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Feedback on NBC's Rosie Variety Show funnier than the show

The reviews are in on Rosie O'Donnell's spectacular new variety show on NBC! And to say the show bombed is a little like calling a hurricane a "bit of a breeze". TV Guide headlined its review "Dead on Arrival."

On one of the NBC discussion sites, the bad reviews outnumbered the good by a ratio of about 1000-to-1.

I'd rather watch Gary Busey in a Prom dress interviewing drunk psychotic homeless people. Hmmm. Actually, that doesn;t sound half bad!

What? The "Jews and Bush were behind 9/11" sketch and song and dance number (Fire don't melt no steel) didn't draw big numbers? No. Say it ain't so.

Why don't they pipe this show down into Gitmo? Being forced to watch this ... would be better than water-boarding.

Rosie, you're fired.

Rosie the un-riveting host: That was the worst 32 seconds I spent last night trying to figure out what on earth allowed you, dopy Baldwin and poor Conan on the same screen at the same time. Go get a real job as you will starve trying to entertain and be funny...

When I saw the commercial I thought it was a joke. I guess it was...on NBC.

What does (hate media) NBC expect? They put on the poster girl (?) for hate and expect people to watch? NBC is in a death spiral. Good riddance.

The only reason this show failed is because America is a backwards homophobic country still living in the dark ages. At least Barack Obama will lead us to future days. Out with Bush the Dictator.

Amateurish. Not prepared. Have seen better high school productions. ...NBC, wake up and get rid of this show. I could have done many other things last nite instead of watching this albatross.

The key to Variety shows of the past was the likeablity of the host. The format might work great if you don't use such a polarizing figure. Ms. O'Donnell is hated viciously by too many people... Nice try, NBC. We'll be seeing a few new faces at the unemployment office...

What a disaster!! What the hell was NBC thinking. The executives in charge should be fired immediately. They thought people would watch that s***?

Even though I think Rosie is vile, mean-spirited human being, longing for the days of the old variety shows, I was willing to give it a shot. I turned it after the first minute when she had to get political. Get over it Rosie, no one wants to hear your ingnorant political rants!

Try the format again, this time with someone more like Ed Sullivan, who would introduce the talent, spell the name correctly, and stand to the side.

Rosie, Thank you for reminding me of what a useless, no-talent political hack you were. The hype before the show was genius. Your show was the opposite. For God's sake, go enjoy your money and stay out of the public eye. Get a show on Air America. Nobody listens to that anyway, and it's the same format as your show. You would fit in nicely with all the other no-talent political hacks.

NBC should have sold "Rosie Live" vomit bags to make up for the lost advertising revenue on this pile of crap.

Please NBC, flush ... again. Sometimes it takes two cycles to remove one this big.

...I watched for 15 minutes out of sheer amazement at it's failure, kinda like a train wreck in progress. And I must ask Alex Baldwin about his jacket..... it was so small his huge and growing belly was made obvious.

You could dig up Frank Sinatra's corpse and prop it up on stage and have a more entertaining show than what was described in the article. Variety shows will work again like they did in the 70's, but only an idiot would have tried what they put on here. Whose Line or sketch comedy like Carol Burnett's show would be great. Why not just replay The Carol Burnett Show? Bring out Bob Newhart to carry on half a phone conversation for an hour. I'd watch. Have Frank Caliendo, Ryan Styles, and Wayne Brady do impersonations for an hour. I'd watch. Put Robin Williams and Jim Carrey on stage and let the audience give them an idea to run with. I'd watch.

I once knew Rosie back in late 90's. I was part of Toys for Tots NYC. She was a very gracious, humble, giving and funny entertainer. Then I ran into her family again in CT when she sent her kids to a private school in Greenwich. She had armed guards for her kids yet is against guns? She jumped right off the deep end after that with her political leanings and I've never been a fan or supporter since. Very sad!

...it may have been more entertaining if they did a skit where Baldwin had a phone converstion with Rosie playing the part of his daughter.

These comments are funnier than the show.

Yes, the variety show format must be horrible! It couldn't POSSIBLY be that potential viewers might think Rosie O'Donnell is an angry, mentally-disturbed, no-talent nit wit... If someone figured out how to cast and produce a contemorary version of what Carol Burnett did SO WELL in the 1970s, it would be a huge hit... This only proves that programming executives at NBC are morons. They think all television shows must be leftist political crap, junior high bathroom humor, or fake "reality" nonsense.

When asked on her blog "When will u know if there will be more Rosie Live shows in '09?," O'Donnell writes, "there will b no more/no ratings/ bad reviews/ yet still - a thrill 4 me."

Rosie, it's a thrill for me to know that I won't be seeing any more of you for a very, very long time.

What teachers unions don't want you to see: spending vs. test results

How come no one ever compares spending-per-student with standardized test results? I'm kinda surprised that the NEA and the other teacher's unions don't publicize these stats (heh).

I put together a workbook that matches up these variables and discovered some interesting insights. For instance: the District of Columbia spends the most (by far) and has the worst results (by far).

			4th Grade Reading		8th Grade Reading		4th Grade Math		8th Grade Math
State	Per-pupil spending ($)	Rank	% meeting state prof stndrd	% at or above NAEP level	% meeting state prof stndrd	% at or above NAEP level	% meeting state prof stndrd	% at or above NAEP level	% meeting state prof stndrd	% at or above NAEP level
District of Columbia	13,187	1	—	—	44	12	—	—	40	7
New York	11,546	2	71	33	49	33	87	36	56	31
New Jersey	11,436	3	81	37	74	38	81	45	64	36
Connecticut	10,001	4	66	38	77	34	78	42	76	35
Massachusetts	9,856	5	48	44	—	—	39	49	42	43
Vermont	9,678	6
Alaska	9,586	7	79	27	82	26	71	34	65	29
Delaware	9,271	8	—	—	80	30	—	—	56	30
Rhode Island	9,178	9
Pennsylvania	8,841	10	—	—	64	36	—	—	62	31
Wyoming	8,667	11	47	34	39	36	39	43	37	29
Wisconsin	8,574	12	83	33	86	35	74	40	75	36
Maryland	8,507	13	82	32	68	30	78	38	53	30
Michigan	8,489	14	‡	‡	—	—	73	38	61	29
Maine	8,351	15
Ohio	8,100	16	77	34	80	36	65	43	63	33
Illinois	8,022	17	—	—	72	31	—	—	54	29
New Hampshire	7,750	18
West Virginia	7,748	19	80	26	80	22	75	25	71	18
Minnesota	7,691	20
Oregon	7,621	21	—	—	64	33	—	—	65	34
Indiana	7,580	22	72	30	66	28	72	38	70	30
California	7,511	23	48	21	39	21	51	28	—	—
Virginia	7,501	24
Nebraska	7,418	25
Georgia	7,340	26	87	26	83	25	75	30	69	23
Iowa	7,305	27	77	33	72	34	80	37	76	34
Hawaii	7,253	28	56	23	37	18	30	27	20	18
Kansas	7,052	29	—	—	78	35	85	47	—	—
Montana	7,027	30	81	36	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Missouri	7,018	31	—	—	—	—	41	31	15	26
South Carolina	6,984	32	35	26	30	25	39	36	24	30
Washington	6,894	33	80	36	—	—	60	42	—	—
Colorado	6,884	34	86	37	86	32	90	39	74	32
Texas	6,746	35	81	29	83	26	82	40	61	31
North Dakota	6,728	36	76	35	72	37	80	40	65	35
New Mexico	6,606	37	50	20	52	19	39	19	24	14
Louisiana	6,519	38	65	20	54	20	63	24	56	16
North Carolina	6,511	39	82	29	88	27	91	40	84	32
Kentucky	6,493	40	67	31	—	—	—	—	37	23
South Dakota	6,319	41
Oklahoma	6,256	42	82	25	71	25	74	29	67	21
Arkansas	6,119	43	53	30	57	26	53	34	34	22
Alabama	6,115	44
Florida	6,056	45	71	30	44	25	63	37	58	26
Nevada	6,034	46	48	21	—	—	52	26	—	—
Tennessee	5,984	47	88	27	87	26	87	28	88	21
Idaho	5,923	48	87	33	82	32	91	40	70	30
Arizona	5,524	49	—	—	63	23	—	—	61	26
Mississippi	5,382	50	88	18	58	18	79	19	53	14
Utah	4,890	51

Now you can see why the anti-voucher teachers unions hate standardized testing. You know, the type of thing mandated by No Child Left Behind.

Deep Thoughts by Bill Ayers

• Does the Terrorists' Union threaten to stop car-bombing when they go on strike?

• Some very sharp financial minds think that Citigroup is a "screaming buy". Seriously.

• Who tests urine recycling machines?

• Rochelle Riley of The Detroit Free Press says that Democrats should push for Bush's impeachment now -- for the economy's sake. In unrelated news, the Union of Unhinged Leftie Journalists announced its op-ed winner for 2008.

• Tomorrow's headlines today: Somali Pirates Hold 'Black Friday' Sale of Captured Goods

• Could we solve most problems in inner cities by making it cool to be smart?

• It strikes me that Donny Osmond would make an excellent James Bond.

• Robert Byrd actually had the title of "Exalted Cyclops" as a Klan leader. It was a promotion from Grand Kleagle.

Quote o' the day: Don't question their patriotism -- or their timing!

Ace o' Spades receives the prestigious LOD trophy, winning a gently used McDonald's Apple Turnover and a deluxe Michelin snow tire in return.

Remember the days of "I question the timing" after every quite-plausible terror alert was announced?

Sources told CBS 2 HD the plot involved the Long Island Rail Road. If the explosion went off in Penn Station, the source said, it would affect transportation of Amtrak's northeast corridor between Boston and Washington, LIRR service and New York City subway service.

"This is definitely linked to Al Qaeda and they had very significant details about exactly how they would carry out the attack, where they would carry it out -- that's what makes it sound so plausible," Rep. King said...

I give thanks for the Lightworker. Now that he's President, the world is safe for vigilance against terrorism once more. It turns out it's no longer such a "fictitious threat."

Funniest Sports Memorabilia Ever: Official Pete Rose Dice™

Baseball legend Pete Rose was effectively banned from the Hall of Fame due to allegations of gambling activities. Prior to the ban Rose was known as a hard-charging player with a penchant for playing the ponies.

At a sports collectible store this morning I spotted a small "Pete Rose Museum" display. The funniest exhibit included an official set of "Pete Rose Dice".



I asked the owner how much. He just grinned and said, "Museum exhibits aren't for sale."

CCTV images of Mumbai Terror Attacks

Fox News has some uncut, closed-caption videotape taken by surveillance cameras in Mumbai.





Only Bombay posted these two pictures, which they describe as CCTV-generated.


I guess the Quaker extremists in Mumbai didn't get the "Obama Election Memo". I mean, didn't the drones tell us that the world would view Americans much more kindly if we just elected The One?

The Militant Quakers who killed and wounded hundreds in Mumbai -- targeting Americans and other westerners -- must have accidentally deleted that email. And I'll predict that the media will inform us that choosing the Mumbai Chabad as a target was coincidental. Stratfor has a red alert analysis and believes that within days we'll be witnessing a violent flare-up between India and Pakistan.

Gateway Pundit, Atlas, Hot Air, JihadWatch, LGF, LawHawk and Powerline have important takes on the attacks, mainstream media reporting on the events and the aftermath.

Linked by: Memeorandum. Thanks!