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October 22, 2009

The always controversial Ann Coulter

Posted: 10:26 PM ET

Here's a clip from Joy's interview with Ann Coulter. Comment away, below.

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Sheryl   October 22nd, 2009 10:33 pm ET

The talking over one another was frustrating and made it impossible to hear the dialogue, but I always enjoy the two of them together.

Cj   October 22nd, 2009 10:55 pm ET

This woman is clearly bothered, and has some sort of issues with herself.

When isnt she complaining? has someone ever told her to shut the hell up and just enjoy life?

Teri   October 22nd, 2009 10:59 pm ET

Coulter is desperate for attention these days. She has discredited her self so many times over her carrer that no intelligent person is interested in her shrill, paranoid rantings. She needs a permanent vacation with cheney. Both of them can just fade away.

Shelleydee   October 22nd, 2009 11:02 pm ET

I am disgusted beyond rational temper that Joy let Ann spew the hate-filled and vile rhetoric equating liberals not only with COMMUNISTS but with ASSASSINS. And then to just play it off with a flip and ha-ha-ha "ain't we all chums" remark like, "She says it with a straight face! That's what I love about you.. . "

If you want to keep your show watchable, what on EARTH compels you to put this hatemonger on your platform.

Randy   October 22nd, 2009 11:06 pm ET

Why in God's name would Joy sully her brand-new show with the likes of Ann Coulter? Ann is a waste of food - and so toxic, you've evidently needed to douse her chair in bleach. NEVER have that waste of food on your show again. She adds no value to any discourse. Ann is a pig.

Robin   October 22nd, 2009 11:14 pm ET

I agree with Randy. It doesn't seem to matter what group of people she talks about this "differnent than her" group is going to get us. What is she thinking?

jeje   October 22nd, 2009 11:20 pm ET

She was fascinating. I'm going to get her book. Please have her on again.

girlnextdoor   October 22nd, 2009 11:26 pm ET

You guys crack me up! (I haven't seen the show and I don't need to. Ann Coulter seems like she's always got evil things to say about anyone whose philosphy doesn't mesh with hers.)

Rich   October 22nd, 2009 11:27 pm ET

Historically, she is incorrect. Charles J. Guiteau, the assasin of President Garfield was a Republican who murdered him because the administration had refused him an ambassadorship. There is no doubt Guiteau was a blowhard and serial consumate liar who didn't deserve the position he sought, but there is no record of him having been a democrat. Moments after shooting Garfield, he screamed "Now Arthur is President", giving credence to his support for Arthur. Arthur was an even more partisan Republican.

There is, however, evidence that Mr. Guiteau was a Christian, ironically. He sought, in an ad posted at the end of an article he wrote for the New York Herald,, to marry a "good Christian girl under 30" prior to his execution. He also wrote a poem titled "Iam going to Lordy" that he recited prior to his execution.

Ann Coulter is an embarrassment for us Republicans. We need to be the party that delivers answers that the Democrats can't or won't provide and get rid cast off these anachronistic malcontents like Coulter as well as the multinational business lobbyists and apologists to we can take America forward.

Right now, I am embarrassed to say I'm a conservative and Republican when I have dubious people like Ann Coulter in my camp.

Anne From South Boston   October 22nd, 2009 11:42 pm ET

I love it when you have Ann Coulter on The View and now your show .
She is such a Wack Job !
I love watching you put her in her place thats the only reason I watch her with you . other then that I would not waste my time with the B*!

Peggy   October 22nd, 2009 11:43 pm ET

Good job Joy! We love your show. Oh yes keep these birds singing! Ann,Dick,Glen,Rush they demonstrate the mind of the right. Our country was on their path and look where they took us. Oh but it was good to Mr Cheney the stock market tanked but he managed to (according to the IRS)nearly double his worth in one year. What?

WontBePigsInBlanketWithAnn   October 22nd, 2009 11:48 pm ET

Behar – I muted it as soon as Ann came on. What in that twisted mind of your PR group thought this would be a good guest? This woman ALWAYS has an agenda against some group and never substantiates it with one iota of intellect – she's downright unenjoyable and would be forced to the kids table at Thanksgiving if it weren't for her age and ability to shriek so loudly when she doesn't get her way (which seems to be 12am-11:59pm, daily.) Please, for the love of your career, pick better guests and don't compromise your ability to disagree heartily when people are off base, unbalanced, or (in Coulter's case) flat-out unhinged. You have been un-TiVo'd. Congrats.

Dare   October 23rd, 2009 12:04 am ET

Huey P. Long was not assassinated by liberals. He was assassinated by conservative anti-Longs. Martin Luther King was not assassinated liberals. He was assassinated by racists afraid of the future (conservatives).

Next idiotic statement please!

Jay Delgado   October 23rd, 2009 12:05 am ET

As much as I like Ann Coulter and agree with much of what she has to say, I cringe at hearing her (or anyone, for that matter) discussing the assassination of B.O.

There is already enough loons out there without giving them any ideas. While history is on Ann's side (most of the assassins were left wing), I am uncomfortable hearing her mention it....

Leon   October 23rd, 2009 12:08 am ET

Timothy McVeigh was a republican and member of the NRA. Coupled with the destruction of the US under Bush's reign of 8 years, I'll agree with Ann Coulter's logic. Republicans are the real threat to the US and free world.

Kate   October 23rd, 2009 12:10 am ET

Ok..Joy enough already..if you cannot HANDLE this stupid blonde nautious guest of yours then do NOT have her back on. I like you show but refuse to watch when ann the scam is on..she walks all over you..you are loosing audience's..trust me.

Lori   October 23rd, 2009 12:11 am ET

Ann won that one. She had her on to try to get more viewers. What a waste of time. I will stick with FOX!!!!!!!!!

Judith Gable   October 23rd, 2009 12:13 am ET

Ms. Coulter one of the biggest mouths on tv...why would you stupe to her standards...she is not worth listening.,...I like you on The View...have been flollowing you here...but refuse to watch rude people like coulter

Louise Goldsmith   October 23rd, 2009 12:13 am ET

Ann Coulter has to be the worst choice of guests Joy has made to date.
When I first heard Ann Coulter being interviewed on another show, I was mortified that the person, whose show it was, could not control her interrupting, speaking consistently as loud as possible and never permitting another to say anything. My immediate thought was that ground rules should be established before anyone sits down for an interview. However, after watching a number of these "talkathons" of hers, I realize that nothing would help. We just do not watch the show.
One word of advice Joy.! Keep having the likes of Ann Coulter on and you will lose your fans along with your show.

jessica   October 23rd, 2009 12:14 am ET

Joy, your current guest, Anne Coulter is just being plain stupid and she is not debating objectively. She really needs to listen to her comments later tonight after the show. I try not to take sides but now, I can see why she is said to be biased. It is sad.

jterry   October 23rd, 2009 12:15 am ET

Wish Joy would put Ann Coulter on the bottom of her guest list. It seems impossible to have a meaningful dialogue with her.

Thank God for Gore Vidal. It is a shame there are not more of his kind in the younger generation. So wise while being irreverent. A good combination.

Get lost Ann Coutler!

margcar   October 23rd, 2009 12:16 am ET

Being born in Canada does not automatically make you a Canadian citizen. Your parent/parents must be canadian in order for you to have that priviliged. Our rules are different then that of the USA.

Sam   October 23rd, 2009 12:16 am ET

Alright, Joy watching your show!! All my friends and I talk about Fox and watch all the news every day!!

Why would you put an idiot like Ann on your show!! We don't need another show where everyone promotes everything but the truth!!

Will someone please!!!! Get some real people and real thoughts on what's going on with our country!!!!
Our country is Dying!!!! When will all you BS reporters and news people go after the truth!!!!!

jessica   October 23rd, 2009 12:17 am ET

This poor Anne Coulter. I think she has not really travelled out of the country. If she has, she slept all through the trips. You know what we call her kind.....

Edna Byrd   October 23rd, 2009 12:20 am ET

I do not understand why you would have someone on your show
who spews such hatred.

Joe H   October 23rd, 2009 12:22 am ET

I love your show but I just couldn't listen to that idiot ann coulter. I had to switch the channel. This woman is psychotic. She laughed at students for voting for Obama. She says that Palin is brilliant and misunderstood. I'm totally convinced that she's only in it for the money.

karen   October 23rd, 2009 12:23 am ET

This woman in quite a whack job! I turn the channel when she is on your show. Nobody wants to listen to her spew out of a bunch of complete rubbish!

Linda   October 23rd, 2009 12:23 am ET

If she weren't so vile and putrid, Ann would be worthy of our pity. She's clearly a clinical narcissist–imagine how sad is that? For Ann to be trapped in her world because it's all about her??? Hence,the toxic tongue.

phrog211   October 23rd, 2009 12:24 am ET

Go Ann! Joy you got your bottom handed to you by someone who backs up her comments with facts...I like how your team cuts to a commercial to cover your incompetency...pick your guest more carefully.

Larry DeBlieux   October 23rd, 2009 12:24 am ET

Joy needs to be better informed if she is going to comment on an accusation such as the quote on the amount of Doctors agree on the Health Care by stating the AMA. The AMA only represents about 17% of Medical Doctors and the majority of them are retired. She should have enough common sense to know that most polls are biased one way or another buy whomever pays for the polls. If it is generally a poll wanted by the Democratic side then it will usually come back to favor their position and if it is Republician it will usually support their position. Becareful in citing any poll unless you know it is an independent poll which is very hard to find. I am not a fan of Ann Coulter by far but in the limited amount I saw of the interview she was very much more informed and could give examples to support her position of which Joy just changed the subject when she was confronted and had nothing to back it up.

sherry   October 23rd, 2009 12:24 am ET

i have to get this off of my chest: and this isn't just for ann coulter. it applies to many idiots. why, oh WHY, do people think talking louder and/or on top of another – then they must be correct. speaking louder doesn't mean anything more than you are rude and you are more interested in getting your words in, than listening to what the other has to say......doesn't make for a very meaningful dialogue, does it? BTW, this is why i don't usually make a full hour of the view, you ladies talk over and on top of each other all the time. i change the channel and come back later when it calms down. to me, when men do it, they sound like bullies, and when women do it, we sound like cackling hens. .....but that's just me. LOL

David Alexnader   October 23rd, 2009 12:25 am ET

Wow, Joy I can not believe you have a show... I just was surfing and saw Ann kick your butt. You are out of your league.

Alicia   October 23rd, 2009 12:26 am ET

I did not enjoy tonights show which is unusual, but that woman ANN COULTER is horrible! How could anyone have a decent conversation with this woman? There is no debate when the other person thinks that no matter what they are right about everything. She is a disgusting excuse for a person she needs to put a pie in her big horrible mouth.

sandra o'neill   October 23rd, 2009 12:27 am ET

Ann C. s........ but you rock JOY.................................

Christian   October 23rd, 2009 12:27 am ET

Ann Coulter is nothing because if she knew anything, over half of your pharmacuticals (drugs) come from a place in the Great Country of Canada The place is called Biovail so do your homework lady. And Bush gave over a trillion dollars for what again and did they find anything in iraq oh no they DIDN'T she is the dirt on the floor (ANN COULTER)

Mark   October 23rd, 2009 12:28 am ET

I watched Anne Coulter on your show today. Joy was clearly out-classed by Anne. Joy was frustrated, looked around at her camera crew / producers for support, and was no match for Anne.
Joy is so obviously a Liberal and out of step with what is right for the USA.
If Joy had courage, she would take some time to reflect on her rediculous support of the Democratic party, and shift to the Republican / Conservative values that made this country great, and will eventually return this country to a strong vibrant God fearing country. Bottom line....Joy is not worthy of her own show, and was a weak link on The View. Sorry Joy, Anne Coulter showed you up today.

Marta Luz   October 23rd, 2009 12:28 am ET

Ann Coulter makes me sick. I love your show Joy but I could only watch 1 minute of it tonight because that voice and what comes out of it makes me so angry that I had to turn it off. I wish people would stop giving her a platform to say such incredibly stupid and hateful things.

Lisa K   October 23rd, 2009 12:30 am ET

Funny how the republicans are now angry, just as we democrates have been for 8 years. Except that we did not display the dismay with fear and hateful remarks. They are reacting just as they did when they tried to use fear and intimidation while the party was in power.
Give peace a chance.... Give Obama a chance. If he gets 8 years, we'll see a more productive, cleaner and a better place to live.

Scott   October 23rd, 2009 12:32 am ET

I'm not a fan of Ann Coulter, but I watched the interview for one reason: I knew that Ann would tear Joy's "arguments" into bite-size pieces. And she did. Behar danced around the points more than anybody on "Dancing with the Stars" ever did.

Pa Jow   October 23rd, 2009 12:33 am ET

Ann Cutler is a Charlatan. She is no different from nitwits like Glen Beck and Hannity.

Jeanine   October 23rd, 2009 12:33 am ET

Wow! Ann Coulter blew Joy Behar out of the water! Every time Joy started a topic, Ann had facts and a valid argument... Joy could not argue or think quickly enough so she just changed the subject. On topic after topic, Coulter just trounced Behar!! This was really entertaining. Ann Coulter may be brash, but she definitely had her facts straight and exposed Joy Behar for a dim-witted leftist.

robin bellocchio   October 23rd, 2009 12:34 am ET

I loved that interview Joy!!!!!!!!!! It was So great to see two woman with different points of view having a spirted debate and from what came across, having a great time! I may be wrong but, if you put politics aside,I think the pair of you enjoy each other...The only thing was when you said you "friends may have an issue with having her as a guest" It is The Joy Behar show after all and I'm sure those who know you, know you are a big girl and can handle yourself or any guest.
Please keep up the good work and keep having interesting people on, even those that you may not agree with. I found it very intertaining and lol many times from the pair of you. good luck

MikeLV   October 23rd, 2009 12:34 am ET

Gee! imagine my surprise to find out Joy has NO CLUE re: the AMA. The actual percentage of doctors who are members of the AMA is 17%. I have talked with physician friends of mine and found that over 90% of their associates do not back the healthcare reform. It is obvious that she is completely unaware that there is a "Million Med March" on Washington planned to protest the AMA's support. Like every other entertainer, she needs to entertain and leave the educating of the public to those who have the knowledge to communicate the information.

Tony   October 23rd, 2009 12:35 am ET

Boy with this dumb ass Ann Coulter come from? She that Democrates are not that Intelligent, Boy she needs to look in the mirror!

talkmein   October 23rd, 2009 12:35 am ET

Is there anything that Ann Coulter says that isn't crap, Can't watch that woman Sorry Joy had to change the channel. Can't watch crap !!!

ephraim   October 23rd, 2009 12:36 am ET

holy cow! would you please have someone on head to head with her that will have enough knowledge and perspective to short circuit the insane comments she makes. for example the very second i listened to this i said and yes "all ruthless, murdering and sociopathic dictators such as hilter, kim jung il, etc. are rabid conservatives"... this kind of bizarre selective historical statistic twisting sound bite is not science, wisdom nor even punditry, she is simply like glenn beck and pimps and fear-mongering
brew for a living. the assassin's she lists were neither one party or another, they were simply unbalanced "people". otherwise the statistics would show republicans beat their wife's more than democrats, and they
have more ph.d's... she is a laughing stock.

concernedMD   October 23rd, 2009 12:37 am ET

Wow alot of hateful comments!!! Here's a different angle. I never liked Ann Coulter but tonight on the Topic of Healthcare and Fox, Joy made a huge mistake just like our President. The AMA only represents about 17% of all MDs in the U.S., NOT ALL OF THEM!. The pole that was quoted on Fox was also reported on Investor's Business Daily in late Sept/Early October (weds issue). As a future breast surgeon, with over 200K in debth from medical school and no job perspective in the future and with everyone practicing defensive medicine I would quit too if my pay and the way I practive medicine (I went to medical school and not law school...remember) were even more dictated by a bunch of Lawyers and Politicians. TO think that I actually voted for OBAMA, so many promises and nothing delivered as of yet except private jets for the bail-out execs. Our people are the one's that should be considered "TOO BIG TO FAIL".

Lyndsay   October 23rd, 2009 12:40 am ET

I loved the show tonight and thank you for letting Ann Coulter talk and ramble on about how us liberals are communists and assassins. I love to hear people on tv who think they are so smart about politics and embarrass their own selves because they are no close minded, not properly informed (or just pulls the sheets over her head) and will stick by a dying regime to its end, no matter how horrible the republicans are. She will always love them not for her ideals because she obviously does not understand politics, but just to fight a fight. A losing fight. She sounded rediculous but the interview made me laugh my ass off. So bring her on more so we can hear what things are in this woman's head, and yes I do think she has some issues. But it's all for fun right.. Thank you very much, Lyndsay

Arden Cogar   October 23rd, 2009 12:43 am ET

I enjoyed you when you did Larry King Live ... now, however, it is very difficult to watch your show when you allow two or more guests to talk at the same time; plus you are also talking. It is impossible to understand anyone when that is occuring. As a result, on more than one occasion I have just turned of the tv or switched to another channel.

This thing of people talking over other people is so rude and annoying ... unfortunately it occurs too often these days.

Debbi   October 23rd, 2009 12:47 am ET

I'm glad someone is challenging Ann, Joy is the best person do it. But you all are correct that Joy should limit Ann's time on her show and have other new people on. I actually like Megan McCain. She's not crazy. Please do not have that other crazy woman on your show, I can't think of her name, but she's Asian and says the same things as Ann Coulter. I'm Asian, and that woman makes Asians look stupid if that's possible.

Annastasia Allard   October 23rd, 2009 12:48 am ET

First, you should know, I adore Joy Behar. She's brilliant, funny and educated. So what's the deal? Put Ann Coulter to spout shocking ignorant comments to boost ratings? I'm waaay to suspicious to believe anyone could be this stupid...just my thoughts.

Annnastasia Allard
Writer, Director, Producer

Joy   October 23rd, 2009 12:51 am ET

Joy, I commend you for getting some control over your own show this evening. It is the first time I've heard you stop people from talking over each other or letting one person dominate the segment when there is a panel of three sitting there. One simply cannot hear the discussion when everyone is shouting over each other. My husband says it sounds like the chickens that cackle on "The View". I like the View, but that behavior is expected there, not on CNN where things are a bit more civil–we hope.

eagle   October 23rd, 2009 12:54 am ET

That was the fastest half hour TV show that I've seen in a long time. Just hilarious and fast paced. I figured it would be with Ann Coulter's big mouth on there. Joy took good control over her at first, then almost lost control when she let Ann answer a question by changing the subject, but Joy got the control back. I would like to have seen Joy get a little bit more "Chris Matthews" on Ann. Anyhow.......I loved it. More shows like this, Joy, and you will be moving up a time slot or two.

proud socialist   October 23rd, 2009 12:55 am ET

Shock factor aside (which is obviously all Ann Coulter has) I think the central issue here is the appalling lack of understanding Americans seem to have of Socialist, Communist, and Liberal ideologies. As a Canadian I live in a society with government run socialist programs that provide a safety net for every citizen, especially the most needy. It is by no means perfect but it is better than the alternative which is nothing. We are not communists however. We encourage and believe in free enterprise, by all means make money!! Just don't think you can live in you mansion and not feel any responsibility for the most disadvantaged in your society. Yes our Health Care is "free" although most of us pay premiums based on our salary. When my mother had a stroke 3 years ago my family did not have to think for even a second about how we were going to pay for her hospital stay. Nor did we have to worry about her physiotherapy afterward. Our socialist ideologies are based on creating a society that takes care of people first not corporations. We have freedom of speech and any other freedom enjoyed by Americans yet we are still "socialists" when it comes to taking care of our citizens. So please stop equating Socialists with Communists we are not by any means the same. Ask your self this. What kind of society do you have where a shareholder in an HMO can make a profit off of the misery of a child with a life threatening illness? What is more evil? Socialism? Liberalism? I think not.

Joyfan   October 23rd, 2009 12:57 am ET

Why doesn't any host tell this hate monger she says this junk to draw attention to herself. She can barely talks trash without keeping a straight face. Either she's insane or as disgusting as the most hateful political leaders. Joy I love you but next time call her out for real!

Frank Sellers   October 23rd, 2009 12:58 am ET

Why are you giving this radical right-wing hate-monger airtime and publicity? She's just playing a game, pushing less intelligent right-wing radicals' buttons to get them screaming and hollaring for the good old days when lynchin' was legal, Bush was starting wars in the Middle East he had no right starting and the Rebublicans were deregulating greedy Wall Street sharks so one day we could have the wonderful economic recession we're living in now. She learned the tricks of the girls from Salem over 300 years ago: cry "Witch!" and everyone will huddle in fear and do whatever you want them to. The only problem is that the witchhunt is over and the cry fell on deaf ears last fall when enough Americans had had enough of Coulter and her evil ilk. What a pig.

momof2   October 23rd, 2009 1:01 am ET

awsome interview. If I wanted the same old stuff I would have watched
someone with whom I agree with 100%. Or another show, It was was great!!!!!!!!!!!! hope you have Ms. Coulter on again. Who knows what either of you will say!
Keep up the good work.

Sandy   October 23rd, 2009 1:06 am ET

I was not familiar just who Ann Coulter happens to be, but loved seeing her "try" to bring on the "house-wife-(white)Republican of the year" onto Joy Behar's CNN show.
What an idiot?! Ann Coulter, that is...
It is difficult for me to realize how uninformed, a woman who "flashes" from the past and 'quick to the draw' on any "silly & stupid Democrat
that exist out there..."
What an ear full she gave Joy and the rest of us, dare I say, liberals. I found myself to feel much smarter than I'd usually give on behalf of my political savy..................................................
Keep bringing-on this "New Republican Party" quality member so I know what Dems are up against? Ooooh I'm so scared!
Was this a Halloween trick or a real Republican? (haha).
.
Yours truly; as an "assasin", "commie" and liberal,
Sandy of Denver, CO.
P.S. Go Joy!!!!

yvette lindo   October 23rd, 2009 1:10 am ET

Joy,
I love your show and I love you..you are a good woman...But your show tonight about all these cheating men really upset me. Where did you find this idiot Nick???? Such a serious topic and he laughs??? And you ask the queston WHY do men cheat!!! Because that is what they do for a living!!! Born that way has always been that way and will always be that way!!! Lets not us women live our lives wondering why, lets accept the way men are and move on. And lets not forget that married men dont go out there with a sign on their backs... some women need to brush up on they morals!!! We women have to give these men the green light !!!! WE know how weak they can be dont we??? If murder was not a crime I would have shot my sister right between her legs after I caught her with my husband...!
Took a while but now I dont give a shit..he can go screw his Mother for all I care! Cant change them , so do you blame me for not giving a shit.and telling all my married friends who find out their husband's are cheating "ok girl go cry a while,be mad a while,scream and yell a while feel the pain,live the pain remember the pain and so on..and when you have done all this and the pain becomes a memory then we will go have a walk about and talk and have not only a good laugh but the last laugh..because you and I know it was only a piece of ass.
This act of betrayal sure kills something in us women but that does not mean we have to die.
Regard's
Yvette

dan adams   October 23rd, 2009 1:13 am ET

GREAT show tonight (10-22-09) Gore Vidal & what's-her-name! thanks much.

Sandy   October 23rd, 2009 1:18 am ET

Wow can anyone tell the difference with Ann Coulter between when she is having a good day or bad. It was realy hard to listen to either one, Ann wouldn't wait for Joy to finish her sentence, and when Joy tried to finish she'd say don't you want me to answer your question. You know if Joy couldn't get a word in the rest of us should just give up! Maybe An should go and brush up on interviewee etiquette. Ann please think before you talk.

Sandy   October 23rd, 2009 1:19 am ET

Wow can anyone tell the difference with Ann Coulter between when she is having a good day or bad. It was realy hard to listen to either one, Ann wouldn't wait for Joy to finish her sentence, and when Joy tried to finish she'd say don't you want me to answer your question. You know if Joy couldn't get a word in the rest of us should just give up! Maybe Ann should go and brush up on interviewee etiquette. Ann please think before you talk.

JeffB   October 23rd, 2009 1:23 am ET

If all presidential assassins were liberal, then I guess John Wilkes Booth was a liberal? I can't quite figure that one out. Also, the infamous serial killer/rapist Ted Bundy was once a paid staffer for the Washington State Republican party, so by Coulter's logic, I guess that ties him with Bush, Cheney, Reagan, Eisenhower, etc. How can any responsible news outlet give this lunatic a forum?

Joeann Thomas   October 23rd, 2009 1:37 am ET

Ann Coulter big ear, loud mouth, bug eyed joke

Barbara   October 23rd, 2009 1:40 am ET

October 23rd, 2009 1:38 am ET
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Joy,
I can't believe what Ann Colter said. All of the assassins were liberal and communist and liberals are the same thing.

Really so John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln because he didn't free the slaves fast enough. James Earl Ray killed Martin Luther King because he didn't get civil rights for African American fast enough.

She makes absolutely no sense.

I missed the show I've got to remember to record you so I can watch it later.

Dainsker   October 23rd, 2009 1:40 am ET

Stop putting that vile woman on your show. She spews ignorant lies & you just laugh it off & move on to the next topic. You allow her to think she's winning the debate when you do that. It makes anyone with half a brain sick to hear you say "that's what I love about you" & "we disagree but we're able to be friends". What redeeming quality does she have that would make you want to befriend her? I will admit that I don't mind watching her get smoked in ALL of her debates, but you clearly aren't up to the task. If you feel you have to keep her career going, then at least study up on your facts & follow up once she's done spewing her ignorant lies. I promise you, if you continue to have her as a guest & kiss up to her the way you do, your audience will have no choice but to seek alternative entertainment.

Gwen Carter   October 23rd, 2009 1:44 am ET

Ann is no more toxic then Joy is. I think Ann is brilliant and Joy is an idiot when it comes to politics. If Joy would keep her mouth shut, maybe she would learn something.

Colin   October 23rd, 2009 1:48 am ET

Uh...John Wilkes Booth?

KC   October 23rd, 2009 1:51 am ET

Ann Coulter. Ignorant, irritating, and forgettable. Possibly the one bigger waste of air time than the Balloon Boy saga. Now go away and sell your nice books from your booth in the local Carnie tent. Sheesh.

TheWizard   October 23rd, 2009 2:00 am ET

Looking forward to guest Wanda Sykes, always a good laugh! Coulter on the other hand makes me vomit

DC   October 23rd, 2009 2:10 am ET

Ann Coulter is a goddamn idiot. This assertion makes no sense and is utterly false.

Here it is – laid out in plain terms

http://priscusforem.blogspot.com/2009/01/are-all-presidential-assassins-liberals.html

eve   October 23rd, 2009 3:46 am ET

I have tried hanging in with Joys Show but if you can't get a good interview out of Gore Vidal your in the wrong profession! As for having Coulter on thats a sign of desperation ! I'll add some constructive criticism but I really think this show has already 'Jumped the shark' Joy doesn't listen to the guests answers she so concerned with getting the crew to laugh thats all shes listening for and its VERY distracting, Shes ok as 1/5 of the Womens club at the view but she doesn;t have the skills to carry a whole show -not and keep us interested-that is!

Scott in Tampa   October 23rd, 2009 4:14 am ET

Oh Ann – you ignorant pig – I can data mine the internet too...

BTW

Hinkley – who attended to assassinate Reagan – had VERY close family ties to The Bush Family. Yeah... Its true. Look it up.

Margie   October 23rd, 2009 5:51 am ET

Joy,
I had to change the channel..I cannot watch/listen to that Coulter woman spewing her ridiculous rhetoric...I wish you were harder on her. She actually thinks that she's smarter and knows more than anyone who disagrees with her. I don't know whether she's really stupid and believes her own sloptalk, or is she just a really awful entertainer...disgusting excuse for a human.

angel   October 23rd, 2009 6:40 am ET

it seems to me that ann was just too smart for joy. at times joy had to change the subject because as a comedian, she lacks smarts or intelect. joy should just stick to comedy, because as a host. SHE SUCKS. maybe she should host a variety show, for she has the knowledge of spit.

Linda   October 23rd, 2009 7:30 am ET

This is the 1st time I've seen anyone "handle" Coulter like Joy does. and it is perfect! Actaully makes Coulter not look like the ass she potrays. Joy Behar, you are da Bomb!

Lost in NH   October 23rd, 2009 8:14 am ET

How would you determine that fact? It seems that terrorist bombers and mass murderers are mostly right-wing conservatives! Tim McVeigh, for example. So what? This is typical right-wing tactics these days: ask an outrageous question but don't give an answer, or in this case make a statement of fact about dead people that can't be verified in any real way, and leave it as an inference that left-wingers are dangerous! What's her point? That the far right calling for violent action against Obama would never be acted on? i wouldn't bet on that inference!

Didier   October 23rd, 2009 8:34 am ET

I am not sure what her point is.
For instance, she is an idiot (she really is an idiot), and she is conservative, but not all conservatives I know are idiots. Oh well, forget about it...

Parnell Meagre   October 23rd, 2009 8:37 am ET

Why is this jerk news? Didn't watch the video – not interested in her act.

Sabre   October 23rd, 2009 8:41 am ET

I cant believe Joy Behar has her show on this channel. I guess I will not be watching this channel for news anymore. She has an uncanny was of trying to push her policical beliefs on her viewers. And she makes no bones about it. However I will give her kudos for trying to take on Ann Colter last night. Kinda seemds like a half ass shot at making it fair and balanced. Ann is obviously no match for Joy. Joy needs to do some homework if she was wants to stand toe to toe with Ann Colter. Joy also made the comment that her friends will be upset with her for having her on thats because they dont want to hear the truth just more lies and misconciptions. Way to go Ann. Bad choice HLN (CNN)

Linda   October 23rd, 2009 8:42 am ET

I like your new show Joy, but had to change the channel when Coulter was on, arrogant and hateful.

dona burnett   October 23rd, 2009 9:05 am ET

Ann has a right to say what she thinks. You don't have to agree. BTW... Joy didn't have to have her on the show – .....GEE can we say ratings?

All of YOU on this forum are spouting the "hateful" crap you claim Ann and Rush and Beck and Hannity are spouting. Can we say "pot calling the kettle black"?

I would also like to know what CNN and Joy would think if the President of the United States came after their "NEWS ORGANIZATION" because of things said on Joy's Show or Keith Olbermann? THESE are opinion shows – just like Beck and Hannity and Rush and Ann.

Steve   October 23rd, 2009 9:06 am ET

Joy why do you keep letting Ann on your show. She makes you look silly at best. You trying to match wits with her is like Jerry Sienfeld trying to win a boxing match against Mike Tyson. She creams you constantly and your only way to "debate" her is to constantly interupt her mid sentence so she can't finish her thought. You really show that when given facts most liberals can't match up in a debate.

Scott   October 23rd, 2009 9:20 am ET

Joy Behar is just a mouth for Obama and the DNC – she probably wants to abolish freedom of speech for anyone with an opposing view. Like all Democrats only their view is worthy of listening to.

Ann Coulter rocks.

Commenter   October 23rd, 2009 9:26 am ET

Why was Ann Coulter on your show, Joy, TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH? Hmmmmmmmmmm?

Marge   October 23rd, 2009 9:50 am ET

Ann Coulter is an actor and (attempted) entertainer, with no real governmental experience. She is just a version of the balloon-boy family, inventing facts to get herself on TV. Doesn't she have any self-respect? For all those people who think Ann Coulter is a hero, Timothy McVeigh (the most devastating US-born assassin) was a card-carrying Republican. And that's just one problem with what she said on the show. Obviously she says this stuff up to be inflamatory, and it's a shame there are uninformed people out there who believe what she says rather than thinking for themselves.

janie   October 23rd, 2009 9:51 am ET

Joy, this the first time I watch your show and I thoroughly enjoyed the interview/discussion with Ann Coulter. I think Coulter is very intelligent and well-informed about issues, but she should have told you, "I can only imagine how many mistakes Obama would make without his teleprompter. At least Bush didn't rely on a teleprompter for his speeches." Please have her on again. I loved the show!

gary   October 23rd, 2009 10:04 am ET

How does the beautiful nature of Sweden/Stockholm equate to socialism is good?

If Sweden was a US state it would be the poorest state in the union. The average annual income is 27K with 59% tax, most living in government subsidized housing. The majority of citizens under the age of 40 would prefer to move to capitalism and the latest elections reflect this.

Since becoming a soicalist country in '32 the country has lost 650B in taxes due to companies leaving for lower taxes, 650B with a pop. of 5M.

Those under 40 are frustrated with the severe lack of employment opportunities and the national brain drain.

Try finding a trash can in Gothemberg, there are none. For it would take many menial jobs out of the hands of citizens. Each morning an army of men sweep, shovel and hose down the entire historic section of town. Wasting millions of gallions of fresh water while never advancing labor.

Chris   October 23rd, 2009 10:08 am ET

Like some of the others, I haven't watched this clip and I don't intend to. Ann coulter spews hate-filled garbage to anyone who will listen. We must not give her a platform.
Joy, please, don't trash the airwaves with this nonsensical garbage. This isn't entertainment, it isn't informative, and it isn't enlightening. It's garbage.

Meredith Golden   October 23rd, 2009 10:22 am ET

I watched a few min. of the show last night and cannot believe how rude, unpleasant and ugly (mostly inside) Ann Coulter is. It's almost unbelievable. Her constant interrupting Joy and the utter hate that came out of her mouth. It was great when Joy told her to "Stop"...which of course she didn't. I think Joy should take a little stronger approach with such rude "guests". I love the show, but will not subject myself to Ann Coulter again, no matter where she shows up. She's a disgrace to humanity!

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Margaret   October 23rd, 2009 10:34 am ET

Joy Behar has no class. She know absolutely nothing about anything. The only thing she has going for her is verbal diarreah. Why she has a talk show is beyond me. She doesn't hold a candle to Ann Coulter.

zebra   October 23rd, 2009 10:37 am ET

Anne Coulter is shrill and makes outlandish statements to get attention for her books, but Joy Behar is no match for her. She might be sort of funny but to try to tangle with a guest who is very prepared and who is looking to make controversy makes her look like the lightweight she really is. She never has an original, interesting or intelligent point to make. Behar can't be taken seriously.

Bill Sugg   October 23rd, 2009 10:39 am ET

Dear Joy,

I love your show. It isn't very interesting to have Ann Coulter on your show. She is a loose canon and she seems to rant all over the place without making any sense at all so it is not productive to have her on your show. It does show her how strange her thinking is but is not very informative or entertaining. You look gorgeous on your show.

Dan Smith   October 23rd, 2009 10:43 am ET

Whenever I see Ann Coulter she reminds me of a Collie. Since I love dogs I find it much easier to tolerate her without any sound on the TV. This way I don't lose respect for dogs. Unfortunately, in the land of free speech, even those who hate everyone but themselves has the right to speak their mind and give their opinion. The U.S. is still in terrible shape which only seems to breed internal arguing and a failure to move forward.

Here in Canada I anxiously watched the U.S. Presidential election and was very happy to see Mr. Obama win. Everyone was so full of hope at that time. It sure didn't take long for Americans to come out of the woodwork to try and keep your country down and Ms. Coulter doesn't make it any better. We have our political issues here in Canada as well.

Why can't political parties, and politicians, put aside their own agendas and honestly work towards building a better country? Alas, human nature doesn't seem to allow us. Hopefully the next generation will evolve to a higher level than us.

georgina ralley   October 23rd, 2009 10:44 am ET

does that mean that mobsters are "liberals/communists" when they kill for a living ?

Frank Sellers   October 23rd, 2009 10:45 am ET

Dona Burnett: Another pig wearing lipstick.

sunshinelady   October 23rd, 2009 10:52 am ET

I thought she was awesome

orsay   October 23rd, 2009 10:53 am ET

Why does Joy have this NUT on and NOT know to handle her?!?!?
It is embarrassing! Joy thinks her weak attempt at humor works in this situation but it DOESN'T!!
Joy, I like you but enough..of the Ann C. Show!

Have her own when you can handle the situation!

sunshinelady   October 23rd, 2009 10:56 am ET

Ann was awesome & its too bad people won't just listen for themselves & let their bias keep them closed minded...
You might not agree w/ her on 100% of her opinion's but this is America!

Ann Rocks! & she is not as hate filled as some have been made to believe.... think for yourself & take the stick out of your eye!

JHB   October 23rd, 2009 11:00 am ET

If you want to be taken seriously then Ann Coulter is not the guest to help you get there. I appreciate your not letting her vomit her thoughts without trying to hold her accountable, but she is an expert of no-fact-sound-bite statements. The worse thing you can do is give these people any sense of credibility by providing them air time. What's next? "DNA tests to prove he is the daddy of your baby?"

Alley   October 23rd, 2009 11:00 am ET

@ Chris if you havent watched this clip or intend to then how can you say your view is substantiated? Actually wouldn't your Bias be keeping you in a little box?

omg please see the irony... the same can be said for others who have never heard her but think others views or clips out of context are her exact image.... if you don't figure it out for yourself then your letting other people keep you ignorant.

I might not agree with her or your view exactly but this is America & we have the Freedom of speech & we need to remember to stand up as one for that!

Dennis   October 23rd, 2009 11:06 am ET

Ann is an idiot and wrong. Here is a short list of pharmaceutical companies in Sweden.

• AstraZeneca
• Biovitrum
• Diamyd Medical
• Ferring Pharmaceuticals
• Pharmacia
• Recipharm

Bill Sugg   October 23rd, 2009 11:06 am ET

Joy,

I wonder if you can get The Dali Lama as a guest? Also, have some tourists from Sweden and Denmark who can talk about their socialized life style. Canadians could talk about their health care and some other citizens from countries who have health care. It would be very informative. What is our fear of socialism? It seems like a caring and loving kind of government that takes care of its citizens instead of Capitalism that teaches us to take care of our selves and not worry about anyone else. When all of our citizens are happy we have less social problems.

lizouttavegas   October 23rd, 2009 11:13 am ET

Joy, I was loving your new show,...till ANN...Im sure she's educated,and all that, but she's disturbing on alot of levels! worst of all, she has the "crazy" eyes..which is why rational people cannot tolerate, or are scared or her! not her ideas, just her! you help your own, barely, but your fans don't want to see Ann Coulter..if you enjoy her so much, you should get together outside of the show. PLEASE!
or I'll give up...you're too new to risk a crazy like AC. I like Dean McDermotts wife alot! classy woman...well ride of mr no talent!

PHil   October 23rd, 2009 11:15 am ET

Ann Coulter and her ilk, Hannity, O'Reilly, Beck, Limbaugh, and Cheney .... are exactly the reason the Republican/Conservative party is on the wane. As long the party continues to align itself with morons, extremists, and chatterboxes, they will continue to lose seats and credibility .... not too mention that she was totally off base ... there have been just as many conservative/republican assassins as liberal/democrats ... the on ething they all do have in common .... they were all WHACKO , just like Ann Coulter .... don't waste your time giving this woman a platform to spew her inane rhetoric .

CaliNTex   October 23rd, 2009 11:15 am ET

@ Mark Joy was frustrated, looked around at her camera crew / producers for support, and was no match for Anne.

Joy is so obviously a Liberal and out of step with what is right for the USA.
If Joy had courage, she would take some time to reflect on her ridiculous support of the Democratic party, and shift to the Republican / Conservative values that made this country great, and will eventually return this country to a strong vibrant God fearing country. Bottom line....Joy is not worthy of her own show, and was a weak link on The View. Sorry Joy, Anne Coulter showed you up today.

I agree I noticed that too & it actually made Joy look VERY biased... What Ann was saying was not alarming or over the top

Sandra   October 23rd, 2009 11:34 am ET

I think Ms. Coulter needs to review history and facts before making statements. She seems to think that if she says it, it must be real.

Daisy Alyosha   October 23rd, 2009 11:34 am ET

Oh My God.
Okay, just because Fox News quotes Investors Business Daily (ever stop and think about whose interests a publication with THAT title is representing?) and states that a poll indicates that only 17% of doctors are members of the American Medical Assn. "And most of them are retired.", apparently that's all it takes for some people to believe it. Why? Because Fox News, and Anne Coulter, and other parasites too numerous to mention, are not afraid to lie and manipulate statistics in order to make their 'viewpoint'~and their viewpoint always has an angle that directly benefits THEM~look credible. And then those of you that want to believe things are a certain way and are too intellectually lazy to do anything but lie back and have their fantasies spoonfed back to them, buy into it hook line and sinker.
My advice to you is this: if you want to feel better about yourself for not giving a homeless guy a dollar on a freezing night, just make friends with the fact that you are a selfish bastard and don't rely on some poll you heard about on Fox News to make you feel like an okay human being. Take responsibility for yourself.
Oh, and Janie? If Anne Coulter is 'very intelligent and well-informed about issues'~maybe you know her personally and are saying this based on what she tells you when you are chatting on the phone, because when she writes things or gets interviewed on television, she pretty much says whatever jumps into her head that will serve to prop up her psychotic, ridiculous, anti-American agenda (yes, that's what I said: Anti-American. Anyone who believes that every other opinion than their own should be supressed and has no moral bottom line and believes we should allow poor people to drop dead of hunger and sickness in the street and that no other country has EVER contributed ANYTHING good to the world is Anti-American. Believe it.). If you are going on what you read in her books and articles and see her say on t.v., I would ask, compared to whom?
And honey, whoever told you that Dubya memorized his speeches and did not rely on a TelePrompter...well, he didn't read so well, so maybe you are correct that he had to be fed his lines some other way, perhaps through a device in his ear~but as infantile as those speeches were, he didn't have any input in writing them. And perhaps since you think Anne Coulter is such an intellectual giantess, it makes sense that you wouldn't be able to understand actual intelligence if it were biting you~but really, whoever implied to you that the President reads his speeches off the TelePrompter (yeah, he probably does. I hardly think that anyone with an ounce of sense would expect anyone to memorize speeches like lines in a script...oh, maybe Ronnie Reagan or Arnold Schwatzenegger, but remember, when they were movie actors they were allowed multiple takes to get it right. President Obama is not an actor and has to give his speeches live) and doesn't have anything to do with the ideas contained therein (the HELL he doesn't) was b.Essing you Big Time.Interested in buying the Brooklyn Bridge? I'll sell it to you cheap.

Madwomen   October 23rd, 2009 11:39 am ET

Why does anyone give this woman the time of day! She has absolutely nothing spewing from her mouth other than hate which embodies her complete character. Not sure how our community in New Canaan bred such a character!

Judy   October 23rd, 2009 11:41 am ET

Joy, If Ann Coulter is alowed back on your show, you will lose me as a viewer. Why would you waste airtime on this beast. She is a word that I cannot print, but I know people know what I mean. She definitely is a waste of food!

Chris Roberson   October 23rd, 2009 12:11 pm ET

I really like it when Ann Colter and that Joe Behar get together!

Chris Roberson   October 23rd, 2009 12:14 pm ET

JOE BEHAR FOR PRESIDENT!

Scott   October 23rd, 2009 12:20 pm ET

"Ann Coulter spews hate-filled garbage..."

Gore Vidal was on later to say that he wanted to assassinate President Bush. That is hate-filled garbage. (I think it's also illegal.) You dig?

June   October 23rd, 2009 12:27 pm ET

I think Ann Coulter comes to TV interview shows armed with memorized answers. Whether the question is about the war or the economy or a politician she has a pat response. Which she tends to repeat. Even if the follow up question is different...watch the clips and you'll see this. She states her answers in a way that makes it sound as though her information is correct. Who knows if it is or not...?...an authoritative tone does not make her information correct. She spoke louder and faster than Joy and never seemed to take a breath. That's a tactic I find very annoying. Joy kept saying things like: come on...that's just not true....and...answer the question. But Ann Coulter didn't answer the actual questions. She continued to spout the party line. It feels as though Ann Coulter is taking instruction from someone before sitting down, to the desk.

SM   October 23rd, 2009 1:44 pm ET

i watched Joy's show tonight just to see Ann. i knew she would show how ignorant Joy really is, and SHE DID!!!! i was rather amused!

It makes me sick to see how Joy is nothing more than a mouth for Obama...old news! and i really do not like it when she remarks against God and being a christian. typical hollywood! whenever one of the Baldwin brothers was on and declared he was a born again Christian and a Repulican, Joy didn't have much to say to him....other than she needs to get his brother Alex to come on the show. I am sure Alex agrees with Joy 100%! wow, what a surprise!

Joy cannot ever say anything without ending it by either cutting Bush, or the Republican Party...such as last night when she said her friends asked why she had Ann on her show and she said "because i want to hear other opinions.....I am NOT like Glen Beck!" she always has to throw in some nasty remark.

it is ok for Joy to spout off, but then all of you complain about Ann???!!!! so typical!!!! i agree with Ann and say "Ha ha ha" to all of those that voted for Obama to find out the truth about him now! but wait, there is more to come!!!!

i think the "black" card has been played to death....especially since a black president has been elected. i do not trust Obama, not because he is black....because he is a puppet and has been placed by those that want to "change" America. it is so obvious!

Ann may come on a little strong at times, but she does have a lot of facts that some of you may not want to hear. Plus, I think it is nice to hear from someone besides the Obama worshipers!

kay   October 23rd, 2009 1:52 pm ET

Ann didnt Joy leave a sour taste in your mouth?

SAM   October 23rd, 2009 1:52 pm ET

Great job Ann! so funny to see you put big mouth Joy in her place! she looked like a scared rabbit most of the time....so funny.

Joy tends to gang up on anyone who does not agree with her, and I only watch her show whenever i know she has a guest that will put her in her place!

Ann may not have 100% of her facts right, but she is very in tune with what is going on. I really enjoy listening to her and will make an effort to seek out where she will be speaking from now on!

Sher   October 23rd, 2009 2:02 pm ET

What's the matter Joy? If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen! Ann Coulter was great, too bad Joy could not keep up! (guess she spends all of her time singing Obama's praises).

i just hate the way Joy asks a question then talks over her guest if she does not agree with what they are saying! ...anyway, great job Ann!!!

chris   October 23rd, 2009 2:30 pm ET

Ann is correct on all issuses, Joy knows nothing she doesn't confirm facts before having guest on. If people in this country would open up there eyes they could see the truth that Ann is speaking. most liberals and even some conservative are affraid of the truth.
Joy was completely outgunned by Ann!!! Joy needs to stick to comedy, as a talk show host she is clueless.

kristin   October 23rd, 2009 3:01 pm ET

Can't someone just carry a squirt bottle and squirt Ann in the face whenever she makes a stupid comment...just like you do with a cat or dog that gets in trouble?

Barbara Herrmann   October 23rd, 2009 3:03 pm ET

Joy
I love your show and watch every night!!!

I did watch Ann Colter last night......I saw her spew her venom of "Hate, Fear & Ignorance"...Maybe The Republican Party should consider her as their Spokes Person....She fits right in with the Biggest Loser (Limbaugh) ....And O'Reilly....and the others that spread their Hate Fear & Ignorance across the "Air Waves'.....

Margaret   October 23rd, 2009 3:16 pm ET

I read your comments and find that most of you don't know what you're talking about. You actually think Joy is intellegent. Doesn't say much for most of you. Sorry, but that's how I percieve it. You have it in for Ann because she's intellegent and speaks her mind and has morals which 75%of the nation don't. Quess what? I have high morals too and I stick to them.

Carly Crews   October 23rd, 2009 3:20 pm ET

Dear Joy,

I enjoy your work! But I have to tell you, after watching Ann Coulter interviews on two separate shows of yours, I will be skipping any future segments you have with Ann Coulter.

You were not able to give her solid follow up arguments to her liberal trashing, even when they were obvious. This was particularly frustrating when she predictably defended an outragious comment in a clip from Karl Rove that Rachel Maddow had easily lambasted the same night. Ann could not have refuted Rachel's comments, even though she'd try.

If you had Ann Coulter on with someone who really knew their politics and had the ability to counter her "defend the Republicans at all cost" drivel, then I'd try watching her again.

But it seems you either don't want to come back at her too strongly and offend her or aren't supplied with enough facts to neutralize even her most egregious comments.

I hope you don't give Rush Limbaugh such a soft ball approach. I don't find it entertaining for you to lob serious issues at someone like that and then give an ineffective cursory response to their painful twisting of the facts. It's just more publicity for liars who are hurting this country. Not funny and not entertaining.

Thanks for all the good interviews you have–which is most of them. I especially enjoyed your conversation with Larry David.

Good luck! Thanks for the entertainment!

Alyce Adkins   October 23rd, 2009 3:32 pm ET

Joy. Like you better on this show. I am a fan of Fox News so guess I wouldn't be considered your fan? I like to watch people discussing different points of view...so far so good! Go girl!
Alyce Adkins

ROB   October 23rd, 2009 3:33 pm ET

Stick to The View, Joy. You're in over your head when it comes to politics.

Just Say No!   October 23rd, 2009 3:33 pm ET

As an American (according to some not the right kind of American) I find it amazing that the punditry associated with right seems to all evolve around name calling. They affix the word liberal to everyone who does not share their opinion. Even attacking conservative people whom lean to being moderate yet still conservative (I guess they are not the right kind of conservatives, so would that make them liberals?) As far as Ms Coulter is concerned her statement as all assassins as liberals was way over the top and was a totally un-researched statement with no viability on her part and totally lacking facts. I had the same WTF look on my face as Joy when she made that comment on national television. Go look for yourselves there is plenty of information (and misinformation) on the internet. Hey you who lean to the hard right ask your self this? Are you really putting the welfare of America and it’s people first or just hating because more than half of America is not with you?

Ronald Fanyak   October 23rd, 2009 3:33 pm ET

ALL presidential assassins were liberal?...yeah! like John Wilkes Booth who belonged to a group opposed to the opposition of slavery.
Now there's a liberal for you. Ann is so into conservative group unthink,
that she forgets history and makes it whatever she wants it to be to support her ideology [which is the definition of being delusional].. like censervative Christians who quote the Bible to support their ideology and overlook the words of Christ that admonishes their position.
Example: quote the Bible to foster intolerance for gay people and overlooks the passage, "Love thy neighbor as thyself" and "he who says he loves God and hates his neighbor is a lier'.

ROB   October 23rd, 2009 3:36 pm ET

Also, it's not because he's black, it's because his policies are extremly divisive.

Daisy Alyosha   October 23rd, 2009 3:38 pm ET

"Ann may not have 100% of her facts right., but she is very in tune with what is going on" ~SAM
"...but she does have a lot of facts that some of you may not want to hear."~SM (who also said Obama is a puppet and has been placed by those who want to 'change' America) {?!?}
"Anne rocks, and she's not as hate-filled as some of you have been made to believe."~Sunshine Lady
"Ann may be brash, but she definitely had her facts straight..."~Jeanine

What Facts??? What facts did she have straight? She had no facts straight. There was not a single thing that woman said that was a fact or even approached being straight. She has no idea what is going on~she is a meanspirited sociopath that was raised by a lawyer who defended the kind of people who bashed people's heads in for trying to form unions~that's a fact. Look it up. While our grandparents were sweating their collective ass off building this country brick by brick, Ms. Coulter's father spent his time trying to make sure that they starved to death while they were doing it, and fought to keep child labor legal. She's proud of this. Believe it.

It is true that since she has no moral bottom line, Anne Coulter has the advantage over anyone who does. That's another fact. She will say anything to justify what she believes to be the American Way, which she believes can be summed up as 'F**k You, I've got Mine.'
She and people like SM, who find it incredible that some of us might see the necessity for our country to 'change'. SM, AC, congratulations for having had such fortunate lives and no conscience or compassion for those who have not. I envy you that you either failed to see the 'strings' holding up Bush the 2nd, or saw them and approved of the way his puppetmasters 'changed' our country into, among other things, a place where a great many people are either living in the gutter or about to be, and it must be great to be able to believe that this is 'their own damned fault". Being utterly lacking in empathy for others must be bliss~as must having lived such fortunate, painless lies~I mean lives.
I do agree that if Joy is going to have this 'woman' (I do so hate to concede that she is a member of the same species as, well, any other human being excepting possibly Ted Bundy~another proud Conservative Republican~FACT.) on again, and she will, for ratings are ratings~she needs to figure out a way to stop her skin from crawling while Ann has her say. Because that's what's going on, and that is why the above named imbeciles and their brethren are perceiving Joy as getting her ass handed to her by AC. You've gotta toughen up, Joy, she's disgusting but you can't let her get to you that way~she's picked up on your weak spot~you have a soul, and she's using it against you.

Another FACT: if Ann Coulter were half as hot of a babe as she thinks she is, she'd be the hottest babe that ever lived. But with every day that passes she looks a little bit more like a crack addicted drag queen staggering down the stroll at 4AM~and that's after an hour in the makeup chair.

Daisy Alyosha   October 23rd, 2009 3:46 pm ET

"Ann was correct on all issuses (sic)."~Chris
Okay, Chris, how about you list those 'issuses' and back them up with WHY you think she was correct?
Go ahead, we're listening.

Ryan   October 23rd, 2009 4:18 pm ET

Every Presidential assassination was a left-winger? Then what does that say about the side who assassinated them?

Jimmy SHort   October 23rd, 2009 4:21 pm ET

When Clinton was in office – added 22.7 million jobs
When Bush Jr was in office – added 3 million jobs (worst record of any US president in 70 years)
Real median household income with Clinton – grew by $5,825
Real median household income with Bush Jr – fell by $1,273
Poverty rate fell 3.5% (6.4 million fewer people) with Clinton
Poverty rate rose 1.3% (5.4 million more people) with Bush Jr
Federal Debt with Clinton —> surplus of $236 billion (fiscal 2000)
Federal Debt with Bush Jr —> increased by almost $3 trillion (as of 2006)

THE Retardican ERA IS OVER !!

dorothy starks   October 23rd, 2009 4:52 pm ET

WHY WHY WOULD YOU GIVE JOY BAHER A SHOW!!MY GOSH SHE AN IDIOT I TURN CHANNEL WHILE SHE ON THEN COME BACK T IT..SHE THINK SHE NOWS EVERYTHING.DONT LET ANYONE TALK.WATCHED IT ONCE ALL I COULD STAND...SO FOR THAT HOUR I WLL WATCH FOX NEWS.....PLEASE GET RID OF HER!!!!!!!

Gordon king   October 23rd, 2009 4:58 pm ET

I love you and congratulate you on your new...but I had to turn it off when you had Ann Coulter on. Why give such a negative person a platform to spout her ignorance? I was dissapointed with the choice and will never watch you when Ann is a guest.

elizabeth ellison   October 23rd, 2009 5:00 pm ET

Joy,
I love you. I don't mind you having Ann Coulter on your show, but it was talking over each other and she chewed you up. I wish you had done a better job.

REBECCA   October 23rd, 2009 6:18 pm ET

Love your show....all of them. Last night was great with Ann the Idiot and Gore Vidal but the "panel" concept has got to go. Can't hear anybody with all of talking over each other. If I wanted to see that I would watch the "View." I find all the shows informative, funny and entertaining. Your one on one interviews are all always great. Guest like Ann are fun....you can't just have people who agree with your side.

wendy   October 23rd, 2009 6:33 pm ET

Have any of you actually read her book? Yes the woman goes off on a tangent in the most obnoxious way, but in truth....she is right about what she speaks. You really should read the book and then you will see that here points are valid. I just wish she would stop the way she presents herself so that the messages she could be teaching would be heard instead of blown off and forgotten about.

Kelly   October 23rd, 2009 6:36 pm ET

Thanks for putting AnnColter on to remind us what a raving lunatic she and the loons she was supporting are.

J. R. Hogue   October 23rd, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Ann Coulter is one of the most disagreeable people ever. It's too late at night to hear such tripe as comes from her. This was neither entertaining or informative.

YourTwistedSister   October 23rd, 2009 7:30 pm ET

I too believe Joy was snuffed by Ann. I hate Joy's show and her opinions. Remember opinions are like ass_holes – everyone has one but that doesn't mean we have to see it or hear it like I feel I do with Joy B. I tried to give her a chance but now switch stations when she comes on. I truly hope she gets canceled SOON!!! I keep hearing all all kinds of great reviews about her show from columnist but where does the public get to express their review? Joy has ruined my nighttime viewing of HLN – poor choice – baad decision! Go away Joy.

claude   October 23rd, 2009 8:48 pm ET

Ann coutler is a very stupid woman, who needs talk about the black man that hurt her so much. its what makes her such a b............... .

flyover   October 23rd, 2009 8:57 pm ET

Ann was terrific! Joy really lacked the ability of debating past the bush lied mantra's...

If people in this country would open up there eyes they could see the truth that Ann is speaking. most liberals and even some conservative are afraid of the truth.

Malissa   October 23rd, 2009 9:02 pm ET

Joy, you are the greatest. Love your show. Never miss it even if I DVR it.

Craig   October 23rd, 2009 9:05 pm ET

###**** HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!! It totally SUX that Joy's show is not avail on the CNN podcast page. Could everyone please start sending messages to ask CNN to make his happen. I live in Australia and we don't get HLN here. HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!!

Kally   October 23rd, 2009 9:06 pm ET

You need to get off the whole BUSH thing! The man is out of office, Get over it. Obama is in. You can't blame Bush anymore. GET OVER IT!!!!

eagle   October 23rd, 2009 9:27 pm ET

Kristin, I couldn't stop laughing. A squirt bottle? ROFL !!!!

Michelle Baskette   October 23rd, 2009 9:46 pm ET

Enough is enough! The point you have a show is one thing! But to call Ronald Reagan an idiot! WTF – Come on your not that inept or you????????????

Bob   October 23rd, 2009 9:49 pm ET

First of all Ann Coulter is from another planet like the rest of her friends. The reason I'm posting here is while I was watching you discuss Harry Reid you pronounced Neveda terribly wrong. It made me angry enough to change the channel, please learn to pronounce Nevada properly. Thank You.

Heather   October 23rd, 2009 9:50 pm ET

For the record Joy, I think you are hugely mistaken about Fox News viewers. I am a 37 year old mother who was an art history major at a top 10 university that leans to the left. I consider myself to be an intellectual and a good critical thinker. I watch Fox News because it is the most unbiased news I can get. They are critical of Obama just as they were George Bush. That is their job as reporters. Other news channels such as CNN and MSNBC refuse to analyze Obama's policies in a critical way. When you talk about Fox News, be sure to discriminate between the opinion shows and the actual news. It's just like a newspaper. There is news and opinion offered. You are out of touch with the mainstream of America who watches Fox. We are not uneducated country bumpkins and I think that is truly what you think of us.

JAK   October 23rd, 2009 9:50 pm ET

Joy Behar and Gerofalo discussiing how unbalanced they think Fox News is. – Priceless. Took me a few minutes to understand it wasn't comedy.

steve   October 23rd, 2009 10:15 pm ET

I think all media types that comment on news and politics, but can say what they want (factual or not) because they are "entertainers", should be forced to wear clown suits whenever commenting on such things so the ignorant among us can tell them apart from the real journalists!

minfxbg   October 23rd, 2009 10:17 pm ET

Joy,
I see that you finally got some spine by inviting Ann on to your show! Ann may be rabid, but she does have an advantage over 'The View' crew: she's far more intelligent – and entertaining.
You should let Ann be a guest host for your program. Two things would happen: 1, ratings would go up, and 2, the IQ would go up, too.

max Miller   October 23rd, 2009 10:22 pm ET

stop it! stop it! that is out rages you say to Ann about her remarks of the ones that kill people! really than you said is Mrs Palin who isn't a Hollywood kiss up air head star .but ran a state in the USA and only gave it up due to the nuts that wouldn't stop attackking her and her kids. like the low life Lettermen that now has come out to let us all how he used and step out on his girl friend and wife and why he did this to Palin he hates women that is clear. You say Does she wants to be another Pair Hilton, attack and that isn't out rages? You people that hang around Hollywood do one thing really good make all the people in the USA hate the USA and we have to tell our self this person is on tv yes. but they are not us the real USA people they are small mind haters that want some much to make this another Hilter country. for we can all feel sorry for our selfes we didn't see it coming. That we want some thing for nothing but only a monster would tell us we could have this to lead us down the path to what he wants power over the fools that would buy that lie. My name is Randloph and all my life people have hated me for what happen to Jews. But I wasn't even born there or even a live than. I do no he was a monster and he hated the USA he hated the free market he hated any thing he couldn't control am telling you this becaues it doesn't matter how much Fox or Palin or Bush say what ever they want its went some one trys to stop them from saying what they have the right to say we will all lose our rights. Is Obama HIlter no not any more than Bush is and they try to get us to think that too. But Bush let the remarks of MSNBC and your gang roll over his back. Obama needs to do the same. You are no better than Beck when you attack Palin and all the other GOP and I think you have a right to do so even if you say stop it stop it. Try to shame Ann attack Palin put down Bush. but its the ones that say what they want as your self that makes the USA the USA. what if Bush had not gone to war what if he was wrong about that? what if we all were living in a USA that was hit by what he feared? You would not be just attacking you be crying right now. a mistake was made but many thought it was going to happen. Obama like Clinton will make mistakes like the fly over New York for a pictures or a date night when people are loseing there home. we all need to see both sides but I will say one thing for you even if you always have one on that is on your side and another that isn't you do have some one on that isn't on your side at all that is more that Keith ever does. we all want the white house to call Beck and say some thing not just attack Beck and Fox and be cowards.

Victoria Ealey   October 23rd, 2009 10:38 pm ET

you need you see and hear what is going on in the white house .. the Pres. is telling news people not to cover or talk about ? and warning them they well be in big trouble if they report the news Have you giving up on free press gee and telling people how much to make $$ what if you new show give over the amount he wants you to make are you going for that not being in BIG TRouble if you open your mouth which you do all the time about others things about other people try making fun and making a unlike statment about your PRES.O and see what list you are on but I think you on the He is
God and can say and do to other what He and his ZARRRRRRRrssss want to and no one is to diss him but you did to P.B. others to you know that the war with our men and women how has a person that will no send help to they what is that about he is the P. and starting it or ended it our kids need help ? you think you have nothing to say ... you think you would open you mouth you sure open it alot on P.B. time P.O> is unreal and all his helper s that are in the white house one China lovers ? other are not USA approved tellers of not talk to others news people , how makes how much all the money you stars make and us little business owners It will be interested when he gets in your pockets and it goes on on gee no commit....We have a business for 33 years and a home and I have MS and my ins. is 600..00 a month just for me we cant go on trip vacation and doesnt cover my shot s of 300 .dollars a pop you thing P. O . is going to cover that It is a joke .. just what you do.. JOKE ! I am not a educated person like you but I am a mohter of two and grandmother of three and all doing great and I think you are not fair to judge statements .. by both side you view is a joke and but you are not to be taken serious sorry for spelling and the only way I let you know how I fell and not like your new show It is not enjoyable.... it is not honest you may laugh at me but your eyes and ears are closed and I will closed ,you live in a star unreal world thank you for letting me leave a comment..like it or not

Daisy Alyosha   October 23rd, 2009 11:22 pm ET

It sure would be nice if any of the Fox News supporters could actually spell two words in a row or express a thought with any sort of continuity.

And Heather, that's great that you majored in Art History at a 'top ten liberal college'. But I bet you were a Young Republican and I bet you voted for Bush. Twice. And then McCain. Otherwise there is no way on Earth you would think that channel didn't kiss the behinds of that entire gang for eight years. I'm sorry, I just don't believe it.

janie   October 23rd, 2009 11:22 pm ET

Hey Daisy Alyosha, you really sound like one of those people that believes that anybody else's opinion, is automatically incorrect and without merit. According to you, "Anyone who believes that every other opinion than their own should be supressed is Anti-American." I'm quoting you, so I guess that makes you Anti-American. I believe that you are entitled to your opinion even if it is wrong. You make many charges and you give no proof and you think that by your many words it will make you correct. Dubya may not have been a good speaker, but he took control, got things done and kept this country safe for 8 years. You will never change the way I believe and you can not sell a bridge you do not own. I believe that you are the one that is trying to BS here. Oh, and I still think Ann Coulter is very intelligent and well-informed about issues. You're just frustrated because Ann whipped Joy. Sorry Daisy

Joelle   October 23rd, 2009 11:39 pm ET

We are not amused or enlightened by this toxic scarecrow. Shun her. Now and forever. A disgrace to the race.

Arpi   October 24th, 2009 12:21 am ET

October 22nd, 2009 9:41 pm ET

What an idiot Ann Coulter is! She was asked what she thinks about about Sweden. She said Sweden would never invent any Pharmaceuticals. This shows what an airhead she is. She just gives random answers. Here is a paragraph from the website http://www.sweden.se

"Innovation, Science/Research:
Inventing tomorrow's world
Many important inventions originate in Sweden, and the pace of innovation shows no sign of slowing down. Between 2009 and 2012, the Swedish government will invest more than ever before in research and bright ideas.

Growth industry
Sweden is particularly strong in biotechnology. Pharmaceuticals are one of its main exports and Swedish medical innovations include the asthma medicines Bricanyl and Pulmicort; the growth hormone Genotropin; and the stomach ulcer drug Losec, one of the world’s best-selling drugs." and here is the link.

http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Quick-facts/Facts/Innovation-ScienceResearch-Inventing-tomorrows-world/

Here credibility is in line with Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

ITA   October 24th, 2009 1:11 am ET

Joy was frustrated, looked around at her camera crew / producers for support, and was no match for Anne. she looked like an ignorant Ann treated her like joy treated the lady who said the obama didn't born in US the other night

Joy   October 24th, 2009 1:30 am ET

Ann Coulter had her facts straight..and Joy was NOT a match for this conversation..
Besides..Joy INSULTS people that watch Fox...like we are..idiots..
How insulting.!!!!!!!!!........and HOW can you let this bigmouth Joy run a show when she is so uninformed...and is just about giving her opinion in a nasty way.. Take her off..PLEASE..
and we are not idiots..who watch Fox..we just like to be informed..without the government..running the show..

m walnut   October 24th, 2009 2:22 am ET

Everyone seems to forget Ann Coulter is a successful best selling author. She is a smart woman. Joy just blurts irrelevant statements rather than listen to her guest answer the question. This is insulting to the viewers. Joy is not prepared with facts. Her research is someone else reading USA Today. She used that as a source last time Ann was on and she had to ask someone to find out where he inaccurate quote came from. How could anyone think USA Today is an unimpeachable source? Joy is awful and people need to hear her hatespeech for exactly what it is.

Manny   October 24th, 2009 6:33 am ET

Oswald's writing denouncing both Soviet and capitalist systems as reported by the Warren Commission:
http://www.aarclibrary.org/publib/jfk/wc/wcvols/wh16/html/WH_Vol16_0227a.htm

Kay DeWitt   October 24th, 2009 12:16 pm ET

Since I am writing this comment two days after this particular show, I don't remember the name of the gentleman whom Joy was interview-ing when she stated to this individual what someone had said a-bout "if you live right" the after life for you was going to be all right...(Now, the second part of that "quote" is not verbatim because it was those first words that pierced my heart)...Joy then stated "I hope that is right!" Well, according to God...and what He tells us in His Word...that is NOT right..because God states in His Word "that ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"...so, without receiving Christ, NO ONE "lives right!" Since eternity is a very long time, I would lovingly suggest to Joy Behar that she contemplate the fact that, one day, she is going to die and that it would behoove her to start reading the Bible and ask Him to reveal to her whether or not it is, in fact, "His Word"..
People who think like Joy find it very difficult to believe in a very real heaven, but also a very real hell...Nonetheless, the truth of the matter is that Christ spoke more about hell than He did heaven and He stated...in the gospel of John..."Unless a man be 'born again' He cannot inherit the Kingdom of God (heaven)"..Joy Behar is NOT born again..proven by the fact that she made the kind of statement that she did...and, one more time, I suggest that, if she reads this, she not take what I have stated lightly because when Joy dies, it will be Christ Who does the interviewing...AND there aint no "laughs" in hell so the fact that she is a "comedienne" is not going to amount to a hill of beans for all of eternity...A few nights ago, Joy made the statement that she does not believe in a devil...Well, friends, there is no other explanation
...other THAN the fact that the devil, Satan, is real...of how a man can murder a precious child just for a few minutes of "feel good" sexual
gratification!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kay DeWitt   October 24th, 2009 1:24 pm ET

After I submitted the above comment, I took the time to read the previous ones and when I read "Margaret's" comment, "Joy Behar has no class", I was taken aback because, last night, after listening to Joy ask Clarence Clemens how many women he'd slept with, my response was "dear God I guess what causes CNN to choose who gets to host a talk show is that that one has got to have NO CLASS!" And that was my response in view of the fact that this has been my issue with CNN's allowing Nancy Grace to continue to have her own show because Nancy is one who has no class! Now, I say that of both Joy, and Nancy, not to be cruel, or critical, BECAUSE they can choose TO HAVE CLASS if both these women could recognize their need to be "born again" and filled with God's love...a love that is able to love the "sinner" while, concomitantly, hating the sinner's "sin"! I am 66yrs of age and this past year is the very first time I have EVER watched the news because I could not stand the pain of hearing about all the murders that go on in my world. However, as a result of trying to reach out to George Anthony, when he was suicidal, I felt the necessity to watch the Nancy Grace Show, to get updates on how George was doing, and, the more I watched this show the more I became appal-
led at how Nancy Grace tries, and convicts, on national TV whomever SHE as decided is guilty...and then, upon learning that Melinda Duckett commmitted suicide...as a result of Nancy's having pointed her accusatory finger at her...I not only made it my business to befriend Melinda's grandparents..with whom I now share a real love relationship with...but also have I made it my business to try and get Nancy Grace off of the air so that there is not another casualty like Melinda Duckett! Since I am now confronting CNN, as a whole, do I, occasionally, watch the Joy Behar Show...to see what CNN is allowing
on her show! Last night, when I turned on the Joy Behar Show, my heart was breaking with an agonizing kind of grief, as a result of my having just learned that yet another precious child, nine years of age, was found murdered...which came on the heels of my having to learn, only a few days prior, about a precious seven-year old child, Summer, having been murdered...and, it was against this backdrop of my heart's grief that I was so outraged that Joy would ask Clarence Clemens how many women he'd slept with! Society, as a whole, is appalled when we hear about these heinous crimes against our...
litte ones...AND there is no "normal" person that would not define such a one...who would commit such a heinous crime...as "sick" and, yet, the reality is that society, as a whole, is "sick" and we don't seem to raise our voices against these TV shows that feed on people's sickness...because anything lacking in moral values is "sick"!!!
We never hear a Joy Behar ask what is the "meaning"..or "purpose"...
of life and, yet, had Michael Jackson "known" the answer to that question, he would still be alive today! People, like Michael Jackson, are "loved" by society because society loves to be entertained...to "feel good"...it "loves" a Joy Behar because she, too, makes them "feel good"...because she makes them laugh...and while Scripture tells us that laughter...merriment...is good medicine...it is NOT the reason that we live and breathe...and, yet, it becomes the reason some live and breathe...and, taken to its extreme, we find child sex molestors who are willing to kill a child to "feel good" for a few brief moments! One is either a part of the "problem" of this malaise...doing what one does to feel good...no matter what the cost...or he is a part of the "problem" of this malaise and, I am afraid, I would have to say that the Joy Behar Show is a part of the problem of this malaise...which is WHY I define it as lacking in "class"...our Lord's brand of class!

Kay DeWitt   October 24th, 2009 1:33 pm ET

THIS POEM THAT I WROTE WHEN MICHAEL JACKSON DIED EXPRESSES A LOT OF WHAT I EXPRESSED IN MY ABOVE COMMENTS:

JESUS’ POEM TO HOLLYWOOD & SHOW BIZ By Kay DeWitt

“‘Soon and very soon we are going to see the King’
Is what everyone at Michael Jackson’s Memorial did sing.

Tell Me, My friends, do you ever think about Me,
And the day when it will be your turn, the King to see?

When one of your superstars from suicide, or drugs, does die,
Do you ever stop to ask yourselves why?

Do you ever wonder if fame and fortune leading one to happiness is but a myth,
The fact of which is validated by the tragic deaths of Elvis Presley and Anna Nicole Smith?

These two tragic deaths are but a few of the Hollywood, Show Biz, superstars who have died,
Because the truth that I said would set men free to them was denied

By Satan himself who made them believe
That one’s fulfilment is dependent upon how much superstardom one does achieve.

So they ‘raised the bar’ and ‘raised the bar’ until they reached the top,
Only to learn that, once there, it did not serve to make the pain of their emptiness stop.

So they turned to drugs to deaden their anguished pain and strife
Until, finally, those drugs claimed their life.

The world called Elvis Presley ‘the king’.which is the epitome of fame,
And, yet, drugs killed this ‘king’ despite his talent the world did acclaim.

And as drugs claimed the life of this king of rock, they have now also claimed the life of the king of pop,
And so My question to you, Show Biz, is how much do you want these tragic deaths of your ‘superstars’ to stop?

Is there one among you who, over the loss of Michael Jackson, is suffering enough pain,
To make the determination that you will not allow him to have died in vain?

Is there one among you who is grieving enough over the fact that, of superstar tragic deaths, Michael’s is now added to that list,
To try and find out why, despite the millions who ‘loved’ him, his cry for help was missed?

‘Michael Jackson never had the inner strength to overcome his demons’ is what someone said,
And, friends, do you know that this is the reason that Michael Jackson is now dead?

Because I said that, ‘you shall know the truth and the truth (from demons) shall set you free’,
And ‘My (overcoming) power is made perfect in your weakness’ because ‘My grace is sufficient for thee.’

And, according to the One Who created you, what one needs to have mental, and emotional, health,
Has nothing to do with fame, superstardom, or wealth.

During his memorial service, ‘we love you, Michael’, were so many of his fans crying,
And, yet, the love of his fans was not enough to prevent Michael from dying!

Unlike this superficial love of his fans, My love that, for Michael, shed its blood on Calvary,
Could have prevented Michael from dying if, instead of being spiritually blind, he could see

What I meant when I said, ‘I came that you might have life and have it more abundantly’,
Because, friends, the ‘abundant’ life is not the ‘good’ life, you see,

Because the abundant life is spiritual life that one receives
Upon being indwelt by the Holy Spirt when, in Me, he believes.

That God made man to live life on, not a two-dimensional level, but three,
Is the truth that Michael, and most of Show Biz, is too spiritually blind to see,

Because, besides a body and soul, God created man with a spirit as well,
And, when Adam and Eve disobeyed God, it was their spirit that died when they fell.

And it is because, since that day, everyone is born into the world with a spirit that is dead,
That ‘unless a man (his spirit) be born again, he cannot inherit the kingdom of God’ is what I said.

‘Michael Jackson only wanted to bring healing to his world’ is what so many of you cried,
And, yet, it was because he, himself, was in need of so much healing that he died!

‘One cannot give something to someone that he, himself, does not possess’ is what someone once said,
And, if this is true, then it is also true that, had Michael brought true healing to his world, he would now not be dead.

That your body needs food, sleep, and exercise as well,
Is what most of you, to our sick world, is able to tell.

That your soul (which includes your mind, will and emotions) needs love and human intimacy
Is also a reality that most of you can see.........

However, when it comes to what the needs of your spirit are, you don’t have a clue,
Which is why truly spiritual people, among you, are so preciously few!

And it is because Michael Jackson’s spirit was never made alive by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and remained dead,
That, to repeat, ‘he never had the inner strength to overcome his demons’, is what could be said.

So Hollywood, and Show Biz, how many of your superstars will have to die,
Before one of you hears what, for them, has been My cry?

That, before it was too late, they would understand My message that heals and saves,
So that I don’t have to grieve, and weep, over their going to early graves.

Show Biz, will you ever understand that what makes for true fulfillment is not your fans’ acclaim,
But, rather, one’s living only to bring glory to My Name.

My world may be made to, fleetingly, ‘feel good’ when it is entertained,
But learn from Michael’s death that this is not how true healing is obtained!

You strive and strive to, through entertainment, give my world transitory pleasures,
While all the while what My world really needs is Me and what are My spiritual treasures.

My purpose for your lives is that you grow in the knowledge of Me and, with Me become one....
One with the Father and with the Holy Spirit, as well as one with Me, ‘the Son’.

And since the very PURPOSE of your lives is to, with Us, share this kind of intimacy,
It is to the degree that one achieves this purpose that determines who leaves the greatest ‘legacy’.

So, from what is My eternal perspective, he whose earthly life has the greatest story,
Is the life who gave Me...not him or her...the greatest glory.

And, friend, when it is your turn to meet Me, the King,
It’s not going to matter to you how many, on earth, your praises sing

Because, in that day, you will realize the meaninglessness of man’s applause,
When the King asks you why you did not care more about what, on earth, is His cause.

In that day, ‘well done My good and faithful servant’, is all you’ll want to hear,
And the possibility of your not hearing this is what you should begin to fear.

When Michael Jackson met Me face to face and saw, and felt, what was My anguished grief
Over the fact that he allowed the misuse of drugs to make his God-given life too brief

And, as he wept tears of remorse, and regret, for not caring more about bringing honor to My Name,
Do you suppose he cared that, on earth, ‘the greatest entertainer that ever lived’, was his fans’ acclaim?

No, all he cared about was that, while his fans were applauding his life, his life had broken My heart,
Because, when it came to bringing the Good News of My Gospel to My dying world, he failed to do his part.

Michel learned too late that he who is a superstar in the world’s eyes is not who is a superstar in My eyes,
And, oh how tragic...how very tragic... it is that your superstars only do learn this when he, or she, dies.

Is there but one among you who is NOT going to learn this truth before it’s too late,
Or, instead, will you be among the ones who continue to share what has been your earthly kings’ fate?”

TGood   October 24th, 2009 3:49 pm ET

CNN seems to be trying to out whacko MSNBC. Joy Behar ? She's just someone with an opinion and Obama moonstruck so that rates her a show ? How can anyone listen to her irritating voice, much less self-important opinions ? Geezus. If CNN isn't pandering to LaRaza and open border groups, they're whining about their beloved Obama.

Daisy Alyosha   October 24th, 2009 5:07 pm ET

This is getting hilarious.
Check out my comment, #110 on this page, submitted on 10/23 at 11:34pm, ET.
I am going to try to say what I have to say in a very Simple and Easy to Follow Manner, for certain persons who may have trouble keeping up. My apologies in advance to the rest of you.
In my aforementioned post, I referred to Anne Coulter's opinions and overall agenda as being 'Anti-American'. This, in addition to being (and I never thought I would have to point this out, but this is MY OPINION~I'm not presuming to be channeling the Voice of GOD or anything) true, is also what some of us would think of as being IRONIC. Because, you see, 'Anti-American' is the label that has been, randomly and with great enthusiasm, slapped upon anyone who dares to disagree with Coulter, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, etc.~the whole gang of defenders of the scary, slimy 'Neo-Conservatives' that spent the last eight years running the country. These are the people who, if anyone disagreed with them, questioned the logic of the extremely major decisions that were being made and carried out in OUR names, made an attempt to protest the direction the country was being taken in, as is the right of any citizen, called us, 'Anti-American'. And a lot of other things. These are the people who said that we should not be ALLOWED to disagree with the President during wartime~they said it made us 'Anti-American'.

In my post, I said: "Anyone who believes that every other opinion than their own should be supressed....is Anti-American." It's up there, #110 from the top. You can go check it. Now, without deconstructing and explaining the meaning of that sentence, I think anyone with even a third grader's command of the English language would agree that what that means is: I believe that EVERYONE has the right to express their opinion, whether I happen to agree with it or not. You can search every post I have submitted on this topic or any other, and you will not find A SINGLE WORD from me that implies that other people don't have a right to their opinion. And, since I had a better command of the English language than a third grader when I WAS one, I don't write sentences that don't make sense, nor do I say things that I don't mean.

Why do I think it's so important that EVERYONE be allowed to express their opinion? Three reasons. One, I've read a thing or two about history and current events, not just that of our country, and not just one point of view, but many and about the whole big world. And I know what can and DOES happen to a society when free speech is made criminal. Look it up. Two, I am confident enough in my viewpoint~I CAN back it up with facts in a debate if necessary~not to be frightened of other people's opinions, even if they are the opposite of mine. And three, much as I hate Fox News, for example, I believe that it's better to let them talk: they reveal more about themselves, their motivations and their dirty methods, than they know. And reasonable people, of which there are many, will see this for what it is~it's really the only way.

Janie, whose first post was #87, submitted on 10/23 at 9:51pmET, after declaring Anne Coulter to be 'very intelligent and well informed about issues' only wished that AC had told the world that President Obama would be nothing without lines fed to him off of a TelePrompter, unlike Bush, who according to her, never used one. I felt that to be a ridiculous statement and called her on it.

Well, although she has yet to provide any proof that the whole TelePrompter accusation wasn't just something she heard Biff say at last weekend's Homecoming Kegger, boy, did she ever let me have it. Ouch. She said-post #158, 11:22pmET-that I "sound like the kind of person who thinks anyone else's opinion is automatically incorrect and without merit." She then quoted~correctly~my statement:'Anyone who believes that every other opinion than their own should be supressed...is Anti-American.' and said that this meant that I am Anti-American. She, according to her, 'believes that I am entitled to my opinion even if I'm wrong.' ~which would seem to me to mean that we agree, but whatever.

Honey, I don't know whether you are young or just simple, but if you want to participate in an argument, you can't let a fear of 'a lot of words' put you off. My 'charges' as you call them, are opinions the same way Anne Coulter's are opinions~I'm not the one who will say something that is just blatantly, empirically untrue and pass it off as irrefutable fact. You say she is 'intelligent and well-informed about issues' yet you give not a single example. What did she say that you liked and agreed with? You don't say. I certainly don't mind a bit if you don't agree with me~that is your right, as it is your right to worship Anne Coulter if you so choose. I just hope for your sake that you are actually making sure you aren't just impressed with someone who is telling you what you want to believe.

Hey, I can dig it. It would be a whole lot more pleasant to believe the kind of stuff that A.C. says: she not only reduces everything to a simple good guys vs. bad guys formula, she tells you that people who have bad lives deserve it, and that everywhere besides America sucks. I'm just telling you: before you buy into that, you might want to check out for yourself who she is, what she stands to gain by saying that, and whether she really is 'well-informed'. You might find you agree with her on some issues and not on others. Also, you might want to read my post submitted at 3:38pmET~#131. I pointed out that Joy needs to stop letting Anne upset her so much if she's going to keep having her on her show~the point of lively debate is to get the audience thinking and talking about the issues at hand, and Anne Coulter is very good at pushing Joy's buttons and it does defeat the purpose~it just ends up pissing people off or else making Anne's fans feel as though she 'won'. It isn't any more valuable than watching her as a guest on Bill O'Reilly, where they just sit there agreeing with each other and by the end he's practically sitting in her lap licking her face.

But that doesn't frustrate me~Anne Coulter doesn't frustrate me, because I know that even the Janies of the world will, if they really care about other people and the world, will see through her eventually. Oh, and by the way, Janie, the thing about selling you the Brooklyn Bridge? That's an old expression~I wasn't really offering to sell it to you and am aware I don't own it. It means: 'Stop being so gullible.'

janie   October 24th, 2009 9:57 pm ET

To Daisy Alyosha, "up yours"

Jami McGuire   October 25th, 2009 8:39 am ET

I give it to you Joy. I cannot stand, nor tolerate listening to that barbie doll bitch. She makes me skeeve. But, you put her in her place, and did it with a smile...BRAVO.

Alicia   October 25th, 2009 9:45 am ET

God I love Ann Coulter. If only Rush could be more like her... She makes a strong point

Daisy Alyosha   October 25th, 2009 3:12 pm ET

^^^^^^^^^^ Look everyone! An example of what happens when a mentally lazy follower of the extreme right gets confronted with logic. "Up yours."~clever. I'd ask if you kiss your mother with that mouth, but....

Some of us are actually trying to figure out how to make sure the world is still around to live in for future generations while your heroes on Fox hang around whimpering about being 'victimized' by criticism from the White House. You could be addressing the REAL problems we are facing as a planet, rather than helping them rearrange the deck furniture on the Titanic.

Oh, and by the way: I KNOW the Titanic already hit an iceberg and sank, and the deck furniture is long gone. It's JUST AN EXPRESSION.

I believe that even people who are being fooled by this stuff are capable of being reasonable, of educating themselves, of change. The planet is dying and our children are in real trouble, folks. We don't have any time to hang around telling each other to go piss up a rope.

Michael Murphy   October 25th, 2009 9:26 pm ET

You are obviously concerned about your viewers being offended by having Anne Coulter on your show, or why else would you have asked her at the beginning of the interview to help you with a response when they question why you have her on the show?
I simply cannot understand why you would give such a vile woman a forum in which to spew her hate and vile right wing opinions. You were right to be concerned about offending yoru viewers. You have lost me for good! Good luck to you in the future.
Mike

Tony   October 25th, 2009 9:29 pm ET

She is a criminal.She lied to the voteing office about where she lived, then she lied again to police. she is a discusting human . She looks like the cryp keeper

Alric   October 25th, 2009 9:29 pm ET

If the media is so oppressively liberal like this right-wing yakkers, why is it that every time this blond shrew Coulter needs a jolt of publicity, all of these talk shows feature her for a segment. She's as useful as a condom wrapper, with her constant spewing of literally nonsensical partisan gibberish. Who listens to that? Why? Don't they have truly intelligent conservatives, people with philosophical approach? She's so ridiculous, she sounds like a complete idiot, and I'm embarrassed for someone who for whatever reason has to give her all that air time. The only people who really listen to her are those with opinions equally as shrill. In other words, they're bigger idiots than she is. I say, no one owes her this much air time. She's had more than her fifteen minutes. Let her fans keep pumping money into her wallet, and leave the airwaves for something more constructive to say.

mary   October 25th, 2009 9:39 pm ET

I turned in to watch an episode with Lily Tomlin, and got stuck w/ watching Ann Coulter! Please Joy, I beg you, don't ever have her on again! She a very angry and "wound up too tightly" person. Great job in controlling her, but I will never watch her again!

KJB   October 25th, 2009 9:42 pm ET

Why bother having Ann C on your show. She is a defective unit and just plain bat sht crazy.

ebecker   October 25th, 2009 9:44 pm ET

Joy,

Most doctors do not belong to the AMA , as it is with nurses. Most nurses (RNs) to not belong to the ANA that is the American Nurses Ass.We can't afford the dues and they do nothing for us in the trenches. Most doctors I work with do not like the health care reform as it is, they do know that there is a need for reform but not what is being stated at this time. As an RN we see first hand the abuses in health care. The craziness of government involvement. I could tell you stories of the nonsense with Medicare rules etc. Something needs to change but let us hope that there is not a government take over. We have enough issues with the government as it is.

As for Fox news; I watch Fox for most of my news, I voted for Obama. Fox is the most balanced of the news organizations as far as I am concerned, yes they have several loons but you can even learn a few things from the loons and they are not afraid to have differing views debated. You can not say that for MSNBC who only gives on prespective. Cnn is my second choice for news, I like Anderson Cooper and his level headedness.This business with Pres. Obama and Fox news is trite and it is sickening to watch. At this point I hope there are a few good candidates three years from now. I hope the President graduates from the 8th grade girls club and gets on with the business of this country.

What's going to happen to us?

Elle

Lady   October 25th, 2009 9:48 pm ET

Just watched the "interview" with Joy and Ann. i am not a fan of Ann's but I have to say that I was absolutely disgusted with the way Joy conducted herself. I was a fan of Joy, but lately she is a big disappointment. She should stick to what she did best – being a comedian. not politics. I won't watch her anymore – in fact not on The View either. Now I am watching the Vidal interview and this is another joke. I have to turn the show off now.

Robin Huud   October 26th, 2009 12:18 am ET

Ann Coulter as evidenced by her demeanor over the years is seriously off balance emotionally. She is boring, silly, and a hideous smart ass know it all. To sit there a defend Bush and Carl Rowe is ludicrous when we all know Bush was stupid and Rowe was just simply Evil and use fear to get Bush elected. Why does she have such trash on her show; Ann Couler is simply a pig.

Jim Beach   October 26th, 2009 12:18 am ET

who is this idiot blonde? Sounds like another Rush Limbaugh clone like Glen Beck. Media should be more responsible as to who they allow on their shows and stop this character assassination by ding a lings like this blonde bimbo.

Jan   October 26th, 2009 2:11 am ET

Also, I think Obama's club is afraid of Fox News cause Fox is getting too close to the truth about them, like what happened to Nixon when he got paranoid about the media. The Acorn-Obama link is too close for comfort for them, and if racketeering charges can be proved, and also vote-fixing, they'll all be in the unemployment line like they're trying to do to the rest of the country so the country will have to accept their government handouts, while they all live the high life of travel perks and parties. By the way, I think the Obama's just wanted to make a pitch for the Olympics so they could get another free trip for themselves, family and friends, which I heard cost almost million dollars.

Jan   October 26th, 2009 2:30 am ET

I agree with Ann. However, when Joy told Ann that Richard Belzer thinks she's a fascist, I think Ann tried to say then he must be a fascist, because she once said that you can always tell what a liberal is up to by what they accuse others of doing or being. Richard Belzer slipped up and showed his true colors last week when he edified Hitler during his interview with Joy. Joy didn't dig it, but she didn't call it like it was because she's so enthralled with the socialist-liberal agenda, just like the German people who couldn't see through Hitler until it was too late. Hitler followed Mussolini's example, and Mussolini was Europe's first fascist dictator. (Google it.) Its just like when Nancy Pulosi gave herself away when she tried to accuse the people at the town hall meetings of carrying swastikas, because that's exactly what she (Pulosi) is up to. They don't have any problem lying because they (socialists) think the end justifies the means. Too bad Joy is either too dumb to realize she's their puppet too, or she's not as nice a person as I hope she is. At least she's trying to allow both sides to talk, even though she talks more than an interviewer should.

Daisy Alyosha   October 26th, 2009 10:13 am ET

I'm with Alric~there must be some conservatives out there someplace that are intelligent and fair, who might actually be informative, and provoke people to debate the issues in a productive way. Ann Coulter is one of a long list of people that do nothing but polarize everything into 'two sides'~nothing is even close to that simple, for one thing. And for another, it gives people a totally inaccurate picture of one another, even if in their better moments they know that it can't possibly be true.

Do I think that all Republicans are illiterate religious fanatics who spend all their time planning to annihilate the planet for their immediate profit and shoot abortion doctors? Do all Republicans think, for instance, that every woman who voted for Obama wants to, as Pat Robertson once said about feminism, 'leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft and become lesbians?' Are all Democrats 'elitist intellectuals' who don't believe in God and disrespect anyone who does? Are all Republicans greedy, fat liars who don't care about anyone less fortunate than themselves? Do all Democrats hate people in the military? On and on, and nothing gets done.

No, of course not. But two minutes of Anne Coulter and you can bet everyone in the audience is on one side or another.

Daniel   October 26th, 2009 11:18 am ET

I like your show but you have to tell your guests that you can't all talk at the same time. Even when you have one guest you are talking all over each other. Get a gavel?? We can hear the point when you do that, hello...

Daniel .................... Toronto

Daniel   October 26th, 2009 11:26 am ET

It seems no matter how bad Anne is everyone seems to watch her. She's bright, intelligent and always tells "her" point of view. I don't always agree with her but she sure stirs things up. And it seems that Joy was brave to have her as a guest, even though she doesn't agree with her views. Good for you Joy. No matter who you have on your show you ask the "tough questions" not like the main stream media they are just pussies and just scared. Good for you JOY!

Daniel ............... Toronto

Quinn   October 26th, 2009 3:09 pm ET

Who cares what this media-whore freak has to say? She's one of the people Tivo fast forward was made for.

Gary Giocomo   October 26th, 2009 3:13 pm ET

Dear Joy,
I love the fact you have your own show...I always love your wit and insight. I can't watch the View anymore, Elizabeth is just so uninformed, I don't mind a true debate, but enough with the Republican talking points...when Megan McCain was on, at least she sounded intelligent, and you could listen to her point of view. Elizaabeth (like so many R's) think that if they just talk louder, and faster, and over everyone else they have made a point..albeit a stupid one. And that Bill Getty starting applause for her..please! And Ann Coulter...maybe you should tell that aging pole dancer, to stop moving her hair every two minutes, and if you're that hateful and racist you should just go to a 'tea party' and speak to the chior...Anyway..great job love the show even if you have to watch it in the replay because the last 5 minutes is interrupted with some fake news crap.

Daniel ............ Toronto   October 26th, 2009 3:31 pm ET

Some people should do this like twitter, 10 words or less. Some think this is an opportuity to write a book. Go for it but I won't be reading the books.

Daniel ...................... Toronto

Dan   October 26th, 2009 5:19 pm ET

Joy, you really got your butt kicked by Ann Coulter. When you don't have the facts to support your agenda, it really shows. Especially about Fox News and Glen Beck. You should really consider sticking your show to entertainment because debating is not your strong suit.

Jan   October 27th, 2009 12:43 am ET

Gary, FYI, Elizabeth announced that she's now a registered Democrat, on the Larry King show. It seemed to me that she was trying to please Joy by doing so, but what do I know?

Also, your comments were every bit hateful: "albeit a stupid one," "aging pole dancer," "racist," "fake news crap," Uh-oh – maybe Ann Coulter was right when she once said, "You can always tell what a liberal is up to by what they accuse others of doing or being."

TED#1   October 27th, 2009 12:53 am ET

i feel the need to clear the air about things that have been said about the presidents past and present: 1)bush/cheney are idiots-why? (this is for all you so-called americans that did not serve your country like some of us did). do you know what the geneva convention is? the geneva convention tells us what we can do and can not do in WAR-TIME situations, PERIOD!!!!-this called TRUTH and that is why i am calling them idiots......and is not considered slanderous. HOWEVER, when a glen beck or ann coulter prefer to tell lies about barack obama, that barack is a MUSLIM, this is consider slanderous, because it is a LIE, period!!!! now john mc cain may have melted my heart a little bit, because he finally stopped some of the filthiest-butt people in his audience during his campaign. i still remember the old ass guy and the dumb -ass women saying that statement,"he is a muslim and a terrorist". limbaugh, beck, coulter, and anyone else who tried this tactic in the presidential campaign ought to go to jail. i have never been so ashame of this countries yellow belly stunt of not taking them by hand cuffs off to jail.2) there is to much to say about all this crap out there , the media is eating it all up and getting BIG BUCKS to report it all–IT IS ALL SO SAD 3) my prayer is that THE MESSIYAH to come soon and end the garbage that has soiled the streets of america, europe, israel, india, and all the nations–bring the reapers to reap the chaff from the wheat: matthew 13:24-30. no , there is no rapture in this parable, but for the tares(the enemy's seed) there is a rapture (a gathering / binding them into bundles to burn them up) thank GOD there will be no more filthy mouth liars, which GOD says HE hates.

Jan   October 27th, 2009 12:56 am ET

By the way, Joy didn't give Ann time to give specifics about this question, except she was able to site Lee Harvey Oswald, but Joy kept interrupting, which is a known Dem tactic. Then Joy kept changing the subject – another tactic, and she minimized, like Obama tried to minimize Acorngate by saying he had more important things on his mind – all diversionary, stealth tactics.

RWW   October 27th, 2009 2:17 am ET

Love you Ann! Way to chew her up and spit her out like the dog food she is! Yep – Joy didn't know if she was coming or going! I do commend Joy – brave move to invite such a stellar American onto the show!

Terry Jones   October 27th, 2009 2:23 am ET

I can not believe what I heard Ann Coulter say on your show. Democrats are Genetically different than Republicans and that makes them inferior. Mrs. Coulter is a full blown bigot!!. She has been one of many for years! This is a comment that Hitler would say. Just because she is not saying this about black people, Latinos or Jews, she should be seen as such!! This, I think should make you consider not allowing her on your show. Please don’t give people a platform to speak their bigotry. Also, I not a Republican or Democrat. Those who blindly follow their one party and bash the other side simple because they are the ‘other side’ is what is tearing this country apart!!!. I will finish by saying that I’m VERY offended to have her say that my mom and dad, because they voted Democrat in the last election are terrorist! Joy, you are way brighter than this idiot, stand up more!! You have solid information which she is just going to spin and keep up her childish school yard arguing. Please!

VinceP1974   October 27th, 2009 4:36 am ET

Joy: I normally can't stand you on the View.. but I find you charming in your encounters with Ann Coulter.

Keep them coming.

To Joy's fans.... what a bunch of cry babies most of you seem to be. Typical Leftists.

Jan   October 27th, 2009 10:39 am ET

Terry, I watched the entire interview, and I didn't hear Ann Coulter say what you say she said. You can't believe what you think you heard because you didn't hear it. What a crock. Ann Coulter would never say any of those things – but you did. When you break one commandment, you break them all. (Thou shalt not bear false witness against they neighbor.)

Marianne Putnam   October 27th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Does anyone know where Valerie Bertinelli's Tom grew up? I just had a 30th high school class reunion and a guy with the same name showed up claiming to be him. After watching the segment I'm thinking my high school classmate is an imposter. Can you help me out?

Jackie Oh   October 27th, 2009 10:36 pm ET

Joy,
.Some view me as a Republicrat.
Love your sparring with Ann Coulter.
You have guts. No guts, no glory!

It isn't your views that irked me , it is your knee-jerk reax.
I have gained a lot of respect for because you started using your gray matter (in this instance wrinkled is good) and abandonned your knee.
Kudos to you,

Best to you with your new show. It is superalitive!

james   October 28th, 2009 1:58 pm ET

laughing illegal alliens getting free health care that will be standing in line with paying americans for them or get fined or go to jail want to prove wrong demand to read bill

james   October 28th, 2009 2:07 pm ET

WAKE UP ALL AMERICANS no matter what political view our hero's are dying especially veterans call your representive and demand that cammander-in-chief ouit abandoning our troops either pull them out or send help !!!!!!!! this is sick! IS THIS TREASON ?

james   October 28th, 2009 3:42 pm ET

Have you been to charity for health care and waited in lines for nothing well guess what this is public option gov run

Daisy Alyosha   October 29th, 2009 10:34 am ET

Hey, Ted #1: I assume from what you said you are a veteran. I thank you for that and I respect it. But neither Bush nor Cheney served in the armed forces even though they were both of fighting age and our country was at war and it was NOT because their birthdays came up lucky in the draft lottery. They were all for other people going, they thought Viet Nam was a great idea and everyone who protested it was a filthy piece of hippie commie garbage, but they themselves did not go. Yeah, I know Bush was in the Guard~when he bothered to show up, which was for like, one dentist appointment on the base.
So why are you defending them?
If the war in Iraq and Afganistan is such a great idea, why didn't the Bush girls sign up for the Army as soon as we started sending people their age over there? All of Roosevelt's kids were in the service during WW2~the future King of England and his kid brother have both done a hitch over in the desert.
And James~look, I voted for Obama, and I think he's a good, smart guy who is up to this job if people can just be reasonable about how long things take~and if the people who didn't vote for him would stop freaking out~I mean, okay, we get it, you don't like the guy. But I bet that you didn't say the same thing about Bush as you are saying in your second comment: the war has been a disaster from the beginning and it's only gotten worse, and believe it or not, some of us 'liberals' have ALWAYS felt that part of the reason for the failure is that there were never enough troops sent in in the first place to do the job. I wish they had never gone there, but since they did, since WE did, maybe we should have enough people over there to end this and do it properly. That was Bush who never sent enough guys by the way.
Oh, but if Obama sends in more guys, the screaming will be deafening.... the 'conservatives' will scream that he's a liar and the less practical liberals will scream for a unilateral pull-out. Back when we were preparing to rush headlong into this mess, Colin Powell, the only one of Bush's advisors with ANY substantial military experience, said:'You break it, you buy it."~then of course he ended up having to quit because those guys had no stomach for any practical advice when it came to this whole thing.
Stop being hypnotized by the personalities involved and start looking at what's really going on.

Leana Aiva   October 30th, 2009 12:13 am ET

Hello,
Dear Joe, I love your show, you are very funny.
But I would like to just ask the "comedian"
Larry, does he really think peeing on anybody's
picture is really funny?
Maybe this type of "comedy" is the reason why children wach a 15 year old get raped and find it funny. What do you think?

Jan   November 2nd, 2009 2:07 pm ET

Leana – you are correct – it is so shameful and sadistic. Larry will have to do his fast-talking when he gets to the Pearly Gates, if he even gets that far – at this point he's headed due south – yes, I'll take the chance of being judged in the same light if it will wake people up to the insanity.

I also want to say that I just saw Elizabeth Hassleback(sp?) on The View, and she said she is a registered Republican, so I guess I misheard her during her book tour interview. I'm not even sure if I thought I saw it on the Larry King show now. I apologize for the error. The only thing I am sure of is that Larry is going to hell unless he makes a public apology to Jesus Christ himself.

Andy P   November 5th, 2009 1:53 am ET

Hi Joy- Love the show, one question:

Why do you think Ann Coulter is such a bitch?

Don't you think the world could do without her and Elizabeth Hasselbitch?

Political Queen   December 7th, 2009 12:12 pm ET

I love Joy!

uglyiest man alive   January 6th, 2010 4:08 pm ET

thank you for your comedy educatioal views on both shows please cont. in this approch responding (the view co host) on subjects or topics discuss,tell LIZ that she was hot looking mother too be she and husband should have 5 more good-looking healthy babies (much respect with observation). great political awareness pass and present//// do too nature of looks maybe one day i will be come behind the door comentator as a regular on the view(smile)

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