President Obama To Appear On 'The View' Thursday

July 26th, 2010 5:18 PM
Barack Obama will make history this week when he becomes the first sitting president to appear on ABC's daytime ladies talk show "The View."I guess when you're likely the most liberal Commander in Chief the nation has ever seen with poll numbers plummeting faster than a coin tossed off the Empire State Building there isn't a better place to have your ego massaged than on a couch surrounded by…

Behar Defends McGinniss's 'Nazi' Attack on Palin, Palinites Are 'Very

June 2nd, 2010 1:12 PM
On Wednesday’s The View on ABC, co-host Joy Behar defended author Joe McGinniss’s decision to purchase a home right next door to Sarah Palin as he plans to write an unauthorized biography of her, and his recent comments on NBC's Today show comparing her criticism of him to the behavior of Nazi troopers of the Third Reich. Behar found no agreement from the other co-hosts, and faced stiff…

George Lopez Cracks: ‘Every Latino’ Will Leave US if Palin Elected

May 29th, 2010 10:41 AM
Catching up on an item from the Thursday, May 20, The View on ABC, comedian George Lopez appeared as a guest and made a few anti-Sarah Palin cracks as he joked with the group about the new immigration law in Arizona, asserting that if Palin were to become President, he and other Latinos would flee the country: "This is the answer to immigration, I'm going to tell you right now. This is how to get…

Behar Invokes Nazi Germany to Encourage Protest of Arizona Immigration

May 18th, 2010 8:16 AM
Catching up on an item from ABC’s The View from Monday, April 26, as the group discussed the new immigration law in Arizona that attempts to enforce federal immigration law, co-host Joy Behar invoked Nazi Germany and suggested that those who oppose the law should be inspired by the story – which is apparently just a legend – of King Christian X of Denmark and other Danes wearing the Star of David…

'View' Co-host Sherri Shepherd: 'I Don't Care' About Drug Smuggling fr

May 4th, 2010 5:22 PM
Our friends at CNSNews.com -- which is owned by NewsBusters parent organization the Media Research Center -- have a story today about ABC "The View" co-host Sherri Shepherd's reaction to Arizona's new anti-illegal immigration law.Reported Nicholas Ballasy:  When asked, in the context of Arizona's new immigration law, about a Justice Department  report showing that one-out-of-five American…

Surprising: 'View' Not Amused by Perez Hilton

December 3rd, 2009 9:27 AM
The media might finally be tiring of the profane, misogynistic blogger Perez Hilton. On his Dec. 2 interview on "The View," the five female hosts of the show relentlessly fired at him from every angle, ranging from his exploitation of children to his infamous reputation of outing gays. This was especially surprising considering the way Hilton has been treated by the media elite in the past. For…

Joy Behar: Profits are the 'Real Immorality' of Abortion

November 4th, 2009 8:45 AM
Profits, not the killing of unborn children, are the "real immorality" of abortion, according to "View" panelist Joy Behar. Behar expressed her unique view of morality during  the Nov. 3 "Hot Topics" discussion about Abby Johnson, a Texas Planned Parenthood director who resigned from her post last month after seeing an abortion on an ultrasound. Johnson explained to the local…

‘View’ Shames Media for ‘Guilty Until Proven Innocent’; No Men

October 22nd, 2009 4:03 PM
On Oct. 22, ABC's "The View" tsked at "the media" for presenting an alleged suspect as guilty. The focus of their discussion was Nicole Howell, a former high school teacher that was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student but has since been acquitted of the charges. "Is her teaching career over?" worried Whoopi Goldberg. "They accused her of it; it turned out she hadn't done it, and…

'View' Bids Sad Farewell to Possibility of President Hillary

October 13th, 2009 3:58 PM
On Oct. 13 "The View" hosts reacted to the news that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had ruled out a future run for the presidency. "Hillary Clinton told Anne Curry that she will not be making another run for president of the United States, saying she loves her job as Secretary of State and is looking forward to retirement at some point ... Ya know, that kind of made me sad," Whoopi Goldberg…

The View Sticks Up For ACORN: Republicans Aren't Going to Take Care of

September 18th, 2009 12:21 AM
The ladies of ABC's "The View" on Thursday spoke out against Republicans who "have always felt that there was something a little off about ACORN," and said the embattled community organization needs to be given a second chance because "the Republicans aren't going to take care of [the poor]."Sure...who cares that they're advising people how to set up child prostitution rings, cheat banks, and…

Unanimous on The View: GOP 'Incredibly Disrespectful' to Obama

September 10th, 2009 3:47 PM

Behar: Dolls 'Program' Girls for Motherhood; Block Careers

August 7th, 2009 1:31 PM
There's no consensus yet about the wisdom of a Spanish toy company making a doll that simulates breastfeeding. If consensus does eventually solidify, hopefully it won't be around Joy Behar's take. For "The View" host, the doll is a direct attack on feminism. The doll, Baby Gloton ("gluttonous baby"), is sold with a halter top for the owner to wear, embedded with computer chips where a woman's…

72-Year-Old Wants Child; Behar Says Go For It

July 15th, 2009 4:05 PM

The View: 'Pregnant Man' is a Woman

June 10th, 2009 4:22 PM