No Go For Ro Show

Looks like the not-done-deal we've all been speculating about has come to naught — Rosie O'Donnell will not be joining MSNBC to host at the 9 o'clock hour. After a flurry of excitement following O'Donnell's mentioning of the negotiations in Miami earlier this week, talks apparently broke down. Rosie broke the news herself, on her blog, in her signature verse form — though she glosses over exactly how they got from "close to a deal" to "2day there is no deal" — it's not like the sudden rush of publicity would have hurt her chances. Alas there's no comment from either side tonight, but it will be interesting to see where MSNBC — and Rosie — go from here. MSNBC put their cards on the table (or, had them revealed as on the table) with respect to wanting (and needing) more ratings power at 9pm; and Rosie has a blog but she doesn't have a gig. Then again, a live show at 9pm is rough for a mom with a family; no doubt that played into it. In the meantime, here's Rosie's version:

msnbc
one hour
live
following keith olbermann

we were close to a deal
almost done
i let it slip in miami
causing panic on the studio end

well
what can u do

2day there is no deal
poof
my career as a pundit is over
b4 it began

just as well
i figure
everything happens for a reason
bashert - as we say

and on we go

the show that Nnever was [r blog]

Comments

[nirak]

03:16 PM on 11/08/2007

I was wrong, There is a GOD after all.

[Lemeritus]

02:59 PM on 11/08/2007

Oh, bummer, man! No Rosie?

I think I perfect pick to follow Keith would be Rachel Maddow -- she's on MSNBC all the time anyway, might as well give her her own show. Also, she's damned smart!

[isi]

02:52 PM on 11/08/2007

It's funny how so many people like to trash Rosie O'Donnell for her outspoken views. But, the people who really matter, like John Soltz of votevets.org love Rosie and appreciate the fact that she speaks up for them.

She would be an asset to MSNBC or any other outlet. She is well read and knows what she is talking about. The mainstream media distorts what she says. Why do people still believe them?

[RGrisham]

01:38 PM on 11/08/2007

The women is an idiot people. We need more liberal voices in the news, but Rosie is just controversal with no substance. Let's raise the bar a little liberals.

[fisharefreinds]

01:25 PM on 11/08/2007

Whatever happened to Connie Chung?
She could do this hands down! And she could blow away Bill O'Reilly, if she takes her gloves off and forgets the crap they gave her years ago for saying the truth and just goes for it.
Connie Chung! Thats who I vote for.

[williamg]

01:13 PM on 11/08/2007

MSNBC is competing with Fox News to create the most ridiculous news stations. Who in their right minds wants the news filtered through Rosie, Bill Oreilly or Sean Hannity. Besides, its never cool to beat up on cancer patients the way Rosie did.

[factotem]

12:58 PM on 11/08/2007

Amazing... there are lessons that life occasionally hands a bigmouth. I'd applaud her getting a show. (A liberal with balls would be a change) but I'd never watch it.

[Steamboater]

12:52 PM on 11/08/2007

Rosie has a habit of sabatoging herself. Any show she would have gotten from MSNBC would have been off the air just as the rating hit the top. She let it slip? At least this time she has no one to blame but herself. Her kids had nothing to do with it.

[klosskid]

12:26 PM on 11/08/2007

Wow, there really is a God...

[scootmandubious]

12:13 PM on 11/08/2007

to use rosie's format....

i think rachel mad
dow would be a
good
fi
t

and she
has
al
read
e
won over
chris mat
thews and
keith
olber
mann...

[wjh123]

12:09 PM on 11/08/2007

A lot of us are fans of Stephanie Miller and right now she is needed on prime time television. Rosie would be better than Larry King.

[mudfiles]

11:20 AM on 11/08/2007

I appreciate their intention of building a young, liberal rock block during prime time, but Rosie? She would certainly boost ratings, but they still need someone who will report the 'news'. Even Keith, with his clear liberal bias, still manages to tell it to you straight on most occasions, bashing the democratic congress and reporting the current events with sincerity.

I think MSNBC would be taking a cue from Fox News if they went far enough to the left where the like of leftist Rosie were broadcasting in the prime time slot. They need to maintain SOME sanity.

[jesthefaxman]

11:16 AM on 11/08/2007

This is similar to the SNL Kucinich event earlier this week in Congress.

Impeachment is a fun topic to rail about until you actually have to debate it in the Congress, and then the reality of all the political embarrassment such folly would bring, and how it would aid the talking points of those whacked out neocons, makes it not worth while.

As partisan and rancorous as KO is, and how his nefarious bigoted name calling helps him and very few else, the addition of RO brings so much attention to the lunacy that BDS truly is, I think MesSNBC woke up at the last minute to negatives overcoming any short lived satisfaction brought to the haters and all RO's would be hollywood based guests.

She should just stream video from her home instead. I'm sure Sean Penn would sit before her webcam, and in all reality they would be reaching the same audience.

[brohammie]

11:07 AM on 11/08/2007

I'm bummed because I wanted to see her bring down MSNBC.

[photochick]

11:07 AM on 11/08/2007

Yea!!! There is a God!!!!

I don't think Rosie is a good representative for the Progressive movement -- not for me anyway. She's just a liberal Ann Coulter.

We need better representatives. Someone that people will listen too. Someone who expresses positivity not self-aggrandizing hate.