Whoopi -- Talk Show Jinx?

61. THIS SHOW SUCKS. especially elisabeth... she is so opinionated on topics of nothing. i'm glad rosie bowed out of this talentless, lack of information, lack of entertainment, lack of anything show. Bawbwa should bail. She is becoming an embarassment keeping this dead duck alive.

Posted at 6:22PM on Aug 1st 2007 by molasses crinkles

62. #40, you are being facetious right? minortiy in hollywood means, a darkER skinned women than most of their caucasian counterparts, but they would all pass the old paper bag test (the racist old test that said if you were lighter than a brown paper bag you are okay by societies standards). But they all have straight hair with blonde highlights and aren't all that dark. Look at Eva Longoria, Eva Mendez, Halle Berry, Beyonce, etc.... Darker skinned minorities aren't looked at as attractive by hollywoods old school standards. I would say that besides Gabrielle Union I can't think of many dark skinned actresses that are often referred to as beautiful. And when you think about it, While the industry primarily seems to show lighter skinned, straight-haired, blonde highlighted minorities as examples of beauty, European-American (Caucasian) women are tanning for darker skin, and getting breast, butt, and lip implants, and we all know that full lips, breasts, and butts are usually attributed to minorities.

*And for the person that mentioned the deleted posts, if this post seems to mysteriously disappear, then I will definitely agree with you.

Posted at 6:33PM on Aug 1st 2007 by hmmmm

63. I'm looking forward to Whoopi's debut as The View's commentator after Labour Day, as much as Barbara, Joy and Elizabeth are. I know who I don't want to see filling in whenever Barbara isn't on the show.

Posted at 8:15PM on Aug 1st 2007 by CarolM

64. Whoopi Goldberg will be a jinx for this show. She is also an idiot like Rose O'Donell that is why I am not suprised they hired her. I will not be watching Whoopi either.

Posted at 6:57PM on Aug 1st 2007 by Libby

65. I am African-American, and I too think that there should be more flavor on the show, not just for the sake of pleasing one race or another, but so that we can hear the different views of women of other cultures. I am sure that it would be more contraversial if there were weeks when the visiting co-host was of a different nationality.

And, if we are being honest with ourselves, we all know that each culture has different views on current events. Why not have a Latino and An Asian and etc..... Forgive me, but I don't know the politically correct names of other nationalities, and in an effort not to offend anyone, I just stopped there, but the list goes on.

Still, we have to remember that even though these women are of different ethnicities, their views may not represent the views of their people.

Without being mean, I would like to join the nay-sayers about Elizabeth not coming back. I never understood her presence, and I am sure that they could find another Conservative that is more interesting than her. Heck, my best friend is Conservative, and she could fact trade Elizabeth under the table.

We all know that Barbara ain't going nowhere, so we are stuck with her. Even though I find her to be very dishonest and two-faced. I guess the only one that I do like is Joy. Go figure!

Posted at 8:22PM on Aug 1st 2007 by PatiMati

66. yuck!! My husband called her a human daggit -you know, the poo that gets stuck on a hairy dog's butt

Posted at 7:22PM on Aug 1st 2007 by wasup

67. she hates bush as much as rosie does-

Posted at 7:46PM on Aug 1st 2007 by diana

68. Time to take "The View" off Tivo. Whoopie's last couple of appearances have proven her to be old and closed minded. Just what "The View" needs -- not. (Joy Bahar? Time to bolt while you still have 1/4th of a career, sister!)

Posted at 7:44PM on Aug 1st 2007 by WriterBoi

69. Yawn Yawn...A Golden Girl's reunion! Elisabeth included.

Posted at 7:46PM on Aug 1st 2007 by Sherri

70. I just LOVE Whoopi. Not so much in standup comedic acts or for her political views, but simply because she is a really good actress, and is genuinely real. No fake Hollywood airs. She should be good humor to the show and some balance. Congrats Whoops!

Posted at 8:05PM on Aug 1st 2007 by weneedtostop.com

71. Whoopi should have been a member of "The View" a long time ago. As a former Rosie fan, I cannot imagine who would have thought that Rosie could have peacefully shared the stage with other co-hosts. This past year was a big disappointment with its meaningless headline grabbing banter. I look forward to intelligent and entertaining discussions in the new season. I will resume watching "The View!"

Posted at 8:01PM on Aug 1st 2007 by marcey

72. Yawn.... if they wanted to entertain and do something different, stop making The View so lopsided politically. Add another conservative or moderate to the mix instead of 3 liberals against one conservative. Babs isn't there everyday anyway and The View needs 4 women fulltime. Whoopie is ok but what a bore - they would have done better to ad that chick from the D list series or even go to the other side and add a man to the mix.

Posted at 8:02PM on Aug 1st 2007 by The real bionic woman

73. Whoopi is a great actress. "The Color Purple" was a revelation. She was awesome in "The Long Walk Home". She is an excellent dramatic actress.

The problem is that she thinks of herself as a comedian when, in all honesty, she's just not that funny. She is a dramatic actress and should embrace that. She deserved the Oscar for "Purple" but didn't get it because she was a nobody. The only reason she got the Oscar for "Ghost" is because the Academy knew darn well she deserved it for "Purple".

Whoopi is an embarrassment on the talk show circuit. She's the typical liberal who speaks before she thinks and winds up embarrassing herself and looking like a fool.

Whoopi needs to go back to acting. She truly has a gift. She'd be great if she'd leave her politics at home and just act. But most liberals in Hollywood don't do that and that's why they all look like mindless idiots.

Posted at 8:43PM on Aug 1st 2007 by DaMama

74. BORING!!!!!!!!!! HER AND BARBARA WALTERS ARE 2 OLD BATS..AND THAT BLONDE BIMBO???IS A RETARD

Posted at 9:53PM on Aug 1st 2007 by ceci

75. 1] She was also on the short lived sitcom Baghdad Cafe. I liked it.

2] I was one of the six people that actually watched Whoopie's talk show. It was brilliant when she interviewed Carol Burnett. However, it was unintentionally embarrassing and HILARIOUS when she interviewed Secretary of State Alexander Haig and said she was going to call him Big Al. His combined reaction of contempt and confusion was priceless. I LOVE Miss Whoop but, if anybody has a tape of that show PUT IT ON YOUTUBE!

3] I read that she signed for 2 million a year. Didn't she hear that Rosie turned down 5 million per for a two year contract? Are her people on crack or something?

Posted at 12:20AM on Aug 2nd 2007 by chandler in hollywood