See? It really does pay to be a Bush-hating conspiracy theorist.
Just ask The View's Joy Behar who just landed herself a job as the host of her own program on HLN, the network formerly known as CNN Headline News.
Even though this is clearly a joke, I kid you not.
Just try to keep a straight face as you read the following Associated Press report (h/t Big Hollywood):
Joy Behar of "The View" should feel comfortable when her prime-time HLN talk show debuts on Sept. 29. The network formerly known as CNN Headline News is making headway with women, even if that wasn't necessarily the game plan.
Behar, at 9 p.m. ET on weeknights, will follow hour-long shows by Jane Velez-Mitchell and Nancy Grace (a Grace rerun airs at 10).
The estrogen-heavy lineup, big on issues like abduction and addiction, airs to an audience that is nearly two-thirds women, according to Nielsen Media Research. It's not like men are unwelcome, but when a rerun of Lou Dobbs' CNN show fell flat in Behar's soon-to-be time slot, HLN yanked him this summer for Velez-Mitchell.
Here's the truly delicious punch line:
HLN sought a lineup of opinionated but non partisan personalities that could distinguish itself from other news networks, primarily corporate cousin CNN, said Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN Worldwide and chief of the network.
Yeah, that's Behar: opinionated but non-partisan.
And I'm Napolean Bonaparte.
Readers are encouraged to review NewsBusters' collection of "non-partisan" comments by Behar.
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September 8, 2009 - 10:02 ET by Cool ArrowA tacit admission of defeat from CNN.
Doubtless they'll put her up against O'Reilly or Beck to chisel away at their narrow leads.
Sorry, I couldn't finish that with a straight face
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
I think "big on abduction
September 8, 2009 - 10:24 ET by motherbeltI think "big on abduction and addiction" says it all.
They are obviously going for the "National Enquirer" crowd.
When MSNBC beat CNN in the
September 8, 2009 - 10:27 ET by kgWhen MSNBC beat CNN in the ratings last month they had a brainstorming session and proclaimed "Oh Joy".
"DumbAssity of Dope"
KG...
September 8, 2009 - 10:41 ET by danybhoyWhat is sad is that CNN was the 1st cablenews outlet, & had some really good stuff back in the day. But FoxNews rolled onto the scene & CNN just gave up. It's really sad to see how easy they folded. They used to be something, not any more.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Nightwish
September 8, 2009 - 19:31 ET by CiampinoWhich Nightwish song is that from?
NIGHTWISH...
September 8, 2009 - 19:56 ET by danybhoyIt's from the song "Bye Bye Beautiful", from their "Dark Passion Play" album. It's an ode of sorts to Tarja Turunen, who was fired by the band. Anette Olzon is their new singer, a Swede fronting a Finnish metal band, too funny.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Probably so!
September 8, 2009 - 11:54 ET by Patriot III thought it was "stupid-R-us"!! lol
Speaking of MSNBC
September 8, 2009 - 15:30 ET by DoktorFrankenThe second that CNN thought of hiring Behar for her own show on the ''most trusted'' news channel they sunk to the slimy depths of MSNBC.
It will be nearly impossible to recover from this utter disaster.
Finally
September 8, 2009 - 10:07 ET by sam12663someplace where her shrill whine won't be heard. If a left wing loon talks at CNN HLN, does it really get heard?
President Obama is nothing more than a lying empty suit; a Hollywood style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Wow. A full hour of Joy
September 8, 2009 - 10:11 ET by HockeyKidWow. A full hour of Joy Rehab. Can't wait.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Takes one to create one?
September 8, 2009 - 10:12 ET by c5thenBehar is as non-partisan as Obama is. She should be a perfect mouthpiece to parrot the DNC talking points to the poor unsuspecting women who might tune her in.
Throw 'da bums out!!!
no incumbent re-elected, with very few exceptions!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
*gak*
September 8, 2009 - 10:15 ET by katainkent*hairball*
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We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. ~Thomas Jefferson
→ Priceless, kata
September 8, 2009 - 10:17 ET by Cool ArrowHead to head against "Hardball"
Van Jones is a Quitter - FS
Another Rosie O'Donnell failure
September 8, 2009 - 10:26 ET by averageschmoeShe will get all positive reviews from the msm and then will fail after 6 months. She will meltdown eventually. She will not be able to stop bringing up President Bush and blaming him for Obama's failures and people will turn her off. She will still be loved in the msm and will just be another Madcow and Oberman.
6 months?
September 8, 2009 - 11:26 ET by b4m4wyWow, you are really giving her a lot of credit. I think that the 'Oprah' group will watch for maybe 3 months before switching her off. The only ones happy will be Matthews, Maddow, and Olbermann, to have someone with even lower ratings than theirs !!
Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.
Ronald Reagan
Just another slice
September 8, 2009 - 10:23 ET by FeynmanFanJust another slice out of a diminishing viewership pie. Keep 'em coming!
"I support the President but not his policies" - Blonde
Finally, there will be a
September 8, 2009 - 10:24 ET by Roger the ShrubberFinally, there will be a show that Ed Schultz might get better ratings than.
Visit The Daily Wave
Behar
September 8, 2009 - 10:28 ET by shooterDo they really think she'll get more than a few viewers?
Maybe she'll take some of Olbermann's 6 or 7 viewers.
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"An armed society is a polite society" -- Robert A. Heinlein
snork
September 8, 2009 - 10:30 ET by sevenThe estrogen+heavy lineup
She is a little heavy/chubby.
A prime example of someone
September 8, 2009 - 10:34 ET by pocomocoA prime example of someone reaching their level of incompetence.
Can an Obama job be far behind?
Isn't this like giving bozo
September 8, 2009 - 10:39 ET by mattmIsn't this like giving bozo the clown the presidency? Oh, yeah. We already did that....
They can call it "Yenta at Large"
September 8, 2009 - 10:42 ET by MightyMouthI know she's Italian...still applies though!
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
No Joy
September 8, 2009 - 10:42 ET by sergeant stogieCan she even spell H-L-N?
BREAKING! BIG NEWS!
September 8, 2009 - 10:43 ET by Sgthulkazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........
Beyond Loony
September 8, 2009 - 10:47 ET by bradbenj5952Someone once said that insanity is the process of continuously repeating a failed strategy and hoping it will produce a different result the next time.
Noel, I think we need to invent a new word other than loony. Loony just doesn't quite get the job done any more. Not that I mind CNN continuing on their path of self destruction!
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16:31
Behar? With a "talk show"? BWAHAHAHA!
September 8, 2009 - 18:02 ET by goldenthroat"HLN sought a lineup of opinionated but non partisan personalities that could distinguish itself from other news networks..."
You have got to be kidding! BWAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA!
What in blazes have HLN execs been smoking? Now they want to put Her Ugliness, the Joyless One, up against Sean Hannity? Yeah, right! That is going to be like trying to bring down an bull elephant with a BB gun!
Thanks for the comic relief, HLN!
"Inferior people should not be employed." - Nick Danger, Third Eye
gt... LOL... 'A bull
September 8, 2009 - 18:05 ET by bigtimergt...
LOL...
'A bull elephant with a BB gun'...
Priceless!
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
Finally, a show for those
September 8, 2009 - 11:29 ET by Chris NormanFinally, a show for those of us who like our ears assaulted with shrill noises and inane babbling. This should be grrrrrrreat!
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Non partisan?
September 8, 2009 - 11:30 ET by Airforce_5_O"HLN sought a lineup of opinionated but non partisan personalities that could distinguish itself from other news networks, primarily corporate cousin CNN, said Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN Worldwide and chief of the network."
Have they ever watched the View? I hope you HLN watchers are ready for a nice crap sandwich because you are about to eat a big one. She is going to get slaughtered by Hanity in that slot.
Liberalism: The haunting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
And here I thought the
September 8, 2009 - 11:32 ET by KJ_sezAnd here I thought the bottom of the barrel had already been scraped clean by MSDNC. Then again, Communist News Network and its affiliate HLN seem to be scraping from the outside of the barrel these days...
Government sucks, but AT&T is worse. Really.
I will watch the Behar show
September 8, 2009 - 11:41 ET by ConservativeRexI will watch the Behar show as much as I watch 'The View'.
The View?
September 8, 2009 - 11:50 ET by ParagrouperWhats that?
"Beware the fury of the patient man." - John Dryden
What Joy!
September 8, 2009 - 11:48 ET by wolfemanicCNN thinking reminds me of trailer trash ..
If its embarrassing, they go and stick it right out on the front porch.
LOL!
September 8, 2009 - 16:04 ET by RukusOr up on blocks! : )
Gary
Levi Johnstoned: The One Trick Phoney!
Behardyharhar
September 8, 2009 - 11:58 ET by jdlybrandI'd rather watch a full hour of Joan Rivers scraping her fingernails against a chalk board.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Gee, thanks for that
September 8, 2009 - 12:29 ET by HockeyKidGee, thanks for that visual/auditory! Ack! ;)
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Bill O"reilly needs to be
September 8, 2009 - 12:02 ET by JAJTBill O"reilly needs to be her first guest! he got me cracking up when he mocked her on the view. then she needs to have Ann on all the time.JAJT
Joy Behar -- surely she now
September 8, 2009 - 13:16 ET by Jack BauerJoy Behar -- surely she now has her own Squawk Show...
Which is perfect as she'll only be parroting democrat talking points.
Yep...That's pretty much exactly...
September 8, 2009 - 13:21 ET by PrairieSkywhat I was thinking about this...
"Yeah, that's Behar: opinionated but non-partisan.
And I'm Napolean Bonaparte."
Ditto, except substitute "And I'm Queen Elizabeth"...lol!
Behar non-partisan?? Right, sure she is...She's as much a non-partisan as Van Jones is a non-radical.
Absurd.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Re Dobbs Rerun
September 8, 2009 - 13:50 ET by slickwillie2001I was wondering what happened to the Lou Dobbs rerun; I used to watch the rerun sometimes so I could also watch Kudlow at 7 on CNBC. Brilliant move CNN!
What--MSNBC was full up?
September 8, 2009 - 14:58 ET by StarAZOur favorite Obama channel didn't want her? That must have stung, Joy.
Yeah, the MSNBC toilet bowl
September 8, 2009 - 15:07 ET by Chris NormanYeah, the MSNBC toilet bowl of talent is already backed up and in need of a good plunging...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I'm sure her ratings will be
September 8, 2009 - 15:36 ET by deerjerkydaveI'm sure her ratings will be through the roof. There is such a giant liberal audience that has yet to be tapped by the mainstream media.
Good luck with that CNN.
HLN just another station to drop from my remote's rotation.
September 8, 2009 - 17:49 ET by CTI don't trust anyone that trusts Barack Obama!
CT... I rarely go there
September 8, 2009 - 17:54 ET by bigtimerCT...
I rarely go there anyway...so I won't be missing anything....do have a feeling we will be filled in on what we didn't watch here though. ;-)
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
BT... No doubt you are correct
September 8, 2009 - 18:06 ET by CTThere's no room for the Joy Behars in my world, life's too short.
I don't trust anyone that trusts Barack Obama!
Life's too short indeed
September 8, 2009 - 20:35 ET by bigtimerLife's too short indeed CT...couldn't have put it better.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
What is the name of her show?
September 8, 2009 - 20:27 ET by mizflame98The Witching Hour?
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
Samuel Adams
Crazy Time with Joy Behar?
September 8, 2009 - 20:29 ET by Free StinkerCrazy Time with Joy Behar?
mzflame... ..or The
September 8, 2009 - 20:36 ET by bigtimermzflame...
..or The Bitchin' Hour.
'Go Green...Recycle Congress'
WAKE ME UP NOW!
September 8, 2009 - 20:31 ET by DesertCop3031Oh my God, when am I going to wake up from this nightmare. If I do wake up, I hope I'm not the Obamas pet dog!
It is far better to be three hours early than one minute late.
no joy behar
September 8, 2009 - 20:48 ET by NotFondOfLibsSo no joy behar has her own show? That's a hoot, and another good reason not to watch cnn. Maybe her ratings will be lower than keith olbermann. Can she count on barbara (twenty-twenty) walters and that mental goofball whoopi goldberg to tune in? She can probably get rosie o'donnell as a guest if she offers o'donnell a dozen ham sandwiches or so.
These MSM outfits must have
September 8, 2009 - 21:14 ET by RR GOPThese MSM outfits must have some pretty deep pockets if they can afford to put on people that will kill their ratings.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
This is great!
September 8, 2009 - 23:18 ET by LoosMooseThis is great! Now you can watch her ratings sag faster and further than her.......... well.... don't go there if you want to have an appetite again in this century (and we just got started)
BOMBS away....
Good News Olberman.... this show might even place out worse than yours.
No, no, no
September 8, 2009 - 23:55 ET by LindamaeJoy is just ignorant of the issues. She believes what she is told - a great Obama girl - and just parrots the comments. I'd love to see Palin wipe the floor with her since Joy knows nothing to use to support her inane comments. Palin knows the facts and is ready to use them. Palin's appearance on Katie's "show" was a fiasco. Katie had a simpering laugh on her face during the entire interview. Her interview with Obama was almost embarrasing by her drooling after him. He is cute - but not presidential material. (Take away his prompter and he is just another cute smile - with space between his ears) so Joy will do well promoting him. Gibson is another example of an idiot. He humphed and humphed about the Bush doctrine - WHICH DOESN'T EXIST. At first I thought he was just a fool. Now, I think he made the comment with the idea that in the future he would receive his payoff. I wonder who is paying him? I bet it is Soros.
When Joy is unable to discuss an issue, she gets testy and acts like an 8th grade girl - whining and pouting. She'll help the network attract the viewers it deserves. Perhaps it'll be in last place with her as a member.
Insulting
September 9, 2009 - 09:48 ET by iveseenitallThe left continues to insult the intelligence of the American people. Opinions should be presented honestly and respectfully. "Liberals" like Behar simply can't do that. I believe it is because they are not educated and are not very intelligent themselves. Snarky remarks, stupid faces and dumb laughs are all they have when faced with logic, honesty, and truth. Have you noticed how they hardly ever argue alone? It's because, intellectually, they can't stand on the own two feet. They're always looking over their shoulders for someone else to agree with them, to laugh with them. Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"