Elisabeth Hasselbeck had quite a bone to pick with Bill Maher on The View this morning about a joke he'd told about her months ago, and pick it she did. One would think he'd mind being attacked, but on tonight's Late Show, Maher told David Letterman he was actually pleased with how she reacted: "Thank you, Elisabeth…

Today GLAAD took 30 Rock manchild Tracy Morgan back down to Tennessee by the ear and told him to apologize once again for making an offensive joke about gay people. But just as one controversy starts, another one begins.

Noted wordsmith, political scholar, and The View panelist Elisabeth Hasselbeck wasn't quite sure how to tell her kids about the death of international big bad Osama bin Laden. So she did what any reasonable parent would do to explain the death of a reviled terrorist: she wrote a little rhyming poem.

Asked on live television about his history of violence, Chris Brown reportedly flew into a violent rage at Good Morning America today. Everyone agrees Chris was foolish not to expect that line of questioning—not least of all because GMA pre-approved it with Brown's handlers, according to TMZ and The View.

Just like Hansel and Gretel were trapped in that gingerbread house, we are still trapped in the sweet, sweet world of New York Fashion Week. Here are some of the best pictures of the day, like this model backstage at 3.1 Philip Lim. We can't tell if she's delighted or yawning. [Image via AP]

Today at Gawker.TV, Elisabeth Hasselbeck starts a fight with Bill Maher, Dana Carvey brings back his best characters to Saturday Night Live, highlights from The Soup, and we find Aimee Mann and Sarah McLachlan living in Portlandia and cleaning houses.

On The View today, Elisabeth felt the need to respond to a joke Bill Maher made this weekend on Real Time which she happened to be the butt of. She goes on to make a mountain out of a molehill.

On today's View, the hosts discussed the reaction to a segment they did yesterday, where they took the Catholic church to task for excommunicating a nun who facilitated an abortion to save the mother's life. Their defense inside.

The View co-host is traveling with her young son, and she made up a fun little game for him to play at the airport. Actually, the game sounds like it could go awry, but A+ for parental effort!

The Talk became briefly relevant today when Kathy Griffin used part of her interview to bitch about Elisabeth Hasselbeck. It's probably worth noting that this is the first time The Talk has attacked a panelist from The View. Shots fired!

Today, the ladies of The View heatedly discussed probably-racist Sharron Angle's definitely-racist campaign ad. During the chat, Joy Behar let her opinion of Angle be known—loud and clear—when she screamed, "She's going to hell, this bitch!" Video inside.

This morning, Gawker staff writer Maureen O'Connor appeared on the View to talk about her study of which tabloid magazines are the most (and least) truthful. Maureen explained her study and the conclusion that US Weekly is the most accurate.

Today, the ladies of The View took on the "hot topic" of Katy Perry's boobs on Sesame Street. While Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd disagreed with their appearance, Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg supported it. Then, Walters got all pervy.

Today on The View, the ladies (sans Barbara Walters) discussed tea-bagger Christine O'Donnell's win in Delaware's Senate primary. Naturally, Elisabeth Hasselbeck got overly defensive and screamed at all of the other ladies about that, tax cuts, and more. Video inside.

Today, The View—and cohost Barbara Walters—returned from its summer hiatus for its 14th season with a very special guest: David Letterman, making his first ever appearance on the show. Video highlights—including talk about Jay Leno and Jersey Shore—inside.

Rosie O'Donnell will return to TV with a new daytime talker on Oprah Winfrey's very expensive OWN channel. The show will start sometime next year. Sorry, but Rosie won't be nearly as fun without an Elisabeth Hasselbeck to shout at.

Today we put our heads in our hands and read the news that Barack Obama will guest on The View this week. One commenter used their Dead Zone-esque prognosticating powers to reveal what horrible events will unfold at the taping.

Talk show-lovin' "celebrity" President Obama will be the first sitting US president in history to appear on a daytime talk show when he appears on the ladyklatsch on Thursday. Conservative Jack Russell terrier Hasselbeck readies some well-researched questions and complaints.