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Joy And Whoopi Storm Out On Bill O’Reilly On ‘The View’

The ViewAs awesome as a screen-grab of Bill O’Reilly getting the bunny ear treatment is, I’m pretty sure Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg just set womankind back a bit. When the famously outspoken Fox News host dropped by The View earlier today he stirred the ladies up a bit, and instead of firing back with, oh I don’t know, words, Behar and Goldberg stopped the conversation and stormed off set.

The conversation centered on the World Trade Center Mosque controversy, with O’Reilly criticizing President Obama’s lack of commentary on the situation and eventually blaming Muslims (in general) for the 9/11 attacks. When Joy tried to correct him, saying that it was extremists who happened to be Muslim, O’Reilly fired back with “Muslims didn’t kill us on 9/11? That’s what you’re saying?” I don’t have the time or energy to unpack the simplemindedness of that retort. Now, instead of responding with intelligent discourse (which is the alleged-but-not-always-so-well-accomplished purpose of The View), the ladies essentially threw a televised tantrum and left the set. Great. Very mature, ladies. Don’t you know that if you refuse to participate like grownups in this debate, that you make him look like he’s right?

At least Barbara Walters had the chutzpa to tell her colleagues when they’re being unreasonable. She called them out, saying it shouldn’t have happened, before continuing an intelligent debate with O’Reilly herself.

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To be fair, O’Reilly is a tough opponent in a debate. His aura of arrogance keeps most would-be debaters at bay, and in the case of these two ladies, it simply makes people feel helpless. I get that not everyone can have the presence and patience that three-time O’Reilly debate champion Jon Stewart has when he steps into Papa Bear’s den, but to put it simply: Joy and Whoopi punked out.

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Source: Entertainment Weekly

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