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The answer to "Why is there no conservative version of The View..." is fairly simple. The Conservative women you cite stand on their own, each having independent support by some portion of the public. Those on "The View" require a 'hive' as none of them can stand independently.

"The View", the Left self-describe as a hive-mind. None can stand independently!

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🎯🎯🎯

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You nailed it!

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I wouldn't even say 'conservative'....let's try on a novel word "moderation" perhaps a dash of compassion? What about a little humility...they KNOW the future? Seriously, they are ENTERTAINERS, comedians, actresses.

These hysterical, screaming women on the View (and I'm guessing the ultra-privileged, mega-feminist women who have the time to watch it) don't have ANY listening skills whatsoever. They spew out their nonsense continuously and get paid handsomely for it.

Ignore them. They are unworthy of our attention. They only want to tear down, not build up.

Pray for them for only God can help them come out of their deluded state.

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And I'd even watch merely "normal" women, of any political stripe who could regularly offer opinions with humility.

And I wanted to add a 'Nailed it" to arrotsevni's point that "Conservative women can stand alone."

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🎯...with dignity.

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I cannot really say this is a requirement for me; I'm a huge fan of Jenna McCarthy...

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Aweeeeeeeeeee [*blushes furiously*]

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There’s a meme floating around.

“Hard to believe the most angry women in the world are named Whoopi, Sunny and JOY!”

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yeahhhh I have seen that one. haha

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Lol that is hilarious!!!

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In all sincerity ,you should consider doing a show opposing the view, it would be a hit ! …. How about The Ledge ?

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hahahahaha

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Great idea Bro!

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LOL brilliant :)

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As a Karen, my request is to cut the Karen meme and start a new one. You have my blessing to morph Karen into Kamala. Be the first to start off the new year on a right of the leftist foot. Then I can stop wearing my t-shirt that reads, "Not a Karen" on the front and "At least not today" on the back. Thanks for considering being a trendsetter.

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LOL but I didn't make the meme! Still, I'll try to be more sensitive. ;)

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No sensitivity required. However, more satire about Kamala is.

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I can relate🙂

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I don't understand why anyone cares what these women think? Conservative radio pundits like to share clips of their inanities and mock them, but why give them the publicity? They bore me to tears. More importantly, I am not able to subscribe, but wanted to make donation and there's no option for me to do that. Is there any way to make a button for a donation?

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Thanks for the idea, I will look into that!😊

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Jenna has some WONDERFUL books available on Amazon that will make you laugh and smile every time you pick one up. I have chosen to buy them as my way of supporting her for now, until I come into some hot million to be able to afford all these monthly subscriptions (note* at age 59 it’s looking more and more unlikely, but a gal can dream while in her bubble bath, can’t she?)

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Aweeeeeeeeeeee thank you Juju! I am SO grateful for your support! [*weeps into keyboard] :)

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Juju, great suggestion!

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a day time variety show. Rush Limbaugh had one back in the 80s. It was on local tv and it was funny.

Who watches tv during the day? nurses that are not doing their jobs and watching tv in their patients rooms (that was going on 40 years ago when I was working at the hospital)

Okay, so mostly nursing homes, where else, who tunes in to this?

I have never watched it. All of the cable stations are Trump hate shows.

I am not sure there is appetite for any gathering shows on tv. Unless you are disabled or in a coma, or suffering end stage dementia.... no one really watches that show.

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The waiting room at the car dealership where we all sit waiting repairs on our cars always has a TV going.

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ugh, with this show? that would be torture. I would sit in one of the new cars and take a nap

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🤣🤣🤣☝🏻

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Like CNN in airports all over the world. No kidding. Hubs just went to Zimbabwe, forgot to ask him about what was on all the TV's now.

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Well, I don't know about this show. I always put in ear buds and ignore the TV. Hopefully it's not whatever channel hosts that show. I don't know how the cashier could stand it!

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yes, I would refuse to work there.

Years ago, the hospital affiliated xray place had two tvs in the waiting room, one had MSNBC and the other had a house show like HTV or that kind.

Everyone would sit on that side of the room. I think the employees only liked the MS channel

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I always look for the remote and change it to something I might watch like House Hunters International where I can mock the entitled Americans whining about no walk in closets and open plans or big back yards for their dogs in the houses of ancient Italian villages within the confines of ancient walls. It’s my secret pleasure.

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I love that show!! Americans are SO dumb. "Oh, my house in Cincinnati is so much bigger that this lovely Italian villa that was built in the 1300's. And there is no room for my big screen TV! And this fridge is too small for my Dingus Juice bottles." Americans (many) are just idiots and totally embarrassing. And then you get the people moving to Australia in 2020 and I am like "don't do it!!!"

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The Paris ones are my favorite. The beret gal shows them the closet with a bed toilet room and teeny kitchenette but filled with Paris charm in “The Marais” District—the only kind they can afford—and the Americans are horrified—horrified I tell you. They have to have an extra bedroom for “when friends and family come to visit”. If I could, I’d pitch a tent behind a noisy cabaret for awhile to be able to live there. Been twice on my own. I remember Paris like I don’t remember other cities.

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Same!!! I did a semester in Paris in college, been joyfully back several times, and I'd move there tomorrow. (My husband would need a country house LOL, we are Green Acres, so that's probably never happening... le sigh...)

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All these idiots need "a spare room for when our friends and family come to visit" and I just yell at them. We lived in the UK for 3 years and had spare space. Only had visits from our parents. Nobody comes to visit you and if and when they do, they can get their own Air Bnb. Cheapskates. 'Oh, let me totally re-arrange my life and budget for what might be but probably won't ever happen'. Dumb reasons. You are in frickin' Paris for craps sake. Live like it. I have seen the red beret real estate agent roll her eyes quite a few times. I love it.

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Even as time is running down on 2024, candidates for "Observation of the Year" continue to arrive:

"Americans are SO dumb."

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I have a friend, (a youthful, intelligent mid 60’s woman, now retired), who watches The View. I asked her how she can watch such drivel? She says she wants to know what ‘the enemy is saying’. I said, “the enemy”? More like a bunch of entitled, highly paid ‘b****es’. They are pathetic, on a good day!

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I love that at LEAST she knows it's ridiculous! :)

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Bless her for her fortitude and ability to walk away and not slit her wrists or kick the dog. Stronger woman than I.

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LOL I have done that. also you can find controls on the side of the tv,

I had to put my glasses on (:-P) but managed to change the channel to music tv

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I have totally done that, or just turned it off all together. When nobody was watching of course.

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Me too. I turned it off when no one was watching.

So I didn't get any credit for it.

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Easier at clinics as nobody wants to say anything. So polite. I’m not.

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Yes, I have done that too - usually just turned it off when I am at my smaller auto shop. At the dealership, there are too many people in the waiting room.

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probably most people hate it, but they punish themselves so not to offend.

Go sit in a new car and play with your phone. I always tell the guys where to find me.

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Back when I was a democrat, I never watched daytime tv. I listened to progressive radio. I know, I know. Please forgive me. Thom Hartman can go suck………something nasty.

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The only time I see The View is when conservative media provide clips to mock them. I can’t believe the show has lasted this long & in a country of 350 million, 2.5 tuning in daily seems like a very low % to be deemed a ratings“success”.

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yes, that is the only time for me too.

it looks like a lunatic asylum, no wonder so many democrats are so angry

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They all rant & rave, from “Joy”, to Mika & Joe, to Biden & Kneepads on down.

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How much do they get paid? I can’t watch tv unless sick. But i cancelled cable so i can stream movies and don’t have to watch that but I would not anyway. Ok going to a fitness class now and teach Pilates 😎I’m 72 btw. Got no time for tv

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YOU GO!!! I love this! :)

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I can't describe what the picture of a 72-yr-old teaching Pilates is doing to 70-yr-old me. (Nope. I already said, "I can't.")

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Jenna you make me laugh like none other!!! I would totally watch you if you were on a talk show!!! Loved meeting you in Arvada, and hope you come back sometime!! Also, loving your book, Yankee doodle soup, plan to buy it for some of my friends for Christmas!! 🎄🎁

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Micki! The pleasure was ALL MINE! So fun to see you here. And I'd come back there any time--what a great group you've got!

I just launched a page (until I run out of my personal stash) where I'm selling signed copies, if you're interested! (They're a tiny bit pricier this way b/c I have to get padded mailers, take them to the post office, etc.) If not, yankeedoodlesoup.com is the place to go. :)

Personalized/signed copies are here: https://ko-fi.com/s/6814daa295

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Wow, talk about cherry picking. Week of Sept 25th and President Biden as a guest. Perhaps a significant portion of the viewers ( no pun) were MAGA just to watch the obsequious karens toss softballs that Joe couldn't hit.

They've lost 600k viewers since then. 1.9 million is still alot (though, insignificant in a country with 250 million voters) probably also members to the bluecry social media site. Let them persist for entertainment value and as a good source for memes.

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True, but as others have pointed out, many of those "viewers" are car dealerships and hospitals that just keep one station on in the background... I do enjoy me memes, so I hope they don't get canceled! ;)

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Jenna,you really captured my understanding of who watches the “View”.

My sister-n- law begged me,in order to finally clear my brain from my right wing “BULLSHIT” ( her emphasis) to watch Rachel Maddow ,on October 9th. That,there,I would find the truth of things….. I have never seen the “View”, but,to be kind,I watched what she begged me to watch….. I honestly do not know what it was I was supposed to learn/ understand,and,told her so…. I have not heard from her,since.🤷🏻‍♀️

PS… Loved the clip from Dr.Who! I Used to be a big fan….but,Peter Capaldi was the last interesting Doctor,imho…

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OMG RACHEL MADDOW I HONESTLY CANNOOOOOOOOOOOT.

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"Why is there no conservative version of The View—something like Right On or Right Turn or Smart, Sassy, Classy, Unwoke Babes You Won’t Want to Punch in the Throat—with Candace Owens, Kayleigh McEnany, Roseanne Barr, Megyn Kelly, Shemane Nugent and maybe me sitting around that table spilling the tea?" love, love love! Let's see it -- our hearts deserve this after the past four years!

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You qualify for the new show because YOU are FUNNY! And can write your own script which is a two for one! Is Schneider listening?

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A girl can dream!😊🤣💕

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I love your use of ‘all y’all’, this is a staple in TX where we both live, but I feel compelled to let you know that it’s is actually not a hyphenate. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I know this because I’m a massage therapist and therefore a professional in Texas speak.

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OMG too funny, I mistakenly read that you are a "Message Therapist", you know, since we are talking about Texas speak. I was thinking, what the heck is a Message Therapist, someone who helps you with your messaging?

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Hahahahaha

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Valerie, "Texas speak," as spoke, technically isn't written, and "as spoke," the hyphen is typically not pronounced.

Except in Austin.

Respectfully,

from an old Midland boy

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Thank you for the correction 😅

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to how do you really say it?

I am originally from a European upbringing and came to US not much connecting

these sayings

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I’m teasing Jenna, but it is a phrase we use all the time in Texas. Y’all (pronounced ‘yawl’) means more than one person. ‘All y’all’ means a group of many people. Since there’s no good plural for ‘you’ in English, this is what Texas has adopted, and probably other parts of the southeast US as well. Other areas use ‘you guys’.

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And in New York, you can use "youse guys."

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My husband is from CT and he occasionally uses ‘youse’. I tell him we’ve lived in TX for almost 30 years and it’s time to let that one go. 😂

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I like that. My parents are dutch and we say "peopletjes"

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yes, you guys is what we say here in northern Virginia 35 miles west of the swamp. we say "you guys" -

both of my daughters married guys from the south and they say yawl

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I grew up in CO and we said ‘you guys’ too. Honestly I think ‘y’all’ is just so much better.

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okay. It still seems so informal to me, in other languages there are different uh... pronouns, informal and formal. -- well in German they are quite fussy about it but you learn.

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It is informal, probably because there is no plural for you in English. Well, there is but it’s also ‘you’, so it’s unclear if you’re talking to one person or a group. So colloquialisms have become popular.

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"both of my daughters married guys from the south and they say yawl."

If they got the good 'uns, their husbands say, "Yes," and "No, ma'am." too.

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well, my oldest daughter married a very nice guy. I adore him.

My younger daughter married a jerk. we are "not part of the family" anymore. He is really mean and very selfish

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Try “Outnumbered” at noon on FOX News channel. A great alternative to the view. It’s hosted by Harris Faulker.

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I do not do day time tv, but Harris Faulkner has always been an excellent example

of calm and deliberate discussion.

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Ding! Ding! Ding! Hit it again, Jenna! Let’s all put it out to the universe that we want to see you on a show!

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😊💕

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