Celebrity Feud

GMA Portrays Rosie vs. O'Reilly As Celebrity Feud; Ignores 9/11 Conspiracy Theories | NewsBusters.org: "On Tuesday's 'Good Morning America,' the ABC program featured a segment on the growing feud between 'View' host Rosie O'Donnell and FNC anchor Bill O'Reilly. Although reporter Taina Hernandez did highlight some of Ms. O'Donnell's more extreme statements, the segment mostly portayed the back-and-forth as simply a celebrity squabble.

And one topic that GMA left out? Any reference to Rosie's recent on-air touting of 9/11 conspiracy theories. Co-host Robin Roberts previewed the segment with a tease that offered moral equivalence between the FNC host and the woman who recently suggested that the kidnapping of British Marines was a modern day Gulf of Tonkin incident. Roberts wondered, 'Has Rosie gone too far this time?' But she quickly covered herself by asking, 'Maybe O'Reilly's crossed the line? We'll let you be the judge and weigh in on that.'

In the segment, which aired at 7:36am, Hernandez oddly avoided using the labels liberal and conservative, perhaps in an attempt to refrain from further damaging Ms. O'Donnell. (Both 'Good Morning America' and 'The View' air on ABC.):"

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