Have you seen the changes that Cookie Monster has gone through recently?  Apparently, it’s no longer a good idea to have him eating, well, cookies so he’s been noshing on healthy snacks like carrots and apples.  Whoopi Goldberg argued that it was stupid to have the Sesame Street character change his diet and doesn’t feel like he should be blamed for childhood obesity and I completely agree. 
Sherri Shepherd felt that changing Cookie Monster’s trademark eating habits was the right thing to do and she disagreed wholeheartedly with Whoopi.  What’s next?  Are they going to suggest that The Count get …read more

Yesterday, the ladies on The View did their weekly “Hot Topics” episode. Some of the topics that they touched on were the engagement of Calista Flockhart and Harrison Ford, Julia Robert’s new movie Duplicity, and Barack Obama’s appearance on “60 Minutes” as well as his comments concerning the Special Olympics on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.  Obviously, the President’s comments struck the wrong chord with many. Elisabeth, of course, got carried away and in the process of making her point decided to purposely spill her water all over their table. Check it out below!

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Yesterday on their “Hot Topics” segment, the ladies on The View started their discussion by talking about the controversial comments made by radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, who has actually said that he wants President Barack Obama to fail.  Was Rush out of line to make those comments?  Watch this video and decide for yourself.

Another thing that they talked about are the rumors that Rihanna has taken her boyfriend, Chris Brown, back after he allegedly assaulted her.  Specifically, they mentioned that Rihanna’s father, Ronald Fenty, has decided to stand behind any decision she makes.  I have to admit that …read more

The “Hot Topics” on The View yesterday was actually pretty great.  Sometimes I get really frustrated by it but it started with Elisabeth Hasselbeck talking about The Bachelor and she was cracking up about how ridiculous the episode the night before. 
The ladies also talked about the ridiculous Terms of Service that Facebook tried to put forth which would have given them rights to any images their users put on their profiles.  Thankfully, they’ve backed down (read more about it here).
Whoopi Goldberg also mentioned the fact that All My Children had the first same-sex marriage on daytime television.  It was …read more

The ladies on The View opened the “Hot Topics” discussion this morning by talking about last night’s 51st Grammy Awards.  I have to say that Barbara Walters went over the top loving up the Jonas Brothers while Whoopi Goldberg said she was surprised that she liked the performance by teen sensations, Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. 
They also talked about the fact that MIA performed “Swagger Like Us” live alongside Jay-Z, Kanye West, T.I. and Lil Wayne despite the fact that yesterday, she was due to give birth (she could have gone into labour on-stage!!!). 
Of course, you can’t have …read more

This morning on The View, host Elisabeth Hasselbeck talked about her visit to the White House and showed pictures of her children interacting with President Bush (one of her kids headbutted the president).  Barbara Walters and Elisabeth both talked about how they hope people can be respectful of Bush as he prepares to leave office.  There was some humorous banter about Barbara stealing things from the White House. 
Whoopi Goldberg also talked about the fact that Paul McCartney will be on the show later this week and they mentioned how rare it is for him to do live interviews. 
The …read more

Yesterday’s episode of The View was completely devoted to "Hot Topics" which kicked off with a discussion about the Senate seat scandal surrounding Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (president-elect Barack Obama is appalled).
They also talked about the new 90 minute variety show hosted by Jay Leno which will air right before Conan O’Brien, who will be taking over Jay’s old late-night talk show. 
The women also explored what’s been happening on primetime television with so many shows being cancelled, which appears to be related to the current recession.

They also talked about the 70-year-old woman in India who decided to have a baby …read more

This morning on The View, they talked a little bit more about Proposition 8 (the bill that could ban gay marriage) and some of the feedback they have received on the topic.  Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters talked about a call they received from Ellen Degeneres whose initial fear was that her recent marriage to Portia De Rossi would be annulled.  After consulting with legal council, Barbara clarified that the ban will not work retroactively and that those marriages that have already taken place will be honored. 
Meanwhile, GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) sent them some information to …read more