I was a long time Rosie fan. I use to love to watch her comedy show on VH1 before she had her own show.
I worked during the day and wasn't able to watch her show much, but for some reason the day of Tom Selleck I was home and was watching. I was never a Tom Selleck fan, I don't think I have ever seen Magnum PI, but after that show, he was my new hero. The poor man was sick. He was so horse he was hard to hear and understand, but she came after him and blindsided him about gun control. I am NOT a NRA supporter, but you don't attack someone who is a guest on your show to support his movie. He kept telling her he was sick and just wanted to talk about his movie, but she wouldn't let up. She later said it was the stress of Columbine that made her do it.
She then went on to have her own magazine which I was a subscriber to by default. I was a subscriber to McCalls, so when it became Rosie, that's the magazine that I got. She had "artistic differences" with the staff and went so far as to tell her boss "she hopes she dies from cancer" The woman had breast cancer, Rosies mom died from breast cancer, and she could still be that hateful to another woman??????
I was a view listener because I work during the day, but I can listen to it on the radio. I loved the early shows with Meredith and crew. Once Meredeth left, it started to suffer. I don't think people realized how she kept the show together and moving until she was gone.
Rosie was a train wreck waiting to happen. She would bully people and then cry foul. Why is it ok that she bullied Elizabeth day after day, but yet the first time Elizabeth stood up to her she cried foul. I don't like Elizabeth. I think Rachel would have been a much better co-host, but now that someone pointed out that she was a stronger republican than Elizabeth, I think Rachel has a political science degree and has worked for several candidates. I see why they hired Elizabeth over her. Elizabeth was a celebrity, not an actual republican spokesperson that was well versed in the party. I think people from the republican party may have been coaching her to help her get her point across, but she still has a way to go. I think before Elizabeth started getting help from the right, Rosie didn't take her seriously, but now that she makes appearances on other talk shows, Rosie was threatened and decided to fight back in the way she does best. Cause a commotion and walk away.
I think Barbara needs to take a long look at what her show has become and either clean house and start fresh with a totally different person to fill Rosies roll and a new person to fill Starrs place instead of the revolving door of co hosts. I don't think Roseanne Barr is the right person, but neither is Kathie Lee Gifford. Barbara has a lot to do this summer if she is going to save the show.
Thanks for noticing! 
