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BARRY MANILOW - MANILOW CANCELS APPEARANCE ON THE VIEW

Legendary singer BARRY MANILOW has cancelled a scheduled appearance on U.S. TV show THE VIEW, because he dislikes co-host ELISABETH HASSELBECK.
The mild-mannered Mandy singer was scheduled to appear on the daytime show on Tuesday (17Sep07) to promote his new covers album, The Greatest Songs of The Seventies.
But Manilow pulled out of the show, after stating he finds right-wing host Hasselbeck "dangerous and offensive" and strongly disagrees with her "conservative views."
In a statement, Manilow says, "I strongly disagree with her views. I think she's dangerous and offensive. I will not be on the same stage as her... I cannot compromise my beliefs."
He adds, "I had made a request that I be interviewed by co-hosts Joy (Behar), Barbara (Walters) or Whoopi (Goldberg), but not Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Unfortunately, the show was not willing to accommodate this simple request, so I bowed out."
Manilow's pal Rosie O'Donnell quit The View in May (07) after a heated and politically-charged public dispute with Hasselbeck.
09/17/2007 10:23:43 PM
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Here’s my question~ Can someone of any intelligence tell me why Elizabeth
Hasselbeck was ever consider as a panel member on The View and why is she still
on the show? What did she ever accomplish to be given her position? She was a
whiney Survivor show contestant!!~ Geez. . . From the first time she was on the
show I wrote The View saying she was just the worst pick for the panel. Now,
after having to put up with her insipid babble for a number of torturous,
embarrassing years this has proven correct. Not only is she as dumb as a bag of
hammers, but also she spouts childish nonsensical views that are so noxious and
ill informed that she seems rather demented. I’m with Barry Manilow ~ She’s not
cute, she’s not smart, she’s just spoiled and dim-witted and her views are
dangerous and insulting ~ isn’t it time she stays home and indoctrinates and
verbally tortures her own child ~ Can someone please, please relieve her of her
daily on air torture sessions and send her home ~ At least Barry Manilow had
the courage to speak out and say what a lot of us have been thinking from day
one about the dumbest, most annoying person that should have never been on
television
Way to go for speaking out about Elisabeth, Barry! You got to do what you got
to do when people like are obnoxious pricks! This is what I would do too cause
I don't make friends with neocons who spout too much rhetoric!






