On Monday’s edition of "The View" on ABC, Barbara Walters despaired that Ann Coulter is getting any attention for her religion remarks on CNBC last week. When Whoopi Goldberg suggested she get an invite to the show, Walters yelled "No! No! No!" She declared "there are so many wonderful, fascinating people on this show, and we don't have time for all of them. So I'd rather have positive, rather than controversial, rather than negative."
Walters also expressed her displeasure that a Jewish man was dating Coulter. "Doesn’t he care? Doesn’t it matter?" Joy Behar agreed with the insult: "This a woman who thinks 'Schindler's List' is a comedy, okay?"
The "View" crew also interviewed Hillary Clinton, but that was quite bland compared to the universal Coulter disparaging. MRC's Melissa Lopez did the transcript:
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Hey, now. We are back and I have to tell you there, Ann Coulter has seemingly done it again. Uhh, I don't understand. You know, I really don't want to get into an ugly spat with her. But I don't understand what this is about.
JOY BEHAR: Because why? Because it sells more books.
GOLDBERG: It probably sells more books and I'm never going to be able to understand where she's coming from. But this really should have set my teeth on edge.
BARBARA WALTERS: She loves ugly spats because it sells more books. That's the only reason I don't want to discuss her. But here we are.
SHERRI SHEPHERD: What did she say?
BEHAR: Well, she was on 'The Donny Deutsch Show.'
WALTERS: A television show.
BEHAR: And anyway, she starts talking about we should just -- he said to her, so, we should just though Judaism away and we should all be Christians and she responded yeah.
WALTERS: What she was saying to begin with, she said, she was talking about Christians. She talked about the Republicans at the convention here and they were all Christians and they were happy and so on. She said the Jews should be Christians because that makes them perfected Jews.
BEHAR: …(crosstalk) we want Jews to be perfected, is what she said.
GOLDBERG: Doesn't she realize that Judaism came first? Judaism came first.
SHEPHERD: And first of all, the only person who should have perfected is Jesus Christ, in front of him. You know, Christians are not perfect. And I think that this is what makes me really mad about when people say stuff like this is, how do you expect people to want to know who God is when you present God as a God who excludes everybody?
ELISABETH HASSELBECK: There’s this book I’m about to start reading, it’s called "On Christians" about how people who sometimes the loudest people talking about Christianity are, they get out there they give anything but grace off. They give anything but true love out there. (Crosstalk) I was at the Republican National Convention. I spoke there. Not everyone was Christian and not everyone was happy."
GOLDBERG: I would be really pissed, I have to say, if I was a Muslim Republican or a Jewish Republican. Who the hell is this woman to sit and say that the perfect Jew -- who is she?
WALTERS: I got a phone call yesterday coincidently from a man I know who said -- I won't give his name, who said I'm taking out Ann Coulter, what do you think?
HASSELBECK: Like on a date?
WALTERS: On a date.
BEHAR: Andrew Stein. He was in the paper. I'm telling it.
SHEPHERD: I thought [Barbara meant] he was going to kill her. That’s what it sounded like.
[Laughter]
WALTERS: Anyway. I didn't give his name. He said I'm taking out Ann Coulter, what do you think? I just said I have no thoughts. He’s is Jewish.
BEHAR: He’s Jewish!
WALTERS: Doesn’t he care? Doesn’t it matter?
BEHAR: This a woman who thinks "Schindler's List" is a comedy, okay?
WALTERS: But my point is that people who are, all of us who are, instead of I mean there are people who praise her, but at a certain point --
BEHAR: Who?
WALTERS: People buy this book, people must praise her.
BEHAR: I love it that she's the face of the Republican Party sometimes. They really want to get rid of her now.
GOLDBERG: I don't know if that’s true, I don’t think she’s the face anymore.
HASSELBECK: I don't consider, I don’t think she's the face of the Republicans.
GOLDBERG: I don’t think she’s the face anymore.
BEHAR: The woman makes a mint on the road. They come in droves to hear here speak She said in this interview she goes to mega-churches and they come from everywhere. They love her.
GOLDBERG: But you know what? They come to you. They come in droves to see you. They come in droves to see me.
BEHAR: I don't preach.
GOLDBERG: Oh, I do. [Laughter] I do. I just, I just find it I'm not sure that I understand what her point was. What was she trying to say? That’s what I’m trying to understand.
HASSELBECK: She was trying to say buy my book. I think is really the bottom line.
BEHAR: No. She's trying to say that Christians have perfected the religion.
SHEPHERD: She's not speaking for Christians at all.
GOLDBERG: All right. Moving on.
WALTERS: By the way -- [Applause] that’s what I wanted to say, the way to counter this, the way to counter this is to not treat it as people do: ‘Oh, did you hear what she said?’
GOLDBERG: No it’s like passing gas, you push it out and let it go.
WALTERS: Exactly.
BEHAR: I don't agree with that. I think you speak about, see I think that you speak about these things to inform people.
GOLDBERG: But, we have spoken about it and there is nothing more to say. You have already said it. You said the word you can't say.
BEHAR: How come she didn't go after Muslims? She's afraid there will be a fatwa on her behind, what’s why. She’ll go after the Jews but not the Muslims, this woman. Why? What is she afraid of there? She thinks she’s so brave.
GOLDBERG: Has she been on this show?
HASSELBECK: We should bring her here and psychoanalyze her.
WALTERS: She's been here in the past, yes.
BEHAR: In the past.
GOLDBERG: Ann, come on back, baby. We want to talk to you.
WALTERS: No! No! No! I don’t want to give more credit.
GOLDBERG: Oh, please. Come on. Wait a minute. You just said --
BEHAR: I can't stand her.
GOLDBERG: Okay.
SHEPHERD: She didn’t go after the Muslims because on Donny Deutsch they were talking about Jewish people that’s why.
WALTERS: Donny Deutsch is Jewish. Look, anybody can be on this show if they want to. But, I'm only saying, there are so many wonderful, fascinating people on this show, and we don't have time for all of them. So I'd rather have positive, rather than controversial, rather than negative."
[Applause]
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center
















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Oh, Joy! Your comedic
October 15, 2007 - 18:07 ET by balboaOh, Joy! Your comedic talents continue to amaze me.
(...that's sarcasm, BTW)
Rosie?
October 15, 2007 - 18:20 ET by FOXFANWalters wants a positive person on the show? So that blimp truther Rosie is Walters idea of a positive person. Please explain that to me Baba.
As usual, everyone misses
October 15, 2007 - 18:18 ET by robert108As usual, everyone misses Ann's point: the Islamics believe that everyone should be "perfected" in Islam, which, for Jews, means that they should be dead. No one makes a fuss about Islam in that respect, only Christianity.
Also
October 16, 2007 - 13:02 ET by mattmThey miss the fact that the statements against Ann Coulter, or any other rightie, are more outrageous than anything the Left complains about.
Four rocket scientists hard
October 15, 2007 - 18:18 ET by bigtimerFour rocket scientists hard at work....
What an embarrassment for some of us gals out here as far as I am concerned...I just hope that the majority of people do not think all women are that tacky and dumb...especially the twit Behar.
This show is pathetic...valueless.
Give me a break.
Well said, bt! I second
October 15, 2007 - 19:26 ET by motherbeltWell said, bt! I second every word. This is what ticks me off no end. Behar gets to spout crap like that and the audience nods an applauds. No class, all A$$.
And you have to notice...when Behar springs one of those "impromptu" lines, she gives everyone the look, nodding and grinning, like "Didja like that?? Wasn't that great, huh????"
I have really come to love this quote from Shakespeare: this is the second time in as many days as I've found use for it...this time it describes "The View".....
It is a tale, told by an idiot; full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
mb... That quote is
October 16, 2007 - 13:11 ET by bigtimermb...
That quote is absolutely rich.... delightful...how sweet it is...thank you for that.
Nothing could be truer eh?
Well, Jerry Seinfeld
October 15, 2007 - 18:21 ET by Roger the ShrubberWell, Jerry Seinfeld thought it was a make-out movie, so go figure.
And he would have gotten
October 15, 2007 - 18:23 ET by balboaAnd he would have gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for that meddling mailman...
You made out during
October 15, 2007 - 19:27 ET by motherbeltYou made out during "Schindler's List"??!?!?!
Scooby-Do
October 15, 2007 - 19:29 ET by Free StinkerDon't you mean those meddling kids, and their dumb dog too? ;-)
GHAH!!!
October 16, 2007 - 10:17 ET by BinxlyGHAH!!! NEWMAN!
Seriously, Behar is one of the few people I would LOVE to just see brought to embarassing, public, career-ending tears. Many times Ann's sentiments, no matter what the motive, do turn me off a bit since the focus becomes the crass-ness and not the point she's attempting to make, but this Behar character is a total flippin' hypocrite if she's going to go after Ann. Here is a woman who, if she found out God, Jesus, and her own children were ever republican in any sense, she'd renounce them all, hell, she'd probably opt to kill them with her awful brand of 'humor.'
That said, I can find a joke funny when republicans are at the butt of it, again though, it must be funny. This old windbag (could make a good punching bag) is anything BUT funny.
Perfect example why these people executed Jesus
October 15, 2007 - 18:29 ET by Lame CherryThese people of The View can not even understand the Gospel or Good News about Jesus message concerning redemption into the Family or Kingdom of God.....so it is any wonder their type executed Christ years ago.
Jesus came to not only be the Law, but to complete the Law which was incomplete as the sacrifice was only animals taking up sins compared the complete sacrifice of Jesus as the Lamb of God.
Ann Coulter in the words espoused appear to mirror exactly what Jesus stated.
These people are worthless in commenting on Ms. Coulter.
The only thing worse in this than the diatribes against her is a twit calling up Babs Walters asking about dating Ms. Coulter.
Ms. Coutler is really skimming the bottom of the barrel if she is dating males who call up that old bag discussing a date. That is really repulsive.
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"Perfect example why these
October 15, 2007 - 18:32 ET by Chris Norman"Perfect example why these people executed Jesus"
LC, I hope you're not saying what I think you're saying.
[double-take] Me, too.
October 15, 2007 - 18:33 ET by balboa[double-take]
Me, too.
Chris... Not to speak for
October 15, 2007 - 18:39 ET by bigtimerChris...
Not to speak for LC whatsoever but I think he/she said 'their type'..
Just thought I would put that out there.
I hope you're right, BT.
October 15, 2007 - 18:42 ET by Chris NormanI hope you're right, BT. This is where language and intent get a little dicey.
Agreed Chris. I was just
October 15, 2007 - 18:54 ET by bigtimerAgreed Chris.
I was just making sure to put the exact words LC used that is all...for the very reason you posted.
LC, I'm pretty sure that
October 16, 2007 - 10:40 ET by BinxlyLC, I'm pretty sure that being a christian myself, that telling others, no matter how mislead they may be when comparing personal theological beliefs, it is anything but our place to go out and say 'OUR way is the ONLY way!.' I also know many people disagree with my feelings on that so to save time, let's not focus on that, I'm well aware that many people on here DO believe that there is ONLY one way, regardless to how similar your beliefs may be or how similar you live morally.
My point here LC is that Ann did NOT make her statement as something that is a 100% truth in her world, nor is it even anything I think she truely even *believes.* It IS true she does drum up controversy anytime a book sale comes around, but so does anyone else so I'm not going to sit here and tear her apart since I tend to like her way of bringing issues to the forefront (through irony, many times the irony is lost on people as evidenced by the View here.) However, much like the 'we should invade their country and convert them all to christianity.' comment she made years back about our presence in the middle east going after terrorists post 9-11, her comment was meant to be an ironic form of putting the focus on the HUGE pass the media and American people give to Radical Islam.
Radical Islam DOES want to invade all 'infadel nations' and convert them to Islam. Just like how today, christians are constantly compared to radical islam and wrongfully so. This comment was something almost ALL radical islamic followers believe. Again, I'm not talking Muslims, I'm refering to the radical fringe that is perpetuating the violence against our troops abroad and are pretty much a big factor in Middle Eastern violence for the past millenium. These people DO want to 'perfect' jews. They want them to convert, or, well, *die*. Ann's comment was to show how negatively a *christian* is treated for such comments while radical islam and comments like 'we have no gays' (wonder if he'd answer with the same answer about jews) is given a free pass.
No where in any part of my mind do I believe Ann TRUELY believes this statement or many that she makes. She IS however a firm believer that the double standard is at best unfair, and at its worst, extremely dangerous.
That transcript shows such diverse Views doesn't it?
October 15, 2007 - 18:41 ET by Dee BunkGive me a break. The View is the right title for that show. It's exactly one View. Walters discription of the show as bringing people with different views is a joke.
Joyless and crew should realize that if a Jewish person is taking her out, their are obviously Jews out there with a different VIEW. Silly me, forgot it's The View where there is only time for one view.
Good point, Dee Bunk.
October 15, 2007 - 18:43 ET by Chris NormanGood point, Dee Bunk. Funny, too.
Thanks Chris.
October 15, 2007 - 18:54 ET by Dee BunkAnd I need to add that my their should have been there. So there!
I don't know why that happens.
DB, I accidentally used
October 15, 2007 - 19:08 ET by Chris NormanDB,
I accidentally used "their" instead of "they're" last week and one of the trolls actually called me on it. Of course, he misspelled a word in his "gotcha" comment. :)
I love when that happens!
October 15, 2007 - 19:20 ET by Dee BunkIt's the best. I notice myself making mistakes all the time and I don't know why I don't catch it before I post.
Dee
October 15, 2007 - 19:28 ET by BlondeI also notice myself doing that (as I get older...LOL). I think it's because we live in such a fast-paced environment. Type type type....I can type like a demon, almost as fast as I can talk.
I know that we all know the difference, I just suspect it's a result of the pace at which we currently travel. So I never comment on it...same thing with "its" vs. "it's".
Only the trolls make a habit of pointing it out...and as Chris said, with great hillarity, usually committing another typo or grammatical error in the pointing. My favorite! Ooooohhhh...bad "grammer". :D
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I have to go back and edit
October 15, 2007 - 19:29 ET by Chris NormanI have to go back and edit my comments frequently. For some reason, they look okay before I hit "post comment". :)
Old Eyes, Chris
October 15, 2007 - 19:31 ET by BlondeTry squinting at your reply before you post!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
I'll try it, Blonde. I have
October 15, 2007 - 19:37 ET by Chris NormanI'll try it, Blonde. I have tried crossing them. :)
Good point, Dee. Their idea
October 15, 2007 - 19:23 ET by motherbeltGood point, Dee. Their idea of " diversity" is 4 people of different races, ethnic and/or religious backgrounds with the same opinion.
We think alike motherbelt
October 15, 2007 - 19:37 ET by Dee BunkI had just made a comment to Jer about how the dem Presidential candidates have no diversity of thought. What good is race or sex diversity if the thoughts are all the same.
The Republican candidates do have diversity of thought and I'll support whoever the nominee is 100%. None of them will try to silence people who disagree with them.
Goals of "diversity" are
October 15, 2007 - 19:56 ET by GregEGoals of "diversity" are BS. I've challenged people on that, asking what's more diverse, two people of the same race and gender who think completely differently, or two people of different races and genders who think alike? That usually creates hesitation and confusion to the liberal mind.
"Diversity," as promoted in America is BS. Viewpoint diversity isn't involved. Discrimination is. But I digress.
Exactly Greg - I think the Rep nominee needs to make a big deal
October 15, 2007 - 20:17 ET by Dee Bunkout of the lack of diversity in their thoughts and how they want to shut down conservative speech all together.
umm ...
October 15, 2007 - 19:05 ET by drillanwr1) Somebody show me where Coulter said she thought "Schindler's List" is a comedy? ... Or is Joy just talking out her butt cheeks, yet, again ...
2) Ann HAS said very harsh things about radical Islam ... Far, far worse than "perfected Jews" ... And seems to be one of a very few who are NOT fearful of murderous Islamist retaliation.
3) Yes, Whoopi, Ann knows Judaism came first. She is, after all, a highly educated woman ... BTW, it seems to be the Islamists and their liberal enablers who don't seem to know, or care, about this fact ... especially when it comes to Israel.
4) Muslim Republican(s) or Jewish Republican(s) are far more welcome in the Republican tent than conservative blacks or conservative women or conservative (pick your minority) are in the liberal/left/democrat tent. See: "House N***er" and "Uncle Tom", or talk to Tammy Bruce and David Horowitz.
5) BahBah doesn't want Ann Coulter on The (cross-eyed) View because there would be an actual debate on real ideas, facts, and an educated "view" ... causing the rest of the kidney shaped table to fall silent in their mental inadequacies .
As a Jewish NB contributor,
October 15, 2007 - 19:16 ET by Mark FinkelsteinAs a Jewish NB contributor, let me say that I found nothing offensive about Ann's comments. The "View" gang and others are, as a matter of either ignorance or ill will, interpreting Ann's "perfected Jew" comment as anti-Semitism. What Coulter was simply saying is that the Old Testament foresees the coming of the Messiah. Jews in fact pray for his coming many times every day. Christians of course believe that Jesus was that Messiah, so that for Christians accepting him is, logically, the next step for Jews, the way to "perfect" themselves.
Anti-semites are those who would exclude Jews from their club. Ann, to the contrary, is passionately inviting Jews to join hers.
Oh, now, Mark ...
October 15, 2007 - 19:43 ET by drillanwrWhat do you know ... You're just one of them "House Jews" of the conservative Republican party ... You don't count ... /sarc
(Sorry, Mark ... New at using the sarc button ... not sure if it's supposed to be off after the idiot remarks ...)
Mark thanks so much - so do
October 15, 2007 - 20:31 ET by TruthMongerMark thanks so much - so do you know why the Jewish Anti-defamation League and several other prominent Jewish organizations condemned Ann's comments?
A service of the new NB respect police
Truth, Noel addressed that in a post on the
October 15, 2007 - 21:24 ET by RJ"Coulter explains" thread, about 3/4 of the way down.
I'm so glad you weighed in Mark
October 15, 2007 - 19:28 ET by Dee BunkI would have thought you would feel that way, but just like the MSM and liberals intend, I was a little worried that some of us defending her could possibly offend you.
I make my comments about her as someone who has not decided on a particular religion and finds some value in most of them.
Irrevelance of "The View"
October 15, 2007 - 19:31 ET by GregEUnfortunately, some people eat this stuff up like it's gospel what these people are saying......but here's a classic from the above transcript....
SHERRI SHEPHERD: What did she [Ann Coulter] say?
Oh yea Sherri, you're going to be given the proper context there ain't ya? Glad you're up on things in the news. I mean heck, it only happened what, 4-5 days ago? Hardly enough time for someone on a panel of a TV show that talks about current events to have heard about something aired on every mainstream media outlet known to man.
I saw that too....and
October 15, 2007 - 19:43 ET by motherbeltI saw that too....and Walters even had to explain to her what the Donny Deutsch show is.
And then she had a couple of comments about what she said. So why the hell was she shooting off her mouth if she didn't even know what Coulter said??????
Yeah, these women are well prepared. And what's really pathetic is that the women who watch this drivel think they are being educated on current events.
O-kaaayy ... Spooky, but
October 15, 2007 - 20:05 ET by drillanwrO-kaaayy ... Spooky, but what do you think?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=487764&in_page_id=1811
I think you could come up
October 15, 2007 - 22:19 ET by motherbeltI think you could come up with any number of pictures that would fit that flame. It would be interesting to know how the original reporter connected it to that photo of the late Pope.
Joy is a
October 15, 2007 - 20:08 ET by botgwoman who thinks 'logic' is a perfume
"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house." Groucho
So when....
October 15, 2007 - 20:10 ET by mgerardnHasselbeck says things anti-democrat, is that then conservative bias?
Those are facts. Not
October 15, 2007 - 20:17 ET by Free StinkerThose are facts.
Not surprisingly, Liberals have trouble recognizing them as our subject above has just demonstrated.
Yes, everything Republicans
October 15, 2007 - 20:18 ET by mgerardnsay anti-democrat are facts - if you believe that, you're beyond help.
No. Just most
October 15, 2007 - 20:21 ET by Free StinkerNo. Just most anti-Democrat things said by *anyone* are true.
Nice ad hominum at the end there. That's a sure sign you are losing.
Most things
October 15, 2007 - 20:24 ET by mgerardnthat stated that are anti-Republican are true.
Forgot your meds again?
October 15, 2007 - 20:43 ET by Free StinkerForgot your meds again?
sweet
October 15, 2007 - 20:44 ET by mgerardnsweet comeback!
This coming from the guy
October 15, 2007 - 20:52 ET by Free StinkerThis coming from the guy who started with the ad hominums . . .
Good to have you back Fateswebb. Not.
Troll On....It's Boring
October 15, 2007 - 20:22 ET by BlondeDavid Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
mgerarnd - she has to outnumber them for it to be bias
October 15, 2007 - 20:29 ET by Dee BunkIf conservatives ever outnumber liberals on any network show - please let us know. Heck just let us know if its ever even equal. That will be impossible enough to find.
Dee, three liberals to one
October 15, 2007 - 22:33 ET by motherbeltDee, three liberals to one (token) conservative tends to be the norm. Fortunately, that's a pretty even match.
mgerardn: No one said these women are
October 15, 2007 - 22:30 ET by motherbeltmgerardn: No one said these women are supposed to be unbiased. We aren't talking about bias. We are talking about ignorant, baseless, insulting comments.
Could you provide a comment that Hasslebeck has made about any Democrat that is equal to what Behar said about Ann Coulter? To give you an idea of the magnitude it would have to be...something along the lines of "Joe Liberman thought "The Passion of the Christ" was a comedy."
Well let's give Whoopie
October 15, 2007 - 20:53 ET by mlongWell let's give Whoopie credit..at least she seemed willing to allow Ann to come on to defend herself,,while Barb said no way..yea you'll spend an segment attacking Ann but don't have the guts to face her while doing it..real class act Barb.
"If we implement HillaryCare, Canadians will have no place to come for their health care." Rudy Guiliani
And Whoopie also told Joy she needed to move on
October 15, 2007 - 21:03 ET by Dee BunkI didn't see the show and I never watch it, but from this transcript Whoopie seems to be the best of the bunch.
Why does Joy Behar have a job?
October 15, 2007 - 20:49 ET by Gothampc"BEHAR: How come she didn't go after Muslims? She's afraid there will be
a fatwa on her behind, what’s why. She’ll go after the Jews but not the
Muslims, this woman. Why? What is she afraid of there? She thinks she’s
so brave."
Wake up Joy Behar!!!!! Ann already has gone after Muslims. Remember her famous comment: "We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity"? Please Joy, don't open your big, fat piehole until you know what you are talking about.
Joy Behar is ignorant.
October 15, 2007 - 21:13 ET by Free StinkerJoy Behar is ignorant. That's requirement No. 1 for being a Liberal.
. . . and no matter how horrific the terrorist attack, it's conducted by losers. Winners don't need to hijack airplanes. Winners have an Air Force. --P.J. O'Rourke
Does Whoppi Know what "Perfected" means?
October 15, 2007 - 21:44 ET by mustangsallyHow clueless was Whoppi's "gotcha" comment that Judaism preceded Christianity? Apparently, on the planet where she is from, logic does not allow one thing which follows another to perfect it ....
Whoopi: "Doesn't she realize that Judaism came first? Judaism came first."
What planet is she from, by the way?
The View
October 16, 2007 - 01:09 ET by lhbarnesWhat an absolute, total waste of time!
All I can say about Ann is
October 16, 2007 - 07:52 ET by LeonAll I can say about Ann is this:
"Nobody ever went broke overestimating the vulgarity of the American people"
Her name is Joy.
October 16, 2007 - 13:18 ET by fitzfongHer name is Joy.
And Joy Behar thinks she's a
October 16, 2007 - 13:19 ET by fitzfongAnd Joy Behar thinks she's a comedienne...