Much like the way a reality show, when edited properly, can make a vaguely pretty girl with no discernible talent or intelligence appear interesting, the road to the 2008 election has done something similar for The View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, transforming her from a naive talk show hostess into something of a campy hot mess figurehead. Her outbursts have so far included predictable opposition to Barack Obama and denying any resemblances to Ann Coulter. And recently, during her antics as a vocal advocate for Sarah Palin, she's come out against the media -- the very one that she makes a living off -- blaming it for being too liberal and sexist. Because unlike their dirty hippie counterparts on the left, conservative media outlets have a talent for coming off classy.

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.