Chicago Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet spent an hour of her life today that she'll never get back: live-blogging Michelle Obama's appearance on "The View."
You may recall Sweet from a previous NB post noting her story on how "Obama's Ayers connection never bothered anyone" in Chicago, or from this one where I credited her with noting a 2007 Obama gaffe involving the number of fatalities in a tornado-ravaged Kansas town.
Sweet joins our very own Justin McCarthy among the very few people who have ever been paid, literally, to watch the Barbara Walters-produced gabfest.
You can find her three "View" posts here:
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Losing my IQ
June 18, 2008 - 13:52 ET by MeanderingJust reading these 3 snippets from the show I feel my IQ has dropped. What drivil. Yeah, don't talk about anything important. Just try and cover another Michelle quote, talk about pantyhose and make generalities of black women in the news. First, what's the big deal, so Barak is pathetic, we all knew that! Second, pantyhose, really? Does anyone care if a woman wears pantyhose? Third, wow, can you image if a white commentator would have said the same things about black women? Also, maybe I'm wrong, but I have not seen the same black women in the news as Whoopi. I can bearly write anything else, my brain is melting out of my ears!
I am with you
June 18, 2008 - 14:42 ET by DEVILDOCMOMregarding your IQ concerns. I sure hope they are paying Justin well for the true sacrifice he makes for us. LOL
Your comment regarding a white commentator making the remarks whoopi did was right on the mark. I am surprised she would say such things since they so insult the very people she purports to support.
She's not racist!
June 18, 2008 - 14:57 ET by MeanderingYeah, but Whoopi's not racist because she can say those things. Its asinine, the whole show. I do feel bad for Justin although he does get plenty of material to write about.
Justin could have his
June 18, 2008 - 19:05 ET by DEVILDOCMOMown blog just for the stupid statements they make on that show. You are right, of course, whoopi is black, she cannot be racist. We all know that, don't we?
Whoopi-do
June 18, 2008 - 14:01 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsI guess Whoopi never saw Condi Rice on the news.
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Many Choices
June 18, 2008 - 14:45 ET by GothampcNot only Condi but there are a lot of well put together black women and men. The list goes on and on.
Oprah
Harris Faulkner on Fox
Sue Simmons (NBC News in NY)
Michael Steele
Harold Ford Jr.
Oh, for crying out
June 18, 2008 - 14:31 ET by motherbeltOh, for crying out loud!
More "pearls of wisdom" from the mouth of an Obama, that we are blessed with?
Well, on the pantyhose thing, at least they didn't ask her "Bikinis or briefs?"
UGH
June 18, 2008 - 14:33 ET by MOONSTRUCKGag me with a pitch fork!!
Did Elizabeth Hasselback get
June 18, 2008 - 14:55 ET by tazzDid Elizabeth Hasselback get to ask any questions?, or did they tie her up like the old SNL skits?