Celebrity Feuds
Rosie Calls O'Reilly an "Imbecile," Murdoch "Big Brother"

Rosie O'Donnell spat back at conservative talk-show pugilist Bill O'Reilly after he called for her firing from ABC last week, comparing him to a character in George Orwell's "1984" who is "a fattish ... man of paralyzing stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms."

She didn't reserve her fire for O'Reilly, however. On her blog at Rosie.com, Ro accused O'Reilly of being a totalitarian puppet of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch, as she put it, in her lower-case verse, "like 1984/molding the facts/2 suit the needs/of big brother rupert." And Rosie also revealed that when she and co-host Joy Behar made reference on "The View" to a sex scandal involving O'Reilly, they were told they had to can it about O'Reilly or else "bill o would 'go after' all the hosts" of their show.

Rosie Gets PhysicalWell, Bill O. did go after Ro at least, as TMZ noted last week, calling Rosie "nutty" and "irresponsible" and suggesting that ABC should oust her from the show. Rosie went all literary-nasty on O'Reilly, comparing him to Parsons, a fellow employee of protagonist Winston Smith, whom Orwell says is "one of those completely unquestioning, devoted drudges on whom, more even than on the thought police, the stability of the Party depended."

Response from O'Reilly is awaited.



Tags: Bill O'Reilly, BillO'reilly, Rosie O'Donnell, RosieO'donnell

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91. Put an apple in that pig's mouth!

Posted at 11:53AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by My Two Cents

92. Rosie is taking up Way too much space on the Planet with just her half witted brain ! Time to leave Now ! Your schtick is just growing old and you are just annoying to the point I have to change the news every time your name is mentioned Is Hale Bopp coming back anytime soon ?

Posted at 12:17PM on Apr 2nd 2007 by yournamehere

93. I'm on the boycott bandwagon. What we need is a petition! Maybe Bill O'Reilly can start on on his site. I would sign it in an instant.

Boycott Disney!!!!!!

Posted at 11:48AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Mark D.

94. It's about time someone called out the Republican shill Bill O'realasshole! I hope Rosie keeps it up either until O'rielly is dead or his boss George W. Bushit is dead! And the the Idiot who said, "It's OK to disagree with your President.... but not to trash him." You're one of the Idiots who still support our Moron Resident, and it's idiots like you who got him elected, and still support this disaster of a human being who give him hope..... while you should be telling the Moron Bushit to kill himself!

Posted at 11:49AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Michael Nietzsche

95. how is it that you thing O'Reilly is a joke....he's still the the #1 news show for his timeslot...i'm not a big O'Reilly fan but lets not be a hater for no good reason....Rosie on the other hand....it's easy to hate her cause she can't back up anything she says...she simply goes to lib websites and speaks their far left talking points into the camera

Posted at 3:20PM on Apr 2nd 2007 by sgtscott

96. When Rosie said, "who is "a fattish ... man of paralyzing stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms." in reference to Bill O'Reilly, I thought she was describing herself--perfect description.

Posted at 11:52AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Maureen

97. I went to Abc.com the other day and wrote this as a complaint on the view.
Click down on the very bottom. -
Here's what I said. " The show has crossed the line and is no longer
good fun or of entertainment value. Joy, Rosie, and Barbara spit out
venom. I feel worse after watching this show, not better, or happy.
They talk like gutter trash and it is a poor reflection of what ABC
can offer its viewers. I no longer respect Barbara, her reputation as
a journalism reporter is gone. I'm going to switch over to a show on
cable. Rosie and Joy just come off as low class, uneducated, negative
women. Won't waste my time on this show." TELL THEM YOUR VIEW ON THE VIEW!!

Posted at 11:54AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by katie

98. The Lady (?) needs help! Remember when she had her own show and ALL she did was lust after Tom Cruise....at the time married to Nicole K. How sick was that!
The women talks down to any and everyone....I agree she needs to move to another country - most other countries would not put up with her. The View has become Rosie's Rant and Rave show.

Posted at 11:54AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by LynN

99. I agree ith you Two Cents, but it wouldn't have the appealing effects that it has on the pig.

Posted at 11:55AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Maureen

100. Rosie, dear Rosie, you make our servicemen looked down on, my husband served 22 years for this COUNTRY for your "FREEDOM of SPEECH", ENOUGH SAID!I refuse to watch THE VIEW AT ALL, No MATTER whether I care for Elizabeth, which she seems sincere, what a shame, the rest all seem too interested in downing everyone, get a REAL LIFE ROSIE fight for your coutry with your FREE SPEECH, BETTER GRAB A WEAPON, and GO TO IRAQ and tell THEM how to FIX IT ALL! Shame on you, you are not imo a TRUE AMERICAN, MAY GOD BLESS YOU, SURE YOU CAN SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS, ROSIE! ha!

Posted at 11:56AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Star Gazer

101. 87. Rosie makes me miss Star Jones.

by Comeback Star

lol....yeah, me too, actually.

btw, I think I heard Star will be sitting in for Larry King tonight. Last time she did, she did an outstanding job. Honestly, I was surprised.

(OMG, did I just say something nice about Star Jones????...what is WRONG with me today??) ;-)

Rosie is such a bore. I mean, really...her antics are transparent and OLD.

Posted at 11:57AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by black comedy

102. The other day Rosie said that fire can not melt steel. In third grade I learned that you need fire to make steel, you know, melt the ore to make steel. I guess it's time for her to go back to grade school. I have never watched the view but I did see her clip on Hot Air. That is the best of both worlds. I can see her tantrums without having to boost their ratings by watching ABC.

Posted at 11:57AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Guest

103. Rosie should submit to physical examination by specialists to find out how PMS can last all month, every month.

Posted at 12:37PM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Ken Mac

104. I can't imagine what's worse...what comes out of Rosie's mouth or the gorilla stench when she swings unside down.

Posted at 12:07PM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Buddy

105. #99 - Sounds like a horror flick.

Posted at 11:59AM on Apr 2nd 2007 by Casey

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