'The View' Host Stoops to Disturbing New Low with Sacrilegious Praise of Porn Lawyer
If you’re interested in unintentional comedy, you could certainly do worse than “The View.” I’m pretty sure that’s not the point, but they’ll take the viewers where they can get them.
Whether it’s Whoopi Goldberg’s alleged spit-icuffs with Judge Jeanine Pirro, the most preposterous defense of “democratic socialism” I’ve seen thus far or Joy Behar comparing Christians to the Taliban and saying Mike Pence is mentally ill for talking to God in prayer, “The View” is sort of like the “Road House” of political chat shows. It can be uproariously funny if you watch it in the right frame of mind.
That’s provided, of course, you never think about the fact there’s someone out there somewhere who’s taking it all seriously.
That’s indeed the rub, especially when you have a recurring guest host comparing Stormy Daniels’ attorney Michael Avenatti — aptly described as the “creepy porn lawyer” by Tucker Carlson — as a manifestation of the Holy Spirit and implying, albeit in a jocund way, that he ought to consider “the priesthood.”
Those words came from Ana Navarro, better known for her role as a professional NeverTrump “Republican” on CNN, who said that Avenatti was in “all places at all times.”
“Lately, to me, you’re like the Holy Spirit,” Navarro said.
“You are all places at all times. Right. I mean, I do — I see you all over cable news, I see — there’s a seat available if you want to be a co-host at ‘The View.’ There’s people here you can pitch. He’d be a great lady around the table.
“No, but, so, I have the same issue with Giuliani,” she added. “He’s everywhere. When do you have time to be lawyering? To do real lawyering? You’re representing–”
Behar interrupted to note that Avenatti “has a bigger calling here. Being a lawyer is minimal compared to what he’s doing.”
“A bigger calling?” You mean sleeping on a cot in the MSNBC newsroom, waiting for a moment of unfilled airtime so he can go on and shout “basta!” at the camera?
As for that calling, Navarro had her own ideas: “The priesthood?”
Here’s the full interview, which is certainly cringe-inducing in its own right.
No, not to Behar: “He’s out there saving the country,” she said. Apparently, since Donald Trump is also “ubiquitous,” he needs to be, too.
Of course, Donald Trump is the president, whereas we’re talking about a creepy porn lawyer here — even if it’s one they’re going to sacrilegiously compare to the Holy Spirit. (Note how “The View” never does this with literally any other religion?) Behar would later clarify this by saying that Trump wasn’t her president, something with which most political and legal experts would disagree.
Normally, this would just be a throwaway joke. It would certainly be something to let slide, even though putting Michael “Basta” Avenatti forth as a candidate for the priesthood and a manifestation of the presence of God isn’t in profoundly great taste. That being said, “The View” has a history of antagonism toward believing Christians. I showed you a list of the greatest hits above, but there’s plenty more where that came from.
In that context, no, I don’t think it’s particularly appropriate to treat the Holy Spirit and priesthood with casual disregard, no matter what Ms. Navarro believes or how many bad laughs the show may generate. It’s neither the appropriate venue nor circumstances.
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