The View is Officially a Democratic Talking Points Machine....

....and a bad one at that.

Unless you don't mind having your conservative views bombasted on a daily basis, it's basically unwatchable now. The Monday after the Guantanamo-esque grilling of John and Cindy McCain, Behar actually said something like, "They don't expect that we're actually intelligent and will ask intelligent questions."

No, I think "they" just don't expect that of YOU. And you tend to prove "them" right.

Elisabeth, I am becoming more and more disappointed in your downward spiral sellout. Tell Bill Getty that it's time he turn on the applause light for YOU, for once. Yes, we know he has his finger on the button of the applause light and flips it on at will, typically saving it for the most outrageously liberal statements. After Rosie, it became the show's worst-kept secret.

If The View's audience applause is supposed to reflect the majority opinion of women in America, he should probably flip the switch on the light when EH speaks too. 'Cause I hate to burst his bubble, but I'm pretty sure most women are further from menopausal Behar's concerns and closer to Hasselbeck's. How do I know? Unlike Behar, I actually LIVE in mainstream America and associate with mainstream American women.

What else can you say on 9/11?

...About the day: Not much that doesn't sound redundant.

...If it's not about the day: There's nothing you can say that doesn't sound petty or shallow.

But in the interest of the mission here, I thought it was worthy to report that I just heard Barbara Walters say, "We haven't been attacked since. Maybe this is a day to give George Bush a little credit." And although there's no telling what she was thinking, Joy Behar grinned and applauded convincingly.

Best thing I've seen on TV all week. Best thing I've seen on "The View" - EVER. No offense, EH.

Matt Damon, shut up and go back to being charicatured by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

CNN: "Where you know we're sincere because our anchors narrow their eyes thoughtfully"

I had almost gained a newfound respect for Anderson Cooper. However, on the eve of September 8, I did a quick 180 (rather than a 360, haha bad joke). Although Fox News would have us believing that it's all coming from the "liberal blogosphere" (seriously, I wish Fox would stop giving blogs so much credence, it's getting way annoying), it was actually Andy Cooper who narrowed his eyes thoughtfully while reporting the news that Sarah Palin may not be who she says she is in regards to religion. After all, she USED to go to a Pentecostal church! Horrors! (Way to insult the millions - yes, millions - of Pentecostals in America, Anderson).

But what strikes me as more amusing than AC's questioning the parallel between Palin's faith and that of "mainstream Christians" (like he knows what that is) is the embarassing double standard that is in play here. Why is it okay to question Sarah Palin's association with a FORMER pastor - meaning, she left the church waaaaaay before running for national office, rather than once it was the focus of a PR crisis - but it was soooo unacceptable, like "how dare they" unacceptable, for Obama skeptics to expose Jeremiah Wright? And: Guess. What. Christians. Ask. Other. Christians. To. Pray. For. The things going on in their lives. Yes, it's true. Try not to fall over from shock. Her calling the war in Iraq "a mission from God" is no more controversial to us than Wright calling our nation "the US of KKKA" is to the elite left. The problem is not her, it's the liberal media's perception of informed - dare we say - Christian voters.

Olbermann and Matthews are back where they belong...

...So does that mean my work here is done? We shall see.

Seriously, this is the best news I've heard all year! Ok, second best. (wink)

Facts are only important when they benefit US!

For conservative supporters of the McCain/Palin ticket, the morning after effect of Sarah Palin's RNC Convention speech was - like most morning afters - nauseating. This time, the waves of discomfort were brought on by those who would dissect each line of her 40 minutes at the mic as if they were dead frogs in a high school biology class.

Consider this little ditty from none other than the Associated Press (which, you may have heard, used to be a legitimate news organization). It appeared as a top story on the Yahoo! News homepage under the headline, "RNC Speeches Fact-Checked." The story is essentially a list of "examples" from Palin's speech, as well as those of Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, wherein what was said from stage did not stand up to the figures dug up by the fact-checking police.

Since about five minutes after the McCain/Palin ticket announcement six days ago, we've been hearing that Palin was initially in favor of the Bridge to Nowhere. Sorry Jim Kuhnhenn of AP, but this isn't breaking news to most of us. Like most politicians, she changed her mind at some point. In the pundit world, this is called flip-flopping. In the sexist world, this is called a woman's prerogative. Either way, it is not unheard of. When Barack Obama does it, it's called "prudence."

Perhaps even more scrutinized than the claims Palin made during her speech were her comments regarding Obama and his policy stances (the few that we are aware of, anyway). MSNBC "correspondents" and CNN commentators chalked up her largely negative remarks about Obama to "sarcasm" and "belittling." Funny, because when Obama sounds off on the opposition, the same people call it "nuance." So, it appears that facts only matter when they benefit the interests of those who would check for them.

MSNBC Convention Coverage - What's Wrong With This Picture?

Keith Olbermann on Hillary Clinton's DNC Convention speech: "Grand slam. Grand slam out of the ballpark, across the street. Across the buildings across the street . . . I don't know how it could have been better. I don't know how it could have been better, Chris."

Keith Olbermann on Fred Thomson's RNC Convention speech: "I think it's fair to say, nearly entirely militaristic in nature and touching to some degree on who John McCain is and what he would do, but mostly standing him next to a flag and a gun."

Because Thompson's speech largely focused on McCain's POW experience, and included details that should cause the skin of any American to crawl regardless of party affiliation, Olbermann's comment revealed that he has recently achieved a new level of desperation (I didn't think it was possible either). I mean, someone hand this guy a Patriot of the Year award for altogether dismissing 75% of the speech. "A flag and a gun???" What the hell does that even MEAN? No wonder Joel McHale, host of E's "The Soup" and frequent brown-noser of celebrities he'd like to impress, just called Olbermann "one of the finest newsmen of his generation." LMAO at you, Joel, but not for the usual reason.

Will there be equal rights for ALL candidates' children?

This just in: Conservative families don't claim to be perfect.

In this case, the family in question - and you'd pretty much have to be under a rock at the moment to not know which one - has handled their recently reported situation with unquestionable integrity and amazing class, and has even managed to avoid using middle-class ghetto speak (yes, I believe there is such a thing) phrases like "I don't want her to be punished with a baby."

Who said that? The same person that released a statement absolving his campaign of any responsibility for what is being said about this family by his hate-filled supporters. Perhaps that was not his intention, though - God forbid anyone cast doubts on his sincerity. With him, it seems that questioning ANYTHING is off limits.

I'll be watching MSNBC's RNC Convention coverage tonight to assess whether liberals believe that family really is off limits, though. Let's see if what was good enough for Chelsea, good enough for Al Gore Jr., and certainly for the Obama girls is equal distribution for 17-year-old Bristol Palin.