"She is fearless. There's an intelligence there as well as the humor," insists Barbara Walters about none other than, wait for it, "The View" co-host Joy Behar.
Washington Post's Howard Kurtz relayed that gem in his Style section front-pager, "Oh, Joy! Gift of Gab Gives Host New Gig," about Behar's new primetime gig on HLN (formerly known as CNN Headline News).
Yes, this is the same Joy Behar who:
- wondered if Sen. Tim Johnson's (D-S.D.) stroke was a Republican conspiracy
- equated immersion baptism with waterboarding
- dismissed homeschooled children as "demented"
- lectured Bill O'Reilly to stop "namecalling" although she herself had proudly called Rush Limbaugh a "terrorist"
- mocked Joe "The Plumber" Wurzelbacher's dream of owning his own plumbing company as a "fantasy"
For a comprehensive archive of Behar nuttiness, click here.
To his credit, Kurtz did detail Behar's liberal views -- she complains President Obama is sometimes not liberal enough -- and noted how the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has complained about her anti-Catholic bigotry, something NewsBusters Publisher and Media Research Center President Brent Bozell has also addressed.
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Oh! The Adjectives Are Flying!
September 23, 2009 - 11:02 ET by BondPlainBondWhen Barbara and Joy look at each other, they see birds of a feather.
When we look at at Barbara and Joy, we see birds of a feather.
It's always nice, though, when dear friends you respect and admire praise you. They're kooks of the first order, and every other order there is, but I'm happy they have such a meaningful relationship.
Fearless?
September 23, 2009 - 13:04 ET by allanfWhat is so fearless about repeating left wing dogma to a wiling audience?
it's almost impossible to get fired
September 23, 2009 - 11:05 ET by larry on LIfrom a teaching position in NY State, yet joy managed to.
Larry,
September 23, 2009 - 11:09 ET by boomerconPray tell; why did she get fired? I'd only heard she was a former teacher.
As for her "intelligence", It's as deeply hidden as her "humor", neither of which I've ever witnessed.
Joy Behar is a genius!
September 23, 2009 - 11:08 ET by jefflebowskiBarbara Walters is senile, stupid or both! Yes, there is an intelligence there in Behar...the intelligence of a rat. She is a stupid, dyed in the wool liberal moron and is perfect to sit in with the others on The View. I am truly amazed there is more than 5 people who watch that show. Are there five??
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There are more than 5
September 23, 2009 - 16:20 ET by mattmThere are more than 5 because there are more than 5 morons in the country....by last count there were at least 50 million.....
new definitions
September 23, 2009 - 11:09 ET by rowdygirlSo I'm guessing that "fearless" really means: rude, arrogant, insensitive, slanderous, hateful and ignorant.
Wow.. I'm so glad I'm not fearless.
Remember
September 23, 2009 - 11:14 ET by God Bless the USARemember ... this is the same Baba Walters who said Rahm Emanuel wasn't a thug because he studied ballet.
Sow Behar is intelligent????
September 23, 2009 - 11:25 ET by RayRayso sayeth Baba Wawa, who was proud to reveal in her autobiography that she was fooling around long ago with a married man. Double-cool points: he was black!
So, if Baba says it, it must be twue.
NO show
September 23, 2009 - 11:29 ET by ptsonAnother new show NOT worth watching.
I guess at this point, HLN
September 23, 2009 - 11:36 ET by Chris NormanI guess at this point, HLN is willing to give just about anyone their own show...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
And she is competing against Hannity
September 23, 2009 - 11:40 ET by Tom in NCShe is competing against Hannity in the 9:00 time slot, she is going to get her clock cleaned and quick.
intelligent....???
September 23, 2009 - 11:40 ET by wizardjrI had a pet rock with a higher IQ for goodness sakes.
Consider the source
September 23, 2009 - 11:49 ET by doug1950In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King. Barbara saying Joy is intelligent it is a relative thing. Compared to Babs she probably is. Even a tadpole looks huge when it is in YOUR glass of water.
"Intelligent"?? To once
September 23, 2009 - 12:08 ET by Jerry"Intelligent"??
To once again quote Inigo Montoya:
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
At last... someone Olberman
September 23, 2009 - 15:32 ET by Tom PaineAt last... someone Olberman can beat in the ratings
Who is even going to
September 23, 2009 - 16:19 ET by bigtimerWho is even going to remember to watch her new 'gig'...most of all, who is going to care?
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Has anyone else noticed how
September 23, 2009 - 17:06 ET by Kat Outta the BagHas anyone else noticed how much Behar looks like Valerie Jarrett, only with bigger hair?