By Sheri
WHOOPI’S “ARM TAP” VERSUS MICHAELE’S “ARM GRAB”
Some people just can’t (or won’t!) do anything without making a scandal out of it – even appearing on a morning show to promote another TV show. So is the case for Michaele Salahi – the female half of the infamous party crashing pair who made news last November for attending the White House State Dinner without an invite.
Salahi appeared on The View recently with other women who’ll be starring (ha) on the latest of the “Real Housewives” series, The Real Housewives of DC. (This Michaele Salahi is so fake and unlikable that, no, I won’t be watching that show although I loved Vicki Gunvalson on the Orange County version and Jill Zarin on the New York one!) Anyway, as anyone who has ever watched The View even once knows, the moderator or stage director guides everyone back on topic.
Well, Whoopi Goldberg is the moderator. As she wasn’t in the segment with Michaele Salahi and the other DC Housewives, Goldberg came up to her side and touched Salahi’s arm while telling her to get back on the White House topic. Then, after the show, a huge brouhaha (oh yay! I got to use that word!) erupted about hitting/grabbing/hurting the arm. I think Salahi was just pissed about being noticed for not answering questions about the Obama dinner party crashing – she’s not too bright at all this woman IMHO.
I mean, as if avoiding the questions while still insisting you were invited when it’s clear she and her husband weren’t (The Secret Service have evidence!) wasn’t bad enough, how stupid is it to pick a fight with Goldberg that can plainly be resolved by viewing the tape of The View segment? Yeah, if you watch it, you can see that it wasn’t an aggressive thing on Whoopi’s part. It was kind of a power thing since Whoopi is the moderator; Salahi shouldn’t have been so stupid as to try and make any kind of deal about it!
Anyway, while I certainly don’t appreciate Whoopi Goldberg jumping to Mel Gibson’s defence by saying he isn’t a racist when clearly, yes, the man is and has a big problem in that area, I do appreciate her standing up for herself against Salahi. Whoopi gets in her face and tells her “You know I didn’t f***ing hit you” to which Salahi says she cried and was offended by the profanity. (Oh give me a break, did you think Whoopi Goldberg was a delicate flower? LOL!)
By the way, Michaele Salahi and her husband, Tareq, aren’t only still under investigation for the White House party crashing incident, but also reportedly have at least 30 lawsuits filed against them including not paying vendors for lavish parties/fundraisers. Michaele is also alleged to have a big habit of buying dresses to wear once, then return.