Rosie O'Donnell Defends Joy and Whoopi: Bill O'Reilly 'Incites Hatred'

By Rob Shuter Posted Oct 17th 2010 11:33AM

Just days after the now infamous battle on 'The View' between Bill O'Reilly and Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg, ex-'View' co-host Rosie O'Donnell is speaking out.

On her Sirius satellite radio program, Rosie asked in a very matter-of-fact manner, "What does he do besides that? That's what Bill O'Reilly does. Why would you book him?"

O'Donnell, whose guest panel seemed more fired up about what happened than the host, also said that O'Reilly "incited hatred." And thinking back to her time on the 'The View' (2006-'07) she could only explain it was "such a strange atmosphere at that show, I don't think that it can be articulated."

Although Rosie may be censoring her remarks in public, behind the scenes, friends tell me she is angrier with Barbara Walters than Bill O'Reilly.

"Rosie thinks Babs should have stuck up for her girls," a friend of Rosie's tells me. "It doesn't matter who was right or wrong, Bill was a guest in her house and he was very rude and belittled her ladies. The same thing happened between Donald Trump and Rosie. Barbara scolding Joy and Whoopi in front of Bill was humiliating. After Bill's outrageous comments, Barbara should have chewed him out -- not try to remain neutral and calm. After all, isn't it called 'The View'? Where is Barbara's?"

Barbara Walters is set to address the situation Monday morning, live on 'The View.'

Tags: barbara walters, bill oreilly, joy behar, rosie odonnell, the view, whoopi goldberg

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Sunday 17 October

By abc

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If Whoopi and Joy can't stand the heat...stay out of the kitchen.

By meng2b

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Although Rosie may be censoring her remarks in public, behind the scenes, friends tell me she is angrier with Barbara Walters than Bill O'Reilly.I love this , So does My boyfriend .he is almost 11year older than me .i met him via age'lessmate.c'om a nice place for seeking age le ss love.which gives you a chance to make your life better and open opportunities for you to meet the attractive young girls and treat you like a king. Maybe you wanna check it out or tell your friends..

By Slash

Barbara, please die !

By mickey

If Rosie O'Donnel defended me, I'd kill myself.

By hdstyle1957

A lesbo standing up for two skanks.

By sloppo

As overweight as both of them are, they 'need' to stay out of the kitchen!

By jbsasktheape200

The are ultra liberals they are getting afraid of real Americans.

By mauisharc

I can't stand the view. It is nothing more then a group of obnoxious women giving the liberal bias opinions.

By REMJarvis

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This whole episode was all about ratings...... do u idiots get it....All of them on that show prob had dinner together that evening......I dont buy it at all.

By lolabull

Oh ok, I got it....it's O'Reilly who "incites hatred"? Not Jaba the Rosie but Bill O'Reilly? And Joy Blowhard, good Lord....if there was ever a person that needed a punch in the nose, it is most certainly her.

By ajschrod

Joy and Whoopie were taking the "high road" argument, which any President would be forced to take as official spokesman for America. I don't like it either, but O'reilly must realize that as well. Oh good heavens--Rosie O'donnell speaks up for them? Better Hitler than her!

Monday 18 October

By Don Pandanell

O'Donnell is the one who has and always will "incite hatred".

By JACKSON

JUST ANOTHER OLD BAG GETTING HER COOKIES OFF!!!

By Welcome Harris

DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE WHAT THEY SAY ON THE VIEW.ANYONE OF THE LADIES KNOW OR DO ANYTHING THAT MAKES ANY SENSE.AND JOY NOW HAS HER OWN SHOW ON AT NIGHT YET,BUT COURSE IT IS PART OF MSNBC,WHICH HAS BEEN IN BED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE SINCE CHICAGO TOOK OVER THE WHITE HOUSE.NO SURPRISES THERE,SINCE GE OWNS MSNBC. AND THEY ARE IN BED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE OF COURSE.ONE HAND WASHES THE OTHER.SURPRISE SURPRISE.ABC IS LONG PART OF THE PROBLEMWITH TELEVISION TODAY.WHY WASTE TIME TURNIONG IT ON ANYMORE.NOTHING REALLY ON,AFTER SPORTS THESE DAYS.READ A GOOD BOOK INSTEAD.

By bgs

So this show is called THE VIEW but you aren't allowed a "view" unless it is their view? I stopped watching this show before the Presidential elections when Joy and Whoppi ranted very day on their view. Bill O'Reilly was their guest and he is allowed his "view" regardless of whether they agree or not. What host walks off the stage because someone doesn't agree with their view? Barbara should have canned them on the spot. How immature and emotional could they get? Joy Behar needs to go! I could care less about her view. She is OBNOXIOUS! (Rosie, we were glad to see you go off the view because of the same reasons.)

By Dave

NO matter what the issue these 2 are SUPPOSE to be journalists, not little babies who run home when tghey don't get their own way. So grow up kiddies, and act like adults

Tuesday 26 October

By thebishopsexwife

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Whoopi looks and acted like a Gorilla thrashing around over O'Reilly then stomping off the stage like a cave man

Thursday 28 October

By Kitty

I think bith Joy and Whoopie were disgusting on the View when Bill OReilly was on the show. Joy was even moree despicable when she was talking about a Republican Candidate calling her the B word and Barbara Walters should get rid of both of these rejects.

By trashmanjcp

As A AMERICAN, I can see both sides. I can also see STUPID. If anyone listens Rosie then maybe they should be listing to Bill. Rosie has enough hate to fill the room she and her co-harts fill. Bill in my opinion is not spreading hate, just ideas,so the public can make up their own Mind. I listen to Bill alot, but in the end it's what I believe, not HIS.

By montana

Rosie's middle name is HATE , what the Hell is she talking about?

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