CBS Turned Down Rosie O'Donnell's Offer to Host Price Is Right (O'Donnell: “‘gay it up.&

TV Guide ^ | 07/11/2007 | Nelson Branco

[Republican Wildcat]

Despite earlier reports that Rosie O’Donnell declined the opportunity to host the Price Is Right because she didn’t want to uproot her family from New York City to L.A., the truth is that CBS turned her down. “They thought I was too controversial to host the game show,” O’Donnell said on her R Family Vacations cruise from New York to the Bahamas. “I just wanted to ‘gay it up.’” So what did O’Donnell propose? For starters, she wanted to get rid of Barker’s beauties in favor of a chorus line of Broadway hunks, confetti, musical bumpers and a much-needed set makeover “so the colors actually match!” O’Donnell admits she was disappointed by the network’s decision...

[Republican Wildcat]

Doesn't appear she had much respect for Barker's work or liked the show as much as she claimed. She just wanted to make the show all about her - no surprise to learn, of course.

[tet68]

Sounds like she would be perfect for the GONG show.
A blond wig, a bag of confetti.....
Who could tell the difference?

[org.whodat]

Doesn't appear she had much respect for Barker's work or liked the show as much as she claimed. She just wanted to make the show all about her - no surprise to learn, of course.

From the first day this came up, I figured it was the pig putting out the word she/he/it wanted the job, didn't think it would fly either.

[Thebaddog]

She blows up everything she touches.

[joebuck]

With her own mouth she confirms they made the right decision.

[SouthTexas]

she wanted to get rid of Barker’s beauties in favor of a chorus line of Broadway hunks

I figured she'd have kept the girls.

[billhilly]

This is but another case of minorities dedicated to dictating to the majority. In a rare moment of clarity, it appears that CBS entertainment gets it, if not CBS news.

[bannie]

Oh, I'm sure that the "hunks" would be gay---flamingly so! (Think The Birdcage.)

[jdm]

For starters, she wanted to get rid of Barker’s beauties in favor of a chorus line of Broadway hunks, confetti, musical bumpers and a much-needed set makeover “so the colors actually match!”

It's not about matching colors; it's about making money, i.e., profit. Does Rosie think Les Moonves wakes up every morning thinking 'God, I hope I match today'?

[Dilbert San Diego]

Why does she have to push the gay agenda if she had been host of a game show????

Holy smokes, is everything about “the agenda”????

Geez she complained that the news media portrayed her as “loud fat lesbian Rosie”. Does she do anything to try to minimize those aspects of her personality that make people think that way of her?????

Maybe the LOGO network can start their own version of Price is Right, or another game show for Rosie to push the agenda.

I guess Rosie thinks the suits at CBS are homophobic. Obviously they don’t want to celebrate diversity like she does.

[Republican Wildcat]

I can’t imagine the prizes she would want to give away.

[Fudd Fan]

Holy smokes, is everything about “the agenda”????

Yes, always.

[SouthTexas]

Think that clashes or so I’ve always been tol. LOL

[bannie]

I guess, as straights, will have to just trust her about “what’s right.”

snicker...

[edcoil]

So if lesbians are so into women, how come they use dildos?

[weegee]

They hate men and treat their parts as sex objects.

[SampleMan]

This is but another case of minorities dedicated to dictating to the majority. In a rare moment of clarity, it appears that CBS entertainment gets it, if not CBS news.

The game show people are actually expected to turn a profit.

[SouthTexas]

If you say so.... LOL

[Secret Agent Man]

OM-freaking-G they save themselves so many headaches...

Talk about dodging a huge fat angry gay bullet...

[Pinkbell]

She was way to controversial to do this. She would cause most sane and right wing viewers to tune out.