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This is another reason why I think Whoopi Goldberg is awesome, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck is a dumb cow.

The ladies discuss Hillary's baby plan & Whoopi on Abortion

This is a snipped from The View (9/3/07).

Basically they start talking about something Hillary Clinton came up with (giving $5,000 to all babies), and how it'd be organized. Elisabeth Hasselbeck decided to pipe in with the notion that $5,000 will probably get people to stop having abortions. Whoopi smacks her upside the head down with some logic. Enjoy.

Discuss.

Bring cupcakes.

*Edit* Text of the ownage.

HASSELBECK: I was very- at heart, I'm very against this policy because I believe it’s more of a gift.

BEHAR: Are you against Social Security, too?

HASSELBECK: No. Against this policy, but then I realized that there is a benefit because I feel like this could maybe cause less abortions in the world. You know, people would keep having kids instead.

GOLDBERG: Elisabeth, Elisabeth, can I ask you one question–can I ask you a question? I just have to ask you this question since you opened this door.

HASSELBECK: Sure

GOLDBERG: Have you ever been in a position to have to make that decision?

HASSELBECK: Never, never.

GOLDBERG: Okay, then back off a little bit. Back off a little bit. Very few people want to have abortions.

HASSELBECK: I'm sure they don't.

GOLDBERG: See, I was listening.

HASSELBECK: I was just affirming what you said.

GOLDBERG: Most people do not want to have abortions. Most women do not have them with some sort of party going on. It is the hardest decision that a woman ever- wait- ever has to make. So, when you talk about it, a little bit of reverence to the women out there who have had to make this horrible decision. And one of the reasons that, that we have had to make this decision is because so many women were found bleeding, dead, with hangers in their bodies because they were doing it themselves. The idea of this was to make it safe and clean. That was the reason the law came into effect. That was why it was done.

I'm so glad Whoopi's on the View. I've been looking forward to these moments ever since she started. Elizabeth Hasselbeck makes me want to hurt babies.

Seriously. "Superficial abortions"?

I f***ing love Whoopie right now!!!!!!! heart heart heart

I mean, i liked her before. but now... yes! Sing it sistah! ::dances for joy::

Edit: Blondie.... superficial abortions?!!! Obviously she's never had to deal with a serious decision like abortion.

Thank you SO MUCH for adding the text! Dialup makes YouTube almost impossible.

Whoopi sure showed her! I freaking love her sometimes.

Yes, it may be stupid, but she does have a point. Different cultures and people treat things like dogfighting and cockfighting differently. For a lot of people, making animals fight each other is a pastime. It doesn't make it any less cruel, but it does make it easier to understand why.

I believe so too..but the thing that made me mad about what she said about dog fighting was that she referred to my hometown as a really southern place that supports dog fighting..Vick came from around my area in eastern virginia(as far as i know)..and damnit, virginia isn't southern or country. We're in the middle of the friggin east coast..this isn't some place as far south as georgia or alabama or something. We definitely don't have dog fighting rings all over the place..it isn't the big cultural thing here. The mayor got pretty damn miffed about that. gonk

I should mention that Tim Hasselbeck is the kind of player who just goes from team to team and isn't signed unless he's needed. He's not good - he wasn't drafted and hasn't even thrown a pass in a game in three years!

Now, his brother Matt is awesome, but I digress (Seahawks fan ^^ wink

Youtube debates are pointless and neverending..I found that out the hard way and posted a bunch of it in here..