elisabeth hasselbeck
09/19/2007
The View's Sherri Shepherd: The Earth May Be Flat
Let's make one thing clear: Despite our recent shout out to Kathy Griffin, we here at TDR have nothing against Christians or any other people of faith. We are big fans of freedom of both religion and expression, and we are happily aware that most devout people are intelligent, thoughtful, reasonable folks. That said, what the hell is the matter with new The View host Sherri Shepherd?
It is one thing to not believe that you and your loved ones spontaneously evolved from muck via some sort of wacky biochemical accident. It is a whole other thing to not only state, "I don't believe in evolution, period," but to not have a stance on whether the Earth is flat or round.
Presumably, Whoopi introduced the topic, thinking Shepherd's answer to, "is the Earth round or flat" would be a definitive "round," thereby leading to the question of where a person of faith draws the line as to what scientific "facts" to accept. Instead, Shepherd replies, "I don't know." Not because of her faith, though, it seems. Simply because she's never thought about it.
And not only has Shepherd never thought about it -- not once, in forty years of life -- but apparently should she ever decide the issue is important enough to resolve, she'll be going to the library for the answer. Since all those instances of sailing, flying, and, you know, ORBITING around the globe that have taken place over the last few centuries are not evidence enough for her to suss it out on her own.
Wow. Just... wow.
05/24/2007
Gloves off, claws out on "The View"
Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck have certainly had their share of spats on "The View," but on Wednesday, things got ugly. What started as a series of wry anti-Bush talking points from Joy Behar devolved into an O'Donnell/Hasselbeck shouting match so intense it nearly drove Behar and guest host Sherri Shepherd off the stage. The root of this particular argument seems to lie not in politics, but in Rosie's hurt feelings over Elisabeth not defending her when Republican pundits spin and distort Rosie's words. Or something. To be honest, they so rarely let each other finish a sentence it's amazing either one ever hears enough to even get into an argument about it. But Alicia Silverstone, at least, has taken sides, as is clear from this segment of the show that aired immediately after the fight. Take note of Elisabeth's hands on her hips as she realizes she's been dissed by the woman who once said, "I think that Clueless was very deep... deep in the way that it was very light." Ouch.
