Barbara Walters announced that comedian, actress, and liberal activist Whoopi Goldberg will take Rosie O'Donnell's place as the moderator on "The View." Barbara Walters made the announcement.
"Today is the day we have been waiting for. You are about to meet the new moderator of 'The View' and we are thrilled. She is brilliant. She is funny. She's an enormous talent. She's an Oscar winning actress, a Broadway superstar. And we have her. Please join us in welcoming Whoopi Goldberg."
Although she will likely be less controversial than Rosie she does have a history of left wing remarks.
Most recently, as a guest co-host of her new show, Whoopi railed that "nobody as a right to burn [their own Dixie Chicks CD's]" and "burning them in public brings on 1933."
Speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in 2004, Whoopi used crude remarks to describe the president exclaiming, "keep Bush where it belongs [points at crotch] and not the White House."
In 1997, upon interviewing with Katie Couric, Whoopi discussed her support for abortion rights and "outed" Katie Couric as an abortion rights supporter, claiming they "marched together." When Couric denied it, Whoopi joked "it was somebody that looked like you."
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"nobody as a right to burn [their own Dixie Chick CD's"
August 1, 2007 - 12:24 ET by drillanwrGee, now the French Hen's are right up there with the Koran?
DC CDs more hallowed
August 1, 2007 - 12:28 ET by LionKingThe liberals consider the Dixie Chick CDs more hallowed than the Holy Bible or the American Flag...yet they keep trying to win over the Christians and convince us they love America.
[For liberals, hypocrisy knows no bounds.]
"nobody as a right to burn [their own Dixie Chick CD's]"
August 1, 2007 - 13:12 ET by PamShe is wrong in that we do have the right to burn them, but in principal, I agree with her. How about just tossing them in the trash and never patronizing the musician, but burning them, as a form of protest, is no better than burning our flag in protest.
Just because you can say or do something doesn't mean you should.
Dixie Chicks don't merit the respect that the flag does
August 1, 2007 - 13:27 ET by Dee BunkPam - are you saying that the DC's deserve the same respect as our flag? I have to disagree with that.
I live near Chicago where Steve Dahl and Gary Myer used to have a radio program and they held a huge even at Soldier Field to burn disco albums. NO ONE had a problem with anyone doing that (it actually got out of hand but no one had a problem with the concept). The disco artists didn't go on some crybaby tour.
It's not like anyone is burning them in effigy like the liberals do to people all the time. That is hateful. Burning the DC CD's is just drawing attention to the fact that they are no longer going to patronize. People who burn our flag in our country are ungrateful hypocritical morons. If they don't like it here then they should go to a different country and do it.
What?
August 1, 2007 - 13:49 ET by RJWhat? Burning the Dixie Chicks CDs is no better than burning the flag?
Pam, rather than being thought a leftist simpleton, would you like to reconsider that statement?
"rather than being thought a leftist simpleton"
August 1, 2007 - 18:47 ET by PamNo I wouldn't like to reconsider it, but I would like you to proof read prior to posting something. What is it that made my statement leftist? Absolutely nothing, that's what. This isn't about left or right, it's about behavior, bad behavior.
Pam...
August 1, 2007 - 18:55 ET by LionKingPam...you do not see a difference between a CD and the American flag. That is why you are accused of being a leftist. Conservatives love this country and respect the flag as a symbol of this country...the said desecration of the American flag is a slap-in-the-face to the USA.
you do not see a difference between a CD and the American flag
August 1, 2007 - 20:24 ET by PamYes I do see the difference between the two. I am not for burning the flag or anything else, while one is protesting something/anything. To light a match in anger toward anything or anyone, shows hate, and imo, mental illness. There are much better, and more productive ways to get a message across. Again, just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
Moral equivalence is a hallmark of leftist thinking
August 1, 2007 - 20:33 ET by RJWell? Are you leftist?
Your tsk-tsking about hate/bad behavior/mental illness, and your equating burning the American flag to burning a CD sure makes you sound like you are....
Well? Are you leftist?
August 1, 2007 - 23:49 ET by PamNo, I am not a leftist, in fact I cite this blog almost daily. Do you have no other arguement than to accuse someone of being a leftist?
If it walks like a duck, Pam...
August 2, 2007 - 08:59 ET by RJYou remind me of those "if you (insert behavior), you might be a Redneck" jokes....
i.e. "if you equate burning a CD to burning the American flag, you might be a Leftist." :^>
}}}----> Not a bad thread to contribute
August 2, 2007 - 09:09 ET by Cool ArrowIf the bumper sticker on your Suburban says "My other car is a Prius"...
If your mom bums baby formula from you...
If you respect your four fathers...
If you think Divine is a better actor than John Travolta...
If your house is protected by cactus...
If you....
August 2, 2007 - 09:22 ET by RJIf you move to Canada....
If you absolutely believe that foreign policy should be based on "why can't we just get along?"....
If you are a Connecticut politican....
...you might be a leftist.
might be
August 2, 2007 - 09:34 ET by LionKing}}}----> You might be a Leftie
August 2, 2007 - 12:25 ET by Cool ArrowIf you teach English. . .
If you teach Spanish. . .
You pity the Menendez orphans. . .
Your tire guage has a screen. . .
You know OJ didn't do it. . .
You might be a leftist...
August 2, 2007 - 13:29 ET by RJYou might not be a liberal
August 2, 2007 - 13:39 ET by balboaYou might not be a liberal if
You won't even eat fruit salad for fear of "catching gay."
You call dinosaurs "Jesus lizards" (hat tip, Tina Fey)
Your idea of "diversity" is five white guys, one of which is left-handed.
You might be a leftist....
August 2, 2007 - 14:20 ET by RJ(Oops! I see Noel started a thread about this story at the same time I was posting.)
RJ needs to evolve
August 2, 2007 - 12:13 ET by PamRJ, I can't help it if you are too ignorant to read what is written. How pathetic that you are so stuck on the "leftist" kick. This has nothing to do with left or right, but I guess when one is of limited thought skills, that is as far as they see things. Too bad for you.
Ouch, Pam!
August 2, 2007 - 13:07 ET by RJOuch, Pam! "ignorant", "pathetic", "limited thought skills".... Harsh words from a Kumbaya kinda person like you.
Next thing we know, you'll be burning stuff.... :^>
the DC's deserve the same respect as our flag
August 1, 2007 - 18:43 ET by PamOf course they don't deserve the same respect as the flag. My point was that it is silly to burn anything in anger..be that a flag or a cd.
Pam... Now if you could
August 1, 2007 - 18:56 ET by bigtimerPam...
Now if you could just convince the pyromaniac's of this...
You'd be rich!
Now if you could just convince the pyromaniac's of this
August 1, 2007 - 20:24 ET by PamHow true!
I once considered burning
August 1, 2007 - 19:02 ET by Clear thinkerI once considered burning the house I gave my first wife in our divorce.
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They stuck another flaming
August 1, 2007 - 12:39 ET by rbosqueThey stuck another flaming lib there? I'm in shock.
Before Rosie was known to
August 1, 2007 - 12:42 ET by Senior ChiefBefore Rosie was known to be a loud-mouth and a lefty lesbian wacko, Goldberg was already way out there...
Now, ABC should think deeper since they are a business establishment and rating is the goal. They need to add a conservative talker. 3 to 1 is not fair and when Hasselbeck get into labor for a period of time, that show will tilt and sink to the left. FOX should produce same talk show format with a 2 to 2 lib-conservative combo. I will even hire Rosie back to sit next to Ann Coulter or Michelle Malkin. And that's a show- a WINNING entertainment formula!
And I'll start watching
August 1, 2007 - 12:42 ET by stratmanAnd I'll start watching that show now because...?
No thanks.
Killing them with kindness isn't working. Time to get scrappy with the Donkeys.
"She is brilliant. She is
August 1, 2007 - 12:48 ET by jezebelle"She is brilliant. She is funny. She's an enormous talent"
"keep Bush where it belongs [points at crotch] and not the White House."
What am I missing?
one dip for
August 1, 2007 - 12:49 ET by charlietexasone dip for another......what a surprise.
at least the view added color, but no brain power.
I still won't watch it.
Well, seems Whoopi might at
August 1, 2007 - 12:58 ET by drillanwrWell, seems Whoopi might at least have her hormones in better check than Rosie ... Imagine all the confusion going on in that massive bio mess ...
This is the same woman that
August 1, 2007 - 13:24 ET by tracheostomyThis is the same woman that rubbed her crotch against Triumph the insult comic dog while on-camera backstage at the Hollywood Squares.
Ha-ha of course, they were just goofing around. . .ha-ha yeah, on camera, with the guy's hand still in the puppet. . .yeah.
Ha. . .
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
EWWWW!
August 1, 2007 - 13:26 ET by RJHumping a puppet?
EWWWW!
It was on Late Night
August 1, 2007 - 13:53 ET by tracheostomyIt was on Late Night w/Conan O'Brien.
I was eating.
And I swear I'm telling the truth.
EDIT: I admit that since I was watching Conan, I deserved everything I got.
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
keep in mind guys... "She
August 1, 2007 - 13:55 ET by jezebellekeep in mind guys...
"She is brilliant. She is funny. She's an enormous talent."
This just proves it.
You don't like The Conan? I
August 1, 2007 - 18:37 ET by balboaYou don't like The Conan? I miss when they had the reruns on Comedy Central during the day.
This should be fun...
August 1, 2007 - 14:19 ET by Tom1969caThis should be fun... :)
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dog bites man
August 1, 2007 - 14:31 ET by CatherwoodThat's the biggest piece of nonnews being written as news that I have ever seen or read. Who could possibly care about such drivel as Goldburg and the View?
Less controversial than
August 1, 2007 - 16:23 ET by motherbeltLess controversial than Rosie the O? Somehow I doubt it. And she is even cruder. I forsesee quite a few bleeps until she gets her mouth under control.
btw, not that it matters at all, but I privately predicted this long ago, Goldberg would get the "black chair", since Star Jones had left. Gotta keep that diversity, ya know.
A giant step
August 1, 2007 - 16:27 ET by Chris NormanA giant step sideways...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Oh Whoopee... The laughs
August 1, 2007 - 16:34 ET by bigtimerOh Whoopee...
The laughs just keep on coming here today.
Well Justin...
Looks like you are going to be very busy again informing us of the latest from The View...
...as I will never watch it...never have never will.
LOL!
The Skew
August 1, 2007 - 18:18 ET by mattmThat's diversity for ya!
Can anyone tell me why this
August 1, 2007 - 18:32 ET by BradyCan anyone tell me why this woman doesn't have eyebrows? Recognizing how petty it is on my part, her lack of eyebrows has always piqued my interest. At what point in your life do you decide "Hey, I'll shave my eyebrows!" and then get up every morning, look into the mirror and decide to rinse and repeat. Does she get a "5 o'clock" shadow or does she ever go camping and not bother to shave for a day or two and thus end up looking rough?
}}}----> Ted Danson
August 2, 2007 - 04:05 ET by Cool ArrowI think Ted Danson demanded it of her when he started to go bald.
Yawn.....Whoopi is co-host
August 6, 2007 - 18:00 ET by whatajoyYay!! Another "THE VIEW" post!!
I don't like the show, but I love Justin's blogs about the show, which have been very few and far between since Rosie was axed.
Whoopi, big deal. That was so predictable. Why can't they even out the playing field and have TWO liberals (Joy/Barbara) and TWO conservatives (Elisabeth/???)? Poor Elisabeth. It's three against one. And Whoopi is a BORING talk show host. Is this the best that Barbara could do? I would have expected her to get Janeanne Garafalo or Roseanne Barr, but Whoopi? Whoopi is so boring and her syndicated radio talk show is a borefest on satellite radio. I can't believe Ted Danson slept with her in the 90's. He must've been beyond drunk.
So, big deal. Whoopi is the new host. I tell ya, as much as I hated Rosie, she at least made THE VIEW interesting during her time on there. She was such an idiot and didn't care if what she was saying was pc or not, but that's what made it so funny. She gave liberals a bad name, and I'm sure the liberals are elated that she's gone. But as a conservative, she gave me a good laugh!!
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