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Kathy Griffin Dishes on Rosie

The straw that broke Rosie O'Donnell's "View" back? According to Rosie pal Kathy Griffin, O'Donnell grew incensed when "View" producers chose to sensationalize the recent on-air fight between Ro and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck -- with a split screen graphic. Curiously, Griffin told People, it was the show's technical decision that pushed O'Donnell over the edge. "I said, 'What was it really?'" recalled Griffin. "'The split-screen." She said, 'I don't want to do "Hannity and Colmes."

Griffin, who's filled-in twice for O'Donnell in the past few weeks on "The View," dished about Rosie's reason for leaving to a sold out crowd at Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel and Casino.

Griffin also revealed that O'Donnell's hatred of Hasselbeck might not run so deep. When Rosie heard that Donald Trump had called Hasselbeck "stupid," she expressed sadness. "She doesn't even hate Elisabeth," said Griffin.

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16. I used to be a fan of Kathy Griffin's. Now that she has apparently become Rosie's shill, I have lost all respect for her.

Kathy, if you see these comments, understand you are making a big mistake in being used to speak on Rosie's behalf.

Did you, Kathy, actually hear the horrific things Rosie said about 9/11 and other issues? It's not that I'm particularly pro-Elisabeth, it's that I am particularly disgusted by Rosie.

How unfortunate to read this TMZ article on Memorial Day.

Posted at 12:55PM on May 28th 2007 by Amy

17. Rosie does have problems. Elizabeth has the right to speak her opinions also & just because she is a conservative & supports Bush, that does not make her stupid. That's the problem we're having in this country as nobody seems tolerant of other people's opingions. Look at the anger Rosie feel towards anyone who don't agree with her. I hope she finally realizes attacking & hating people is very destructive. She is not a happy person as she is now. The split screen made her this angry?

Posted at 10:18AM on May 30th 2007 by Reine

18. Thank you Courtney.......someone with intellect!

I agree, EH should stand up, offer her services to go fight this so called war in Iraq.
She praises Bush and says how hunky dorry everything is going in Iraq.....Do we need to refresh Elisabeths memory and let her know 100 troops have been killed since May 1st!!
Give me a break....
If her daughter was of age now, I would ask her if she would encourage her daughter to be sent off to fight for her country!
Listen to Rosie Elisabeth......you may learn something!

Posted at 11:34AM on May 28th 2007 by #7

19. Can we just forget about Rosie, and let her be a has been. She has too much hatred in her soul, and she needs to get rid of it.

Posted at 11:35AM on May 28th 2007 by paaalllleeeeezzzzzzz

20. I think the lasting negative impact from this year's run of The View goes on Barbara Walters, who went from scion of American TV journalists to an absolute joke. She had no control of her own show, got outed by Donald Trump on what she really thought of Rosie, and--putting the last nail in the "Barbara is a Joke" coffin--started babbling about being good friends with Kathy Hilton of all people, and about how wonderful Kathy is (when Kathy is trying to impress old Hollywood gals at the dinner table). Babs even used the show to stand in as Kathy Hilton's press agent for a little courtroom-outburst damage control. So long Walters, best you can do now (and what you're no doubt shooting for) is a Paris-post-jail sitdown interview. Any heads of state who talk to you should be laughed out of office.

Posted at 11:35AM on May 28th 2007 by squeakie

21. As someone on the outside looking in, the U.S. was a much kinder, gentler and tolerant nation before you voted George W. as your president, not once, but twice. People get the government they deserve. Where have all the sane people gone?

Posted at 11:48AM on May 28th 2007 by Chattyida

22. SO THAT'S WHY ROSIE STORMED OFF! HOW DARE THE PRODUCER MAKE A DECISION TO SPLIT-SCREEN THAT BRILLIANT GENIUS MS. ROSIE O'DONNELL WITH THAT LITTLE INSIPID NOTHING ELISABETH HASSELBECK. i AM OUTRAGED. NEVER MIND THAT ROSIE USES THE SERVICE OF OUR BELOVED TROOPS AS A POLITICAL TOOL. NEVER MIND THAT ROSIE TRUMPETS TROOP CASUALTIES AND DEATHS ONLY BECAUSE SHE'S BITTER ABOUT NOT GETTING HER WAY WITH HER LESBIAN POLITICAL AGENDA. I FEEL VERY SORRY FOR ALL THE AIRHEADS SHE HAS DUPED, AND NOTHING BUT CONTEMPT FOR THE DEMOCRATS WHO FAN THE FLAMES AROUND OUR BELOVED TROOPS.

Posted at 11:50AM on May 28th 2007 by l'il darlin

23. WHAT COUNTRY ARE YOU POSTING FROM, CHATTYIDA? SAN FRANCISCO, MAYBE? HAR, HAR.

Posted at 11:55AM on May 28th 2007 by l'il darlin

24. you cannot tell me that you are basing your viewpoint of the US on ONE president??? The last time I checked, he did not re-enslave blacks (and I am one) or create concentration camps. Why don't you pick on Cuba and Zimbabwe and Venezuela and Iran where people are really oppressed and hurt?

You'll love us again when Hillary is pres. anyway

Posted at 11:58AM on May 28th 2007 by Sabinal

25. Silly silly liberals yes "chattyida" we are so mean and bad here just mean ol terriost Americans here.Lemme guess your from Canada or the island of George Soros?
#7 please enlighten everyone on what your doing to help? Oh I get it your using the old "why dont you send your children to war" saying.Remember silly lib that its a voluntary army.Although I am sure you believe Ms Rosie speaks the truth and "we are being lied to" "our president is a terriost" "Terriosts are mommys and daddys" and "steel never melts"Poor Poor Rosie mean ol America just hates her.

Posted at 12:12PM on May 28th 2007 by wilson

26. Couldn't be happier that Rosie is gone from The View. It took too long for her to self-destruct! She had taken over the show and it was no longer enjoyable and easd much less informative. I agree that Barbara had no control of her own show. Rosie has evolved into such a sad case. She has lost her funny edge - and gone and gotten too political - and, even worse, she has a very mean edge. Hope she fades into the sunset. Suggest that she attend a good old-fashioned charm school.

Posted at 12:14PM on May 28th 2007 by Pink

27. Why is it that if you are a conservative-minded person, the liberals label you as some kind of mindless zombie that can't think independently, but when speaking of like-minded liberals, the leftists praise them for being wonderful, intelligent, and well-adjusted? Someone asked why America changed after we elected Bush -- we didn't change after electing Bush, we changed after some misguided religious fanatics attacked our country and pissed us off. No different than Pearl Harbor -- look what happened to Japan after THAT little mistake. You poke the sleeping tiger with a stick and you pay the consequences.

And for you idiots who keep whining about "bring the troops home", or are saying "we lost the war", wake up! We won the war - this is the aftermath of that war. Those "religion of peace" Muslims are killing Muslins - that is the source of your "655,000 dead civilians" - not the American army. Having the army in Iraq is acting like an Idiot Magnet - all those retarded imbeciles are going THERE to try to kill Americans. We can fight them there, OR we can clean up and bury our dead here each time after they pull off a cowardly surprise attack. Which do you prefer? Well trained and equipped American soldiers kicking the crap out of terrorists over there, OR burying our families here in America after each attack? You liberals don't want us to secure our borders, because that is "just being racists" -- so what do you suggest?

Liberals like Rosie are full of raging hatred, but I see no solutions coming from the Left - only "feel good" worthless diatribes about how horrible our president is. Provide some REAL solutions to the actual underlying problems or shut the F up.

Posted at 12:52PM on May 28th 2007 by Texan

28. All the people that say they will go back to the show now that Rosie is gone are LIARS.

Posted at 1:01PM on May 28th 2007 by calling out the liars

29. All the republicans visit this site so they can validate their hatred of the rich and famous. So pathetic. GEORGE W BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY. No matter how much republicans try to deflect that fact it will never be denied.

Posted at 1:01PM on May 28th 2007 by W is the worst

30. I am amazed they could fit her fat ass into a split screen.

Posted at 12:41PM on May 28th 2007 by ImaNun

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