I feel like saying that I can finally stop watching The View after Jedediah Bila’s shocking and hasty departure today. But I can’t say that I will finally stop watching. Whoopi Goldberg, who clearly hates her job with the burning of 1,000 suns, promised last season, she would not be returning. Apparently, she got an opportunity to renegotiate her contract. I enjoy Whoopi in the movies. She is quite good as an actress and is an EGOT. She deserves those accolades. But she absolutely sucks as the so-called moderator on The View. She makes the show very difficult to watch. Barbara Walters created this show to showchase a variety of opinions that women have on current events, and to a lesser degree politics.
Of the five or six women on the panel at any given time there is usually only one who is not a left leaning democrat. Day after day, that person gets dumped on and yelled at and their view is silenced. Memorable non-democrats who have sat in the hotseat include, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Paula Faris, Nicole Wallace and Jedediah Bila. Elisabeth only lasted as long as she did because Barbara Walters was there to protect her job. Paula, a republican came on the season before the election got underway, and was inexplicably absent the following year during one of the most bizarre election season in U.S. history. Paula had in-depth political knowledge with at Republican viewpoint. She knew the facts. The rest of the panel not so much. The same thing happened with Nicolle Wallace perhaps the most political or the republicans to take the hot seat. It seems the more knowledgeable the non democrat token host is, the faster they get canned.
To my knowledge, Jed was the first Libertarian to join the panel. I was very interested in what she had to say because I’m an Independent who tries to listen to three party platforms and try to make the best decision I can. Jed was exceptionally polite and intelligent. She is a very political person who studies and reads about current political events. She tells you her opinion on things like Health Care and backs them up with facts.
Then there is Whoopi. Whoopi should not have a platform to discuss politics at all. She doesn’t know what she is talking about. She spouts completely false information. This causes Jed to try to gently provide the actual facts. Whoopi is hysterical and refuses to call the POTUS anything other than “that guy” or “you know who.” She’s childish and rude. The moderator should not be overtalking the other four or five panelists shouting lies and silencing anyone who questions her. But that is what Whoopi did to Jed every damn day. Jed would stop talking and sit quietly while Whoopi ranted her one note opinion over and over. When she came up for air, Jed would calmly begin again and get about two sentences out before Whoopi would go to commercial.
Last Wednesday, Hillary Clinton was on. Everyone was able to ask her questions, even Jed. She had written five questions but only got in two. One was about the possibility that Hillary was “tone-deaf” to millions of Americans in rural areas and their personal hardships and needs from their government. Another was about a portion of democrats who feel like her releasing her fifth memoir was holding the democratic party from moving forward and keeping them stuck in the past. It was all very polite.
Then, I believe on Thursday’s show, they talked about the Hillary interview again. I don’t remember exactly what was said, because I didn’t know there would be a test, and I generally don’t write about The View here. Jed said something about the democratic party relying on feedback from Hollywood actors and others. There was something about them being blind to middle America who don’t like Hollywood actors telling them what their world is like. Again, I don’t remember the exact wording but Whoopi lost her mind and started yelling at Jed apparently because she is one of those Hollywood actors that think they know what is going on outside of La La Land. Whoopi said she was offended and did not want to be lumped in with that group. Once again, Jed was attacked and silenced. The Friday show is taped on Thursday. I can’t recall if Jed was on Friday or not.
This brings us to today. Jed announced she was leaving The View effective today. Coincidence? I think not. It sucks but at least I don’t have to see the smartest woman on the panel demeaned by Whoopi Goldberg every damn day. They need to bring back Nicolle Wallace and LET HER SPEAK. Instead, rumor has it that Meghan McCain will be in Jed’s spot. Because please, go with the worst choice possible. Apparently, they need a Hillary fan to entice Hillary to make regular appearances on the show. Because God forbid anyone deviate from THE VIEW.
I’ll miss Jed. But I am not surprised. Whoopi runs the show, and I blame her for Jed’s departure. This is exactly why this country is so divided. People like Whoopi cannot abide listening to people with different political agendas. Even when she is being paid to do just that.
I stopped watching this show for this very reason. If you are not going to let varying opinions be voiced, then just rename the show “The Left” and be done with it. IMO there should be representatives from the left, the right and the middle. I would love to see them have an issue or story to discuss, then allow each panelist an uninterrupted minute or two to present their take on it. Then discuss afterwards. I cannot stand Whoopi Goldberg on this show.
I agree completely. I hate that show and everything the interviewer said in this article I felt for the past year. Jeidiah is way too smart to be a such a horrible show .
Whoppi and Joys voices perpetuate hate, anger and violence I’m America. This show needs to be taken off the air. I use to watch but felt exhausted after watching. No longer a fan of Whoppi at any level. I don’t know whycshw thinks her “opition” should be treated like the word of God. Good riddance to all of ABC, I switched to NBC where they don’t hate daily.
My thoughts exactly! You summed it up right here. They actually support Antifa. A violent group of communist who not only attacked a defenseless veteran in a wheel chair, but reporters and in addition stabbed a defenseless policeman’s horse trying to control the mob in the neck. These women are vile.
The other day both Whoopi and Joy both said they didn’t know much about Antifa and Sarah and Sonny didn’t explain anything to them and Jed just had this, “I can’t be the one to explain this to Whoopi face, she just let Whoopi prattle on for a couple sentences about how they are a new thing that Trump caused and they are not the violent ones.
This is what I mean about Whoopi just being allowed to say thing that are wrong.
How about it. Even Nancy Pelosi spoke out about their violence. But there’s Whoopi and Joy, the clueless ones, thinking ANTIFA are just anti Trump instead of anti American and democracy. Do they think they attacked the veteran, the cops horse and the reporter just because they hate Trump. These women are really thick.
Again Whoopi and Joy are not “thick” or “stupid.” They just lack a lot of information when it comes to politics and they don’t know what they don’t know.
Really ttattles. Please stop trying to school me. You yourself are now acting like Whoopi
The show isn’t the same without Meredith Viera. Rosie O tried – but it wasn’t really her training. (Journalist vs. comedian/talk show host). But at least Rosie O tried to be kind to the others, especially Elizabeth Hasselbeck (this was back when I was a regular watcher – TIVOd every day and actually watched every day.
But that all really imploded and made for a sea change when they did the split screen between Rosie O and Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who I continually was frustrated with because her talking points were often so fucking weak, I would sometimes shout out points for HER side of the argument (even though I didn’t agree with it). When she got frustrated or was losing the argument, she cried, and Barbara would console her. I firmly believe that she had someone talking in her ear on that day, trying to piss Rosie off for ratings. (I think that backfired, when Rosie realized she didn’t need the money or the frustration, and quit).
I don’t know – perhaps M. McCain has the balls to shout back at Whoopi. I don’t agree with some of her politics, but Megan sure as hell holds her own against trolls. Those in office and those not in office. Oh, she isn’t a fan of Hillary either, just believes that she should be respected for her service to the country.
Someone like Ana Navarro would be better – but Ana is too smart to touch that sinking ship I think.
I LOVE Ana Navarro.
DO NOT WANT MCCAIN.
Does M. McCain even count as the ‘young’ demographic anymore?
Ana would be GREAT on that show! NOBODY’S gonna tell ANA to shut up! ?
Ana is too good for that show, now. (Back in its hey day, with actual journalists like Meredith, Barbara, and Lisa Ling? That would have been amazeballs)
But yes, Ana with her “Oh, that offends you? Let me say it again then, in Spanish!” attitude, I love.
Yes but at that time they were political commentaters who had their fingers on the political pulse. For the past many seasons it’s been comedians and random women all lean left against one non-democrat who has a political background. It’s very difficult for that person to argue against four other unarmed opponents.
Those four people are like the people who come here and try to argue that Yolanda is a lovely woman who is doing the Lord’s work to find a cure for Lyme disease. They do not know all the research that was done here, they are not armed with the facts, the timelines the anecdotal evidence of playing in her own poop and getting her own children (but never Gigi) diagnosed with a debilitating illness. All they know is they are sick and someone is claiming to help them. So they come in guns blazing accusing me or us of being a mean person who doesn’t understand chronic illness.
They don’t know what they don’t know. It’s not an subject they have examined.
So where is the non democrat (in this case those of us who know a lot about Yolanda) even begin when being shouted down by people who don’t know what they are talking about.
IF THEY MUST GET POLITICAL EVERY DAMN DAY in between talking about vibrators and the best school lunches to pack for the kids, they need TWO political commenters on democratic and one anyone else…republican, libertarian… both of whom have a political background to lead the debate and the other three can chime in from based on their level of knowledge or lack there of and someone might learn something.
This scenario where the moderator (Rosie O’Donnell) verbally attacks Elisabeth Hassellbeck or Whoopi screams at and shuts down Jedediah Bila is extremely unproductive and isn’t helping anyone learn about the opposite viewpoint.
I could not agree more with very single word you have articulated, TT-precisely on point, honest, true reflection of the evolution and current state at the View.
The entire issue could not be better stated, than both your summary and these ancillary points. Beautifully, fairly done
Thanks very much for removing the emotion from it- it has felt so emotional for so long(ever since Rosie/Elizabeth) that it became a farce.
Need to get rid of whoopi and joy i think america has seen enough . MOST OF THE TIME JOY DOESNT KNOW WHERE SHE IS. And if anybody is racist it is whoopie. .No white people in whoopies generation own slaves.And no black people were slaves. Get over it.Jedediah didnt even get a chance. Even get a chance to voice her opinion.because she was repuplican and was smarter than whoopie and joy. They didnt like it so they cut her off.whoopi needs to go back to the movies.or retire nobody wants to see her any more.whoopi and joyare a disgrace.in many ways look what they did to jedediah .They don know anything about politics .They just want to say something to hurt people or put people down.or pick on people and use tv to BULLY them. THE VIEW IS A WASTE OF AIR TIME NOBODY WANTS TO WATCH ANY MORE.GOOD LUCK JEDEDIAH YOU DONT NEED .WHOOPI OR JOY.THEY SUCK.
I could not agree more with everything you have written. That show is unwatchable and when I have a day off during the week I watch reruns of Roseanne during the time period The View is on. Those women are hateful.
Try Nicolle’s show on MSNBC, I don’t get to see it every day since it’s on at 4 pm but it’s always interesting.
I stopped watching as well. Whoopi and Joy are bullies. Shouting down someone who disagrees with you is a bully’s behavior. It is childish and shows your opponent your insecurities. Once you lose your temper and move into this behavior you lose your argument. I always admired Whoopi. She is a great actress and artist. Yet this side of her taints her in my eyes. I was a democrat, then a republican, now an independent. I don’t agree wholly with any party. What I believe is this country is my home and I love it.
I haven’t watch in a long long time and none of my friends do either. I agree Joy and Whoopi are bullies but Megan will put them in there place.
Maybe she can put Joy in her place, but I doubt ANYONE can put Whoopi in her place…when she gets up on her high horse, yelling and admonishing, drunk with power, I don’t think she CAN shut up.
BTW, I mostly agree with Whoopi but CRINGE when she gets in these moods. I HATED the way she treated Jedidiah. And Jed valiantly always tried to state her point, but Whoopi always slammed her down before she got to state her opinion, let alone defend it.
Joy has her overtalking moments as well but they are not nearly as frequent, and she is not the MODERATOR who is tasked with keeping order. Joy does a decent job as moderator on most Fridays and those were the episodes where Jedediah would get to at least make her point even if she was cut off from defending it.
That makes me sick. I’ll Hulu the Hillary episode tonight. I rarely watch The View as I’m never home during the day, but when I catch it before and since the election it is just hard to watch. Just Trump isn’t the best president by a long shot but he’s still the president. And Hillary and her book can stop running around blaming everyone for her loss. It wasn’t her first loss and won’t be her last one. Take a look a Bernie looking to further her agenda (one that he spoke about when I saw him campaigning for Hillary.
Sickening that you can’t voice your opinion without being silenced and fired – isn’t that what all of those walks they support were about?
Wow…”All those walks”? Gee that wasn’t condescending at all.
Marches, same thing. Don’t march to be heard and then belittle and cut down other’s who don’t share your views and opinions.
Actually the marches were only for ONE female point of view and if you didn’t have it, you were not welcome. They were only for liberal, pro-life women. A group of women from a local church looked into joining the group and were told not to bother because they were Catholic.
Um, aren’t all marches/protests for one specific thing? Women’s rights, black lives matter, neo Nazi’s, pro-lifers, etc. All are for a specific cause. I think women have forgotten what it was like before the Women’s Lib movement. We had ZERO say about our children, our country and our own bodies!! Men controlled EVERYTHINGA and women were used and abused LEGALLY! Open a fucking history book. If you can’t read, watch The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu. That shit could be your female ancestors fate if we allow monsters like Trump to have their way. Also, I do not consider Catholics or pro life nutjobs to be feminists, so no they are not allowed to march at a woman’s rights rally.
“Also, I do not consider Catholics or pro life nutjobs to be feminists, so no they are not allowed to march at a woman’s rights rally.”
Ah, the ever accepting liberal left deciding what women are “allowed” to march for their rights.
Allowed! OMG Tamara well said. Should I have asked my husband before posting here?
Don’t call it a “Womens” march and claim to be marching for all women when the truth is they were marching for all women, except those who may not agree with all of your personal views, of course.
If you think Catholics and pro-lifers are supportive of women’s rights you are a moron. Leaving baby raping priests in charge while denying women contraception and even the right to be a priest themselves is solo very respectful to women. So is thinking its OK to force a woman who has been raped to bear her raoist’s child is REALLY fucking supportive to women’s rights. Yes, I am a very proud left leaning liberal. I come from a long line of STAUNCH West Virginia Democratic women and I am extremely proud of that too. I believe all Americans jave the right to free speech and assembly, including neo Nazi scum of the earth and frothing at tje mouth, clinic bombing, murderous pro life whackos. But I do not intend to let anyone infringe on my basic rights as a woman. By the way, Tamara I sleep very well at night knowing I am a thoughtful, kimd, intelligent, modern woman who is a TRUE patriot and feminist. A woman who believes in equality for all. How did YOU sleep last night? Not well, judging from what you have said in your blog postings. Just sayin’.
If Catholics can’t be liberal and for women’s rights, somebody needs to call Joe Biden and let him know.
I generally sleep okay. But I have a lot of vivid dreams. I am also really interested in how I can have dreams that have random cars and house I have never seen. How did they get in my brain?
Thanks for asking about my sleep. It’s really kind of you. I don’t want to keep you though, I’m sure there is an Antifa rally you need to get to.
The View has been unwatchable for years so I can’t comment on Jed but totally agree that Whoopi has become a grumpy old bat who should be chillaxing at home with her vape pen. I can’t imagine she needs the money. I do like her in movies and, being an extreme bleeding heart liberal myself, agree with her feelings on Trump. I refuse to call that POS my President. Strangely, I really like Nicole Wallace and think she does a great job on The Today Show.
I just hope there is a chapter or two about The View in the book she’s working on.
I’m sorry to learn that she is leaving. I admit that I am a liberal, but my respect for the panel members is evenly split. Ranking from my favorites to least favorite are as follows: Sarah Haines, Sunny Hostin, Jedediah Bila, Whoopi Goldberg, and tied for last place, Joy Behar and Paula Faris. I liked Paula to begin with, but since she’s now relegated to Fridays (due to a supposed feud with Whoopi), she comes across as a “holier than thou” mean girl directing snarky personal jabs at other panelists. Joy is unbearably annoying and the worst at talking over everyone else. I refused to watch the Hillary Clinton episode so don’t know how bad it was. I like both Ana Navarro and Nichole Wallace. Don’t know why Nichole left. That’s before I started watching.
Nichols was fired.
I can’t watch The View anymore. The fact that they keep putting a conservative women in a seat at the table only to pretend all views are represented is a joke. I’d rather surf the Net or channel surf the various cable news stations to hear differing views because The View doesn’t, and hasn’t, offered that in years. Whoopie returned because she’s just plain angry and wanted the opportunity to spout her angry views. Joy Behar used to be funny and enjoyable, but now she’s an angry old cow too. I get that both of them still hold resentments about “that man” getting elected, but why would people want to share in their anger so early in the morning? If I do get the chance to watch or record any morning television shows, I watch Wendy Williams. Her show is full of light-hearted, mindless filler and she’s not out to make any broad sweeping political statements. Sorry, I’m tired of hearing my own family and friend’s broad, generalized political statements. Don’t need to hear them from Whoopie or Joy.
I liked Jeb on this panel even though I always didn’t agree with her but thought she was fair. Whoopi needs to go. She is too full of herself and her memory lapses are embarrassing. Joy has turned just nasty. I like Sara and find her very well spoken and intelligent. Agree, Nicole Wallace and Meredith were excellent. Hasselback was an idiot and now Fox even fired her. I think McCain will give Whoppi a run for her money and look forward to that. The original premise of this show were women from each generation and their respective views.
Hasselbeck got fired? That gives me joy. Gonna go celebrate by eating some gluten.
Not to interrupt your compassionate liberal schadenfreude, But Elisabeth was not fired, After having a surgery to remove an abdominal tumor, she returned to work briefly and then decided she wanted to focus more on her kids. She left FOX on very good terms to be with her three elementary school aged children.
That may diminish your glee somewhat, but I felt I should insert an occasional fact in here.
No glee, sorry Elisabeth was ill. More time with family is always the reason for leaving gracefully until the next great job comes along.
Completely eliminates the glee, TT. It really doesn’t have to do with liberal schadenfreude, but my dislike of her lack of skills as a political pundit.
I loved Nicole Wallace, and when Peggy Noonan would sub sometimes. It was EH lack of “chops” on the show that irritated the bejeebers out of me, and the tears when she couldn’t think of a snappy OR intelligent comeback. I didn’t mind her on fluff pieces in the beginning.
I watch the show every day. When I know more than Jed she needs to go. Her facts were never real as her “sources” were not valid. I shouted at the tv, how can I be more informed than you. Sunny showed that Jed was out of her league. Sunny is smart and knows the law. Goodbye Jed, thank goodness.
I’m not sure you understand what “facts” are. They are what Sonny and Jed discuss. That is the opposite of what Whoopi spews.
I agree 100% with all of you and I’m breathing a sigh of relief to know that others see these bullies, Not just to Jed, but really to all of the middle class Americans who no longer vote Democratic. As the saying goes, I didn’t leave the Democratic party, they left us. When Bill Clinton passed NAFTA and Ross Perot in the debate said there would be a loud sucking sound of companies and jobs leaving the US. Ross Perot was right on, and who prospered, Those with financial profiles on Wallstreet, namely, the already rich, Hollywood, and the politicians. Middle class Americans lost there jobs and livelihood. When Obama ran he spoke non stop about tax breaks for the middle class. Once in office, he eliminated the Bush tax break for the middle class. Then, they pushed through the Unaffordable Care Act. Stock prices for health insurance carriers went up 400% on Wall Street. Again, extortion of the middle class made Hollywood and the Politicians even wealthier, while making health insurance unaffordable for us. And as far as womanizing goes, the count of women who came forward about Bill Clinton’s sexual harassment was astronomical and Bill not only lied, but lied under oath about it. This is why he was impeached for lying under oath.
I voted the straight Democratic ticket my whole life, but Obama was the last. I came to the realization that democrats were trying to kill me and the middle class similar to the scene from the Godfather when he realizes it was Fredo that set him and his family up to to be killed. Democratic policies are just a legalized form of extortion on the middle class.
Thanks for articulating my feelings!!!!
I’m so pleased to hear people here agreeing! Whoopie is rude and autocratic, and that’s a terrible combination with not knowing what she’s talking about. Joy Behar is as well. For some reason they both think calling someone a name is worthy of a mic drop, and nothing need or SHOULD be said after that.
Ha, ha! I just realized I spelled Whoopi’s name wrong twice in my comment above. Oh well, I guess that’s how little I really care about her. Wait, I take that back. I do care about her views on legalizing marijuana. That I care about, lol!
These women should not represent the Democratic viewpoint. The show is not interested in a different opinion but more interested having viewers/guests/panelists submit to the Democrat point of view.
The show does prove how intolerable and hard it is to watch each side fail to listen and respect one anothers opinion.
McCain will tow the Democratic platform for a paycheck. She’s like Trump, a Republican by name only. He’s ready to dump the Republican brand before the year is over.
Never been a McCain fan, but the last time I saw her on WWHL I was impressed. Thought she made astute observations about both sides. Personally I prefer someone that does not stick to party lines, but can call stuff how they see it, irrespective of what ‘side’ they are on.
Tamara I agree with everything that you said.
Watching The View now and they had only the four co hosts this morning. They started off talking about North Korea and the four of them had to talk about Trump’s speech that happened 20 minutes before and they had little to no prep on. Jed would have had watch a couple hours of news the night before and had some idea was the “experts” were saying about what could lie ahead. Everyone pretty much just talked about their feelings. Joy is terrified, Whoopi is sarcastic, Sonny talks about the fact that it seemed that the speech was scripted (which is a good thing for “this guy” as Whoopi calls him) Sarah said something that I thought seemed logical. I realized the last person that I wanted to talk with me about North Korea is Whoopi Goldberg. She’s a smart ass about every topic.
I realize it is IMPOSSIBLE not to talk about politics in this climate. So if the premise of this show these are just four friends talking, then they should just talk about their feelings. It’s scary. And move on. With Jed there we would have have more of idea about the possible outcomes.
Perhaps it would be best for them not to address North Korea and instead stick to things like the weird handshake between Trump and Milania and the fact he literally told her to go sit down somewhere. This is something you don’t need a political background to discuss.
Then they move in to discussion of the three date sex rule, something they have talked about for 21 years now. They need to figure out the POINT of this fucking show. It’s clear to me that much like the rest of us they can’t have a political conversation without someone shouting down the lone opposition. If Whoopi is going to be the moderator and talk in her valley girl voice and have a conversations about dating and sex and marriage and education in a flippant casual way, the they should stop trying to have a conservative voice and be more like The Talk where they just ki ki about stupid shit. Have actors on to promote their show and call it a day and abandon the whole five women from different generations and backgrounds coming together to discuss topics and learn from each other.
Because that is not possible with Whoopi Goldberg as the “moderator.” This is just a hot mess now.
Very True. What’s funny is the most of us can’t stand whoopi or joy and although I’m usually at work, the two of them are similar to real housewives. We watch because we love to hate them and tune in because of their over the top bad behavior. BTW, did anyone catch the episode where Whoopi said the NAACP issued a travel warning for St Louis MO and Joy was so confused she thought it was a Republican law and made several references about how crazy the politicians in MO are for this new policy. It was so embarrassing. Funny enough, no one corrected her dementia moment.
Yes,Tamara! One of my favorite posts ever! Thank you!
Whoopi is just as informed as any of the others on the show. You just don’t like what she has to say. And that’s okay to not like what she has to say but, her opinion counts just as much as Jed’s or anyone else! And by the way I like Jed very much!! I’m starting to see you for who you really are ttattles. And I don’t care if you block me! Your bias is showing!!
Whoopi is ABSOLUTELY NOT just as informed as anyone else. And her flippant, childish manner when talking about politics at the table with others is unprofessional, particularly because she is supposed to be the MODERATOR. She has things at are NOT factual and often has to be corrected just as Sarah was corrected today. Then TODAY Whoopi made a joke about being just a bunch of women talking, seemingly implying that is what Fox News says about them. BECAUSE IT IS TRUE. Especially because the fire all the people with backgrounds IN POLITICS. Whoopi checked out of this show three seasons ago and has been making a mockery of it ever sense. She doesn’t have the background to have a valid debate on most of the political topics so instead she shouts down the other side. Do you watch this show?
Whoopi forever lost me when she said Roman Polanski did not commit “rape rape”. Plying a 13 year old girl with alcohol and drugs and then having sex with her is rape, capital rape. There is no excusing that type of behavior, but she did.
She’s also defended Bill Cosby until the numbers passed like 50 victims.
You are right here. She did speak out in his defense. And apparently all of Hollywood knew
I have to agree with ttattles on this. Whoopi and job are living in the bubble. Haven’t a clue and if they were giving opinions that would be different, but these 2 CU_ _ _ have a very high opinion of themselves and the reality is. Whoopi has admitted her lack of education, now she puts on this pretense about knowledge of history and we can see and hear her ignorance. You see my name, Whoopi on several shows compared ISIS terrorist to the troubles between the England and Ireland. What an imbecile
Save those sorts of personal attacks for the housewives if you must, but calling someone a cunt or stupid because they are not educated on certain topics is not helpful to mending the fabric of this country.
It’s up to us to listen to them with an open mind. I agree that they live in a bubble and have an entirely different life experience and a very different perspective on some things. They are never going to learn to understand the folks outside the bubble if they don’t do some listening of their own.
Sadly last Thursday Jed said something very similar to that about the people in Hollywood and NYC living in a bubble and trying to tell the rest of the world how to solve problems they themselves do not have. THAT is what set Whoopi off on her final screaming rant at Jed where she said she was OFFENDED to be included in that bubble and she blah blah blah blah blah. She doesn’t seem to really understand that she does live in a bubble because she has friends and relatives in the real world. It was a lot like white people says they have a lot of friends who are black. But she was implying she had a lot of friends who were poor or middle class and knew their struggles well.
Hey, what can I say. They get my Irish up.
I liked Elizabeth and I like Jed. I am a bit of a liberal- but I like fiscal responsibility in government. I liked both those ladies because their conversation was always intelligent and thoughtful. They were never rude or attacking of others no matter what their viewpoint. I appreciated that I could hear different viewpoints from women I could respect. They were treated badly on the show and I found that so unkind. I say good luck to Jed, I hope you to see you on the airwaves soon.
I really liked Nicole Wallace, though I have not been a conservative since I worked under the Raegan administration. I am enjoying her on MNBC these days, & I admire her for her recent political growth in the face of the changes in the GOP. Jed’s logic failed to impress me in the face of facts.
I agree, Nicole is a smart cookie.
Jed used Fox talking points a lot. She wasn’t always fact based just information based. Information isn’t fact. She wasn’t treated fairly on this show. Whooping and Joy annoy the hell outta me but let’s not act like Jed only gave facts. Like Whoopi and Joy she referenced biased information frequently to support her point of view. Yes she is smarter than Whoopi but not Joy. She is more likeable than either of them which may create the illusion that she was more factual.
One of the worst shows on television. I can’t believe it’s still on the air.
Everyone forgets the premise of the show? It is generational, NOT political bent. 20yr old,30, 40, 50,60 and talk accordingly. Younger people have a different VIEW than older generations. That WAS THE premise of the show.
If you don’t like the moderator of The View and how she behaves the next don’t watch it at all. Period. Problem solved.
The whole island of Puerto Rico is without power and will be for about 5 months. This is horrible. Pray for them.