O'Reilly to ABC -- Fire "Nutty" Rosie!

Posted Mar 30th 2007 1:40PM by TMZ Staff

And you thought Rosie-Trump got nasty? FOX News' designated flamethrower, Bill O'Reilly, slammed Rosie on "The O'Reilly Factor" last night, calling her "nutty" and "irresponsible," and suggesting that ABC should fire O'Donnell for her provocative remarks about Iran and the war in Iraq. Look out below.

Rosie, who was not a guest on O'Reilly's show, has been anything but gentle in expressing her feelings toward U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, going so far as to suggest on her blog that the recent kidnapping of British sailors was designed by the U.S. and Britain to help escalate hostilities against Iran. On "The View" this week, Rosie also challenged viewers to Google "Gulf of Tonkin," a reference to the controversial naval attacks in Southeast Asia that led to the U.S.'s increased involvement in the Vietnam conflict.

Now, O'Reilly is calling for ABC to be "held accountable" for Rosie's remarks, especially after the network axed Bill Maher post-9/11 for suggesting that the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center were "courageous." ABC, for its part, had no comment this morning.

On today's "View," Rosie was mute about O'Reilly's broadside, but the show was taped before last night's "Factor."

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1. Rosie is a big blowhard, but I agree with her on this one.

Posted at 1:48PM on Mar 30th 2007 by joanne

2. She is a fruit cake. Go away Rosie.

Posted at 1:48PM on Mar 30th 2007 by S.C.

3. Thanks Bill, I totally agree with you about Rosie. She needs to go!!!!!!!

Posted at 1:48PM on Mar 30th 2007 by pj45

4. the two of them need to be fired bill o,reilly the pervert who find everyone,s fault but his and big mouth rosie who never shuts the f-k up

Posted at 1:49PM on Mar 30th 2007 by maxi

5. Oh gimme a break. I don't agree with her on this one but the show is called "THE VIEW"! This is what the show is about. Any other show, yes that would have been out of line. Let people speak their opinions, this is why America is great.

Posted at 1:50PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Jessica

6. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. He sure fought to keep his job after his nutty salacious sicko loofah-using sex calls. Doesn't he know that The View thrives on opinionated controversy not unlike his show. HYPOCRITE!!!

Posted at 1:51PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Dragonwolf

7. Does anyone even watch Rosie? She is a has been who is making every attempt to get back in the spot light!

Posted at 1:51PM on Mar 30th 2007 by kiki

8. I AGREE WITH BILL! ROSIE IS A TOTAL BLOW HARD and STUPID TO BOOT!!!!!

Posted at 1:52PM on Mar 30th 2007 by deanne

9. Either fire Rosie or change the name of the View to Rosies View. I'm sick of her own warped views on how she sees, and apparently we're supposed to see things. Shes a big mouth bully trying at this stage of life to even scores with all that should have been settled with a few when she was in the 7th grade.

Her "views" of life and this Country are as bloated and foul as she is herself. Good for O'Reilly calling her out. Bout time someone on TV did instead of bowing down to her. Yeah right Rosie, the Brits and the US called Iran and said "here take these British Sailors"

Posted at 1:52PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Soldier

10. Rosie needs to shut her big trap. If she doesn't like the U.S. maybe she should move to Iraq.

Posted at 1:54PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Jlynn

11. It's not called The View anymore ... it's called Rosie's View Or Your Ass Will Be Fired. No one on that show gives their view anymore because it's not allowed ... you have to agree with what Rosie is saying or she will beat you down or talk over you. That's the biggest problem I have with Rosie ... she isn't open to anyone else's view or opinions but yet you are suppose to be open to what she has to say ... Rosie is one of the largest hypocrites out there. For her to insinuated that the US and Britian had something to do with those soliders being taken just to create more hositility towards Iraq is frigging crazy and I'm ashamed she is an American.

Posted at 1:54PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Cindy K

12. ABC, in my mind, is absolutely responsible for Rosie's actions. Thank you Mr. O'Reilly for bringing this story to my attention.

Posted at 1:54PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Brian E. Burt

13. Go Bill O'Rielly!!!!!!
Someone needs to shut down this stupid person and Bill is the one to do it!!!!!

Posted at 1:55PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Jean in Co.

14. This is the meanest person on television, who thinks his opinion is the only opinion that counts, he hates everyone who is not GOP. He needs to get a personal life, my husband watches his show to make fun of him. There in not a human that can make that man happy, just a sad old man, with old ideas.

Posted at 1:55PM on Mar 30th 2007 by lULU

15. rott in hell bitch

Posted at 1:55PM on Mar 30th 2007 by HAVE YOU SEEN MIKE HUNT

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