sigh.  The Hermes incident did not go down like it was widely reported.  Oprah did NOT make a big deal about it--the media and a few of the people around Oprah did.  She had the gentleman from Hermes on the show and they explained the whole thing.  
Oprah is actually known for NOT making statements about people she is disappointed with or having problems with, which is why the James Frey incident was so big.  She had identified his book as being an amazingly well-written inspirational story--then felt betrayed when finding out it was based on lies (although, as a piece of fictional writing, it still inspires many).  She/her people had checked with the publishers and were assured of the validity of his story.  She could have tried to spin the whole incident like so many in the public eye would have done--instead, she called him out, bringing attention to her own part in the whole thing as well.
  She supposedly has had issues with Dr. Phil and Iyanla, two people who owe much of their media success to Oprah, but she has never publicly aired that dirty laundry to anyone.  She has spoken against rap music that is degrading to women or violent, but not slammed particular artists, even though several in turn have criticized her a great deal.
Rosie actually began taking potshots at Oprah months ago after the road trip shows by suggesting that she and Gayle are lesbians, or at least a little "gay."  Oprah's response was not to slam Rosie, but to only say that if she were gay, she would have told her audience by now, considering that she's talked about her past promiscuity, sexual abuse, drug use, etc.  
Both women have done a great deal to help others through their charities and their exposure of important issues.  The main difference with them today seems to be that while Oprah tries to do a show that is about education and affirming the human spirit, Rosie is now all about going for the jugular--she comes off more and more each day like some shrill harpy that lashes out just to be lashing out.  I've always liked her, but now I find that I just don't have any interest in watching someone who, even in discussing a sensitive issue with one of her own colleagues, can not do so in a respectful manner.  I don't like virtually anything Hasselbeck says, but Rosie legitimizes Elizabeth's viewpoints by the very way she attacks her and not what she's saying.
And in regards to The Secret, I'm not going to dismiss the quantum energies/metaphysical aspects of the message, even if I am somewhat skeptical of that part.  However, The Power of Positive Thinking has long been established to be a very powerful way to move through life, and it's an older idea than even the original book of that title.  If more people did indeed put out a more positive outlook today, so much of the negativity that surrounds us would dissipate.  And maybe Rosie then wouldn't come off so angry all the time.  
 
And to nyjokingecho, if you're reading this:  I find it to be incredibly bad form to slam another poster for his grammar and errors, especially considering his points did not attack any other person on this site.  You came off as very condescending and superior, which certainly ended up reflecting more poorly on you than it did on him.