Watching The View

Melina Kanakaredes of CSI: NY appeared as guest host today on The View. Barbara Walters thought that President Bush’s press conference was frustrating. She doesn’t know why he wasn’t told that it was possible that Iran did not have nuclear weapons and that the United States may have sanctions against Iran anyway.

Barbara advertised for her special again. It airs tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:00 p.m. The 10th person is still a secret. Sherri Shepherd guessed Britney Spears. Barbara said that they try to do someone who does something positive and added that the remaining person is female and non-American. Sherri asked what Posh Spice has done to be on the list. Whoopi also could not figure out why Barbara thinks that Posh and Becks were the most fascinating. Barbara said it is because they have come to America and he is very popular and Posh is having the Spice Girls reunion tour. Sherri then asked if one of the other Spice Girls is the last person in the top 10, because she said female and non-American. Barbara said that Posh is a Spice Girl, I think missing Sherri’s point.

The next topic is that nowadays more little boys are getting toy kitchens. Melina thinks it is awesome and it lets children play and discover who they are. She thinks it is okay to give a little boy a doll. She has two girls and would let them be cowboys if they wanted. There was a little boy in her daughter’s preschool who loved to put on dress-up princess outfits. Barbara said that there is nothing bad about that, but maybe the teacher should talk to the parent. She brought up the special that she did earlier this year about transgendered children. Many of the transgendered boys dressed up like girls as children and knew at age two that they were transgendered.

Sherri said that she would be “mad as all get-up” if she learned that a teacher let her son wear a dress. She said that when he is 18 and out of the house he can wear a dress. Whoopi said at that age it is just imaginative behavior and kids liking to try out new things and the child should not be labeled. Melina said that the teacher should not call the child out and tell him to take it off in front of all the children. Barbara asked Sherri what her reaction would be if her child was gay. Sherri said that if her son were gay she would love and accept him, but would not tolerate certain behaviors in her house. She said that, similarly, if a friend came to stay with her, she cannot share a bed with her boyfriend if they are not married.

Sherri said that she went wanted to go into a store that had just closed. She knocked on the window and said, “I’m on The View” and they let her in. Joy said that she drops Barbara’s names to get a table at “booked” restaurants. Whoopi said that she would be just as famous if she kept her real name, Karyn, rather than Whoopi. She was named Whoopi by other people because she is gassy.

Randy Jackson from American Idol appeared on the show. The new season starts on January 15th. He is so happy for all of the “kids” from American Idol, like Carrie Underwood, Fantasia, Chris Daughtry, and Jennifer Hudson. Whoopi asked him about Sanjaya, calling him “Sanitary” because she knew it started with “San.” Randy pointed out there are a lot of artists selling a lot of albums that are not that talented.

He said that sometimes during an audition it helps if they ask for a second try, because they improve vocally. Randy also will be producing a dance show. It will be 5-7 person crews opposing one another.

Randy was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes and partnered with the American Heart Association in the “Heart of Diabetes” campaign. A third of the people that have it don’t know and the campaign is to raise awareness. He got a gastric bypass to jump start his weight loss. He doesn’t recommend it for everyone because it is very risky and can lead to death.

The final segment was “Hot Holiday Toys”
* Gorilla Blocks: $14.99-49.99 - strong, sturdy, and float
* Mush a Bellies: $19.99 - stuffed animals that are soft and make animal sounds
* Wack-a-Mole Tower: $39.99
* Nerf N-Strike Disk Shot: $49.99 - sort of like nerf skeet shooting
* Flippin Frogs game: $29.99: flip frogs to land on tree
* Lego Creator Builder Sets: $69.99-89.99 (8+) - battery powered
* Power Tour electric guitar and amp: $49.99-69.99 (guitar and amp sold separately)
* Limited Edition Star Wars Battlefront PSP: $199.99

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