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September 18, 2007

Barry Manilow Declares War on Elizabeth Hasselbeck

Posted by Dave Blount at September 18, 2007 9:29 AM

Exhibiting the open-minded tolerance in which liberals take so much pride, schmaltzy 70s pop star Barry Manilow has canceled an appearance on Rosie O'Donnell's old soapbox The View, on the grounds that he refuses to be interviewed by conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

The King of Queaze denounces the ditsy but decent Hasselbeck as "dangerous" and "offensive," apparently because she is not a fan of abortion and doesn't advocate surrendering to al-Qaeda and Iranian-backed terrorists in Iraq.

Indicating how well Ron Paul fits in the Republican Party, Manilow has given the maximum allowed $2,300 to five presidential candidates this year: Shrillary Rotten, Osama Obama, Slow Joe Biden, the Breck Girl, and Paul. He's also been a big supporter of strident left-wing nut job Babs Boxer in the Senate.

Although Manilow was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, many of the cheesy tunes with which he induced mass nausea throughout the 70s were written by other people, ironically including "I Write the Songs."

Manilow has appeared on The View twice before with Hasselbeck present. The appearance that he just canceled for next Tuesday was booked back in July. Maybe he's afraid that the aging remnants of his fan base will react to his even being in the same room as a conservative the way liberal Seattle fans reacted to Hasselbeck's brother-in-law Matt giving a Seahawks jersey to President Bush.

On a tip from Wiggins.