Sept. 5, 2006 Ro was a go! Rosie O'Donnell debuted as the new moderator of The View a year ago today, thus kicking off a roller coaster eight-month tenure that won't soon be forgotten. Unlike her later contentious verbal smackdowns with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Donald Trump, Kelly Ripa and the Chinese, Rosie's first morning on the air was tame. Her old buddy Jessica Simpson was the guest, and the only awkward moment was when she grilled the singer on whether or not she was dating John Mayer."She just goes right there!" Jess said. "I'm not actually dating John Mayer." Lies. Things didn't stay too "rosie" for long. Within weeks, the ... Read More >>