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Published Tuesday, May 10, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

PAT O'BRIEN MEETS DR. PHIL: OK, so I'm a few days late on this posting. But even so, my initial impressions haven't changed on the Insider host's heavily orchestrated return from rehab. Pat simply didn't seem sincere about his rehabilitation from alcohol and drug abuse. Instead, his answers were defensive, pre-planned and designed specifically to get him back in the anchor's desk with as little hassle as possible. Dr. Phil made it seem like he'd be tough on Pat in the first half-hour, but by the end of the show, Phil got soft. And filming Pat's first trip back to the office and talk with the crew -- that really took the proverbial cake. Why, if you want to make amends, would you even agree to have TV cameras on hand? Viacom has gone mad, I tells ya.

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