On a day when Rosie O’Donnell was absent from ABC’s “The View,” an intelligent person would expect the discussion would be a bit more civil, right?
WRONG!
Instead, as co-host Joy Behar discussed her evening at the theatre to see the critically acclaimed “Frost/Nixon” – which she actually referred to as “Nixon/Frost” – the comedienne stated that the former president was “an orangutan who’s constipated” as well as a “paranoid drunk.”
I kid you not.
The unpleasantries commenced shortly after Behar mentioned that she had gone to “see this Nixon/Frost play” last night. Barbara Walters interjected:
Not only did I see it, but the interview that this is based on is David Frost interviewing Richard Nixon. And, by the way, Frank Langella is simply fantastic in this. But the next interview, that was an interview that was paid for. The next interview was an interview that I did with Richard Nixon live. I shouldn’t pat myself on the back, because it was a different time historically, and Richard Nixon in that interview admitted that he was sorry that he didn’t burn the tapes. And Frank Langella called me, playing Nixon, and said, “How would you describe the way Richard Nixon walked,” because I had done so many interviews with him. And I said, “He walks as if he’s constipated.” And when you see how, I thought “That’s my contribution to American culture.”
That precipitated the following:
JOY BEHAR, CO-HOST: He looks like an orangu, an orangutan who’s constipated.
KATHY GRIFFIN, COMEDIENNE: But I didn’t know that they, so a president was paid to do an interview?
BARBARA WALTERS, CO-HOST: That interview David Frost paid him, yes.
GRIFFIN: That’s like K-Fed. He’s the K-Fed of his time.
BEHAR: They paid him $200,000.
GRIFFIN: But a president?
BEHAR: Richard Nixon used to (gestures as if taking a drink).
GRIFFIN: Was he hammered when you interviewed him?
WALTERS: Hammered, you mean drunk? He was not.
BEHAR: He was a drinker.
ELISABETH HASSLEBECK, CO-HOST: Presidents make a fortune…
BEHAR: He was a paranoid drunk.
Such respect for a former president. And these people actually get paid to do this?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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May 24, 2007 - 22:25 ET by Emma GrumpNot too hard to see who the replacement idiot will be, once Rosie departs.
Speaking of constipated orang
May 25, 2007 - 13:15 ET by Tom in NCSpeaking of constipated orangutans, I remember Danny Devito being drunk on the view and they thought he was so funny, now there is someone who actually looks like a drunken monkey, about the same height and his knuckles probably drag the ground
The View.Disgusting.Nothing n
May 24, 2007 - 22:30 ET by bigtimerThe View.
Disgusting.
Nothing new.
Sewage = biological wasteVi
May 25, 2007 - 01:10 ET by JerrySewage = biological waste
Viewage = intellectual waste
Sewer = Repository for biological waste
Viewer = Repository for intellectual waste
NewsBusters = Roto-Rooter, cleaning the viewers clogged with viewage
I think we should start referring to MSM BS as "Raw Viewage".
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).
There's a strain of ugly that
May 25, 2007 - 04:26 ET by Andrew H.There's a strain of ugly that seems to run common in comediennes... and as usual, this one's not so funny but clearly dumb. Barbara Walters has dcided to no longer be a serious journalist.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
He was a paranoid drunk.Unlik
May 24, 2007 - 22:36 ET by SMGalbraithHe was a paranoid drunk.
Unlike some of the sober-minded, sensible hosts on "The View".
At least Nixon could blame the booze.
Geez, what a clown show.
lol whats rosies excuse ?
May 25, 2007 - 06:00 ET by SportPoliticsSo Rosie can blame the paranioa about the inside job on 911 on her depression medications from her total mental breakdown over Columbine ?
I guess they don't have to fi
May 25, 2007 - 10:11 ET by Gat New YorkI guess they don't have to find a replacement for Rosie as long as they have Joy Blowhard.
.....And never is heard, a di
May 24, 2007 - 22:59 ET by jmad627.....And never is heard, a discouraging word!!!!
Why would Joyless feel the need to be so disrespectful to a man who has been dead for quite a few years? A drunked constipated orangutan....sheesh.
I'm sure former President Nixon's surviving family members, have heard plenty of ugly things said about him, but this is particularly out of line.
What an ugly and offensive person Joyless is!! To quote the Clintons, "can't we just move on." I can't help but wonder, what part of "if you can't say something nice about the diseased, don't say anything at all," she doesn't understand.
If I were related to Joyless, and thank God I'm not, I'd be embarassed by what she said.
I remember one thing my mother told me, and this was during the Watergate summer, and that is despite what people were saying about former Pres. Nixon, he was never a quitter, and that fact was an admiral trait, she impressed on me. Of course this is before he resigned, which at the time was good for the country. He sacrificed his goal twice for the good of the country. The same cannot be said of Democrats, who believe in personal political power above all else.
What is this a tag team? In t
May 24, 2007 - 23:17 ET by rbosqueWhat is this a tag team? In the old days village idiots were usually ignored. It's amazing how it's changed!
Speaking ill of the dead is low. I guess Nixon will always be the whipping boy of the left.
We didn't get "The View&
May 24, 2007 - 23:18 ET byWe didn't get "The View" here today, cause the President was on.
As for Joy Behar's comment: Gosh, the woman wants Gore for president. Need I say more....
mmm...
Okay okay... maybe just a little more...
Nut Job!
Crazy Loon!
One meat-a-ball short of a entire bowl of spaghetti!
She does have nice hair, though. Always lifted nicely, with it going back from her face, to give her face just that right 'lift' look.
:o)
Joy Behar is upset that her
May 25, 2007 - 00:50 ET by ZoneDaiatlasJoy Behar is upset that her breasts are sagging passed her knees and their isn't enough alcohol on the planet for any guy to be drunk enough or stupid enough to sleep with her...
You got that right Zone'!! LO
May 25, 2007 - 02:39 ET by jmad627You got that right Zone'!! LOL LOL!!
This confirms it; Nixon was a
May 25, 2007 - 02:25 ET by mattmThis confirms it; Nixon was an O.K. guy.
An observation
May 25, 2007 - 06:20 ET by goldenthroatHas Joyless looked at HERSELF in the mirror lately?
Never dance on an empty stomach unless it's a liberal.
- it is the first thing I
May 25, 2007 - 08:24 ET by MilesD- it is the first thing I saw!!!
The orang-utan typically has orange hair!!!
Hahaahahahaha
And in the picture above she
May 25, 2007 - 08:28 ET by Hero SquadAnd in the picture above she certainly looks a tad, uh, "backed up."
*****
"Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine no possessions?'" - Elvis Costello
Miles, you made me...NO, you
May 25, 2007 - 09:25 ET by Senior ChiefMiles, you made me...NO, you FORCED me to look at the picture. Orange, it is indeed!
To avoid this kind of "
May 25, 2007 - 11:59 ET by MilesDTo avoid this kind of "oversight" in the future, the producers of this show ought to:
- Review planned remarks with "guests" before they appear on the air
- Give "guests" some kind of basic "intelligence" test before appearing, to avoid possible embarrassment to the network (and to themselves)
The ignorance is stunning.
May 25, 2007 - 09:01 ET by BigFellaThe ignorance is stunning. If you put Joy's brain on the edge of a razorblade, it would look like a bb rolling down a four lane highway...
Don't be so humble, you're not that great. -- Golda Meir
Of course, she won't be able
May 25, 2007 - 09:19 ET by Senior ChiefOf course, she won't be able to recall the Kennedy's behaviour, because she's stoned as usual. Let me refresh her memory...Sen ted Kennedy, bloated and always drunk (hic); his Congressman nephew, who was caught driving while intoxicated in DC and entered into rehab; another nephew accused of rape in FL.
No, Behar will not remember these people of her party, because of her hatred to GWB and the Republican party. Behar forgot to mention his favorite candidate, Edwards took money from the poor students for speaking against poverty. Was he drunk or stoned?
true; very true
May 25, 2007 - 12:25 ET by tumblerAll you say is very very.
I'm a Nixon supporter and not ashamed to say it. He had faults and of course I have faults. Joy has faults; and MAN, does Bubba have faults
Kennedy, John Freak'n Kerry, everybody in San Francisco. Faults in them all and a fault UNDER S F, just the place for The View.
Ruthless Rhetoric! Oh Snap!
May 25, 2007 - 10:19 ET by Paul Detrick"On a day when Rosie O’Donnell was absent from ABC’s “The View,” an intelligent person would expect the discussion would be a bit more civil, right?
WRONG!"
Oh geeze! Whew! Oh snap! You totally had me for a second there because I DID expect the discussion would be a bit more civil...But then it WASN'T...and you were all, "WRONG!". Oh how ruthlessly you play these rhetorical games.
behar
May 25, 2007 - 10:55 ET by Mulligan22I really don't know what makes her an authority on anything other than ignorance of issues. Of that she flouts with abandon. Do any of these so called liberals experts ever look at the consequences of their ideas if implemented?
It's very easy to go in front of a friendly audience and spout nonsense and be cheered. It takes courage and knowledge of facts to do otherwise. Even at that success would be rare due to the low intelligence factor of the audience. Like throwing pearls before swine.
Not sure what Joy is doing on
May 25, 2007 - 11:15 ET by whatajoyNot sure what Joy is doing on The View. She obviously has NO insight, education, intelligence, talent, sense of humor or presence on this show. Remember, a couple weeks ago, when she thought that the President could just write a personal check with our tax dollar money whenever he wanted? She needs to go back to 8th grade and take American History again because she knows not what she says. WHY IS SHE EVEN THERE?? SHE'S AN IDIOT IN THE LOWEST FORM!!!
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Birds of a feather... flock t
May 25, 2007 - 11:19 ET by Sergeant ROCKBirds of a feather... flock together.
Joy Behar is nothing more tha
May 25, 2007 - 12:11 ET by drillanwrJoy Behar is nothing more than a fachadick, fahklumpt, farblondzhet,
hckin me a chinick, meeskite and klip.
Joy? Schlecht!! Feh!!
What a moisheh kapoyer who is completely devoid of even an ounce of saichel!!!
She really needs to cut down on the grivenes ... the cholesterol is clogging the arteries of what little brains she has ... unless they have already tumbled out of that loch in kup that passes for a mouth.
What a prize yutzi!!!
great !
May 25, 2007 - 12:15 ET by tumblerThat's not bad ! ! ! You coulda shoulda said Schnorrer as well; but supah; I love it !