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

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

Click to return to TMZ.comAnd 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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61. ABC should be held accountable for Rosie because she will not wear a ear piece on air to hear the booth, so that means they are letting her have free control of what happens. I don't agree with the war but as a democrat I will say the dems. that are in office now are going to kill the democrat party.

Posted at 2:38PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Ray

62. Loud mouthed and biased, hateful and arrogant, rude and crude, all qualities of Rosie.

Posted at 2:27PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Viewer not watching

63. Rosie will spew anything to get her America-Hating view to be accepted by the mindless drones that watch this mindless show. "Gulf of Tonkin"...Google it" was her phrase on the view. Why dosnet she "Google" how women...especially gay women...are treated in muslim countries. How well could she live her life in Iran which she seems to prefer over the US or UK. She would be hung so fast...and not upside down either.

Why doesnt she or her liberal army who need for Americas moral structure to be destroyed so that they can openly live their do/say anything goes lifestyle go live in Iran for a month. We would have a few thousand less nut jobs running in the streets here for sure. Rosie is completly crazy. She has some serious mental problems. I find it funny that she was all over Fox for capitalizing on the mentaly challenged on American Idol, when ABC is doing the same thing on the View. Taking advantage of an obviously mentaly deranged person for ratings. Sick.

Posted at 2:42PM on Mar 30th 2007 by shawna

64. Everything Rosie does is simply for shock value. If she really believes the things that she says then she's worse off than I thought. She is a perfect example of why the folks on the left are not taken seriously. The women needs to educate herself and stop looking like the fool she is. Way to call her out Bill!

Posted at 2:28PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Cindy

65. I LOVE YOU BILL CAUSE "YOU WATCH OUT FOR ME!"

ROSIE IS A TRAITOROUS, LYING, LUNATIC! GET HER OUT!

Posted at 2:47PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Joy Behar

66. Most of the time Rosie comes across as a fruitcake, extreme leftist. Reason, logic, and facts are foreign concepts to her. George Clooney is on the far left, but in public he doesn't rant, go on about imagined conspiracies, or treat others with contempt. Clooney tries to advance his interests with dignity and respect. Rosie needs an intervention from those, who have brains and dignity.

Posted at 2:35PM on Mar 30th 2007 by jamis77731

67. The best navigation systems and they somehow got lost??!?!? RIGHT. It is a plan to escalate tesnions.

Posted at 2:30PM on Mar 30th 2007 by dsds

68. O'Reilly is right, Rosie should be fired. I feel sorry for poor Elizabeth who has to listen to Rosie's warped point of view everyday.

Posted at 3:02PM on Mar 30th 2007 by jj

69. Thanks, Bill. The view is legally responsible for its agents -in this case-Rossie for their remarks. It needs to take responsibility and finally let that "liability" go

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 30th 2007 by tyke

70. Without Rosie The View will expire ! Controversy is what keeps it going . She is so quick witted few could stand up to her She is the reason I watch the show every day Joy is very funny but Elisabeth is just a pretty face,,,,,,,

Posted at 3:05PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Trish

71. I cannot stand Rosie O. & her big mouth! But if you put her next to Blll-O, he is a whole heapin' lot worse! I am FAR more in line with Rosie's politics. Bill-O is just a NUT! A complete sicko! Rosie is obnoxious, militant and hypocritical, but she makes a hell of a lot more sense than WACKED-OUT O'REILLY!

Posted at 2:31PM on Mar 30th 2007 by MorganaBanana

72. THIS IS EASY......ANYONE WHO INSINUATES THAT OUR OWN GOVERNMENT PERPETRATED 9/11 IS A TRAITOR!.... PLAIN & SIMPLE....

BA-BYE ROSIE!

Posted at 2:32PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Joy Behar

73. First time posting, and I'm emerging from the sidelines to support Rosie on this, 100%. No other story would get me to post other than this, because this is important people. Pay attention to what she's saying and do the research. **This woman knows what's going on,** she's got a clue, and people like Bill O'Reilly are puppets working on behalf of the powers that be. Of course he's going to attack her...he works for them, and it's going to be spun, as usual, into a "Liberal vs. Conservative" issue, right wing left wing, blah blah blah. It's not about liberal vs. conservative, it's about the American public waking up and getting the truth about what really happened on 9/11. **You have been lied to, people.* There is a whole 9/11 truth movement that's trying to get the message out there, but Puppets like Bill O'Reilly with their big TV shows and prominant time slots are given front and center attention where he's allowed to mad dog whomever dares question anything going on in this reality, all so you will be distracted from hearing that truth. **Look at that man.** Does he look human to you? No. Sorry. Puppet all the way. Robot. Pod Person. Whatever you want to call it. He's not real people. There is an agenda here.

And if you're somebody who would automatically dismiss what Rosie is saying without even doing the research, spouting brainwashing propaganda about "We have to support what our government is doing" and "It's dangerous to not support our President and troops" like Rosie's cohost Elizabeth Hasselback, then you're a Puppet too. Period. Pod Person. Not real. Background filler character out there spouting what the powers that be want you to spout so the rest of the sheep will follow along. Real humans listen to both sides of the story. Puppets knee jerk react and serve the system and attack anybody who dares to ask questions.

Do the research people if you don't believe me. It's out there - videos that show a version of events that grossly contradict what you've been told. Discrepancies in the story, plot holes that don't add up. There's a massive coverup going on, time to become informed.

Posted at 2:46PM on Mar 30th 2007 by You Go Girl!

74. Figures, Bill O'Reilly wants to shut down another person who has ideas contrary to what the GOP Communists want people to express. Absolute hater. This is a free country asshole!

Posted at 3:41PM on Mar 30th 2007 by GOP Communist Mouth Piece

75. I have said from the very begining that it was all about Iran not Iraq, but we knew we couldn't go into Iran like we did Iraq. We needed to get set up next door to Iran before the s*it hit the fan. They just didn't know how tough the Iraqs where. All they know how to do is fight. I hope the Iranian people come to there sinces about there wacko president before it is too late. Because Iran CAN reach the US with the big bomb.

Posted at 2:34PM on Mar 30th 2007 by Q

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