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| − | '''Roseann Teresa O'Donnell''' (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 11-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, television personality, comedian, film, television, and stage actress. O'Donell has been an outspoken critic of the [[War on Terror]] <ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/business/media/25cnd-Rosie.html?hp Rosie O’Donnell to Leave ‘The View’ in June], Jaquess Steinberg, April 25, 2007. </ref> and mainstream [[Christianity]]. She is a lesbian a prominent [[gay rights]] activist. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/26/odonnell.ap/ Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco], CNN, February 27, 2004. </ref> | + | '''Roseann Teresa O'Donnell''' (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] 11-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, television personality, comedian, film, television, and stage actress. O'Donell has been an outspoken critic of the [[War on Terror]] <ref>''[[The New York Times]]'', [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/business/media/25cnd-Rosie.html?hp Rosie O’Donnell to Leave ‘The View’ in June], Jaquess Steinberg, April 25, 2007. </ref> and mainstream [[Christianity]]. She is a lesbian and a prominent [[gay rights]] activist. <ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/26/odonnell.ap/ Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco], CNN, February 27, 2004. </ref> |
After beginning as a stand-up comic, O'Donnell gained notice for hosting her own daytime talk show ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', from 1996 to 2002. | After beginning as a stand-up comic, O'Donnell gained notice for hosting her own daytime talk show ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'', from 1996 to 2002. | ||
| − | On September 5, 2006, she officially replaced Meredith Vieira as a regular cast of ABC's ''The View'', but on April 25, 2007 O'Donnell announced she would leave the show in June. Due to frequent disputes with [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]], a former contestant on the reality show Survivor and co-hostess of The View, she left the show weeks earlier than announced, and on May 25, 2007 she requested early leave after a particularly tense on-air dispute with Hasselbeck. ABC granted her request and she left the show . | + | On September 5, 2006, she officially replaced Meredith Vieira as a regular cast of ABC's ''The View'', but on April 25, 2007 O'Donnell announced she would leave the show in June. Due to frequent disputes with [[Elisabeth Hasselbeck]], a former contestant on the reality show Survivor and co-hostess of The View, she left the show weeks earlier than announced, and on May 25, 2007 she requested early leave after a particularly tense on-air dispute with Hasselbeck. ABC granted her request and she left the show. |
O'Donnell expressed interest in hosting The Price is Right when Bob Barker retires, but abruptly changed her mind and now states she has no interest. | O'Donnell expressed interest in hosting The Price is Right when Bob Barker retires, but abruptly changed her mind and now states she has no interest. | ||
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She is known for her radical political beliefs and conspiracy theories. Posts on her website reveal that O'Donnell adheres to [[9/11 conspiracy theories]]<ref>[http://www.rosie.com/blog/2007/03/15/wtc-7/ ''r blog: wtc 7'']</ref>, and that she belivies the attacks were a U.S. government plot. | She is known for her radical political beliefs and conspiracy theories. Posts on her website reveal that O'Donnell adheres to [[9/11 conspiracy theories]]<ref>[http://www.rosie.com/blog/2007/03/15/wtc-7/ ''r blog: wtc 7'']</ref>, and that she belivies the attacks were a U.S. government plot. | ||
| − | In March of 2007, after terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to being heavily involved in the orchestration of the [[9/11]] attacks, O'Donnell defended him and accused U.S. military personnel of torturing him. Later that month when 15 [[The United Kingdom|British]] sailors and marines were kidnapped by the government of [[Iran]], O'Donnell made comments which | + | In March of 2007, after terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to being heavily involved in the orchestration of the [[9/11]] attacks, O'Donnell defended him and accused U.S. military personnel of torturing him. Later that month when 15 [[The United Kingdom|British]] sailors and marines were kidnapped by the government of [[Iran]], O'Donnell parroted the assertion of the Iranian government that they were in Iranian waters, and then she made comments which insinuated that the incident was a hoax to provide an excuse to go to war with Iran <ref>[[ABC News]].[http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3003155 ''Another 'View' Fued: Rosie vs. O'Reilly''.]</ref> |
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
*"655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?" ABC's ''The View'', May 17, 2007. | *"655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?" ABC's ''The View'', May 17, 2007. | ||
| − | *"Don’t fear the terrorists. They’re mothers and fathers." ABC's ''The View'', November 9, 2006. | + | *"Get away from the fear. Don’t fear the terrorists. They’re mothers and fathers." ABC's ''The View'', November 9, 2006. |
*"I do believe it is the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics for the World Trade Center Tower Seven, building seven, which collapsed in on itself, it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved, World Trade Center Seven. World Trade Center one and Two got hit by planes. Seven, miraculously, for the first time in history, steel was melted by fire. It is physically impossible....apparently wasn’t the terrorists." ABC's ''The View'', March 29, 2007. | *"I do believe it is the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics for the World Trade Center Tower Seven, building seven, which collapsed in on itself, it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved, World Trade Center Seven. World Trade Center one and Two got hit by planes. Seven, miraculously, for the first time in history, steel was melted by fire. It is physically impossible....apparently wasn’t the terrorists." ABC's ''The View'', March 29, 2007. | ||
Revision as of 14:54, July 30, 2007
Roseann Teresa O'Donnell (born March 21, 1962 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a liberal Democrat 11-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, television personality, comedian, film, television, and stage actress. O'Donell has been an outspoken critic of the War on Terror [1] and mainstream Christianity. She is a lesbian and a prominent gay rights activist. [2]
After beginning as a stand-up comic, O'Donnell gained notice for hosting her own daytime talk show The Rosie O'Donnell Show, from 1996 to 2002.
On September 5, 2006, she officially replaced Meredith Vieira as a regular cast of ABC's The View, but on April 25, 2007 O'Donnell announced she would leave the show in June. Due to frequent disputes with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a former contestant on the reality show Survivor and co-hostess of The View, she left the show weeks earlier than announced, and on May 25, 2007 she requested early leave after a particularly tense on-air dispute with Hasselbeck. ABC granted her request and she left the show.
O'Donnell expressed interest in hosting The Price is Right when Bob Barker retires, but abruptly changed her mind and now states she has no interest.
She is known for her radical political beliefs and conspiracy theories. Posts on her website reveal that O'Donnell adheres to 9/11 conspiracy theories[3], and that she belivies the attacks were a U.S. government plot.
In March of 2007, after terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to being heavily involved in the orchestration of the 9/11 attacks, O'Donnell defended him and accused U.S. military personnel of torturing him. Later that month when 15 British sailors and marines were kidnapped by the government of Iran, O'Donnell parroted the assertion of the Iranian government that they were in Iranian waters, and then she made comments which insinuated that the incident was a hoax to provide an excuse to go to war with Iran [4]
Quotes
- "655,000 Iraqi civilians are dead. Who are the terrorists?" ABC's The View, May 17, 2007.
- "Get away from the fear. Don’t fear the terrorists. They’re mothers and fathers." ABC's The View, November 9, 2006.
- "I do believe it is the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel. I do believe that it defies physics for the World Trade Center Tower Seven, building seven, which collapsed in on itself, it is impossible for a building to fall the way it fell without explosives being involved, World Trade Center Seven. World Trade Center one and Two got hit by planes. Seven, miraculously, for the first time in history, steel was melted by fire. It is physically impossible....apparently wasn’t the terrorists." ABC's The View, March 29, 2007.
- "Christianity is just as threatening as radical Islam in a country like America" ABC's The View, September 13, 2006.
- "The NRA is buying votes with blood money!" Million Mom March, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2000.
References
- ↑ The New York Times, Rosie O’Donnell to Leave ‘The View’ in June, Jaquess Steinberg, April 25, 2007.
- ↑ Rosie O'Donnell marries girlfriend in San Francisco, CNN, February 27, 2004.
- ↑ r blog: wtc 7
- ↑ ABC News.Another 'View' Fued: Rosie vs. O'Reilly.
