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Famous nobody/reality show loser Elisabeth Hasselbeck tried to look cool today on “The View” when a discussion about John Kerry’s remarks regarding the troops came up. Elisabeth proceeded to call Sen. John Kerry, “Mel Gibson without the booze” slamming his flip-flops, Elisabeth then defended President Bush for his “higher IQ” and “better grades” than those that Kerry received while the two were at Yale. Joy Behar was having none of it as she jumped in to correct her. It was another predictable and ignorant response from the usually droll Hasselbeck. With Star Jones gone, Elisabeth has taken the title of the one and only “douchebag” on “The View”. I get the “different ladies, different views” theme, but why did they have to bring in a reality show contestant? I am being petty, but she bugs…big time.

As you may or may not know, Elisabeth is the token right wing Republican on the show. I am still unsure how she can relate a racist, alcoholic, spoiled Hollywood actor/director to Kerry just because he is against the war. She really didn’t have anything intelligent to say about his comment, instead she came off as a “Bush groupie”. Her narrow minded attitude and the ridiculous reasoning behind her opinion was aggravating. I wanted to reach through my t.v. and shake her. I mean, did she really compare Bush’s I.Q. to Kerry’s? It came off as a childish reaction and exposed her as the fake t.v. personality she truly is.

But once again, without skipping a beat, the shows savior Rosie O’Donnell changed the subject by singing a Barbara Streisand song. I hate Babs, but I love Rosie’s grounded personality. If it wasn’t for her, this show would be in big trouble! And what was Barbara Walters doing while this went on? She put her head down in exasperation, homegirl is way too old for this drama.

“The View” has come a long way in its 10 years on the air. I could not watch the show when Star Jones was a host because she used to come off more smug and icy than Elisabeth. The ladies of “The View” have finally found their rhythm and it is a much better show now that Star Jones is gone. When dramatic moments happen like this one did today, you get the feeling that even when they disagree they actually do get along. That is something that obviously never happened with Star Jones in the cast, her abrubt exit is proof of that. I hope this show wins the Emmy this year, it has been nominated before but has never won! Not just because it deserves it, but because you know it would piss off Star Jones!