RipHer2Shreds said:

Elizabeth cant think on her own...all she ever does is spew republican spin...Rosie is going to eat her alive...The few times Meredith or Joy forced her to expand her views she always looked like this:

Anx said:

Do you remember that skit on SNL called "Italian or Jew"? It was a game show

2freaky4church1 said:

I'm going to see The Church this month!

JasmineFire said:

Oh yeah...totally...but, as you know, the majority of Italians are Catholics...and so is Joy...


Behar frequently incorporates her Italian-American culture into her comedy and once told Charlie Rose on his PBS program that her grandmother kept a picture of Mussolini in her home. She is mistakenly thought to be Jewish, and has quipped that she is pleased to be "an honorary Jew."

Her first husband was actually a Sephardic Jew (by whom she has one daughter), but that marriage did not last. Behar wryly referred to herself on one occasion as the "shiksa non grata" of his family. Behar's long-time boyfriend, Steve, is also Jewish. She once carried the Jewish issue to an amusing extreme, as she reported a phone conversation she had: "No, I'm not Jewish. I'm not Jewish. I keep telling you, Ma, I'm not Jewish!".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Behar

People often think I'm Jewish too...and I love being an honorary Jew!
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Isn't this thread in like 7 different forums already?

applekisses said:

when i lived in new york, i had a jewish friend who played "jew/not-jew" when we'd go out to lunch. he'd point at someone and say, "quick! jew/not-jew???" and i'd always say "i'm from indiana, how should i know?"

Anx said:

applekisses said:

that's probably why i thought she was jewish...the jewish husband and boyfriend. i guess i got confused.

JasmineFire said:

Well, I don't think it's physically impossible to be Italian and have a Jewish boyfriend (I'm living proof )

princess superstar is half italian and half jewish.

Anx said:

She's so awesome.

...of peanut butter. But she plans to buy some more.

kidelrich said:

so bad...so bad.

kidelrich said:

booooo

That's some straight bullshit... Barbara Walters and ABC are full of shit..
they did'nt renew her contract and got upset because she told the world 2 days before they wanted her to... Get the fuck outta here

banks said:

exactly

banks said:

What are you saying? They weren't going to renew her contract, that seems very clear. They just wanted her to make the announcement two days later and if anything, not make it seem as bad as it was. And the fact is that she made herself look stupid but at the same time kind of a victim. Star should have been honest about what was going on if she really wants people's sympathy.

She's out of my life
She's out of my life
Damned indecision and cursed pride
I kept my love for her lock...dee-eee-EEP insii-iii-ide
And it cuts like a knife
She's out of my *cries* liiiiife
Mmmmmm hmmmmm

VinnyM27 said:

I don't think it was about making herself seem like a victim. *That* never has seemed to be her style. She just wanted to get ahead of the story cycle that ABC's execs and Barbara Walters thought they owned.

Star was making a point (what follows are my words, not hers. Don't get it twisted -- she's a lawyer. Let me be clear): "You don't own me, ABC, and you certainly aren't going to dictate my actions. What will you do -- fire me? You already have!!!"

Now, for Walters to act as though Star betrayed them is pretty quaint. It's business, plain and simple.

What Walters is engaging in now is damage control. Jones' comments about "the direction of the show" are nebulous. I wonder what she meant. With her and Viera gone, ABC will be hard-pressed to keep its viewers.

And, with O'Donnell's addition, I suspect "The View" will up its squabble quotient fairly significantly next season, using her and that GOP child as poles. With Behar doing her amusing schtick, too, there won't be much room for moderation. Walters will come off like a vain old stick in the mud.

Jones' firing likely is a blessing for her.

That's just crazy! Star Jones was the biggest part of The View.



incase you missed it, that was a joke, please go back and read it again.

MickG said:

VinnyM27 said:

i understand that her contract wasn't going to be renewed, i just don't get how she feels like she was betrayed.... they wanted her to announce it thursday and she did it tuesday.... big deal (don't forget how Barbara was talking shit about how Star's job was safe after they made that announcement about Rosie joining the view.... she lied to public and she looks like a fool now

banks said:

banks said:

agreed.

who knew a Star Jones thread would be such a success at p.org, who knew?


needle edit
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sinisterpentatonic said:

yeah, she's a fixture...just like imago

JasmineFire said:

who's that?

And now it gets worst for Barbara... Larry king just had Star on and he read quotes from the big wigs @ ABC.... They said that they informed Barbara in november that Star's contract wasn't going to be renewed and she didn't mentioned anything to Star until April... Star told Larry that she read a blurb in the paper in november about her losing her job and asked Barbara if was true that she was going to be fired and was told that she had not heard anything about it...

Master the history of hissy fits.1 . Barbara Walters felt "betrayed" when Star Jones ...

• Got axed from 'The View'
  
• Announced it early
  
• Made her the "ugly one"

banks said:

Right about now, I'd remind Walters that Jones is, you guessed it, an attorney...