The View: Week of 9/2/2024

[falltime]

Monday, Sept. 2 (Encore Broadcast. OAD: 7/30/24) – Fred Trump III (author, “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way”); Jay Ellis (author, “Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?”)

Tuesday, Sept. 3 – Season 28 premiere of “The View” with a new view when the co-hosts return in an all-new downtown NYC studio

Wednesday, Sept. 4 – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (author, “Lovely One: A Memoir”)

Thursday, Sept. 5 – Katie Ledecky, the most decorated American female Olympian (author, “Just Add Water”)

Friday, Sept. 6 – The Political View with Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.)

 

[Haleth]

Oh, wow!  Great guest list to begin the season.

Thanks, falltime!

[Sue in her 60s]

Loved Alyssa's "I'm used to heavy lifting - I'm a Republican on the view." And nice set-up by Joy.

Didn't know I had missed Fred Trump back in July. Glad they are showing it again.

[Snapdragon]

First day back and Whoopi feels the need to tell Sunny that she's wrong for using the word "grieving" to describe how she's feeling now that she's an empty nester.  🙄

 

[KittyQ]

55 minutes ago, Snapdragon said:

First day back and Whoopi feels the need to tell Sunny that she's wrong for using the word "grieving" to describe how she's feeling now that she's an empty nester.  🙄

 

While I think that lately people have a tendency to describe their feelings in a hyperbolic way where everything is the most wonderful or the most awful, contradicting someone when they say they felt grief seemed rude. I don't think you get to tell other people what they are feeling, even if it seems over the top to you. 

[Haleth]

It was kind of a lackluster first show with all the gushing about the new studio and all the reports of what they did on their summer vacations.

[sugarbaker design]

53 minutes ago, KittyQ said:

While I think that lately people have a tendency to describe their feelings in a hyperbolic way where everything is the most wonderful or the most awful, contradicting someone when they say they felt grief seemed rude. I don't think you get to tell other people what they are feeling, even if it seems over the top to you. 

Well put.

[HerkyJerky]

Me and my elderly parents went to a taping of The View 15 years ago. It was in January and we had to stand outside in 20° weather for at least 45 minutes before they let us in to this cramped room where we had to stand for another 45 minures before letting us in the studio to have a seat. I’m guessing in this new HUGE studio that nobody has to stand outside in the subzero weather lol

[maggiemae]

Oh well...here I go. 

Sunny...has your daughter already left for college...Labor Day was yesterday? And I doubt Manny can walk around nude since your mother lives with you.

But I get the empty nester, and yes...shut up Whoopi.

BTW- of course we got a lecture from Whoopi today politically.

Not a fan of the new digs - shiny floor, same old table and high chairs, VERY busy background...just wait for when they wear patterned clothes.

 

 

 

 

 

[Snapdragon]

38 minutes ago, maggiemae said:

 

Sunny...has your daughter already left for college...Labor Day was yesterday? And I doubt Manny can walk around nude since your mother lives with you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

College (and school in general), usually starts mid to late August, so I'm assuming that Sunny's daughter started a couple weeks ago.  

I'm just guessing here, but I would assume that Sunny's mother lives in a guesthouse on their property.  That's the setup that would make the most sense to me, since she'd be close enough to be able to easily walk over but everyone would still have their own space.  Though if I'm wrong, maybe there are special naked hours where she just stays in her wing of the house.  🤷‍♀️

[HerkyJerky]

We know her son goes to Harvard, but do we know where sunny’s daughter is going to college?

[atomic]

7 minutes ago, HerkyJerky said:

We know her son goes to Harvard, but do we know where sunny’s daughter is going to college?

She's attending Cornell.

[Mollywolly555]

I was thinking that Whoopi lost her mother and brother last year,  so she knows grief, but she could have explained her chiding of Sunny that way,  instead of her "know- it -all"  arrogant correcting 

Plus Sunny is dramatic, although many women I know have daughters- as -friends kind of relationships so it is hard to lose that closeness and camaraderie. 

Sunny pushes the happy, sexy husband trope almost as much as Kelly Ripa. Did Sunny get all that reconstructive surgery on her body just to look better in clothes? I wd join Manny and walk around naked too,  if I was uplifted and tightened too. 

I know a family who built on an attached compact  lovely mother-in-law apt for the wife's mother .... fireplace, bedroom, kitchen , laundry,  french doors to patio and indoor entrance to the rest of the house.......so nice I wanted to live there. 

Another family I know bought  a "superhouse" , not a mansion, but a big house, where the in-laws lived on one side with full amenities, and the family with kids lived in the rest. Great idea for extended families these days.... if you can afford it. 

Love the all in  black portrait of them. Yes,  kind of boring show.  I was surprised when it ended cuz I was waiting for a guest to show up,  any guest per their usual format. 

 

Or was it dark green , not black?

[Haleth]

I agree the new studio is awfully busy. Does that raised platform serve any purpose?  Or the side sets with couches?

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 hours ago, Mollywolly555 said:

I was thinking that Whoopi lost her mother and brother last year, 

Whoopi lost her mother years ago. I want to say almost 10? And her brother, within the last five?

[atomic]

The new mugs are busy too. Had to go back and see what Joy thought looked like an IUD and turns out it's a pretzel, lol.

[Shrek]

I found the rubber plant in the background really annoying & it looked like someone had just left it there while they rested & then forgot where they put it. As has already been said, the new set is just like the old set with added annoyance & distractions.

[Mimi]

I preferred the old theme song.  The new one is too slow.

[Axie]

12 hours ago, Snapdragon said:

 special naked hours where she just stays in her wing of the house.  

Hostin special naked hours!   HAHAHA!   Love it!

[Haleth]

Funny. They talked about Jimmy McCain and John, but SWSNBN was not mentioned once with the context that she used to work with them.

Justice Jackson seems very nice and approachable. I’m so glad they had her for the whole show. 

Edited September 4 by Haleth

[HerkyJerky]

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

Funny. They talked about Jimmy McCain and John, but SHSNBN was not mentioned once with the context that she used to work with them.

I was wondering the same thing. Does she still write that column for the daily mail? It would be interesting to get her take on her brother supporting a Democrat. I can imagine her head exploding!🤬🤯

[bluegirl147]

18 minutes ago, HerkyJerky said:

I was wondering the same thing. Does she still write that column for the daily mail? It would be interesting to get her take on her brother supporting a Democrat. I can imagine her head exploding!🤬🤯

She has a podcast now.  I don't remember the name and I don't care enough to look it up. 

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

Funny. They talked about Jimmy McCain and John, but SHSNBN was not mentioned once with the context that she used to work with them.

I don't think they have ever talked about her other than to refer to her without mentioning her name letting people figure out oh yeah that is SWSNBN they are shading. 

[KittyQ]

What does Sunny have against registered Independent voters? Today, she generalized that "some" always vote Democrat and "some" always vote Republican, so they are actually in those groups. "Some" isn't "all" - it isn't even the majority. As a "lifelong" Independent, I've voted for candidates of both parties, depending on the person, the job, and the situation. It annoys me when people mischaracterize Independent voters as something they aren't.

[Shrek]

1 hour ago, KittyQ said:

What does Sunny have against registered Independent voters? Today, she generalized that "some" always vote Democrat and "some" always vote Republican, so they are actually in those groups. "Some" isn't "all" - it isn't even the majority. As a "lifelong" Independent, I've voted for candidates of both parties, depending on the person, the job, and the situation. It annoys me when people mischaracterize Independent voters as something they aren't.

Being British the fact that you register your allegiance never ceases to amaze me. Who's business is it who you vote for except yours? Is this N. Korea or Russia ?  Absolutely crazy to me.  

[sugarbaker design]

3 minutes ago, Shrek said:

Being British the fact that you register your allegiance never ceases to amaze me. Who's business is it who you vote for except yours? Is this N. Korea or Russia ?  Absolutely crazy to me.  

It just enables you to vote in the primaries for your party (most of the time).  It's no biggie.

[Haleth]

And just because you are registered for one party doesn’t mean you are obligated to vote that way. I have not registered because I don’t want to be harassed constantly for contributions. (In this state I can still vote in either primary.)

[Sue in her 60s]

1 hour ago, KittyQ said:

What does Sunny have against registered Independent voters? Today, she generalized that "some" always vote Democrat and "some" always vote Republican, so they are actually in those groups. "Some" isn't "all" - it isn't even the majority. As a "lifelong" Independent, I've voted for candidates of both parties, depending on the person, the job, and the situation. It annoys me when people mischaracterize Independent voters as something they aren't.

You, then, are a true independent voter. But Sunny was referring to numerous studies that show 3/4 or more of voters who say they are independent actually lean heavily toward one side or the other, and rarely vote outside that party. Thirty-one states include on their voter registration form a place to "register or declare" a party. In those states, there is no Independent Party listed for voters who would rather not choose a party - only "unaffiliated."

[Blissfool]

9 hours ago, atomic said:

The new mugs are busy too. Had to go back and see what Joy thought looked like an IUD and turns out it's a pretzel, lol.

And when Joy mentioned the "IUD," why did Whoopi say something to the effect of we're hoping you turn up pregnant one of these days, Joy. Isn't an IUD supposed to do the exact opposite of that!

While I'm on the mug topic...Sunny was a little mean pointing out that there was a trash can next to Sara and clarifying that this, in fact, is not Joy's 28th season.

[Gemma Violet]

12 minutes ago, Blissfool said:

this, in fact, is not Joy's 28th season.

I noticed that.  

Joy:  This is my 28th season....

Sunny:  Was it all 28 seasons, or...?

Joy:  Well, I had a two-year imposed-upon-me hiatus.

Sunny:  OK, so when you got fired that time.

Sunny knows good and well that it was not all 28 seasons, and to make it worse, instead of saying it, she put it in the form of a question so Joy had to answer.  Yes, Joy made a gaff in saying 28, but it wasn't important enough to jump in and correct her.

[maggiemae]

I saw Justice Jackson on Colbert last night...Ketanji means Lovely One and is an African name. I don't think they mentioned that today, iirc.

[Blissfool]

46 minutes ago, maggiemae said:

I saw Justice Jackson on Colbert last night...Ketanji means Lovely One and is an African name. I don't think they mentioned that today, iirc.

Oh, that's interesting! I wish they had mentioned it. As I was watching the show, I noticed the title and thought it was rather pretentious. 😆

[KittyQ]

24 minutes ago, Blissfool said:

Oh, that's interesting! I wish they had mentioned it. As I was watching the show, I noticed the title and thought it was rather pretentious. 😆

That is interesting. I wondered about the title, too, but I thought there might be an anecdote about it in the book. Even with this explanation, it does seem a little pretentious to have a book with your picture and "Lovely One" next to it, not your given name. On the other hand, publishers will suggest titles that catch a buyer's attention, so she may not have chosen it herself.

[sugarbaker design]

11 hours ago, KittyQ said:

Even with this explanation, it does seem a little pretentious to have a book with your picture and "Lovely One" next to it, not your given name.

Lovely One is above KBJ's picture on the book cover, her name is under the picture.  For the life of me, I cannot see how an interpretation of someone's given name can be seen as pretentious.  Unbelievable.

[bluegirl147]

1 hour ago, sugarbaker design said:

Lovely One is above KBJ's picture on the book cover, her name is under the picture.  For the life of me, I cannot see how an interpretation of someone's given name can be seen as pretentious.  Unbelievable.

I found her lovely.  She definitely lived up to her name. 

You know who I find pretentious? Some of her fellow Justices.

[Haleth]

I’m surprised Sunny chose to wear the short wig for the new opening, but it really looks cute. She should really think about cutting her hair.

Katie Ledecky is awesome. The little girl is adorable and looks like a young Jojo Siwa. 

[KittyQ]

1 hour ago, bluegirl147 said:

You know who I find pretentious? Some of her fellow Justices.

To be sure. 

[2JEWELL]

I did not like Whoopi jumping in to the discussion of school shootings and saying now is not the time to talk about the laws…

Wrong- now IS the time. Everyday is the time until we do something about this epidemic..

Im from Oxford Michigan.. we are coming up on 3 years since our school shooting and almost every day since then there has been another one.

 

 

[KittyQ]

From what I read, the reason Anna Delvey "gets to stay" in the U.S. is that she's in the midst of fighting her deportation and is on "house arrest" in the meantime. How that develops into being on Dancing with the Stars (she's a "star"??) is beyond me. Is she getting paid for that? Maybe the idea is that she'll use that money to pay back some of the people she conned? If not, then I have no idea what ICE was thinking to approve this ridiculousness. It certainly doesn't do THEM any favors. 

[KittyQ]

Happy to see Katie Ledecky - she seems like a nice person and is certainly a great athlete! 

[sugarbaker design]

39 minutes ago, KittyQ said:

Is she getting paid for that?

Of course.  According to this VF article, she's done her time, she has $200K restitution to pay, as well as the house arrest you mentioned.  It's rumored that contestants on DWTS get approx $200K for appearing, so that would nearly wipe out her restitution.

[Haleth]

47 minutes ago, KittyQ said:

she's a "star"?

I don’t watch the show but it seems for quite a while I have had no idea who most of the “stars” are in the trailer. The only one I recognize in the new season is Steve the pommel horse guy. 

[bluegirl147]

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

I don’t watch the show but it seems for quite a while I have had no idea who most of the “stars” are in the trailer. The only one I recognize in the new season is Steve the pommel horse guy. 

Same.  I do know Tori Spelling,this Anna person, Eric Roberts and the two football players  But the rest of them (other than the pummel horse guy) I have never even heard their names.

1 hour ago, sugarbaker design said:

Of course.  According to this VF article, she's done her time, she has $200K restitution to pay, as well as the house arrest you mentioned.  It's rumored that contestants on DWTS get approx $200K for appearing, so that would nearly wipe out her restitution.

I wonder if that is why she is being allowed to compete.  If so then I don't have a problem with it.  As long as her victims get the money.

[sugarbaker design]

2 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

I wonder if that is why she is being allowed to compete.  If so then I don't have a problem with it.  As long as her victims get the money.

She's allowed to make a living on house arrest.

[Gemma Violet]

5 hours ago, Haleth said:

I’m surprised Sunny chose to wear the short wig for the new opening, but it really looks cute.

I remember Brian was not thrilled about her going back to her longer hair the next day.  The photos were taken the day Sunny wore the short wig, and Brian brought it up in the podcast, asking if Sunny would keep it short since the photos in the opening would show it short.  Sunny kind of brushed it off, saying something like there have been others who have had different hairstyles than in the opening.  It's strange, though, that the one time she wore a short wig is the day they took the photos and then she never wore it again.

[Sue in her 60s]

5 hours ago, 2JEWELL said:

I did not like Whoopi jumping in to the discussion of school shootings and saying now is not the time to talk about the laws…

The local sheriff or other law enforcement official said the same thing in the first press briefing, and the same happened after other shootings too. They have been broadly criticized, and I wish someone would say, "OK, give us a date when we can talk about changing the laws."

But as for Whoopi today, I do think she meant "now" as in "right now this minute." They were running up against the clock, and she wanted to make sure to get in a statement of condolences.

[Haleth]

Dear Alyssa, Kamala did spell out why she changed some of her views in the Dana Bash interview. If anyone is still confused it’s because they aren’t paying attention.

I read that Josh Shapiro wasn’t chosen for VP because his resumé is too similar to Kamala’s.  That is understandable. I’d think PA residents would be thrilled they aren’t losing him as gov. 

[KittyQ]

Re: Tim Walz's brother - Whenever someone is in a highly visible political situation, there's a likelihood of embarrassing or difficult relatives suddenly appearing. If Tim and his brother haven't spoken for 8 years, there is obviously more going on and it really isn't anyone's business what that is. Sadly, estrangement in families isn't that uncommon, so it isn't all that telling when a relative pops up to disagree with a candidate. Whether Tim's brother is just trying to puncture his sibling's opportunity or if he really feels like Trump is the better candidate, the fact is that until now, none of us would care what he thinks.

[HerkyJerky]

The funniest line in the whole show was when Anna said that Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife is campaigning for Kamala and Trump can’t get his own wife to campaign for him! Lol…

[Shrek]

Every time Alyssa opens her mouth she talks out of both sides just in case her former employer wins again. It's become really annoying.

Edited September 7 by Shrek

[Haleth]

Do you mean Alyssa?