"The View": Week of 02/15/16

[Fisher King]

Monday, February 15: Fred Savage (“The Grinder”); “Food Fight” with Raven-Symoné and Mario Cantone; “Design Your View” room makeover with Francesco Bilotto.

Tuesday, February 16: Oscar®-nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (“The Hateful Eight”); Toy expert Elizabeth Werner with some of the hottest toys that will be on the market in 2016.

Wednesday, February 17: Kate Hudson (“Pretty Happy”).

Thursday, February 18: Day of Hot Topics.

Friday, February 19: Eva Longoria (“Telenovela”).

[Medicine Crow]

Thanks for setting up tomorrow .... you're a good person!!!

[Dahlia]

Food fight. Ugh.

[Bronzedog]

Hysterical that Joy said Candace and Fred Savage are the only normal child actors she's ever met with Raven on the panel.

[ari333]

Hysterical that Joy said Candace and Fred Savage are the only normal child actors she's ever met with Raven on the panel.

 

BWahahaha and hee

 

CCB had to sneer at Joy's new ordained minister status.

Edited February 15, 2016 by ari333

[NextIteration]

Did I miss it, or did this boring assed episode fail to mention either the brawl of a debate Saturday night or the death of Scalia?

[TheGreenKnight]

No, you're right. Nothing was mentioned. I almost wonder if this show was taped. They'll probably cover those topics tomorrow.

 

I liked Joy's jab at Paula and Candace at the beginning. "I've learned so much about marriage from you two..." Candace is insufferable. I was giving her a chance, but all I feel is pissed off when I see her. I hope she's cut eventually. Besides, aren't she and Paula too similar to waste two spots on? They're both white, conservative Christians in their 40's with a basketful of children each. Paula has the edge for her experience.

Edited February 15, 2016 by TheGreenKnight

[GiveMeSpace]

Maybe they recorded this show last week so they could have President's Day off? 

[ari333]

No, you're right. Nothing was mentioned. I almost wonder if this show was taped. They'll probably cover those topics tomorrow.

 

I liked Joy's jab at Paula and Candace at the beginning. "I've learned so much about marriage from you two..." Candace is insufferable. I was giving her a chance, but all I feel is pissed off when I see her. I hope she's cut eventually. Besides, aren't she and Paula too similar to waste two spots on? They're both white, conservative Christians in their 40's with a basketful of children each. Paula has the edge for her experience.

 

THIS ^^^^

 

And btw, I am already sick of hearing about Fuller House.

 

I am with Joy in that when I drive by in the night and see homes with curtains wide open and all the lights on... I feel I want to look. Sometimes the door is open too with all the lights on. I know, I know.

[NextIteration]

Y'all are right, there was nothing "hot" about the topics.  It was taped.  I miss these details because I listen and don't watch.

[Bronzedog]

I missed the beginning of Hot Topics because the show was interrupted to tell me it's snowing. Good thing too because looking out the window and getting smacked upside the head with snow when I was outside didn't teach me a thing.

[Vinyasa]

 

And btw, I am already sick of hearing about Fuller House.

I'm beyond sick of hearing about it! If I never hear about it again it will be too soon.

 

Also, I don't need to see dressing room makeovers. Just send CCB back to Calif. I fail to see any difference between her and Paula since they are "both married to athletes". UGH!

[ari333]

Master baker....

 

that is all.

[Medicine Crow]

First segment of pure drivel = 7 minutes.  Woo Hoo!!

[ari333]

Im a sap. I enjoy Mario.

[Medicine Crow]

If there were anyone's dressing room I'd rather not see, I can't imagine who it would be.  Do you suppose they just couldn't think of any other way to fill the time?  I hate cooking segments on any show, but Raven making it such a fierce confrontation makes it doubly bad.

 

Mario, you're too good to be rolling around on the floor with food and Raven.  Have some dignity, man. He's a fill-in chat contributer to Meredith's show often and is really charming and insightful..

 

Loved Joy's snark about normal kid actors.  Raven wasn't out on the stage when she said it though, was she?

My bold.  No, Raven wasn't there.  I think it was during the interview with what's-his-name.

[Rick Kitchen]

Ugh, I detest Mario Cantone.

[tenativelyyours]

I'm looking forward to the mess that will be tomorrow's show if Paula and CCB try to argue the Thurmond Rule in regards to replacing Scalia.  Hopefully Joy made sure to have a copy of the Second Article on hand if and when it comes up. 

 

Actually I am hoping that Joy does a little more than that since a quick Google search shows that even the inception of the so-called rule actually was not the real reason that Fortas was withdrawn but over the matter of speaking fees and a relationship with Johnson as an Associate Justice that was deemed inappropriate for the highest bench. 

 

Even if Joy doesn't do her job (quelle surprise!), I'm sure Paula and CCB will provide plenty of talking point lies and hypocrisy.  A slightly late President's day present to open over a late morning cup of coffee.  Elevenses and Asininity.  Though I wonder what direction CCB will take since she seems to take her talking points without an ounce of awareness or even knowledge.  Maybe it will be she doesn't think a President who can't get upset about Paris shouldn't nominate a Supreme Court Judge?  She actually does seem dumb enough to say in her best Hasselbeck imitation "but what about Paris?".

[NextIteration]

I won't be surprised if they just pass over the whole thing as it just makes today's taped show more glaring, and they all hate to research anything.

[Haleth]

Raven's purple lips were too distracting.

[Cosmocrush]

Full disclosure I didn't watch the show today. I figured it was taped since Whoopi kept saying, "Today is President's Day" and "YESTERDAY was Valentines Day" so I clicked off.

If there were anyone's dressing room I'd rather not see, I can't imagine who it would be.  Do you suppose they just couldn't think of any other way to

They did this dressing room bit from time to time with Bitsy; remember how they would show us what a pigsty her dressing room was all the time.  Never a makeover though. 

 

I won't be surprised if they just pass over the whole thing as it just makes today's taped show more glaring, and they all hate to research anything.

No research?  No problem for this show.   I've never seen that stop them from yammering about anything. 

[tenativelyyours]

I won't be surprised if they just pass over the whole thing as it just makes today's taped show more glaring, and they all hate to research anything.

 

On one hand I agree with you.  But on the other both in the case of President Obama's speech in response to the Paris Murder Attacks and his State of the Union, Paula and especially CCB seemed just as tapped into the whole controlled spin of Conservative Talking points.   Maybe the two just show up at the studio and spend time over a cup of coffee with Fox News and it seeps into the vast cracks in their gray matter.   But their lips dribble in such exact tandem, the same half truths and righteous claims, I see on Fox that I tend to suspect at least CCB follows through social media one of the core conservatives that determine the pitch, tone and sometimes way too overly focused points of outrage.

 

I suspect the talking points of lame-duck and 'end of his term in office'  almost have to come up from one or both because that is the latest meme and conservative memes go strong even well beyond their sell by date.  By the way.  Did you hear there is a war on Christmas and the liberals want to prevent you from worshiping Jesus and Obama wants to take your guns away?  Oh and just to make sure I cover the latest album of work: Hillary...emails....Benghazi...Planned Parenthood harvests live fetuses and perform 'abortions' even when the mother is full term.

[AshleyLyn]

Watches the first few minutes. Checked out when CCB mentioned Fuller House. And was quite glad to turn off the TV the moment she and Candace did her "married to athletes" thing.

I like Ravens hair but not her lipstick

Whoopi. Enough with the valley girl talk.

[NextIteration]

On one hand I agree with you.  But on the other both in the case of President Obama's speech in response to the Paris Murder Attacks and his State of the Union, Paula and especially CCB seemed just as tapped into the whole controlled spin of Conservative Talking points.   Maybe the two just show up at the studio and spend time over a cup of coffee with Fox News and it seeps into the vast cracks in their gray matter.   But their lips dribble in such exact tandem, the same half truths and righteous claims, I see on Fox that I tend to suspect at least CCB follows through social media one of the core conservatives that determine the pitch, tone and sometimes way too overly focused points of outrage.

 

I suspect the talking points of lame-duck and 'end of his term in office'  almost have to come up from one or both because that is the latest meme and conservative memes go strong even well beyond their sell by date.  By the way.  Did you hear there is a war on Christmas and the liberals want to prevent you from worshiping Jesus and Obama wants to take your guns away?  Oh and just to make sure I cover the latest album of work: Hillary...emails....Benghazi...Planned Parenthood harvests live fetuses and perform 'abortions' even when the mother is full term.

 

I was appalled by Rubio in one of the last couple debates claiming that Hillary would guarantee abortions up to the due date.  Cruz is on this now with the SCOTUS appointee as well.  Bless you for watching Fox, I just can't except for a clip here and there on progressive websites.

 

I expect you are right that CCB will give us the talking points, Paula doesn't quite do that as much, she has to maintain some semblance of "journalistic integrity" though she goes hard on pushing the GOP candidates.

[Vinyasa]

Candace is insufferable. I was giving her a chance, but all I feel is pissed off when I see her. I hope she's cut eventually. Besides, aren't she and Paula too similar to waste two spots on?

 

I haven't paid enough attention to CCB to realize that she lives in CA and goes back and forth for The View?

 

Why does ABC think they need her and are paying for flights and hotels??  Is she leaving her husband behind in CA? Gateway!!!

[tenativelyyours]

I was appalled by Rubio in one of the last couple debates claiming that Hillary would guarantee abortions up to the due date.  Cruz is on this now with the SCOTUS appointee as well.  Bless you for watching Fox, I just can't except for a clip here and there on progressive websites.

 

I expect you are right that CCB will give us the talking points, Paula doesn't quite do that as much, she has to maintain some semblance of "journalistic integrity" though she goes hard on pushing the GOP candidates.

 

I don't spend too much tim watching Fox but I do like to know what the crazies are up to so when they have the power to put it into law I'm not left weeping in a corner curled in the fetal position.  There is a live streaming channel I get when I travel overseas through a co-worker that I think is some sort of beta version of periscope?  But it is a half hour analysis from some Oxbridge journalist professors who mockingly break down the news day according to Rupert Murdoch.  So between Trevor Noah, John Oliver, those funny blokes online and now Samantha Bee I can watch a little and end up with a big enough picture.  I usually go for Bill Hemmer as he is at least nice on the eyes and he seems to have this glimmer of knowing he sold his soul for the crap he them talks and shows clips of the more shrill panel shows.  Shepherd Smith was good fun when my schedule permitted watching him since he would just completely snap and go so far off script it seemed incredibly insane.  Or the sharpest most honest point of clarity.  Or both. 

 

If you have not seen Samantha Bee her premiere show address Rubio in his idiocy and how full term abortions are actually called Cesarean Sections.

 

CCB tends to be more The Five or the primetime Fringe Element Entertainment block in her talking points than the so called unbiased straight news.  But Paula has more than once parroted the same false equivalency questions or the Gretchen Carlson 'why are people talking about...." when Gretchen and the people on Fox are the only ones talking about 'it' so far.  and by parroted i mean just that.  Word tone etc. in her effort to mitigate the crap out of Trump and some of the others.  Almost always Trump.  And it stood out to me because for the most part Fox hates Trump.  But they still air his soundbites that fit the fringe memes. 

 

I wish the show had a question and answer period regularly because then I might go just to ask Paula that since she seems to have such a "good" handle on Trump (I think I could get that out sincerely enough without choking), what does she think about all that heavy media coverage he had trying to keep the Birther aspect alive and well in 2012 and claimed to have all those stunning facts that simply never got disclosed?  What does she think about a man now throwing another candidate under the bus in terms of birth and yet never came forward with all the things he has said he had?  Or how about why she thinks a man who claims to have the immediate solutions to ISIS but says we have to elect him to find out what they are?  How comfortable is she with someone who wants to be President at the cost of the welfare of the very nation he wants to lead.  And is trying to commit an odd Walter Mitty type form of extortion. 

 

Okay I just made myself giggle at how long any single one of those women would last if the producer decided to have a open audience question and answer session based on the Hot Topics.  So much shit would be lost the EPA would have to shut the studio down and see if NYC would allow a special zoning to open it as a mushroom farm.

Edited February 15, 2016 by tenativelyyours

[Medicine Crow]

^^^ Another great post.  Thanks!! ^^^

[Cementhead]

I haven't watched in a month+ and tune in today to hear Raven excuse Kanye for all of his asshole behaviour because his mother died back in 2007?!   And why is this chick always so fucking angry?  She has such a nasty, combative edge to everything she says. 

 

Edited to add:  Speaking of angry --- Holy Fuck, Whoopi!  Calm the hell down!  During the Antonin Scalia topic, what a bitch! 

 

Thanks to both of you for reminding me why I no longer watch this show.  I'm not wasting an hour of my day off being subjected to watching nasty & bitter women bitching & ranting about anything and everything. 

Edited February 16, 2016 by Cementhead

[AshleyLyn]

In regards to the Taylor Swift topic- Michelle can shut the hell up. Honestly. That woman's comments just as pissed me off when I get mad about CCB and Paula.
Raven can shut up too.

I don't like Taylor's music, but the woman worked hard to get where she was and Kanye to this day still talks shit about her. Kanye can shut the hell up about her and so can Michelle.  Michelle can stop because you're making me agree with Whoopi.

Basically everyone who thinks it's okay to talk down and try to drag someone and then bitch about how they said something about it in a speech can shut up. (LOOKING AT YOU MICHELLE. GOD)

Seriously? There are conspiracies surrounding Scalia's death.  Oh my god, Raven honey, this is real life. NOT A TV SHOW.
What the hell is this? The twilight zone during Hot Topics. Man, I'm agreeing with Whoopi here. Joy you disappoint me, you ALL DISAPPOINT ME because I am agreeing with Whoopi. I mean I agree with the fact people need to back the hell off about this, the man just died, let the family deal with it first before demanding all sorts of answers for yourself. They deserve answers first not us. 

[Bronzedog]

According to Michelle, Kanye put Taylor Swift on the map by harassing her for the last 7 years, but, according to Raven. It's ok because his mother died 9 years ago. Then Whoopie is screaming about Scalia. It's clusterfuck Tuesday on the View!

[AshleyLyn]

According to Michelle, Kanye put Taylor Swift on the map by harassing her for the last 7 years, but, according to Raven. It's ok because his mother died 9 years ago. Then Whoopie is screaming about Scalia. It's clusterfuck Tuesday on the View!

Definitely a clusterfuck when I find myself liking Whoopi. Jesus. So apparently it's okay to make lyrics in a rap about having sex with a person and constantly bash them in the media in some form of antoher because it put her on the map and because his mother died. 

 

The fuck is this? These two ladies are seriously messed up if they think Kanye's harassment of Taylor is okay. It's not. I'm done with Raven and Michelle. Putting them in the same pot as CCB and Paula. Despite Whoopi yelling, which I think is because Paula and the others were being so fucking dense, I agreed with her that people need to back up.

 

And yes Joy is right. Congress has done their best to fuck with Obama's presidency because he is black. Hell one senator I think admitted it after the end of his first term! 

[Bronzedog]

I think Joy is really pissed about Whoopie walking off the stage.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Angry much Miss Whoopi?!

[TheGreenKnight]

I’m assuming they were supposed to talk about the Republican Debate in that last round of topics since it was advertised as they were going to commercial, but Whoopi threw a fit over the Scalia discussion, so they had to devote more time to finishing that. “He just died! He just died!” Yeah, Whoopi, that’s usually when autopsies happen. Does she expect them to wait six months later to do one? Back to normal, I see.

 

Too bad. I was hoping they could talk about the Debate while Paula was alone for once.

[AshleyLyn]

I’m assuming they were supposed to talk about the Republican Debate in that last round of topics since it was advertised as they were going to commercial, but Whoopi threw a fit over the Scalia discussion, so they had to devote more time to finishing that. “He just died! He just died!” Yeah, Whoopi, that’s usually when autopsies happen. Does she expect them to wait six months later to do one? Back to normal, I see.

 

Too bad. I was hoping they could talk about the Debate while Paula was alone for once.

I think what she was getting upset over was the morons were, despite themselves, subscribing to the conspiracy theories. Yeah, an autopsy is given, but all the others were acting like he may have been murdered and that everyone demanded answers. What I THINK she was trying to get across, is that we can wait for our answers. The family deserves to find out first and everything else. Of course though, the panel were all acting like idiots. Even Whoopi who I was agreeing with. The man just died, wait for the answers and enough with the conspiracy shit and demanding answers now. 

[backformore]

I haven't watched in a month+ and tune in today to hear Raven excuse Kanye for all of his asshole behaviour because his mother died back in 2007?!   And why is this chick always so fucking angry?  She has such a nasty, combative edge to everything she says. 

 

Wait.   My mom died in 2015.  do I get a pass on behaving like an asshole for the next 9 years?   

 

And what is Raven's excuse?  

[Medicine Crow]

I think Joy is really pissed about Whoopie walking off the stage.

I think so too.  That's another one of The Whoopster's ploys to draw attention to herself & undermine the seriousness of Joy's comment.  I guess we're back to the same old Whoopi, mouth & all.

[ari333]

Well dammit now I have to go check out this show. ;-)

[Bronzedog]

I am always reluctant to say that I agree with Whoopie, but, I do agree about giving Scalia's family some time. After all, some others on the panel are giving Kanye over 9 years to act out over his mother's death. I also hate to dispel any conspiracy theories but I sometimes sleep with a pillow over my head. Something I started in college to block out my roommates noise.

[MatchaLove]

i watched today for the first time in a couple of weeks.  Why was Whoopi so freakin unhinged about Justice Scalia's death and his family?  It's not as though anyone was talking shit about him or speaking ill of the dead.  There a few facts of the matter (pillow over face/no autopsy) that raise questions.  Period.  It has nothing to do with disrespecting his family.  And they wasted no time putting his body on a private jet and bringing him to Bethesda within hours of discovery.  I get it Whoopi "HE JUST DIED,"  "HE JUST PASSED," but it's still odd.

[TheGreenKnight]

I think what she was getting upset over was the morons were, despite themselves, subscribing to the conspiracy theories. Yeah, an autopsy is given, but all the others were acting like he may have been murdered and that everyone demanded answers. What I THINK she was trying to get across, is that we can wait for our answers. The family deserves to find out first and everything else. Of course though, the panel were all acting like idiots. Even Whoopi who I was agreeing with. The man just died, wait for the answers and enough with the conspiracy shit and demanding answers now. 

The best way to shut down conspiracy theories is to give the facts. The family will be told before the public whatever happens, but I don't agree that there should be months' difference between the two finding out.

 

Really, I expected them to talk more about Obama nominating a replacement, and instead we got this mess.

Edited February 16, 2016 by TheGreenKnight

[AshleyLyn]

i watched today for the first time in a couple of weeks.  Why was Whoopi so freakin unhinged about Justice Scalia's death and his family?  It's not as though anyone was talking shit about him or speaking ill of the dead.  There a few facts of the matter (pillow over face/no autopsy) that raise questions.  Period.  It has nothing to do with disrespecting his family.  And they wasted no time putting his body on a private jet and bringing him to Bethesda within hours of discovery.  I get it Whoopi "HE JUST DIED,"  "HE JUST PASSED," but it's still odd.

Because others (mainly Paula) were being ignorant and refusing to listen. They want answers now because "His death seems fishy" So what? Okay, it seems fish. But instead of acting all "ANSWERS NOW" maybe.. she can wait? Plus she's not his family. She's not as affected by his death as they are, and if anything, THEY deserve answers first. Instead of hearing conspiracy theories and non  family members wanting answers and all that, maybe let the family deal with this first.

 

That's what I think Whoopi was trying to get across, but Paula and company were acting like the seagulls from Finding Nemo. NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW. Just ridiculous. 

[tenativelyyours]

ABC was spotty all this morning thanks to the ice storm I suspect.

 

I am glad they brought up Scalia's death.  Now maybe we will get answers.  I want to know why a man only 79 years old and, while not obese, certainly rather overweight for his frame died.  That simply does not happen.  Ever.  It has to be a conspiracy. Has to be. 

 

Did anyone mention the fact that many states require an autopsy if there is no cause of death or an attending physician at the time of death?  Did anyone mention that autopsies are not only done as soon as possible but that it also would be done (if required by law even if the family waived it) as soon as possible so his body can rest in state in Washington D.C.  These women put the stupid in stupid. 

 

ETA: The thing about the pillow.  I once saw someone drop dead of a massive heart attack.  It was stunning and shocking and I did not even know the person and I was weeping by the end.  The body can fall over or simply give a sigh but it can also leap and thrash in that last second and I have no problem thinking that if he slept with a pillow on the bed beside him it could end up on his face.  And do they really think someone would be able to murder a hated in some parts Supreme Court Justice and leave the pillow over his face?  Really? 

 

I really wonder what Whoopi is like on the set of a movie or tv show.  She really does not play well with others at all.  I mean I get that sitting and having to listen to and engage with this clusterfuck of a brain trust would be trying. 

 

Is it really so hard to not like Taylor Swift, consider that Kanye's interruption those years back did help put her on the map and still consider Kanye West a raving egotistical deluded bullying asshole?  What is with this idea with these women it is either/or?  That there has to be a side.  I get not liking Taylor Swift.  I did not like her when she was considered the new big thing and I bought tickets for my sister and had to listen to her sing live.  It was one of the worst performances I have ever had to sit through.  But so what?  That does not in any way define what West does in terms of it being 'okay'.  And what does his mother's death have to do with anything.  He was a grown ass man when she died.  Yes it was horrible.  And it was also a thing we call life.  I am a strong believer that grief is for life.  I like when someone says that they "love" the person who has died versus saying they loved them.  And I hate the "you'll get over it eventually'.  Hate.  Because I don't think you do 'get over it'.  You simply learn to live with it.  Adjust.  And learn to balance the grief and loss with the memories and knowledge that no matter how short, what you had mattered.  And always will.  To use it as a means to perpetuate a sad and mean existence as I feel West has lived for some time is nothing more than a cloak to pretend it is somehow okay for him to be an asshole.  Does he fall back on that after being called out?  Or is it some odd thing that people like these two use to mitigate their own little high school like feud approach to life and their subjective tastes on celebrities?

Edited February 16, 2016 by tenativelyyours

[Medicine Crow]

I am always reluctant to say that I agree with Whoopie, but, I do agree about giving Scalia's family some time. After all, some others on the panel are giving Kanye over 9 years to act out over his mother's death. I also hate to dispel any conspiracy theories but I sometimes sleep with a pillow over my head. Something I started in college to block out my roommates noise.

The pillow over his face contradicts the initial report by the "Ranch Manager" who said his body was found "in full repose" which, to me, means he was in bed like he was going to sleep.  I don't know when they started the "pillow talk".

[ari333]

Oh dear lord in heaven , I am only DVR 9 minutes in and already agreeing with... wait for it... WHOOPI? Kanye is a colossal ass imo. Im not a Swift fan bc she's not my bag, but Raven was cray on that point - defending that moron Kanye. I just cannot stand the man. Many folks have loved ones who die suddenly and have much more financial stress than he pretends to have, and they don't act like asshats and bullies. BAH. GACK.

Edited February 16, 2016 by ari333

[Bronzedog]

Scalia was 79, overweight, with a history of heart problems.

[susieq147]

For the life of me I simply do not understand how anyone can defend/like Kanye West.  He rudely interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech way back in 2009 and he is the one who can't seem to let it go.  I'm not a Taylor fan but what she said last night I wholeheartedly agree with. 

[ari333]

Holy crap. When someone murders someone with a pillow to the face in bed, don't they REMOVE the pillow from the face/ head after the person is dead? AM I over-thinking it? Not saying that that is what happened bc IDK, but if it did...

 

Also, so Whoopi seemed very passionate about the Scalia death, why was she cackling when she introduced the topic of his death? It was odd "for me (for you)" [/Randy Jackson]

Edited February 16, 2016 by ari333

[pachebo]

A day late a and a dollar short, but I was shocked to find myself thinking that in yesterday

's "food fight",Sherri (for the first time in my memory) the LEAST frantic and overacting!

[ari333]

When Joy said, "color has something to do with it' then when Whoopi walked out she was AGREEING with Joy.  It was a sarcastic walk out, as in, YES OF COURSE IT DID! DUH! Whoppi was agreeing.  That's how I took it.

Edited February 16, 2016 by ari333