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Well, this all just confirms what I thought of Hasselbeck - she is an entitled child that can’t provide a proper debate on an issue. Her defense of it being able to maintain a rational, informal price discussion is that she is “passionate”. I often tuned her out when I watched and she talked for more than a couple sentences because she would just spew a “word salad” that did not make sense and could have always been more concise. She did not have the word skills of Lisa Ling, Viera, Behar, Wallace, or Walters. Griffins video commentary is quite funny . . . and on point.

Didn’t EH make a book deal with a Christian book publisher? So, the book will have a very Christian based outlook, uplifting stories, righteous justifications of what decisions she made through her life and, essentially, be an ego book written with a spin of how she wants her children to remember her so she ultimately wrote it for them. And making a little money in the process doesn’t hurt. Expect lots of Christian bloggers and sites to promote the book and she may get some speaking gigs from it.

There are plenty other shows where I can get my real estate/decorating fix. I am fine with the show being over and Jeff Lewis et al being off my TV. I hope he is getting regular therapy so he interacts with his daughter in a healthy manner as she gets older. Any employee working for him cannot develop fully because of how he runs the office and his staff. The communal working tables and joint lunches are ridiculous. Hopefully the scenes where it takes a huge group of 3 to 6 people to pick out a light fixture, check on job site, etc. were just done for the sake of the show...you don’t need to waste all those people’s work time for that...he assigns tasks and uses his employee's time and skills inappropriately, not to mention his unprofessional office demeanor and the bossy, disrespectful tone he uses with people. Entertaining and cringeworthy to watch at first, but it gets old, ugly and mean fast. I know he's gotten a taste of the money, opportunities and perks being on TV can bring and wants that to continue, but the show and his rude, disrespecting personality is no longer interesting to watch and Bravo knows this.

I’m a sucker for the Halloween shows cause I like to see the costumes. These were fun! but I am here to say Radar Online (so take with big grain of salt) has a story that Meghan Kelly is being courted to join The View. Hmmmm. Discuss amongst yourselves......

I hope Meghan takes the first week off from The View - the other cohosts can talk about McCain, funeral, half staff flag fiasco, etc. because it's news worthy but she does NOT need to be there for that, it's classier if she is not. I do not want to see her get emotional and cry on camera. (Am in Arizona and have watched a lot of local news coverage about McCain. Makes me very teary eyed (but I tear up easily). Some of TV retrospectives and the people who knew him really have interesting stories about him that gives you insight into the man. Would love to have Meghan talk about him and his politics in the future when it is relevant to discussions they are having and in a calm manner. )

Love the sweatshirt too. At first I thought it said "It's Miller Time" and was surprised that Whoopi was sticking it to MM! The huge family wealth on her Mom's side is from Anheuser Bush which distributes several beers (including Budweiser) but none of which is Miller beer. Then I put on my glasses and saw the shirt said "It's Mueller Time". And of course MM spoke passionately about the new tariffs which will directly affect the price of beer cans ... and her family business. The discussion of feminism was good. Just like there are highly visible extremes in both parties that make moderates uncomfortable (ultra conservative Republicans and ultra liberal Democrats) there are extremes in the feminism camp. Glad that Joy provided the definition.

Would love to have more comments regarding specific Recipies that people that have tried and found to be really outstanding or big hits with their family. there are so man6 i seeon The show that look good but I haven’t tried yet. one for my family is Clinton's white bean dip from a couple years ago (beans, oil, rosemary, lemon zest, etc)

It will be interesting to hear their comments on the Golden Globes. In particular, Allison Janey praising Tonya Harding during her acceptance speech. Harding is NOT in any way a hero, is a criminal and was involved in the crime. Now she gets to make $$$ from the movie (she was paid a fee and gets a small percentage of the film's take). She should not be celebrated!

Wow, Amy Thielen and Sara Moulton have great credentials and good TV presence. my guess is they value their current life situations too much to relocate to NYC. Would love to see them maybe get well credentialed people like these to maybe guest host for a week at a time. However, having to deal with a new person each week might not be easy for Michael, Clinton and Carla. Some of the people me tinned above (Jeff M., Ree D.) just use the same buzz words over and over, mug way too much for the camera, and don’t really offer many new or interesting techniques. i watched Brian Boitanos show some time back and was pleasantly surprised at what he had to offer. There are probably hundreds of You Tube chefs and food bloggers trying to contact ABC to plead their case!

Meghan got married today at family's vacation spread in Cornville, AZ (near Sedona) and her Dad walked her down the aisle. Perhaps her wedding date was moved up a bit because of the Senator's cancer but how wonderful that they were able to celebrate as a family...makes their Thanksgiving holiday extra special!

I think Barbara W was better friends with Cindy Adams than Liz Smith who died recently. Liz Smith was a respected, old-school, bawdy gossip columnist who arrived in NYC from a small town in Texas in the early 1950’s ( maybe earlier) with big dreams and really had a great life. Up until just the past 2 or 3 years when strokes really slowed her down she was still working. She wrote a couple books which are good reads ( one has great recopies) if you are looking for something interesting to read - got them from my local library. There are also a couple good long articles about her online. While Barbara was a good friend of hers for years, Liz has publically stated that once she lost her column in a New York paper, Barbara kind of dropped her because she was less useful to her .. so for the past 15+ years they really didn’t buddy around and socialize as they used to at all. Barbara was good friends with NYC “gossip”columnist, Cindy Adams and Judge Judy and used to talk a lot about traveling and socializing with them. That doesn’t seem to happen anymore since Barbara retired and is supposedly very frail and not going out in public much anymore.

Why do people stay on the show? MONEY and FAME. Being recognized from the show and getting better tables at restaurants, etc. is a nice perk. Why are some things (revealing menstral cycles, drama between J & G, etc.) shown on the show? Money, ratings, scripted "reality" to make a good story and have people want to watch, talk about it, and even discuss in forums like this one!Everyone appearing on this show gets a Bravo paycheck, with the regulars (Jeff, Jenni, Gage, etc) getting a hefty one. Plus Jenni gets more as producer. I think we would be surprised at how lucrative it is for most of the people on the show and that some of the items and work can also be claimed/ considered when doing taxes because because they are seen on the show. Including clips of Jeff making rude/ controlling statements about Gage make for good TV and get people talking!

Not watching the sit-com.

Very little news about Barbara ... not a great sign. Even her good friend Cindy Adams has not mentioned her in quite some time - they often travelled together on vacations and went out and about in NYC together and Adams would include it in her New York Post column.

When Queen Mary escaped up Scotland and was interested in buying that old rundown castle - did she really buy it? Does the family still own it? Does it have a name? Can a royal just casually sit buy property like that?

YES! When you are on a talk show you need a broad base of knowledge, be interested in reading a wide variety of news sources and editorials to better understand all sides, not just your own, be inquisitive, be able to discuss and debate intelligently, etc. I didn't get the sense that she was interested in really learning and reading about issues. She can say she "wNts to understand" but probably did nothing behind the scenes to read and research issues to make that happen. As a child actor her on set education was lacking and she didn't supplement it or go to college like some other kid actors did - she appears to be a nice person (albeit with a bit holier than thou attitude) but is content in her narrow world view and beliefs and has led a pretty sheltered life. She and hubby probably knew the bicoastal commute would not be something to do for the long term, but her exposure on the show for one season was fantastic for exposure and publicity for the launching of her old TV show's return, so it was a calculated business/money move.

Medicine Crow, YES!, Prime Suspect brought Mirren to my attention. That was a fabulous drama and she was fabulous in it. Your mentioning it makes me want to search around to find it (I don't do Netflix) and watch it again! If she is in a movie or TV show I am rarely disappointed in it.

Raven never seemed to be a good co-host for the show. Good in small doses as a guest a couple times a year, but not capable of contributing anything of value on an ongoing basis. I blame much of that on a deficient education by being schooled on a TV set so not having a good foundation in history, critical thinking, etc. I also think it odd that she kept referring to herself as the young one and presenting such juvenile views when she is in her 30s! She spouted lots of simplistic and silly statements - maybe people I know in their late 20s or 30s are just more mature and informed. So ABC/Disney is working with her on a "sequel" of her old show and she can use that as an example of why she is leaving The View. Good for her! Even if it never airs, she is making money for all the planning and pre-production work. If the show does hit the airwaves, she would make even more. She is much better suited to being an actress than participating on a talk show! I really won't miss her on the panel.

Haven't watched this season at all, but stumbled on this episode. That GG is so unlikeable and annoying to watch but at the same time I feel sorry for how empty her life seems. She has RA? I am sorry for her. My sister, a nurse, also has it. Early onset in her 20s and it is a horrible, progressive disease that can manifest itself differently in different people. After almost 20 years, Sis is now on methotrexate along with other drugs. She also does not smoke or drink, exercises as her body allows, and focuses on a healthy lifestyle to help combat the RA. GG seems to do the opposite as well as misinform her family and friends about the status of her disease and treatment. Probably fear of having this disease is affecting her thinking...but she is a hot mess, needs a hobby or a job to give meaning to her empty life and give her something to do. You can be a productive person and live a good life with RA if you don't play the victim and have nothing to do in your daily life (and playing a nutcase on a scripted reality show doesn't count).

I am not a karaoke fan and haven't commented here for a long time (but read your clever, spot-on comments regularly) and just had to officially login and take the time to say - Can't believe I am saying this - but I loved the part of the karaoke part of the show and I was in the "kill me now" camp. Fast forwarded through most of the table talk up until the songs, then forwarded through the CCB/ vanilla ice stuff, but Michelle and Raven were quite good and picked great songs that I love. I"m surprised neither of them have done musical theater...or maybe they have and I am not aware, but they certainly have the chops to belt songs from the stage! And I totally get Whoopie singing the Dreamgirls song around the house....after I saw the play years ago I would to, still, play the soundtrack and still belt it out sometimes and I'm an old, married white lady! And her being able to get Jennifer Holiday to make an appearance was a treat!

The CDC promotes using BMI (body mass index) to determine appropriateness of a persons weight and obesity so Paula probably used that organization as her reference/ resource for evaluating body weight . The CDC now goes by Center for Disease Control and Prevention (who knows why they didn't add the P to the acronym). I think the BMI calculation is too stringent partly because I'm embarrassed that my BMI puts me close to "obese" (and yes I should be doing more exercise and can pinch fat around my waist) and partly because I have a friend who is incredibly healthy, has an enviable body, works out regularly and because of her muscle mass (muscle weighs more than fat) her BMI puts her at "obese" which is ridiculous! Loved episode with Clinton. Honestly fast forwarded through most of today's because I could care less about orange Candaces birthday. I did watch the musical number and enjoyed the band, which I had never heard of, and her daughter!

GHScorpio said: Morgan Freeman!!!!! He's like my honorary Grandpa now! He entertained me as a child on Electric Company, and then when he segued to Hollywood, with his many wonderful roles? I so agree! I love his voice and Shawshank Redemption is one of my very favorite movies of his. My husband, son and I have a running joke about "There's Morgan Freeman again - he's everywhere!!" Because, honestly, he pops up so regularly on stuff we watch on TV, movies, read and hear. He does voice over on lots of commercials, documentaries, etc. We went to see a movie about penguins and my son yelled out "Mom, it's Morgan Freeman" in the theater when he heard the narrator. If you are interested Google"Facts about Morgan Freeman" to find a hilarious YouTube video about his omnipresence....

Wouldn't you be curious to read the contract of the "contributors" that were announced at the beginning of this season? (Navarro, Padma, sims, London and Sherri) they probably got a generous retainer for being available to host plus more if they actually were called to sit at the table or do a segment. London we have seen regularly selling stuff, but others pretty much MIA (I ignore Sherri when she is on) Padma has a new book out, so I am surprised she hasn't been on to promote it. It's an election year and they haven't had on Navaro in a while! With the exception of Sherri and London, I wouldn't mind having the others rotate through regularly. Instead we get musical chairs with a host of other women to possibly test table chemistry for next season. What a weird situation. The shows I enjoy, are thought provoking and seem to flow better have Joy as moderator ...I hope someone at ABC feels that way to.

Thanks Vinyasa! I am technically challenged at times.....

Am still taping The View and, while I often fast forward through stuff or turn off early depending on guests and segments, am OK with this season. This week, with Joy moderating, was especially enjoyable. Haven't posted in a while, but enjoy reading your comments! I am in the minority, but I enjoyed Pregnant Sara. Knew nothing of her before seeing her here, but I thought she often had good comments and seemed genuine and like able - the antithesis of Bitsy (hope Hasselbeck focuses on her food bars and stays off TV for good. Ugh!) also enjoy Michelle's quirky humor even though she does derail conversations at times. CCB is very one note (actually 3 notes: rabid Christianity, pimping her other show, and family values but only if you believe exactly along with her) and is tiring and repetitive. Both she and Raven are not good thinkers or debaters which I attribute to superficial studio school teaching for child actors. Raven seems to have the mentality of a teen rather than a 30 year old and doesn't bring a lot to the table. I agree with the general consensus about Whoopi. She doesn't want to be there and isn't a great moderator. I never want to see that Jedidiah chick again - horrible! Paula is OK. I wish they would use some of the " contributors" they announced at the start of the season like Padma, with the exception of Sherri...would prefer to not see her at the table ever again. Wonder why that whole contributor concept was squashed? I am VERY curious to see what the show will look like next season.