After I got in from filing my vote early at the Supervisor of Elections office I came home and surfed around youtube for a little while. Well actually I watched Senator Obama’s 30 minute prime-time television special which led me to check out the favorite video’s of some of the nasty and not-so-nasty individuals who left comments.

Long story short I stumbled upon a crap load of footage from when Rosie O’Donnell was on the view. Now understand that part of me has always been a fan of Rosie O’Donnell and you can think whatever the hell you want about that but, she is, and has always been a very funny, courageous, intelligent and brave woman. She is a fighter and has been fighting for years for equal access for ALL families in this country and not just the “conventional” families. She has been an outspoken advocate for gun control and she has worked diligently on a variety of other projects to better the world. I have always thought that while, unconventional in some of her methods, she was a great person who had a large fan base. Frankly up until a supervisor at work told me so, I didn’t realize just how hated she actually is.

As I was watching some of the youtube footage of her from the View, mainly arguments with Elisabeth Hasselbeck I realized that part of my draw to Rosie is the fact that I am somewhat like her in a unique way. I believe that people do not like Rosie because she’s not afraid to say what she has to say, and she won’t censor herself for the “good of certain people.” If she has a message, she will share that message and whether you agree with it or not, she is going to make sure you hear it. Apparently, a lot of folks find this mentality a bit obnoxious. I, on the other hand believe that if you have a message, you are only doing yourself and those around you a great injustice by NOT sharing it. In her last few weeks on The View, Rosie and Elisabeth were constantly involved in some type of disagreement. After watching as much footage as I could find the root of this disagreement is that Elisabeth, a die hard conservative is apparently a fan of predominately conservative cable news outlet, Fox News. From what I gathered Rosie made some comments on The View in opposition to the conflict in Iraq, of which, in classic Fox news (and any news agency for that matter) fashion was spun into a message completely opposite of what Rosie was trying to state. Long story short, this turned into a bitter argument of Rosie not necessarily defending herself but trying to understand why Elisabeth could be a fan of such trash? (Basically a I’m right right you’re left wrong argument - these are happening all too often anymore)

In the end, I have to agree with Rosie. She had every right to make the statement she did and I’m glad she did. Screw fox news, screw Elisabeth Hasselbeck and screw ABC for not renewing her contract. The world needs a few more Rosie’s out there. Those of us that say what needs to be said, even if the time to say it is not necessarily right need to step out of the shadows and start taking action. America is filled with entirely too many pushovers, too many folks who sit back and don’t say what needs to be said.

I hear a lot of talk about how when the candidate I endorse, Barack Obama is elected president that we can expect a lot of censorship. The funny thing to me is that it would appear to me the liberals are for from censoring anything!

If you have something to say - SAY IT! I’m sick of being told I’m obnoxious, or that I need to keep my mouth shut. The world needs to hear what you and I have to say, and if they don’t like it, they can tune out.

One Response to “Hi, you can call me Rosie.”

1. Kathleen Says:
   October 31st, 2008 at 7:20 pm

   I am a big Rosie fan, too! Went to her Million Mom March on Washington to get hand gun control more accepted. That was definitely a real blow to her how so many NRA people were threatening her and her family. She’s for loving families……..traditional or non, and that is a wonderful thing that is needed rather than many children being left in the foster care system. She does have a wonderful heart with all of her charities. More celebrities (and us civilians, too) could be better people just following Rosie’s example!!
   Kathleen

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