Rosie Finally Takes Her View and Walks

It was announced this afternoon that Rosie O'Donnell will not be returning to The View after this season. According to news reports, Rosie was unable to come to an agreement on her contract. She said that she would be coming back as a guest host in the future. This raises a lot of questions about the background behind this dispute in her contract.

On yesterday's show, she previewed an upcoming show that will be aired on the LOGO network of gay skits. The skit that was aired showed a "pocket" gay guy who was a companion to a heterosexual woman. He was offering to help her with her wardrobe and reminded her that she did not need a boyfriend because "You have me!" Rosie introduced the preview as her new show, so one can only assume that she's stepping over to a target market where she will be more accepted.

Also on yesterday's show, she discussed the fact that the annual gay cruise that her partner, Kelly, had coordinated had been forced to change their destination. The cruise is not restricted to gay people, but it is primarily for gay people and their families to provide a vacation environment where they don't have to deal with the usual criticism that gays sometimes encounter. The original destination was the island of Bermuda. Last year, the cruise was very successful when it docked in Key West, a community known for its large gay population. However, when it docked in the Bahamas, there were protesters from four Bahamian churches expressing their disapproval of homosexuality and it caused a little commotion for the vacationers on the cruise.

Goodbye, Rosie!

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