Walters Scolds Hasselbeck for Allegedly Never Conceding a Point

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On the October 1 edition of "The View" Barbara Walters chastised Elisabeth Hasselbeck for allegedly never conceding a point, but never offered such a criticism for left-wing ideologue Joy Behar or even looney conspiracy theorist Rosie O’Donnell. This occurred just as rumors abound that Elisabeth is clashing with her fellow co-hosts.

Responding to more Sarah Palin bashing and Joy Behar labeling the Alaska governor "dumb" (talk about the pot calling the kettle black) Hasselbeck once again rose up as the lone voice on the panel, and even a hostile studio audience, in defending Governor Palin. Apparently taking issue with disputing some co-hosts’ assertion that Palin lacks the intellectual capacity to be vice president, Barbara Walters exclaimed "every single day you never ever say ‘maybe this is another point.’"

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Barbara Walters must not watch her show enough as Hasselbeck even validated Whoopi Goldberg’s left wing tirade based on an internet rumor. Curiously, Walters never took issue with any of the other co-hosts, including the much more ideological Joy Behar, for not conceding a point once in a while. Ideologues seem to be acceptable as long as they fall on the left.

The transcript follows.

JOY BEHAR: That fact that she’s so dumb as to say-

ELISABETH HASSELBECK: Oh.

SHERRI SHEPHERD: Wow.

BEHAR: Wait a second, politically not astute. Let’s put it that way. Wait a minute.

HASSELBECK: Because she didn’t go to an ivy league school?

BARBARA WALTERS: Nobody’s saying that.

BEHAR: Let me finish my sentence. I’m not saying that, politically unastute enough to make a joke about age when she is running with the oldest man that’s ever run before. [laughter and applause] That’s what I mean.

HASSELBECK: First, I love how just shook up in your boots you get over Sarah Palin. I love how-

BEHAR: And you’re not?

HASSELBECK: I just like it.

WALTERS: Do you have to defend her every single time?

HASSELBECK: No, I don’t think she’s afraid to address certain things. I think, look-

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: She made a mistake and she got caught, just- She made a mistake. Yes, she made a mistake. She made a joke and forgot and when someone pointed it out to her, she did what people do when-

SHEPHERD: I think she did it on purpse.

GOLDBERG: I think she-

BEHAR: Then she’s mean. Then she’s nasty.

GOLDBERG: She made a mistake, I think she made a mistake when she said, you know, "I’ve been listening to him since I was in the second grade." It was clearly a little bit of a dig as she has been known to do. But I think it hadn’t- I don’t think she was thinking "Oh I better not say this because I’m running with all of these guys." And when they pointed it out she should have said "you know what, you’re right."

BEHAR: She doesn’t say that "you’re right." That word’s not in her vocabulary.

[...]

WALTERS: Everyday, you, I mean, let me say this. I’m so glad you’re on the program. We love you on the program. You are the counterpoint. But every single day you never ever say "maybe this is another point." So this is your chance.

[applause]

HASSELBECK: Yes I did. No, no, no, no. I have many times- I sat here- I was the first person to walk in this door and say that Barack Obama was phenomenal in his Democratic National Convention speech back in 2004.

[...]

WALTERS: What Joy had pointed out is that our Friday show this week is taped. So here is this big debate tomorrow night and you see that we love to argue and talk. And you’re going to tune in on Friday. It’s a very good show. But you’re going to tune in and say "what’s the matter with those five women? Are they morons?" No we’re not. The Friday show is taped, so we’ll hash it all out on Monday


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Hasselbeck's the lone

Hasselbeck's the lone "counterpoint" ?!?!?!

baba wawa is certainly fair minded

it takes 4 rabid liberal wenches and a moonbat audience to try (unsuccessfully) to counter one conservative:) 

my ego is THROUGH THE ROOF!!

Journalism is the opium of the liberals

Funny thing is...

The audience cheers virtually everything Joy Behar has to say.  I know NYC is far more left leaning than the rest of the country, but the people in their audience must be off the charts liberal.

I wonder if they recruit them through certain organizations?

 

MSM = PR firm for the Democrat Party

No, it's that Behar has

that "fingernails on a blackboard" voice and New York  accent that they can relate to. It's like one hyena in the pack barks and they all start barking.

Ban The View!!

Unless it is a report of someone's hair catching on fire or Elizabeth finally decking Behar w. right cross to her fat head. 

These women and their audience are moonbats and the less I read about them the better!  They are useless. 

or just call it "The

or just call it "The Liberal View"

truth in advertising 

Journalism is the opium of the liberals

If I was Hasselbeck I would have said:

If I was Hasselbeck I would have said:

"You know Barbara, I am out numbered on this bias show 4 to 1.  I get tired of you all ganging up on me with your screwy ideals. For all that matters you can take this show and shove it!"  Then I would unplug and leave the set.

 

"Forget change, I want improvement!"

Brave Liberals

They are big and brave with a 4-1 liberal advantage.  If Barbara wants a real "discussion" Why don't they add Ann Coulter to the panel and watch those liberal sows run for cover.  Now that would be Must See TV

Who honestly cares what

Who honestly cares what these people have to say? Please, show of hands?

 

Listen, I get a kick out of these NB stories about the left 'View' but honestly dont take anything they say to heart. What qualifications do they have to give advice to the American people? The show is a joke, they are a joke. Wonder how it must feel to be wrong, misspeak all the time, and constantly make yourself look like an idiot.. oh wait i'll never know, i'm a republican.

Who honestly cares

Hey play21cw, you are exactly right. I think I love you.

 

Livefree or die trying

Ahhh :)

Romance blossoms, right here on Newsbusters.

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

4 Aganst 1 Now that's a Balanced Program!

So Hasselback is the "counterpoint" to the 4 morons on the "Left" side of this idiotic bunch?
Nice to have someone to gang up against Babs!
Guess Babs is missing her long lost black lover.

Well, realistically...

It takes 3-4 of those liberals to gang up on Hasselbeck and try and make a cogent point.

I'd like to ask Whoppie if Obama ever said he was sorry for talking about 50% of Americans as gun toting nuts who cling to their bibles. Would she admit that was a mistake on his part, or defend him for saying it.

Most likely, she would deny that he ever said it and call me a racist for even thinking such things.

 

You want change? Give me a dollar.

 But you’re going to

 But you’re going to tune in and say "what’s the matter with those five women? Are they morons?" No, only Elizabeth is not a moron, the rest are brain dead wacko extremist following the liberal religion.

 

remember the republican prosperity 94-06,

as the democrat depression deepens 06-??

Don't

Don't say that shows like this are watched by no-one but idiots who don't make any difference anyhow.

There are a BUNCH of idiots who watch the sum total of all shows like these and they yhe go out and vote accordingly; while at the same time influencing other ding-bats to do the same.

I would submit that there are a WHOLE BUNCH of ding bats that make up an alarming percentage of the women voters who base their decisions on things like this that are about as shallow as a flat bird feeder. Evidence, the % of female votes that went to Bill Clinton and other democrats. Every democrat elected to the presidency in the last 60 years can attribute it to the female vote so somebody around here needs to tell the truth about it. 

Don't

Yes cvg, but that is changing. As more women like myself participate in forums like this one. Women are becoming more and more aware of issues that affect their lives. Some are still silly but we  will get there.

 

Livefree or die trying

Present

Present company politely excluded, livingfree. You are certainly a lady of integrity.

Elizabeth: Start Packing!!

Ugh oh!!  Elizabeth might want to start putting her feelers out for a new job.  When Bawbawa says, "I'm so glad you're on the program.  We love you on the program,"  you know the end is in sight for poor Elizabeth.  I recall Babs saying something similar to Starr Jones at about the time Starr was told her contract would not be renewed.  Run, Elizabeth, run!!!

Northone,

I seem to recall that phrase just before Rosie was jettisoned as well.

"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

Barbara: Reality-Check Calling!!

I hate to burst Barbara's bubble, but the fact that Friday's show is taped doesn't correlate to the audience asking whether there's something wrong with this panel and if they're a bunch of morons.  Many of us ask the same question on a daily basis, regardless of whether the show is taped or live!

Walters said it all!

"what’s the matter with those five women? Are they morons?"

You took the words right out of my mouth Barbara.  Yes, you ALL are morons!

BLOHAR: Blahba ipida loobida

BLOHAR: Blahba ipida loobida lala moolagam dada.

[applause] [laughter] [more applause] [...] [...]

The studio audience is either 1) drunk; 2) as stupid or stupider than the hosts; 3) drunk and stupid.

Hasselbeck should just get the hell outta there. She doesn't need the money - Matt is pulling down $6 million. If Mr. Maddow can land his own show, anything is possible.

All of the above

You should add all of the above to that poll of yours.  I vote 4) ALL OF THE ABOVE!

Wawa...you are a

Wawa...you are a moron.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Speaking for Elisabeth,

Speaking for Elisabeth, I'll gladly concede the point that Wawa is a moron.

"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"

if you don't bark at the moon

you'll get fired

Actually I'd love to see Elisabeth join up with one or more of our wonderful conservative ladies on a serious show and crucify these mental midgets on a daily basis.

How about a round table of four conservative ladies doing an After The Show show? They could run video cuts of the brain trust and then take them apart like a pit bull with a chihuahua.

Oh yeah, I'd watch her even

Oh yeah, I'd watch her even with no sound.

Actually I'd love to see

Actually I'd love to see Elisabeth join up with one or more of our wonderful conservative ladies on a serious show

You mean like THIS ?

It's a sendup, (It's old; they talk about the Foley scandal) but I think these 4 ladies would make short work of the "View Crew."

I don't watch

these shows ever.  My only exposure to them is bits and pieces from the NB, internet or tv news clips.

I see the total left bias going on but when I read these comments by Hasslebeck  its obvious why she is there.  She isn't strong willed or smart enough to easily take down her View members and the View staff will keep it that way.

When she leaves the show, as they all do, Hasselbeck will be replaced by another weak conservative minded person, as programmed/selected who won't be able to get her point across.  This is all part of the programming.

Babs, Whoopie and Behar are all simpletons.  Imagine being paid to spout your ingorance all day every day and get paid for it. 

Says much about our society these days when flash is perceived as substance, perception is reality.

NoObama ever.....

 

yack

One reason I don't watch this cr*p is I don't like the sound of fingernails running down a chalk board. These women are nuts, all of them.This is a useless show for board bitter women.

from a woman 

mom

They ARE Morons!

I used to have respect for Barbara Walters but she has really shown her true colors through the ridiculous program "The View."  If she really wanted to have an open and honest discussion of politics on that show, she'd try to get someone like Laura Ingraham or Ann Coulter to represent the conservative view AND she'd have more than ONE person who wasn't in lockstep with the far left.  Elizabeth Hasselbeck's only "credential" for being there is that she is not particularly bright and she is not a strong debater so she doesn't show up the rest of those dingbats for the idiots they are.  They wouldn't last five minutes against Laura or Ann or Lynn Cheney.

And Baba, until Rosie O'Donnell comes on TV and tells everyone she was WRONG that fire cannot melt steel (talk about an idiot!) leave poor Elizabeth alone.

MsUnderestimated has the video

MsUnderestimated has the video at her blog here.

Secret Conservative

I have to admire you for trying to look at Barbara Walters and her cohorts objectively, but why would a lifetime liberal like Barbara Walters want to have a fair and balanced show? It's not in her interest to stray to far to the right. Remember that after a hard days work on "The View", Barbara spends her time socialising with her liberal friends. Do you think her liberal friends would be so accepting or invite her to their parties if Barbara was fair and balanced? Moreover, how is Barbara going to get her liberal agenda out to the public if she is fair and balanced?

Remember that it was Barbara Walters who said to Fidel Castro: "Cuba has “very high literacy” and “you have brought great health to your country,”

Remember that it was Barbara Walters who found Syrian dictator and terrorist-sponsor Bashar al-Assad charming and intelligent.

As Rush Limbaugh has said:  “The Democrats live in a world of fakery, fraudulent phoniness.  We live in a world of reality."

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The most important change we can make is to vote out the Democrats and RINOs in Congress!

Walters Scolds Hasselbeck

for Allegedly Never Conceding a Principle to LibRat' Ideology.

There. I 'feel' much better now.

How blind can you get?

Baba Wawa scolds Hasselbeck for never conceding a point while she says "You are the counterpoint."

Well, Baba, if Liz is the counterpoint why should she concede a point.  If she did, she would cease to be a counterpoint.

I'd like to see how any one of these View libs would do on a similar show where the other panelists were Ann Coulter, Mary Matilin, Michele Malkin, etc.

Yep, I wanna see "The Right

Yep, I wanna see "The Right View", with Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Michelle Malkin, and Monica Crowley. Can you imagine Beharhar trying to be the counterpoint to that quartet? They'd spend most of their time responding just with that look we all know that says, "Wow. You actually believe what you just said, don't you?" And then trying desperately to stifle laughs. Add in a live audience that actually understands the Constitution, and the counterpointess wouldn't last the first week.

Get 'em, Elizabeth!

Exaggeration

...Barbara Walters exclaimed "every single day you never ever say ‘maybe this is another point.’"

Barbara, if I've told you once, I've told you a million times, don't exaggerate!  (Old jokes are the best jokes, aren't they?)

As I recall, the original concept of the show was to gather four women with four different backgrounds and points of view to kick around news and cultural issues.  Inherent in that format is debate, or at least it's supposed to be.  So let the debate happen or get off the air, Babs. 

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

"Walters Scolds Hasselbeck

"Walters Scolds Hasselbeck for Allegedly Never Conceding a Point" Too bad no one has ever scolded the rest of these wretched crones for never having a valid point.

McNotObama '08

I don't know how many women

I don't know how many women watch The View, but I'm guessing it's close to one million. So assuming this is correct, I pray that the women in this country are smarter than those in the audience, and the majority of the View Crew.  

Palin Is Caught And Her Career Is Over!

 

 

Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

CT, I'm afraid that anyone

CT,

I'm afraid that anyone who watch these villainous hags are likely to agree with them - otherwise they would be unable to watch

McNotObama '08

I'm afraid you are

I'm afraid you are right!

Palin Is Caught And Her Career Is Over! 

 

 

Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

I can see this:

The Women of "The View" 

starring in

Hocus Pocus II

"This time we used real witches" 

McNotObama '08

i'm afraid you are

right and not only that i wish hasselbeck would friggin' leave sooner than later...she only adds "cred" to this piece of crap show by being on it.  it helps convince the whacko's that they are even, fair minded folks.  what a load.  and this joy behar...who the ef is she really?  how did she get the gig.  i've listened to her as much as i could stand it just to find out.  she is truly a stupid person.  not just her views...she's just plain dumb.  whoopi isn't much better, but a least she has a name.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

I can't believe this show

I can't believe this show is still on the air. It's full of nothing but airheads, with the lone excemption of Hasselbeck

I give her credit for

I give her credit for trying, but she stands no chance against the rest of the coven.

 

McNotObama '08

Take Note Elisabeth

Elisabeth needs to cut her losses and do the honorable thing to keep her self respect.  She needs to pick a day when she knows they won't cut it out and tell each and every one of the "women" on that show what and who they really are.  She needs to blow them out of the water and make sure they don't talk over her then leave the show and never come back.

I AGREE

LISABETH SHOULD GET THE LAST WORD IN ONE OF

HER SHOWS AND TELL THEM OFF AND THAN RESIGN.

LET THEM GET JANE FONDA OR MAUREEN DOWD TO

TAKE HER PLACE. THEN SHE SHOULD WORK ON

GETTING ANOTHER PANEL SHOW OPPOSITE THESE

VIXENS. IT WOULD'NT HAVE TO BE ALL CONSERVATIVE

WOMEN; JUST A MAJORITY. THE REST COULD BE

REAL MODERATES,DEMS AND REPS. LIS, THEY ARE

ONLY TRYING TO MAKE A FOOL OF YOU AS THEY

DO WITH EVERY CONSERVATIVE WHO DARES TO

APPEARS ON THE VIEW. PLEASE GET OFF THE

PROGRAM WITH YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH.

THOSE FOUR WENCHES DO NOT DESERVE YOUR

PRESENCE ON ANY STAGE WITH THEM.

"NOBODY PUTS ONE OVER ON FRED C DOBBS."

B.TRAVEN

Hasselbeck = Liberal Punching Bag

Hasslebeck is being used by the liberal media to further their left wing agenda. Four hen peckers get to rip her to shreds every day.  This manipulates public opinion into thinking that conservative thought is a minority in this country, cannot stand up to scrutiny, and deserves to be relegated to the rear of the bus.

EH is attractive, relatively

EH is attractive, relatively intelligent and seems like a pretty nice person.  The problem is she is just not a good spokesperson for the conservative viewpoint, even if she does endorse it wholeheartedly.  She is not a debater and only offers a weak retort to the mindless drivel that is spewed on that program daily.  Of course, I think she is smart enough to know where her bread is buttered; if she puts up too good of a fight, she might be out of a job.  Barbara WaWa is not going to put up with a too strong-minded conservative, not for long.  The rest of the numbskulls on this show could never survive a strong conservative voice, who would blow the doors off of their baseless logic within minutes.  Then again, I would think the typical person who watches this show would not comprehend a logical, cogent argument anyway, so it's all a moot point.

I Like Elisabeth

I like Elisabeth, she is smart but I think she is scared. Not only that, she is severely out numbered. She needs some help. Put Laura Ingraham on there. If men could be allowed on there, I would like Glenn Beck or Jim Quinn on there from the War Room With Quinn and Rose on there. What do you think about that?

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.- George Santayana

I will pay for Palin to visit this show

I will drain my savings account paying travel expenses for Sarah Palin to appear on this show and take Behar on face to face.  I have to say, I am not only disturbed by the sheer idiocy of the hosts, but equally disturbed by the sycophants in the audience. 

 

On a side note, why are contestants on an NBC talent show performing a song made famous by a talent show on Fox?  Sorry, I am not in my right mind tonight.  Wait, that makes me perfect to be a View audience member.

"Not for fame or reward, not for place or rank, not lured by ambition or goaded by necessity.  But in simple obedience to duty." - From the barracks at Ft. Benning