My View

I admit it, I watch "The View". I watched back when that idiot Debbie Matenopolous revived the argument for "dumb blonds" being more than a throw away term. I watched back when Star Jones was fat. I watched and adored Meredith Viera. I watched Lisa Ling bring intelligence and congeniality to the 'youth voice' and I took my mom to see the show live when Barbara Walters was there. I departed The View when Meredith did and stayed away more often then not as Star 'lost weight' and became Bridezilla. I was gone the full year Rosie was there. But in a casting move that quickly brought me back to the couch, I have rarely missed an episode with the landing of Whoopi Goldberg. Yes, Elizabeth annoys the crap out of me, yes Joy can be nuts in her liberalism, and yes Sherri is the equivalent of the 'dumb blond' at the table now, but Whoopi brings a thoughtfulness to the conversation that while opinionated is reasoned and willing to look at the other point of view. She allows for Elizabeth to meander to her point of view but is quick to call out the disparity. True, my view is often similar to that of Whoopi's, but what can I say, I have been a fan since the day Fontaine sauntered across a Broadway stage. In this election debate season when all sorts of conversations are going on, I find this group of individuals have provided entertainment and their points of view in a forum that I have enjoyed.

So YEAH, I admit it -- I enjoy The View.