Don Rickles Terrorizes ‘The View,’ Insults Elisabeth, Barbara, Jay Leno, World

Ever since Don Rickles appeared in the middle of the most painfully awkward Emmy ceremony ever and brought the house down by making fun of it, we’ve looked forward to the day when he would bring those same powers of incisive cruelty to The View. Today was that day.

Rickles started strong by immediately slamming Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s husband — a strong, unexpected choice! From there, he brushed off Jay Leno’s primetime coup (”I don’t really care”), dismissed Joy Behar’s inattention, and then brought up one of The View’s twin They Who Must Not Be Named: Star Jones. An aggrieved Barbara Walters attempted to walk back the Star taunt; insult whomever you want, Mr. Warmth, but the Star Jones criticism is reserved only for Ms. No Hugs.

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