Let's at least give Elisabeth Hasselbeck some credit: unlike former coworker, Rosie O'Donnell, this host of The View didn't refer to 9/11 as a conspiracy.
But the conservative blonde is singing a conspiratorial tuner over David Hernandez being voted off American Idol last night.
"My mind went, 'You know what? This is a conspiracy," said Hasselbeck during this morning's show.
"American Idol maybe didn't want to deal with the fact that he had this shady - so-called - past and they blocked all of his phone calls of people voting for him.'"
Whoopi Goldberg was taken aback at this accusation, reiterating Hasselbeck's stance in amazement: "They blocked his phone calls?!?"
Sounds like a controversial, attention-getting viewpoint to me, Elisabeth basically responded. We wonder if she also thinks Eliot Spitzer got a raw deal.
"I'm making up my own conspiracy theory. This is my paranoia," she said.
"Because he's good - he is good - despite his... whatever he was doing on the side. But I think he actually deserved the spot to be there and I feel like maybe they were just trying to get him off the show."
What do you think? Did American Idol conspire to give David Hernandez the boot?
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March 13th, 2008 5:43 PM
So, it doesn't occur to anyone that perhaps this is actually public backlash at Hernandez's gay stripper past? 'Cause the guy deserves to be in the top 10 due to his immense talent.
March 14th, 2008 7:00 AM
He is creepy and not natural. So try-hard. Elizabeth does not know talent. She gets sucked into the hype.
March 14th, 2008 9:16 AM
No. I do not think it was a conspiracy. He did bad on Tuesday night. At least four of the contestants did bad. I thought that the blonde Kristy Cook should have went home. But, definitely not a conspiracy. His song sucked!
March 14th, 2008 2:28 PM
i think its a conspiracy too.
because its true that he did bad,
but he still was NOT the WORST of the night.
there were at least 3 others i would have picked to go home first.
so i think that because he did so poorly that would be the perfect time for them to block his calls or whatever.
because people would assume its just because he did bad.
March 14th, 2008 10:43 PM
CONSPIRACY! David was short changed and he deserves to be there on the show, he should be singing on stage next week. I've heard from dozens of people who said that when they concluded their phone vote, it said that their vote was recorded for contestant #8. And it happened more than just a few times too. Something is AMISS here.
March 14th, 2008 11:16 PM
Absolutely a conspiracy! The judges loved him until the stripper story broke then they became very cold. Come on - we know there were much worst performers that deserved to go. David has great vocals (Paula agreed). Elisabeth - have him on the View.
March 15th, 2008 12:14 AM
CONSPIRACY! I always vote in the last half hour becuase the lines arent busy (been doin it for 6 seasons) And over half the times I tried to vote for David H it didnt go through. I voted four my 4 other favs who were all VERY popular that night and it went through each time NO PROBLEM! Come on people wake up....
March 17th, 2008 10:12 PM
Elisabeth Hasselbeck is nothing but a hairbrain. Barbara Walters only has her on The View because of the shock factor Elisabeth brings to the show with her dumb comments and ridiculous views. Eventually when Barbara Walters exhausts her bank of good co- host, the show will be left with Elisabet Hasselbeck and Joy Behar and ABC will have no choice but to change the show's name from The View to The Hairbrain and The Hag.
Elisabeth needs to stay home, watch Regis & Kelly and take care of her children- Lord knows they're suffering enough already just being her chidlren.
She has no right commenting about anything else especially American Idol.
Oh Rosie - we need you!!!!!
March 18th, 2008 11:01 AM
Simple (and most likely) explanation. . .fewer people liked David Hernandez than the other contestants in a very close race with 29 million voters, all with their own subjective opinions. He still got a million (or millions) of votes. But gee, could it actually be true that a slim majority of people have a different opinion than me? That can't be!! I'm always right! It must be a conspiracy! Yeah, that's it! A conspiracy!
March 18th, 2008 9:29 PM
I think David H was robbed. His song wasn't the greatest but he has an awesome voice. You know it's true. There were four others that were way worse and if it was only one bad week that got him eliminated why is Ramiel still there??? Week after week she is struggling...and Kristy, are you kidding me???