ELISABETH HASSELBECK V. BARBARA WALTERS We've updated this morning's insta-notorious The View post with video of these two arguing over Sarah Palin. Watch it here.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is why I watch The View morning after morning in hopes of witnessing something amazing. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the moron who gives Republicans everywhere a bad name, had a minor meltdown during the show's first segment today. She was so beyond help that not even Barbara Walters came to her rescue. The topic, of course, was the idiocy of Sarah Palin, which turned into another session of Elisabeth spouting off nonsensical remarks to defend her beloved McCain/Palin ticket. After Barbara correctly likened Palin's preparation for the debate to a high school student cramming for an exam, Elisabeth became extremely angry, which is when this happened (inciting a round of boos from the audience):
BW: We love you on the program. You are the counterpoint. But every single day you never ever say, 'Maybe there's another point.' So here's your chance. … Tell us now why you think that Sarah Palin would make a very good president.
EH: Well, since I've been studying for this pop quiz forever, I — tell me why Barack Obama is qualified. I mean, give me three tangible things he has done.
Glorious. Anyone who genuinely thinks this woman has a single intelligent thing to say that hasn't been programmed into her head via FOX News needs to go see a doctor, cause something's off.
Update: You must watch this clip, below. CONTINUED »
COLOR US SHOCKED "A longtime staff member on The View chatfest says, 'It's not as bad as during the Rosie [O'Donnell] era,' but the presidential election has GOP-er Elisabeth Hasselbeck 'really upset' with her liberal co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar. I understand View creator Barbara Walters has called a 'cooling off' meeting to keep a lid on things."
We have good news and we have bad news. First we'll start with the good: Shrewish conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck is considering leaving her chair at The View round table. The bad news: She's still going to be gracing our television sets. Says a source:
Elisabeth is just as tired of the ladies at The View as they are of her! She feels she constantly has to defend herself. Besides that, when she gets passionate about her opinions, the others make her look like she’s hysterical. But when she doesn’t talk enough, she’s accused of 'pouting.'
Naturally, the fair and balanced FOX News is offering her a position as an anchor for one of the network's shows. At least she will be around the rest of the crazies.
Update: Yes, Cord called it last week.
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Poor Cindy McCain. She's having a tough go at this political race, all thanks to the likes of Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar. At a Michigan fundraiser on Saturday night, Cindy complained to a room of fellow Republicans about her horrific experience on a daytime talk show:
In spite of what you see … in the newspapers, and on shows like The View — I don't know if any of you saw The View yesterday, they picked our bones clean — in spite of what you see, that's not what the American people are saying and what they are believing. They are now seeing a clear difference with these candidates, and they are seeing who is going to make the best president, and that's why we're pulling ahead.
It truly is a sad state of affairs when the man running for president has the toughest time answering questions from a group of catty women who talk over each other while discussing men and menopause. (You can watch the ladies "gang up" on Cindy and John here.)
'THE VIEW' FROM THE RIGHT What a freakin' America in which some of the toughest questions political candidates are forced to face come not from the anchors on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, or from the American people themselves, but from daytime coffee klatch The View. Click here to see Barbara Walters et al very awesomely grill Senator John McCain about his bullshit claims that Obama called Palin a pig and how soon after being elected he's going to make sure women can't do with their bodies what they see fit. The orange background is funny, because we really do think this was Johnny's version of hell.
The Us Weekly staffers apparently got really drunk and threw together a humorous list of the 25 Most Stylish New Yorkers. Topping the list: Tyra Banks. In a city that plays home to millions of people, Tyra Effing Banks is the most stylish? Also making the list are resident View idiot Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Danity Kane he-she Aubrey O'Day. We have no words.
For a look into Tyra's enviable "style," click through.
During today's hot topics on The View, Republican puppet Elisabeth Hasselbeck busted out the newest argument in defense of VP candidate Sarah Palin. Evidently some people are pointing out the irony in an abstinence-only supporter also being the mother to an unwed pregnant teenager — but Elisabeth quickly pointed out why that is a non-issue:
People want to get on Sarah Palin in terms of, you know, removing abstinence-only programs or teaching abstinence to kids based on the fact that her own daughter is pregnant at 17. Well, when Al Gore's son was arrested for narcotics and speeding did we say, 'You know what? This is good proof we shouldn't be teaching our kids to say no to drugs and to drive safely.'
That … makes absolutely no sense. We took time to process it, but it's still completely absurd — and further proof Elisabeth is doing the GOP no favors.
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• Elisabeth Hasslebeck comes off looking dumber than ever. [INO]
• Larry King fans have too much time on their hands. [CityRag]
• Why this Sunday will be more blessed than usual. [DListed]
• Christina Aguilera couldn't stay away from that obnoxious red lipstick. [PS]
• Adam Sandler runs errands in the same outfit he wore to his movie premiere, which lets you know how much he cares about You Don't Mess with the Zohan. [ICYDK]
• Miley Cyrus' handlers need to tell her to just stop talking. [Yeeeah]
Sherri Shepherd used some on-air time on The View to address some of her quotes in a new issue of Precious Times, a black Christan women’s magazine. Basically, she said she had more abortions than she could count (they left out part of the quote, she said) and that is she were Juanita Bynum she would be able to save Barbara Walters (a joke, she said). It was an awkward moment, even for The View.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck proved last night why at least half of America dislikes her: After Fran Drescher made a harmless remark about how Elisabeth started crying during The Great View N-Word Fight of '08, the talk show panelist called into Larry King Live — which her coworker Joy Behar was hosting — to retaliate. Um, Elisabeth? Probably not best to pounce on a woman who barely said anything hurtful about you. It makes you come across as — um, what's the appropriate word? — obnoxious. We'll leave it at that.
Click through for the clip of Elisabeth's hissy fit.
The latest ruckus caused by Sherri Shepherd has nothing to do with the shape of the earth — this time, the View co-host is admitting that she's "had more abortions than [she] would like to count." Scandalous! Except that didn't bother us as much as this quote from Shepherd:
Oh, sometimes I say, 'Lord, Juanita Bynum or Joyce Meyer would be so good at this table [on The View]. They could lay hands on Barbara Walters and get her saved.' I ask the Lord, 'Why am I here?' I have to trust God when He says, 'Because I said so.'
You're not alone, Sherri. It's safe to say all of America has asked themselves — while watching clips from The View — why you are there.
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This morning's The View got heated really quickly, but the only one who seemed to be upset about the entire exchange was Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who forced out tears to show how compassionate she is when it comes to the n-word. Whoopi and the rest of the gang rolled their eyes as they attempted to explain the ways of the world for five minutes instead of having an actual conversation about the Jesse Jackson controversy.
I'm feeling honest today, so I'm about to do something therapeutic: I'm coming clean about some things I'm ashamed to admit that I enjoy. As part of my job, I have to be judgmental and critical — but sometimes I just want to confess my undying love for the celebrities and shows the public majority views as repulsive. So here's my list of six things I'm embarrassed to reveal. Admitting my problem is the first step to recovery.
THE KISS OF DEATH "View co-host Sherri Shepherd can't contain her admiration for potential first lady Michelle Obama. 'She is so poised, gracious, intelligent, charming and funny. … I would love to have her as a first lady!'"
Michelle Obama suffered through an entire hour of the The View this morning, because she's a good wife who will help her husband do anything to reach his dreams. You can bet after it was over, she called up Barack and informed him he would be doing the dishes for the next month. That aside, she came across like any other typical mother, which will surely still not be good enough for those who refuse to vote for Obama because he's black.
Regis Philbin is kind of like Santa Claus in that he's been around forever and everyone loves him. For some reason, his presence got the ladies of The View all riled up to the point where Joy screamed at Barbara as Whoopi walked off the stage. Can Regis have a seat at the View table every day? It's not like he has 19 other TV shows in the works. CONTINUED »
If we had our way, The View would be an hour of hot topics only involving politics, because the arguments that ensue are the only reason to watch. This morning, Elisabeth became angry that nobody was letting her finish her inane sentences and we were thisclose to having another on-set blowup like the one she had with Rosie last year. Unfortunately, it's hard to stay mad at Whoopi, so crisis averted.
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