Sue has to rely on whataboutism to deflect from the fact that Opie was the unfunniest, least liked, most uncreative, and boorish host of the show.
Opie wanted to talk about celebrity gossip. Kardashians. Real Housewives. Every morning he would tell us all what he saw on Oprah yesterday, "Lynsi had it on I was just on the couch with her....." Which doesn't explain The View, which he would watch on the air. There were so many instances of Opie claiming he didn't see something or couldn't watch something because of his children or this or that, meanwhile he was able to watch every bitch made reality or awards show.
Opie wanted to make the show a roundtable discussion of Finacee shows and 90 minutes of Oscar discussions. While none of the hosts really brought any content with them, you'd think Opie, Mr. Radio his whole life, would take HIS SHOW more seriously. He never contributed to creative meetings, sales meetings, or any meeting at all. He'd sit there reading tweets or playing Candy Crush while more competent people carried him to the finish line time and time again. He'd get frustrated with The Shining or Back To The Future jokes because he didn't get it, so instead of watching some of the movies Anthony & Jim discuss almost every day, just never watch them and sit in silence on your own show when it comes up. 2004 to 2014 and Opie never once bothered to watch the Shining.
Opie was not at the studio at 4:30am with a laundry list of audio and topics. Like the other two guys, he'd show up and skim a couple papers. Have some coffee, take a shit while reading the first 8 pages of the Post. Opie didn't know how to run his own board. Remember Erock's number? Mars had to explain to him that he too, has a dump button. He didn't know. The entire time, Mr. Board Op himself, had no idea. All he really knew how to do was turn mics on and off anyway. Anything more complex than that and he would need Mars.
So how can you hate an unfunny, incompetent, jaded millionaire who doesn't lift a finger for his own show outside of a USA Today and narcissistically condescends down to the plebs that prop it all up on a daily basis?
Easily.