Elisabeth Hasselbeck Versus Reverend Jeremiah Wright

Last Sunday, in a sermon at his home church, Reverend Jeremiah Wright (former pastor to President-elect Obama) strongly criticized the media, including Elisabeth Hasselbeck – who he called “that dumb broad on ‘The View.'” Hasselbeck is an articulate conservative and one of the co-hosts of the morning TV show “The View.” Andrew Herrmann writes:

On the ABC show Monday, Hasselbeck — who has called Wright a “hate monger” who “hates America” — fired back. “By choosing those words, in my opinion, pretty much proves my points I’ve been making about him,” she said. “To call someone who simply disagrees with you a dumb broad is not only archaic but sexist.”

Hasselbeck also complained that Wright called her “a dizzy blond.” She said dryly, “I’m not a natural blond.”

Wright has likened U.S. foreign policy to the oppression by the Roman empire, using the phrase “garlic-nosed Italians,” which Hasselbeck said is similar to a slur against Jews. Again referring Sunday to ancient Rome, Wright said, “I know that dumb broad on the — what’s her name — ‘The View,’ don’t like that.”