The Joy Behar Show
Bravo’s Cohen Defends Kathy Griffin ‘Prostitutes’ Crack, Behar C
July 20th, 2010 10:58 AM
On Monday’s Joy Behar Show on HLN, Bravo’s Andy Cohen defended Kathy Griffin’s joke about Republican Senator Scott Brown’s daughters being "prostitutes," which the left-wing comedian made last week on her "My Life on the D List" show on Bravo. Incorrectly claiming that the joke had inspired laughter from both CNN correspondents John King and Dana Bash -- when, in fact, King winced disapprovingly …
Scarborough Justifies Decision Not to Talk about Gore Sexual Allegatio
June 24th, 2010 12:47 PM
It's already been documented that the media have, at least initially, ignored the allegation that global warming alarmist-in-chief and former Vice President Al Gore faced a sexual assault charge in 2006. But why? Although not know for its enlightening commentary, ABC's June 24 broadcast of "The View" offered an answer for that question. Subbing as a moderator for the show's panel was MSNBC "…
Newsweek’s Alter: Obama ‘Prevented Another Great Depression
June 8th, 2010 9:12 AM
Appearing on Monday’s The Colbert Report on Comedy Central to promote his book, "The Promise," MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter – also of Newsweek – asserted that President Barack Obama had "prevented another Great Depression," and declared that Obama had it more difficult than Franklin Delano Roosevelt because he had to "sweep up" like a "shovel brigade" after President Bush, as he used a…
Behar Guest Robert Klein: No Liberals on FNC Since Alan Colmes Was
June 8th, 2010 8:50 AM
On Monday’s Joy Behar Show, after a segment on long-time journalist Helen Thomas’s recent outburst that Israeli Jews should "get the hell out of Palestine" and "go home" to Germany and Poland, host Behar held over guest and comedian Robert Klein to talk about his comedy show, titled Robert Klein: Unfair and Unbalanced. After Behar asked if the title was meant to be a jab at Fox News, Klein…
Newsweek’s Alter Praises Helen Thomas for ‘Asking the Tough Questi
June 8th, 2010 8:14 AM
On Monday’s Joy Behar Show on HLN, as host Behar led a discussion of long-time journalist Helen Thomas’s recent anti-Israel remarks with guest Jonathan Alter – of Newsweek and MSNBC – and comedian Robert Klein, Alter admitted that, as a Jew, he was offended by her words, but, although he claimed that "I`m not rationalizing it, Joy, I'm not trying to excuse her," he pinned some of the blame on "…
Behar Blames Palin for Making Her Children Targets, ‘Passing That Ki
June 3rd, 2010 8:00 AM
After having already used her appearance on Wednesday’s The View show on ABC to defend author Joe McGinniss’s claim that Sarah Palin was acting like a Nazi trying to intimidate him, Joy Behar again defended McGinniss on the same day’s Joy Behar Show on HLN, and suggested that Palin is responsible for making her children into targets for daring to let the public see her family – as most…
Behar Suggests Arizona Like Nazi Germany for Requiring Teachers to Spe
May 26th, 2010 6:21 AM
On Tuesday’s Joy Behar Show, HLN host Behar again suggested that an activity by the state of Arizona could be compared to Nazi Germany, as she discussed plans by the state’s education department to stiffen English-speaking requirements for teachers. Introducing the subject with comedians Mo Rocca and Colin Quinn, after taking a shot at former President Bush’s speaking skills, she asked does the…
Behar: BP Oil Spill 'Can Be Laid at Cheney’s Feet'; 'People Should B
May 25th, 2010 8:45 PM
He may be out of office, but Cheney Derangement Syndrome lives on. This time, and just like other times in the past, "The View" co-host and host of her own HLN show, Joy Behar used the BP oil spill to attack the Bush administration, specifically former Vice President Dick Cheney by suggesting he was really behind the oil spill. Her source - it was an outspoken critic of the Bush administration…
Rand Paul Defends Tea Parties, ‘Media Captivated More by the Outland
May 20th, 2010 8:47 AM
On Wednesday’s Joy Behar Show on HLN, Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Dr. Rand Paul appeared as a guest, and, after host Behar brought up examples of people with racist messages who have shown up at some Tea Party events whom the mainstream media have been fond of highlighting as if they were representative of the movement, Dr. Paul recounted that he had never seen such activity at Tea Party…
Hypocritical Behar Slams Gingrich: ‘Throws the Word (Nazi) Around
May 18th, 2010 12:04 PM
On Monday’s Joy Behar Show, HLN host Behar devoted a segment to chiding former Republican House Speaker New Gingrich’s over the top declaration in his latest book that the "secular-socialist machine represents as great a threat to America as Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union once did," as she charged that Gingrich "throws the word (Nazi) around like its nothing," and asked, "What is he, losing his…
Behar Hits McCain Who 'Thrust Sarah Palin Onto Me and This Country
May 4th, 2010 7:12 AM
Catching up on an item from last week from the Joy Behar Show on HLN, during a discussion of Arizona's new law that tries to enforce federal immigration laws, host Behar accused Republican Senator John McCain of "flip-flopping" by supporting the law, and complained that he had "thrust" Sarah Palin "onto me and this country" by choosing her as his runningmate. Behar: "Why should I believe anything…
Joy Behar on Prayer: What's the 'Difference Between' Bush and Terroris
April 30th, 2010 3:12 PM
When it comes to matters of prayer, Joy Behar doesn’t know the difference between terrorists and former President George W. Bush.The National Day of Prayer is coming up on May 6, but on “The Joy Behar Show” April 29, she was discussing the diversity of religion in America with former talk show host Phil Donahue.In a discussion about the separation of church and state, Behar absurdly compared Bush…
Behar Compares Arizona Immigration Law to 'Gay Bashing' and 'Fascism
April 30th, 2010 11:39 AM
Joy Behar, along with three guests, continued to crusade against the new Arizona immigration law on April 29. Guests included Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon, actress Rosie Perez and singer Jon Secada who all joined Behar in bashing the law. Liberal Behar attempted to link immigration reform to attacks on gays saying, “You know I was thinking of how it's similar to gay bashing in a way. Because, you…
Phil Donahue: Learn About Glenn Beck At Daily Kos Website
April 29th, 2010 2:06 AM
Phil Donahue believes people should learn about Fox News's Glenn Beck by watching a video that was posted at the perilously liberal website Daily Kos.In a preview of an interview to be aired on the "Joy Behar Show" Friday, the host asked her guest, "What do you think of this upsurge of the Becks and the Limbaughs and Fox News?"Donahue curiously responded, "You know this kid Daily Kos?...He's got…