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Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
December 21, 2006

Ok, so as a View devotee (and recent interviewer of Executive Producer Bill Geddie), I've of course been taken by this whole Rosie/Trump battle. In case you're focusing on more, um, significant matters, here's the summary:

After reports of Miss USA, Tara Conner, drinking, snorting cocaine and gallivanting with guys, Donald Trump, who owns the pageant, held a news conference to pardon the 21-year-old. Rosie O'Donnell then called out Trump on The View for exploiting the girl and staging the whole thing to get publicity for the new season of his show The Apprentice, which premieres in January.
 
She told him to "sit and spin, my friend," likened him to a "snakeoil salesman" and said he'd been "bankrupt so many times, where he didn't have to pay the people he owed." Trump then hit the press circuit, telling the Insider that Rosie was "disgusting," and "a slob" who "talks like a truck driver" and that he wanted to take "some money out of her fat-ass pockets." He also told the New York Daily News  that when he saw the tape, he said he was going to send one of his "friends" to "take" her girlfriend.Quoting the article: "I imagine it would be pretty easy to take her girlfriend away, considering how Rosie looks."
 
Ok, it's all ridiculous. But not so much that CNN's - and the blogosphere's - favorite newsman Anderson Cooper didn't want in on the action. On last night's 360, after playing clips of both Rosie and Trump, Cooper deadpanned: (click here for full episode transcript) "I don't even know what to say. I think these two people take themselves far too seriously. Anyway, I don't want to get into this. I don't even know what to say. I'm completely verklempt. So let's just move on, shall we? Let's."

Buuut, he didn't do that before mocking Connor's teary apology - what he called his "favorite sound bite of the week," saying he was going to be "the best gosh darn Miss USA you've ever seen." Hmm...
 
On today's View, Rosie had but a smirk for Donald, although she did bring her partner Kelli to the show saying she was afraid someone with a combover might otherwise have taken her away. (clip courtesy of The Blog You Love to Hate via YouTube)  

One thing no one except Gawker seems to have picked up on, Conner was a guest judge on episode two of this past season of Bravo's Project Runway . She had the designers pitch her gowns and got on famously with Kayne, the endearingly loquacious pageant expert - seemed like a nice girl then.
 
I was hoping Bravo's resident blogging mouthpiece Andy Cohen might give us some inside dish on his post today, but all he gave the whole shenanigan was a mere "niblet"  about how riveting he finds the Rosie/Trump feud. Disappointing.

By Anne Becker


Posted by Caroline Palmer on December 21, 2006 | Comments (17)


December 21, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
SWalker commented:

In regards to Mr. Trump I totally agree with Rosie. Mr. Trump treated all his wives badly, especially Ivanna. In interviews with his now grown children he makes it sound as if he was a committed parent raising his children, when it was Ivanna that was the full time committed parent while he was out making bazillions more money. He was unfaithful to all of them, and although Ivanna helped him when he was no one and nothing, he fought her tooth and nail for every penny when they broke up. He's shown no remorse for his bad behavior, and I think Rosie hit a nerve no one else dared go near. He's Mr. Ego and has never shown any remorse for what he's done to his wives and family. It's nice and sweet Ms. USA got another chance and everyone needs at least one, but what about the stuff that realy counts, your family? He'll lose if it goes to court.




December 21, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
JEG commented:

You can love her, hate her, or just be annoyed by her, but one thing I admire is the fact that she's not afraid to speak her mind. She has a big heart and gives a ton of money to charities and becomes personally involved in creating many. She built a lot of shelters for the Katrina refugees that were rotting in FEMA parks. Her shelters have nurses, psychiatrists, counselors to help people reenter the world, huge playgrounds for the kids, etc. and all with her own money. She is very involved with them and visits often. She cares and gives a lot. If she annoys you, fine, but just look past that at how she gives before you pass judgement. I don't have a problem with Trump necessarily, but his ego is used to everyone bowing down and kissing his ass. He's beside himself because he's been called out. He would show more class by not responding. Rosie is a tough cookie and she speaks her mind. You gotta admire that.




December 21, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
Commenter commented:

Oh please....it's the pot calling the kettle black...ummm seem to remember Rosie herself getting a second chance...um when she got the job on the View. Maybe Trump should have taken the high road and said just that to rebut the butinski Rosie...but from the get go Rosie has NO business criticizing someone for giving someone a second chance...Rosie should think..gee I think that is exactly what Barbara Walters did for her.




December 22, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
LCass commented:

I'm not a fan of either, but I think most people would expect this from Ms. O'Donnell, after all she is a very outspoken woman. And that's just it, she is a WOMAN, and for a supposed gentleman to speak in such a way about a woman, NO MATTER what, is disgusting and shows that Mr. Trump is the poster child for "Just because you have money, doesn't mean you have class". If he was that upset, he should've done things the decent way, through lawyers. He is a PIG!




December 22, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
hmcmo commented:

I LOVED Anderson Cooper's take on the whole O'Donnell / Trump spat on Thursday's program (Dec 21st) when they kept cutting back to him in-between clips of Rosie and Donald and Anderson is snacking on something new each time.. popcorn, soda, twizzlers. That's why I love Anderson Cooper. He's got a sense of humor about the silly stuff




December 25, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
JenJen commented:

Puleeze, this is a publicity stunt for both of these people, nothing more.




December 27, 2006
In response to: Anderson Cooper: A 360 View on Rosie, Trump
iluv rosie commented:

donald is a twit and a liar. rosie speaks the truth. i love that on a medium that's full of bull.





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