Joy Behar apparently has a thing for waterboarding and conservatives. ABC’s “View” co-host interrupted a serious June 11 discussion about hate crimes in America, with talk of, well, more waterboarding. In this case, the suspect in the Holocaust museum shooting.
“You know they say he’s the lone gun man he’s acted alone and everything…but do you think that Cheney should have him waterboarded to see if there’s anybody behind this?”
The reaction of the crowd was mostly silence, with a splatter of awkward laughs.
After a loaded pause, co-host Elizabeth Hasselback was so taken aback that she quickly said “Here’s what I think should happen – on a more serious note, ’cause I can’t even address that…”
It is hard to determine what Behar was trying for – political commentary, humor, or something else, since she did not laugh or smile it off. Instead she just muttered “Just wondering.”
This is the second time Behar used waterboarding for kicks on “The View”. The first was in reference to baptism resembling the enhanced interrogation technique. There were few laughs that time, as well.
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Stay away from the Letterman
June 11, 2009 - 16:29 ET by BKeyserStay away from the Letterman writers Joy- they're not funny.
I think it's long since
June 11, 2009 - 16:38 ET by BrianBuckI think it's long since been established that Joy Behar is an utter buffoon. So does it make any sense to waste time on her?
"Does Dirk Richters' ghost haunt the bordello where his bullet riddled body was found?"-Bart Simpson
Waterboarding is hatefull
June 11, 2009 - 16:39 ET by sevenShe should be waterboarded to get the hate out of her system
Get those liberal wheels turning.
June 11, 2009 - 16:42 ET by allanfI like to ask liberals if they'd rather be water boarded for two minutes or spend 23 hours a day in an 8x6 cell for the rest of their lives. The latter is common practice in domestic super max prisons.
It get those squeaky wheeels in the liberal brain turning.
Since the gunman was shot in
June 11, 2009 - 16:45 ET by Bruce_in_KCSince the gunman was shot in the head by the surviving security guards, I really doubt that this man will ever be able to string two words together ever again, much less reveal any information by enhanced interrogation techniques. Ms. Behar has never been one to let the facts get in the way of a chance to take a cheap shot at anyone she disagrees with.
joy,do your job, the old
June 11, 2009 - 16:58 ET by kangaroojoy,do your job, the old fella is in critical care, probably won't make it, but you have to stick it to cheney over some fella on his last legs
Hardee...har..har
June 11, 2009 - 17:12 ET by bigtimerHardee...har..har Joy...you're just a barrel of laughs.
...but heck, you now have your own show on CNN Headline News opposite Almost Alive Larry....who has used you as a stand in for him...now I find this laughable.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Better yet
June 11, 2009 - 19:10 ET by ChaitealoverShe'll be opposite Sean Hannity. But what happens to Lou Dobbs' program?
She'll fit right in with the other air heads on HLN: Nancy dis-Grace and Jane Valez Mitchell, neither of whom ever met a tabloid story they didn't go on and on and on about.
Chai
“When all government...in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided...” Thomas Jefferson
Wait, she has her own
June 11, 2009 - 21:06 ET by Lord ElicaniWait, she has her own television show?
"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause."
Padmé Amidala, Revenge of the Sith
LE... I heard today she is
June 11, 2009 - 21:10 ET by bigtimerLE...
I heard today she is going to soon..it's a done deal.
Chai....I don't know what you mean about Dobbs?
It shouldn't have any affect on him in my area anyway.
He's not on HLN is he in your area?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Lou Dobbs
June 13, 2009 - 11:55 ET by ChaitealoverDobb's program is on HLN opposite Hannity [6 PM] here in San Diego. As I seldom watch CNN, I didn't realize he was also on that channel at 4 PM until I checked tvguide.com just now. As I'm a hopeless channel surfer, I've probably seen him on both channels without realizing it. So, I assume he's live on CNN at 4 and rerun on HLN at 6 and her show will just replace the rerun.
Chai
“When all government...in little as in great things, shall be drawn to Washington as the center of all power, it will render powerless the checks provided...” Thomas Jefferson
Certainly then, Behar would call for waterboarding the..
June 11, 2009 - 17:19 ET by Gary HallCertainly then, Joy Behar would also call for waterboarding the..
.. accused black Muslim murderer for the killing of one US soldier and the attempted murder of another.
Right?
sometimes i think
June 11, 2009 - 17:23 ET by ronjoy was waterboarded and it went longer than 40 seconds. she seems to be brain dead
Once again we have to remind the left that
June 11, 2009 - 18:05 ET by spmcintyreNazis were socialists and socialists are liberals,
she is therefore saying that we should waterboard liberals, which means she is advocatiing that she herself get waterboarded,
now would that not be a fun episode of the View?
and um Elizabeth, pls start making certain that you tell the selftorturer about the Nazi=Liberal thing,
I know conservatives get
June 12, 2009 - 11:27 ET by JasonCI know conservatives get aroused by "reminding" others that the Nazi party's full name contained the word "socialist", but the accusation that modern liberalism is aligned with mid-century Nazism doesn't hold up to three seconds of scrutiny.
While the Nazi government did control all means of production and distribution - and I have yet to see a prominent modern liberal suggest that the solution to our current problems would involve complete governmental appropriation - this aspect of Nazism was how it got started. If they had simply reinvigorated Germany after its being quashed in post-WWI global politics by taking over industry and instilling a little national pride, we probably wouldn't associate Nazism with anything negative at all. In other words, the party's liberally-defined behavior is not what made them evil. It was the abuse of power that emerged from governmental appropriation that led to hyper-nationalist zeal, xenophobia, and the invasion of sovereign nations.
Now, I am not one to call conservatives Nazis either. And I think that blaming this shooting on conservative commentators, repugnant as they generally are, is ridiculous. We're talking about an 88-year-old veteran with deep-seated issues of bigotry. I find it hard to believe that he got the idea to do this from Hannity's American or the Head Dittohead. It's just not plausible.
Nonetheless, it's only fair to point out that the Nazi's actions - the ones which we define as atrocities - have their correlation in conservative politics. I am not claiming that "conservatives are Nazis" - only shallow idiots say such things. Nor am I claiming that Nazism was oriented to the left or right as we know it today because the handy little liberal/conservative bifurcation that the vapid chatter which passes for political discourse now is not analogous to that of Europe in the late 1930s.
So if you want to imply that liberalism - and of course Obama - displays Nazi-ish tendencies, go right ahead. But until it calls for the invasion of sovereign countries, eradication of people of a certain religion/sexuality/ethnic background &c., and the creation of concentration camps, the comparison is pathetically disingenuous.
jasonC,
June 12, 2009 - 11:39 ET by AgnosticYou have made a decent attempt at describing why the Nazism can not be applied to the liberals of today but the truth is that Nazism was a socialist program that concentrated its power in the hands of the government. The attributes you describe "hyper-nationalist zeal" & "xenophobia" are as easily described in many other governments, namely: Communist China, Stalinist Russia and to a certain degree Pre-WWII America along with many others. It is too simple to use Nazism as an insult but the characteristics that made up Nazism aren't necessarily signs of Nazism. The socialistic nature of Nazism is real however and so is the fact that state power leads to the economic inefficiencies that create dictatorships.
A person may be won over with logic and reason but the masses must be bought with spectacle and platitudes. - 2008 Elections
It is too simple to use
June 12, 2009 - 11:46 ET by JasonCIt is too simple to use Nazism as an insult but the characteristics that made up Nazism aren't necessarily signs of Nazism.
Exactly.
The socialistic nature of Nazism is real however and so is the fact
that state power leads to the economic inefficiencies that create
dictatorships.
Agreed, but it is often the claim of the right that socialistic tendencies will inevitably lead to fascism; just as it is often the claim of the left that nationalism, overt patriotism, and pre-emptive invasions of other countries automatically mean the gov't in question is fascist.
except that nationalism,
June 12, 2009 - 11:55 ET by TruthMongerexcept that nationalism, overt patriotism, and pre-emtive invasions have only been dangerous in the hands of government socialists - the right knows this - the left does not - and apparently never will no matter how many hitlers or obamas we have
Palin/Prejean 2012
→ But it works
June 12, 2009 - 11:57 ET by Cool ArrowBefore any outer conquest can begin, the Federal Government will focus its intent on conquering those States that don't bend the knee.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
I'd rather be waterboarded
June 11, 2009 - 18:25 ET by cloudnineI'd rather be waterboarded then watch these ladies spew this crap and hate.
Bingo! Even with a token Conservative...
June 12, 2009 - 10:18 ET by jawebster1on the show, I still refuse to watch it, mostly because of Behar but also because of Walters. Goldberg is not much better. How would I know, you ask, if I don't watch the show? I have seen clips of the show on O'Reilly. Jim Webster
...as the lackluster
June 11, 2009 - 19:38 ET by Snappy...as the lackluster response to her waterboarding comment suggests.........maybe the hope and change high everyone has been on is starting to fade.
I think the socialist geezer
June 11, 2009 - 19:51 ET by eaglewingz08I think the socialist geezer should be waterboarded and then the holocaust murderer as well.
waterboarding
June 11, 2009 - 20:43 ET by NonanonWas she saying she knows it will produce good information? The liberal feeling when it was in the news was that it (torture as they defined it) only produced bad information since the subject would say anything to end the action. It is difficult to keep track of the directions liberals go on a given subject depending on who is involved.
Nonan... Yep. A
June 11, 2009 - 21:01 ET by bigtimerNonan...
Yep.
A repeated word I use but true...it always just depends on their...
Agenda.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Behar's Brain
June 11, 2009 - 22:03 ET by Mr.BohDid this attempt at a joke even make sense? I don't get where she was going with that? It was more af an arbitrary shot at Cheney, whom she obviously hates. But it had no sense in the context of the subject. She is a poor excuse for a co-host as well as a comedian.
"Joy Behar apparently has a
June 11, 2009 - 22:36 ET by criticalthinking"Joy Behar apparently has a thing for waterboarding and conservatives."
So now you are admitting that the shooter was a conservative?
Attention...Attention!
June 11, 2009 - 22:44 ET by bigtimer...Please do not feed this troll!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
→ Great Idea bt
June 12, 2009 - 10:17 ET by Cool ArrowIn the absence of "park cleanup" with their pooper-scoopers, a "DO NOT STEP HERE" sign is greatly appreciated.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Semantics trap sprung!
June 12, 2009 - 11:29 ET by JasonCSemantics trap sprung! Boo-yah!
→ Oh, I get it!
June 12, 2009 - 11:36 ET by Cool ArrowHad she said "thing about waterboarding" it's different from "thing with waterboarding"
Nope, don't get it. "Thing about waterboarding" is neutral as to its moral nature.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
OK, so her and others
June 11, 2009 - 23:34 ET by RR GOPOK, so her and others constantly attack Cheney...just because.
But, I can't recall any reports of them saying what a wonderful VP Bin Biden is and how much better off this country is because of him?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
She will change her mind about waterboarding the shooter...
June 12, 2009 - 10:09 ET by jawebster1when she finds out he is a leftist and not a rightwinger as first reported. Turns out the guy has more in common with the "Unabomber" than with the Oklahoma bomber, both bad. Jim Webster