Elisabeth Hasselbeck Pushes Obama's "Radical Connections" On "The View"

Monday on the "The View" Elisabeth Hasselbeck tried to defend John McCain on the subject of the Keating 5 while attacking Barack Obama over his relationship with Bill Ayers.

"This is not about smears," Hasselbeck insisted, adding moments later, "He [Obama] wants to hide all of his radical connections."

Watch Sherri, Whoopi and Barbara verses Elisabeth on Monday's show. Joy Behar was out.

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Comments

[noir]

The DESPERATION in her face and body language is pathetic..­.They are peering over the cliff and it's scary as hell!

[colleensullivan]

This proves that Elisabeth knows just about as much, if not less, than the Republicans she harps for.

They worked together on the board of the Woods Funds of Chicago-- an anti-poverty board established in 1941. Obama left the board in 2002.

Obama was president of the board of directors for the Chicago Annenburg Challenge, a non-profit that works to improve school performance by what it called "on the ground" investments in the form of professional development and technical assistance.

They also live in Hyde Park and cross paths occasionally. Obama campaign has openly said the last time they crossed paths was when Obama was biking in 2007 and that Ayers has NEVER been any sort of political adviser.

Hasselbeck's about as bright as Palin with her spewing rhetoric that consists of blatant lies.

[pineapplegal]

Don't you just WISH she would read this and it would sink in but that brain is so shallow - she can only remember her notes and talking points and just keep the mantra up.

[happycat]

No matter what this dolt says or does, regardless of what terrible lies she spins, ABC won't fire her! I don't get it. Elizabeth is a raving lunatic. Her "views" are bad for this country as they are all slander and bull. I don't believe ABC's claims that she has many fans. Who are those dopes? They must be the same losers who attend the Sarah Palin rallies.
Almost any 30 somethingish housewife in this country would be more qualified to sit in her seat on the "View." I'm available!

[tiajudita]

The View needs a counterpoint so they keep her. I can't believe that she believes much of what she says. Elizabeth talks so fast I can't understand her anyway.

[psychmaj323]

They won't fire her because she's controversial and she makes for great news.

[Ellabean]

Here's the correct answer to that:

Bill Geddes, the excecutive producer loves her - and oh , and he is a Republican. True.

[UnionStayshyn]

The worst part of these clips is that Elizabeth thinks she's actually coming across as intelligent and articulate.
I just feel sorry for her.

[marymansour]

Thanks to Hasselbeck, Sarah Palin has two heavy weights in her corner. The other is Fox faux news. It's so kind of the women on the view to keep Elizabeth around as a sort of court jester. They don't even mind if she sucks all the time.

[littlepuffycloud]

A pretty face doesn't hide an ugly heart or stupid mind.

[Trizah7]

Ugly and hatefull. All they are trying to achieve is to make Obama look like some scary guy that's gonna blow up buildings.­...Just really stupid pple. Isn't this what Obama was talking about in Florida when he said 'They are going to say stuff about me to scrae you'. Mc's campaing threw in the race card, Isn't this EXACTLY what he was talking about?

[whit4brains]

Well said.

[PlantGod72]

Sarah Palin or EH???

[ScandalousCandice2]

How many more clips will there be that proves that she has no idea what she is talking about, that she eats the republican and faux news talking points up with no regard to facts or or the impact of what she is spewing?

I suppose it's all good though. With people like her talking, it makes O-bama look good and Mc-Cain look even worse. I mean how do you defend her s-tupidity?

[Letterman]

Elisabeth.­.poor Eisabeth..­.I'll give you two months max before your new position on Fox.
Elisabeth (watergirl) Hassebeck today's worst person...

[BarackDaVote]

Why hasn't Elisabeth "Loser" Hasselback gone over to FAUX NEWS already. She doesn't belong on ABC.

[Synnerman]

Elisabeth is drawing down two paychecks. She has to be in order to be so dogmaticly devoted to the faux maverick.

[hopeful1957]

Typical Democrats.­....dont want to hear the truth about anything. Only opinions that count are their own. I have seen this over and over again. Open your ears and minds and you might learn something that isnt so perfect about your candidate. No one is perfect...­.just admit it! If you feel threatened about what his past is, dont listen to it. So he was a radical, maybe the white house needs some radicals in there to change this country. Maybe Reverend White could be on one of his cabinets. So what, who the heck cares. You are making this into more then what elisabeth did.
In fact, most of you sound just like her!!

[Adrienne Williams - Huffpost Blogger]

We all know that Barack Obama is not perfect, but again, is he a terrorist? Did you see that McCain crowd saying kill him? Come on.... and some sick fool will do just that. Wake up America, “the one not like us,” is that same old code word - and the McCain camp should be called out on it!

[shag11]

She's a putz. She's stupid.

[happycat]

Perfectly, succinctly said!

[bootcamp]

McCain has nowhere to go now but down. He can run away from President Bush, but he can't run away from the Republican Party. The Republicans will be regarded from now on as "the party that wrecked America." Over the weeks ahead, as carnage in the economy and the financial markets ramps up, it will become increasingly clear. It is important that this meme be spread through the internet. I urge all commentators to adopt and spread the idea that the Republicans are "the party that wrecked America." It will work because it is the truth. Just spread the word.

[onlyinla18]

She sickens me!!