Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar Walk Off "The View" Over O'Reilly Comments (Video)

Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar stormed off the set of "The View" today when during a heated debate about the proposed Muslim cultural center near Ground Zero, Bill O'Reilly said, "Muslims killed us on 9/11."

Joy and the Whoopster took exception to O'Reilly saying "Muslims" instead of saying "extremist Muslims" or "terrorists." Joy was the first to get up saying she didn't want to be on the set anymore.  Whoopi joined her and the two walked out.

Barbara Walters was pissed!  She told the audience what they had just seen was something that should never happen and then continued the conversation with O'Reilly.

Joy and Whoopi returned to the set only after O'Reilly apologized and clarified that he wasn't referring to all Muslims when he made his comments.

I can't stand Bill O'Reilly and his sanctimonious pronouncements, so anytime someone stands up to him, I'm happy.  Should Whoopi and Joy have walked off?  Probably not, but hey, it was great television.

This wasn't nearly as good as The Great Rosie/Elisabeth Throwdown, but it was up there.

Take a look at what happened and you decide.

 

Should President Obama Have Appeared on "The View?" Of Course!

Well they did it! The Gabby Girls snagged President Barack Obama as a guest and were rewarded with big ratings and slams from a former co-host and a former vice presidential candidate.

Today, the show was still aglow with their presidential coup.  As Whoopi Goldberg sang at one point, "We've got the sweeeeeeeeeetest hangover...!"  Even resident Republican Elisabeth Hasselbeck looked like she was rethinking swigging that right wing cool-aid after Obama invited her and her family, along with Sherri Shepherd and her son, to visit the White House.

Barbara Walters had returned to her sick bed, but not before doing her interview thing yesterday, where the president calmly laid out his accomplishments and refused to acknowledge, rightfully so, that he'd ever heard of Snooki. Considering she got arrested today on disorderly conduct charges, the man had amazing foresight.

But there were the slams by Sarah Palin and former co-host of "The View," Rosie O'Donnell.  Rosie thought a sitting president shouldn't do a "fluffy" daytime talk show.  And Palin thought the president should have taken more time to enjoy the view of the Mexican/American border.

When It Comes To "The View," Thank Goodness for Whoopi Goldberg

I had a dream about Whoopi Goldberg last night.  I dreamt that she was on the cover of all the magazines on a newsstand and because I was going to write about her, I had to buy them.  Just as I realized I was running out of money, I woke up.

The dream was obviously a subconscious kick in the butt because I'd been planning a post about Whoopi since "The View" came back from summer vacation.

Now Whoopi and I don't agree on everything, but today's episode was yet another example of how she's often the only voice of sanity around that Gabby Girl table.  Especially when controversial topics come up.  Like a couple of weeks ago during the Obama/Carter/racism debate.  Or the ongoing health care debate.  Or today's discussion about director Roman Polanski being arrested in Switzerland on that 1977, having sex with a 13-year-old girl, charge.  The US is planning to extradite him, even though the girl he had sex with, now a woman of course, wants the charges dropped.

Why We're So Shocked By Brit Sensation Susan Boyle

If you're one of the few people in the country who still haven't seen the marvelous Brit with the spectacular voice, on England's version of "American Idol," "Britain's Got Talent," here's your chance.

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent
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And while everyone is rightly applauding her wonderful talent, some of us are examining why we're so shocked that this seemingly unremarkable woman even has such a talent. 

The reason is we're so conditioned to only expect talent in young and pretty, slick packaging.  Ms. Boyle instead looks like an ordinary, middle-aged housewife you might spot at your local supermarket.  Some might call her a bit frumpy, some might call her fat, some might even say she needs a drastic makeover, like Joy Behar did yesterday on "The View."

But instead of focusing on the labels we'd like to attach to Ms. Boyle, we should instead be looking at why we feel the need to trot out those labels in the first place.

We so worship nipped and tucked, photo shopped and shaped images on television, movies and in print anything else is seen as sub par and not worthy of our notice.

Despite our public noises about how "looks don't matter" and "it's what's inside that really counts," when it does really count, we don't act that way.  We don't give all people the respect and dignity they deserve despite their looks.

That's awful.

Makes you wonder how many others out there we wrongly overlook and wrongly underestimate because they don't look like what we think they should.

As far as Ms. Boyle's performance, Jon Trainer at From The Cheap Seats puts it quite eloquently:

The cynicism of the audience toward Susan’s dowdiness is palpable.  The judge’s skepticism is writ clearly on their faces.  On the other hand, her clarion confidence and sense of purpose are intoxicating.  World’s collide and Lady David slays the giant on a global stage.

As off this morning, Ms. Boyle had made the rounds on all the American morning shows and reportedly had an invite from Oprah Winfrey to appear on her show as well. 

She's still in the "Britain's Got Talent" competition and if she wins, she gets to sing for the queen.  Good on you, my dear.

Star Jones On Oprah: Trying To Revive A Career

Every time I've seen Star Jones since she left "The View," I've thought of how badly she handled the whole weight loss/wedding/leaving "The View" drama. She's a textbook case on how a public figure should not handle such public events in her life.

Last week Oprah Winfrey did a show about celebrities and weight loss which included Star. In the interview, Star finally admitted her dramatic 160 pound weight loss while she was on "The View" was due to gastric bypass surgery. She also said the reason she didn't say so at the time was because she was too emotionally fragile and ashamed to talk about it.

Though I sympathize with Star, my sympathy only goes so far because she had plenty of opportunities to make the entire situation better for herself.

One opportunity Star wasted was having a prominent colleague, Barbara Walters, ready and eager to tell her story with compassion, and not taking advantage of it. That's in addition to ignoring how many viewers would have supported and respected her for coming clean.

Star was not just a public figure, she was someone on a live, daily talk show, whose show was built around its co-hosts talking about their lives. So for one of those women to go through something so public and act like she was too good to talk about it felt like a betrayal to viewers. And if that sounds strong, you gotta remember that daytime viewers are primarily women and very loyal to shows and personalities they like. Viewers are investing their time in you and they expect something in return.

And it's not like Star wasn't warned. After hearing her say in the interview with Oprah that she warned several of her close advisers that she would fire them all if they ever mentioned coming clean about the surgery again, it makes me think those people were savvy media professionals who deserved a better client.

Good Old Fashioned Link Lovin': "Project Runway," TV's Lack of Diversity & Fat Asses

I've been reading some very good posts lately so I thought it was time to share some good old fashioned link lovin'.

*An interview with "Project Runway" finalist Korto Momolu at Mahogany Butterfly.  Read about what she's up to next. 

*At Aunt Jemima's Revenge, there's a post about the lack of black people on primetime TV.  Come on Hollywood!  What is the problem?  I know you're all afraid of taking risks---ooooo, I'm scared!---but NBC would be ripe to do something different since no one's watching them anyway.  Aunt Jemima has a boatload of ideas for you in her post.  Just make sure you put her name on a check when you use them.

Last year I wrote a post about the USA cable show, "In Plain Sight" and how it should have had a woman of color in the lead.  Just this morning, Whoopi Goldberg was saying on "The View" that every movie role she's had were written for white actors.  Come on Hollywood!  We've got a black President, for God sakes!

*If you haven't read Black and Married With Kids and you're black and married with kids--go read it.  Even if you're not black or married or with kids.

*Just for fun, take a look at Daisy Church's Drawing A Day.  That's what they are, daily drawings by Daisy.  And they're cool.

*Twitter author guidelines by Karel Vredenburg on his blog.  Just because Twitter only allows tweets to be a maximum of 140 characters, doesn't mean those characters shouldn't be well chosen. 

*I got that previous link via @GrammarGirl on Twitter, and she had her own great suggestions about writing on Twitter.

*Fellow BlogHer CE Mir Kamin has penned a post on BlogHer about how one woman thinks the Kindle will destroy civilization as we know it.

*Speaking of BlogHer, the annual conference in July has sold out.  You can still get on a waiting list, but if you've wait too long, you might be out of luck.

* Finally a special thanks to Gena Haskett of Out On The Stoop for coming up with the banner in my sidebar that says, "In Solidarity Kiss My Big Fat Ass!"  It's in honor of Meghan McCain and was her response on "The View" to radio talk show host, Laura Ingraham for calling her fat.  Ms. McCain decided to paraphrase Tyra Banks who gave the same message to the tabloids last year for picking apart a picture of her in a bathing suit.

Fat ass women united!

"Benjamin Button" Leads Oscar Nominations

All right movie fans, the Oscar nominations are out!  "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" leads the Oscar field with a total of thirteen nominations.  Among those star Brad Pitt was nominated for Best Actor, co-star Taraji P. Henson was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and the film was nominated for Best Picture.

Coming in second with ten nominations was the feel good movie set in the slums of Mumbai, "Slumdog Millionaire."  Though it didn't receive any acting nominations, it was singled out for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. 

Here are the major nominations:

Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Election '08 Media Coverage: The Highs and The Lows

Halleluljah!  The 2008 election is almost over.  It's been exciting, inspiring, historic and incredibly contentious.  Soon we won't be hearing anymore about John "Mr. Grumpy Puss" McCain and Barack "Mr. Tax and Spend" Obama or Sarah "We're Mavericks" Palin or Joe "I"m From Scranton" Biden.  But before we move on to the next act in this political drama, let's take a look back from a media standpoint. 

In a campaign year when many Americans got their news from the internet: YouTube, Facebook, campaign websites and hundreds of blogs on the internet that helped shape public opinion and motivate voters, it would be a mistake to forget the power the mainstream media (MSM) still holds over shaping a candidate's image.  

Here are some Election 2008 MSM highs and low.

"The View" Heats Up Over Palin "Terrorist" Accusations

Note to Elisabeth Hasselbeck:  You're credibility would increase significantly if you would not spout the Republican party line no matter how stupid.  Or as Whoopi Goldberg told you today, stuff that's "crap."

It's true, I've defended you in the past from unfounded attacks, but honey, like Sherri Shepherd, you're making it harder and harder for me to treat you fairly.

Here's the background.  Over the weekend the McCain campaign hit a new low with attacks by running mate Sarah Palin trying to link Barack Obama with a "terrorist."  Obama didn't hesitate to respond.

Look people, I knew things were headed in this direction and it's only a matter of time before Reverend Wright makes a return appearance, but to try to link Barack Obama to William Ayers, a Weather Underground member forty years ago, and a guy who's paid for his crimes, is just pathetic.

On "The View" today, the Gabby Girls sans Joy Behar, rehashed the Vice Presidential debate, the "SNL" parody of the debate and then got into Palin's charges against Obama.  Elisabeth continued the attack that Palin started over the weekend, saying how Obama hasn't "come clean" about his associations.  Barbara Walters mentioned that the Obama campaign has now brought up John McCain's involvement in the Keating Five which occurred eighteen years ago.

Now, let me remind you, Palin is the same person who last week during the debate kept telling Joe Biden, in between winks to the camera, that his references to George Bush's administration were irrelevant because the last eight years were in the past.  Last time I looked, the last forty years were in the past as well.  But I digress. Back to "The View."

A Cheer For Fatherhood: Video PSA

Last week Whoopi Goldberg introduced the following PSA on "The View."  It's from the Ad Council and the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse.  Not only did it have me rolling on the floor laughing, but it touched my heart, because every little girl should have a father like the one in this video.

McCain, Palin and Fey...Oh My!

Last week, John and Cindy McCain were on "The View," Sarah Palin was interviewed by Charles Gibson on ABC, Tina Fey did a spot-on impression of Palin on "Saturday Night Live," and Barack Obama brought up the rear and started getting tough.

It's almost too much to comment on so I'm going to do a Megan's Digest version of these recent political events.  But first, in case you missed it, here's the SNL clip:

Michelle Obama Enjoys "The View:" A Recap

Michelle Obama, wife of Senator Barack Obama and potential First Lady of the United States had her toughest test of the whole campaign this morning.  No, she didn't go on Fox News Channel.

She co-hosted "The View."

Here's a recap:

First the "important stuff."  Michelle---I'm going to call her Michelle, 'cause she and I are like this---wore a cute little sleeveless, summer black and white sheath and her hair and makeup looked modern and lovely.  She said she often uses a designer, Maria Pinto from Chicago and "It's fun to look pretty."

After she came out and was introduced by Whoopi Goldberg, Michelle made fun of the whole "terrorist fist bump" by fist bumping all the ladies around the table.  Heh.

She said she started doing it because of the young people on her staff.  It's considered a modern version of a "high five."  Actually, in my tennis playing circles, it's also supposed to represent "respect."

The first thing Michelle and the Gabby Girls talked about was the hits she's taken in the press, specifically over the "For the first time, I'm really proud of my country" quote."  They played a clip of the original quote and as Whoopi said, it's the "really" that changes the context of the quote.

Several of us at BlogHer talked about that months ago, the omission of the "really" part, but hey it's nice when the rest of the world catches up with the BlogHers.

What Michelle said said was:

"Of course I'm proud of my country.  Nowhere but in America could my story be possible."

"When I talked about it in my speech what I was talking about was having a pride in the political process."

Resident republican, Elisabeth Hasselbeck---and no, she and Michelle didn't come to blows---pointed out that current First Lady Laura Bush had sent a supportive note to Michelle after the whole incident. 

"I was touched by it.  That's what I like about Laura Bush.  Just calm, rational approach to these issues.  And I'm taking some cues. There's a reason why people like her.  It's because she doesn't sort of, fuel the fire."

Michelle said that she sent a thank you in return but the First Lady might not have gotten it yet.

Barbara then asked why Michelle felt that she was a target for so many attacks.  Michelle said that in today's 24 hour news cycle she "fills up some space," but she also realizes that it goes with the territory.

Congratulations Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick was on "The View" this morning and that was as good a reason as any for me to take note of her historic Indy Japan 300 win last Sunday.  If you hadn't heard, the 26 year old Danica had her first IndyCar Series win.

Melinda W at Gather.com has a very interesting post comparing Danica's achievement and that of the amazing Marlee Matlin who just this week got bounced from "Dancing With The Stars."  Here's a quote:

Breaking barriers, fighting the good fight, that's why as little girls we were all sat down and told we could do anything boys could do, and likely do it better.

Now I'll be the first to admit I don't know a Nascar from a kiddie car, but any woman who can beat the big boys at their own game, on their own turf, is someone I have to acknowledge.  You go---fast---girl.

Barack Obama On "The View"

Democratic Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama made an appearance on "The View" this morning.  He's been on the show before, but this was the first time he's been on the show since he became this much closer to becoming President of the United States.

Here's my recap.

They start off the show with a clip from Jay Leno talking about how Barack is going to be on "The View."  Leno says, "He thought his pastor was loud and opinionated.  Wait 'til Joy gets hold of him."  That's probably his funniest joke in years.

Moving on.

We start off with a lame "Hot Topics" segment. This show was supposed to have been taped yesterday when Barack was in New York for that speech at Cooper Union, so whenever the show is taped the "Hot Topics" are never but so topical.

Bizarrely they start off with a discussion about how some motel in Oregon is no longer going to leave a Gideon Bible in the nightstand of their rooms, but allow you to order your own particular bible from room service.  Sherri didn't like that so much 'cause she'd have to wait 45 minutes to get her bible and then tip the bellhop who brings it.  Dumb topic.  Moving on.

We now get back to a rehash of the Reverend Wright/Barack Obama controversy, which as far as I'm concerned has run its course.  It's time to drop it now folks.   Obama answered everything he needed to answer about Reverend Wright with his speech on race.  He condemned the comments, he said he doesn't agree with the comments, people...it's time to move on to issues like health care, the economy and how we keep those crazies who want to nuke us all from doing so.

Moving on.

Something that has absolutely nothing to do with anything, but which was very funny.  There are now greeting cards for families with people serving time in prison.  Cards like, "No More Promises:" that pleads with the prisoner to stop making promises they can't keep. 

Sherri Shepherd read from the one called "Family:" "You may be behind the walls, but we are still family.  That will never change."  Heh.

Whoopi then reads from one of the Christmas cards that has a little pair of handcuffs and a picture of barbed wire as part of the Merry Christmas graphic.  "You had a choice to be naughty or nice, and you chose.  Now you have to do your time.  But Christmas won't be the same without you here.  Stay safe."

You think I'm making this up don't you?  I swear, I'm not.

Moving on.  Here comes Obama.

Whoopi And Oscar Kiss And Make Up

Everyone can rest easy.  Gil Cates, executive producer of the Academy Awards, called Whoopi Goldberg and apologized for snubbing her during the 80th anniversary clips on last Sunday's Oscars.

On this morning's "The View" Whoopi said he told her, "It was a mistake, I didn't catch it.  And I love you."

Whoopi said, "Because I know him as a great gentleman, I accepted it, so we moved on from that."

So all is right with the celebrity world. 

Photo courtesy ABC

Whoopi Goldberg Gets Misty Over Oscar Snub

During a discussion on yesterday's "The View" about montages of previous Oscar show hosts during Sunday's Academy Awards, the Gabby Girls got vocally indignant that Whoopi Goldberg, who's hosted the show four times, wasn't included in the montage of past hosts.  And they were absolutely right.  There were plenty of funny clips of Whoopi hosting that could have been included.  As The Gabby Girls pointed out, like when she came out dressed as Queen Elizabeth or came down on a wire from the ceiling a la Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge."

Whoopi was included in a montage of Oscar winners, since she won Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" but it was odd that she wasn't included in the host clips.  Even David Letterman, universally hated by Hollywood as an Oscar host was included in the clips, but he was in an airplane that was about to crash, so maybe there's a message there.

After Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and the Queen Bee herself Barbara Walters were vocal about Whoopi's exclusion, Whoopi stood up and went around the table kissing each one of them on the cheek.  When she got to Barbara, she said something in her ear, and when she sat back down, she appeared visibly moved and somewhat speechless by the Gabby Girls support.

Whoopi said she undoubtedly pissed somebody off during her stints as host and also pointed out that Steve Martin was left out of the montage as well.

I felt truly bad for her because she appeared very sad about it.  It's like a few weeks ago on the show when they were talking about award show fashions and Whoopi showed a picture of herself at the Oscars years ago in this truly unflattering gown of fuscia and green and purple.  She explained that the style of the gown was an homage to Lucille Ball in "I Love Lucy" and some of those dresses Lucy used to wear.  However when she got so many incredibly mean comments about how she looked, she said she would never dress up for an awards show again.  She said the most she would wear would be a fancy black dress.

I remember feeling very bad for her and how much all those comments must have hurt.  It just reminded me that celebrities are people too, with feelings just like everybody else.  So if I hurt anybody with my snarky comments about their fashions at the Oscars, I humbly apologize.  But just remember to dress better next time.

Michael Emerson Of "Lost" On "The View"

What better way to celebrate a day of love, than to interview someone who does evil so well?

Michael Emerson, "Lost's" scary/crazy Benjamin Linus joined the Gabby Girls, sans Whoopi Goldberg, this morning on "The View."  Whoopi was out sick and I'm sure she was disappointed because she's a big "Lost" fan.

As long as there's evil in the world, Michael Emerson will never have to worry about a shortage of work.  He plays evil like Julie Andrews plays saintly.  It must be in his blood.  No offense, Michael.

I found him fascinating because I don't think I've ever seen an interview with him.  I remember first seeing him when he played the serial killer William Hinks on "The Practice."  He won an Emmy for that role and God, did he deserve it!  I never watched "The Practice" much, but his character was so riveting, while being horribly evil, I watched every one of his episodes.

Anyway, back to "The View," they showed a clip before bringing him out but I don't know what was in it, because I have a policy to not watch clips or previews of "Lost."  The first thing Barbara Walters said to him is that he didn't so much look creepy as "schnookie."  She had a point.  In his little brown jacket and Clay Aiken, "American Idol" era hairstyle, he looked about as harmless as insurance salesman.

Except when you got a closeup of the eyes.

Sherri then asked one of her very unconvincing questions.  I say unconvincing because it's very hard for her to ask a question and make it sound like it's not programmed for her.  She needs to figure out how to convey that she actually watches the shows and characters she's asking about.  Even if she doesn't.

Anyway, she asked him about his "creepy death stare," and whether he would do it for them.  Michael obliged by reciting, "I care so much about you, and I don't know what I'll do when you're gone," and as he got to the last few words, his voice slowed ever so much, and every muscle in his face seemed to freeze, except the ones it took to say the words.  And there he was.  Hi Ben, how ya doin'?

Joy thought it was very Hannibal Lecter.  No Joy, it was Benjamin Linus.

I then turned down the sound because Babs said something about a rumor of a plot point and I didn't want to hear it.  I jumped back in when Joy asked what he was getting his wife for Valentine's Day.  He said he's going to replace a family heirloom engagement ring with a replica that's not falling apart.  All I could picture was his wife walking around wearing a ring that has gold flecks peeling off it.

Michael's married to actress Carrie Preston who played his Mom, Emily on "Lost" during one of the flashbacks when he was a kid. That must have been interesting/weird, but he called it  "such an unusual and warm feeling to go on set and see your loved one."

Joy asked what would happen if he had to kill his wife on the show.  Too late, Joy.

He said with a laugh, "I would do that, and I would feel very tenderly about it."

He then told a couple of "close encounters with fans" stories.  First about a couple from New Zealand that he kept running into in Hawaii and how the woman hated him so much, she kept yelling at him that he made her stop watching the show.

The other was my favorite.  How he was on the subway in New York trying to look inconspicuous, in a car with one of our patented NY subway preacher ladies, when someone yelled out, "That's him!  That's that guy from TV, that scary guy."  Everybody starts staring at him including the preacher lady.

"So now I'm the subject of her sermon," he said.

His next role is a movie with his wife called, "Ready? Okay!" and he plays a gay man...who's also a serial killer.  No, no.  Just kidding.

He swears, it's "sweet."  We'll see about that.  All in all, a fun interview.

Don't forget, "Lost" tonight, the full recap by Monday.

Photo by Lisa Rose

Sherri Shepherd Needs A Historian On The Payroll

If you've followed my posts about "The View," like when Sherri Shepherd made it sound like she thought the earth was flat, you might want to check out this post at Why Black Women Are Angry.

It's about Sherri's most recent case of foot in mouth disease.  The comments happened a couple of days ago during a discussion of happiness by the Gabby Girls and Sherri once again showed why she needs to hire someone to feed her history notes before every Hot Topic segment.

I know she's new to this stuff, but Girlfriend needs to get it together.  Watch the video clips in the post, then let me know what you think.

No Co-Host "View" for Sherri For Now

It looks like Star Jones' old seat at "The View" may stay empty indefinitely.  According to Barbara Walters, quoted in today's New York Daily News, there will be no more co-host announcements for the rest of the summer.  Babs said:

"I do hope to add somebody else to the cast," she said. "I don't know when it will be. It won't be this summer. But it would be nice to have another permanent member, because I don't want to be on five days a week.

Regarding the rumors that comedian Sherri Shepherd might get the chair, Babs had this to say:

"I think Sherri Shepherd is wonderful," added Walters. "She's been on our show before, I hope she is again, but right now our concentration is Whoopi."

The Daily News article quotes an anonymous source that says Shepherd wasn't offered enough money to take the gig.  But I'm always suspicious of those kinds of quotes because a lot of times they're a way for the star to save face when the show says we're not hiring anybody else right now.  And the more I think about it despite the rumors to the contrary, there's no way Babs was going to dilute the publicity power of the Whoopi Goldberg announcement by filling the other chair at the same time.

Meanwhile Rosie O'Donnell has given Whoopi her blessing.  We can all breathe a sigh of relief over that.

 

Live Blog: Whoopi's The New Co-Host Of "The View"

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Here it is, the day we've all been waiting for and this is a live blog of "The View's" "huge announcement that will change the show forever."  I put a picture of Whoopi Goldberg up and picked the title of this post before the show started because I'm sure it's going to be Whoopi.  If I'm wrong, I'm going to look like an awful fool.

Well, here they come, the two surviving gabby girls, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck and the Queen Bee herself, Barbara Walters.  Because this is a women's show, today I'm going to do the obligatory comments on their outfits.  Babs is looking good in a creamy yellow pantsuit.  Joy looks like it's the middle of December in a gray turtleneck and Elisabeth, say what you want about her, but the girl looks great in her floaty chocolate brown summer dress.

The first thing Babs says:  "You may notice that we're only three, but we're almost four.  We are very excited, this is a very big day for us."  She then goes on to say "However, all is not good in the world...the bad girls are having a bad day."  Oh great, they're gonna hold off the big announcement until the last two minutes of the show aren't they?

Looks like they are.  We launch into a discussion of Britney's bad mothering, and Babs holds up two nude pix of Britney with her butt crack covered.  Joy thinks Britney needs to move out of the country.  I'm with you Joy.  A stint in the Australian Outback for a couple of years might knock some sense into that crazy broad.

Nicole Ritchie's four months pregnant and she's got to spend her four days in jail. Elisabeth's pissed that she's not getting married first.  Before she got pregnant that is.  Not before jail.

Now we move on to breastfeeding.  Elisabeth's saying something and I'm totally tuning her out.  Where's Whoopi?

After the break we're told the announcement is coming "later in the program." Yep, that's means the last two minutes.