Following President Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech on Wednesday night, Democrats have come forth with their sentiments, and overwhelming praises. The ladies of ABC’s The View were not apart from the movement, taking time on Thursday to glorify Biden’s long political career, not forgetting to leave time for inappropriate comments on Trump, and critiquing the whole Republican Party.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a co-host and apparent conservative representative for the show, began a discussion criticizing the Republican Party and Trump for spreading a false narrative. She stated that:
I want to hit on one thing that there's been this, kinda, argument from some folks on the right of this was an anti-democratic process to change who the nominee is. The 14 million people who voted in the Democratic Primary voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. It was known she would be his Vice President. They have not even made her the official nominee nor had they made him yet. The delegates that will be at the convention are the representatives of the voters that are sent there. … And she’s already got most of them. But to juxtapose that to the 81 million votes that Donald Trump wanted to throw out after the election. It's just -- it falls flat. It is a ridiculous point and I think this is a moment to remember we're better than what we've seen these past few years and we have an opportunity to turn the page.
In reality, many of the scruples Republicans have had over the 14 million lost primary votes are legitimate. The primary ticket contained one name, Joe Biden. Of course it is true that Harris was understood to be his VP pick once again, yet the main point is that on their own would Democrats have voted for the same candidate. A valid question to pose. Yet, in the last week it has become clear that questioning the vice president in any way is unacceptable.
Farah Griffin's diatribe against her own party should be heavily criticized, as she spends more time complaining about her self-proclaimed party than defending it, leading one to question the so-called diversity in opinion which The View claims.
Besides the aside contributed by Farah Griffin, Sarah Haines spoke earlier about Biden, his speech from the night before by praising his career with gratitude and overwhelming emotion (click expand):
What I love is, you always talk about the presidents and how much they serve and it ages them like we see the pictures of George W.: before and after; President Obama: before and after. I look at President Biden and that debt of service that this office and all the decades of service have done for him. He was sworn in to Senate just weeks after losing his wife and daughter in that car accident. He spent years commuting from D.C. to Delaware to be there for his boys and you think of all the sacrifices the entire family have made because, you know, Beau died as a result of a cancer he got through service in the military, so I look at that moment and I just think of the Babe quote like in the movie Babe when the dad says, “That'll do.” Like you did your part. Thank you. … It’s pretty much like, you've done your part. … He’s six more months of duty in this term but I want him to be able to sit back after doing so much for this country and the contrast, I just have to point out, he's literally relinquishing power, it was his dream, the only thing he ever wanted to do, while we have a former president who couldn't even accept election results when people said we don't want you. … He couldn’t accept that. And then you also look at Biden listening to the rest of his party and Trump saying, “I am the party.” And I just thought, this was exactly what everyone needed, and I just -- I hope he finally can just slow down and chill and be a dad and a grandpa and a husband and relax.
Immediately following Haines’ tribute, Joy Behar took her chance to make a jab at Donald Trump, claiming, “Trump wouldn't give an inch. Just ask Stormy Daniels.” Proving The View’s ridiculousness, despite claims it is a serious talk show with diversity in opinion.
The transcript is below, click “expand” to read:
ABC’s The View
7/25/2024
11:05:21 AM EST
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SARA HAINES: What I love is, you always talk about the presidents and how much they serve and it ages them like we see the pictures of George W.: before and after; President Obama: before and after. I look at President Biden and that debt of service that this office and all the decades of service have done for him. He was sworn in to Senate just weeks after losing his wife and daughter in that car accident. He spent years commuting from D.C. to Delaware to be there for his boys and you think of all the sacrifices the entire family have made because, you know, Beau died as a result of a cancer he got through service in the military, so I look at that moment and I just think of the Babe quote like in the movie Babe when the dad says, “That'll do.” Like you did your part. Thank you. I saw a dad up there.
JOY BEHAR: Babe? The pig movie?
ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: It is actually a beautiful line.
HAINES: It’s a beautiful moment where he says, “That'll do.”
FARAH GRIFFIN: It’s actually, “That'll do, pig. That'll do.”
HAINES: Well I thought if we added the pig part it might be misinterpreted. It’s pretty much like, you've done your part. That’ll do and so I see right now what you’re looking, Joy --
SUNNY HOSTIN: Joy is giving.
HAINES: -- He’s six more months of duty in this term but I want him to be able to sit back after doing so much for this country and the contrast, I just have to point out, he's literally relinquishing power, it was his dream, the only thing he ever wanted to do, while we have a former president who couldn't even accept election results when people said we don't want you.
HOSTIN: He couldn’t accept the loss.
HAINES: He couldn’t accept that. And then you also look at Biden listening to the rest of his party and Trump saying, “I am the party.” And I just thought, this was exactly what everyone needed, and I just -- I hope he finally can just slow down and chill and be a dad and a grandpa and a husband and relax.
BEHAR: Trump wouldn't give an inch. Just ask Stormy Daniels.
FARAH GRIFFIN: Oh my Lord!
HAINES: Joy!
HOSTIN: I have to get you in my next book with me.
FARAH GRIFFIN: On that note.
HAINES: Pivot, Alyssa, pivot.
FARAH GRIFFIN: On that note, hard pivot, I thought it was a beautiful and historic speech and I was watching it as somebody who’s spent a lot of time in that oval office in front of that Resolute Desk for a different president and it was a reminder to me, and I think it was deliberate, to have the imagery of presidents are merely custodians of the White House. They're there as elected representatives of the people, not to be there forever. Not running because the country is all, you know, based around them and their vision. They're there to serve for a period. We talked about, like, George Washington knew when to pass the baton.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Right.
FARAH-GRIFFIN: I think that -- I said a year ago on the show, if he did pass a baton to a next generation of leadership the history books will remember him very fondly and I believe that deeply. And I want to hit on one thing that there's been this, kinda, argument from some folks on the right of this was an anti-democratic process to change who the nominee is.
GOLDBERG: God.
FARAH GRIFFIN: The 14 million people who voted in the Democratic Primary voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. It was known she would be his Vice President.
GOLDBERG: Right.
FARAH GRIFFIN: They have not even made her the official nominee nor had they made him yet. The delegates that will be at the convention are the representatives of the voters that are sent there.
HOSTIN: And she already has over 2,000 delegates.
FARAH-GRIFFIN: And she’s already got most of them. But to juxtapose that to the 81 million votes that Donald Trump wanted to throw out after the election. It's just -- it falls flat. It is a ridiculous point and I think this is a moment to remember we're better than what we've seen these past few years and we have an opportunity to turn the page.
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