(Harms were mentioned in less than 10% of the recommendations, and costs in less than 15%). On average, Korownyk’s group found that both shows mentioned how the advice might specifically help a person in only about 40% of the recommendations, and they mentioned the amount of benefit, another aspect of useful health advice, in less than 20% of recommendations. They looked at both consistency-how much the conclusion was supported by the studies-and believability, which included the quality, number and type of study.
"She was fabulous."Ĭlaire Spellberg Lustig is the TV Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View.They measured 80 major recommendations made on the two shows from January to May 2013 against evidence gleaned from published studies in medical databases. "Chita and I are locked at the hip whether we like it or not," said the actress. "Oh! I'm just as confused as everybody," said Behar, after both Whoopi chimed in to say that Moreno is correct.īecause Rita Moreno is Rita Moreno, she was kind about Behar's mistake. When Behar insisted that she saw Moreno "on stage" in the original production, Moreno insisted that she saw Chita Rivera, instead, as she "never did it on stage," only on film. Awkwardness engulfed the table after Joy Behar confused Rita Moreno with Chita Rivera, the original Anita in Broadway's West Side Story. Kids going back to school deserve to be safe, and if you as a doctor and a physician can't see that, then you're not somebody I want to vote for, no matter how much I like you!"Įlsewhere on The View. "Listen, you either get that this is about other people's health - this is not whether you like the idea of a mandate, getting the shot - that has nothing to do with it. We've seen governors suggest it, we've seen people suggest it," replied Whoopi. "Yes, they will! Lots of people have done that.
Mehmet Oz officially declared his candidacy for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. OZ JOINS PENNSYLVANIA SENATE RACE: Following weeks of speculation, Dr. "Would a nice person sacrifice people's children?" asked Hostin.ĭR. "He keeps speaking of pushing back against elites, but I'm curious what his definition is, as a New York City doctor - what's an elite if you aren't an elite?"īehar and Hostin then pointed out that Oz "seems to be a nice person" one-on-one ("He's very, very, personally, a doll," said Behar), but his embrace of the GOP appears to run counter to that. "He said in that interview, 'Elites with yards told those without yards to stay inside, where the virus was more likely to spread,'" said Sara Haines. And he said to me, 'You're underweight,'" recalled Behar. "There's an interview I did on another show with him where he measured my BMI. When Sunny Hostin brought up Oz's "turn" during COVID and his claim that reopening schools during the pandemic will only lead to "a total mortality" of 2-3%, the co-hosts really went in. "What happened to him?" asked Joy Behar, after a clip of Oz's Fox News interview played on screen. Mehmet Oz wants to be the next senator of Pennsylvania," she said, promoting groans from the audience. Oz's Senate run and his Tuesday night interview on Hannity. mrpFZRPMdzĪfter the commercial break, Whoopi gave in and introduced a Hot Topic about Dr. #TheView rushes them when discussing hot topics of substance to talk about some dumb stuff. When you hear the next topic and why I'm being rushed, it will knock you out." "When we come back, we will - oh, who cares about this?" she asked, in what's sure to become an iconic Whoopi-ism. Oz talk actually began in the segment before, as The View's teleprompter cued her up to preview the discussion before a commercial break. "Talking about elites and who isn't elite - dude, we live in a similar area!" "You don't have the right to talk to people like this!" said the longtime moderator. The panel was united in their criticism, but Whoopi Goldberg was by far the harshest as she called out Oz for blasting elites on Fox News. Oz announced that he would be running as a Republican in Pennsylvania, the co-hosts tore into the TV doctor for embracing the GOP position on the COVID-19 vaccine, mask mandates, and efforts to keep school-age children safe amid the pandemic. On Wednesday morning, just one day after Dr. Mehmet Oz's Senate run has just begun, but the women of The View are already campaigning against him.