Thursday: The Chaz Show Begins

Joy Behar is one funny woman. When the panel was discussing talking dirty in bed, Joy pointed out that the mood is spoiled when elderly people can't hear and must yell in bed. (The humor is lost in translation.) She is one funny woman, but as a person who stores facts and educates The View audience, she falls short, and I am often frustrated by her ignorance.

For instance, in the ongoing debate between Darwin's THEORY of evolution and the religious view that God created us, Joy gets frustrated with the Christian view by saying, "Evolution is science," like how can anyone possibly disagree with her point of view because she learned it in school, and she once taught school. It would behoove Joy to read an explanation of Darwin's THEORY. Or she might look up the definition of THEORY. This issue comes up again and again. As a comedian, Joy can make fun of the opinion of others. All is well, as long as The View audience doesn't look for facts or even a thoughtful approach to a subject.

During a political discussion, Joy referred to a candidate who is against wide distribution of the HPV vaccine. I don't think she got the letters correct. She said, "H-P-V" and then H-V-P." The human papillomavirus vaccine can be given to women and girls as a measure against cancer of the cervix caused by the HPV virus that is spread through sexual intercourse. Please note that the vaccine is of no use to sexually inactive girls, and it lasts between five and seven years. If you are someone who is troubled by the increasing number of vaccines that are given to our children, another vaccine is something to be researched. An infection from HPV can be detected and treated 20 years before it turns into cancer. In addition, the vaccine will not help someone who is already infected. Some individuals and organizations--particularly the drug companies and the FDA--encourage little girls to get this vaccine, whereas some conservative groups think that the vaccine gives single girls a license to have sex.

Joy's one person diatribe on the HPV was a waste of time. She is not only pro-vaccine, but she hasn't stopped to consider that there is an intelligent reason for rejecting the HPV vaccine. Her comments would be easier to take if she respected views of others. Unfortunately, Joy makes herself appear very limited when she shuns the opposite opinion the way she does. She is far more opinionated than Bill O'Reilly, but at least he is willing to educate himself on all sides.*

This is the first week of The View's tribute to the appearance of Chaz Bono on Dancing with the Stars. Mark my words: the co-hosts are about to ignore the other contestants, for the most part, and devote all their time and energy to Chaz. And then they'll wonder why Chaz is still a contender and why he's getting so much support, while they continue to give him free air time. Now, it begins.