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Trump: "Barbara Cannot Stand Rosie"

This is celebrity mudslinging at its finest!
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Donald Trump continued his vicious attack on Rosie O'Donnell on Thursday by calling into local morning show "Good Day L.A.," and proclaiming that Barbara Walters hates Rosie as much as he does!

The Donald fired off a litany of insults, personally attacking the "View" co-host by calling her a "bully," "a loser," "stupid," and even compared her to a "clam."

Some of the Trump lowlights were:

Regarding "The View's" surge in ratings this year: "I bring it up because they talk about me. Ultimately, that show will fail because of Rosie," adding, "Barbara (Walters) made a mistake. She cannot stand Rosie O'Donnell."

On Rosie's intelligence: "She's not very smart. I think Rosie is stupid."

On Rosie's appearance: "If you can look as ugly as she looks ... I give her credit for having succeeding moderately."

On Rosie's sexuality: "I think she's very attracted to Miss USA. She probably wanted to put the crown on her head herself."

On, er, well, you figure it out: "She was like a little clam. A disgusting thought isn't it, when you compare Rosie to a clam?"

TMZ spoke to Walters' rep (who also reps Rosie), who says that Barbara had no comment and added that she is on vacation "in the middle of nowhere."

The blowup, which seems to have been brewing for years, exploded yesterday after Rosie attacked Trump on "The View," chastising him for acting as America's "moral authority" in his public pardon of Miss USA Tara Conner.

After the on-air rant, Rosie told "EXTRA" that Donald really didn't care about Conner's drug addiction, calling the whole thing a publicity stunt. "I just think he's a hot bag of wind," said O'Donnell.

This is war!



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391. Trump is an arrogant asshole. I have no respect for any man who attacks a woman the way he has attacked Rosie. He's the one who made it personal. Now we know what his wives had to put up with. What a bully! His ego is as fragile as his comb over.

Posted at 4:04PM on Jan 13th 2007 by arf arf

392. Look Rosie

How old are you, between us...ok, your way to work reflect your attitude?
have something to love so much to do as your work, I mean something
valueable, yes, create value with your hands(even cleaning, you know,
is a WORK!!! do you do something and say to yourself, yes, good job Rosie!!!
spoil yourself and your surroundings with a smile if no money as result of your work, you know, but gratitude, do you know the term?
I mean, you got tired just to dream about what Trump create in his brand you hate soo much, are you able to do bussiness the way he do? really? you know, blame is easyer way, and really curious how far pathetic you go...at which hour you wake up dear? ok, and do you plan your day to see the result of your work in place?
Name Trump is in place, yours? are you able to decide for him with whom he like or not like to work? if does not comments, is sure that Carolyne does some very bad , are not you the proper to judje his accions, and about Tara, HE CARES DEAR!! YOU JUST HATE!! whatÃ%u201A¨s up with you? find something you love to do, and enjoy it, but gossip, you are the subject of the wind!! the value you create that way!! look is perhaps easy to distroy a reputation winned with REAL WORK; WHICH PRODUCE VALUE!! is easy even with words work, is GOLD a wrotten word, let shine words if you know the value!!is easy to distroy something one does, but to build or even to talk about your words about what you love to do as work!!
can we hear you dear? itÃ%u201A¨s sound like: I love to ....judge others? pretending you care about Tara, have you ever received a 2-nd chance? as you act, I doubt dear!!
perhaps now, the TV show apply the 2-chance to you, the class Trump give to all, but you know, he mean it he does it for the good, your side is , sory dear, like evrything but nothing about roses fragrances, as human being with some core values dear...any how, your mother try it giving your that silky name, but..really, are you good my dear? angryness is good friend with cancer, take good care, dear!!
Wake up at six and ask yourself, what do I build today? hate or some valueable?
even wake up at six in the morning and smell the aire!! the fresh one. and make your day a good day!! for you and the surroundings, can that?
to make the peace is harder than war, are your hands clean as your heart?
is not to late!! simply, do your work as good you can, I will watch you too and perhaps comment more, but any how, respecting your decisions...each one knows better his work his team his values...if my words didÃ%u201A¨t create any angryness on you is good sign, are you good person, if the venom go out, than you have problems ...allergy of the good words, not valueable, not asked as advice..you know, mediating two angry people are not many going silky for...
donÃ%u201A¨t hate me, be good and look at your decisions, your work, that simple!!
IÃ%u201A¨m a builder too, but if you canÃ%u201A¨t show me just your visit card, if you are a good person is ok too, I love literature and good people too,
but when nothing to show just bla bla hate bubbels...what are you really good in dear? follow that path do to yourself a service, recall your dreams and act, is never to late to start make them real!! love what you do, but do it well, you will be more happyer!! about yourself!! Is the 1-st class learned from Trump books, and you know what?! it works!! have value!! is just the way it is!!
do what you love to do!! when I will come after to f*** that work on your face you will love me? or act as Trump does on you?!

Rosaline

Posted at 8:32PM on Jan 5th 2007 by Rosaline

393. and dear,

as help, read the Proverbs from the Bible, are the more valueable guide about people, where your place is, about judging or don¨t about family about friends about everything can come as life facts on your *show* which one is a pseudo, no base, no values, dear... try read re read the proverbs, and the better decisions will
blow healthy your life, your work, the people you meet, you know,
YOU AS PERSON what of influence have on people¨s life arround you, can you make any difference? for the good or the bad sake, well, with which balance you weight it? hate? really, try the proverbs, are superbs, shortly and at subject!! cover all the life aspects guaranteed!! is not about religion, you know, I¨m not too, but that proverbs helped me, look even now, what I want for me, is contrary the place proverbs say that is for me...ok, what I do? whieghing, do you also for yourself and ask that help when people involved? war is too easy to do dear!!
you have the certain quality of a warrior..be one for the good, warriors of war are too many, you know, one of your weight in the side of the bad, will not make the difference, one thin as me, well, perhaps reaching you and see in time the changes, well , even if never recognize, I hope you are able to change for the good.
just this.

Rosaline.

Posted at 7:58AM on Jan 6th 2007 by Rosaline

394. i think that rosie Odonnell is a fat slob but Donald Trump is idiotic little loser

Posted at 5:29AM on Jan 8th 2007 by jye

395. Maybe Donald has nothing better going in his life than to spend so much time and effort launching attacks at a woman. His attacks on Rosie's appearence and sexuality are almost comical when he comes off as such a sleaze-ball with his trophy wife and ostentacious life style. Rosie is well liked and Donald is usually ridiculed. Keep up the good work on the high road Rosie!

Posted at 2:05PM on Jan 8th 2007 by Elisabeth

396. Trump does have an attitude problem, but Rose pics a fight with anybody. She does have problems or she would not be so ready to start trouble. You cannot shut her up and she runs the view and her big mouth and sexual malfunction does not interest people.

Posted at 5:28PM on Jan 8th 2007 by sue

397. First, I think those who compare women to farm animals must have some different obsessions than most and/or lacks dates ?!
Next, It''s sad to see two adult people whom I normally admire for different reasons go at each other in a childish manner.
Donald for his real estate savy and Rosie a woman who cares gives time and money to people especially children and help out in many charities.
Who will be the hero and let it go ?!



Posted at 2:43AM on Jan 9th 2007 by Penny

398. I have been watching the View since the beginning because I enjoy the show. I especially like the women because they do speak their minds, and Barbara lets them. I agree with Rose, about what she said, and am glad she had the courage to say it. I think the apprentice is a terrible show, like the other reality shows, making the people beg for a job or money to me is abusive, and Mr. Trump is morally imbalance, like King Henry the V111, or even Hitler. I wish he and all the other shows be taken off, they are putting poisen into the heads of the people who watch them. I could say more about Donald, but I do not have room.

Posted at 3:31PM on Jan 9th 2007 by IrisChris

399. First , I want to say how sad it is to see two grown people go at one another like this. It makes me wonder what kind of role models are they to their children. They all need to grow up and stop this MADNESS NOW!!!!!!!!!
I feel embarrassed for all envolved. It's really pitiful. It's bad enough that they are all fighting, but do you rally have to do it on NATIONAL TV. Well you have all made every newpaper, magazine show and radio stations very HAPPY. YOU PITIFUL PEOPLE ARE MAKING THEM MILLIONS. ALL OF YOU SHOULD SEE IF YOU CAN GET SOME OF THE MONEY THEY MAKE AIRING ALL OF YOUR FILTHY LAUNDRY PUBLICLY.
I really hope that one of you will come to your senses and STOP this. This is the thing, if someone says nasty and untrue things about you, WHY JUSTIFY THEIR INGNORANCE WITH A REPLY. NEITHER WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS HORRIBLE MUD SLINGING BUT THE MEDIA. YOU HAVE CHILDREN THAT HAS TO FACE THE PUBLIC, AT THEIR SCHOOLS ETC. PLEASE FOR YOU CHILDREN AND LOVED ONES , PLEASE , PLEASE STOP THIS. IF YOUR EGOS WOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY, MABE, JUST MABE ALL OF YOU CAN SALVAGE YOUR DIGNITY AND SELF RESPECT.. THIS IS REALLY SAD!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:19PM on Jan 9th 2007 by Elizabeth Rose

400. Ms O'Donnell has the right to express her opnions. The problem is she conveyed them in a manner she thought would be funny. She missed on that one.

Mr. Trump responded like a 12 year old boy in the school yard, as have some of the people who have commented in this space.

Ufortunately, in both cases, this is a reflection of how most Americans behave these days.

Posted at 6:39PM on Jan 9th 2007 by Roy Markley

401. donald shut up and all you people who talk about rosie think donald is giving you anything for putting rosie down are nuts

Posted at 9:24PM on Jan 9th 2007 by ingrid

402. When she had her own talk show, Rosie O'Donnell convinced the viewing public that she was a very sweet natured person. I adored her along with a lot of people.
Shortly after the show ended her personality either changed or was set free of the neccesities of tv ratings. She began attacking people left and right. She became
very judgmental and mean spirited.

This is the course she has continued to take. I think Barbara Walters was correct in hiring her for the The View. She has the perfect outgoing, unfettered personality that appeals to viewers of that program. However, Rosie is not very thoughtful or tactful.

She has accused Kelly Ripa of homophobia for becoming, rightly, offended when an overbearing guest covered her mouth during an interview. Luckily, Ripa is no shrinking violet and was able to confront her on the air. Not only did O'Donnell not apologize but she continued to try and defend her ridiculous assertion.

Rosie next insulted the Asian American community for an unwise immitation of an Asian language. In her defense, I think it is clear that she did this innocently, for a laugh and ment no harm. However, people were hurt by this. They took offense. Instead of offering a heartfelt apology she tried to blow it off as if it were no big deal. She also went on to say that it might happen again due to the way her brain works. This from a woman who accused Kelly Ripa of homophobia!

I like Donald Trump but I do find him to be grandstanding and enormously tacky. Still he chose not to fire an employee who embarassed the organization she was contracted to represent. That's worth something. It's easy for a cynic to say that the whole thing was a publicity stunt and Rosie was well within her rights to comment on it.

However, launching into a tirade wherein misinformation and attacks on a person's physical appearance (which is always mean spirited) are spewed in the name of comedy might be funny but is undoubtably also going to lead to hurt feelings and possible litigation.

I would have been more upset about Trump's response, that is calling Rosie fat, if she hadn't started it by commenting on his hair. You don't make fun of the way people look, especially if you have little room to talk.

Whether Trump overreacted or not is a matter of opinion but it is undeniable that O'Donnell brought the aftermath on herself. Now Barbara Walters has been dragged into it. In my opinion Walters lied when she denied, on the air, that she has said anything disparaging, about O'Donnell, to Trump. This is a man who is acutely aware of the legal ramifications of everything that he says. I hardly think he would tell a bunch of journalists that Walters had said these things to him if she hadn't.

What it boils down to is that you have three public figures with substantial egos, each with a reputation to maintain. It seems to me that Trump has the least to loose because he has the most truth on his side.

Posted at 9:28PM on Jan 9th 2007 by Barry

403. Rosie used to be a great personality on tv when she was given all the info needed to speak about. She is going to fall out of her league fighting with Donald. I love Rosie but to take on Trump is a wrong move. She will make enemies with others that she cannot afford to in the tv business. I don't much like Donald who thinks his money makes him untouchable and no he is not such a great looker. Rosie has a weight issue yes but so do lots of womyn and it is caused lots of times by medical issues that tend to get overlooked. Donald will take her down if she is not careful with her words and to turn Barbara against you is another major problem.
I think they should both just let it go and know that neither of them has won anything but neither has lost either. You will always have for and against in any matter you look at.

Posted at 6:30AM on Jan 10th 2007 by Connie

404. Fire the Donald off the Apprentice. He has lost all credibility to me. I can't stand the man after the letter he wrote to Rosie and the betrayal of his so called friend Barbara. She deserves everything she is getting. She wanted to play both ends and she can't...The man sold her down the river...Did she honestly think he would not spill the beans when he cheated on his wives? His has no loyalities to anything...I hate the man...Sarah

Posted at 8:45AM on Jan 10th 2007 by Sarah

405. PIG...I only see one huge PIG...THE DONALD. HIS WIFE HAS CLASS? LOL, SHE IS NOTHING BUT A GOLD DIGGER....DONALD YOU HAVE OVERSTEPPED YOUR BOUNDARIES AND SAID THINGS ABOUT BARBARA THAT YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO TELL AND YET YOU TOLD THE ENTIRE WORLD YOU HAVE NO HONOR. YOU LEFT YOUR WIVES WHILE WHORING AROUND WITH MISTRESSES. YOU ARE SCUM AND THE APPRENTICE IS HISTORY FOR ME...YOU ARE FIRED

Posted at 8:49AM on Jan 10th 2007 by Sarah

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