Some of the MANY reasons I despise Elisabeth Hasselback from the VIEW

I am not sure why I dislike her so...well, OK, I do. She is one of those people who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and always had it easy. Her mother taught Catholic School and her father was a lawyer, and even now its perpetuated because she is married to a former NFL quarterback. I totally despise this woman and people can say all they want about Rosie, she supported with facts. I was alive, while young and still remembering, I remember caskets coming off airplanes and people being treated with respect. The media now totally stays away from the imagery and it is sad because it needs to be reported.

And please Elisabeth, explain to me how my marriage ( if there were was one ) to another gay man would affect your family and or marriage?? Even though facts from the 1920's are being spewed about mother / father families being the best, lets get real. That ship is not floating either as we are drowning in divorce rates. You Elisabeth are a hateful person, and I totally think if anyone deserved to not be on that show it is you. Plain and simple. But lets be real. Why is she still on this show? Its because she shares the same political views as Bill Getty the view master and he wanted someone on the panel who would also regurgitate his protocol.


[edit] Survivor and early career
In 2001, Hasselbeck was cast in Survivor: The Australian Outback, and was originally a member of the Kucha tribe. She was the last remaining member of that tribe in the game before being voted off on Day 39 and finishing fourth overall. As her luxury item, she brought a self-made immunity headdress.

In 2001, Hasselbeck was a judge at the Miss Teen USA Pageant.[5] From 2002 to 2003 she hosted the Style Network's The Look for Less where she helped find stylish clothes for bargain prices.


[edit] The View
Although Hasselbeck previously saw herself as a "behind the scenes" kind of person and not interested in career television, or playing pundit, her agent was eager to showcase her competitive client and she auditioned for The View.[7] In 2003, Hasselbeck was one of a number of women who guest-hosted to replace outgoing The View co-host Lisa Ling, who left the show at the end of 2002.

Hasselbeck typically represents the conservative position on The View.[8] However, Hasselbeck has said that she calls herself neither a conservative nor a liberal. Her parents had an independent political stance, never telling their children for whom they voted. She has stated that the term "conservative" does not define her as a person.[9]

When Presidential candidate John McCain appeared on The View on September 12, 2008, she openly expressed her intent to vote for him.[citation needed] On October 26, 2008, Hasselbeck appeared at Republican rallies in Florida, introducing Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.[10]


[edit] Controversies on The View
Hasselbeck has been involved in a number of contentious political debates on The View.

On August 2, 2006, Hasselbeck got into a heated debate in which she strongly opposed the Food and Drug Administration's plan to sell the "morning after pill" as an over-the-counter drug. Hasselbeck stated, "I believe that life begins at the moment of conception." She said the pill should be banned even in cases of rape and incest, because "life still has value." Hasselbeck argued that advocates of the drug use the "rape or incest" exception as a "bait-and-switch" distraction from the goal of making it universally accessible. She argued if the "rape or incest" exception was all advocates cared about, they would not support its over-the-counter status.[11]

On May 23, 2007, Hasselbeck was involved in a heated on-air argument with co-host Rosie O'Donnell concerning the war in Iraq, which she supports and O'Donnell opposes. When O'Donnell rhetorically asked, "655,000 Iraqi civilians dead. Who are the terrorists?"[12] O'Donnell was criticized by conservative commentators for her question and she (O'Donnell) complained about Hasselbeck's unwillingness to defend O'Donnell's statements in the controversy that followed. Hasselbeck responded, "Defend your own insinuations" and responded that she shouldn't have to defend anyone else's words for them, especially when that person has a forum with which to present a defense.[13]

On May 23, 2007, actress Alicia Silverstone was a guest on ABC's The View. Moments before Silverstone entered, hosts Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck had the aforementioned heated argument regarding the Iraq war. The video segment shows Silverstone entering and walking past Hasselbeck to greet the other hosts. Though the interview continued normally and featured easy conversation between Silverstone and Hasselbeck, Access Hollywood[14][dead link]deemed the act a deliberate snub. Hasselbeck later stated, on an episode of The View which aired September 19, 2007, that Silverstone called and apologized for the incident. Hasselbeck said that Silverstone never meant to be rude, but was simply nervous when she walked on the stage and believed that incident was wrongly perceived by the media.

On October 3, 2007, Hasselbeck and The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg got into a discussion about Senator Hillary Clinton's proposal that the US Government provide a $5,000 savings bond for each natural born child at birth. The conversation became heated when Hasselbeck stated it would lead to fewer abortions due to women wanting to keep the money