A word about Rosie (I attended "The View" taping yesterday) [View All]

Ia friend invited me, and we went yesterday (airs today, 11AM EST).

I want to say (briefly) that Rosie impressed me; she took questions from the audience during every commercial break, joked and conversed continuously not in a condescending "I'm a celebrity and you're not" fashion, but as equals. When someone asked about her (former) foster child she spoke eloquently and passionately about the sorry state of foster care and lack of foster homes... she impressed me as a very decent, loving person. On the other hand, the other hosts did not address the audience at all during breaks- except Barbara Walters came up once and thanked us, and was nice.

As for the "feud", I came away with the impression it was not fake.... Rosie made a few remarks off-air... OK gotta tape the show!

Here are pics showing Rosie schmoozing with us during breaks.