Joy's Glass House: Behar Objects to Limbaugh's 'Thug' Comments

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"View" co-host Joy Behar seems to have trouble seeing her own hypocrisy when issuing condemnations of other individual’s comments. On the November 10 edition, Behar objected to Rush Limbaugh, whom she baselessly labeled a "terrorist," labeling Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel "thugs." After Barbara Walters promised to question Rush on that issue in an upcoming interview, Behar exclaimed "he needs to apologize."

Joy Behar, under her own standards, ought to issue several apologies. Beyond the Rush Limbaugh "terrorist" smear, Behar also made such outrageous charges as labeling the Bush administration "liars and murderers," accused Republican presidential candidates of attending "Klan meetings," and called former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld a "Hitler type."

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After a commercial break, Barbara Walters opined that Rahm Emanuel could not possibly be a thug. Why? Because he was once a ballet dancer. When Elisabeth Hasselbeck, though distancing herself from Limbaugh’s comments, tried to add some perspective on Emanuel’s Fannie Mae connections, Whoopi Goldberg immediately cut off Elisabeth because they don’t yet "have all of our facts behind us."

The transcript follows.

JOY BEHAR: They’re being attacked already by the right wing, I’ve noticed. Rush Limbaugh is calling him a thug. Did you see that?

BARBARA WALTERS: No, he wasn’t calling him a thug. He was calling-

BEHAR: Yes he did. He said Emanuel was a thug just like-

WALTERS: Well, yes, just like Rahm Emanuel. He’s not calling Barack Obama.

BEHAR: Yes he did. He said "just like Barack Obama"-

WALTERS: Really?

BEHAR: Yes. I don’t have it right in front of me. They’ll get it for me. He called Barack Obama a thug. I’m telling you.

ELISABETH HASSELBECK: I think he did really say that.

BEHAR: This is a guy who’s a drug addict, Rush Limbaugh, and he’s calling him a thug?

[applause]

HASSELBECK: Well, you can’t- you can’t- I mean, you can’t do drugs one area and not drugs-

BEHAR: Well, you know, he must have bought a lot of drugs over the years from thugs.

SHERRI SHEPHERD: When you use the word thug, what criteria applies to Barack Obama as being a thug?

HASSELBECK: I’m not defending, look I’m not defending-

SHEPHERD: No, no, I’m just saying.

WALTERS: I’ll tell you what I’ll do for you guys since we don’t have it. We one- you know we have "Ten Most Fascinating People" coming up in December, our yearly show?

SHEPHERD: Yes.

WALTERS: One of the people I’m interviewing, because whatever you think about him, he’s fascinating-

HASSELBECK: Is it Rush?

WALTERS: - is Rush. So I will ask him that question now that he’s heard you here-

BEHAR: If you ask him you can say how can you say he’s a thug when you bought drugs illegally?

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Let me give you-let me give you the quote! Let me give you the quote. "Emanuel is a good old fashioned Chicago thug, just like Obama is a good old-fashioned Chicago thug." That is the quote.

WALTERS: I will ask that. So Rush you have now heard that is one of your questions. There are plenty of time to think of the answer.

BEHAR: Apologize. He needs to come to apologize.

GOLDBERG: Well, there’s- there’s a lot of things- there’s a lot of stuff that he could have said. There are a lot of things he could have said talking about his disagreement or his anger. To call him a thug, is a very- is kind of- because you know, thugs are basically lawbreakers.

HASSELBECK: Well, here’s what happens. I think you- what happens I think when anyone says something like that, you’re distracted from the issue. People have issue with Rahm Emanuel because he, you know, he was an arm twister and he had sort of strange politics-

GOLDBERG: But yeah, so did LBJ. I mean it’s just- that’s what politics is. He’s not a thug.

BEHAR: Does the name Cheney ring a bell?

[...]

GOLDBERG: So Barbara, you wanted to talk a second on Rahm Emanuel?

WALTERS: Yeah, who is going to be the new chief of staff to Barack Obama, whom Rush Limbaugh you said called a thug. I have special feelings about him because Rahm Emanuel went to my alma mater, Sarah Lawrence College, and wanted to be a ballet dancer. That’s quite a thug. I rest my case.

SHEPHERD: Yeah, thug and ballet don’t go together.

HASSELBECK: No, but this is a guy who is an arm twister, is somehow dancing himself away from the idea that people don’t want to recognize he was their director of Freddie Mac when all of this fraudulent loaning was going on.

GOLDBERG: You know what? I’m going to go away from this because this is a discussion that isn’t going to get us anywhere until we all have our facts behind us. So the word, thug, however, I think is what everyone is objecting to.


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Rush Claims He is Quoting Clinton.

Rush claims Bill Clintion first used the "thug" appelation to refer to Obama.

He used the same trap with his "Magic Negro" statement.

Rush has every right to repeat Leftist mantra!

When Obama is called a "Magic Negro" by a Leftist publication; they are furnishing ammunition to Rush and others.  Did they actually think that folks would nod and say "darn straight" or burst out laughing?  

When Bill Clinton remarks that The Big 0 (aka The Big Zero) has the instincts of a "Chicago Street Thug" he is also giving fodder to opponents!  Clinton knows his words are repeated!

 Rush gives their words a wider audience; so be it!

Riiiiight

This apology will come on the same day the Wash Times is able to ask a question at The One's press briefings.

Make room for Jet and Essence. Or was it Ebony? Can't keep it straight.

Typical

When Hasselbeck brought up Freddie Mac, the conversation has to end.  So freakin typical of the liberals.  Start talking about something real, and they freak out or avoid it.  Put your head in the sand Whoopie.....maybe you'll find your career there too. 

I would rather be a Conservative nut job, than a Liberal with no nuts and no job

Has This Woman No Shame?

Joy Behar has to be one of the most unhinged and hypocritical figures on TV. Has she really no shame?

In his second hour today, Rush was talking about the left being all atwitter because he called Obama and Emanuel "thugs." He then said he Googled "Bush" and "thug" and then "Cheney" and "thug," which produced hundreds of thousands of pages.

Glass houses indeed - Maybe even more like a glass house of cards.

http://VocalMinority.typepad.com<br>

The Jewish Republican's Web Sanctuary

Yep

Look up vile moonbat in Webster's and I'm pretty sure her picture is there.

Did anyone see when O'Reilly was on a few weeks ago? He was having a good time at her expense. I thought she was going to crawl out of her own skin.

She's typical of any rabid lefty. They possess the same characteristics: the twitches, the darty eyes that can't actually meet yours in the middle of the debate, fidgety body parts, the self-adulation (I HAVE TWO MASTERS DEGREEES!) Like by yelling it, it convinces us that she's smart. She's somethign alright.....

She is easily the most

She is easily the most paranoid individual on television today -- save for Olbermann. This is a woman who last year actually suggested that Republicans gave Sen. Tim Johnson a "man-made stroke".  In another era, a baseless comment like that would've gotten her booted off the show never to find work in television again. Look at how long it took to get Rosie booted off -- day after day spouting off  baldface lies and treasonous, mean-spirited accusations about Bush and the 9/11 attacks. But hey, they were all directed at Republicans so -- no biggie. I can only imagine what would happen if one them starts denigrating Obama regularly. I wonder how long they'd last on the show.

Today, part of the "attraction" of the view is waiting for Behar to go off on one of her moronic rants. I suppose they think she's the left's answer to Coulter or Malkin. Not even remotely close. Television has gotten so desperate for ratings that every program has to have some kind of 'zinger moment' in order make them interesting. I don't know if that's the fault of today's programming or the people watching.

Can you find Alfalfa?

If you look carefully at the picture of Joy, you can see Alfalfa hiding in her blouse.

You're right

M the M, that is too funny! :-D

Joy Blowhard, an ugly hag...

I'm calling her a hag...does that make me a hypocrite?

WHY do Lefty women travel in packs?

You absolutely never see this crowd as singles.  Ann Coulter travels alone.  Laura Ingram travels alone.   Bay Buchanan, Mary Matalin, Michelle Malkin, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Elizabeth Dole, all travel alone.  And, in this case, "sweet little Elizabeth Hasselbeck" braves these witches day in and day out.  CAN YOU IMAGINE JOY BEHAR BEING THE "SOLE" LEFTY DEBATING WITH FOUR CONSERVATIVES?  [And, just think, the conservatives would treat her well, yet she still would not be up to the task!]  Yet, these RUDE Lefties see no problem with coming at Elizabeth with fangs and claws!

Joy Behar was a Playboy Covergirl, I think.

Friends of mine have told me that in her younger days, Joy Behar was a top runway model and twice appeared on the cover of the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated. She also was Playboy of the Year. I don't believe they were pulling my leg as she appears from the picture posted above to be the epitome of beauty in a woman.

My friends joke with me a lot so it's possible they could be joking about this. I guess if it's the truth she sure has changed since her younger day.

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Laughter is an instant vacation.  ~Milton Berle

Laughter is the corrective force which prevents us from becoming cranks.  ~Henri Bergson

Smile Joy Smile!

I am sure Joy is as miserable in her everyday life as the picture you posted above.

back in her pre-"View" days

she was famous in NYC for getting her doorman fired for being insufficiently "respectful", (read obsequious suckup, "oh yes, Miss Behar, you look lovely this morning, Miss Behar"!) I believe he got canned prior to the holidays, so no Christmas tip! What a waste of oxygen she is...

Under the Fairness Doctrine

Would they be required to bring three more conservatives on the show to make it "fair"?  Laura Ingraham,  Greta Van Susteren and Ann Coulter should about even it out.

 

member of the Conservative Independant Witness Protection Program since Nov. 5, 2008

Behar should apologize to Catholics, other faithful

Joy Behar is also the woman who said there are no more saints because the people canonized saints by the Catholic Church were "mentally ill" (http://newsbusters.org/blogs/justin-mccarthy/2008/01/09/joy-behar-suggests-saints-were-mentally-ill):

"I have a theory that you can’t find any saints any more because of psycho-tropic medication. I think that the old days the saints were hearing voices and they didn’t have any thorazine to calm them down. [laughter] Now that we have all of this medication available to us, you can’t find a saint any more."

Of course, The View (a/k/a "The Shrews") has a very anti-woman, anti-religion, anti-conservative bent.  So this doesn't surprise me.

Call Bush (or the infant son of the Republican VP nominee) a "retard" and you're being a patriotic dissenter.  Call Obama, raised in Chicago politics a "thug" and you're a horrible person.

Yeah, like that'll

Yeah, like that'll happen.

Hey Joy, look up "double standard." Then "hypocrisy."

Once again, Joy speaks and removes all doubt.

Irony is lost on these people.

Irony is lost on these people.

Yeah, it is.  And Elisabeth Hasslebeck...what a disappointment.  If you're going to represent conservatism on a show with such miserable harpies, the least you could do is really grow a backbone to stand up to them.  Or defer to someone who can.

I nominate Ann Coulter, or me. 

LOL...I'm just reading your

LOL...I'm just reading your reply, and I realized when I edited my comment, (you must have been replying while I was editing) I accidentally removed the line you were quoting!!

But I did say it, you're not nuts, and I do believe that.

Rush Admits, he plagiarized the Chicago Thugs comment

Rush had big laugh today, the comment"Chicago Thugs"

is a product of Bill Clinton, said, by Bill, back in August during Hilliarys run. wonder how that will be covered?

 

 

 allow me to Love America

 

Libs

If it is said by a LIEberal then it must be true!!!

The truth to them is what ever they say it is.  Joy Blowhard doesn't have a clear thought in her head. How does anyone see her as being funny. The only reason someone hasn't busted her chops is when confronted she claims she is just trying to liven up the show. One on One she would not stand 30 seconds with El Rushbo and the truth. She would quiver in her own jello!

Newsbusters should ............

....have a Hag of the Week thread every Friday.   Since we are coming up with a lot of opinionated and pretty much irrelevant views from the View and the left media, why not? What say you?

Hag of the Week

No fair!!!! Then then Joy would HOG the thread. No bigger Hag that I know of except Rosie and Roseanne.

Really?

There are so many to pick from!!

Maddow, Rhodes (is she still even employed after her shenanigans from last year?), Estrich.

Remember this email that went 'round a few years back--

http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=72178

Love it!

YUCK

Checkout that huge hair growing out of her chest !  Couldn't be cleavage, women have cleavage. 

I would rather be a Conservative nut job, than a Liberal with no nuts and no job

As another poster here said-

As another poster here said- she's growing a second ass.

OMG

That made my Monday !  Thanks !   

I would rather be a Conservative nut job, than a Liberal with no nuts and no job

Tim, Only a second one? I

Tim,

Only a second one? I can't believe I typed this. I've made a exception based on the subject matter.

Is she

I wonder if she uses Miracle Gro?

"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"

These are the facts: 1. 

These are the facts: 1.  Bill Clinton was the one who called BO a thug; Rush Limbaugh said today that Bubba was the one who called him that. 

2.  Rahm, the ballerina, was in fact on the Freddie Mac board. 

So, it's not that Whoopi doesn't have the facts, she just doesn't want to hear the truth, and neither do the other creatures on that show.  And shame on Elizabeth Hasselbeck from not speaking up. 

Shame on you for attacking Elizabeth!

Elizabeth Hasselbeck is doing yeoman's work every single day!  She is not a political scientist; she does not have political experience.  Yet, daily, she defends:  (1) Republicans (2) conservatives (3) administration policy (4) foreign policy (5) economics (6) changes in social structure and values (7) the military (8) education and (9) religion, while defending "traditional values" against a coven of witches!   

Elizabeth is stronger, tougher, wiser, and more of a "woman" than the other side put together.   No one should have to do battle against 4 or 5 opponents every single day!  Yet, Elizabeth holds her own; Joy, Barbara, Whoopi or Sherri are incapable of doing what she does.  I cannot imagine faulting her for any reason! 

Yeah I agree

I mean, yes, she does cry a lot.

But I, too, would cry if I had to work with those folks on a daily basis. Esp. Bear.

What was the great line by O'Reilly--"your name is Joy. Shouldn't you appear to be joyful". Something like that!

Dunce

  1. I think this dunce may be the speechwriter for Barbra Streisand, however, Barb is the brains of the outfit.  I wish Ann Coulter were on the view and I may watch it, even though I'm in a boycott.  They would have to put six more lunatic moonbats on the field to even things out.

 

Don't blame me....I voted for Palin...

Behar

There is a silver lining. It is far easier to criticize and insult than it is to defend.

 If Behind, er , I mean Behar is going to get in a snit every time Rush comments then we are in for a pleasant four years. I know I'll  enjoy her discomfort every day.

drjohn

I just love it when Rush selects a comment to use and the MSM pundits and wannabes fall all over themselves calling him out. I heard him today explain the source of the quote and felt satisfaction that the source was close to Bill Clinton. you're right, it sure is fun to watch when commenters go over the top and get boxed into a corner by someone's verbal JUDO.

The Shrews...

What on earth will these women talk about come February? Joy needs counselling for all that anger.

http://www.withbias.net

Mean ole Conservatives

I thought we were going to be all snuggly and warm in the masters shadow, embrace and glow. You know kumbayah, The songs "Imagine","Ebony and Ivory" and the "Big Rock Candy Mountain" all coming to fruition. But the meanie ole conservatives won't get with the program. There is no joy for joy. The hate will continue until... 

"...no civilization, no matter how rich, no matter how refined, can long survive once it loses the power to meet force with equal or superior force." - Bernard Knox

I call for an end on posts about The View

There's simply too many.  This is way too easy.  They are a walking disaster zone of stupidity.  I've never watched that show but have read enough postings on NB to know that it's one stupid thing after another.  Why bother with these losers?  There are far more dangerous losers stalking about.  Who's with me?  NO MORE VIEW!

Jeff Lebowski

www.angrywhitedude.c...

jeff

I agree.  This is why I usually do not post on a View related story.  It's such a target-rich environment that it gets boring trying to find news ways to say how much they suck.

I cannot watch The View (or Olbermann or Matthews or Colmes, etc) because of the intense pain they inflict in my ass.  In fact, I cannot even READ Joy Behar rants without getting stroke-like pains shooting through my head.  And, by reading Whoopi's shut-down of Elisabeth, one can see how long the truth exists with those ignorant hose-bags. As long as a fly's ejaculation, I'd say.

Got One

OK, here's a good description of or comment about Joy Behar:

I just got a good look at the picture of Joyless above and realize that she must be a comedian because with a humorous face like that she can't be serious.

Joy Behar's

 mom needs to apologise to the American public for bestowing us this lunatic. Where did this nut job get her start? I never heard about her before this show aired.

 

Where did she get her start?

During the Clinton administration...wasn't she a kneepads quality control tester for gals who would ultimately use them extensively, like Monica?

Her professional name was

Her professional name was 'Lips Behar'.

Sarah - Our Next President?

 

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

I understand that Slick Willie

will be appointed Inspector General Of Pubic works.

Here is the Source for Rush's "Chicago Thug" Comment

Rush said on his show today that he usually creates his own material, but the "Chicago thug" comment came from this Politico.com article:

"Bill Clinton believes the Democratic nominee, far from practicing a unifying, transformational brand of politics, has the political instincts of “a Chicago thug,” one longtime associate said. Clinton has told people that Obama allowed surrogates to try to suppress Hispanic turnout in the Nevada caucuses, and played “the race card” in reverse against the Clintons in South Carolina and other states."

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"I'm reminded every single day, that I am not a perfect man. I will not be a perfect president." ~ Barack Obama

 

I have the video here

.... the video of Joy Blowhard's comments is here.

Oh, I know

I know I'm not crazy.  I'm not a liberal.  :)

SHEPHERD: Yeah, thug and ballet don’t go together.

Some more things that don't go together:

1.  "The View" and "objective truth."

2.  Joy Behar and "intelligent comment."

3.  Whoopie Goldberg and "feminine beauty."

4.  Babwa Woahtahs and "modestly humble."

5.  Keith Olbermann and "personal character."

6.  Chris Matthews and "professional ethics."

7.  George Stephanopolous and "tall, dark and handsome."

8.  Contempoary Republicans and "Grand Old Party."

9.  Barack Obama and "Commander-in-Chief."

10.  Anne Coulter and "shy and restrained pundit."

11.  The View and "quality entertainment."

12.  Hillary Clinton and "unambitious."

Hey, this is fun...anybody want to add to the list? 

Joe Biden and  "renowned

Joe Biden and  "renowned elocutionist"

Barak Obama and  "entirely unscripted"

15. Bill Clinton and "Self

15. Bill Clinton and "Self Control"

16. Arlin Specter and "Reliable"

 

"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media."  -- Lowell Ponte