Whoopi's warped I-rant leaves 'The View' co-hosts speechless



“The View” co-hosts Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin now know how the rest of us feel.

Audiences have endured an endless string of fake news stories, crazed conspiracies, and more from the toxic ABC News product.

The scariest part for tomorrow’s filmmakers? 'A Better Tomorrow' required just 30 people to complete.

We roll our eyes, laugh, and stare agape, wondering why the top brass isn’t ashamed to put the network’s name on the product.

Haines and Griffin must be numb to it all, enduring it five days a week while the paychecks keep clearing. Last week, however, Whoopi Goldberg’s commentary proved too much for even them.

The trouble began with the panel debating the latest Israeli attacks on Iran and the prospect of the U.S. entering the fray. That led to this bewildering exchange between Goldberg and Griffin.

Griffin began by explaining how the human rights abuses in Iran are far worse than what citizens face in the U.S. It’s a “the sky is blue” comment, except uber-patriot Goldberg disagreed.

GOLDBERG: We've been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car!

FARAH GRIFFIN: I’m sorry, but where the Iranian regime is today is nothing compared to the United States!

GOLDBERG: Listen, I'm sorry! They used to just keep hanging black people!

FARAH GRIFFIN: It’s not even the same! I couldn’t step foot wearing this outfit in Iran right now ... I think it's very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is in Iran.

GOLDBERG: Not if you're black!

HOSTIN: Not for everybody!

GOLDBERG: Not if you're black!

Haines jumped in, trying to bring sanity to the discussion, but Goldberg wouldn’t budge.

This really happened on a major television network, not a YouTube channel with 25 indifferent subscribers ...

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China's 'Better' AI bet

U.S.-based film studios are treading carefully vis-à-vis AI. Very carefully.

They don’t want to be seen as pushing digital creativity over human inspiration, and the recent industry strikes offered limited protections for cast and crew against the AI revolution.

China has no such compunctions.

In fact, the China Film Foundation recently announced two new AI-driven projects: the restoration of 100 martial arts films and the first completely AI-produced animated film: “A Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border.”

The scariest part for tomorrow’s filmmakers? “A Better Tomorrow” required just 30 people to complete. Now, recall watching any MCU film and seeing the waves of names floating by during the end credits.

It’s no wonder Hollywood is very, very nervous ...

'Mega' millions

Find a spouse who will love you as much as Francis Ford Coppola loves “Megalopolis.” The auteur’s 2024 film earned rough reviews and an even worse commercial drubbing. It’s still Coppola’s baby, despite it costing him tens of millions.

Literally.

With a box office tally of only $14 million, the Mega-flop didn't come close to making back its estimated $120 million budget — most of which came from the “Apocalypse Now” director's own pockets. That’s commitment, and his relationship with the film is far from over.

Coppola has yanked “Megalopolis” from its brief VOD platform run and refuses to let the movie be shown on streaming platforms or Blu-ray. Instead, he’s about to start a limited U.S. tour where he’ll screen the film and provide post-movie commentary.

We’ll know it’s true love if he announces a sequel during the tour ...

Lane's gay panic

Thoughts and prayers go out to Nathan Lane. He just caught a severe case of Trump derangement syndrome.

The TV/film/Broadway actor is currently appearing in “Mid-Century Modern,” Hulu’s new gay sitcom. Lane is proud of the show but fears it could come to a crashing halt at any point. Is he worried about low ratings or disinterested Hulu executives? Perhaps the show’s budget is too expensive for the streamer?

No. He thinks Orange Man Bad might make it disappear.

“Is it going to change any minds? I don’t know about that. Trump, if he knew we were on the air, would probably try to shut it down, come after Hulu. But I think it’s a great thing to have right now, in the midst of books being banned and, ‘Don’t say this and don’t say gay and don’t do that.’ I think it’s a perfect time for a show like this.”

Maybe Lane should press Scott Bessent about his fears. Bessent is Trump’s treasury secretary, an openly gay man. He seems quite happy to be where is he today. Can Lane say the same?

Bill Maher warns Dems to do something about 'The View' after Whoopi Goldberg compares Iran to US; GOP rep blasts her response



Bill Maher advised Democrats to "do something" about "The View" after co-host Whoopi Goldberg made a controversial remark that compared Iran to the United States of America. Meanwhile, a GOP representative blasted Goldberg for attempting to compare life in the United States with life in Iran.

Last week, Goldberg stirred the pot by claiming that living under the brutal Iranian theocratic regime isn't much different from black people living in the United States.

'"The View" isn’t a talk show, it’s a weekly tantrum from the far-left padded room.'

The eyebrow-raising comment was made during a discussion about the conflict in Iran, when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin pointed out that the oppressive Iranian regime has regularly violated human rights.

“Let’s just remember, too, the Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings. They don’t adhere to basic human rights,” Griffin declared during the episode that aired last Wednesday.

The remark irritated Goldberg, who responded by saying, "Let’s not do that, because if we start with that, we have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car. I’m sorry, they used to just keep hanging black people."

Griffin responded while Whoopi continued to talk over her.

"I'm sorry, but where the Iranian regime is today in 2025 is nothing compared to the United States," Griffin replied. "It is not even the same."

Goldberg argued, "It is the same." Then Whoopi told Griffin, "That's not what you mean to say."

Griffin countered, "The year 2025 in the United States is nothing like if I stepped foot wearing this outfit in Tehran right now."

Griffin noted that women cannot wear leg-revealing skirts or have their hair showing in Iran.

It is mandatory for women to wear a hijab to cover their hair in public spaces, and failing to do so is punishable by up to 15 years in prison, according to the United Nations.

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"I think it’s very different to live in the United States in 2025 than it is to live in Iran in 2025," Griffin stated.

Goldberg interjected, "Not if you’re black."

"The View" co-host Sunny Hostin agreed, saying, "Not for everybody."

Griffin advised, "Uh, guys, don’t go to Tehran. Do not. No one at this table can go to Tehran.”

Whoopi admitted that the United States is "the greatest country in the world," but contended that black Americans face issues every day.

Goldberg said, "But every day, we are worried. Do we have to be worried about our kids? Are their kids going to get shot because they’re running through somebody’s neighborhood?”

Co-host Sara Haines added of females in Iran, "And they are not doing well there. They are not doing well in Iran. They are not educated. They can’t own property.”

Haines noted, “They can’t go out of their houses.”

Griffin conceded that there are "very real problems" in the United States, but there are "much darker" places in the world.

"Nobody wants to diminish the very real problems we have in this country," Griffin stated. "That is no one’s intent, but I think it’s important we remember there are places much darker than this country, and people who deserve rights …"

Goldberg butted in and said, "Listen, not everybody feels that way. Not everybody feels that way. Listen, I’m sorry, you know, when you think about the fact that we got the vote in 1965 …"

Griffin interrupted, "They don’t have free and fair elections in Iran. It’s not even the same universe."

Goldberg dropped out of the tense debate by saying, "There's no way I can make you understand."

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Maher ridiculed "The View" for attempting to equate life in the authoritarian Islamic Republic of Iran with being a black American in the United States.

During the latest episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher," the liberal talk show host applauded Democrats for taking a step "back to sanity" after the New York Times shifted toward a more "sensible liberal, not crazy woke” position on transgender issues.

However, Maher noted that the Democrats have an issue with the progressive talking points spouted on "The View" and that "something" needs to be done about it.

Maher said it was a "great first step toward giving Democrats back some sanity." He added, "A second good step would be: We gotta do something about 'The View.' I really believe that."

'Honestly? Don’t cancel "The View." Add more cameras. More microphones. Maybe even a laugh track. Once you realize it’s basically an "SNL" skit of a left-wing meltdown, it becomes the greatest MAGA campaign ad on TV.'

Maher asked guest Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) for his opinion on Goldberg's remarks that black Americans have just as many issues as people in Iran.

Hunt reacted with a hearty laugh before stating, "My district in the great state of Texas is actually a white-majority district that President Trump would have won by 25 points."

"As I said, I’m a direct descendant of a slave, my great-great-grandfather, who was born on Rosedown Plantation," Hunt continued. "I am literally being judged not by the color of my skin but by the content of my character."

Hunt added, "That’s the progress, because, like, a lot of white people had to vote for me — a lot. So I don’t ever want to hear Whoopi Goldberg’s conversation about how it’s worse to be black in America right now. That's a bit far."

Hunt explained that his father grew up under Jim Crow but is now the father of a Republican U.S. congressman in a white-majority district.

"That is America," Hunt proclaimed. "So let's celebrate that."

Fellow guest Paul Begala, a Democratic political consultant and commentator, argued that we have the holiday of Juneteenth to celebrate the freedom of black Americans, but asserted that President Donald Trump “doesn’t want to honor” the occasion.

Hunt fired back, “I don’t want it. I don’t want Black History Month. I don’t want all these days to make everybody feel special. I’m an ’80s baby. Everybody’s too sensitive anyway. We’re all Americans anyway.”

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Hunt continued to bash "The View" host even after his Friday appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher."

Hunt wrote on the X social media platform on Monday, "Hey Whoopi, if America is so bad, why are you still cashing multi-million dollar checks from a country that made you rich, famous, and free? You claim it’s worse to be Black in America than a woman in Iran? Really?"

"Try hosting The View in Tehran and see how that goes. Spoiler alert: there won’t be a studio audience — there’ll be a firing squad," the Texas congressman stated.

"The truth is, you’ve become a professional victim in a nation that gave you everything. The View isn’t a talk show, it’s a weekly tantrum from the far-left padded room," Hunt declared. "Let her talk. Let her rant. Every time she opens her mouth, she reminds America why we’re winning."

Hunt stated that he doesn't want "The View" canceled. In fact, Hunt wants to bring more exposure to the left-wing talk show.

"Honestly? Don’t cancel The View. Add more cameras. More microphones. Maybe even a laugh track," Hunt said. "Once you realize it’s basically an SNL skit of a leftwing meltdown, it becomes the greatest MAGA campaign ad on TV."

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Arnold Schwarzenegger goes full patriot on ‘The View,’ derails Joy Behar’s anti-ICE ambush



On June 17, Arnold Schwarzenegger braved the coven that is ABC’s “The View.” Joy Behar tried to snare him with a question about ICE raids, but it didn’t go in the America-hating direction she hoped it would. In fact, it went in the completely opposite direction.

Pat Gray of “Pat Gray Unleashed” plays the clip of the Terminator’s epic pro-America speech.

  

“You're an immigrant in this country. Did you have a visceral reaction to what [ICE is] doing?” Behar asked.

“I'm so proud and happy that I was embraced by the American people,” Schwarzenegger responded. “I came over here at the age of 21 with absolutely nothing. And then to create a career like that — I mean, in no other country in the world could you do that.”

“My bodybuilding career … my acting career, becoming governor, the beautiful family that I have created — all of this is because of America,” he continued. “This is the greatest country in the world, and it is the land of opportunity.”

Schwarzenegger then announced that he will be giving the keynote speech at Mount Vernon on July 4 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America. The event will include a naturalization ceremony — a formal rite of passage in which legal immigrants who have met the requirements to become U.S. citizens take the Oath of Allegiance, officially granting them U.S. citizenship. During the ceremony, these new citizens pledge loyalty to the United States, renounce allegiance to foreign governments, and agree to uphold the Constitution.

Schwarzenegger made it crystal clear that he loves this ceremony. “It's really a great, great celebration, and this is what this is all about — to celebrate people becoming Americans and coming to America,” he said.

All this while, the panel was politely nodding along, occasionally adding a “that’s true” or a “that’s great.” But then Schwarzenegger said something that caused their countenances to visibly sour.

“But the key thing also is at the same time, we got to do things legal,” he said. “Those people that are doing illegal things in America and the foreigners, they are not smart.”

“When you come to America, you’re a guest, and you have to behave like a guest. Like when I go to someone’s house and I’m a guest, then I will do everything I can to keep things clean … and do everything that is the right thing to do rather than committing a crime or being abusive,” he continued.

That’s when Sunny Hostin placed her manicured, heavily ringed hand on his arm as if to say, “All right, honey, don’t go there.”

But he would not be deterred. “The important thing is when you become an immigrant to think about: Okay, I go to America because I want to use America for the great opportunities that America has in education, in jobs, creating a family. … Then I have to give something back,” he said, arguing that immigrants “have a responsibility … to give back to America.”

They “didn't expect conservative Arnold from 30 years ago”; they wanted “‘screw your freedom’ from five years ago,” says Pat.

To see the footage of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s patriotic speech that left “The View’s” hosts deeply uncomfortable, watch the video above.

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Black Americans destroy Whoopi Goldberg’s claim that life for blacks is ‘the same’ as for Iranians



The women of “The View,” who lead arguably some of the most privileged lives in the world, got into a heated debate this week when co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin elaborated on the many human rights violations perpetrated under the Ayatollah’s regime in Iran.

Those include executions of gay people and the imprisonment of women who dare to venture outside without their hair covered.

“Iranians literally throw gay people off of buildings,” Griffin said, before Goldberg laid into her.

"Let’s not do that, because if we start with that, we have been known in this country to tie gay folks to the car. Listen, I'm sorry, they used to just keep hanging black people," Goldberg said.

"In the year 2025 in the United States, it is nothing like if I step foot wearing this outfit into Iran right now," Griffin said.


"It is the same," Goldberg responded, and when Griffin attempted to argue, Goldberg responded, “Not if you’re black.”

BlazeTV host Jason Whitlock of "Jason Whitlock Harmony" couldn’t be less surprised that Goldberg holds such a view, and neither can his panel.

“Delusion is a stronghold, and oftentimes when you are too well fed for too long, you forget what actual hunger feels like,” BlazeTV contributor Delano Squires comments.

“My initial thought, and it’s not my strongest, but why is this on TV? Who is funding this? This is a level of delusion and a conversation so far removed from reality. Why is this on television, and why are corporations and advertisers supporting this?” Whitlock chimes in.

“It just frustrates me because it is allowed to be on TV when it’s so far-fetched and ridiculous. I don’t, as a black person, walk around every day feeling like I even compare to these women or people in these other countries, and Whoopi knows this, and she understands this, but yet she’s allowed to push this type of rhetoric,” Shemeka Michelle agrees.

“So for Whoopi to be able to push this narrative on national TV, ABC should be ashamed of themselves,” she adds.

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Kayleigh McEnany Educates Whoopi Goldberg About Brutal Iranian Regime

'It’s time to educate Whoopi Goldberg'

Glenn Beck DISMANTLES Whoopi Goldberg’s flawed take on Biden’s hidden decline



On the May 20 episode of ABC’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg responded to the release of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s book “Original Sin,” which details allegations of a cover-up by Biden’s staff regarding his physical and cognitive decline during his presidency.

“Why is it important to know now?” she asked the audience, implying that because it’s in the past, it’s not worth looking into.

Glenn Beck compares her question to saying, “So the bank was robbed; they got their money back through insurance. … Why are we still going after these bank robbers?”

“Are you crazy?” he asks, bewildered. “If the truth doesn't matter on this, then neither does your vote, and if that is true, we do not have a republic at all.”

In this recent episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” Glenn passionately dismantles Goldberg’s flawed logic in three compelling points.

 

1. Empowering criminals

By not investigating who covered up Biden’s deteriorating health, we’re telling criminals they are “above the law.”

Glenn points to the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) and the assault charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) for their roles in an ICE protest as an example of what happens when protesters believe they can get away with anything.

“If we would have put people behind bars who were looting Macy's and burning cities down [during the 2020 BLM riots] … we wouldn't be sitting in this situation,” he says. “Once you ignore something, you teach bad people or even people who are just frustrated with the system ‘oh well, they can do it, I can do it too.”’

2. Guaranteeing future scandals

Second, refusing to investigate Biden’s health cover-up makes it far more likely that a massive scandal of the same nature will happen again. Glenn points to what just occurred at the National Institutes of Health earlier this week as an example.

On Monday, during a town hall meeting, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said, “It’s possible that the pandemic was caused by research conducted by human beings, and it’s also possible that the NIH partly sponsored that research.”

“If it’s true that we sponsored research that caused the pandemic — and if you look at the polls of the American people, that’s what most people believe, and I’ve looked at the scientific evidence and I believe it — [then] what we have to do is make sure that we don’t engage in research that is any risk … to human populations,” he continued, despite several NIH employees storming out of the meeting.

“That’s why [Biden’s health cover-up] matters!” says Glenn.

We can’t restore the NIH’s credibility “if we ignore the truth that the NIH most likely … [was] involved in a cover-up because they were funding things they weren't supposed to be funding,” and we “can't save the republic by ignoring that the president wasn't in control of his faculties or the government,” he explains.

3. Protecting people

The most important reason that Biden’s health cover-up must be investigated, however, is simply because people matter.

Glenn highlights the investigation of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) for his handling of nursing home deaths during COVID-19.

“It needs to be investigated; it needs to be tried in open and fair court, and if he's guilty, he needs to go to jail. Why? ... Because you hate the Cuomos?” Glenn asks. “No, because I love people more, and I don't want people to be able to be killed in a nursing home because they're expendable.”

But “you can't solve that unless you put the people behind bars that encouraged that, because they'll just do it again, and if they don't, somebody else will do it,” he warns.

The same applies to the people who hid Biden’s deteriorating health, putting all the people in this country at risk by allowing an impaired leader to make critical decisions unchecked, either by his own compromised judgment or under the influence of unelected controllers.

“There's two reasons why we're in the situation we're in,” says Glenn. “One: Nobody knows the Constitution; nobody's following it. Two: Nobody's listening to the sage advice of three presidents.”

To find out who they are, watch the clip above.

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Congress Must Use Every Tool At Its Disposal To Uncover Biden DementiaGate Cover-Up

A constitutional law expert says Trump should do what Biden did: waive executive privilege to release Biden White House records.

Levin: The left wants to SMASH the Constitution — here’s the proof



The Democrats might claim they want to preserve the Constitution, but the radical leftists they platform clearly couldn’t be less interested.

One of those radical leftists is Elie Mystal, an American political commentator, who reveals his own rewriting of the Constitution in a recent segment on “The View.”

“When Democrats come into office, they come in with, like, super glue and tape, and so they try to put things back together. So I thought about writing 10 constitutional amendments that would be super cool if we had,” Mystal told the ladies on the panel.

“I was like, ‘No, no, no. We need to smash the things that they like. We need to smash the things that are holding this country back,’” Mystal continued. “And so I came up with 10 laws that we could just be rid of. Not reform, not update for the modern era. Ten things that we can smash if we ever are allowed to get power again that would make this country better tomorrow.”


“So this guy’s saying that we need to smash everything that you and I stand for,” Mark Levin of “LevinTV” says, disturbed. “It’s just this hate America stuff, it’s just incredible.”

In his segment on “The View,” Mystal claimed that everything put into law before the 1965 Voting Rights Act was passed should be ignored.

“Even the 1964 Civil Rights Act? We should ignore that, too?” Levin asks. “See, the 1964 Civil Rights Act preceded the 1965 Voting Rights Act, because that was actually called the 1965 Civil Rights Act, and they were subsequent to the 1866 Civil Rights Act. And they were also subsequent to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.”

“The 13th Amendment officially abolishing slavery, the 14th Amendment ensuring that all freed slaves, black people, would be treated like citizens. The equal protection clause and due process clause of the Fifth Amendment applied to every single state through the 14th Amendment,” he continues.

“Should we ignore those, too? Well, who voted for them? Mostly white people and mostly white legislatures. You get my drift? In fact, who fought the Civil War? Obviously blacks fought, too. The overwhelming majority of the soldiers in the North were white. See, this race game doesn’t exactly play out like they hope, wish that it would.”

“Think about this idiot,” he continues, adding, “He thinks he’s clever. It’s because he doesn’t have anybody with an IQ over a pickle in order to respond to him.”

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Celebs under siege! Whoopi muzzled, Young fears gulag as Trump reign of terror continues



Whoopi Goldberg is suddenly super concerned about free speech.

The batty co-host of “The View” said nothing as conservatives were silenced in Hollywood ... the Twitter Files erased right-leaning voices – scientists got punished during the COVID-19 outbreak ... the Biden administration attempted to set up a Ministry of Speech (and we could go on).

'If I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket.'

Now, she thinks President Donald Trump is attacking speech. And she’s hella angry and, apparently, confused.

What I really want, what I want more than anything, is I want them to stop fooling around with my right to say what I feel ... I don’t like being threatened. I don’t like being — I don’t like people running up on me. You don’t like what I say. This is America. I grew up here, and the one thing I always knew is I had freedom of speech, and every time, every time somebody says, "You know, I don’t like what they said, so I’m shutting down PBS."

Because removing public funding from PBS is akin to squashing speech.

It’s exhausting to cite Goldberg’s brain drain, but we’ll never tire of pointing out her hypocrisy ...

Old man

Neil Young once headlined a Freedom of Speech Tour in the Bush era. Years later, the faux hippie tried to get Joe Rogan booted off Spotify for sharing the “wrong” information on COVID-19. Never mind that Rogan was more right than wrong, and legacy media got plenty dead wrong.

It looked like Young had shredded his hippie bona fides. He couldn’t sink any lower. Inconceivable!

Oh, yes he could.

Now, Young is complaining that he’d like to tour the U.S., but President Donald Trump may not allow it.

“If I talk about Donald J. Trump, I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket. ... That is happening all the time now. ... If I come back from Europe and am barred, can’t play my USA tour, all of the folks who bought tickets will not be able to come to a concert by me.”

Funny he should mention Europe. In Germany, police will knock on your door if you post the “wrong” social media meme. “60 Minutes” did a whole segment on that dystopian reality.

And that’s currently happening in England, too. Why, it’s the kind of situation a free speech warrior might rage against.

Not Young.

This hippie hack better lay low before he decimates the rest of his once-sterling brand ...

Fifth 'Wick' flick sticks

Even Keanu Reeves can’t say no to John Wick.

The now-60-year-old star had publicly suggested his days as the fearless hit man were over. After all, his title character died in the fourth installment. That seems pretty permanent. Plus, the actor admitted his age is starting to creep up on him.

Then again, if Tom Cruise can do his own stunts at 62, surely an "active senior" like Reeves can keep his signature franchise going.

Yeah, we're thinking he's back.

Get ready for a fifth “John Wick” installment. It’s official. Hollywood is desperate for as many sure things as it can muster. If that means Reeves must keep his Wickian beard into his 70s, so be it ...

Hate-night TV

Satirists get away with rhetorical murder these days. Remember when Stephen Colbert said, during the height of the Russian collusion hoax, that the “only thing [Trump’s] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin’s BLEEP holster.”

Bet he’d like to take that vulgar joke back. Or maybe not. Colbert isn’t too worried about truthful gags.

Now, far-left “funnyman” John Oliver may be wishing he wasn’t so loose with his tongue. A health care insurance executive is suing the HBO star for comments he made on “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.”

Dr. Brian Morley says Oliver “knowingly and falsely” defamed him. The comments in question came last April when Oliver launched into yet another profane rant that seemed disconnected from comedy.

“F*** that doctor with a rusty canoe,” and “I hope he gets tetanus of the balls.” He later added that Morley “thinks it’s OK if people have s*** on them for days.”

Morley wants the episode in question to be removed from all platforms. He also seeks financial restitution.

We’ll leave the matter to the lawyers, and it’s likely given Oliver’s satirical status he’ll survive the suit. If Dr. Morley is successful, the face of today’s hate-night TV might look very different.

Dylan Mulvaney, 'The View' try doing theology — but it goes comically wrong



It should go without saying: Don't tune into "The View" for lessons on God and theology.

But that didn't stop the progressive talk show from recently veering into theology while interviewing transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, using the assertion that "God doesn't make mistakes" to defend and promote transgender ideology.

First, Mulvaney claimed "God doesn't make mistakes" while explaining that his "conservative Catholic" family has come to terms with his decision to be transgender after he allegedly discovered his transgender identity at age 4. Later, while discussing transgender athletes, Whoopi Goldberg doubled down on the astounding theological claim.

  • Mulvaney: "I think my mom said something along the lines of, ‘God doesn’t make mistakes.’ ... I don’t think God sees me as a mistake, and I actually am still really trying to keep a relationship with the higher power because I think that, you know, trans and queer people are entitled to that if that’s what they’re looking for."
  • Goldberg: "I'm not sure what's going on or why this is an issue. The same for me as when people say, 'Oh, you know, I don’t know how I feel about you.' You do. God doesn’t make mistakes. And the challenge is not to the trans people. It’s to the people who are not trans. That’s what God is looking to see, how you treat people."

  

Not so fast

On the surface, their claim about God is true.

Make no mistake about it: God doesn't make "mistakes." God creates every human being in His image with inherent worth, dignity, and purpose. This is an elementary understanding of Christian theology in general, and with regard to human bodies specifically, the basic claim of Christian anthropology.

Instead of defending trans ideology, they showed how God's perfect design and the trans agenda cannot coexist.

But a closer examination of their assertion reveals a blinding contradiction: affirming trans ideology stipulates that God does make mistakes. That's because the framework of trans ideology is built on the idea that a trans-identifying person is "born in the wrong body" and that their "true" self is distinct (and different) from the truth of their biological body.

Not only does trans ideology assume that God makes mistakes, but the ideology necessarily affirms the idea that human intervention is required to remedy God's "mistakes."

Trans ideology attempts to overturn divine sovereignty and replace it with the secular god of human self-perception, a principle of our post-truth age.

But here is the truth: Our biological sex is not an accident, and our bodies are not mistakes that require human intervention to "correct." And because God is sovereign and because He doesn't make mistakes, it is our responsibility and duty to trust Him — especially when we don't understand or when our internal perception about our identity (and biological sex) is confused.

Every human is fearfully and wonderfully made, crafted by the hand of a loving God.

Commandment, broken

What Mulvaney and Goldberg claimed about God, when analyzed in its context, is a clear violation of the second law of the Ten Commandments.

"You shall not bear the name of the Lord your God in a vain and empty manner," Exodus 20:7 declares.

The command is not limited to our speech acts about God but certainly includes them. To use God's authority, as Mulvaney and Goldberg did, to defend an ideology contrary to God's design is a clear violation of the commandment because they are promoting a lie about God Himself (i.e., that transgenderism is congruent with His will and His plan for humanity).

Saying that "God doesn't make mistakes" in defense of trans ideology is a clear misrepresentation of God. They twisted a divine truth for their own means, ultimately using God as a rhetorical prop for the pro-trans agenda.

In other words, they bore the Lord's name in a vain and empty manner.

Irony alert

Claiming that "God doesn't make mistakes" to defend and promote trans ideology actually undermines the trans agenda.

If God's creation is without mistake, then the core idea of trans ideology — that a trans-identifying person was "born in the wrong body" and requires human intervention to correct the "mistake" — is wrong. If God doesn't make mistakes, then He did not mistakingly put anyone in the "wrong body."

The irony is strong.

Mulvaney and Goldberg want to use God's authority and His perfection to defend trans ideology, but they instead expose a flaw in their own worldview: If God's design of each human is intentional and without mistake, then the idea that a trans-identifying person needs to "correct" their body is an admission that trans ideology is built on a false premise, a lie. If God doesn't make mistakes, then there is no need for trans "corrective" measures.

The weight of the contradiction dismantles their argument.

In the end, their attempt at theology failed and backfired. Instead of defending trans ideology, they showed how God's perfect design and the trans agenda cannot coexist.

The only mistake here is the ideology that demands humans "correct" God's mistake-free design.