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GAY MARRIAGE LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA!!!

The California Supreme Court just ruled that the ban on Gay Marriage is unconstitutional in California! Check out the full story here.

This may mean that the marriages in San Francisco that were performed in 2004 (i.e. Kelli and Rosie) are once again legal!

THANK YOU MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM!

Mayor Newsom reacts to the news with his staff. Newsom was instrumental in bringing teh issue to the CA Supreme Court and has been a constant advocate for equal rights. Risking his political career (which at one time was said to be on a path to the White House), Newsom fought relentlessly for the rights of the citizens in SF!

update from one of our bloggers who is a lawyer in CA: "The remedy provided by today's majority opinion is PROSPECTIVE (albeit immediately). It does not provide a retroactive remedy for the plaintiffs. Accordingly, unless the Court issues an Order to the contrary, those persons married in 04 would need to re-wed (perhaps before Nov. if the amendment is approved for the ballot.)"

Barbara Talks About Rosie with Suspenders Man

Barbara Walters has been promoting her book on just about every TV show there is these past couple weeks. This week she was on Larry King. Here is a portion of the transcript when she talks about Rosie:

King: ... So we'll move to another area, Rosie O'Donnell.

Walters: Oh, I love Rosie. And Rosie and I e-mail each other all the time.

King: What happened there, though?

Walters: Well, what happened with Rosie at the end, Rosie decided not to come back. It was her decision not to come back. I was sorry. I thought that Rosie -- I mean, she -- she had some feuds. She had the Donald Trump feud, which I got in the middle of. Didn't want to be but was. She had her own very strong opinions.

But Rosie and the network could not come to agreement. She only had a one-year contract. And she decided not to come back.

King: Were you ticked over what Donald said about you?

Walters: Well, I didn't know how I got in the middle of it. You know, and suddenly there I was. Donald had been my friend. I went to Donald and Melania's wedding. So suddenly I was in the middle of this mess. I mean, when Rosie started to pick on Donald, I was off on a friend's boat. So suddenly, I'm in the middle of --

King: Have you heard from Rosie since the book?

Walters: All the time. I just e-mailed Rosie yesterday because she's in the revival of "No, No, Nanette." And Rosie sent me flowers. And Rosie, if you're listening, there was no one home. Thank you, darling, but they're dead by now. ...

King: One more thing on Rosie. She talked about you the other day on "The Today Show," your old TV stomping ground where you were the co-host. Let's take a look.

(Begin video clip)

Rosie O'Donnell: She's a forerunner, a legend. She really did pave the way. You have to realize, when she was the weather girl here on "The Today Show," women weren't allowed to dream of speaking to foreign dignitaries and world leaders. This woman defied the odds. She did it when women were told they couldn't. And you know, that's pretty amazing.

Unidentified: So you're friends today, you and Barbara?

O'Donnell: Yes. We e-mail. You know, I forced her to sort of be more emotional than she's comfortable with. When the whole thing happened with Trump and then we -- you know, I was upset that she didn't, like, call me and defend me. And so I told her. And I told her in crying hysterics -- you know, Barbara, you never -- and she was like, what are you doing?

(End video clip)

King: Everything true, but you weren't the weather girl.

Walters: I was never a weather girl. I was a writer on "The Today Show" before I started. They put me on for 13 weeks, and I stayed for 13 years. And I write about those years. They were wonderful. Most of it was wonderfully happy. Some of it was not.

Yes, Yes Nanette!

The show has opened and the reviews are in! "Ms. O’Donnell, of whom you may have heard, scores a personal triumph as the Smiths’ grumpy, bossy maid. With only minimal changes in vocal and facial expressions, she projects more comic authority than anyone around her"

This from Ben Brantley of the New York Times. Check out the full review here.

Did you get a chance to see Rosie in Nanette? Let us know what you thought in the comments section!

Rosie on Today

Rosie appeared on the fourth hour of the Today Show today. Check out video and details on the Today Show website here or in a video segment on the show here.

The Rosie and Rachael Show

Today's Rachael Ray Show was transformed into "The Rosie and Rachael Show," complete with an intro a la the Rosie O'Donnell Show -- including the infamous blue curtain, the theme song, AND Johnny McD!!! And ... to top it all off -- a production number!

So -- what did you think? Did you love it!!?

Here are some clips (Thx Karen)

Elmo and Blakey!

Andy... THANK YOU for pointing us toward this! I LOVE it!

I Am Because We Are

Rosie was at the premiere of Madonna's new documentary film "I Am Because We Are" which premiered at the seventh Tribeca Film Festival in New York this weekend.

The film follows Madonna's journey to Africa to learn more about children orphaned by AIDS. More about the film can be found here.

Rosie at Comedy Central Event

BillOPhobia!

Thanks Bruce!

A Blast from the Past!

Remember when Rosie was on Star Search!?

Rosie Does Stand-Up on Sunday Night!

Ro will be on Comedy Central's special benefit for Autism on Sunday night, April 13th (8pm ET). Check out the details about "A Night of Too Many Stars" in the article posted below or read more in this article from the NY Times.

WILL ROSIE POP IN TONIGHT???

According to Anne aka davesmydog, Ro said she will pop in and say HELLO to us bloggers at 11:00 EST tonight. Yesterday, Anne was one of the lucky ones to actually meet R RO face to face at her booksigning. Plying her with cookies, she gave RO the skinny on all us rosiechatters and rbloggers. So with high hopes, we all breathe and believe that r ROSIE will indeed grace us with her presence.

WE ALL LOVE YOU ROSIE!! (I just had to say that just in case it gets so crazy, I wouldn't have a chance to say it) haha. Here's to you RO !!!! Thank you for being so THERE for us!

Rosie and Sam! Big News for Sam!

Sam Harris and his partner Danny just announced yesterday that they are new daddies. He was keeping it a secret for a while, but made this vlog with Rosie on the Mexican cruise and can share it now. Rosie and Sam starred in Grease together on Broadway... the end lil tune in the vlog was Sam's diddy in the show. If you haven't heard Sam Harris sing, search YouTube!

How Much Would You Pay for Backstage Passes to the True Colors Tour?

Well, the lucky bidder on lot 604 will get just that. The O'Donnell kids' school is having their annual auction this Friday and Rosie's donation for the auction was a backstage pass at True Colors! Here is a clip from the auction catalog. Can I go to that school?!

Rachael and Rosie - May 9th!

Rosie will be on the Rachael Ray Show on May 9th! I can't recall ever seeing these two together --- but it should be fun times.... and very loud!!

A Night of Too Many Stars... with Rosie!

According to Comedy Central, Ro is set to perform in "A Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education" The concert will air on Comedy Central on Sunday, April 13 at 8pm ET.

The live, two-hour Comedy Central special "will raise money for schools and education programs for autistic children and adults, with some of the money going to the advocacy group Autism Speaks. The last "Night of Too Many Stars" in October 2006 raised more than $2.6 million."

Although we haven't heard mention of it yet from Ro, her name appears on the poster as one of the scheduled guests!

Gimme a Break!

To quote Rosie's first TV sitcom, "Gimme A BREAK!" Not that anyone with half a brain believes what they read in the supermarket trash magazine, The Globe, but Ro (via her rep Cyndi Berger) tells the NY Post that the claims are "absolutely ridiculous."

IT'S HERE! ORDER YOUR COPY OF CRAFTY U!

ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY &
HELP SUPPORT ROSIE'S BROADWAY KIDS!

(click the photo of the book to order)

And the ENVY sets in.....

Our lil Miss EasyPZ is infamous for getting her questions answered by Ro, but today she got not only one BUT TWO answered in one session!! Check her out:

We love you girl! Sprinkle some of your magic dust on the rest of us!

Clips from Tuesday

Good Morning America:

The Book Signing:

F*CK BILL O'REILLY

To hear Bill O'Reilly tell it, you'd think spending some time with your loved ones - especially your GLBT loved ones - was downright dangerous. Fortunately, you and I know better, and together, we're building a critical movement to counter the misinformation of O'Reilly and those like him.

On Friday night's The O'Reilly Factor, Bill included a troubling debate about R Family Vacations, the GLBT-friendly vacation provider founded by Rosie O'Donnell and her partner, Kelli. R Family, which has been a long-time sponsor of PFLAG national, brings together families of all kinds to celebrate . . . well, being a family.

But according to O'Reilly and one of his guests, conservative radio host Marc Rudov, these affirming family get-togethers are patently offensive, and nothing more than a "fairly intrusive" way to "mainstream the gay lifestyle." And Rudov even goes so far as to compare R Family Vacations with smoking . . . radiation . . . and brain tumors! "I kind of look at this in the same way," he told O'Reilly, going on to proclaim that "children do form their sexual identities from their same-sex parents."

That's right. "Pro-family" O'Reilly and his ilk now seem to be anti-our families. But fortunately for us, we have PFLAG to get the facts right.

In fact, I recently returned from an R Family cruise with my wife and some other important members of the PFLAG family, including executive director Jody Huckaby and Straight for Equality endorser Cyndi Lauper. We were surrounded by hundreds of loving families who were onboard with their GLBT children and loved ones. It was an inspiring and emotional journey that I will never forget. Because of R Family, these families from across the country were able to come together, be appreciated and loved for who they are, and take part in a welcoming, inclusive vacation that - until Rosie and Kelli founded their company - was simply an impossible dream for so many people.

So when O'Reilly and his guests use shrill rhetoric - not far removed from Sally Kern's comparison of GLBT Americans to a "cancer" - we should all be alarmed. And we should all be grateful to have PFLAG fighting on our side. Because, as Margaret Hoover pointed out to O'Reilly on Friday, "We've got a whole lot of people and kids that are growing up that don't have parents that love them," and so we shouldn't be spending our time attacking those who do.

That's what PFLAG is all about: Bringing families together and celebrating who we are. And it's a common value we share with our good friends at R Family Vacations. So we're proud to stand with them . . . share their journey with them . . . and call out the O'Reillys and Rudovs of the world on their misinformation and false propaganda.

Just as we did with Representative Kern, and as we have always done, PFLAG will continue to show the true faces of every family . . . and we'll always stand with "R Family" and yours.

Because you and I know that loving our children is the most un-intrusive thing anyone can do. And isn't loving our families what being pro-family is all about?

Sincerely,
Cepek Signature
John R. Cepek
PFLAG National President

Rosie O'Donnell on Good Morning America

Did you catch Ro on GMA?
What did you think?
Catch the Diane Sawyer interview here.

Tell us what you thought in the comments section below!

WE ALL HAVE AIDS

Rosie updated today at 1:16 ... JUST ONE POST that read:

Chickie Writes:
Ro, A friend of mine interviewed you recently for an hour. She said it was like an out-of-body experience. You were amazingly real and forthright. I'm living the experience vicariously.
Luv Uxox
if its the kenneth cole woman
tell her i want to have dinner

So I googled . . . Designer and activist, Kenneth Cole, created an AIDS awareness campaign, in which celebrities posed individually, then the images were combined to create the ad—WE ALL HAVE AIDS. Also notice the shoes? Kenneth Cole being a shoe guy, has created a sort of “where’s waldo” among the sea of barefoot celebs. To find out more about WE ALL HAVE AIDS, visit: http://www.weallhaveaids.com

Have you heard of the Amero?

A little help for you with Ro's QOTD:

Click here and read about the Amero on Wiki.

Click here and read about the Amero on Christine Ebersole's blog.

Interview Tuesday

On Tuesday, April 8, Rosie will be doing some press interviews to promote her new book, Crafty U. Be sure to check her out on Martha Stewart and Good Morning America.

She'll be signing books at Barnes & Noble (555 5th Ave) at 12:30 and then again on Thursday at Borders on Long Island.

It's Back!

You ask and Ro responds!

The "last updated" counter has been added to the new blog home page. Check it out!

It does seem, however, that our sneaky (or not-so-sneaky) attempts to use multiple email addresses to ask more than one question a day has been brought to a screeching halt! Don't pretend you never did it!! It looks as though the site now recognizes your IP address and only allows one question from each computer (kinda like when you vote in a question of the day). I guess it probably helps keep the weirdos from leaving 700 repetitive slanders.. and I s'pose it keeps us friendly stalkers from getting a wee bit over zealous!

Spingle Productions!

We've all heard Ro mention "spingles." Ro defines a spingle as "when the hair stands up on your arm... when your spine tingles." It seems that now she has a production company named after that "special feeling!"

First off, how cool is the logo?! According to the site, "Spingle Productions produces thought-provoking, enlightening and enriching films and television programming. Spingle-produced programming and films are designed to capture life in today's world - uniquely, honestly and authentically."