The View with Joy Behar
Joy Behar was bron in Brooklyn, New York on
October 7th, 1942.
Behar is known for her comments during the segment "Hot
Topics." Behar was one of the original cast members of
The View. Originally
Behar only appeared on the days when Barbara
Walters was off; soon she became a regular co-host, with
the panel expanding to five when Walters joined in. Behar
often hosts a segment called "Joy's Comedy Corner",
in which she presents up-and-coming comedians.
Behar stands on the left side of the political aisle and
is in favor of taxpayer-funded embryonic stem-cell research
and same-sex marriage, among other liberal positions. She
has expressed her opposition to the war in Iraq and her dislike
of Medicare's coverage of Viagra prescriptions. Behar recently
referred to the Bush administration as "liars and murderers".
When Fox News show host Bill O'Reilly contentiously claimed
on The View that it was a mistake for Rosie O'Donnell to come
out as gay and predicted that both her career and Ellen DeGeneres's
would spiral downward because of it, Behar challenged this
view. She replied that "someone has to take those risks
[in order for there to be change in society]."
However, Behar's political views have also drawn criticism.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in an open letter to Behar,
admonished her description of then Secretary of Defense Donald
Rumsfeld as "Hitler-like", noting that "Hitler's
actions during the Second World War and his responsibility
for the Holocaust have no parallel in history." The ADL
described Behar's comparison as "inappropriate and offensive"
noting that Hitler's name should not be "taken out of
context or used for personal attacks or vendettas." [3]
Behar has also drawn criticism numerous times from the Catholic
League for Religious and Civil Rights. Catholic League president
William A. Donohue remarked that Behar, who was raised a Roman
Catholic, "is no stranger to Catholic bashing",
pointed to her statement "Don't you remember when you
went to Communion? In vino veritas. The priests were all drunk,
don't you remember?" The Catholic League maintains "there
is an anti-Catholic animus evident among the panelists on
The View, with Rosie
O'Donnell and Joy Behar being the worst offenders."
On Bill Maher's "Real Time with Bill Maher", Joy
Behar, a guest on the show, called Michelle Malkin a "selfish
bitch" due to her views on government-provided healthcare
for children. Around one month later, on The View, Behar openly
criticized John McCain for not chastening one of his supporters
when they referred to Hillary Clinton as a "bitch".
Joy explained how calling Hillary a "bitch" was
a "personal assault" on the woman. She went on to
admit that she does personally attack President Bush, but
the difference was that she does not "like him."
Joy Behar concluded her views by saying, "I think it’s
when you’re friendly with a person, you can say it.
We perceive them as being as being adversaries. And therefore,
it did not seem appropriate. I think that’s the bottom
line of it." . Behar has been criticized for her potential
double standard on the use of the word "bitch".
Behar again raised eyebrows when she publicly opined that
Democratic Senator Tim Johnson's recent health problems were
the result of a Republican Party conspiracy to retake control
of the Senate. When conservative co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck
asked why "everything from the liberal perspective"
sees conspiracy, Behar responded "I know what that Party
is capable of."
Former co-host on The View, Star Jones and Behar are known
to dislike one another immensely. On March 27, 2006, Star
Jones called into the show to discuss a recent operation that
she had undergone. After talking with the show's co-hosts,
Behar abruptly stated to Jones, "OK, Star. That's enough
about you. On to us. Bye. Keep your [breasts] perky!"
Jones then responded, "Even today, you [Behar] are still
a bitch".
As of 2007, Behar and Walters are the only panelists from
the original lineup of Meredith Vieira, Jones, Behar, occasionally
Walters, and Debbie Matenopoulos that remains on the show
today.
More
on Joy Behar at regarding her role on The View
Joy
Behar Speaks Out!
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