Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck continued their politically-opposed on air debate during this morning's View. Again discussing the definitions - and characters - of terrorism, the girls got more hot, bothered and downright nasty than every before.

The drama reaches a cringe-inducing crescendo even before the real battle, when O'Donnell attempts to stay out of the discussion. The big, fat lesbian correctly asserts:

You want to know why I don't want to do this? Let me tell you why I don't want to do it - here's how it gets spun in the media: big, fat, lesbian, loud Rosie attacks innocent, pure, Christian Elisabeth. I'm not doing it.

It's only down hill from there, as O'Donnell accuses Hasselbeck of double-speak and Hasselbeck takes a jab at O'Donnell's other ongoing feud: the feud with Donald Trump, "It's much easier to fight someone like Donald Trump, isn't it?" Hasselbeck may be small, but girl can hold her own...

(PS: The clip may be a little long, but it's definitely worth the watch. Not for the faint of heart, however...)

The world's most stylish fashionistas, singers, actors and hangers-on made their way to The Metropolitan Museum of Art last night for the Costume Institute's Gala. This year the institute honored the late, great French designer Paul Poiret. Poiret's stunning designs drew on both Oriental and art deco aesthetic, but constantly revolved around his favorite flower: the rose.

Our invitation must have gotten lost in the mail, so we had to live vicariously through press images. Shame, because we would have loved to pick Tom Ford and French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld's respective brains. Oh well, there's always next year.

Take a look at some more shots, after the jump...

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Rosie's one ballsy babe lady. The outspoken comedienne used yesterday's Matrix Awards to voice her View of age-old nemesis, Donald Trump. Grabbing her coochie, O'Donnell told the Don, "Eat me". Charming...

Some people had a laugh at Rosie's lewd ways. Beth Ellen Keyes of N.Y. Women in Communications - which hosts the annual luncheon - wrote her lackies: "Rosie was fabulous. Please let Rosie know how much we appreciated her being there. She was just great."

Democratic attendee Robert Zimmerman, however, had a different reaction: "I was offended by how vulgar and common O'Donnell was. It was especially inappropriate with young people present." Another woman told Page Six, "I cringed and dove under the table when she said, 'Eat me'." She must have misunderstood the carpet muncher's comment.

By some miracle (or, possibly, producer-issued edict), Rosie O'Donnell has vowed never again to take any more shots at Donald Trump or, to borrow her adorable nick name, "The Dump Truck".

We would post the video of her declaration, but, quite frankly, we don't care enough. Those of you who want to watch her historic statement and her final hair flip (with support from some of The View vixens), click here.

So many rich and famous adults act like complete children. It's truly incredible. Case in point: Rosie O'Donnell and Donald Trump. Apparently Trump used Extra to take some fresh swipes at old O'Donnell's depression disclosure - namely: poor Rosie's down from looking at her horrid reflection (as if he's one to talk).

Always down for a fight, Rosie's taken to her blog (and senseless poetics) to strike her own blow:

the dump truck is at it again

“she’s depressed from looking in the mirror”

so hurtful 2 know he doesnt find me attractive
as it has been my goal
for so long
to give a balding billionaire a boner

same same same

Is that final line supposed to be a reference to ACT-UP's old chant, "shame, shame, shame"? If it is, Rosie should be ashamed of herself.

Either way, both these kids need to get a handle on reality and stop beating that dead horse (pictured). And, really, so should we...

Bless E!'s Marc Malkin for reminding us that Rosie O' Donnell hates Donald Trump. The View co-host has so many feuds that, to be honest, we have a little trouble keeping up. But, of course, it's really O'Donnell we should be thanking, for Malkin reports the Big R used her family friendly cruse to rehash her tabloid rivalry. Malkin writes:

...O'Donnell talked about how Trump told Larry King that he did not find her sexually attractive, cracking, "It was always my dream to give a balding billionaire a boner."

But it didn’t stop there. I'm told O'Donnell said she was looking forward to her next HBO special, when she can "do 25 minutes on Donald. I do like my start about balding-billionaire boner."

Well, thanks a lot, Rosie: just reading about you saying boner guaranteed that we'll never get another...

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• Britney Spears can't get enough vagina! She loves it! She wishes she could lick it right now. If you had a vagina, she'd probably lick it and then say, "Damn, I love vagina"! (We can't stop exclaiming! Someone call for help!)

We don't know what possessed us - perhaps some sort of horrible demon - but we just took a trip to Rosie O'Donnell's blog and found something we'd like to share with you:

Dementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they can’t see them. Get too near a Dementor and every good feeling, every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can, the Dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to something like itself…soul-less and evil. You will be left with nothing but the worst experiences of your life.

Um, we have some questions. First, what the fuck is she talking about? Second, is "muggle" some sort of vaginal vernacular? If so, why do we find it so disturbing? Finally, why must O'Donnell write in the style of an angst-filled, brain damaged and self-indulgent teenager?

So, we got an email from a crazed Rosie O'Donnell fan urging us to send a note to Barbara Walters and her View crew urging them not to fire Rosie over this whole Donald Trump thing. Well, we think that's just ridiculous, because obviously Babs isn't about to fire Rosie. In fact, she's said time and again that she's thrilled to have the Big R on the show.

Later in the day, the same crazed fan gave us this. It's allegedly Donald's email. If that doesn't work, he told us to try this - his assistant's email. Although, we're sure neither will be valid for much longer.

Oh, in case you're wondering which of the players we've pictured, it's us.

Phew! We were getting worried that this whole Rosie O'Donnell/Donald Trump war of words was coming to an end. Luckily the Big O (no, not Oprah) shed fresh blood with one of her nonsensical blog poems (blogem?) in which she writes:

so what happens
when u say the emperor has no clothes
the comb over goes ballistic
via phone to mr king

choices
every minute
every day
everyone

i imagine it is interesting
as celeb feuds tend 2 b
so here r my thoughts

Blah, blah and even more blah.

Not to be upstaged, Mr. T responded with these lovely words:

Rosie got mentally beaten up by me because she's a mental midget, a low-life... It's too bad a degenerate is able to get away with things like that...

Goodness gracious! This entire battle threatens to dismantle the entire English language. We have a lesbian who only speak in haiku or poetry or some shit and a billionaire womanizer whose attacks sound like a verbal self-portrait. This is worse than the Tower of Babel.

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