Contrary to rumors mounting about her departure from shrieky cluck-fest The View after being henpecked to death by her co-hosts for her political leanings, adorably naive Elisabeth Hasselback is staying put. But despite her support for McCain, Hasselbeck does have a glimmer of wisdom to offer by way of telling co-host Joy Behar, "Please don't put me in the same sentence as Ann Coulter." This actually makes her likable for the better part of a nanosecond. But she also insists the rumors of her move over to Fox News are false -- which then undoes any likability she otherwise manages to earn.

Choke is a vulgar film, obscene and obsessive. Sexual addiction, chronic masturbation, colonial theme parks, mental institutions, and one lady's woo woo. Culled straight from the mind of iconoclastic author Chuck Palahniuk, the film is a juggling act of childhood trauma, compulsion, and redemption, all brought to life by first-time director Clark Gregg, and starring the colorful oddball Sam Rockwell. The three of them were recently in New York doing press for the film, and when you're around such depraved individuals, asking the typical, overused junket questions (what was it like working with such and such?) becomes, well, mind-numbing. For Sam, Chuck, and Clark, a different approach was used, and the results were enlightening. Up next, why Clark Gregg wants to be Hayden Panettiere's Siamese twin, why Sam Rockwell wants to live inside Heavy Metal , and why Chuck Palahniuk wants to have sex with a giant panda.