Rosie & Elizabeth – Soon to be exes

Submitted by Lisa Steadman on May 26, 2007 - 11:43 pm

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I missed Rosie’s last day on the air but I did catch up on the knock down, drag out fight with ”Poor Little Elizabeth” on YouTube.  Anyone else feel like this was the conversation they’d both been dying to have since Day 1?

Their on air drama reminded me of couples who are still in a relationship even though they know the breakup is unavoidable. The gloves come off. Cruel words fly. No more tolerating the other person. This is breakup war! And while it makes for great television, it makes me wonder what the last nine months have really been about. The minute Rosie arrived on The View, she and Elizabeth claimed to have the utmost respect for one another. They even spent time outside the show with each other’s children. Or was that just a load of crap?

I always felt like Elizabeth was that geeky girl in school who made friends with the bully not because she liked her but because it was easier than getting beat up every day. And Rosie acted like she knew it. She was the alpha, she ran the show, and out of pity she was kind to Poor Little Elizabeth.

Not anymore!

Their on-air feud had been brewing for some time. And Rosie was becoming more and more like a beligerant husband who barely tolerated good wife Elizabeth’s comments and behavior. Their explosive spat was like the last fight before both parties pack their bags and move out, the breakup finally erupting.

While I’m sorry Rosie won’t finish her time on The View, I think it’s for the best. Like the couple who breaks up and has regret for some of those horrible things said during the breakup, there are no take backs. Especially when all of America knows who said what and to whom.

Alas, Rosie is a single television personality again. And Elizabeth can go back to doing ridiculously enthusiastic segments about that disease that keeps her from eating wheat and what not. You can bet my morning ritual will change. No more 10 am date with Rosie and the gals.  Much as I love Joy Behar, her warmth and humor can’t overcompensate for Poor Little Elizabeth.