No, Ro, don't go: Rosie is leaving The View

I've had tears in my eyes throughout the show. I didn't realize how much Rosie's presence on the View has meant to me. It sounds a little hokey, I know. But Rosie's open discussions about the, well, normality of her family has been incredibly affirming. And anyone who can make the right-wing pundits so livid has to be doing something right..er...left...oh, you know what I mean. She's taken a lot of flack, much of it quite personal. But she hasn't shut up. And hopefully she will keep stirring things up in her next endeavor.

Here's to you, Rosie. Thanks.

I'm disappointed. I can understand her frustration though. I sometimes feel that all "Views" are enterained...except ours. Of course I don't always agree with her or her style but at least she was out there fighting the good fight. I hope she finds a new project to rejuvenate her without causing her too much stress or unhappines.  Thanks Ro for getting out there with sword and shield drawn.

I have to say I’m glad she’s gone. The “ching chong” thing really got to me.  It wasn’t so much the comments, as her refusal to acknowledge why they were so offensive.

She is extremely controversial,,,i like her but sometimes her comments do get out of hand,,funny though.I also agree that Rosie has been saying what she is saying to only get more attention from the media,, i beleive thats the way it works,, u say or do something stupid and get caught on tape or audio and there you go,,u got your self more minutes of fame and after that your name will be recognizable..However,,,they need to think about their career and how it might be affected ,, for example there is this italian singer Tiziano Ferro which by the was he is a total ass i mean this guys music had been very succesful in Mexico, but after such stupid comment that he made on an italian interview criticizing the beauty of Mexican women,,, he's career dropped , the sales went down and all the Mexican radio and media stations dont play his music anymore,, they no longer want him in mexico because he said that "All Mexican women have mustaches" referring to us as ugly with mustache women.. So i beleive thats really an insult and Mexico dont want to support his music anymore,, he got what he deserved,, how did he not know that such comments like these would ruin his career, and it did so now he is like apologizing, and almost crying out to Mexico and all the women for forgiveness which i dont beleive because he waited like one week after to come out and apologize publicly(?)  only so his stupid music could get back in there.. I beleive nothing is going to be the same for him,, I am mexican and i do not have a mustache! Not going so far,, look what happend to his guy ISMUS, is that his name? ,, words can be very destroyful! becareful ladies.

The View is officially ovah! The one good thing about this is that Walters will probably, FINALLY retire! WhooHoo!

Rosie will go on to bigger and better things, and make tons of money. Whether her detractors like it or not many of us like her, and want to watch her. :)

Although I disagree with Rosie on almost eveything except family and gay/lesbian issues, and believe her to be one of the most obnoxious dykes in the country, I am profoundly disappointed.

Not only is it a blow for visibility (not all lesbians are nice like Ellen), but she is walking away from a fight--and Trump and O'Reilly will be the victors. This is what women do all too often, and is largely responsible for the gender gap in the work place.

Rosie is to the point where she's damned either way she jumps:  If she speaks her mind, she's villified for being insensitive, brash, obnoxious and ignorant, but if she walks away, then she's petty, selfish, greedy and a quitter.  It is a classic Catch 22 scenario, as well as another example of how willing lesbians are to eat their own kind, especially when they aren't perky, pretty and politically correct. 

Rosie's leaving will absolutely be claimed as a victory by the neo-con and misognyistic factions she battled and will be spun accordingly.  Regardless of what individual perceptions of Rosie might have been, her leaving silences a regular national platform for the GLBT viewpoint and that is a blow to the community as a whole. 

i also dont identify with her at all -- shes is too outspoken and harsh at times

the only reason why im upset at all is because its one less lesbian on tv because we dont have many but honestly rosie gives lesbians a bad name with her constant fueds and outspoken rants, kind of glad shes leaving

QUOTE:"as well as another example of how willing lesbians are to eat their own kind, especially when they aren't perky, pretty and politically correct. "-- It's not lesbians she had the fueds with, and it's not lesbians who are hustling her out the door.

QUOTE:"but honestly rosie gives lesbians a bad name with her constant fueds and outspoken rants"

Right, just like George Bush, ALL the males on FOX News, and The Donald give straight males a bad name with their behaviour. I don't think it's Rosie who gives us a bad name.

Back to Rosie--CNN reported that she was in the running for the Price is Right gig.

Hey at 17 yrs you've I'm sure heard a racey joke. People need to get over it. She wasn't talking to 5 yr olds

Stardust

I was thinking of the old expression - as you close one door, you open another.  For all Rosie's pros and cons and very public flaws included, aside from being a naturally funny person when she wants to and certainly not one to shy away from her views of things, one thing I will say about Rosie is love her or despise her, she is a magnet for attention.  I just heard on the news this a.m. that The View went up 17% since Rosie joined...not too shabby.  If I were a producer, I would offer her her own show in a heart beat -- one that is meant to be open to all topics with guests and one that most likely would be controversial.  

However, the viewing audience already knows this is part of it.  In other words, if it's not their cup of tea, why bother their time with it.  And I would like to see Donald Trump on as the first guest to kick off the show...assuming he agrees.  Given his ego and love for PR, I bet he would.  Followed by Tom Delay.  I think it would do very well - and probably hit the roof with ratings.  If attention is what all the parties involved seek, then they will all walk away "winners"....not to mention the added PR they get surrounding their appearance.  And Rosie can do her thing -- succeed or fail.

However, I honestly wonder at times if Rosie might be bipolar.  She can be like 2 completely different people rolled into one.  That could just be the way she is, but if that is the case, then I would not like to see her follow the suggestion I meant above because I think it would only make matters worse for her personally.