Rosie's Huge Debut, Why Chris Matthews Grilled A Pastor, Oprah's Biggest Struggles

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 WATCH: Rosie's Back -- And Zinging Elizabeth Hasselbeck! Rosie O'Donnell kicked off her new primetime talk show on Monday. The first episode of "The Rosie Show" seemed to be all over the map by design. It included, among other things, a musical number, a game show segment, and a bunch of celeb chat with O'Donnell's new favorite person, Russell Brand. The song was kicked off by "regular audience member" Suze Orman, who just happened to be in the crowd at Harpo Studios (where the show is filmed) and asked O'Donnell how she had come to be hosting a live talk show on Oprah Winfrey's cable channel. Out came the shirtless dancers to accompany O'Donnell in her number. The song even included a reference to her last big television gig. WATCH: Matthews Lays Into Pastor Over Incendiary Religion Remarks NYT Sues The Feds Oprah Reveals Her Desperate Insecurity WATCH: Nancy Grace Winds Up On The Floor Top Former Murdoch Deputy Set For Hacking Grilling BLOG POSTS Jason Linkins: TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads Paul Stoller: Social Renaissance Facing an economic, social and political future of limited possibility, the presence of the Occupy Wall Street community is compelling us to wake up to our bleak reality and take action to secure the future. Tom Kelly: Changing Channels: The Future of Advertising In a city where we seldom stop for anything, a large group of people stopped to engage with a giant 61 foot Forever 21 digital billboard above their store front. The ad created an augmented reality experience. Nicole Neroulias: Why Muslims Should Take a Page From The Book of Mormon These days, it would behoove America's Muslims to learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is a group that's no stranger to dealing with bad publicity. Nancy Fuchs Kreimer: A Tale of One Mosque and Two News Stories This is the tale of one city, one Islamic Center and two news stories. One story put the town on the map. The second story garnered almost no national attention.

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