The TV Zone

Now, this is interesting: Meghan McCain, daughter of Sen. John (R-Az.) and Cindy McCain, who got into some big (wrong word) loud tussle with various people over weight issues in recent weeks, will be the guest co-host April 23 & 24 on "The View."

Why Megs? Because the girl knows how to cause a ruckus, that's why! And the Viewsters love their ruckuses, and resulting headlines (mostly, though, those headlines are on AOL, which I'm convinced is on the take for "The View.")

Here's the press release for proof: "McCain, author of 'My Dad, John McCain' who also blogs for TheDailyBeast.com, made headlines following her March 16, 2009 appearance on 'The View' after telling co-hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd that the then plus-sized comments made about her were 'terrible,' and added: 'When Tyra Banks went on her show in a bathing suit and said ‘kiss my fat a**,’ that’s what I feel like. Kiss my fat a**!'”

Oh boy, don't ask me what any of this means. I'm just an innocent bystander. But I wonder: When Elisabeth Hasselbeck joins Fox News, does this mean Megs McCain will be her replacement?

(Pix: Getty)

Blago's media circus tour continued on "The View," just concluded, and the highlight - beyond Joy's inanely playful tousle of his bouffant - was Babs' earnest and heartfelt appeal to his better nature and dignity.

(Ha!)

"For your state and for your own dignity, wouldn't it be better if you resigned?"

Any appeal to Blago's dignity is sort of like telling that guy, Jigsaw, in "Saw" to stop testing people...or Jason Vorhees to just leave those kids alone...

The horror will continue, no matter what you say. And so it did with Blago, who bullshat his way through nearly half an hour of this show. Have you no dignity, sir?

He smiled when Babs demanded his immediate resignation, and then blogo'ed on for five minutes about how he has to stay in office for the good of his "daughters." Babs also wondered why Mrs. Blago didn't turn up to this interview, as he promised she would.

Said Blago, she needed to stay home with the daughters.

Question: Who voted for this guy?

Yeah, tomorrow, and his appearance was already taped today - the show was pre-empted for Obama, and so ABC is holding till Friday. He calls Jett Travolta's death"horrific" and is apparently pretty outspoken - that's our Tom! - about Scientology and all the stuff that's been said about it, etc.

Meanwhile, check out this interesting ABC.com piece that just crossed. It reads to me like the Church went after the network this week big-time in the wake of Travolta's death, and the story goes to some length to get their point of view in, even adding this (ummmm) intriguing comment at the bottom, from some professor...

"A Scientology funeral is likely to emphasize the movement of the thetan from attachment to this body to attachment to another body," Kent added. "The hope is that the thetan will come back in better times, with a better body, with a better spiritual nature."

"After the funeral, it's likely the organization will ask Travolta, his family and Jett's caretakers to undergo evaluations to banish any ill feelings about the tragedy. "

[Caretakers?]

There are, in fact, many reasons to watch "The View," besides to witness the gradual and sometimes shockingly fast disintegration of social mores, decency, kindness and gentility.

Of course, I'm talking about Joy and Elisabeth.

There's big news here on occassion. Notably: Pregnant Man is pregnant again.

Babs Walters announced this on the show a couple hours ago; as soon as I get a clip, will post, but in the meantime, here's the story from ABC. Or...you can go here for "Hot Topics;" (The nuns seated upfront? For "Sister Act.")

Of course, all of this is to promote that "Walters'" special tomorrow night, entitled "What Is a Man, What Is a Woman? Journey of a Pregnant Man." It airs at 10. Announced earlier this week, it was expected Babs would air outtakes of an exclusive interview BUT we now hear, via Babs herself, that Thomas Beatie is in fact....ummm...expecting again.

(What is a man? What is a woman? Well, if you have to ask...)