My thoughts about the Rosie fiasco

So here we have Rosie O'Donnell who, unlike me, is defined as a "celebrity". Someone in the spotlight. Someone highly visible. Someone who, when they speak, most everyone listens to. Someone who's daily routine is under constant scrutiny and then, sometimes, plastered all over the media. Someone who, recently, voiced her opinions which were based upon factual information and then got promptly slaughtered globally in the media.

In my life (and those of you who know me, know this) Ive had to contend with WAVES of rediculous crap whenever Ive stated my opinion &/or the facts. An opinion cannot be argued with as it is the personal feelings/thoughts of the person who cites it. You cannot argue facts because they ARE facts. It is a fact that the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. It is a fact that milk provides the human body with calcium. Why do people INSIST on arguing someones personal opinions & facts? I haven't a clue...but people do it all the time.

What if George Bush was on The View and stated the very same opinions and facts that Rosie had voiced. Would an on-air argument have ensued? I highly doubt it. The question is: WHY NOT?

Well, for 1 thing, GB is the President. 'who would DARE defy him!?'. For another thing, since he is our Commander In Chief, the viewers (both live and watching from home) AND co-hostesses would be more apt to keep their mouths shut simply because he IS President. Maybe those two go hand in hand but there is a difference, albeit a slight one, with the bottom line being that NO ONE would want to be opposing the President on live television.

Enter Rosie. Strong, outspoken, forthright and unwavering. Beginning to point out the faulty and, somewhat, misleading statements made by someone on-air she stood her ground and backed up her statements with facts. How many actually truly HEARD her? Who knows. But I did.

Supporting the troops while disagreeing with the jumbled 'reasoning' for keeping them abroad is NOT that hard to comprehend. Defining 'terrorists' with a pronounced definition, instead of wafting back and forth broadening the definition to suit circumstance, is not that difficult to do either.

While everyone IS entitled to their own opinions and the Constitution Of The United States allows each American "Freedom Of Speech", it is very sloppy for a 'celebrity' to sit on a panel and attempt to defend non-understanding 'blanket' statements in a nationwide public fora as the aftereffects will have devastating effects. Why Ms. Hasselbeck did this is a question only she can answer.

Should we loathe her? No. She has her own opinions and perceptions which cannot be faulted with; but so does Rosie. What was upsetting to me was Ms. Hasselbeck's repeated attempts, even after Ms. O'Donnell tried to 'move on', to explain her opinions in such a manner that would show definitive, glaring faults with Ms. O'Donnell's opinions and statement of facts.
Which brings us full circle: WHY ARGUE FACTS & OPINIONS, because you CANNOT.

Some people agree with Rosie, some agree with Elizabeth. Some don't care either way. We are all human beings on this planet Earth and WAY too much energy is spent worrying about who thinks what about whom.

We need to stop absorbing the 'glamour' of this argument, thereby dragging it on and on, and start taking heed of the facts which were contained therein.
We all need to be open to factual information which may or may not change our opinions. Anything else is argumentative and does nothing more than bring negative energies into our lives. Which, I might add, are jumbled up enough already.

In doing so, we will be able to voice our opinions without fear no matter who we are status-wise. We will set ourselves free from chaotic arguing and the pointless browbeating, which does nothing but spawn neverending circles of fingerpointing and endless controversy.


Freedom Of Speech.

Blessings, peace and light,
~~~Angel