Barbara lets loose

Barbara has been firing off some interesting statements lately. A couple of months ago she referred to Rosie's mother-in-law as a "bigot". That's a strong word which really shouldn't be thrown around lightly. Then she went and did it again, calling Kathy Griffin a bigot when she said that the Republican party wasn't interested in women or minorities. Using that word so off-handedly once is a slip, twice - now it might be time to drop it from her vocabulary until she learns how to apply it fairly.

Her mind seems to be firing off in all sorts of directions too. Last week she showed interest in having Paris Hilton on as a guest co-host. It was only when Bill Geddie put the kibosh on the idea that Barbara backed away from it. Now of course things have changed, and having a chat with Paris is "beneath" her. Guess she let her head go there for a while.

Now for the kicker. What would you imagine Barbara might say when asked how things have changed since Rosie left? Here's what she told Ryan Seacrest on his KISS-FM radio show a couple of weeks ago:

"The Hot Topics have been fun. There are some things that we were able to discuss that we weren't able to discuss with Rosie, like heterosexual sex. Because, you know, Rosie's lifestyle is different, being an open lesbian...We are perhaps not quite as political [or] vocal about [things], but the Hot Topics have been very fun, and the ratings are up, so we're quite happy. Obviously, the audience is very loyal." [Yes, she said that. They can now discuss heterosexual sex.]

Except of course ratings are down 13% and they were able to - and did - speak freely about heterosexual sex whilst Rosie was on The View. So what's going on Babs? You can't just throw a statement like that out there. It leaves you looking very out of touch.

But is this really the case? Or is it that she's pandering to the conservative audience they're now trying to court? Lets just hope that with Barbara having a tight hold on the reigns she doesn't lose her grip on reality.

It's said with love Barbara. Honestly.