Tuned In+News Media | October 14, 2010

O'Reilly, View Hosts Throw Down on Set

By James Poniewozik

Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly was a guest on The View today, and brought up the subject of, as he referred to it, “the mosque down here on 9/11.” As you might have guessed, he, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar had a reasonable and good-natured discussion about sensitivity and civil liberties an angry, bleeped-out shouting match [...]

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Tuned In+News Media | July 29, 2010

The View Chats Up Obama on Race, the Economy, Snooki

By James Poniewozik

When The View announced that Barack Obama would be the first sitting President to visit the show, there was some grumbling that appearing on a “fluff” show—among them, former View co-host Rosie O’Donnell. And yes, if you’re of the mind that a President should not do any television appearances beyond nightly-news and Sunday talk shows, [...]

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Tuned In+News Media | July 26, 2010

Obama to Appear on The View

By James Poniewozik

This Thursday, Barack Obama will appear on The View for the first time since becoming President. (The episode will tape on Wednesday while Obama visits New York City.) Brian Stelter at the New York Times has more on the decision, noting it as an example of the White House’s longtime strategy of courting “nontraditional” media. [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | December 10, 2009

Lambert on The View: Tongue in Cheek, Pelvis in Check

By James Poniewozik

“Is it that big a deal?” Adam Lambert asked Barbara Walters on The View this morning, after the umpteenth question about his sexuality, his AMAs performance and whether he would go on a mad crotch-thrusting rampage before the daytime-TV cameras this morning. Well, of course it’s not that big a deal—pop musicians use sex, duh—and [...]