"The View": Now in This Viewer's Rearview Mirror (Bye, Ladies!)

amp160A momentous week in television On Dancing with the Stars Adam Carolla survived the first round and Priscilla Presley didnamp8217t trip over her face Britney Spears made a comeback of sorts in a bit part on a sitcom with a popularity buzz quotient lower than the houseguests on Big Brother 9 And I watched my last ever installment of The Viewamp160For a decade Iamp8217ve regularly tuned in the 11 am ET ABC morning talker During the Rosie Oamp8217Donnell years it was great stuffsmart funny topical and full of entertaining visits from the casts of Broadway shows Even Oamp8217Donnellamp8217s rancorous departure made the show interesting That final splitscreen faceoff with The Viewamp8217s resident Bush apologist and Fox Newsworshipping mole Elisabeth Hasselbeck was one of the most compelling duels on live TV that yearamp160Since then except for a precious few weeks when Hasselbeck was off on maternity leave itamp8217s been to hell on a bobsled for Barbara Walters and the ladies Whoopi Goldberg came in to take Rosieamp8217s old chair on the far left and comedian Sherri Shepherd got the middle seat between Hasselbeck and Joy Behar Merriment did not ensueamp160Very soon it became clear that Shepherd was in over her bewigged head in a job that requires not just fast talking but quick thinking In a discussion of teaching evolution in schools which she is against Shepherd expressed confusion over the flatorround shape of planet Earth sheamp8217d never thought about it she said She stated firmly that Jesus lived before the ancient Greek philosphers sort of forgetting the entire BC era if she ever knew there was one Mocked in the mediasphere for being a highly paid idiot Shepherd fell into the role of The Viewamp8217s benign babbler consigned to the amp8220Tell us about your movieamp8221 questions with guests and doing standup segments about food makeup and other topics that donamp8217t require more than a ninthgrade educationamp160Goldberg meanwhile tried to take the reins and steer the show back to watchability The 53yearold Oscarwinning actress knows her politics like Rosie sheamp8217s a Democrat history and literature But like Boss BabaWawa sheamp8217s clueless about pop culture The Whoopster doesnamp8217t give two hoots about American Idol or Dancing with the Stars and when the showamp8217s opening amp8220hot topicsamp8221 include mention of those she has nothing to offer Itamp8217s as though that level of television is beneath her and she canamp8217t believe anyone else would like itamp160Thatamp8217s where she fails most in replacing Rosie Oamp8217Donnell Until she went too strident with her political opinions Oamp8217Donnell represented the viewer by proxy OK she was a millionaire star with a lesbian amp8220wifeamp8221 but she was open about watching hours of junk reality shows and loving them She was an Idol fanatic fawning over the contestants like they were her own kids She was in many ways a typical American woman except for the millionshaving lesbianbeing stuff with hobbies that included decoupage and making home movies of her kids on her laptop Fat funny and fast with the quips Oamp8217Donnell brought a vox populi to The View that it badly needed amp160Thatamp8217s all gone In recent weeks itamp8217s as though Goldberg and Behar still on top of her game when she gets a chance to speak have given up The power player on the panel now is exSurvivor simp Hasselbeck Sheamp8217s grown bold and squawky lately especially on the topics of Eliot Spitzeramp8217s sex life and on Barack Obama and his speech about race in America Going back again and again to unsavory comments by Obamaamp8217s minister Jeremiah Wright Jr she seemed giddy in trying to stir up more controversy Referring to Obamaamp8217s comments about his white grandmotheramp8217s admitted fear of some blacks Hasselbeck said amp8220He threw her under the busamp8221amp160It only got worse Even when Goldberg Behar and Shepherd tried to shush her away from repeating the lies about Obama and Wright that the Bill Oamp8217Reilly types like to promulgate she wouldnamp8217t shut upamp160Even her lip gloss is aggressiveamp160And thatamp8217s why Iamp8217m quitting The Viewamp160Itamp8217s no longer a pleasant show to watch over a second cup of coffee Itamp8217s one thing to wince at doddering old Barbara Waltersamp8217 increasing lack of control over her own dentures see this clip for evidence of that and another to feel my blood pressure soaring because Elisabeth Hasselbeck has launched into another of her nasal diatribes in favor of John McCain governmentsanctioned torture the amp8220successamp8221 of the surge in Iraq or any of the other talking points from Roger Ailesamp8217 morning tip sheetamp160Balance is all right Fairness too But thereamp8217s nothing fair or balanced about Hasselbeckamp8217s views as voiced on The View Sheamp8217s a robot for the radical Right Sheamp8217s a shrike in a sundress And until sheamp8217s gone The View will not be on view on my TVamp160Did you know you can hear Adam Carollaamp8217s morning radio show live on the Internet Right hereamp160amp160

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