John and Cindy McCain on The View

Last Friday morning, John and Cindy McCain were in Cedarburg, Wisconsin -- Small Town, USA.

This Friday morning, John McCain was on The View for the entire hour. His wife, Cindy, joined him well over half way through the show.

If you want an example of parallel universes, Cedarburg and The View would be a good one.

I wasn't able to see the beginning, but I did see John McCain struggle to explain to most of the women on The View what the role of the Supreme Court is -- basic civics stuff typically taught in grade school. They didn't seem to get it and neither did the audience. Why am I not surprised?

Elisabeth Hasselbeck asked McCain if he wanted to overturn Roe v. Wade. No softball question from Elisabeth.

McCain stated that he is pro-life and then he discussed the role of the Court, INTERPRETING the Constitution instead of creating legislation from the bench, and originalist judges.

He said that he thought the Roe v. Wade decision was bad law. Some in the audience booed. He said that in the event that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, the matter of abortion would be returned to the states. In other words, abortion would not become illegal in this country.

Whoopi Goldberg, somewhat shocked, asked McCain to explain what he was talking about regarding the Constitution. She asked if she should be concerned about the return of slavery.

Barbara Walters said she shouldn't worry. They would protect her. Good grief.

Goldberg is clueless. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution prohibits slavery.

The View hosts' response to McCain's remarks showed a complete lack of understanding of American government.

NewsBusters has the transcript.

Goldberg also asked McCain about the separation of church and state, suggesting that Sarah Palin is a religious extremist. Goldberg even said something to the effect that if, God forbid, something happened to McCain, Palin (the religious nutjob in Goldberg's eyes) would become president, a frightening thought for Goldberg. Very crass.

McCain clearly explained that the country has a rich history of religious values and Palin was making reference to something that Abraham Lincoln had said when she spoke of God and the war in Iraq.

Cindy McCain joined her husband for the last portion of the show.

Barbara Walters had the audacity to ask Mrs. McCain how many houses they have? That was an utterly lame question from the trailblazing female journalist Walters.

Mrs. McCain had a great answer. She said that this election is not about how many houses they own. She said her parents worked VERY hard to make a good life for her, and their homes are not an issue.

Goldberg also got in a question that echoed the message from Obama's new attack ad charging McCain with being computer illiterate. Goldberg asked how McCain planned to reach out to young people, as though he's out of touch with them. McCain reminded Goldberg that he has kids between the ages of 17 and 23.

I wonder if Goldberg would ask Obama how he can relate to people over 50. How does he plan to reach out to them?

At the end of the show, Walters thanked the McCains for being guests. She told them to tell Sarah Palin not to be afraid of them. How classless!

I should expect nothing less. It's The View.
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