attack us yet we invaded their country and took over.  I questioned why we were invading Iraq myself.  But you couldn't say that at that time without vicious backlash from the right. You're either with us or against us...don't question us because that makes you a traitor and if you don't love America, you can just leave.  Remember?  She thought she and Elisabeth were friends so when Elisabeth was on the FoxNazi shows and they were saying Rosie called our troops terrorist, it hurt her feelings that Elisabeth didn't say "No, I know her, I don't think that's what she was saying".  

 

I do think Rosie overreacted but if a friend of mine was in a group of people deliberately misunderstanding something I said,  I would be hurt if she went along with it. Rosie's mistake was thinking Elisabeth was her friend.

 

Same with the 9/11 story.  I remember from watching the news at the time that one of the remaining towers (not number one or two)  was unstable so they demolished it.  I'm thinking I remember that Rosie was talking about that one.  They (whomever THEY are) later denied they demolished it.... I think. It was a long time ago and I'm gettin' old.  

 

But, I was confused by  Rosie's insinuations myself, and I liked Rosie at the time.   I also agreed with her.  Also, from what I remember Elisabeth was not on any of the shows that were talking about Rosie's comments.  So, Rosie felt that she was supposed to just call up and defend a person that didn't clarify her remarks? And what kind of a moderator or person goes on live tv and attacks their co-host? Sorry, but IMO that is outrageous behavior, and it's not all that different from Trump.

 

What I remember is that they were talking about terrorists and Rosie brought up the troops. When Barbara basically kept giving her a chance to clarify and say our troops were not terrorists, Rosie just sat their, which sorry, would make one believe that she didn't want to say that, but that is what SHE thought, not the Iraqi citizens.

 

No, Rosie was talking about the tower that came down, and her belief is that explosives were put in the building, but they pretending it was from the attack.   She said that heat can not melt metal.  It's part of a conspiracy that some believe.  She also thinks  Bush lied purposely to get us into Iraq, that is why Nicole brought her up when Trump said the exact same thing!  

 

I used to really like Rosie, but right now I tend to see her as a major bully and believe a lot of what I heard when I knew people who worked behind the scenes at her first show.  She was known as mean, controlling and had a horrible temper.   

 

As far as the View is concerned,  she came on calling out people on a daily basis.  She started the fight with Trump.  Insulting his hair was one thing, but she commented on him as a businessman, husband and was very personal.  What kind of professional talk show host imitates someone and mocks them?   Maybe in a stand up routine that would be ok, but  you don't do that on national tv and not expect a reaction. What she didn't count on was  Trump acting like he was also a 12 year old on the playground!  IMO they are very much different sides to the same coin. Both can dish it out, but when they get the same treatment, they turn into victims.  

 

Rosie reacting to Nicole reminds me of how Trump couldn't handle Megyn Kelly calling him out on his own quotes during the debate, so he bullied her.  Rosie and Trump think that they have a right to demand that anyone who quotes them play by their rules. Rosie's tweets to Nicole were so  telling of the fact she has not really grown at all, in spite of years of therapy and medication. She still is a mean control freak.

 

It was bad enough she basically called Kelly Ripa homophobic, but when Kelly called to defend herself,  Rosie got upset with the producers -once again while on the air- because they put Kelly's phone call on the air!  WTF?  So, Rosie can make a serious and very inaccurate accusation about someone, but that person had to have Rosie talk to her privately, so Rosie could go on the air and give her almighty opinion of the situation and of Kelly ?   That is definitely the sign of a bully, and the sign of someone who can dish it out, but can't take it.  Now she is shocked that kelly still won't talk to her!   Well,  Kelly is a very strong supporter of gay rights and gay marriage, and I don't blame her for not wanting to talk to Rosie.

 

I also am sure that if Rosie's son who went to military college ever was deployed, Rosie would feel differently and not just make blanket insinuations without clarifying them about the military.  I was and still am against the wars in Iraq and Afganistan, but I have worked with veterans, men and women, and they are mostly some of the best people you would want to know, and they would defend Rosie's right to speech and die for it.  They also have courage that IMO she does not have, since she made her insinuations, and then was a big baby and needed someone else to call up and defend her cryptic remarks that she liked making.  

[Mumbles]

Fwiw, Rosie's son did not go to military college after all, he attends a college on Long Island.

That said, while I do think she is a bully, she has done some very good work with military families. She even got a commendation from John McCain a few years ago for it. I would hazard to say she has done more work for military families and returning vets than Bitsy, who runs around with a flag and thinks she's a hero. I think Rosie was very much shaped from seeing her neighbors' kids in middle class Long Island coming back from Vietnam in body bags or very wounded. She once described that feeling on the show and was on the verge of tears. It's terrible to see at any age, but seeing it as a kid must have been even more traumatic. Her hatred of war is real. But expecting Bitsy to defend her - even if Bitsy *wasn't* a little wind-up weasel - was out of place.

[ginger90]

Some more Sherri: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sherri-Shepherd-Michael-Urie-Rachel-Dratch-and-More-Set-for-MEET-GREET-Industry-Readings-20160224#

[TheGreenKnight]

It was my understanding (limited as it is) that what Rosie was saying was that to the regular Iraqi citizens-- our troops seem like terrorists. They did not attack us yet we invaded their country and took over.  I questioned why we were invading Iraq myself.  But you couldn't say that at that time without vicious backlash from the right. You're either with us or against us...don't question us because that makes you a traitor and if you don't love America, you can just leave.  Remember?  She thought she and Elisabeth were friends so when Elisabeth was on the FoxNazi shows and they were saying Rosie called our troops terrorist, it hurt her feelings that Elisabeth didn't say "No, I know her, I don't think that's what she was saying".  

I always thought it was clear this is what she meant? But I guess there are people out there who still think she was demonizing the military...

[Rosieroo]

 

"I do believe that it's the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics that World Trade Center tower 7—building 7, which collapsed in on itself—it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved. World Trade Center 7. World Trade

1 and 2 got hit by planes—7, miraculously, the first time in history, steel was melted by fire. It is physically impossible."

I think this quote is right...from an article in Popular Mechanics.  She was saying that towers one and two got hit by planes and, yes,  the jet fuel contributed to the melting of the steel. However, tower seven was demolished and didn't fall due to a regular fire. I remember news at the scene at the time saying that one of the other towers (I don't remember the number) was unstable and was going to be demolished because it posed a threat.  Yet, people continue to misunderstand.  

 

I'm not a Rosie apologist and do not always think she's right or justified in what she says and does ....My name comes from my dog who was a 16th birthday present to my daughter from her boyfriend at the time and she named her. It has nothing to do with Rosie O...just to be clear.  But, it's not right that even after repeatedly clarifying that she wasn't talking about WTC one or two, people continue to vilify her for alleging those towers were not attacked by the terrorists. 

 

Also,  I went back and reviewed the fight between Elisabeth and Rosie and you're right, Elisabeth had not been on any of the shows.  I was wrong.....don't tell Mrs. Roo or she'll make a crack about having to write it down!! 

 

edited because attached is probably a much different thing than attacked. 

Edited February 25, 2016 by Rosieroo

[snowydaze]

Rosie was not clear at all. I gave her the benefit of the doubt, but when she just sat there with a tight lipped face while Barbara repeatedly gave her chances to clarify and say what she meant.

It sure looked like she did not want to come out and say that she also felt they were -terrorists, and I was a bit shocked that someone who would never hold back couldn't clarify her remarks!

Edited February 26, 2016 by snowydaze

[ginger90]

Has anyone heard about a new show for Sherri? https://twitter.com/Glamworks/status/702653469912530944

[Mumbles]

Apparently it's sort of "The Bachelor":

http://deadline.com/2016/01/sherri-shepherd-host-match-made-in-heaven-we-tv-1201687610/

[backformore]

Apparently it's sort of "The Bachelor":

http://deadline.com/2016/01/sherri-shepherd-host-match-made-in-heaven-we-tv-1201687610/

Yeah, if Chris Harrison lusted after all the women competing on the Bachelor.

[dumbdownus]

 

22 diverse bachelorettes vying for the heart of a wealthy African-American bachelor who is guided through the process by pastor Ken Johnson

So this new show of Sherri's has a pastor watching over the morals of the bachelorettes, will he be in charge of horny Sherri too??

[Cosmocrush]

Apparently it's sort of "The Bachelor":

http://deadline.com/2016/01/sherri-shepherd-host-match-made-in-heaven-we-tv-1201687610/

According to this article, it's not even a new show - Sherri is joining the second season. A link on that page to a "related" story caught my eye.  Seems Sherri is making/made a pilot for  a TV show with John Lithgow.   I have to say that rather impressed me.   I guess her new management (well, since she fired Sal) is hustling for her and let's face it , Sherri is good at making the most of  a little talent with a lot of self promotion.    This story says besides being a "lead contributor" [whatever that is]  on The Spew, she has a recurring role on a Fox drama and aTV Land comedy. 

 

http://deadline.com/2016/02/john-lithgow-sherri-shepherd-to-cast-john-lithgow-sherri-shepherd-cast-the-trail-nbc-comedy-pilot-1201703569/

[Mumbles]

Sherri is good at making the most of a little talent with a lot of self promotion.

Agree that she does a lot of hustling (including self-promotion), but my mileage varies on the "little talent." I mean, she's not Meryl Streep but she is very good if given good material (30 Rock, Precious, Less Than Perfect.)

[JakeyJokes]

It's important to remember that in the week of Rosie vs. Elisabeth, Fox News (O'Reilly in particular) was absolutely HAMMERING Rosie and using "Rosie Calls Troops Terrorists" as their headline. O'Reilly was damn near obsessed with The View during Season 10 -- he would often have a body language expert come on the show to dissect Rosie's demeanor.

I don't know why I watched so much Fox News during that time.

Anyway, THAT's where Rosie's "Every time I say something, it's big fat lesbian Rosie against poor little Elisabeth" came from.

[dumbdownus]

 

Agree that she does a lot of hustling (including self-promotion), but my mileage varies on the "little talent." I mean, she's not Meryl Streep but she is very good if given good material (30 Rock, Precious, Less Than Perfect.)

I TOTALLY agree that Sherri has little talent, she owes any roles she tried to act, her View 7 years & her stand up to being the "token" African American.....

[Mumbles]

Yeah, she was a real "token" when she was cast in Precious. Or as Tracy Morgan's wife on 30 Rock.

[ginger90]

I don't think Sherri is used as a "token". I do believe however that The View casts for the hosts, just like a sitcom or movie would. She, imo, was cast as the buffoon. Off the show she kept the role up, or the casting was excellent. Whichever.

[dumbdownus]

Buffoon, clown that is Sherri to a "T", she plays the fool which is her natural self and to her that is being a "celebrity"

 

Yeah, she was a real "token" when she was cast in Precious. Or as Tracy Morgan's wife on 30 Rock.

Yes, she was :)

[susieq147]

Oh Sherri was definitely hired by the View to be their court jester. She just happened to carry that persona off the show and for some inexplicable reason it gets her work.

[GHScorpiosRule]

Though her performance wasn't as chilling or good as it was when she appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, or as long, very much liked Whoopi on Blue Bloods last Friday.  A lot of...meta? I think the word is in the dialogue, but I enjoyed it.  Man, if Whoopi could just channel some of the characters she plays when she's on The View, she would be so much more palatable.  You know?

[dumbdownus]

WOW Wasn't Sherri in full, loud, clown, court jester mode this morning, even her pants fit the role along with the stupid grin & shrill voice. If "that" is what America wants, her &  the "classy"  Kardashians, it is no wonder that ignoramus Trump is gaining ground. Scary stuff..............

[canter]

I always thought Rosie's comments about the troops were clear. Other people have said similar things -- just last week Trevor Noah said something similar when interviewing Michael Hayden, asking him if he thought people in the countries where drone strikes take place see us as the terrorists. A valid question, IMO.

Rosie clearly supports the troops in general -- her actions and money demonstrate that over the years. I think she was tight lipped that day because she saw the writing on the wall and was struggling to avoid exactly what happened -- an on-air blow up.

[dumbdownus]

Me bad but what else is new, lol. Why Sherri persists wearing those 6 inch heels with her diabetes making her more susceptible to infections is beyond reason but this is Sherri I am talking about. :)

[NextIteration]

It's important to remember that in the week of Rosie vs. Elisabeth, Fox News (O'Reilly in particular) was absolutely HAMMERING Rosie and using "Rosie Calls Troops Terrorists" as their headline. O'Reilly was damn near obsessed with The View during Season 10 -- he would often have a body language expert come on the show to dissect Rosie's demeanor.

I don't know why I watched so much Fox News during that time.

Anyway, THAT's where Rosie's "Every time I say something, it's big fat lesbian Rosie against poor little Elisabeth" came from.

 

It wasn't just O'Reilly, it was Joe Scarborough on Scarborough Country, with Steve Adubato and Willie Geist.  Hours of hammering away at Rosie for "calling the troops terrorists" and being a 9/11 Truther.

Edited March 6, 2016 by NextIteration

[Morbs]

BW is going to be on GMA tomorrow to talk about Nancy Reagan, but hopefully she skips The View.

[Mumbles]

 

BW is going to be on GMA tomorrow to talk about Nancy Reagan

Ugh. That's going to be a journalistic rimjob if there ever was one. Nancy Reagan was everything Baba loved - rich, skinny, bitchy, and with loads of other celebrity friends. I can just hear her breathlessly going on and on about it now.

[maggiemae]

Good thing I don't watch GMA - I imagine there will be a clip or 9 of BW's interviews with Nancy.

[Cosmocrush]

Ugh. That's going to be a journalistic rimjob if there ever was one. Nancy Reagan was everything Baba loved - rich, skinny, bitchy, and with loads of other celebrity friends. I can just hear her breathlessly going on and on about it now.

 

Good thing I don't watch GMA - I imagine there will be a clip or 9 of BW's interviews with Nancy.

Haha!  Yes, I suspect the 'interview' will be more about Babs and Nancy than about Nancy because isn't always?  

[dumbdownus]

Sherri has tweeted many times that she has a "recurring role" on Rosewood, she just retweeted this post from the show that says she is a "guest star" Time will tell!!!

 

Rosewood ‏@RosewoodFOX 4h4 hours ago

Rosebuds- @SherriEShepherd guest stars this Wednesday on an all-new #Rosewood!

Me bad, guest maybe, "star" no way!!!

[ginger90]

Has anyone heard about a new show for Sherri? https://twitter.com/Glamworks/status/702653469912530944

 Just a follow-up. The show is a comedy titled The Trail. The description of the character Sherri plays:

Shepherd will play Anne, the well-meaning and enthusiastic assistant/receptionist at a makeshift law office in East Peck, S.C. She suffers from facial blindness — the inability to recognize people by their faces — along with a host of disorders that make her job as a member of Henderson's defense team much more difficult.

[Medicine Crow]

Did anyone catch Nicolle Wallace telling Rachel Maddow to "let her finish".  That was ballsy (I thought).

 

Poor Brian Williams has been relegated to announcing the breaks.

[maggiemae]

I think Williams is doing a great job at moderating.

All I hear from Wallace is chirp, interruptions, bla, bla, bla.

And point her finger ala Whoopi. She learned so much at The View, lol

[Cosmocrush]

Did anyone catch Nicolle Wallace telling Rachel Maddow to "let her finish".  That was ballsy (I thought).

 

Poor Brian Williams has been relegated to announcing the breaks.

Ha!  I guess she did learn some things at The Spew.   I missed that, but I did see/hear her tonight - she was cackling.   Oh well, I don't mind her [or her partner in crime Steve Schmidt] because they mostly know what they are talking about and are pleasant about it.   I thought Brian, Rachael, Nicole and Steve made a pretty good team tonight.

Edited March 16, 2016 by Cosmocrush