‘The View’ Only Has Eyes for Joe Biden

Douglas Grant / FAIR Oct 22, 2019 “I think Joe has gotten a pass at this table because at least a couple of us actually know, know, know him,” Whoopi Goldberg says. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Is Who We Thought He Was

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Apr 26, 2019 The former vice president's disastrous first days on the campaign trail likely tell us everything we need to know about his candidacy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘SNL’ Helps Take Down Invasive Ultrasound Requirement

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 After a multimedia outcry that included a bit on "Saturday Night Live," Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell withdrew support from a bill that would require women getting an abortion to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound beforehand. And yes, that’s every bit as unpleasant and invasive as it sounds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Barbara Walters Gets Mannerly About O’Reilly Showdown

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2010 Although Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar insisted on Monday's episode of "The View" that they had walked off the set during last week's show (-down) with Bill O'Reilly because they thought his stance on Islam was bigoted (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

O’Reilly’s Views on Islam Spark Walk-Offs on ‘The View’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2010 The so-called 9/11 mosque controversy just won't go away -- not when Fox Newsers such as Bill "Papa Bear" O'Reilly are still stoking it, as he does in his customary bulldozery way in this clip from "The View" on Thursday. Clearly, Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg aren't having it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Confronts His F-Bomb-Riddled Past on ‘The View’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2010 Our nation's vice president braved a big test of his diplomatic finesse on Thursday, submitting to the rat-a-tat questioning of one of the least inviting panels any politician might have to face in his or her career. That's right -- Joe Biden was Thursday's special guest on "The View." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Weir and Behar Rise Above ‘Nasty’ Talk at the Olympics

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2010 Joy Behar was all kinds of brassy sympathy on her show Tuesday night as she chatted with U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir about how "two Canadian commentatehs" clearly couldn't get ready for Weir's unique brand of fierceness on ice during a regrettable moment of Olympic reportage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bill Clinton: Hillary Would Have Been the Best VP Pick ‘Politically’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 23, 2008 Former President Bill Clinton braved the deceptively comfy-looking couch on the set of "The View" to sit for a chat with Barbara Walters and her deceptively bubbly-seeming quartet of co-hosts, who are suddenly in the catbird seat in terms of landing the big political interviews after their headline-grabbing session with John McCain on Sept. 12. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘View’ Host to McCain: You’re Not a Maverick

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2008 John McCain may have gotten more than he bargained for when he sat down on a comfy couch with the ladies of "The View" Friday morning, only to be cornered by Joy Behar about whether or not he really lives up to his prized "maverick" rep anymore. In response, McCain challenged Behar, along with others who have posed the same question, to tell him exactly how he's changed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )