[vetvetdoug]

Whoopi is important to the show. The hours that this show are programmed are the ones where most people are working except those that are on public assistance or are without a job. That demographic is who ABC is going after so Whoopi is important.

[blam]

People ask these days what's causing the society to become so course/rough.
Displaying people like Whoopi on TV as normal is one cause.