10 minutes ago 2009-11-08T03:57:47-08:00
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Fans tuning in to the high-rated daytime roundtable "The View" may be looking for feuds, but co-host Sherri Shepherd said the show is meant to be educational.
"There a lot of women that watch our show who don't know a lot about the issues and we bring that to them in a very simplistic, kind of basic way," Sherri told Access Hollywood on Sunday as she promoted "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," an animated film in which she voices Alex the lion's mother. "I think we ask a lot of questions that a lot of the journalists can't really ask -- a journalist can't look at somebody and go, 'I think you're lying,' like Joy does."
And for Sherri, who admitted on the show earlier this year that she has never voted, the learning process hasn't just been for the audience.
"This is my first time I'll be voting because I was in a religion where we didn't vote," she said. "So now... I'm learning a lot about the process, the political system, the parties."
And as for the recent fireworks, Sherri said that though the women have engaged in intense discussions in the run-up to the election, they leave their disagreements on the set.
"It's just we get heated when we talk," she said. "This [is] a very intense election... we never compete because we bring different things to the table."
While she wouldn't reveal who she will be voting for November 4, she did say that if Barack Obama is elected, it would be a historic occasion.
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"As a black woman, this is something that in my day, in my parents' day, in my aunts and uncles and grandparents' [day] -- they never thought they would see it," she said.
Either way, she knows where she'll be watching the results - co-host Joy Behar's house.
"She is loud, she is brassy and she's got a lot of wine flowing," Sherri said. "So it's really a lot of fun being at Joy's house."
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LonyaIf Sherri Sheperd has never dedicated her life to Jehovah and gotten baptized as a Jehovah's Witness but only studied the Bible and went to Christian meetings with her mother who was one then Sherri can only claim that she once associated with them.And the 144,000 are anointed co-rulers WITH Christ who will rule over a paradise earth filled with righteous ones and the wicked destroyed,Sherreport abuseposted June 2, 2009 10:08 AM PDT
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LonyaIf Sherri Sheperd has never dedicated her life to Jehovah and gotten baptized as a Jehovah's Witness but only studied the Bible and went to Christian meetings with her mother who was one then Sherri can only claim that she once associated with them.And the 144,000 are anointed co-rulers WITH Christ who will rule over a paradise earth filled with righteous ones and the wicked destroyed,Sherreport abuseposted June 2, 2009 10:08 AM PDT
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LonyaIf Sherri Sheperd has never dedicated her life to Jehovah and gotten baptized as a Jehovah's Witness but only studied the Bible and went to Christian meetings with her mother who was one then Sherri can only claim that she once associated with them.And the 144,000 are anointed co-rulers WITH Christ who will rule over a paradise earth filled with righteous ones and the wicked destroyed,Sherreport abuseposted June 2, 2009 10:08 AM PDT
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ObservantI wish Sherri wouldn't continue to think it was a great day for African Americans when Barack was elected. Twice this week on The View, she said this when there were 2 different African American men on the show and they both corrected her that it was a great day for "ALL AMERICANS".report abuseposted November 7, 2008 1:00 PM PST
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UnhappyJoy Behar needs to find herself another jog and Barbara needs to retire.report abuseposted November 7, 2008 12:16 AM PST
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Pamela Gc'mon...the whole point of this show is ratings. the more they fight the more people will watch, so they are accomplishing exactly what they are supposed to.report abuseposted October 27, 2008 7:55 PM PDT
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DelwilliamsWith the exception of Barbara Walters, non of those women are qualified to "tell" the issues except from their own perspective. It is not education but opinion, and they would be wise to note that. Hell, Sherrie S, needs to find out why K Fed dumped her ass. Whoopie hasn't made anything in years worth watching, Joy, never heard of b4 the view, and Elizabeth is the token breport abuseposted October 27, 2008 8:25 AM PDT
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erieNone of the women on the show are going anywhere. Why, because most women love drama and are very opinionated. Everyone has a right to voice their opinion even if YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT. It is okay to agreee to disagree. People need to remember that. There is no right or wrong in voicing your opinion unless you try to base your opinion on fact that is false or try to sway someone to see your wayreport abuseposted October 27, 2008 5:10 AM PDT
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#1 StunnerI CAN'T WAIT FOR OBAMA TO WIN THE ELECTION..THAT WILL BE THE ONLY THING THAT WILL SHUT ELIZA%@!*# UP!report abuseposted October 27, 2008 5:01 AM PDT
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BUCKS RULEI THINK ERIC M SHOULD RETHINK HIS REMARKS ABOUT ELIZABETH NEVER HAVING ANYTHING NICE TO SAY SO DON'T SAY ANYTHING. IF THAT WERE THE RULE OF THE SHOW THERE ARE 3 OTHER WOMEN WHO WOULDN'T NEED TO SHOW UP FOR WORK ON THE VIEW EVER... JUST SAY WHAT YOU MEAN YOU ARE A LIBERAL WHO DOESN'T LIKE HER VIEWS BUT SINCE WE ARE FORCED TO HEAR JOY RAG ON CONSERVATIVES I FOR ONE LOVE ELIreport abuseposted October 27, 2008 4:45 AM PDT
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