Oh, glory, glory, GLORY! There is a God in TV heaven, and He (or She, your choice) continues to smile down on the odd little creatures which He so impishly created. Yes, we speak of Rosie and Donald.
If you missed this morning's "The View," here's the quick re-cap:
The gang comes out, with Barbara at one end of the table, and Rosie propping up the other end: "Well," Ro bellows. "He's at it again!. How 'bout that Barbara. I'm OK. You OK? I'm OK. You Ok?"
Said Babs, and this is the direct quote: "That poor pathetic man."
Cue to wild applause, and Babs then looks down at the table, no doubt wondering, "is this what my life has come to?"
There were then high-fives all around, with some more hot air from Ro, claiming (again) that DT is "obsessed" her with and that "his show ['Apprentice'] tanked."
Meanwhile, somewhere in the glorious city of Gotham, DT is squinting furiously at a TV set and - BOOM!! - DT did what DT has suddenly become so very fond of doing. He dashed off a letter, which was quickly sent to "Extra." Herewith, the juicy stuff:
"Barbara Walters has taken the low road for the sake of her show rather than the sake of her morality. She lied with Star Jones and now she has chosen to lie again. She refused to discuss my recent letter [see: Tuesday edition, below] because she knows it is true and so does Rosie. They didn't even have the courage to mention me by name. It was sad to see Barbara read her statement off a cue card. Rosie just pushed her out like a ("pathetic") puppet. Barbara has become a sad figurehead dominated by a third-rate comedian and I now wish she had not chosen me as one of the "Ten Most Fascinating People...'"
And so on. He also rebutted Rosie's claim about the tanking, and referred to some recent "Nielson" numbers. (DT, it's spelled "Nielsen.")
OK, fans, I've got some comments here, but foremost: Shouldn't Trumpster be out building buildings or something? But there he is, studying "The View" every morning, then pounding out joyously hilarious - albeit unintentionally so - commentary to Ro and "Extra." "I now wish she had not chosen me as one of the "Ten Most Fascinating People...'"A classic line! Sure to be posted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations some day! One for the ages!
But I've got to admit, I think Trumpster's right on this one. Babs did chicken out (and did fudge the truth, long and hard, on Jones.). By not naming Trumpster, she averted any possible legal unpleasantness, because - really - she didn't technically lie: "That poor pathetic man" could have been a reference to the doorman she refused to tip over Christmas. Who knows?!
I'm still giving Ro another month. Babs has the long knives out, and not just for DT...