Rosie Talks Blogs, Booze and Ann Coulter

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(Jan. 14) - Rosie O'Donnell visited Sirius/XM radio show, 'Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer' and made quite a stir, addressing her embarrassments of 2008. The comedian bluntly talked about why she's no longer blogging, how her variety show reviews almost turned her into an alcoholic and and why Ann Coulter has passionate, "deep-seated" rage. (via Perez Hilton.)

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Actress Rosie O'Donnell (C) and The Broadway Kids perform during the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting December 3, 2008 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: Actress Rosie O'Donnell and Parker O'Donnell attend "Billy Elliot The Musical" on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on November 13, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Parker O'Donnell;Rosie O'Donnell

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: Actress Rosie O'Donnell attends "Billy Elliot The Musical" on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on November 13, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rosie O'Donnell

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Comedian Rosie O'Donnell attends the 13th annual Kid's Night on Broadway at Sardi's on November 10, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rosie O'Donnell

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Award winning TV talk show host and actress Rosie O'Donnell poses with her caricature attends the 13th annual Kid's Night on Broadway at Sardi's on November 10, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rosie O'Donnell

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NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 10: Award winning TV talk show host and actress Rosie O'Donnell speaks at the 13th annual Kid's Night on Broadway at Sardi's on November 10, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Rosie O'Donnell

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Excepts from Rosie's Radio Interview

Why she quit blogging: "I started the blog four years ago... See, I was a kid from Long Island, who said I was going to be rich and retire at 40. Now I'm 40. So I started to do a blog. It was a wonderful way for me to have an outlet to express myself. It got bigger and bigger to the point where whatever I would do would say or do would end up as one of the soundbites on one of the entertainment shows in the evening. It became more of a drain than an inspiration."

What she misses about having a blog: "Fame robs you of being able to talk to people one on one like at the mall. The blog gave me that outlet. There are people I've been e-mailing for four years and become friendly with. That part I miss - the people. But I don't miss the public part of it. It got a little bit draining."

On why she decided to quit drinking alcohol: "My little daughter, Vivi, came to me on her birthday and said, 'I wish that you would not drink beer.' And I was like, 'Oh my god!'... I stopped drinking beer. I'm off the beer. I haven't for about a month and a half... Anyway, beer gets to be so fattening when you get older."

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Celebrities Who Adopt

Parents: Nia Vardalos and Ian Gomez
Adopted Daughter: A girl under the age of 5

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Parents: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Adopted Children: Zahara, Maddox and Pax

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Parent: Sheryl Crow
Adopted Son: Wyatt

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Parent: Meg Ryan
Adopted Daugther: Daisy

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Parents: Brooke Smith and Steven Lubensky
Adopted Daughter: Lucy

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Parents: Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness
Adopted Children: Oscar and Ava (not pictured)

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Parents: Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Adopted Son: David Banda

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Parents: Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise
Adopted Children: Connor and Isabella

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Parents: Rosie O'Donnell and Kelli Carpenter
Adopted Children: Parker, Chelsea and Blake

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Parents: Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
Adopted Children: Theo and Mikaela (not pictured)

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How her drinking has fluctuated throughout her life: "I didn't drink one time in my 20s for about nine years. From 20 to 29, I didn't drink at all. I was dating a woman at the time who was a shrink, and she told me, 'I think you have a drinking problem.' I went to an [Alcoholics Anonymous] meeting and heard all these people's stories about leaving their kids in the car... so I quit."

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On her bad variety show reviews: "I wanted to hit the sauce after I read the reviews. What was disconcerting was in the room, it was great. Everyone, even reporter Liz Smith was like, 'What are you going to do?' Smith thought it was fantastic. Everyone at the party said it was genius. Then I got home and turned on the blog. My blog people - the devoted ones - didn't like it. It was 'too dark.' I was like, 'Oh my. Half the people didn't like it.' Then I knew. Until that point, I had no idea. I was like, 'I could totally hit up a six-pack of Sam Adams right now.'"

Her thoughts about Ann Coulter: "She's angry if you ask me. She's full of rage. When you see someone like that, you have to go back to what happened in their childhood... You don't know what went on in their household. Sometimes people with very controversial views, there is some part of their humanity that you can relate to. Even though they think differently than you do, you can still reach them as a human being, but she's not one of them for me."

On whether Coulter really has extremist views: "Yeah, I really do. I don't think it is a show. The passion from which she spews it... It's deep-seated. It's bizarre."

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