The View: Week of 5/2/2022

[falltime]

Monday, May 2 – Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns (authors, “This Will Not Pass”)

Tuesday, May 3 – Lindsey Granger guest co-hosts; Jennifer Grey (author, “Out of the Corner”); Bad Bunny

Wednesday, May 4 – Lindsey Granger guest co-hosts; Minnie Driver (author, “Managing Expectations”); former co-host Paula Faris (CARRY Media)

Thursday, May 5 – Lindsey Granger guest co-hosts; Queen Latifah (“The Equalizer”); Chef Marcela Valladolid

Friday, May 6 – Lindsey Granger guest co-hosts; The Political View with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (author, “Persist”); Jane Fonda (“Grace and Frankie”)

[Haleth]

Good lineup of guests. I’m looking forward to about all of them. 

[HerkyJerky]

LOVE Paula Faris! She has a good sense of humor about herself and her joke of "ministry time" never gets old.🤗

[Haleth]

I used to get frustrated with Paula for her conservative views but after SWSNBN I’ve come to the opinion that she is delightful. 

[Prairie Rose]

I do like Lindsey...on Daily Blast Live. I'll give her another shot, mostly because I don't think she'll get the fifth chair anyway.

I am really looking forward to Monday's guests. Somehow I think the audience will be happy to get a free copy of their book, unlike when Chris Christie's book came out!

[TheGreenKnight]

Paula!!! I can't wait to see her on here again. I'd much rather she guested this week than Lindsey whoever again.

[Prairie Rose]

Actually, I don't get why Lindsey is getting another turn when any of her female DBL co-hosts - Samantha Schacher, Tory Shulman and Erica Cobb - could do much better. All are strong, intelligent and aware. Still, even someone like Amber Ruffin - an extroverted comedienne - couldn't fit in with the existing panel's dynamic. This seat is not as easy to fill as some of us thought.

[deirdra]

Chef guests typically mean a lot of talking with mouths full.  Ick.

[ForumLou]

On 4/29/2022 at 4:30 PM, Haleth said:

I used to get frustrated with Paula for her conservative views but after SWSNBN I’ve come to the opinion that she is delightful. 

Yep same here.  Didn't care for her at GMA.  She just bothered me.  But since she's left, and gone through the troubles that she has, she's much more personable. imho.  Less preachy. Again, imho.

6 hours ago, Prairie Rose said:

Actually, I don't get why Lindsey is getting another turn when any of her female DBL co-hosts - Samantha Schacher, Tory Shulman and Erica Cobb - could do much better. All are strong, intelligent and aware. Still, even someone like Amber Ruffin - an extroverted comedienne - couldn't fit in with the existing panel's dynamic. This seat is not as easy to fill as some of us thought.

Yea hope she's less screechy this go'round

[HerkyJerky]

3 hours ago, ForumLou said:

But since she's left, and gone through the troubles that she ha

What troubles are those?

[Buckeye71034]

12 hours ago, HerkyJerky said:

What troubles are those?

she had the head injury, got really sick with the flu and had a miscarriage all around the same time. I also felt she was pretty mistreated by the view at the direction of Whoopi which pushed her away. 

[Ellis Bell]

I think she's back or a tablecloth with legs just descended upon the stage.

[RealHousewife]

On 4/29/2022 at 4:41 PM, HerkyJerky said:

LOVE Paula Faris! She has a good sense of humor about herself and her joke of "ministry time" never gets old.🤗

Didn't Joy say Paula wasn't funny? I like that she was such a good sport about herself. 

[Tammy12]

Sara looks stunning today

[geekburger]

8 minutes ago, RealHousewife said:

Didn't Joy say Paula wasn't funny? I like that she was such a good sport about herself. 

Yes! Which lead to a segment where Paula did standup I believe?

I cringe a little when the moderator has to loop Sara into the conversation. Her cohosts should naturally let her have a say. But Ana and Sunny never do.

[Ellis Bell]

Two sgements down and they have spent the entire time talking about Whoopi's film project and the WHCD.  I feel like I'm stuck at someone's house viewing their vacation slides.  Sara was allowed 30 seconds to discuss her weekend.  Ana explained her attitude from last week chalking it up to not wanting to attend the WHCD.  Ana received the lions share of time during the segments.  I wonder how Sara feels about that.

Bonus:  Whoopi almost tops her health insurance bonafides by posing a question about rising fuel prices.  Mark Twain has a quote with you in mind.

Two authors - Bow tie giving me Tucker Carlson flashbacks.  Political gossip, Trump's a megalomaniac, Kamala wants respect.  

Awww, Naomi Judd --a short discussion on mental illness.  

VYD:  I've noticed Sunny and Sara are both hosting the segment lately.  Sara needs to start marking her area.  Sunny and Ana are moving in for the kill.

 

[Bronzedog]

They seem to be phasing out Sara.  She rarely talks.  When Whoopi calls on her it’s like an afterthought.

[Haleth]

27 minutes ago, Ellis Bell said:

Two sgements down and they have spent the entire time talking about Whoopi's film project and the WHCD.  I feel like I'm stuck at someone's house viewing their vacation slides. 

I started to comment about both then decided I really didn’t care enough to bother. 
 

27 minutes ago, Ellis Bell said:

nus:  Whoopi almost tops her health insurance bonafides by posing a question about rising fuel prices.

Yeah, this too.

Gee, neither Sunny or Ana mentioned seeing SWSNBN at the WHCD, or the joke told at her expense. 

Edited May 2, 2022 by Haleth

[Ellis Bell]

Bonus convo:  Tracking your loved ones via app on the cell phone.  Guess who's tracking her entire family?  Can you guess, lol?

[Ellis Bell]

9 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

They seem to be phasing out Sara.  She rarely talks.  When Whoopi calls on her it’s like an afterthought.

People underestimate the importance of someone like Sara at the table.  If they replace her with another militant personality rigid in their views, it's going to be a very unpleasant experience for the viewer.  I wish they would stop hiring based on politcal views.

If Barbara were up to the task she would not appear on this latest version of The View.  She was a journalist who always remained neutral.  She used to mention she and other journalists were registered Independents so as not to show  bias when reporting on political stories.

[After7Only]

1 hour ago, Ellis Bell said:

 Sara was allowed 30 seconds to discuss her weekend.  Ana explained her attitude from last week chalking it up to not wanting to attend the WHCD.  Ana received the lions share of time during the segments.  I wonder how Sara feels about that.  

Sara seemed a little low energy today across the board.  She's gotten a lot better about jumping in when she has something to say.   But it felt like she didn't even watch the highlights of the WHCD, so she didn't have much to add to the discussion.   Her hair and dress today were gorgeous.  

 

[Ellis Bell]

46 minutes ago, After7Only said:

Sara seemed a little low energy today across the board.  She's gotten a lot better about jumping in when she has something to say.   But it felt like she didn't even watch the highlights of the WHCD, so she didn't have much to add to the discussion.   Her hair and dress today were gorgeous.  

 

You misspelled "bored" lol.😄

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[SusanM]

1 hour ago, After7Only said:

But it felt like she didn't even watch the highlights of the WHCD, so she didn't have much to add to the discussion. 

I'd much rather someone not add to the conversation if they don't have anything to say on a particular topic.  SWSNBN never let a little thing like lack of knowledge stop her and it only served to make her look even more ignorant.

 

[deirdra]

1 hour ago, SusanM said:

I'd much rather someone not add to the conversation if they don't have anything to say on a particular topic.  SWSNBN never let a little thing like lack of knowledge stop her and it only served to make her look even more ignorant.

If she didn't like the topic, instead of saying nothing, SWSNBN would often waste 1-2 minutes ranting about how she didn't want to discuss the topic or choose a completely unrelated topic, throwing off the whole show.

Edited May 2, 2022 by deirdra

[Bronzedog]

Go Whoopi!  What an impassioned speech!

[Ellis Bell]

Jesus Whoopi, check your oxygen levels.  What a tirade, I suppose she has yet to realize people tune out when someone starts yelling.  Not compelling or passionate just LOUD.  

[Bronzedog]

No clue who this guest is but from his hat I guess he’s on safari.

[Ellis Bell]

When he came out my first thought was he came straight from tending his garden.  A singer who doesn't perform a song. Yup.

[Haleth]

He’s very handsome.

Whoopi was on fire but I don’t think we were falling over women giving themselves abortions in public bathrooms before Roe v Wade. Maybe I wasn’t in the same bathrooms as Whoopi. 

[Ellis Bell]

1 minute ago, Haleth said:

He’s very handsome.

Whoopi was on fire but I don’t think we were falling over women giving themselves abortions in public bathrooms before Roe v Wade. Maybe I wasn’t in the same bathrooms as Whoopi. 

As if Whoopi remembers anything prior to say yesterday.  If she had the same rant in a nursing home they'd sedate her.  

[bluegirl147]

Just now, Haleth said:

 

Whoopi was on fire but I don’t think we were falling over women giving themselves abortions in public bathrooms before Roe v Wade. Maybe I wasn’t in the same bathrooms as Whoopi. 

If you had money they were  happening discretely in doctor's offices.  If you didn't have a lot of money you were left with trying to find someone who would help you.  Watch the movie If These Walls Could Talk.  Demi Moore's character breaks my heart.  

[Haleth]

Darn. Jennifer Grey should have run out and jump into someone’s arms for a lift. 😄

[Bronzedog]

If I remember correctly, Whoopi gave herself an abortion with a coat hanger. She knows of which she speaks.

[2JEWELL]

so, Jennifer Grey gave Patrick Swayze his big break?  

[Pearson80]

9 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

If I remember correctly, Whoopi gave herself an abortion with a coat hanger. She knows of which she speaks.

She was also 13 years old when she did that to herself.

[Bronzedog]

Still hate cooking segments.  Oh, it’s a long ad.

Edited May 3, 2022 by Bronzedog

[Haleth]

Did I accidentally switch to an infomercial?

[MMEButterfly]

35 minutes ago, Ellis Bell said:

Jesus Whoopi, check your oxygen levels.  What a tirade, I suppose she has yet to realize people tune out when someone starts yelling.  Not compelling or passionate just LOUD.  

Not this time. I'm cheering her on. 

[Ellis Bell]

8 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

If I remember correctly, Whoopi gave herself an abortion with a coat hanger. She knows of which she speaks.

'Speaks' being the operative word.  She was yelling and I tuned her out.  Life is not a movie set where you emote for effect.  I suppose many people love when someone becomes emotional but I thought Sunny was much more effective because she remained calm and presented the facts in an orderly manner.

[MMEButterfly]

27 minutes ago, Haleth said:

He’s very handsome.

Whoopi was on fire but I don’t think we were falling over women giving themselves abortions in public bathrooms before Roe v Wade. Maybe I wasn’t in the same bathrooms as Whoopi. 

I'm pretty oblivious, but I think I would have noticed. I did know quite a few women who had prescriptive d and cs though. 

[Ellis Bell]

32 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

If you had money they were  happening discretely in doctor's offices.  If you didn't have a lot of money you were left with trying to find someone who would help you.  Watch the movie If These Walls Could Talk.  Demi Moore's character breaks my heart.  

Well, if you're in the mood for a feel good illegal abortion film, I'd go with Love With the Proper Stranger.  Steve McQueen and Natalie Wood?  Yes, please. 

I'll show myself out.

[Spartan Girl]

28 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

If I remember correctly, Whoopi gave herself an abortion with a coat hanger. She knows of which she speaks.

 

18 minutes ago, Pearson80 said:

She was also 13 years old when she did that to herself.

Yeah, I think Whoopi's earned the right to be upset about this subject.

[Bronzedog]

Just now, Spartan Girl said:

 

Yeah, I think Whoopi's earned the right to be upset about this subject.

Yes.  Given her history, I’d be surprised if she wasn’t emotional about the topic.

[Haleth]

I wasn’t objecting to her passion, only her hyperbole. 

[Rainyhawk]

13 minutes ago, Haleth said:

I wasn’t objecting to her passion, only her hyperbole. 

hyperbole implies that the statements are exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally.  I think what she has to say about abortion and what it was like before Roe is truth and most definitely not hyperbole.  Part of the reason we are here with this likely ruling is because we didn't see enough passion and people pretended like nothing was going to change things.  

[Bronzedog]

So, who was the safari hat guy?

[Rightside]

On 5/2/2022 at 11:59 AM, Bronzedog said:

They seem to be phasing out Sara.  She rarely talks.  When Whoopi calls on her it’s like an afterthought.

Sara has always been the weakest link on this show.

[SusanM]

7 minutes ago, Rainyhawk said:

I think what she has to say about abortion and what it was like before Roe is truth and most definitely not hyperbole.  

In some ways this reminds me of the anti-vax movement.  Led in part by people who have never experienced a time when vaccines weren't around and therefore deadly diseases weren't common.  I don't even mean Covid here - there is an entire generation of people in the US and Canada who are unaware of smallpox, polio, even measles and have no clue what life was like before vaccines.  Anyway it's a lot easier to dismiss abortion rights when you've never known a time when having an abortion was a shameful thing done secretly.  Whoopi knows what's she's talking about.

Edited May 3, 2022 by SusanM

[GiveMeSpace]

 

10 minutes ago, Bronzedog said:

So, who was the safari hat guy?

That was Bad Bunny! I love him. I have the Bad Bunny crocs! One of my most valued possessions. I wear them in my single wide.

I lol'd when Joy asked, "Should I call you Mr. Bunny?"

Also, he is apparently a really nice and generous guy.

https://www.borgenmagazine.com/bad-bunny/#:~:text=With his continuous rise of,his help where he can.

Edited May 3, 2022 by GiveMeSpace
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[Ellis Bell]

2 minutes ago, GiveMeSpace said:

 

That was Bad Bunny! I love him. I have the Bad Bunny crocs! One of my most valued possessions. I wear them in my single wide.

Don't be modest you reside in a spacious double-wide, lol.

Off to my garden.  Maybe BB will lend me his outfit.