Topic Posted by: Angela
Date Posted: Thu Oct 2 12:00:35 2008
Additional Comments: Hasselbeck 'Really Upset' With 'View' Co-Hosts
Monday, September 29, 2008
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is ''really upset'' with her "View" co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar about the presidential election, a longtime staff member of the show reportedly told the Chicago Sun-Times.
''It's not as bad as during the Rosie [O'Donnell] era,'' the source added, but said it's bad enough that ''View'' creator Barbara Walters has called a ''cooling off'' meeting between the conservative Hasselbeck and the more liberal Goldberg and Behar.
In July, Hasselbeck was in tears after a discussion about the use of the n-word, in which Goldberg told her the two "don't live in the same world."
Earlier this month, O'Donnell said her former co-host Hasselbeck and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin are "identical cousins ... women who hunt in high heels."
Left-leaning O'Donnell chose to depart the ABC daytime talk show "The View" earlier than planned last year following an on-air confrontation with Hasselbeck.
As a featured guest on "The Martha Stewart Show" in April, O'Donnell referred to Hasselbeck as "a little Republican who scared me."
Last year, Hasselbeck said she tried to keep her cool during her on-air spat with O'Donnell, in which a political discussion over the war in Iraq became heated when an angry O'Donnell decried Hasselbeck for not standing up for her when media outlets suggested that she'd called U.S. troops "terrorists" during a previous debate.
Click here to read more in the Chicago Sun-Times
Posted by: Mrs. B. Harris Date posted: Sat Oct 4 23:01:58 2008
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I don't watch The View very often, but I could argue the conservative point of view better that Elizabehth does. I'm a Democrat, but understand and agree with many conservative positions, particuarly when it comes to religion. Sadly, IMO, the conservatives only talk the talk and couldn't care less about really helping those in need, which is one of the true lessons to be learned from Jesus. He also had a lot to say about greed that they conveniently ignore.
Poor Elizabeth is like a lot of conservatives. She hears what Bill O'Reilly has to say, goes ''that makes sense'' but doesn't have the chops to really understand or defend her position. And apparently, she throws a tantrum when people call her on it.
Posted by: cleary233 Date posted: Fri Oct 3 11:09:01 2008
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If someone paid me a million plus to argue about politics, for about 10-15 minutes, before moving on to interview some B list star or talk about fall fashon or how to bake a pie, weeping like an 8th grader on picture day would not be my career strategy.
Posted by: Raena Date posted: Fri Oct 3 9:13:06 2008
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I think Elisabeth makes good television. That's why they keep her around.
That said, if I were conservative (I'm an "Other") I'd want The View to hire someone intelligent to bring my point of view across. But being that the panel is liberal and seemingly unapologetically biased (That John McCain interview was HA-larious!) they probably would rather keep someone like Elisabeth who projects herself as immature and uninformed. She makes the rest of the panel seem like geniuses.
Posted by: carmen Date posted: Thu Oct 2 14:45:44 2008
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i'm far from a fan of bitsey's but i really felt barbara's on the spot was uncalled for. she has never done that to whoopi or any of the other ladies on the view. i just thought it was narrowed to her specifically to embarass her.
i think bitsey, being the only repub, really has to go OVER the top to prove her point because the 3 of them gang up on her and won't let her get her point across, mundane as it maybe. but it's still a talk show and they refuse to let her talk.
Posted by: kite Date posted: Thu Oct 2 14:18:00 2008
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I acutally laughed when Barbara asked her outright for 3 reason's for Palin and she couldn't do it at first!
Also when they were discussing Kim Kardashian and were saying how she is competing with athlete's and figure skater's, what was her claim to fame, just being famous for something she was on - did you see the look on Ms. Survivor's face? LMAO
Posted by: pineapple Date posted: Thu Oct 2 14:07:10 2008
Message: I watched the show this morning, and I have these words to say to Elisabeth Hasselbeck, ..... ''GROW THE HELL UP and learn how to speak your point and debate without taking things personally and then crying about it like a wittle titty baby''.
Posted by: molsongrrrl Date posted: Thu Oct 2 13:12:06 2008
Message: it has to be tough being in her position ... being the only republican on that stage. on the other hand, she really brings nothing to the discussion because she does nothing but regurgitate republican talking points (gov palin has experience because she can see russia from her back yard!). the other problem is elizabeth just doesn't know how to discuss or debate. she takes things way too personally - she yells and gets upset instead of speaking to her point. i can barely watch that show because of her ... she's like a little kid.
