Barker on Rosie taking over his job...

Blame the desert sun. My little Palm Springs holiday must be melting my brain. I shared just a snippet of Bob Barker's thoughts on the possibility of Rosie O'Donnell taking over his job on "The Price Is Right" which he just stepped down from after 35 years. I thought he sounded a bit sexist in his "lady host" comment but now that I see a more complete version of his remarks on JustJared.com, he certainly seems to be open to it, as is CBS.
“I believe they’re going to have a meeting with Rosie,” Barker told The Associated Press backstage Friday night at the Daytime Emmy Awards, where he won his 19th trophy. "She knows the show.There’s no doubt in my mind she could do the show. Now, whether they want a lady host, I don’t know. I’ve never heard that discussed. As far as I know, they’ve only auditioned men.”
“She told me she loved ‘The Price Is Right’ and wanted to host it one day,” Barker added.

I'm just gonna say it: I say Rosie gets the job if they come to terms. They'd be crazy not to give it to her. She is a ratings magnet and very familiar and accepted by the daytime audience. There is no dude who can match her widespread appeal and charisma. I think she would be perfect. But I wonder if they would move the show to NYC since Rosie lives there. I live about a block away from where the show is filmed in LA and I would miss seeing the people lined up along Fairfax in their crazy T-shirts but if it meant Rosie gets the gig, I'm all good.