Watching The View

Today on The View, E.D. Hill sat in as guest host, as a replacement for Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Elisabeth was on a class trip with her daughter, Grace. E.D. is from Fox News Channel and has a book out called I’m Not Your Friend, I’m Your Parent. She has eight children and joked she likes a martini on Friday. Joy asked her how she stays skinny. E.D. said by chasing them around.

Her book is about setting boundaries and how parents should not try to befriend their children. Whoopi said that parents want to speak the lingo and want to be “cool” with their kids. Joy said she had friends whose moms would tell them about their affairs. Sherri tells Jeffrey she is lonely because he cannot understand her. Whoopi said parents don’t know to set boundaries. E.D. said that parents should not try to give their children happiness and should allow them to pursue it for themselves. Sherri asked her about Sarah Palin and her being able to do it all, despite having many children. E.D. said that the more children you have the more you can get things done. Joy said that the oldest child can become resentful when they have to parent their siblings.

E.D. teaches her children manners, like “please and thank you, ma’m.” If you start with the little things like that, then they won’t talk back to teachers later on in life. She likened it to when Rudy Guiliani got rid of the squeegee guys in NYC and it impacted larger crime. Joy agreed with that because she felt unsafe with people approaching her car. E.D. said she never knew if she should give them money because they would probably buy booze.
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Today on The View, it is a “day of hot topics.” It was the four main hosts again, with no Barbara Walters.

The first topic was the weekend. Elisabeth Hasselbeck did a “girlfriends only” trip to a local vineyard. She shared a bed with her Democrat friend and they had “politics pillow talk.” They also discussed how their friends are taking on Tupperware and similar jobs in order to bring in extra income. A discussion of food “dips” led to a discussion of Joy Behar’s hair and using Dippity-Do. Joy said that she was the only one with curly hair growing up. She would have had to go to the Black neighborhoods to get proper hair products growing up, but she was too scared to do it. Whoopi Goldbeg said that when she was in South Africa, she learned that for many years, Black South Africans and White South Africans were both told that the other race would eat them. Whoopi said had Joy gone to the Black neighborhood, they probably would have been scared of her, too. Sherri Shepherd said once she saw a white couple walking down the street and she mocked fear and grabbed her purse.
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Here are the latest View-related links from around the internet:

The LA Times says These days, even The View is getting political.

Star Jones tells Essence magazine, regarding her departure from The View: “Those girls were hateful.” (Source People.com)

It’s been over a month since Whoopi Goldberg has done a blog entry (pressure from ABC to tone it down?), but she has been periodically answering WowOWow’s “Question of the Day.”

Joy Behar did a radio interview with Billy Bush, which you can listen to on his website. It took place the day after the VP debate and I kept forgetting to post the link. (Thanks to Shannon P for the link)

Barbara Walters’s interview with Peter Cook aired on 20/20 last Friday. If you missed it, you can read about the interview on the ABC website. Cook’s ex-wife, Christie Brinkley was unhappy that he did the interview, which included their two children, and tried to get a temporary restraining order so that Cook did not have the children in his custody during the airing of the interview. That was denied.

The Onion satirically claims that The View has added a new cast member: a 900-pound giant squid.

If you see any View-related news stories, interviews, articles, or photographs, please send me an e-mail through the “Contact Me” link in the sidebar or you can e-mail me directly at winnieblogs AT gmail.com (replace the AT with @ and remove the spaces). I try to keep on top of all the news and reports, but I could not do it all without the readers sending me links. Thanks!

The View, Barbara Walters, Star Jones, Joy Behar, Christie Brinkley, Peter Cook

Today on this pre-taped, but new, episode of The View, it was the four main hosts again, with no Barbara Walters. The first topic was about married couples who have different political views and whether they can stick it out through the election process. Sherri said that she thinks the sex would be better after the arguments. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said that her friend said she has more arguments with her husband, but there is that push and pull. Joy Behar said she couldn’t do it with a man with different views, adding that she wouldn’t want a man to do to her what George Bush has done to the country. Sherri said she would be depriving herself. Joy said she doesn’t like all the pounding. Whoopi said it depends on the headboard.

Whoopi said that her “better half” is not sure who he is going to vote for, so they have arguments about it. Joy said that there is so much more things to fight about than politics. Elisabeth said that sometimes you argue about things which is not the underlying problem. Elisabeth’s husband Tim pointed out in an argument that he does not like that she leaves grapes in the sink and she has done it for years.

Whoopi said that she and her partner don’t argue, they just mention things, like “There are droppings on the toilet seat and they are not mine.” Joy asked if she was living with an ape and Whoopi said that no, she is living with a man with external plumbing and then they proceeded to discuss men’s habits when urinating, such as shaking. It is not really worth repeating.
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Today on The View, it was the four main hosts and no Barbara Walters. Whoopi Goldberg is sick, so she gave each of the co-hosts some hand cleanser.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck said that election-itis is going around. Whoopi said that people are getting political fatigue. They showed a video of a man introducing Joe Biden at a rally and accidentally calling him “John McCain.” Elisabeth said that we can make it because we are “only one menstrual cycle away” from the election. Joy said that would be an eternity for her (Joy).

Whoopi asked if it is fair to go after Obama’s links, when all the candidates have links. She said that there were several members in the Congress who were KKK members. Should we be concerned with people who associated with them? Elisabeth said we should investigate connections on both sides. They talked about Ayers again and Elisabeth said she wants Obama to be truthful about working with Ayers and Whoopi said that he was when it was brought up at the Democratic debate.
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Today on The View, Joy Behar returned, so all five hosts were present. She was in San Antonio, Texas to give a speech yesterday. George W. Bush was at the airport and she took a picture of Air Force One. Today is Joy’s birthday and she said she never mentions it on the show. She joked that she is 10 years younger than whatever her publicized age is. Barbara Walters also did not have her birthday mentioned on the show, but truck drivers still told her “Happy Birthday!”

Tonight is the second Presidential Debate and Tom Brokaw is moderating and the questions will come from voters. Sherri said that McCain excels at a Town Hall format, so he should do well. Barbara said that the campaign is getting so mean and they are dredging things up from the past and wants to know why the campaign is being so dirty. She then repeated the things that have brought up against both side. Joy joked that McCain has pulled out of Michigan, but wants to stay in Iraq. Elisabeth said that the past does matter. Barbara said there is a statute of limitations. Whoopi said that you don’t want to go back too far in history with Congressman because you will find Klansman and anti-Semites. You need to let people get their act together and move past it and judge them for how they are now. (My channel then had a test of the local Emergency Alert System so I missed the next few moments).
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Joy Behar was interviewed by Uinterview, a site that conducts interviews of celebrities using video questions submitted by readers. Joy discusses The View interview with John McCain, why she thinks The View is successful, as well as the fact that her comment that Sarah Palin is dumb went too far, and more. Here is the video:

Today on The View, on a pre-taped, but new episode, Barbara Walters was absent again.

The first topic was that a new edition of The Joy of Sex is coming out. It claims that women don’t care what shape a man is in. Whoopi said that we do care, but won’t talk about it. Sherri said that we will take a belly or thinning hair, because we care about the inside. Joy said thinning hair, but not morbid obestity. Elisabeth said women care mare about closeness, while men need to be turned on more. Whoopi said that when you can’t breathe, you need to tell him to lose weight. Later she said if she can’t carry the man, he needs to roll over and they will think of something else. As she said that she pretended she was being crushed by someone on top of her. Elisabeth said some men like a little something to hold on to. Joy said they like the skinny bitches. Elisabeth said men don’t like women to complain about their bodies and want you to be confident. Joy said that Prince Charles had a beautiful wife in Diana, then went for someone more “horsey.” Sherri said maybe he wanted someone to talk to at that age. Joy said he should have gone with Mr. Ed. Joy said that men sometimes will like a woman of a particular shape if it is like his mother. Whoopi said that you don’t want him thinking about his mother when you are having sex. When she was married, Joy thought her husband looked like the man in The Joy of Sex, but thinks she was just projecting because another married woman thought it looked like her husband.
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Today on the October 2nd episode of The View, it was the four main co-hosts and no Barbara Walters. The first topic was Joy Behar’s continued annoyance with people peeing on the bathroom seat at the studio. Sherri Shepherd thinks someone is trying to get at her and is doing it on purpose. Joy made some signs to hang up like “Don’t Pee Where You Sit,” “I Won’t Take This Sitting Down” and “Aim or Die.” The other hosts are scared to use the bathroom because they are afraid Joy will think it is them. Whoopi wants to carry something around to pee in. Elisabeth said that she has an “on-the-go-potty” for Grace and has considered using it herself.

Tonight is the Vice Presidential Debate. They discussed what question they would want to ask the candidates. Sherri would ask Joe Biden, “How do you plan on lowering taxes” with having to fund the war and the bailout. Sherri would ask Sarah Palin how she will help children with special needs, especially those families without insurance. Elisabeth wants to ask them both about their perspective on the war, given their own children’s involvement in the war. Joy would want to ask Biden how she can trust him when he did not use due diligence in voting for the Iraq war. She would ask Palin about how rape victims in Wasilla had to pay for their own rape kits because it contained a morning after pill and they wanted to discourage use of morning after pill. Whoopi said that the fight over that issue did not involve Palin and she did not vote for it. Whoopi does not think she will hear what she needs to hear from them and they don’t have the answers. She wants to know from Biden what his plan as VP will be. Elisabeth wants to know if it bothers Biden that he is on the bottom of the ticket when he has more experience than Obama. Sherri wants to hear them talk about themselves and not talk about McCain and Obama.
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Today on The View, in this new, but pre-taped episode, the four main hosts were present, without Barbara Walters. Whoopi Goldberg was wearing a brown dress today, with black tights, and brown shoes. Joy Behar asked her if wearing dresses this week changed her. She joked she was “much more weepy” and was “chilly in areas she didn’t go she could be chilly in.” In all seriousness, she said that she was not changed and she would be happy to go back to her regular clothes.

The first topic was tonight’s debate. (The show was taped earlier this week so there was no discussion about whether it will happen or not). Sherri said that she was excited to see the debate. Elisabeth said that she is ready for it, because she has has “electionitis” and wants to hear from the actual candidates. She predicts that John McCain “will do quite well,” and Barack Obama “will hang in there, too.” Elisabeth said that foreign policy experience is a huge strength of his. Whoopi said she doens’t know if it is a huge strength and both candidates have some foreign policy experience and everyone has met with with world leaders. Elisabeth said that Barack took a field trip and had a free concert in Germany and that is not experience. Whoopi said it is more experience than Sarah Palin has and Elisabeth said that she is not running for president.

Whoopi said that none of them will have the experience that a president will have and no one is ready for the job until they have it, like Bill Clinton said. Joy said that she looks at “temperament, judgment, and intelligence.” Whoopi joked that none of them would be in then. Joy said that she think that Barack Obama has those qualities, but McCain does not have a good temperament. Elisabeth said that she doesn’t understand why people keep talking about McCain’s temper. Joy said that his own colleagues, like Pat Buchanan have talked about it.
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Today on The View, Barbara Walters was absent, but Paris Hilton was at the table for the first hot topic segment. Joy Behar said that Paris looks beautiful and joked that she is surprised that John McCain did not pick her for Vice President. She has a new show called “My New BFF” where people auditioned to be her best friend. Joy asked if they will be real friends. Paris said that they are real and and she has made good friends with several of them. The quality that she looks for in a friend is that they really want to be her friend and are not users. Paris said she was turned off if the people said they were into paprazzi. Whoopi asked if there were any people who were too old? Paris said that there was a cute 78 year-old woman who auditioned, but MTV has an age limit. Joy asked if she worries about getting old. Paris said she is not scared to get old and is looking forward to having grand kids. They showed the video she made for “Funny or Die” where she pretended that she was running for president. She made it in response to John McCain’s use of her in a campaign commercials. Joy asked if she could vote because she was in the slammer. Whoopi said that she thinks that is only for felonies. Joy asked Paris, “So was yours a misdemeanor?” and Paris said, “No, it was driving with a suspended license.”

The next topic was John McCain suspending his campaigning to focus on the economic bail-out and he wants the debate postponed. Joy said that it is a political move, but she doesn’t want to be too predictable in what she says. Joy said that he has been there to vote lately and now all of a sudden he has to go vote. She said that then he will take credit for fixing it. She wants to watch the debate and has company coming to watch. Sherri said that we only have 40 days and she has been looking forward to the debates. She said that as president you have to be able to do more than one thing at a time. Elisabeth said that this is why people love John McCain because he acknowledges it is his not his job as Senator to do nothing. They need him to get the bill passed because the Republicans could block it. He will push aside party lines to get that done and she loves that about McCain. Joy asked if it has anything to do with the poll numbers.

John McCain canceled on David Letterman and he made the point that as president you can do more things at once and that is when your VP should come in and pick up the slack. She said that we haven’t heard from Palin and we don’t know if she can pick up the slack. Joy said that they should be flexible and put Joe Biden and Sarah Palin on tomorrow. Elisabeth said that they could. She then added that while everyone is hungry to see a debate, there are things that are bigger than what is planned and on paper and on our television schedules and dinner menus.

Joy asked if it scared anyone that George Bush was on TV talking about rushing into a solution. She said that it was deja vu, like the panic after mentioning WMD. Whoopi said it is important that Obama and McCain are there to do what we elected them to do and the debates will happen eventually.

They thanked Paris for being on and encouraged people to watch her new MTV reality show I Wanna Be Paris’ Best Friend.

Whoopi went to a dinner for the White Ribbon Alliance, which was in support of safe childbirth throughout the world. She said that it was all women, including every female prime minister, as well as wives of prime minister and it was “an extraordinary gathering of women.” She wondered how it has taken the United States so long to have a female leader. Sarah Palin made an appearance there, but left very quickly. She said that the caption in the NY Post said that she attended the dinner, but she was not really there very long. Whoopi wanted her to speak and does not know why she did not. Elisabeth tried to call the Palin camp this morning to see why she did not speak and someone said that she made a point to be there for the time that she could, but did not have more time to stay. Joy said that we will see if the excuse keeps coming up that she is too busy. She wants to see Palin on Meet the Press. Elisabeth said, “She’ll be there.” Whoopi said that back in the day when she used to be a big movie star, she would make a point to speak for a moment at events to just say that she was sorry she could not stay longer. She said it would have made a big difference if Palin would have at least done that. Elisabeth said maybe she wanted the other women to have their moment. Whoopi said that these were the world leaders that she was in NYC to meet and they thought she was going to say a few words.

Talking about Palin, Joy said that the president of Pakistan “practically jumped her bones” and told her she was gorgeous. Joy said, “What is this, American Idol?” Sherri said that Palin did not ask to be a good looking woman and can’t tell world leaders not to tell her she is good looking. Whoopi wonders if Palin said, “What the Hell?” to herself. Elisabeth said that she’s sure he said the same thing to Senator Clinton when she was there, with a smirk on her face. Whoopi told her to take the dagger out of her hand.

There is a video of a Kenyan Bishop giving Sarah Palin a blessing to banish witchcraft. Sherri said it was “cool” that they prayed over her. Whoopi said it is usually for witchcraft? Sherri and Elisabeth said that they do that to ban any evil. Whoopi said that she was not being facetious and she doesn’t know these things. Joy said that it is not just moose we have to worry about up there, but also witches. Elisabeth said, “I would just like to formally welcome everyone to hate Sarah Palin Day on The View.” Whoopi said she was not hating on Palin and she (Whoopi) is a heathen and does not know about these things. Sherri told Elisabeth that Whoopi does not know what happens in church, so it is not right to say she is hating on Palin.

Joy said that it is the country she is worried about, “Don’t you get that, yet?” She said that she not care about Sarah Palin personally. Elisabeth asked what she thinks about Joe Biden saying that the idea of taxes are supported by his Catholic faith. Joy said that she had not heard that before and that, hearing it now, it bothers her a lot. She does not think God and religion should be involved in political conversation. Whoopi said that they would be having the same discussion if Barack Obama was getting prayed over to remove witchcraft. Joy added, looking at Elisabeth, “And you wouldn’t be defending it.” Elisabeth said that she is for any prayer that banishes evil. Joy said that the preacher also prayed for her election and to bring her money. Elisabeth said that you can pray for anything and she could pray that she gets a new shirt tomorrow.

When they cam back from commercial, Elisabeth was pretending to read Barbara’s book Audition. Elisabeth will be on Mike Huckabee’s new show on Saturday at 8pm eastern on Fox News and it will re-air again on Sunday in prime time.

Elisabeth talked about the David Blaine and his “dive of death.” She said it was annoying because she waiting up late and there was no death. Then he magically disappeared and she hopes he ends up at Wall Street and does some magic there. Whoopi said that was not a dive, it was a bungee jump. Then, following a lengthy disclaimer read by Whoopi, they showed a clip of him catching a bullet in his teeth. Whoopi said it is an illusion. She think what was fired and what he showed in his mouth were two different things. Sherri was not that impressed by it and would prefer a man has good credit. Whoopi wished her man could catch a bullet in case someone comes up to them on the street and threatens them with a gun.

Sherri was upset at the playground where she took Jeffrey and her stepson. It was a toddler park, but two older boys were using the tire swing. She asked two older boys if her kids could use the tire swing and they back-talked and told her that they were using it. Sherri was shocked at the way that they spoke to her. Whoopi said, “Where have you been?” and added that the moms were probably afraid of their boys. She said that parents want their kids to like them and won’t “upset” the children by telling them they are doing something wrong. Elisabeth told Sherri next time to tell the kids that they are giving away free ice cream and the kids will run to get it.

Prior to the next segment, Whoopi said in case there is a question about whether she is wearing a dress or a skirt, it is a dress, but with a t-shirt over it.

Chandra Wilson from Grey’s Anatomy appeared on the show to discuss tonight’s season premiere. She has three children. Her almost three-year-old is starting to get a little territorial with his things. His birthday is Halloween and he thinks that everyone celebrates for him. He has started being more daredevil and is throwing himself around a lot. They showed a picture of her HS graduation picture.

She was recently nominated for the third time for an Emmy. They showed her outfit from the Emmy Awards. Whoopi said that the show is amazing and it is well-written and brilliant.

Chandra said that all the cases are based on real cases, but she doesn’t know anything about medicine. She said people should call someone else and not get medical information from the show. Sometimes people will joke with her by asking her about a medical problem. She wants to be as assertive as her character.

She is spokesperson for Lee National Denim Day, which is October 3rd. It is to raise money for cancer research. You can donate $5 and then wear jeans to work as a rebellion.

They showed a clip from tonight’s episode. Sherri asked if her character will find some love this season. Her priority is to let people know she is a strong surgeon and she will get to her therapy and her family issues after that.

The next segment featured Rachel Zalis and Emmy lookalike fashions. The showed dresses that look like ones worn by Teri Hatcher, Vanessa Williams, Brooke Shields, Marcia Cross, and Christina Applegate at the Emmy Awards this past Sunday.

The View, Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd, Chandra Wilson, Grey’s Anatomy, Paris Hilton, I Wanna Be Paris’ Best Friend, Rachel Zalis, Emmy lookalike fashions, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Barack Obama

YouTube user Edster posted the following video on his channel. It is a 1996 Tums commercial featuring Joy Behar. I remember this commercial from when it aired (I have a thing for commercials) and it was fun to see it again knowing what the future holds for the “waitress.”

He has also posted several old Rosie O’Donnell K-mart commercials.

The View, Joy Behar, Tums

Today on The View, all five hosts were present again. For her second day of “Whoopi Wears a Dress” week, Whoopi Goldberg had on a purpley dress with a small print, black tights, and shiny gray shoes. She said “I hate this,” and “I am in agony” meaning having to wear a dress, not that one in particular one. She said the outfit is too tight and you could see gas if it moved around her belly. Joy wore a Whoopi like long-sleeve button shirt and vest. She said it makes her look fatter and she is not comfortable.

The first topic was the Bill Clinton interview yesterday. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said that after the interview a secret service guy said, “You weren’t that bad.” She thought that Bill was a nice, thoughtful guy and she bonded with him over football and the fact that Chelsea does not eat gluten either. Bill told Sherri she is really funny and that he saw her in Beauty Shop and twice in Whose Your Caddy?

Barbara said that people thought they were hard on John McCain and Cindy McCain when they were on. She said that they were strong questions, but that they all have the utmost respect for them. She “fervently” hopes there are no hard feelings.
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The New York Times has an article about The View today entitled “‘The View’ Has Its Eye on Politics.” In the article, it is revealed that Barbara Walters felt good that she had conducted a fair interview of John McCain and Cindy McCain. However, when she received a congratulatory e-mail from Rosie O’Donnell, she second-guessed herself. Barbara told the Times she thought “Now I know I’m in trouble. I’ve got a lovely e-mail from Rosie complimenting me on the interview.”

The tone of the McCain interview and the tough questions that were asked were a calculated move, according to the article. It was “part of a conscious effort by Ms. Walters and her producers to insert their daytime talk show forcefully into the nation’s political conversation this fall.”

The article, like Fox News, compared John McCain’s interview with the one The View conducted of Barack Obama back in March, where, among other things, Barbara told him he is “sexy.” That is an improper comparison in my opinion because John McCain was also on the show in April and was not grilled the way he was on September 12th. Although I realize that I am not going to sway many people with that argument if my e-mail inbox is any indication. (Last count 350+ e-mail messages on the subject. And they keep coming, even though the interview was 11 days ago. I cannot even imagine how many e-mails the actual show got).

Barbara addressed the comparison by stating that “I probably regret” calling Barack Obama sexy. However, she also stated that “the political stakes had increased since the spring — for both candidates, and the country.” She added that “if and when” Barack Obama comes on the show he will get the “McCain treatment.” He has already been invited to the show, but no word on whether he will accept.

Here are some other interesting points from the article:
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Today on The View, all five hosts were present. Whoopi Goldberg was wearing a dress today as part of “Whoopi Wears a Dress” week. It was a black long-sleeve plain dress. She also wore black tights and red shoes (that matched her necklace). Joy Behar said she wants to start dressing comfortably like Whoopi. Whoopi told her she will never go back. Whoopi said she doesn’t care for dressing up. Sherri said Whoopi looks sexy. Whoopi said Sherri is really desperate if she is looking good to her. Barbara Walters pointed out that she and Elisabeth Hasselbeck matched today and it is because they love each other.

Barbara Walters was in Jimmy Kimmel’s Emmy pre-show, which was a parody of her Academy Award specials. Barbara said it was mean, but funny. She did an opening part for the show, in which she says it should not be mistaken for her specials. She also plugged her book and encouraged people to watch something else.
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