Anderson Cooper Compares 'The View' Ladies To Dr. Evil For Boehner Mockery (VIDEO)

Anderson Cooper took on the ladies of "The View" for their mockery of John Boehner's tendency to cry a lot.

Speaking on Tuesday's "AC360," Cooper chastised the co-hosts for their criticism (Barbara Walters said Boehner had "an emotional problem" and Joy Behar sarcastically dubbed him "the weeper of the House").

"Aren't people always saying they want politicians to be more real?" he said. "And aren't men always being told now that we're supposed to be more sensitive, more vulnerable, willing to show emotions? ...For crying out loud, let the guy cry out loud! Where's the harm in that? Since when did the ladies on "The View" turn into Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers"?" He then--you guessed it--played a clip from "Austin Powers."

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"I'm one of the most uptight people around, believe me, but I've been known to shed a tear from time to time," he said. "Sure, I, you know, try to keep it limited to a darkened theater while watching "Bambi"...but let's give John Boehner a break and let's not perpetuate a double standard."

Comments

[wingnut marine]

11:29 AM on 01/11/2011

Right On Anderson - The View is a waste of Oxygen and Bandwidth. Who would watch it? NO one with a brain, that's who.

[ForemostPanda]

04:31 AM on 12/20/2010

I've never watched anderson cooper, but he is right on the mark. most of the women on the view come off as petty viragoes.

[Sundei]

06:41 PM on 12/19/2010

He is one of the biggest culprits of the "false equivalency" crap...
And, I call out one group and must call out the other side...

[qthedancer]

08:44 AM on 12/19/2010

As an acting teacher (a teacher of acting, not a substitute) I know that shedding tears is not necessarily a sign of sincerity. It can just as well be a sign of emotional manipulation or of narcissism. Considering that Mr. Boehner most often gets weepy and maudlin when he talks about his past, I'm inclined to believe it's due to the latter. And that would make Barbara Walters assessment correct.

[Dr Jimmy and Mr Jim]

11:21 PM on 12/18/2010

A lot of people watch the View.

Just sayin'. I don't. But a lot of people do. I have no way to prove it but I bet they get many more viewers than Macaulay Culkin, er, I mean Anderson Cooper.

[Carolyn LeBeauf]

06:09 PM on 12/18/2010

I compare Anderson Cooper to Glenn Beck. Andy Lou is not credible and a disappointment.

[iswideopen]

05:48 PM on 12/18/2010

Anderson, you are so wrong on this one. John Boehner is a fraud if I've ever seen one. If he cared so damed much, his policies would not be always and only geared towrad the filthy rich as he cries for those "poor little children". Get over yourself. He does have an emotional problem. No one is that sensative, and believe me I know some sensative men. Boehner beats them all, hands down.

[Nancy Erickson Nan]

09:38 AM on 12/18/2010

I think it is all phoney...to boost ratings!!

[creed840]

09:26 AM on 12/18/2010

Please, if that was a Democrat crying on the House floor, the GOP would be name calling with in seconds. Mean, nasty names. You know those names Anderson as you have been hearing them in the news for years your self. "Weeper of the House".....priceless!

[scodwyer]

09:02 AM on 12/18/2010

What most do not understand is his alcoholism, from all accounts reported is in a latent stage, and in this stage, emotional crying is quite common. After all, alcohol is a major depressant. And besides, the crying does not fit or represent how he behaves in office and his lack of compassion for middle America in so far as his voting record. And if you don't see that now, just wait until he changes from minor to major.

[MsVella]

05:43 PM on 12/17/2010

Lol love the view

[3echo9]

05:18 PM on 12/17/2010

Anderson Cooper comments on comments commented on The View! Tell me more!

[saltpeter]

02:56 PM on 12/17/2010

The ladies of The View should recognize the symptoms of menopause when they see it. It's clear that Boehner has a hormonal imbalance.

[Gbourcier]

02:30 PM on 12/17/2010

"Aren't people always saying they want politicians to be more real?" he said.

Come on Anderson. There is nothing real about John Boehner's tears. I thought you were smarter than that.

[whizzobutter]

01:50 PM on 12/17/2010

I think the women on the View are bimbos. That said, the heck with Boehner. Number one, he DOES leak a lot. There's something really creepy about it. Second, he cries whenever he recalls his tough childhood, but obviously doesn't cry nearly enough for all the unemployed out there going through it right now.