2008 Woodie Awards
Of the current celebrity fights, Rosie was right
Rachel Moore
Issue date: 1/23/07 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Some may label me an angry feminist. And you know what? They'd be right.
However, that has no bearing on my take on the whole Rosie-Trump thing. Rosie O'Donnell was quite right in saying that Donald Trump is not the moral compass for young people in this country. How many times has he been married now? Three? Four? And wasn't one of his wives not much older than his daughter?
Let's not forget about Trump's comeback. He's been quoted as calling Rosie a "fat cow" and other such names. Then he gets Barbara Walters mixed into things by saying that she said all these awful things about her co-worker.
Do you know what this reminds me of? Elementary school. I think the last time I resorted to name calling and trying to turn my enemy's friends against them was, oh, about fourth grade.
Face it, Trump. You've lost face big time. You screwed up. If you had just kept quiet, or had launched an intelligent couterattack, things might have come out differently. But honestly. Fat cow? That's not going to win you any sympathy whatsoever.
Why are we so fascinated with things celebrities say and do to each other? We might see a couple fighting in a restaurant and be curious about what's going on (and, if you're like me, eavesdrop on), but we don't spend weeks plastering it on the cover of every major newspaper and news network. Anderson Cooper or Don King does not invite them to come on their show and talk about their feud.
I guess we shouldn't be too surprised. It seems as though Donald Trump just has people issues. Remember his spat with Martha Stewart? And the latest news is that the Florida town where he has a club because his flagpole is too tall. He refuses to take it down, so now their fining him. And then he says that he refuses to pay the fine! Now, I've never met the Donald personally, but it seems as though he's just digging a deeper hole for himself.
Another feud that has been capturing the world's attention is the "Celebrity Big Brother" scandal. I have never watched reality shows. My reality is crazy enough without worrying about what "Survivor" is planning to do to another one so that they'll get voted off the island. But this is one feud that pretty much no one can ignore.
However, that has no bearing on my take on the whole Rosie-Trump thing. Rosie O'Donnell was quite right in saying that Donald Trump is not the moral compass for young people in this country. How many times has he been married now? Three? Four? And wasn't one of his wives not much older than his daughter?
Let's not forget about Trump's comeback. He's been quoted as calling Rosie a "fat cow" and other such names. Then he gets Barbara Walters mixed into things by saying that she said all these awful things about her co-worker.
Do you know what this reminds me of? Elementary school. I think the last time I resorted to name calling and trying to turn my enemy's friends against them was, oh, about fourth grade.
Face it, Trump. You've lost face big time. You screwed up. If you had just kept quiet, or had launched an intelligent couterattack, things might have come out differently. But honestly. Fat cow? That's not going to win you any sympathy whatsoever.
Why are we so fascinated with things celebrities say and do to each other? We might see a couple fighting in a restaurant and be curious about what's going on (and, if you're like me, eavesdrop on), but we don't spend weeks plastering it on the cover of every major newspaper and news network. Anderson Cooper or Don King does not invite them to come on their show and talk about their feud.
I guess we shouldn't be too surprised. It seems as though Donald Trump just has people issues. Remember his spat with Martha Stewart? And the latest news is that the Florida town where he has a club because his flagpole is too tall. He refuses to take it down, so now their fining him. And then he says that he refuses to pay the fine! Now, I've never met the Donald personally, but it seems as though he's just digging a deeper hole for himself.
Another feud that has been capturing the world's attention is the "Celebrity Big Brother" scandal. I have never watched reality shows. My reality is crazy enough without worrying about what "Survivor" is planning to do to another one so that they'll get voted off the island. But this is one feud that pretty much no one can ignore.
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Karen Rogers
posted 1/28/07 @ 9:27 AM CST
Well girl, I guess I raised you right!! That was a very good editorial about the Trump mess. Isn't he a wuss??? I love to read your writing. You write the same way you talk, and that is the purest form of writing. (Continued…)
Bill Polsgrove
posted 1/28/07 @ 11:29 AM CST
I think you should read one of Donald Trumps Books first before you go out and make such an outlandish statement. In all reality Donald Trump should be a guidepost for business minded people who aspire to be more. (Continued…)
Roman Moore
posted 1/28/07 @ 10:10 PM CST
Well, you managed to get a rise out of somebody from somewhere through this wonderful mechanism of "communication." I thought your article was good. I mean, anything that anyone can write, get published, and get respond to with such anger has to be good. (Continued…)
Matthew Maxey
posted 1/28/07 @ 11:28 PM CST
Just out of curiosity....... when did Don King get a t.v. show? and just what is the name of the show hosted by the grey haired wonder?
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