Meghan McCain on The View THREAD SEVEN

Part SIX linked below:

Abby has drag queen mouth.

She has a large mouth with thick lips.

And she put on shiny bright red lipstick.

I find myself staring at her watching them dance like slapping caterpillars.

Thanks for starting a new thread

Whoopi needs a new stylist. She looks like she’s smuggling a beach ball under that shirt. She also needs a better bra.

Joy suspects that the author of the NYT Op Ed is someone especially close to Trump: Putin!

Zing! Gotta love Joy.

Whoopi doesnt wear a bra...shes stated so in the past.

OK....its official. Abby Huntsman is an idiot and needs to go.

I don’t like Abby either. If they have to have another conservative, they should have added Ana Navarro or Tara Setmeyer.

Make that a 3rd who doesn't like Abby. She's very pretty but looks down her nose at everyone.

Abby is not very pretty. Not to be harsh but she has a huge nose and weird mouth. She’s probably the least attractive panelist on this show in a long time.

Abby on Kamala and Cory grilling Kavenaugh: “These are two politicians who want to be president someday!”

Bitch! Are you saying that K and C are the ONLY ambitious senators out of all 100? And simply because they may be ambitious, everything that they say and do is only designed to further their own careers??

No, Abby. That’s how Republicans operate. You want to talk about senators grandstanding??? Did you watch even 10 minutes of the hours and hours of the Hilary Clinton Benghazi hearings????

Fuck, Abby is awful. I wish this show had a call-in segment so that I could remind Abby about the existence of reality.

Makes you miss the beautiful and sincere Meghan, doesn't it?

Jed was fucked for no reason.

I loved Jed too, but there's a good chance she'd be on the show defending Rand Paul's idea to use lie detector tests on Trump staffers.

"Look, I don't like the guy, I didn't vote for him, but Trump is the president and the Senator has what sounds to me like a good idea."

Abby has shown me why Meghan steamrolls over the other co-hosts and refuses to give up the mic. Abby is the polite and mature version of Meghan. As soon as she begins to speak Whoopi cuts her off and shuts her down, just as she's done to Jed and others she didn't care for. Abby never gets to reply or debate because the others cut her off and she's too well-mannered to go on the attack.

Is Meggy back on Monday?

The new broad wears way too much makeup for 10 am. Whoopi hates Sonny so much that she constantly denigrates the point of view of her political ally. Always rolling her eyes and making stank face in response to Sonny's points. Whoopi loved John McCain and Whoopi loves Meghan. Whoopi loved Raven Symone and Jenny McCarthy too. She loves the stupid ones who show her the level of "respect" she thinks she is entitled to. Can't see this new chick working out with the audience. Her shellac is more than makeup, she's way too Fox and Friends, too slick and insincere sounding.

Meghan gave a beautiful, eloquent and heartbreaking eulogy for her father. It's too bad she cried through so many of the words, because they were impressive.

Can Whoopi even read? I'm not convinced.

Whoopi has no problem with Asuncion. Asuncion is a Catholic Blatina.

Sometimes he views are an odd amalgam. Whoopi is more chagrined than anything.

But all things equal, Asuncion is very smart.

Abby also speaks the language and spews the phrases of Fox News. This won’t be successful for her on ABC.

I keep getting her confused with Meghan Markle. It makes the headlines lately seem a bit surreal.

MM and MM

Just remember that MM is a beautiful, intelligent, multicultural Duchess and MM is a privileged white "princess".

Whoopi has taken a shine to Abby. She treated her to an ice cream cone after Wednesday's show.

The View ladies are like the Real Housewives—everyone wants the new girl to be her ally. Whoopi ain’t no dummy.

I look forward to Meghan doing the View Your Deal segments now that Sara is gone.

What do you do when your mom is prettier than you?

Hot Topics: Serena the Victim. Of course, The View ladies blame it all on the "rude" umpire. Yeah, right.

Serena's excuse for her abhorrent and unsportsmanlike behavior on the court...

Funny how Meghan was not on the show today but in the opening she was there when they usually only show the women who are on THAT DAY.

Nice to see Abby tame the huge mouth with matte lipstick and she was fairly quiet today.

Omarosa pulled a different tape, it was announced that she had a recording of Trump dissing Niger military but they played a tape of trump blathering over a WH press corp meeting. instead.

And the happy crap segment went to Sunny!

No Meghan, no mention. Has The White Power Princess moved on?

Hello Ana!

Perhaps Meghan waddled and fell into daddy's grave?

Yes, this Abby woman with the cocksucker red lipstick has to go...I wonder how long she'll actually last..maybe another Deborah Norvell thing eventually snatched off and put elsewhere.

Is that Divine in her ingenue days, r23?

The Omarosa recording of Trump laughing about dead soldiers was played on Craig Melvin’s MSNBC Show

Trumpy doesn’t trust Abby’s father who works on behalf of the administration. It’ll be a fun day on The View after Abby’s dad is humiliated on twitter before being fired.

They addressed the Moonves story about 15 minutes into the show. No mention of Jules. They could have given back some of the shade JC threw at them in the past but crickets. The high road?

Funny, but Sara brought a point of view that wanted to understand why people took positions. And then they go and replace her with another Fox ideologue.

This is not the group we see next July.

R30

Abby's father was fired??

She bragged twice last week that her father was in the administration.

I hope Meghan’s gone for good. 4 women at the table is enough.

Abby’s father hasn’t been fired by Trump yet but it’s just a matter of time since Trumpy knows that Huntsman isn’t a loyalist.

No show. Again.

It's on? It's all 9/11 coverage in NYC.

R37, they go to one of their smaller sister networks when they pre-empt on the larger station. It's almost over but they broadcast on LivWell, ABC's version of a lifestyle network.

I think Abby is going to be easily managed unless she let's it rip once she has Meghan back at the table.

Abby has been easily shut down this week.

Meghan is the star or the show. Of course she'll be back. She's in deep mourning and she looks beautiful.

Sunny is enraged at Trump's remarks about the hurricane in PR. "My people." I wonder how many of her "people" are neighbors in Westchester County. I don't think you actually live among your "people" Sunny.

R41

Don't be an ass. She has family in PR. Her parents are PR.

I know that, R42. However, her father is AA and her maiden name is Cummings. She irks me because she always plays both sides of the fence. She loves to brag about her ortho doctor hubby and her kids' private schooling. She also loves to kiss the ass of every affluent guest who has visited The View and then at other times she pulls out the ghetto accent and "my people" bullshit when it suits her agenda. She's a phony.

Bonus: Joy quickly backtracking and clarifying her thoughts on Trump dying. Whoopi opening her big mouth about Gayle King news and then having the EP shut her down. Ever the consummate professional, Whoopi proceeds to give the death glare to the producer and reunites her face with its favorite expression: The Scowl.

I wonder if they are phasing out Meghan and replacing her with Abby - or about to alternate them. The two of them together permanently would be unwatchable. Abby knows how to speak with 4 other co-hosts and doesn't go into screeching mode. We cannot be the only people irritated with McCain's shrieking. They will always have a repub on the table, but if they can have one who doesn't make your ears bleed, maybe that's their goal.

Abby came perilously close to “slut shaming” when she asked Stormy Daniels what her daughter will think of her tell-all book. After that one question, Abby very very very wisely backed off that subject.

Because Lort knows that Whoopi will not have slut shaming.

What was Stormy's response, r45?

R43

I had to leave the minute Stormy/Avenati wrapped.

What happened about Gayle King & Whoopi?

FF to 3:20. Stormy says that the book is dedicated to her daughter and that she will read it when she’s old enough to understand it.

Fortunately, Stormy ignores Abby’s stank attitude throughout the entire appearance.

Like Abby hasn't been a big whore in her own life. She's just projecting her own stank -- what conservatives do best.

I really like Stormy Daniels. I don't like Whoopi often, but this is where she shines. She's the only one on that panel that doesn't judge or treat Stormy as some sort of novelty. Joy tries not to, but the old school feminist in her can't really accept a porn star or paid sex worker. Sonny is hilarious, so catholic today. Again. Giggling and being shocked that such things as strip clubs and motorboating exist. She's silly and a bit phony.

Avenatti is getting aggressive in his ambitions. I think he even turns Stormy off a bit to be honest. She was right about her mug shot being fantastic. She's not a beautiful woman but she is in that picture. Go figure. Jesus loves her Sonny, why can't you?

It's very easy to ignore the Repub with the lips. She's very predictable and wants to keep the job. Wait till Meghan comes back. She couldn't possibly sit next to a whore without making YUK face, when her daddy's barely cold in the grave.

The local affiliate in Hawaii canceled all ABC daytime programming so they could spend endless hours talking about rain and showing the same video clips on a loop so I missed Stormy. Oh, the irony!

But why the shut down of Whoopi over Gayle King?

WHY!!!

Yeah, that was a very weird moment at the end.

So sad I won't watch with two former FOX spewing right wing talking points idiots.

Abby Huntsman isn't nearly as bad as I thought she'd be. She's downright reasonable compared to the deplorable whisperer, Meghan.

Agreed, R55. I'd prefer she stay and Meghan not return.

Yes, Abby over Meg any day but NOT both.

Abby’s just getting comfortable. She still doesn’t even know where the bathrooms are.

Check back with her in Oct when the 2018 campaigns heat up. Let’s see if she can keep her right wing lunacy in check as the Blue wave gets bigger and louder and closer.

No conservative can keep their lunacy in check because they know the only way they can win an argument is to lie, lie and lie more.

Conservatives push huge tax cuts for the rich, deregulation so there is more pollution and less oversight into companies fucking you over and they spin that shit into gold. They have nothing they can say in their defense that is positive so they lie and spin. 99% of the good things that have happened to this country over the last 100 years is due to liberal policies.

And the Democrats let the Repugs get away with the lies.

Did it have something to do with Gayle requesting the release of the internal CBS Mooves investigation?

Grrl, you in trubble...

Can someone explain what happened on today's show regarding Whoopi & Gayle?

Stormy Daniels mugshot.

My God, that mugshot really is gorgeous.

Panel talking about Trump's tweets and reaction to Puerto Rico hurricane deaths and Abby Huntsman is proving what an absolute idiot she is. "EVERYONE had some blame! WHY didn't the citizens of Puerto Rico do more? Yadda yadda..."

Sunny states the facts about Trump’s failures. The audience applauds in agreement and encouragement.

Abby: “Well, that’s an easy applause line!”

I would have jumped across that table and strangled her Fox Fucking News face.

Day two of Puerto Rico leading the Hot Topics. Really? Again? Sunny: "I'm from Puerto Rico!" No, you've told us time and time again you're from the projects. Make up your fucking mind. Sunny's throwing around her weight why else would they lead HT with this year old bullshit topic?

They're going after CBS' 60 Minutes (now) ex-producer Jeff Fager. No mention of the Gayle King shutdown from yesterday for those asking upthread. I'm assuming it was about Gayle requesting transparency on Les Moonves behavior.

This Norm McDonald appearance is bizarre. What does he keep putting in his mouth? Why are the ladies finishing his sentences? So strange.

Norm McDonald's feeding himself nuts or lozenges or something as he is being interviewed. Whoopi and Joy are coddling him like mother comedians. Mea culpa interviews are so boring.

I'm loving Sunny this season.

She is seething with anger over all things Trump & she is ready with the facts to clap back at Abby.

Bring it!

Sean Patrick Maloney's commercial - is he allowed to call Trump a bigot and a crook without legal repercussions?

Oh brother, now they're taking cues from Twitter responses to the interviews, They're having to explain their softball interview with Norm.

tic tacs!

Popping an endless amount of candy into your mouth mid-sentence while answering questions during a televised interview is very weird.

They just wasted an entire segment explaining the previous segment with Norm. I don't like this new set up, acknowledging the viewer during a 60 minute show. Take two seconds to explain it the next day during HT.

Scintillating news - Norm chews his tic-tacs.

Planned Parenthood talking head. She sounds as if she's at a job interview. Sunny coming at her for the overwhelming amount of abortions and its lack of transparency on the actual percentage. Abby is concerned about pro-lifers' tax dollars funding abortions. Whoopi with the old .."well, I don't like my tax dollars going to fund wars..."

Boring today but Abby is beginning to feel her oats. It should be interesting when (if) Meghan returns on Monday.

Whatt a mess. You can tell that Whoopster hates Brian Tata.

Whoopi only seems to be on her best behavior when Meghan is at the table. She must have a soft spot for her since she's known her since Meghan was a baby but still, she's pissy as hell this week and she's back to her old grouchy pre-Meghan personality.

R75

The new head of PP is too soft spoken & timid.

Cecile Richards was the perfect spokesperson. She was well-mannered but very assertive & would go toe to toe with people who tried to twist the facts.

She sounded as is if she were at a fundraiser trying to woo prospective donors, R78.

I caught part of The Talk today. I don't watch the show but I tuned in because of the Moonves firing. It's like night and day between this show and The View. The Talk seems to steer clear of any sort of political news to focus solely on women's issues and celebrities. I thought they were boring as hell. I hate-watch The View but at least they discuss a range of topics.

R79

The Talk has never done Hot Topics like The View.

It's straight up puff pieces.

Exactly, r80. Which is why they'll inflate my Kohl's wedding registry to be something admirable

Abby is very good at bothsiderism like Meg. That is the absolute go to for Repugs. They live on bothsiderism. Every fucking repug I know uses it. Every one. The only way they win is to convince you everyone is bad so go with them because tax cuts and deregulation.

Bothsiderism is also a convenient cover for my-sidism too, R82.

Abby has sucked more than a dick in her day, beyond Daddy and his Republican enablers.

But she's more than happy to blame & shame the opposition for doing the very same.

Megan, come back! We missed your hard line anti-abortion stance during the PP discussion today. The world needs to know just how determined you and your ilk are to outlawing abortions nationwide and forcing all pregnant women to carry their child to term.

The world needs to know how you aggressively support the government’s control of women’s bodies.

R83 (and another poster upthread) Abby stated earlier this week during Hot Topics she was a virgin when she married. Is it true? Don't know. Don't care. But it is interesting why you assume all women who are Conservative must also be closet sluts.

R85 True, Abby was a virgin and Mormon. She left the church over their LGBT stance. I give her credit for that.

It's too soon to hate her. Abby. Kind of crazy on a thread that spends a year going hysterical over Meghan McCain. That zealot poster could just start a thread on Republican women in media. But that wouldn't satisfy, right? When they fired Jedidiah I stopped watching. Because she was the intelligent and unpredictable representative of other points of view and a GREAT panelist. Too smart for Whoopi and a bit hungry. Too hungry to last on that show. Lazy minds and loudmouths prevail. Abby seems to be the Sarah replacement. Low I.Q. likeable. High E.Q.

Meghan is very beautiful as most republican women are. I'm not sure what more she has to contribute.

R87 ooooooooooookk

Anyway, all I ask is for the right wing panelists to STOP THE FUCKING TALKING POINTS! None of them have an original thought in their heads They all use that rapid fire style of talking to get out as many talking points as possible, always using bothsiderism. THEY are lazy. Jed was too independent for the right wing. Those are the people who hated her. She didn't use the talking points quite as much as the Megs of the world. She wasn't seen as sufficiently REPUBLICAN.

Meanwhile, R88 uses the term bothsiderism for the umpteenth time. That's a talking point, dear. You may need to be reminded of the fact the show is called The View for a reason.

You have a divide in your heart that neither bi-partisanship or an independent mind can heal R88.

Your concerns are concerning but there's no such thing as bothsiderism. Jed was just too smart for the color TV as my grannie used to say. The remaining panel combined ain't smart as one Sheri Somerville. I'm sorry that you're missing Meghan. I know your insane daily rants about her daily keep you safe R88.

r90 Speak english, please.

I am speaking English. But in code.

R92 More like Natasha

I don't speak Spanish R93.

That's obvious. Try more north and way east.

Abby huntsman is an idiot but at least the show is better without that shrieking fat bitch McCain. I hope this is a stopgap Republicunt till they can make a deal with Ana.

Y'all so distasteful R96. Meghan's star will only rise further now.

Neither Meghan nor Abby need the money. They should just go count their Daddy’s change.

Whoopi doesn't need the money either. She never even tried to learn how to read. A lazier woman with uglier clothes, dumber ideas and worse attitude is hard to find on color TV.

R87

Meghan is "very beautiful" ??

Are you high??

R99, Whoopi is an avid reader. She gets on my nerves but she's no illiterate.

R100 doesn't go here.

Oh, great. Sunny hs a grandmother in NC. If Trump doesn't step up with relief efforts after Florenece we'll never hear the end of it.

FFS....they knew McCain was dying for a YEAR.....He died WEEKS AGO......how much time to grieve does Meghan need ?.....

Well she did tweet or IG or....whatever when on the summer break that she wasn't going back to NYC.....

R103 Exactly. When my parents died, I was lucky and grateful to get 4 days of paid bereavement leave. Enough to plan the funeral and get business done but then get back to work.

R105

I got 3 days paid bereavement leave.

For me I fell apart after the funeral was over & all the people had left & the tasks were done.

That's when it all hit me like a ton of bricks.

R103 As long as it takes for her to lose the post burial weight. Not looking good with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas lining up.

Is she back on Monday?

She's probably reviewing her options, r108.....

R101 Whoopi doesn’t read. She admitted on the View, she listens to audio books.

Megan needs to pull it together and do her job. She’s a grown woman and her elderly father had been sick for a long time. Death’s Door, circling the drain, one foot in the grave, etc.

Profound grief is one thing but an inability to function due to the death of an elderly parent is an indicator of something very wrong with her. Perhaps she’s too emotionally fragile to ever go back to The View.

R110

Whoopi says she uses audio books because of her dyslexia

While Whoopie has dyslexia, Dump has a severe learning disability that is untreatable.

If Whoopi is dyslexic, why the hell is she the moderator reading the Hit Topics TelePrompTer?

Whoopi has talked many times about being dyslexic & that's why she uses audio books.

She does stumble a lot when she has to read the TelePrompTer

She must've gotten some past intervention to be able to have some cursory ability.

That's what the reefer's for.

Whoopi bungled the title of Michael Moore’s movie three times today. Three.

He was there to promote the movie. Rule 1: clearly let the audience know the title of the movie being promoted.

I guess nobody cares since Empress Whoopi is an EGOT.

Whoopi was probably just pissed she had to work Friday

R116

The weed is for her glaucoma.

Mmm Hmm.

Dyslexics can read.

For me, to truly have an EGOT you can't win a Grammy for a book recording and you can't win an Oscar for a song.

r121, well that's you. Thanks for chiming in.

How many EGOTs have BAFTAs, BEGOTS!!!

r122 What does that mean? It is fucked up to win a Grammy for a book recording, not singing or songwriting, or an Oscar for a song without acting or producing/directing or at least musical score, for us to be amazed at your EGOT. Like John Legend, his EGOT is not impressive because his Oscar was for a song.

2020 may be the Year of Three Presidents...

Is Princess White Privilege going to march her tear soaked ass back to work tomorrow/today?

R126, how I'd love it if today's show would start with an announcement from Whoopi that Meghan has decided not to return and they will now be a panel of just four. But unfortunately I'm probably only dreaming.

WTF. Another no-show.

No mention of her absence. I'm sure viewers are tweeting and asking where she is so why don't they give a return date?

It shouldn’t be so devastating when a person who is over 80 years old and had a terminal diagnosis for over a year, dies. John had a long life and it was not unexpected. Get your ass back into work or quit. Or is there some new extended bereavement leave policy?

SHES'S GRIEVING...LEAVE HER ALONE. Its devastating when you have over a year to plan for your fathers death and have only a month after he dies to return to work....not to mention all the hundreds of millions of dollars she has to make sure go to her trust fund properly.

I'm not judging her. Everyone grieves and mourns in their own way and on their own timeline. If The View producers are allowing her this time so be it though I would think she would want to get back to work sooner than later she can somewhat take her mind off of her dad's passing.

It’s strange that Megan is shown in the opening credits yet no one on the show mentions her name. I assume that she’s out all this week.

Ha ha Chuck Schumer has no patience for dumb Abby.

Is there bad blood between Schumer and Abby’s father?

[quote]I would think she would want to get back to work sooner than later she can somewhat take her mind off of her dad's passing.

MARY! DL is truly turning into a hangout for FB fraus. Meghag is going to speak of NOTHING but her sainted father (the idiot who believed Sarah Palin belonged one heartbeat away from the presidency) once she makes her triumphal return to center stage. That is her one and only claim to fame. Take her mind off it?! R132, you are truly deluded.

R134, Schumer can't even remember his talking points without looking at his notes.

R135, talk about MARY!! Not a FB Frau by the way.

Meghan who, dears?

My spec.......

The only reason I can see for her not being back on the show is she had to be checked into a psych hospital for depression.

So no mention of her not being there and of the day she would be returning?

I wish all Americans could take a month from their jobs to grieve. I’ll be grieving if she returns.

R139

Schummer said at the end of his section he wished Meghan was there so he could tell her what an amazing eulogy she gave & that her father was one of the greatest men he ever met.

Whoopi said something like we don't know when she'll be back but they're sure his words would mean a lot.

That kind of made me go Huh?? Ya'll don't know when she'll be back?

Yes, Megan must be institutionalized. She’s gone silent on social media.

By not even acknowledging her existence, Joy and Whoopi must know the real reason why she’s still gone but don’t want to ger ensnared in her drama in any way.

Meghans probably throwing a fit and refuses to leave her room because she found out her mother controls the trust fund.....a trust fund made up of her mothers own money....and Meghan figured shed be rolling in the dough the day after daddy was buried.....Cindy has quite a few years left, so look for Meghans hubby to make a beeline out of there soon since he figured hed be rolling in the dough too. He didnt marry her for her sex appeal.

I'll bet she was due back one week after the new season began because, as others have mentioned, that's when they began showing her in the open. These past two weeks they could have removed her from the open yet they continue to show her. Even when one of the regular co-hosts is out sick they're ready to go with a current opening featuring that day's co-hosts. Either she's gone AWOL or she's just not psychologically fit to sit at the table (as if she ever was) so they'll probably have to start booking guest co-hosts soon.

Maybe she's off somewhere commiserating with Mrs. Moonves over a jug of wine?

Julie Chen-Moonves IN as the 5th co-host since she is AWOL from her job as well.

How dumb is Abby? How many times did someone have to tell this woman about why this information about Kavanaugh. came out at the time that it did? It was MADDENING to see her CONSTANTLY ask the same damn question when people gave her the answer 50 times already! She wasn't going to be satisfied till someone told her it was a political Democrctic conspiracy to derail Kavanaugh.

R147 what you are seeing is the result of Fox News training. It’s all just Right Wing talking points repeated over and over with no interest in facts or new information.

Abby does that thing where she says “I don’t want this to be politicized” immediately before presenting something in a politicized way. Fuck her idiot ass.

I wonder if ABC is telling her "no please don't come back yet - take more time" out of their own self-interest, so they can see how much Meghan hurt the ratings (vs. Abby being there) and review other feedback about the current panel, missing Sara as well. She'll be back, but then they'll have the data they need to know if they should phase her out.

Four bitches on the panel is enough.

Abby is in the process of being deprogrammed. Give it time.

Our Meggy is probably huddled with the family over the old man's assets.

Of course the rich in her own right widow gets the lioness' share but there are many children.

Actually, R149, that's a very interesting perspective. Perhaps ABC is gingerly encouraging Meghan to take her time coming back because they've already noticed that the ratings are better without her there. And when (if) she does eventually return, if ratings should take a steep drop because people don't want her back, what will they do? Given that her father's passing is still somewhat fresh (in TV terms at least), they would have to tread very carefully in their efforts to push her off the show permanently (unless, of course, they luck out and she decides not to come back).

One does not get deprogrammed from right wing talking points, whether on FNC or not. They all must follow them as none of them have any original thought, or valid arguments, for their side. Conservatism doesn't work and never has. It is devoid of heart and morality.

R152, I'm no fan of Meghan but the last season was the highest rated season since Barbara Walters left. So, no, ratings aren't down because of McCain. I think they brought in Huntsman because they received a bump in ratings from bringing on McCain and are hoping that a second conservative will continue the upward trend in ratings.

No one wants to see MORE conservatives on the show. The ratings were high because her dad was dying and she was on so people wanted to hear what she had to say about Dump trashing her dad. Once that goes away, she'll be among the least favorite of all time.

R155, I seriously doubt people tuned in because McCain's father was dying 2500 miles away. Now if he did his death dance on camera then you might be onto something, but as it stands it wasn't a topic of every show and when it was a topic the mention was brief and the panel moved on.

What's the deal with Mario Cantone & The View?

He used to on quite often. He'd even sub as a host. They'd always have him on for some bit or other.

Once the new executive producer took over Cantone has never been on.

I know plenty who tuned in just to see her reaction to what Dump said about her dying dad. She is not popular.

I am no fan of Meghan McCain, but Abby Huntsman is WORSE.

Her logic and reasoning is surface-level, and she comes across as dumb a lot of the time — like a beauty pageant competitor answering a question. I also think she worries too much about her father working in the Trump White House. Her “I don’t like this being politicized” bullshit should stop, because it’s boring.

McCain makes me annoyed and ticked off, but at least she’s good television. Abby Huntsman isn’t.

And, yet, despite all the 1000s of people you know, r158, ABC still went and added a second conservative and it happened BEFORE McCain died.

Your point r160? They wanted her out the door and knew McCain was gonna die. That ensured at least good TV until Christmas time. After that, she will "leave due to family reasons" and everyone will be happy. Watching her screech and shrill over everyone is not entertaining. She is not popular. Deal with it.

R161, prove your point or STFU because you are just speculating based on nothing but "people you know".

R157 I agree....he was on at least every couple of weeks and now, I think I saw him once, maybe twice in allf 2018.

r161 Awww the Meg lover is butthurt. Too fucking bad. Deal with her unpopularity!

R164, I'm not a "Meg lover". I am, however, a fan of the truth. And when you have posters like r162 just pulling shit out of their asses on things that are provable, like ratings, and then coming up with wild speculation to defend a provably indefensible point then you have to wonder about their mental health.

So, r164, I repeat, prove it or STFU.

Oops, thats r152 that's pulling shit out of their ass about ratings.

Andy Cohen had SE Cupp on his show and asked her how Megan is doing.

SE looked like she didn’t want to answer the question and sputtered “She’s going through it. She wanted to take a break.” SE then thanked Andy for all that he’s done for the McCain family and Andy replied, “I love her so much.”

It was weird. SE looked like she was terrified of accidentally saying too much.

But no mention of institutionalization or wanting to come back but being told No by ABC.

Who knows if SE was being truthful. She is a Republican after all.

R166, you're misreading my post. I'm not stating any kind of facts with regard to the show's ratings. I don't follow such things. I was expanding on R149's scenario that IF the ratings were better without Meghan, perhaps it would cause an issue for the network as to what to do about it (i.e., make a decision about bringing her back and possibly causing them to go down again).

r165 is a meg ass licker

R168, The issue is more that ratings reversed a downward trend last year and it had nothing to do with the John McCain/Trump fued. The ratings were the highest in four years, so r149 doesn't have any merit either.

It wasn't due to her. It was due to people wanting to watch because Pres Bone Spurs was really going off the deep end. I know many who started watching again. None of it is attributable to Meggie pie.

The ratings swung up because MM made The View compelling television. Duh. You wanted to watch what fights she'd pick, when she'd have a hissy fit, and so on. ABC isn't going to pass that up. She's the bitch you love to hate.

r172 Sure, Jan. Riiiiiiight

Agreed, r172. It's fun TV to watch her pout and shout at the others. It was fun to watch her get all red and blotchy when she got mad. It was fun to watch Sunny roll her eyes and sip her tea when Meghan and Joy went at it. And it was fun to come to DL and bitch about her -- so much so that were up to how many threads?

It will be glorious to watch Abby when Meghan goes into one of her hissy fits.

Whoopi can read because she was stupid enough to read the producer's note out loud "Names on blue card." while she was holding the damn blue card. She's still grouchy as hell. Me thinks she may be missing her Meggy.

Whoopi hates that Brian guy who always tells her to go to commercial.

Nice to see Willie Nelson classing up the joint today. Not even Abby can rain on Willie’s shine.

"Joint" being the operative word, R178. Today's show moved along nicely. Sally Field is always a forthcoming guest and Willie is always genial. That three minute segment at the end with Dr. Day seemed like another View Your Deal bit. I don't understand how a show under the ABC News Division can so easily devolve into a glam sale by the end of each episode.

When is Meghan coming back? ABC has a good compassion leave

Whoopi isn't in a good mood today.

Whoop was annoyed that she wasn’t able to engage in a Mutual Admiration Society lovefest with Sally Field since she was there to talk about being raped as a child. We all know that Whoop LOVES to remind us that she’s part of the Hollywood elite and not just a common View co-host.

Note how when Sally was asked about Burt Reynolds, Whoop made sure to say loudly and clearly, “I knew Burt! Burt and I were friends!”

Whoopi hasn't been in a good mood since Meghan disappeared. As someone said upthread she seems to despise the EP, Brian.

She's surprisingly unprofessional for someone who has been in the business for so long. I can't stand the faces she makes and instead of having the good sense to hide her distaste she intentionally lets everyone know she is not pleased. Grow the fuck up.

R182 also has a point. Whoopi loves to remind people she used to be "BIG!!" She wastes precious time when newbies are guests and they go on and on kissing her ass calling her an inspiration and role model. Next.

Sally should have asked Whoopi if Burt was fucking her too.....

So much for "Americas Sweetheart".....I cant believe Sally Fields had an abortion at 17....I dont view it as a negative, but it goes against the sweet, wholesome image shes built her career around. Ironically, I immediately thought of her character in Soapdish.

R185, she fought long and hard to change her image in Hollywood because she wanted the meaty roles. She landed the role of Sybil and never looked back.

On a side note: I just flipped over to Sara's show (it sucks) and they're honoring her on her birthday. Her dykey volleyball coach and her former teammates are surprise guests. Are we certain Sara is straight? Seriously.

"but it goes against the sweet, wholesome image shes built her career around."

Her career wasn't built around Gidget and Bertrille, r185.

R185 needs to fix its spelling. It types as lazy as how Abby & Meghan McCain both think.

Interesting....Meghan is on indefinite leave because she is having a hard time coping with her fathers death......and the right calls us the snowflakes.

Meghan doesn’t need the money. She should just slip away.

Abby Huntsman ran for class president when she was a kid and only got one vote - her own. 20+ years later and nothing's changed. No one asked for her, but I guess ABC's one vote was enough this time.

Abby isn't great, but it's been a lot more lighthearted the last few weeks. Kind of like how it used to be when Jed was there. Joy has also been able to get more airtime, and that's for the better. I don't think Meghan wants to come back, honestly.

Abby looked a bit haggard today and no HD makeup could cover up her dark and puffy circles.

Megs will never come back to the show.

I'd be willing to bet Joy and Sunny are a lot more happy to come to work right now since Meghan's been gone. Bet they dread even the thought of her coming back.

Whoopi is now critiquing the teleprompter writing and scowling. Cut to the EP with the "my bad" expression. He's your boss, bitch. Deal with it.

She really is noticeably pissy since Meghan flew the coop.

Whoopi hates Tata. Its so obvious.

Another fucking five-minute infomercial under the guise of an interview. How can this show be categorized as news show when it is quickly devolving into the Home Shopping Network?

"We know he denied it. Do we have to say this every day?!"

Megan posted to Instagram an iPhone screenshot that showed a 50-some minute conversation with “Dad.” Evidently she’s still grieving.

I understand why people hold on to voicemail messages left behind by deceased loved ones but who thinks to take a screen shot after your call with a living parent? Did she know at the time she took the screenshot that she’d be posting it to social media after his death? Seems strange to me.

r199, THAT was telling. A reminder that The View is a part of ABC News.

Plus Abby did the end of show commercial tie-in today.

I'm the boss, bitches!

And that was his exact expression nodding his head up and down when Whoopi complained.

I’m a regular washer of The View, but I will not watch the infomercial shit at the end of the show. I’ve been turning it off at that point every day this season.

Whoopie was great in the predator movies, however this show I just cant..... Maybe Connie Chung will come back.

They need to bring Sara back to The View. I hope they do.

I guess Meghan can take as much time as she likes, since The View isn't a normal job. It's TV and there personalities so it's a different situation to be in.

Plus Meghan doesn't need the money. Her mother has $400 million dollars plus. So she can do whatever I suppose.

Lucky her.

Not even when they're infomercializing washing products, r204?

Joy was able to get a couple of good points out there today. Clearly and concisely and not talked over. Shine's background and the whereabouts of Trump's accusers.

It was funny how Joy explained Shine's current connection to Kavanaugh and Abby just picked up that tar baby and hugged it. Abby looked so indoctrinated.

Anyone else notice Meghan was completely missing in the promo for next week?

Things that make you go Hmmm....

I would think that if she doesn't return soon, the media will begin to openly ask the question "Is Meghan ever coming back to 'The View'?", which may force her and/or ABC to make a definitive statement one way or the other.

R210, she would have had to been in NY to film the promos. The real tell is if she's not in the opening and she's still out.

Meghan is in talks for a film. Her patrician beauty won't last forever.

^^^^^^ She's playing Mrs. Jumbo in Disney's live action remake of Dumbo. Ya know, synchronicity.

Are the McCain's WASPS? I know that it's an english last name. But are they truly WASP?

Curious.

Don't know about the rest of the family but Meg is definitely of the bumblebee persuasion.

She's sweet like honey. We all love Meghan. She's too good for The View.

She'll be back - the costume department is already working on her demands.

Will tomorrow be the return of the orphaned princess?

She's not coming back yet....she's distraught. I say her mother committed her after her public displays....or maybe even her husband.

No Meghan today. She should stay home and cry in her millions.

She’s still posting about her dad on her social media. Girl is deep in it.

Why doesn’t her family urge her to get back to work and get back to living her life? Co-dependence?

Good riddance.

I agree with r130.

A lot of people lose family members far younger and far more suddenly every day (e.g., car accidents). Maybe they get 2-3 days off work. I think I got 4 when it happened in my family...and I was still checking emails on my laptop the whole time (but mostly because I hate a huge backlog... they were very nice about it - but 4 days was the max).

Meghan will be returning to NYC as a Macy's Thanksgiving balloon.

John McCain was forgotten even before his over the top services ended. I'd like to know how many issues of TIME's special edition were purchased.

Most people are lucky to not have to return to work the minute the funeral is over.

For me, a total win/win. Glad she's gone for now.

I'm sure the producers want Abby to get her feet wet but they should start giving serious thought to booking guest co-hosts. When there are only four people at the table it seems a bit lackluster and having Whoopi show up every Friday against her will is beginning to wear on my nerves. She's already made a crack about having to work on Friday (God forbid!) so the sooner her grouchy ass is missing on Fridays the better.

Meghan will return for the Halloween show.

Meghan is trying to come to terms with the fact that she is no longer part of a political family. She is as common as the next person these days. She loved living through her father.

Wouldn't it be a HOOT if Meg came back a blazing liberal out to take down all things Dump and Repug?

Barbara Walters is coming back!! Meghan doesn't want to talk about gang raping republicans so soon after her dad had a bayonet in him. This poster who complains that McCain is not there is the same one who hates her so much. A lot like Janbot; he has nothing to do when his protagonist is not on display. Oh wait, it is Janbot. Who thinks it's funny erryday to call out Ms. McCain on her weight, hair, wardrobe and demeanor. Meghan is too special for everyday. That is what all the network powers are considering now. She is still grieving and considering her next move. Look for a daily talk show and lots of fun fashions.

Candace Cameron Bure will return to The View soon. The pretty one. The most pretty ever.

She continues to post about her father because it gains her sympathy from the masses.

r234, ONE MONTH!

She’s flipping out.

Her allergies are up.

LOOK

R229

I also wish they wouldn't make Whoopi work Fridays.

I loved it when Joy moderated Fridays. The show ran very smoothly & the vibe was very fun.

Whoopi stinks up the joint.

Meghan is being a lazy drama queen. She's going to work this for as long as she can.

Whoopie said she gets about six hours of sleep......a week! Is that even possible? You'd think the pot alone would help in that department.

[quote]Whoopie said she gets about six hours of sleep......a week!

Five of them on The View.

LOL R243.

I agree Whoopi should definitely have Fridays off. I have enjoyed not having Meghan sitting in her chair around the table.

MY DAD DIED ONE MONTH TO THE DAY AGO.

HAVE SOME RESPECT PEASANTS!

Oh, how I miss her.

R239 Agree.

Today is Barbara Walters birthday. They all wished her a happy birthday today and thanked her for there jobs. And joy told a short story about how BW went out of her way in the early days of The View, yo make sure it would be a huge success.

20 plus years later, and it's still on the air.

Babs shit her diaper and doesn’t even know who she is anymore. Sad.

Abby Huntsman is dreadful. What a friggin bore.

They are sandbagging Abby because of her father.

Just like our Meggy.

I am the only person in the history of the world who has lost a parent. CODDLE ME, WORLD!!!!!!

For Fucks Sake, he was over 80 and they had a year's notice. Most people would kill for that. People lose beloved family members unexpectedly every day and they deal with it.

It's obvious she doesn't want to come back.

I agree, r253. I think there came a point on the show where it was obvious he hated it. Her disdain was really noticeable after Joy made the comment about Pence and god.

Interesting. My impression of Megan was that she loved to scrap with the ladies every morning. But maybe she hates it or at least her heart isn’t in it.

She doesn’t seem to be a bad person, just a colossally misguided and judgmental one. I “love to hate her” on the View but I don’t wish her ill will. I hope she’s happy and content with whatever choice she makes.

Meghan needs to be let go from The View. If she had a normal job she'd be expected to be back on the job by now. She's a child of privilege and it's really showing right now. If she can't come to work she shouldn't be occupying the position from arizona or DC or wherever she is.

This is exactly why people hate the children of the rich. There entitled, over-privileged, and unqualified for the job, but has everything handed to them anyway.

Case in point Jenna bush hager. Couldn't even read the teleprompter when she first started on the today show.

I don't like meghan on The View. But if she's going to be under contract to ABC then she needs to show up to work. Anyone else would be expected to do so. Meghan is no different.

When whoopi's mother and brother died she took minimal time off from work for the funeral and came back to The View. Meghan shouldn't be getting special treatment.

Who the hell does she think she is? I say fire her. Her life is a little to cushy at this point.

I lost my Daddy. I lost my hero. Boo hoo fat ass! We all feel real pain too, cunt. Hope this teaches her to have more empathy

r257 Would she fight for the avg worker who lost a parent/child to have this much time off from their lower middle class job?

Bwhhahahahahahaahahahaha of course she wouldn't.

Love how Sunny is on ABC with Stephanopolous all day today.

Hate the Republican bitch.

Ugh, Booger Cruz.

Rosie will guest host Friday on The Talk. Have they learned nothing from her time on The View or are they just that desperate?

Rosie's great. She's the best thing that ever happened to The View, though it wasn't great for her.

I might actually watch The Talk on Friday just to see Rosie on they're. But I doubt she'd want to be on full time. The Talk is all fluff and Rosie likes to talk about current events and politics.

I think The Talk is way to dumbed down for Rosie. Plus she's not leaving new york for los Angeles. She done that already and hated it.

She's a new yorker through and through.

Oh, I agree Rosie is great but she doesn't play well with others and will want to be top banana. Wish she had continued her talk show from OWN.

I've noticed in store after store, those special edition John McCain magazines are not selling. The racks remain full, no one cares.

Good R265. Meg will need them for wallpaper

R265 We like our Presidential candidates to win.

Awwww.....Abby also feels for Kav......

Brava America!

I howled at Joy's response to the clip of The View reference from last night's Murphy Brown.

"We don't stab you from the back. We stab you straight from the front (regarding the backstage issues)" LOL

When is Mooghan coming back? We’ve all lost parents and had to get back to the job!

Also loved how Joy interrupted Whoopi:

W: “It’s all love here at the View! We never fight....”

J: “Well, we don’t fight now. But over the past 20 years, we’ve had our ups and downs.”

Leave it to Joy to keep it real.

They fight and they've always fought. Joy doesn't keep anything real. Her house in the Hamptons don't pay for itself. Not to mention her limousine liberal towne car. Joy is a good democrat, socialist even. Just not on the air. In one episode Murphy Brown went more in on Trump than Joy has had the guts to do in 2 years.

Rosie kept it real. Star Jones kept it real at the beginning and end of her time. Every other panelist has been intimidated first by Walters and for the last decade by the threat of Whoopi. The View has been exposed many times behind the scenes as a source of not only fighting but physical threat and petty politics of walkouts. Everybody knows this. Nobody loves Whoopi, Not even Joy. Raven Symone was deeply grateful to for keeping her illiterate ass and obnoxious personality employed for a few years. Whoopi is probably advising Meghan on how to screw the show. Goldberg is a nasty piece of work. The worst the show has ever employed. The audience for The View is not very bright or educated. Whoopi wouldn't last a month anywhere else. She could host a gameshow if she learns how to read.

R273 WTF are you going on about? Mrs. Moonves, is that you?

R273 Is a fucking nut, And for your information, joy went to bat to make sure whoopi ended up being hired on The View.

She said this herself. It's in some of the clips from last season.

I'm not nuts. I'm The View Insider.

Wanda Sykes should be on The Talk.

You are nuts, I'm The View Outsider.

Whoopi has cultivated a cult of respectability in the minority communities because she made it against all odds. She is very well respected. She continues to mentor young artists of color and that is the reason you see her in cameos in all kinds of things. It is her payback. It also keeps her in demand. She knows the bidness. So hate on her, makes no difference. She is THE Miss Whoop (as Robin Williams called her).

Stop lying. Whoopi is a disgrace.

R273 is nuts. Joy goes in on Trump all the time. She hates his fucking guts.

Is it true that Mooghan thinks she's "beyond" a little tv show like the View now? After her casket dance and big funeral speech, she has bigger and better things ahead!

Or not.

Lawd! Meghan is wallowing in her grief.

She tweeted some famous quote that losing a loved one was like an amputation.

Gurl, get your shit together.

NO ONE HAS EVER LOST A LOVED ONE BEFORE! I AM IN THE MOST PAIN EVERRRRRRR

Ariana Grande backed out as SNL's musical guest tonight because she's also in freefall. Maybe she and Meghan can form a therapy group for mourners.

I noticed on at the end of Friday's show they made no mention of Meghan returning on Mon. I understand Meghan is hurting but she's been out for four weeks. It's time to at least try and return to some form of normalcy.

She is in pain R284, a pain NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER EXPERIENCED!

I think Cindy McCain is a thundercunt, but I do feel for her having to deal with Meghan's theatrics while mourning her husband.

Fuck off about Ariana. She's a sweet girl. She's sensitive to everything that happens in the world, not only her own loss. Maybe you've never been in love? She's respectful of her craft and loves her fans. There's lots to hate about young pop singers and Ariana is not the new Whitney, but she's very talented and an honest woman of her time and place. I dig her as a person. She's not made of sugar water.

Meghan is a spoiled, fat, rich, talentless, 35 year old electra complex.

Fuck you, R286. Ariana may not be responsible for her ex's death but she sure as fuck didn't need to flaunt her new addict love 24/7 all over SM and play up the paps two fucking seconds after she broke up with the former druggie bf. She always plays the victim meanwhile everyone around her is dropping like flies.

Back on topic: Meghan get your ass back to work so I can get back to hate-watching The View.

I see a 2 big differences between Grande & Meghan =

#1 McCain was in his twilight years while what's his name was maybe 30.

#2 What's his name died suddenly without warning while Meghan knew for a year her father was terminal & every day could be his last.

I'm not being flip about Grande's ex. I just don't know his name.

R286 wrote this: "she's very talented and an honest woman of her time and place. . . She's not made of sugar water."

That, my friends, should be on the DL front page. "Who reads the DL? Why, she's very talented and an honest woman of her time and place. She's not made of sugar water."

Perhaps Ariana didn’t want to be on SNL with Kanye.

Meghan was always so nasty maybe she had a complete breakdown. She has been living in NY and her family is in Arizona. Stress may have played a major factor in her mental health status.

Janet Jackson continues to sound brain damaged in her recent music; some people believe she sounds mentally retarded, while others believe she is intentionally trying to sound dumb because she wants to appeal to the brain damaged audience out there.

Do you think Janet is (a) dumb; (b) stupid; (c) mentally retarded; (c) ugly (d) untalented; (e) foolish; or (f) gross?

So, since the Meg isn't on the show currently, we're just talking about anyone right?

r292, Meghan is in the title but this is more or less an all about The View series of threads.

When Meggy comes back and is at full cunt, the focus will revert.

Cant wait to see how the fawning over live Ambassador Huntsman meets the fawning of deceased Senator McCain.

Will the claws come out?

R293 see R291

r294, then the answer is no.

Ariana has done a lil tribute for y'all and all y'all. Now you make not like everyone included, but many of your faves are represented. God is a Woman y'all.

Hoping Meggie has a leg removed and will get back to us on that one, r282.

How much weight do y'all think Meggie has gained since the funeral?

There can never be too much Meghan. More to love is the truth of her.

She already looks like a poorly dressed burrito.

Platinum blonde burrito.

If she's not back today I don't believe she's coming back.

Please no.

She’s the only one who ever lost a 82 year old parent. The poor dear. He was so young!

No show again.

Are we sure it's not Meghan who died? They're like a big dysfunctional family on The View they don't even acknowledge she's the big red elephant who's not in the room.

Still no Meghan today, is it safe now to get excited that she's not coming back? ABC hired her so they would have all the ratings and scoop when her father died and it back fired. He died during hiatus and she hasn't come back in the immediate aftermath to garner those ratings, so ha ha ABC you got had.

She's back next Monday. They actually edited one of their promos for the big announcement. LOLOL.

Spoke too soon, promo says she's back next Monday. Well I enjoyed being excited for 10 minutes.

Does she really have to come back? Ugh!

They bleeped the word "member" because Meghan Mullally used it to describe the male "member." Meanwhile, Meghan can say the word "penetration" in relation to sex and that's allowed. A stupid segment about a celeb couple's sex life.

Megan posted an illustration of herself getting into a boxing ring when announcing her return to the show. Sigh.

I'm curious to see how she interacts with Abby. Will they form a red alliance when debating the other co-hosts or will they vie for airtime? Knowing Meghan I'm guessing it's going to be the latter.

Abby seems more of a moderate when compared to Meghan. Granted, I didn't see every show last week but on the few that I did Abby didn't even try to defend Kavanaugh. I absolutely could see Meghan toeing the the Republican line if she were there last week.

Ugh, it's been nice not having her on. She is a dumb dumb riding on the coat tails of her father, fuck her fat bitch face. And fuck that white cracker too.

She started on The View on 10/09/2017 and she'll return for her second season on 10/08/2018. Maybe she has a different contract than the other co-hosts. Or not.

In order to give our minds and bodies time to readjust to the tsunami that is Meghan let's take a stroll down memory lane and revisit that fateful day.

Baby steps...

I’ve only been watching again because she hasn’t been back on. As of next Monday, though, no reason to record it anymore.

"It's not about how hard you hit but how hard you can be hit and come back fighting"

I hope they get the condolences over with during the first segment. I don't want another hour memorial to her father with Meghan going on and on like some therapy session.

"Come back fighting" after a FIVE WEEK bereavement leave. She actually believes she's some scrappy little fighter. LOL. Delusion, thy name is Meghan.

The first segment will be about McCain being a hero.

She will then grandstand for a segment about how Jeff Flake saves America.

Then a segment about dirty Democrats and crooked Hillary.

That cover it?

Uh no R321, you forgot about the six minute View Your Deal segment or the five minute product push at the end of the show disguised as an interview.

Meghan's "Dad" boxing gloves are usually 49.99 for the set but for the next day you can have them for the low, low price of 24.99!

October 8th!

I think she will be fine October 8th. I think by October 9th it will be it’s usual shitshow.

Everyone agreeing that Kavanaugh is a creep probably brought her back from the brink.

"What's so wrong with liking beer? I had 5 beers before the show this morning!"

I'm expecting Meghan to be brattier than ever...

Agree she will be brattier than ever and they will all (esp Whoopi) be treating her with kid gloves and walking on egg shells around her even more than last season.

Will Whoopi still pass gas in front of Mooghan?

What happened to Abby’s hair today? It looks like the stylist mistakenly left a dangling tendril out of her ponytail.

I'm convinced the Hair & Makeup people at The View can't stand Abby. Last week she had some stark white eyeliner that was beyond awful.

Hair and makeup which are usually gays and the hags who love them, seem to not like Abby and Meghan.

Hmmmmm

Why could that be?

Coming back Monday. Must be nice to be able to take six weeks off for mourning.

I think the hair & makeup people go crazy on Abby and Meghan because they're younger and more flexible than the other ladies.

Whoopi? Forget it. Joy? Traumatized by her childhood fro. Sunny? Likes her weave hair long and flowy like a delusional 50-year-old and doesn't vary much from that formula.

R334, five weeks.

I don't miss Meghan. It's more relaxed, the women are getting their point of view in, without interruptions and pouting. I don't mind Abby. Meghan coming back Monday... ugh...

The hair and makeup people used to screw around with Sarah too. There were times where I thought they were giving Sarah the hooker treatment.

She's not as irritating, r336, but she still as her moments. She felt for Blasey Ford but she also felt for Kavanaugh (not his family, but him). Today her bullshit about needing evidence was....well...

How long a clip from Meghan's eulogy will they play upon her return to The View, followed by thunderous audience applause?

Meghan: I'm ready to get back on the horse.

Response from every horse in the world:

Joe Biden is hailing Meghan as "honest, principled and unsparing" in a Variety article today. I'm gonna give Joe a pass since his son died of the same cancer (and his son was young and that was in fact a tragedy). Wonder if Joe will show up next week to hold Meghan's hand as they all gently ease her back into work life and let her lash out all she wants.

That's what bugs me about this show. If one of the co-hosts wants to discuss old news during Hot Topics they allow it for some reason. I hope they don't rehash Sen McCain's funeral ad nauseam just to appease Meghan because most people don't have an interest in discussing old news.

I didn't have an interest in McCain's passing when it was CURRENT news

Yeah I hope next week doesn't turn into a canonization ceremony for Sen McCain.

Yeah right !? R339 The View will run with that monologue.. adoration for Ms. Meghan.

Did ANY television network experience a spike in ratings by covering the McCain five day circus?

R346, maybe the ones that were going back-and-forth with the Aretha coverage.

Fantasia should have graced McCain's funeral after she served Aretha. You've got to lose to win again Meghan. Fuck that Oh Danny Boy shit that made Cyndie weep. Fantasia knows just when to quiver the lip - the lord is entering. I will send this private to Meghan before Monday. She often listens to me.

Abby: "This is just the Times needling the president".

Oh Abby, I'm sure that's all it is....

Love how the Republicunts can agree the turd says and does awful things then turn right around and defend him. Whiplash!

Phase 1: We have to rebuild our resistance to Meghan because we've all gone soft and let down our guard since she's been "away."

This clip is an example of dynamic therapy - If you can't swim they throw you in the pool. Get ready to doggie paddle...

[quote] I hope they don't rehash Sen McCain's funeral ad nauseam just to appease Meghan because most people don't have an interest in discussing old news.

Stop futile hoping.

Abby is okay, she knows her place. Meghan makes the show unwatchable.

Why can't they just fire Meghan. I prefer Abby instead of meghan. Abby is really growing on me.

Abby doesn’t necessarily mean any harm. Naive at times. But she left Mormonism because of their stance on LGBT issues. I respect that.

A clip from her first month on the show and she's already interrupting and trying to give the ladies "insight" on the Republican party.

I can feel my blood pressure rising...

I’ll be avoiding all of next week’s shows like the plague. I’ll tune in only to see how they handle the run up to the midterms.

Definitely won't watch on Monday, maybe a few days after... until the dust of the fake love fest of McCain, and Meghan's speech has settled. My stomach is churning already, thinking about it.

Oh...my...gawd. Jane Fonda looks incredible!

I am curious to see how Meghan and Abby will interact. Abby is so polite and she defers to the other co-hosts whenever they interrupt her so I want to see if Meghan emboldens Abby to the point they'll work as a tag team against the others or if Abby will be mortified by Meghan's steamrolling tactics and become a shrinking violet.

Yeah.. Jane Fonda looks incredible. It was money well spent for the lifts. She still has a good body.

R359.. It will be interesting. Two totally different personalities.

I predict Abby will shift gears and fully join Meghan on the dark side next week. Meghan will be all snarly, yelling and splotchy like Kavanaugh and Abby will concur but in a calmer manner.

Sneak peek at Meghan's wardrobe for the rest of the year!

I don't doubt that will be her outfit. The standing ovation will be endless too when she walks out, UGH.

Abby won't dare cross her or disagree with her, Meg would go ballistic if she did and demand some kind of ABC impeachment process begin against Abby.

The Meg will be sweet as pie and even ask Joy for a lasagna.

This is weird. They have a scheduled guest co-host for every day next week. I wonder if they thought Meghan would be out longer.

Mo 10/8: Jamie Lee Curtis, guest co-host Yvette Nicole Brown Tu 10/9: Guest co-host Yvette Nicole Brown We 10/10: Guest co-host Yvette Nicole Brown Th 10/11: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Raven-Symone, guest co-host Yvette Nicole Brown Fr 10/12: Amanda Peet, guest co-host Yvette Nicole Brown

Will Meg go all in for the Repugs at first? She went after Dump in her eulogy. She may hold back. Having said that, I have every belief she will be the same ol insufferable bothsiderism bitch.

Y'all seem lost without her, as if your life has no meaning when she's not around to attack. Sad.

Joy said today she is going on vacation "soon", so maybe she is out next week? Maybe she doesn't want to deal with all the Queen Meghan is back hoopla.

Abby has grown on me. Abby has more to offer and can say it much more gracefully.

R369 Why is joy going on vacation when they just got back from summer hiatus?

A vacation really?

Joy is senile. That woman is a terrible comedian. Her best friend Susie Esmond is truly funny and was once much more successful that Joy. Any comic who laughs at her own jokes is an amateur. Joy really does owe everything to Barbara Walters because she is not a nuanced interviewer and is quite stupid about popular culture. She is a hack comic. She was fired from Dat View when the world was stable under Obama. She is unable to appreciate what actors and singers do. She goes to some good events but hangs with Christie Brinkley and other dumb Hamptons broads. Joy's idea of a great artist is Liza Minnelli and the only thing that makes her cry is a bad haircut. She makes me cough. We like her but she belongs at the DMV.

R372 you do know how to turn a phrase.

I understand Meghan lost her father...but isn't 6 weeks off work a little excessive?

Is Susie Esmond the one on Larry Davos' show with Jeff Garland, Cheryl Hains and JB Smurf?

Yes, R375. "A" for effort and "F" for spelling.

I love joy leave her alone. She's great and she's very informative and really knows history.

She's been around a long time. She knows what she's talking about. And she's not senile either.

Abby plays the equivalency game CONSTANTLY, and that’s annoying.

She offers kinder, gentler defenses and excuses for Trump and the GOP, but they’re still defenses and excuses. She’s awful.

You think the spoiled little rich girl is obnoxious now? Wait till Monday if Kavanaugh is confirmed. The Pro War and Hunting enthusiast is totally "Pro Life" and she will crow.

I'm inclined to agree that Joy wants to miss the Meghan returning hoopla next week. It'll be nauseating.

No one’s going to even remember her speech at dad’s funeral. No one cares anymore, but the show will make us remember by replaying it. So, like others on here, I’m out. Not watching her next week. Move on.

Pour vous, R381...

Agree Abby offers her defense in a kinder, gentler manner however wonder if that will change once her buddy Meghan is back and she has to prove her allegiance. Abby also seems to have a sense of humor and laughs at Joy's non-political jokes unlike perpetually petulant Meghan who won't so much as crack a smile.

I tend to believe the rumors that Joy was fired because she blabbed to the press that Babs caught the chickenpox from Frank Langella.

All conservatives play the false equivalency game. It is all they can do for the shit policies and horrible antics their side does nonstop.

Will she wear black and a veil tomorrow?

Is the cunt back? She should be home crying about daddy.

I confess, I'll be watching tomorrow's very special episode of Meghan's return from unimaginable grief and sorrow. I'd like to boycott but I know I won't, prefer to cuss her out in real time as opposed to YT clips afterwards.

Meghan already stated she was thrilled with Kavanaugh as a choice and wants Roe overturned.

The amount of grief time she's taken just highlights her emotional immaturity.

R389 Like really. A man over 80 is gonna pass. It shouldn’t be a shock, especially since he had notice.

Mooghan needs to condole Ms Lindsey.

They both need to eat a few cheesecakes and drown their sorrows in boxed wine.

I was kind of shocked that she didn’t take more time off while he was still alive. So she takes more time off after he’s dead when she should have taken when he was alive to be with him. OK now.

r392 I said the same thing in thread 6.

Saint John is more valuable dead than alive to cunt Meghan.

Maybe ABC News will pre-empt her return with a special report of something more relevant than her consevatard blubbering

The Meg is back tomorrow? I'm a sceered.

Lets see if she is all bloated and drying out.

Maybe Meghan and Kavanaugh can dry out together.

I wonder if she will do her usual pre-show somersault this morning that she used to do last season.

Won't watch today, won't want to see her gloat about Kavanaugh so I'm relying on you guys.

Starting off the fake... Meghan crying and going on and on... the fake fest begins.

No kind words for Joy. Hm.

Now.. the eulogy... so predictable.

Joy was smart to go on vacation.. I'm sure not by accident.

Love that Joy went on vacation and ditched this brat's drama.

Joy's off.

Oh, God. They're actually applauding her return. She's crying already. She gets a segment today. "My father" Oh, fuck. She sounds like she's repeating the eulogy. Someone shoot her with a tranquilizer dart - Crying again. Whoopi gets up to hug her. MEMEMEMEME.

Abby has to hug her now to shut her up about getting drunk. Now the poor guest co-host has to hug her. This is not going to end. Sunny's turn to hug the time hug. "My father" again. Never surrender. Uh, okay. God is real. The guest co-host asks about the eulogy. WHY!!?? Stop stroking this self-absorbed bitch. We get to hear about the funeral planning. Still talking and she gets her own segment later as mentioned above 10 fucking minutes ago, She's crying again. Whoopi move it the fuck along already. Sunny outs Joy's age in relation to McCain's funeral day. You're a dead woman, Sunny.

Oh God she is back and she let us know it.

How much do you think they paid the audience to applaud Meghan’s return?

She is one self-absorbed bitch. Most would have known to say a few words and thank those at the table. No this bitch.

Meghan didn't mention Joy... then said... "Oh, yes.. thank you Joy, too." Very heartfelt... lol.

I don't think Joy could've sat through this blubbering. I should've recorded it earlier and fast forwarded... ugh. Yes, meg we know your dad died. You're not the first, shockingly.

Kavanaugh time. Everyone crack open a brewski.

I can see Joy's disgusted, sarcastic expression.. on the verge of laughing, if she were there. That's probably why she's not there.

Whoopi started rambling about something and all I heard was "...you know...you know...you know." Then I realized Whoopi was able to speak for a bit without The Mouth interrupting. She must be drained from the first segment.

Poor Meggie is the only one who has ever lost a father, who was over 80 years old by the way.

Too many commercials.

Discussing Taylor Swift taking a political stand. Abby doesn't want to know a celeb's political affiliation (I agree. Shut the fuck up and sing or act or dance or read the news) Yvette, Meghan and all of the other deluded self-important co-hosts want celebs to give their political opinions. Of course you do.

Beginning to like Abby more and more.

BREAKING NEWS:

Blubber blubbers

Jamie Lee Curtis wants to link hands with the ladies. "LINK UP!! LINK UP!! This is why no one takes celebs seriously anymore. She actually yells for the director to give her a direct camera so she can plea for people to vote. Talk about your movie and move the fuck on. Now she's yelling about Cosby. Yes, a low budget slasher film has redeeming social value. Sure thing.

More phony adoration for Meghan... *puke*

Now everyone is gonna to cry... sob..

Actually, the commercials are a relief.. lol.

Jamie Lee is now kissing Meghan's ass. Now she's dissing her Dad Tony Curtis in comparison to John McCain. Now Meghan's crying again. Are they all drunk save for Abby?

Why does Jamie Lee Curtis look like Rachel Maddow with gray hair?

What the hell is there about her to adore???

Because she gave up on her looks years ago, R423.

Meghan really chubbed out (drinking and eating).. there's more of her to love..

I was only half paying attention... but I swore she said the movie Halloween is about inter-generational trauma. Huh?

R429, she probably means Mike Myers is now after her daughter or something.

Yes, Jamie Lee Curtis is trying to make her new slasher movie about #metoo

In case you were wondering how long it was going to take big business to capitalize on sexual assault trauma.... the answer is “a few days”

I have never seen any of these.

But I have googled a bit and apparently Jamie Lee Curtis (her character) has PTSD from 1978...and then she has kids or something and the attacker is coming back.

It was an odd show.

How much does Cindy hate Meghan? She's very Cisely in Eve's Bayou

Correct me if I’m wrong but having your best friends slashed to death and then have the masked psycho stalk you, psychologically torture you and knife at you on Halloween night is not quite like an awkward and drunk teenage Brett Kananaugb fondle you through your clothes for a few seconds at a house party, Curtis just devalued the whole metoo movement to plug her ridiculous film.

I've seen the film R434 and there are some shades (one scene in particular)

Thanks for the recap. I deleted the show from my DVR.

I have a hard time believing that Megs is this warm and fuzzy girlfriend to Yvette and Sunny behind the scenes and they all love her so much. Are Yvette and Sunny emmy worthy actresses or does Megs really transform into some likeable human with a sense of humor after the clock strikes noon? Me thinks the Emmy goes to Yvette, Sunny and Baroness Jamie.

Joy is realistic and knows she is a comedian and not an actress and wisely scheduled a vacation away from this dreck.

Sunny outing Joy's age was the highlight for me. Sunny, you in danger girl!

Well.. Joy looks damn good for 76.

Joy was a Dr. Brandt patient and sang his praises many times. Wonder who she uses now, they do good natural not over the top job.

R439: she does look good, still funny and smart as a whip but she never likes to discuss her age.

Joy wants to keep working, and old age is a real threat to any job, but especially one on camera. She is probably afraid that retiring will send her down the sad path Barbara has taken.

We don't hear of Barbara anymore...

I only taped it for JLC. I want to see Halloween! I FF Meg.

You fingered and forgot her? Found and frenched her?

Please explain.

Yvette and Sunny aren’t dumb, they know how to establish and maintain “friendships” in Hollywood. They’re just sending Megan a few texts and praying with her, not donating a kidney. What Megan considers “close friendship” with these ladies, Yvette and Sunny consider professional networking.

Would not be surprised at all if Yvette wants a permanent seat at the table. Of course she’ll toss a text or two to Megan, no sweat off her weave.

Did anyone else have an Ah Ha moment when Meghan was asked to discuss her eulogy.

She said every aspect of the funeral was planned by her father = every song, all of the services, and every word. She said her father had tasked her to give the eulogy.

That gave me the impression John wrote that fire & brimstone eulogy against Trumpism instead of Meghan.

Anyone else get that impression?

Johnny McC wrote Meggie’s tirade at his funeral.

Joy is actually 75 not 76. And R446 I definitely agree. Entertainment and media is filled with people who know it's smart to be really nice and kiss the asses of the right people for whatever reason.

Yvette and sunny are smart ladies. They know exactly how to play the game. It's all about networking and manipulation.

Everyone wants something and everyone has their own agenda.

I know I have mine.

These women were acting phony, stupid, and sadly predictable. I give Joy credit for staying out of that shit show.

I really want to like Joy more than I do. Her comments are really predictable to me. She's at her best when talking about people like Rudy Giuliani and getting into his psyche (i.e., breaking down motives for revenge, petty jealousies, etc.).

[quote]Discussing Taylor Swift taking a political stand. Abby doesn't want to know a celeb's political affiliation (I agree. Shut the fuck up and sing or act or dance or read the news)

Then what the fuck are you watching The View for? The hosts are nothing more than celebrities.Nitwit.

Yes, John wrote the eulogy that Megan for which is getting praise. She’s never talked about her inspiration, the writing process, etc.

Megan said, “My dad knows how strong and resilient I am!”

What would he think about her needing a month away from a high profile job in order to grieve the death of a long-sick, elderly parent?

Did you catch the part where the guest co-host (Yvette?) was talking about America, and how she "was brought over on a boat" and wasn't here voluntarily? Nobody even commented on that during the show. Um honey.....you were brought over on a boat into slavery? Your bio states you were born in Cleveland.

Cleveland is the name of a small village in Nairobi, r451.

^r454.....

"I was brought here on a ship, I did not come here willingly...."

see this clip at 16:20

Brown was clearly stating in context that most people’s ancestors came here for opportunity—though her ancestors were brought here against their wills. Come on. Are you guys really going to be this painfully and falsely ignorant and pretend you interpreted her words to mean she is an immigrant? You know exactly what she meant, imprecise as her expression of it was.

Whoopi was not faking it. She used to mention that she was good friends with John McCain back in pre election 2008. They were polar opposites politically, but they had managed to forge a very close friendship. Whoopi is also Meghan's biggest supporter on stage and offstage from the show.

A “very close friendship” between John McCain and Whoopi? Really??

Are you referring to a friendly chat or two over the years? Greeting cards at the holidays?

R451, The View is part of ABC News. Discussing the day's news both political and showbiz is part of the co-hosts' job. I don't need to hear celeb guests such as JLC spend the entire goddamn interview going on about politics and trying to tie in some low budget slasher film with the current political climate.

Believe it or not, there was a time when celebs promoted their latest project without once mentioning their fucking political views. It's taken over the entire business and it's gotten to the point where it's become the main subject matter in interviews.

Jamie Lee Curtis was a freak show. She is so over the top. I have to question if she is a drunk or manic or on coke. She’s that insufferable sort who is loudest at a party and dominates conversation at every turn. Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

R462 Jamie Lee Curtis is a recovering alcoholic. I worked an event related to the issue that she hosted many years ago and she was really a wonderful, down to earth person. Her energy is a little hyper and erratic but I would put money on her sobriety being upheld.

I usually like her (Jamie Lee Curtis), but analogizing Halloween to metoo was ridiculous. Then, she made all of them hold hands. She's losing it.

Kathy Lee Gifford was back on the air 12 days after Frank died suddenly. Meghan and her family knew for a year he was slowly dying. She should have been emotionally prepared. Dare I call her a "snowflake"?

Dear Meg, get help

She could have been in rehab for all we know. Every time she talks about a stressful situation in her life she says she gets drunk. Her family could have had an intervention and tossed her ass in Betty Ford.

R467 There isn't a crane big enough.

Sunny sharing Joy's age with America was funny.

I smell a future discussion about plastic surgery where Joy admits to her Botox then turns to Sunny and says, "You've had some work done right?"

Joy openly talks about her botox.

Joy goes ballistic if someone even tries to mention her age it's like a running joke at this point. She has said it was easier to hide her real age before the internet.

As for plastic surgery, she has said she has a fear of them cutting but she's been talking about getting Botox injections for years.

Thankfully, our Meg is so beautiful she'll never need such things R471. The glow of her father's love shining down from Heaven will keep her youthful forever!

Why did the makeup person put a heavy smoky eye on Meghan on a day everyone knew she'd start bawling again?

R458 the point is that her statements REEK of "victim mentality". Come on....saying you are here in this country without choosing it because your ancestors many generations ago were slaves is a bit much. I know she is a strong person with some good points, but there is that underlying "I'm black so I am discriminated against" vibe. It becomes self-fulfilling prophecy sometimes. And she was born in Cleveland OH. At this point in time, things are a pretty level playing field for the most part unless you fall into a victim role.

I was half expecting Meghan to burst into a heartfelt rendition of "Papa, Can You Hear Me?".

She's the entire blizzard, r465.

R465.. I would call her spoiled and entitled.

I know a month off is ridiculous, as any average person would not get that much time off, but I liked it. It was nice not to see and hear the overbearing priss. I'm sorry that she's back.

It was odd how Jamie Lee Curtis was in a manic meltdown over comparing Michael Myers to the Christine Blassey Ford.

Jamie Lee Curtis is always loud and overbearing when on a show, even if she is nice.. as some people say she is. Like someone in another post said, she would be the loudest one at the party.. a bit of a bulldozer.

Maybe her off switch is on the fritz.

I wish they'd re-enact this classic Airplane! scene, with Meghan as the hysterical passenger:

Somebody on thread 6 said that nobody watches this show for Meghan, and that she wasn't the reason for ratings going up.

70 some posts on her first day back. You all sure seem to be watching for Meghan.

I only could get through about 5 minutes. You're not the only one to ever lose a parent, bitch.

God, I wish Bette would go on The View!

R484, her name is in the thread title. This is where we specifically discuss Meghan McCain on The View. Sheesh.

LOL. She worked her father into the conversation about Billy Bush and the Pussy Grabber.

Uh oh, the drunk is going off on a headline saying she drank through her father's cancer. "Screw you!" Now Whoopi says she was high through her mother and brother's death. The pothead and the drunk are going off on their critics.

And she is still a cunt

"My wheelhouse" She's talking about politics and her political wheelhouse in relation to Kanye visiting the White House to discuss issues with Trump.

She's still her father's daughter and her identity is completely intertwined with his.

My wheelhouse is powered by chocolate fudge.

She said Kavanaugh was great for Republicans and that Ted Cruz is up 12 points! Horseshit.

Mama, she's screeching again! Make it stop!

The rest of the women can comment on a topic by providing their opinion and sometimes describing how they can personally relate to a topic yet Megan makes every topic about herself!

So far today she made the Billy Bush, Kanye, and Kate Middleton stories all about herself. She’s insufferable.

Jed will be a guest on 10/25. I miss her.

I love that she was going off about morality and how her father was a paragon of virtue....someone needs to remind her that her "morally superior" father left his first FAMILY because of/for her mother.... after the first wife was badly hurt in a car accident.....ironic considering he didnt have a problem expecting her to fully accept his deformed ass after his release.

He and his ex-wife were on good terms, R495. No one knows what goes on in a marriage except those involved. He also adopted her two daughters who were present at his funeral.

As for her car accident, he was still a POW when that happened and he did not know about it. Also, the State Dept. would not allow the release of public info about her accident because they were afraid McCain's captors would hear about it and use it against him.

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA........OH, MY SIDES.

I thought the Baroness quite delightful.

Typical, R497. No rebuttal just snark. If you're the one who keeps posting about his affairs we get it. I never said the guy was a saint but you're viewing John McCain as an outsider. He's her father so she's going to see him differently.

Bitch saw the UN laugh at Dump and doesn't want the same thing to happen to her at her next flounce out of the room.

Good riddance.

^wrong thread at R500... oops.

Either way, Meghan and Nikki Haley both as Trump lickers think they're so much better than they really are.

Watch in amazement how Megan transitions the topic of conversation away from the Billy Bush Incident towards her own victimhood.

Starts at 2:30.

Yeah, I'm done. Not gonna watch again until after the elections. That is, if things go badly for the Republicunts.

Meghan is amazing in that even when she is showered with praise she is the victim.

She is always attacked even when she is supported

She is red when her heart says purple

Whoopi has been shifting on her stool a lot the last couple days and I can only guess it’s for the passing of toxic gas

Did anyone notice yesterday, Meghan had big special thanks to Joe Biden and Joe Leberman for getting their family through her dad's illness, death and aftermath - but no mention or thanks to Miss Lindsay Graham?

R505

I found that very interesting. A year ago she said Graham was like an uncle to her then yesterday -nada.

Who did Sunny say blocked her on Twitter? I couldn't catch it.

R494

Jedediah can peddle her book somewhere else after her defense of Kavanaugh. Bitch!

r507.....Laura Ingraham

R508, I didn't know she defended Kavanaugh because I haven't seen her since she left The View. Well, her appearance should make for some interesting viewing

[quote]Jed will be a guest on 10/25. I miss her

I don't.....

Jedediah Bila ‏We have become a society where someone can be criminalized instantly by the public due to an allegation. No evidence, corroboration, or testimony under oath is required for them to be instantly labeled a perpetrator. It should disturb the hell out of everyone.

r511 Except there was ample evidence to believe one way or the other. Yet, which side didn't want a full investigation? Hmmmmmmm

That speaks volumes!

The only people who believe any side thinks everyone should be believed just by uttering the allegation hasn't been listening, is listening to the wrong side, listens to what they want to hear or.......... speaks Russian as a native language.

Well, what's wrong with saying that, R511? Everyone is entitled to due process. The problem with the Kavanaugh circus is I don't think the FBI was given a wide enough scope (contrary to what Trump said) for their investigation.

That vote came down to one thing and one thing only - re-election. They all caved and fell in line because they want to keep their gravy train jobs rolling along. The one you should hate is Joe Manchin who should have voted with his fellow Dems against the nomination. Instead, he voted with the Reps. because his state of WV had the highest percentage of Trump voters in the '16 election. As for Jeff Flake and his cowardly vote, he's not up for re-election so he can go fuck himself.

Jed shares the atiitude of most conservatives: “Sorry you got raped your rapist is going to put an end to these abortions and that’s all we care about.”

Her dad became a sacred cow because he was suffering from cancer. Now, she's a sacred cow because her father died. She needs to get an identity separate from her father. I'm wondering if she'll run for the US Senate. I worked (showed up to my job and actually produced work) through my mom's cancer and death. Today on The View, she and Whoopi became all indignant over the right to drink and get high to pull yourself together through hard times. It was hilarious.

My eyes rolled so far back in my head when Meghan said she'd run Nikki Hayley's campaign if she runs for POTUS.

Say what? Talk about delusions of grandeur.

r516 Did she see Haley licking Dump's dingleberry stained ass today? I thought Meg was so over those who allowed her father to be denigrated. Oh who cares, we got abortion overturned girls!

Meghan is a classic example of an insecure girl.. who, given a little attention or encouragement, becomes overly arrogant and has a false sense of her importance. Behind her badgering opinions is a desperation. She constantly needs validation.

R454 and R475 Is extremely simple. You knew exactly what the hell she meant.

And she was right about what she said.

No R519, she continues to perpetuate the "I am black so I have been WRONGED" mentality. She is better than that. I am so disappointed with what she said. She was born in Ohio, not "brought over on a ship against her will". What happened hundreds of years ago is irrelevant if you own your life and make something of it. She is very capable. She just needs to get over that victimhood shit.

R520 That's you're personal opinion but history matters very much no matter how much it bothers you.

She was making a metaphorical point and it made plenty of sense.

I personally agree with her.

I wonder how many cases of Jack Daniels she got?

She is their unofficial spokesperson.

I personally disagree with you R521, no matter how much it bothers you. Irish people were rampantly discriminated against during the early 20th century. You know, the help wanted signs that stated "Irish need not apply!" Rampant discrimination. But do we hear about that? No. Why? Because people got over themselves, didn't play the victim card for decades or centuries, and made something of themselves without needing to constantly bring up the wrongs of the past. Sorry you can't grasp that.

R523 Stay pressed I'm completely un'bothered.

You're the one who can't let it go.

Please show me the lynch photos of irish men and women beaten to death. Hanging from tree's, maimed, set on fire, disfigured, and literally torn apart.

I'll wait. But guess what, you can find all of the above of African Americans with a quick google search. But so much for the irish.

r523, The Irish were allowed, like the Italians, to become WHITE.

Black people have never been offered to become "White".

According to my Ancestry DNA and my family’s oral records, I am about half Irish, with my family having immigrated here in the 1925-1950 period. The other half is British/Scottish and Swiss, having come to North Carolina by 1700.

My Swiss ancestors came here because their government was an oppressive regime and they had no opportunity to make lives for themselves at home. This was their best shot. My British ancestors came here as entrepreneurs, to establish farms/plantations and become self-made landowners. The American colonies represented opportunity.

My Irish ancestors who came over here later faced discrimination of all sorts. Irish people were viewed both by British and by American people as a lesser form of human being and they were openly treated with disdain. They worked against those odds and integrated in the US to become a majority population. But they came here because life at home in Ireland was untenable. People were dying from famine. Literally dying from starvation. And they were Irish Catholic and reproducing like rabbits with no way to feed their kids no matter how hard they worked. The US was a life saver for these families, despite treating them like stray dogs.

That is not equivalent in any way to black people who were rounded up like wild animals, thrown onto ships like nonliving cargo, beaten into working like machines, bred like lovestock, and thrown into the dump when they died from overwork or physical cruelty. Their names and identities were taken away. They had no rights. Their children were sold, raped, mauled in front of them with no recourse.

As a British-Irish American, it’s my strongly held opinion that anyone who suggests Irish immigrants who came here by choice as refugees and African slaves who were kidnapped and processed through generations of living hell from the time they were captured have had it equally rough is simply racist. That’s it. You’re ignorant of history and reality, you’re denying truth, and you’re racist. There is no but about it. There is no equivocating between any refugee who chooses to take a chance on a better life and faces discrimination and a person whose livelihood and future generations are completely robbed from them and replaced with generations of agony and torment.

What is wrong with Meghan's hands & arms? They are flaming red like they've been in scalding hot water.

Me.. Me..Me... MEghan again. She turns every discussion around to herself. Maybe, now that dad is gone, this will be her last season. She's always blotchy red. It's her high emotions coming to the surface. Her face turns into a beet, when really angry.

The topic is teen suicide and each lady comments on how tragic it is and how social media can screw kids up.

And then it’s Megan’s turn.

“Well, the people I know who have committed suicide are veterans! Sometimes it’s more than just social media, it’s going to an actual war that causes suicide!”

Whoopi nodded and changed the subject back to teenagers.

Meghan just doesn’t understand the Party of her father is DEAD. And the Trump Party hates her.

Megan just said that her husband “works in politics” which not only doesn’t mean anything of substance but it is also totally not accurate. Her husband works in media and of course she wouldn’t understand the difference between spouting off an opinion and doing the actual work of legislating or governing.

“Ben Domenech (born January 1, 1982) is an American conservative writer, blogger, and television commentator. He is the founder and the publisher of The Federalist, host of The Federalist Radio Hour, and writes The Transom, a daily subscription newsletter for political insiders. He also co-founded the RedState group blog.”

She shoots squirrels? WHY?

Geez, I hate Republicans.

Well said R526. You get it.

I assume that she just gets a hankerin' for squirrel, r532!

Some people are really stuck in the past and can't let go. Far better to focus on now and the future, where you can actually make a difference.

Meghan sure made it clear she has an iron clad prenup.

Problem is she acted like what she has she attained herself. Her parents bought her million dollar apartment before she met her husband.

She is still a cunt.

If I have to suffer you have to suffer.

I don't think Joy is on vacation. All the women take the same hiatus for their vacations.

I'm wondering if Joy or her husband had to have some sort of surgery.

Her degree is in art history. You’d thing SOMETHING related to art would fall out of her mouth at least one time. NEVER. I bet she never wrote her own paper at Columbia even once. She can’t form a coherent argument. She bought her way into an Ivy school and bought and boozed her way through it.

I figured Joy just didn’t want to be around during the week when everyone has to pretend Meghan is a hero and not hated.

Oh god R539 "I need to shoot guns and smoke cigars!"

She might as well where a shirt that says "I'm one of the boys, I'm not like OTHER girls"

Her....needs....are SO déclassé

Yes Megan thinks that drinking whiskey and shooting guns and smoking cigars make her interesting.

She can wear whatever mask she wants but she’ll always be the epitome of basic.

In other words, Meghan is all class - third.

Joy’s ‘vacation’ is suspicious. Why would she get another vacation so soon after their weeks long summer hiatus? They’ve only been back at work since the day after Labor Day and she gets another vacation so soon? Gurl didn’t want to be around the cunt this week.

FFS, if she were trying to avoid Meghan she would have called in sick on Monday. There's no way in hell the producers would allow her to take off an entire week just to avoid the walking memorial known as Meghan.

More likely: She could have booked a small part and they allowed her time off or it could be for personal reasons.

Can you blame her, r547?

I love my husband BUT.....

"I have a copy of the Constitution framed in my house!"

Does she hear herself? She's such a clown.

Talking about the idiot First Hooker and her comments on rape. Now Whoopi is defending her own position on RAPE!!! because "I've taken a lot of crap on this in the past." Fuck you too, Whoopi. Tawana Brawley, us huh. How about Polanski, Whoopi. Oh shit, here comes Meghan with Clinton vs Broderick. Don't you just love it when a starfucker and a woman who has "the Consitution framed" in her home arguing about women's rights?

Yvette Nicole Brown is getting on my nerves. She's like Meghan she has one obsessive topic she wants to insert into every Hot Topic whether it belongs in the conversation or not.

Meghan McCain tells Maggie Gyllenhaal they both had no choice but to follow in the family biz. Maggie's 12-year-old daughter is an activist. She's "activated." Actors' agents and publicists must be living on a diet of Pepto Bismol and Xanax.

Meghan and Maggie....both born on third base and thinking they did it all on their own. In a normal persons life, they would never have achieved any success in their designated chosen fields because of the competition alone.

Maggie G, star of Batman, talking about not liking fantasy films......

I'm so glad for Joy that she opted out of this shitfest week.

R553

I don't agree with you at all I cheered YNB today when she read Melania for filth.

Not generally a Raven fan but loved that she brought out the bell and kept dinging it as MeMeMeghan was saying she doesn't like being interrupted whenshe is speaking, lol.

Every time I see Joy Behar, I think of Fred Armisen - "So what? Who cares?".....

If it's specific to the conversation that's fine, R558, but she would insert race into a View Your Deal segment if she could. As for Melania, she's a walking blow-up doll and her idiot staff needs to rein in her ridiculous fashion choices but again, I don't need an over-emotional actress emoting like a bad actress every time she tries to make a point about race. Whoopi and Meghan (insert family involvement here) explained the pith helmet without the drama.

R561

If you can't grasp the fact that Trump & his ilk have triggered POC, women, etc... then you are blatantly clueless.

WTF can't YNB be pissed as a POC and a woman? Hell, I'm neither & this Administration enrages me.

I'm tired of being told "Go high". Fuck that shit! I'm furious and the time for niceties are over.

Revised version, When they go low, we kick them.

Beautiful.

Because R562 you may be cheering on an angry Black actress to speak out when the mood strikes her like some Tourette's Syndrome victim with a bad tic "Slave!!" "My ancestors!!" where there is no discernable reason to do so during a topic but trust me the rest of the audience will very quickly grow weary of someone with an agenda who constantly disrupts the flow of the debate and who will add nothing to the conversation.

I used Meghan as an example because she does the same thing except with her it's always about "my father" or "I'm from a political family.." She inserts it into every conversation where it adds absolutely nothing except to offer a glimpse into her delusional self-image.

I'm getting sick of Sunny. She takes too long to make her point. She's always defending something because it's "traditional." Whoopi is mean to her and she still kisses Whoopi's ass. They all kiss Whoopi's ass, except for Joy.

Joy actually mentioned last week that she would soon be traveling with friends, which she enjoys more than traveling alone. I forget how it came up or what the discussion topic was, but it sounded legit to me....

I liked Sunny being the voice of reason today when she stated the law in reference to rape victims. I suppose viewers love to watch the co-hosts become impassioned and emotional about a topic but it just shows how much they don't know about the law. Sunny's there to give them a dose of reality and steer the conversation in a realistic manner.

As for Whoopi's treatment of Sunny and other present and former co-hosts, it just shows her to be immature and ill-mannered. Sunny always comes out looking like the grownup in these little altercations. It's like Meghan vs Abby - Abby comes across as a calm and mature adult no matter what they throw her way and then you have Meghan scowling, yelling and turning beet red when she's interrupted or the audience doesn't agree with her.

but it just shows how much they don't know about the law. Sunny's there to give them a dose of reality and steer the conversation in a realistic manner.

As for Whoopi's treatment of Sunny and other present and former co-hosts, it just shows her to be immature and ill-mannered. Sunny always comes out looking like the grownup in these little altercations. It's like Meghan vs Abby - Abby comes across as a calm and mature adult no matter what they throw her way and then you have Meghan scowling, yelling and turning beet red when she's interrupted or the audience doesn't agree with her.

Sorry about the post at R567, I don't know why it copied parts of the text because I typed it in real time.

r551 That is something, a trick, conservatives do to give the illusion they are so patriotic they are above reproach. Many conservatives do this with church attendance and wearing crosses. It works because my former boss would always say, "I don't believe that. He is a good Christian man who attends church every Sunday." Conservatives do this with the Constitution and the flag. They are sending the message THEY not YOU are the ones who love and defend it when we all know it is the exact opposite.

R567 You're right about Sunny in that she's an attorney and good about explaining how the law works. She serves that purpose on the show. However, today, she was saying that a pre-nup agreement was "not romantic." It just sounded so stupid coming from an attorney.

Yet another false equivalency today, with Abby and Meghan yapping about how Me Too is an issue on both sides because "Bill Clinton yapyapyap..." or some shit. Um, no--Clinton was IMPEACHED, Al Franken is GONE, yet Kavanaugh is confirmed (to sit alongside Clarence FUCKING Thomas) and somehow, unbelievably, Trump remains in the White House, tweeting away--except when he's off to one of his Nazi Klan rallies every other night, of course....

The false equivalency is why the repugs get away with everything and why we will only get more Dump-like candidates in the future, not less.

Yvette Nicole Brown is not an angry black actress as was put. She makes a lot of sense and I agree with her whole heartedly.

I bet the poster who accused her of being angry is the same asshole poster who tried to compare the irish to the treatment of african americans in america.

It seems more like you're the one with an agenda. Especially in this thread. You just keep on with the race bull shit.

I see you!

This show is so frustrating. I am addicted because I’ve watched it practically all my life. I stopped last year because Meghan was unbearable. She destroyed it. But then she went away.

I am fine with Sunny having her ‘traditional’ perspective. She is a credible legal expert and she has a different point of view without ever being hateful. She’s even super anti-abortion but pro choice on legal grounds. That’s the kind of differing but reasonable view a show like this should have: saying “I disagree, but you still have rights and I would never want to take them away because we see the world differently.”

Lots of Whoopi hatred here, but I have always appreciated her. She is an actual independent mind. She looks like no one else, dresses like no one else, and none of her opinions follow any herd. Sometimes she is very wrong in my opinion. I was impressed that she explained her “three reasons” for never assuming guilt today: the Central Park five and two other wrongfully accused rape cases that had devastating consequences for accused people despite being acquitted. I usually don’t agree with her about issues like this, but I think that’s a very fair point. I appreciate her independent views.

Joy is Joy. So what? Who cares? (I do. I like her.) Her wit has slowed down but her passion has not, and I always found her forced one-liners to be annoying anyway, so I like the mellowed-out, less jokey version. But I do think Meghan exasperated her and she just doesn’t fight as hard anymore and that is fucked up.

Abby...I expected the worst coming from Fox. Mostly, she has expressed a reasonable temperament and Fox-y views without being an asshole about it. Which is better than I expected after Monsoon Meghan devastated the show with her awful demeanor and vile opinions. I don’t hate Abby ten percent as much as I expected to hate her. I feel like she’s the kind of extreme conservative I could work with and have lots of heated debates about politics without either of us ever crossing the line into unprofessional conduct. That’s not bad.

Meghan is back—she’s still gross. Her demenaor was subdued for her first few days and even that made me feel bad because I wondered if my relief that she was quieter and calmer than usual was anchored in her mourning. But by day four, Meghan’s black hole of an asshole was shining in all its grotesque glory. I don’t see a single redeeming quality in this woman. None. Raven-Symone was one of the worst hosts this show has given us, even compared to the likes of Jenny McCarthy, but I would much rather suffer through her than Meghan. Meghan is just an absolute narcissist, and how can any multi-person panel charged with discussing current events hand itself over to a person who ONLY relates to the world in terms of herself and who screams to make her points and refuses to respectfully debate or listen to anyone else’s opinions? It makes no sense to me. If it were The Meghan McCain hour and she were cast as the star, then fine, she could be like John McLaughlin or Don Lemon or Chris Matthews and scream at her guests and order them around and cut them off. This is not that. It’s supposed to be a shared-opinions show. But anytime she is on it, it is the Meghan McCain Anger Hour.

“And for those reasons, I’m out.”

r567 Sunny is a moron, trained but not educated. For her to go on and on pretending that women do not lie or misrepresent facts regarding rape was ridiculous. And the karma of this will be when her son, her perfect son, is accused of sexual assault at some point. She needs to be careful about being such an arrogant twit.

r575, Sunny consistently quotes a statistic between 2-5% of rape claims are fabricated. She consistently goes on that rape is one of the most under reported crimes. Sunny is factual and consistent. She is far from arrogant and certainly not a twit.

Your wish that "karma" arise and accuse her son of some sexual horror in the future is evil.

Take your fucked up cunt of a self away from here, r575. Fuck you.

Sunny also worries out loud consistently, at least once a week, that her son will be unfairly accused of and potentially prosecuted for crimes he did not commit because of his ethnicity. R575 is watching a different show than I am. Sunny said yesterday that 2 to 8 percent of sexual assault accusations are false—and that that statistic does not negate the legal reality that women’s testimony is sufficient evidence for a variety of important reasons, chief among them that in few rape incidents are there any witnesses. Men tend to rape women in private, where they can overpower them and where there are no witnesses. So to require witness testimonies is to empower rapists to assault people. And “she needs to be careful,” R575, sounds like a threat, and you should be careful about making such threats against individuals even on an anonymous forum. More importantly, you should be a more decent person than to even think in such terms. My God.

It was nice with Meghan gone for so long (Sorry Meghan, not sorry) it reminded me of a time I worked for a small mom and pop restaurant in NYC where we had one psychotic horrible manager that just should not be in charge of opening a box, let alone other human beings. All of us staff dealt with it, and drank heavily after work. About a year into my employment he LEFT to go manage the second store, what a joyous time we all had every day. No stress, no walking on egg shells, fucking bliss. Well, the owners ended up loosing their second store (I'm sure fuckface had something to do with it) and after a few months of being FF free; they hired him back at our store. The majority of the FOH quit within the first week (myself included.) The new hires, from what I heard didn't last long, FF was later fired, and they are a normal functioning restaurant. I was asked back but moved on to a different job.

The point to this story? Fire this bitch, she brings nothing to the table and is fucking annoying. Your father was a war prisoner, yada yada yada we fucking get it. I stopped watching a couple of days ago, it was great when she was not there, now I find it annoying. Kudos to Joy for sending a message of Uhh uhh, nope!

Megan is still posting images of her dad on her social media. I wonder if she’ll have the same public freakouts when her not-so-famous mother dies.

I don't think that's likely, r579. She was Daddy's girl ALL the way.

Lately, Sunny's nose looks like it's melting.

R579, Not after the reading of the will.

R577, get over yourself. Even Whoopi called out Sunny for her crap by reminding her about Twanna Brawley, the Duke team, and the Central Park five.. if Sunny's perfect little son is accused of rape, her nonsense about victims always being right is going to come back to haunt her. Learn to read.

One thing you're right about. you do watch the show way more than I do because I have a life.... Which I'm getting back to right now so continue your silly little monologues..

Oh Meghan. Snapping at the EP on air gives us an insight as to how much of a bitch you are when the cameras aren’t on. And furthermore, your father was over 80 years old. Death happens. Stop going on and on and on and on. What about those poor families who lost so much more earlier this week in that limo crash with no notice? I just can’t with Meghan going on and on about daddy.

No R573, I 'm not the same person who posted about the Irish. You can easily track who is who in this thread but I suppose that's beyond your skill set. As for my view, just because it varies from your view does not mean it's not just as valid as anyone else's in this thread.

Back to the show - Sunny is moderating today, she barely got out a sentence before Meghan tried to take over. Meghan is comparing herself to Kanye because the ladies are trying to explain away his schizophrenia by saying he is still grieving for his mother. Meghan grieves, oh boy does she grieve.

Meghan turned a conversation about body shaming and being overweight into a comparison about grieving. She likes her body now because it means she's healthy and not wasting away. Yeah, you may want to talk to your liver.

Poor Meghan . Her father died. The world should stop and grieve with her. Why isn’t everyone grieving for him the way that she is?

FFS, even with Amanda Peet Meghan had to work in they both went to Columbia. MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME!!!!!

She is so fucking unlikeable to the point of coming across like a caricature from central casting.

Meghan needs to go. I'm so over her entitled over privileged princess act. She is a chore and she's exhausting.

Meghan and Sarah Palin, what a legacy McCain left behind.

Ugh, Pence's daughter is going to be on next week. Why? Remember her from last season, devoid of personality, same entitled presence as MeMeMeghan. Also had creepy facial expression, can't stand her or her embalmed looking father.

Sunny sucks at moderating she's too hesitant. Yvette has to mention Michelle Obama was called an ape when comparing Melania's suffering as FLOTUS to previous First Ladies. Hillary was skewered more than all of them combined.

This asshole reporter is saying Melania deserves our respect no matter what because she is FLOTUS. No, she doesn't.

Tensions seem high today. Meghan snapping at the EP, Yvette’s sour puss when Tom Llamas said that Melania deserves respect. Oh my!

[quote]Poor Meghan . Her father died.

She acts like she is the only one who lost a Dad. Day 5.

Haw haw, Yvette went in on Melania

Yes, Mel deserves our respect because:

She doesn't really care.

Rape victims must have really hard evidence.

It's hard to govern because she's most bullied on the world.

She and her husband are fine, it's what media speculate, and it's gossip. It's not always correct stuff.

They trashed Melanie yesterday. Again on Friday?

She's the gift that keeps on giving!

R596, the reporter who conducted the interview with Melania was a guest. They're pimping out the special which is on tonight. He irked the co-hosts when he talked about Melania being criticized and the others chimed in with comments about Hillary and Michelle's mistreatment when they were FLOTUS. Hillary has been abused for decades no matter what title she holds.

Apparently this puff piece PR special about Vust Leddy will address “immigration” but will she be pressed on producing evidence that backs up her own US citizenship story? Trumpy promised that the truth would be revealed s few years ago yet here we are, still wondering about how she was able to become a US citizen.

You wrote the words "Trump" and "truth" in the same sentence. Oh, my sides. He bought her what is referred to as an Einstein visa which is for those who excel in the sciences and other fields.