The Passion of Elisabeth Hasselbeck: A Timeline (TV GUIDE)

[Leo 9]

The Passion of Elisabeth Hasselbeck: A Timeline
Oct 29, 2008 08:29 PM ET by Mickey O'Connor



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Oct. 20: The View co-hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar spar about Gov. Sarah Palin's perceived snub of not appearing on the show. "Our sons and daughters are dying," Goldberg says, trying to change the focus.

Oct. 21: Hasselbeck wears a T-shirt that she designed on The View that reads "Great AmeriMcCain Hero." (Never mind its political implications, it's a bad slogan because it looks like a spelling error and sounds like a stutter.)

Oct. 22: When Barbara asks if Hasselbeck and Behar will ever see eye-to-eye on political issues, Hasselbeck offers that it's possible since she once considered voting for Obama. When Behar calls her "delusional" for thinking that's true, Hasselbeck spits: "Call me a liar, Joy." She also gestures with her coffee mug, offering Joy "more of the Barack Obama Kool-Aid," which earns her boos from the crowd. They both concede that this is just healthy debate and that they love each other. But Hollywood blog Defamer begged to differ, painting a picture of a much-less-conciliatory difference of opinion backstage.

Oct. 23: Goldberg appears on Live with Regis and Kelly, downplaying her cohosts' disputes. "Women fight differently; this isn't personal," she says. Another Defamer report claims that Behar told Hasselbeck that she makes a fool of herself. Hasselbeck and Behar deny the report together on the air.

Oct. 23: Sources report that ABC banned Hasselbeck from wearing her McCain T-shirt on-air again.

Oct. 24: Hasselbeck and Goldberg argue about the merits of diplomacy in conflict resolution. (I'm kind of wondering if they ever talk about scrapbooking, eyebrow-waxing and autism on this show anymore.)

Oct. 25: CNN asks, "Who has influenced the presidential election more: Tina Fey or Elisabeth Hasselbeck?"

Oct. 26: At a press junket for Madagascar 2, View co-host Sherri Shepherd gets into the mix, saying she has a bone to pick with Mr. Unnamed Sources. She also denies any tension at the table.

Oct. 27: Hasselbeck travels around Florida with the McCain-Palin campaign, introducing Palin at a rally in Kissimmee, cracking that it's nice to speak for five minutes without being interrupted. She also riffs on a recent kerfuffle about the cost of Palin's wardrobe. "They didn't list that accessory and its value in their report, did they?" Hasselbeck says of her flag lapel pin.

Oct. 27: At the same rally, Fox News correspondent Sean Hannity interviews Hasselbeck, who decries the media for sexism for focusing on Palin's wardrobe.

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[DesertFlower]

1. i don't believe she ever

intended to vote for obama. she is so full of shit.

[Auggie]

2. That's taking a huge risk with whatever kind of career she has, IMO.

I trust it will be a short one.

[dorkulon]

3. To the sexism charge, I have a 3-word answer: John Edwards' haircut

It's simple: A politician claims to be one of the "regular folks." Then their decadent expenses on their personal appearance are revealed. It's a big story, because it highlights their perceived hypocrisy. It was annoying to us when it was Edwards, but it wasn't surprising that it became a big story. Now it's the same with Palin (but less annoying :) )