No Fist Bumps For McCain on The View.

McCain Gets Grilled on ‘The View’ Over Palin

If John McCain was hoping to cruise through his fifth appearance on “The
View,” he was in for a surprise Friday.

Within seconds of walking on the set, the Republican presidential
nominee was grilled by the co-hosts of the ABC morning show over his choice of
Sarah Palin as running mate and his claims that together they will reform
Washington.

“I don’t see the old John McCain who used to buck the system as much, I
understand why. You want to get elected,” said co-host Joy Behar.

----I can't stand Joy Behar. She just has an awful attitude. No love for McCain. And no love lost from McCain, I'm sure.

“I’m the same person that I always was,” McCain answered.

Behar also accused McCain of spreading “lies” in his latest TV ads, one
of which accused Barack Obama of smearing Palin by using the phrase “lipstick on
a pig.”

“You yourself used the same expression,” co-host Barbara Walters
said.

McCain used that expression last year to describe Hillary Clinton’s
health care policies.

---I don't know that Obama meant the comment as a direct attack on Sarah Palin, but was it lies McCain was spreading by bringing it up? Surely, the timing of Obama's comment leaves some need for judgement, and the audience seemed to think it was at least an indirect comment against Palin, but I think this was taken way out of proportion. By both sides.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg also questioned Palin’s faith, asking him if he believes in separation of church and state.

“Sure,” McCain said.

“So if you believe in the separation of church and state,” Goldbert followed up, “did it not give you a moment of pause that Sarah Palin, should God forbid anything happen to you, not have the same beliefs that you do about these things?”

---This is such an unecessary attack by Goldberg to insinuate that Palin is going to establish some sort of theocracy (a country run with rules from God- like in Israel's early history) if McCain dies. this is such a pointless comment except to put down the religious faith of someone in politics. (How dare someone conservative AND religious enter the public square) However, this is not nearly as ridiculous as what came out of Goldberg's mouth later in the show, according to this report.

Later asking about McCain’s strict interpretation of the Constitution, she added: “Should I be worried about being a slave and being returned to slavery? Because certain things happened in the Constitution that had to change.”

“I understand your point,” McCain said.

---That was the polite way to say, "Are you out of your mind?!?! When celebrities start political things, particularly from the left, they start sounding really silly, sometimes. Many times. Folks, don't let your babies grow up to be celebrities.

D.

Here's video of the exchange on Row V Wade and Whoopie's slave remark.