Sen. Barack Obama was on The View today, and prior to his appearance on the set, the women had a discussion about the significance of recent statements by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Elizabeth was especially offended by Wright’s most recent comments, as reported by a NewsDay blog:

“From the Wright-written eulogy for scholar Asa Hilliard in the Dec. 2007 edition of the Trumpet magazine: “(Jesus’) enemies had their opinion about Him… The Italians for the most part looked down their garlic noses at the Galileans.”

Then Whoopi chimes in after Elizabeth describes her disdain for these statements, and likens Rev. Write to the Pope! She said that like JFK’s problems with his spiritual leader, the Pope, Obama can’t be held responsible for HIS spiritual leader’s comments. What? Did JFK sit in the cathedral every week for 20 years at the Vatican? Don’t think so. And neither did Barbara Walters, who rightly points out that JFK’s issue was with his religion; not his spiritual mentor.

Then dumbass Joy gets in on it, and says she doesn’t understand all the fuss, and that all religions have said crazy things in the past that would be found offensive by somebody. Rev. Wright offended “somebody?” Are you kidding me? He offended EVERYBODY with his statements. And you’d think as an Italian, she might be offended at Wright’s “garlic nose” comments. Well, you’d be thinking incorrectly. She actually did not take offense to it, and found it oddly flattering. Again, what? I wonder what Joy’s opinion would be had a Republican, or say someone like McCain, been the one to have made that comment. Joy, since when is “looking down” someone’s nose not offensive? It means that person thinks they’re better than the other, so what is it you’re saying?

But then again, when you watch the interview with Barack on the couch later on, Joy acted like she’d probably reach over and stick her hand down his pants had the camera not been on. Shameful but not surprising, this painful fawning over the “Messiah.”

You can watch their discussion here.