O’DONNELL: ‘THE VIEW WAS TOO FLUFFY FOR OBAMA’
Outspoken comedienne ROSIE O’DONNELL has blasted U.S. president BARACK OB AMA’s decision to appear on U.S. TV’s THE VIEW, insisting the magazine pr ogramme is too "fluffy" for a world leader.
Obama became the first sitting American president to guest on a daytime talk show when the pre-taped interview aired on Thursday (29Jul10), in w hich he discussed his family, politics and pop culture with the panel of female presenters, including Whoopi Goldberg and veteran newswoman Barbar a Walters.
O’Donnell, a former co-host on The View, claims the president should ha ve chosen a more reputable programme, like The Oprah Winfrey Show - but s he insists she is pleased for her former colleagues.
Speaking on the Sirius XM radio show on Wednesday (28Jul10), she said, "I have mixed feelings about that (Obama’s appearance). I don’t really th ink sitting presidents should go do fluffy daytime TV shows. Maybe an hou r on Oprah or something.
"I don’t really want to see him on The View, although I’m happy for the m (co-hosts). That’s a good booking…" O’Donnell quit The View in 2006 after clashing with her fellow panelist s.
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