On AlterNet: the view

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "the view"

Elizabeth Hasselbeck Uses Handbags to Prove God's Existence (Seriously)

PZ Myers, Pharyngula AlterNet: Media and Technology. December 15, 2008.

'Really cool handbags and shoes have, like, designers, so really cool people must have a designer, too, even greater than Gucci and Prada.'

Whoopi asks McCain: "Do I Have to Be Worried about Becoming a Slave Again?"

Petulant, Shakesville AlterNet: Video. September 12, 2008.

Also, "The View" Ladies ask McCain why he is spreading lies.

Michelle Obama on the View

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. June 19, 2008.

The maybe future First Lady co-hosts on popular morning show.

The View: Lying About Sex vs. Lying About War [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 11, 2008.

What is the greater sin for a politician, lying about personal indiscretions or lying about a major policy decision?

Sherri Shepherd Strikes Again, Says Her Son Can't Be Transgendered Until He's 18 and Out of Her House

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Video. December 6, 2007.

Melissa McEwan: "The View" co-host goes apeshit about the idea of her son wearing a dress in her house.

The View's Sherri Shepherd Doesn't Get That Whole BC Thing, Insists "Jesus Came First" [VIDEO]

Danny Shea, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. December 5, 2007.

Earlier this year, Shepherd said she didn't know whether the world was flat.

Will MSNBC Fire Tucker Carlson and Hire Rosie O'Donnell?

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: Media and Technology. November 6, 2007.

Steven Reynolds: I'm not all that much of a Rosie fan but I'll have a little party if Tucker Carlson is canned from MSNBC.

Sweet Jesus Elisabeth Hasselbeck Is a Moron

Jill Filipovic, AlterNet: PEEK. October 9, 2007.

Jill Filipovic: A discussion of Hillary's "baby bond" proposal on "The View" brings some of Hasselbeck's disturbing views on abortion to light.

New "View" Co-Host Doesn't Know If the World Is Flat [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. September 20, 2007.

Sherri Shepherd, the latest addition to "The View", confidently says she doesn't believe in evolution but also doesn't know the shape of the Earth.

Romney Makes Jokes at 21-Year-Old Tasering Victim's Expense

Rachel Sklar, AlterNet: PEEK. September 18, 2007.

Rachel Sklar: Apparently an innocent person being attacked is a laughing matter to Mitt, but Barry Manilow snubbing "The View" is not.

The View Seeks to Suppress Whoopi Goldberg

Sara Rosell, AlterNet: PEEK. August 6, 2007.

Sara Rosell: Barbara Walters and the producers of The View hope to tone down Goldberg's well-known progressive beliefs.

Rosie O'Donnell: A Progressive, But Flawed Hero

Kera Bolonik, The Nation. July 14, 2007.

Rosie is fearless about her progressive politics and puts her money where her big mouth is. But not everyone is glad to have her as their spokesperson.

The Rosie O'Donnell Effect

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. May 29, 2007.

Amanda Guinzburg: Rosie O'Donnell's fights with Elisabeth Hasselbeck did nothing if they did not wake us up.

The Feud on The View [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. May 24, 2007.

A debate about Al Gore's new book spirals out of control into an all out war of words between Rosie O' Donnell and right winger Elisabeth Hasselbeck on The View.

Unorthodox and Sometimes Polarizing, the Incredibly Popular Rosie O'Donnell Will Exit Stage Left

Jeanine Plant, AlterNet. May 8, 2007.

This fall, viewers will say goodbye to Rosie O'Donnell, a woman who, in spite of her unorthodox voice and often polarizing views, remains overwhelmingly popular. So what is it about this social misfit that so attracts the public?

Rosie O'Donnell Takes Fire in the Debate Over 9/11

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. April 4, 2007.

The outspoken actress and comedienne has pushed the envelope again; this time it's landed her in some hot water. Has she crossed the line?