AMBUSH! Did ABC Just “Leno” Barbara Walters? She Has No Plans to Retire from “The View”

Showbiz411 ^ | 3/28 | friedman

[RummyChick]

UPDATE: Barbara Walters was totally ambushed by ABC today, my sources say. And the reality is, if she were even contemplating retirement of some kind, either Liz Smith or Cindy Adams would have reported it first. Now every media outlet has picked up this crazy story, and it’s quickly becoming “fact.” Stay turned to see if Walters rebuts. Interesting timing too since “The View” is not live tomorrow, but taped for Good Friday. ABC really played it well.

[RummyChick]

Let's try this again....

[DManA]

Why should she “retire”. She doesn’t work. She goes onto TV and blabs and they pay her a million bucks.

[a fool in paradise]

At least she wasn’t Amy Winehouse’d with a David Hasselhoff manuever or Charlie Sheened!!!

Then again, if they REALLY want to get you, they will Sarah Palinon you.

[eyedigress]

Norvilled was the old term. Anybody getting whacked now is ready.

I could care less as all of these folks can retire without need for society’s money.

[batterycommander]

Maybe she’ll go on Fox.

[factoryrat]

I think the word you are looking for is “purged”.

[Vigilanteman]

That's basically it. Yeah, I know the networks invest a lot of money in building up these media stars, but Judas Priest! They are well into their 70s, or older, make more money than they can possibly spend for the rest of their lives and don't have such a unique talent they couldn't easily be replaced.

Even Nolan Ryan had the dignity to hang up his baseball glove at some point . . . and he was still better than half the pitchers in the league when he did.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Hilarious, if true.

Sorry, Babs. You old progs somehow think that you can live forever and stay relevant and ‘hip’ by ‘playing edgy’. Apparently the young ‘suits’ in the board room think you are waaaaaaaaay past your prime....’daaaaahhhhling’.

Even Betty White has lost all respect by doing the same. She just looks down right ridiculous. People aren’t ‘laughing with her’. They’re ‘laughing at her’ because she’s pathetic.

[Dante3]

Walters is totally overrated. She is boring and not the brightest.

[Beowulf9]

Buh Bye Ba Ba.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Oh, Barbra’s days have been numbered ever since she defended Elizabeth Haselhoff or however you spell it as a valuable member of the View team.......

[SunkenCiv]

I wouldn’t care if ABC had just taken her out back and pumped one slug right in the back of her head. In fact, I’d have preferred that. Particularly if they televised it. And the rest of “The View” with her. Of course, I’ve gotten a little grumpier as I’ve aged.

Thanks RummyChick.

[RummyChick]

The ratings for The Talk on CBS are up. I suspect this is part of the reason why they are booting Barbara.

I have never seen The Talk.

If they don’t go on leftists rants all the time maybe this should be a clue to ABC

[iopscusa]

I’d prefer a shank of scratchy rope and a post to hang the hags.

[patriot08]

Re; Betty white, have you seen her Tv latest show? Truly cringe worthy. I’m embarrassed for her.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

I won’t watch her any more. She should have stayed classy.

[chooseascreennamepat]

Its not Stuck on stupid. It is Stuck with STUPID And show a picture of 0.