Tuesday, July 20, 2010  Elisabeth Hasselbeck Unloads on Kathy
Griffin, But Joy Behar Waters Down Smear of Scott Brown's
Daughters; 'It Was Just a Joke'  On her Bravo show last Tuesday
night, Kathy Griffin trashed Sen. Scott Brown's two daughters as
"prostitutes." CNN reporter Dana Bash, who was present with her
husband John King, erupted into laughter.  Yesterday on ABC's
"The View," co-host Joy Behar tried to throw a wet blanket on
the ensuing outrage over the "joke," which included
condemnations of Griffin's comments by Scott Brown himself and
by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.).  "It's just a joke," Behar
repeatedly affirmed during a heated exchange with co-host
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who vehemently disagreed.  "No, no, no,
no, no!" Hasselbeck exclaimed. "We've always said politicians'
kids are off limits! If someone went around calling Barack
Obama's two girls prostitutes, people would be up in arms.
Laybacks! Kathy Griffin's got to back up on that one right now!"
Hasselbeck ripped Griffin as "scum" for her re