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Behar: Dolls 'Program' Girls for Motherhood; Block Careers Host Barbara Walters offered Behar's co-panelist Elisabeth Hasselbeck as an example that women can have a career and breastfeed. ... and more »

ABC News Barbara Walters decided, however, to attack Palin directly by accusing her of taking advantage of the media coverage. Hasselback contended this notion, "She didn't intend for something like this." Walters quickly responded with a definitive, "Yes, ...

BARBARA WALTERS: Yeah, and then he said when he's no longer in office, maybe then Obama will- in other words, he's, he's just doing this now because of the Jews. JOY BEHAR: You know, he's talking about Rahm Emanuel and Axelrod, who happen to be Jewish ...

Extra TV By Tim Graham (Bio | Archive) Elizabeth Edwards probably didn't figure one of the toughest interviews on her publicity tour for her book Resilience was going to be an appearance on ABC's The View on Tuesday. First, Barbara Walters grilled her on why ...

By Colleen Raezler (Bio | Archive) Barbara Walters, host of the daytime chat-fest revealed to CNN's Anderson Cooper on May 1 that "in general, [the] panel, with the exception of Elisabeth [Hasselbeck], tends to be, shall we say, more liberal. ...

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On the April 2 episode of “The View,” the co-hosts discussed the murmurings that the president and first lady broke protocol when meeting the queen of England. Walters got visibly upset, waving her hands and speaking in a high, mocking tone saying, ...

On Regis & Kelly, Couric Defends Daschle and Obama, Snarls at Critics  - After a commercial break, the trio of TV stars returned to discuss Katie’s new Barbara Walters-style interview show with musical stars to air before the ...

FOXNews  - Jan 13, 2009 By Scott Whitlock (Bio | Archive) On Tuesday's edition of "The View," co-host Barbara Walters dismissed a series of interviews Sarah Palin gave to a ... Media Has Fit as Palin Takes to Airwaves GOPUSA all 112 news articles

By Justin McCarthy WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Welcome. Thank you. KURTZ: Sherri Shepherd. END VIDEO CLIP, "THE VIEW") KURTZ: Howard Dean. …] ELISABETH HASSELBECK, CO-HOST: I understand that. In the pop culture, when that word is used, when -- this is upsetting to me. END VIDEO CLIP, "THE VIEW")

By Brent Baker From the end of the Thursday night (December 4) at 10 PM EST Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008: BARBARA WALTERS: His belief that there is a place in America  for someone who transcends the usual labels has brought us all to this place:

By Justin McCarthy WALTERS: No. WALTERS: Okay, I will let that go. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Liar! Liar! WALTERS: Me! HASSELBECK: Read the transcript. HASSELBECK: Who, you’re talking Hillary? HASSELBECK: It is absolutely true. HASSELBECK: Some people would say that.

By Justin McCarthy Later in the morning on "The View," Barbara Walters responded to her former subordinate’s comments, without mentioning her name. Perhaps in reference to Star Jones as well, Barbara demanded "ladies get on with your lives." As Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck claimed they do in fact get...

By Justin McCarthy Olbermann retorted, "they could screw up." Elisabeth Hasselbeck followed up "if they do would you say it?" Olbermann then replied with a simple "yeah." Joy Behar backed him up with an affirmative "yes, of course." JOY BEHAR: What did you say to her? HASSELBECK: Right.

By Justin McCarthy BARBARA WALTERS: No, he wasn’t calling him a thug. He was calling- WALTERS: Really? ELISABETH HASSELBECK: I think he did really say that. SHERRI SHEPHERD: When you use the word thug, what criteria applies to Barack Obama as being a thug? HASSELBECK: Is it Rush?

By Justin McCarthy BARBARA WALTERS: Osunami WALTERS: Osunami. WALTERS: Osunsami.I think it is. SHERRI SHEPHERD: Or Onunamamon WALTERS: In any event... HASSELBECK: I’m all for that. HASSELBECK: I can never just say yes. HASSELBECK: Thank you Mr. President. WALTERS: Ooookay.

By Justin McCarthy Three of "The View" co-hosts are comedians by profession, but they unintentionally provided some comedy to the November 5 edition of "The View." After two segments of basking over Barack Obama’s victory, and the historic nature of the first African-American president, Sherri Shephe...

By Justin McCarthy Earlier in the segment, Barbara Walters posed hypotheticals if Obama were to win and if McCain were to win. The ABC News anchor predicted if Obama were to win "the world will look at us and say a big part of the American dream, the part that says anybody can grow up to be president, is not a myth." T...

By Justin McCarthy HASSELBECK: He did okay, but- HASSELBECK: You called a name though. WALTERS: Not necessarily. WALTERS: But you take no side. HASSELBECK: He was. HASSELBECK: Yeah. WALTERS: You are against "American Idol" and "Dancing With the Stars." HASSELBECK: He’s not into dancing.

By Justin McCarthy HASSELBECK: When? When? BARBARA WALTERS: No, no, no, sorry. HASSELBECK: Yes they have. They have. HASSELBECK: He has stood by it. HASSELBECK: He has stood by it. HASSELBECK: That is such a line. HASSELBECK: You don’t believe me? HASSELBECK: Call me a liar then Joy.

By Justin McCarthy SHERRI SHEPHERD: Or come on "The View." ELISABETH HASSELBECK: Not since he’s been the nominee. He has not come here. BARBARA WALTERS: We were tough on him. HASSELBECK: We were tough on him that day. WALTERS: Yes we were. WALTERS: All I’m saying- HASSELBECK: But he came.

By Justin McCarthy ELISABETH HASSELBECK: What did you hear? WALTERS: Oh!! WHOOPI GOLDBERG: I think if we went that way- HASSELBECK: Is there? HASSELBECK: He didn’t realize- HASSELBECK: Care or poor judgment. HASSELBECK: Is this personal? HASSELBECK: It’s personal now. HASSELBECK: Relax, relax, relax.

By Justin McCarthy HASSELBECK: William Ayers. WALTERS: Which was- WALTERS: -years ago. HASSELBECK: Sure, sure. WALTERS: 17 years ago. WALTERS: Why no? Why no? HASSELBECK: John McCain has- HASSELBECK: It doesn’t matter. HASSELBECK: I don’t care- HASSELBECK: It’s the truth. SHEPHERD: But Elisabeth-

By Justin McCarthy On the October 1 edition of "The View" Barbara Walters chastised Elisabeth Hasselbeck for allegedly never conceding a point, but never offered such a criticism for left-wing ideologue Joy Behar or even looney conspiracy theorist Rosie O’Donnell. This occurred just as rumors abound th...

By Justin McCarthy Discussing Bill Clinton’s appearance the previous on the September 23 edition of "The View," Sherri Shepherd expressed her joy at meeting the former president. Recounting her picture with Clinton Sherri Shepherd exclaimed "we were grinning, Bill Clinton and his women" and added "we...

By Justin McCarthy WALTERS: Not really? Not really she didn’t or you didn't? WALTERS: And she didn't want it? WALTERS: By the way, you yourself said-- WALTERS: Yeah, but he talked about change. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Say it. Say it. KING: And here she is in New York for the U.N.

By Justin McCarthy ELISABETH HASSELBECK: I said the other day, these interviews are not- sure. It’s not a date. It’s an interview. BEHAR: Who’s being obtuse Elisabeth? HASSELBECK: No, they get- these American people get it. There are smarter people out there. The American people are smart.

By Justin McCarthy BARBARA WALTERS: That’s kind of the other way of saying people who would want to overturn Roe v. Wade. WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Do I have to be worried about becoming a slave again? JOY BEHAR: She’s picturing herself on the plantation. SHERRI SHEPHERD: Oh my God.

By Justin McCarthy JOY BEHAR: Okay, we’ll give him credit. ELISABETH HASSELBECK: And who was Barack Obama’s speech written by? HASSELBECK: They did it right after her speech. SHERRI SHEPHERD: They went after Hillary too. BEHAR: Yeah, but Barbara- HASSELBECK: Wait a minute. WALTERS: She’s being praised.

 - SMTH: Back in April, Cindy McCain co-hosted 'The View.' BARBARA WALTERS: What's the biggest misconception about you and about your husband? ...

By Justin McCarthy Joy Behar took up Media Matters talking points on her "View" forum and Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd, whom Barbara Walters calls "very conservative," backed Behar up. On discussing Barack Obama and whether his African American race helps or hurts him, Joy Behar brought up the far l...

By Tim Graham Why would Barbara Walters make Bill Clinton a Most Fascinating Person of 2007? She explained it on Thursday’s Good Morning America: “We didn't want a political candidate, but I mean he has had such a year. Wrote another best-selling book, Giving, traveled all over the place. And we talked t...

By Tim Graham The recent setback in Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez’s efforts to proclaim himself ruler for life were stunning to ABC News woman Barbara Walters. "I was amazed that he, that he didn’t get to be president for life." WALTERS: And insults President Bush. George W. Bush...

By Brent Baker Find out Thursday. Watch "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007," on ABC, Thursday, at 10 p.m. ET. Walters: “Outside of leaving the war, which is a big outside-” Walters: “It's a big, dirty swamp?” Walters: “And politician?”

By Justin McCarthy WALTERS: [laughing] Rosie O’Donnell- BARBARA WALTERS: Isn’t that interesting? WALTERS: [laughing] Rosie O’Donnell- O’REILLY: She did. WALTERS: I will not put her down, okay? WALTERS: Well, let me tell her what she says, though. WALTERS: Yes. WALTERS: Yes she does. WALTERS: Yes, she is.

By Justin McCarthy JOY BEHAR: You know President Bush can not say Ahmadinejad, can not say the- BARBARA WALTERS: I was going to call him up after I watched that press conference, which was quite- SHERRI SHEPHERD: You were going to call President Bush? WHOOPI GOLDBERG: Well, I have to tell you.

By Justin McCarthy According to Barbara Walters’ set of rules, Venezuela's socialist anti-American dictator Hugo Chavez does "positive things." Promoting her annual special "The Ten Most Fascinating People" on the December 5 edition of "The View," Walters discussed one of her top ten, Hugo Chavez. Walt...

By Justin McCarthy JOY BEHAR: In the Sudan. WALTERS: A public school, you said- say what you said. WALTERS: No, in a public school, not a Catholic school WALTERS: You said no, earlier you said no. WALTERS: See I do, but you see- WALTERS: But let’s have a real discussion. WALTERS: It’s not that far fetched.

By Justin McCarthy BARBARA WALTERS: But everybody’s talking about the environment. WALTERS: Well, other people have said that. BEHAR: Now wait, American- the American population is not aware of it. WALTERS: Well, yes they’re doing more BEHAR: Okay, they’re aware of it Barbara WALTERS: People are!

By Justin McCarthy Is ‘The View’s’ token non-liberal Elisabeth Hasselbeck drifting leftwards? In a letter to Barbara Walters she hinted she may actually vote for Senator Hillary Clinton. On the November 19 edition of "The View," creator and co-host Barbara Walters read a letter from Elisabeth Hasselbec...

By Mark Finkelstein BILL O'REILLY [jocularly]: This is a total act. This woman hangs on my every word, Barbara Walters. She's in, she agrees, but you know, she's in that New York society thing. You know what that is, Joy [Behar]. JOY BEHAR: I don't know anything about it. WALTERS: Pluh-eese!

By Justin McCarthy View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg, an African American woman who grew up in the "Jim Crow" era of the 1950's and 1960's, claimed America is "not as free as it was when I was a kid." This is the same Whoopi who compared modern America to Nazi Germany.