WCT: Any new thoughts on The View?

KG: Ohhh. First of all, I still can’t get over the fact that Sherri Shepherd thinks the earth is flat. That’s already hysterical to me. Also, she told Bill Maher that God personally speaks to her. I am fascinated by that

Somehow, Elizabeth Hasselbeck has snowed American audiences into not knowing that she is a fucking Survivor reject. I am sorry; I am going to listen to the political beliefs of someone who wore wacky scarves on Survivor?

God knows Barbara [Walters] can’t stand me, but at least I listen to her because she has interviewed every world leader, living and dead.

Of course I like Whoopi and Joy very much. I get along great with them. Sherri is a pistol. But this notion that everyone has to be quiet and listen to Hasselbeck is out of control. It’s always amusing to hear her lose her points when you watch her on YouTube.com.

WCT: She seems more and more stressed out.

KG: She’s getting more and more strident; that’s for sure. But also, I am not sure why Babs treats her like a rock star. Believe me: When I was there, Barbara Walters was kicking my shins under the table

She may have traded in wacky scarves for frumpy, mismatched underthings, but we ourselves have not been snowed into thinking Hasselbeck is anyone other than Survivor 2's machiavellian shoe designer from Hell. It's those precise, instinctive survival skills that have gotten Hasselbeck this far into her View tenure, and we doubt we'll really see her exit before an inevitable episode-gone-wrong results in the feral hostess crouched over a lifeless Joy Behar, snapping rabidly at security as she smothers herself in the comedienne's gutted remains.

• interview: Kathy Griffin [Windy City Times]

BRAVO is about to lose another winning show to the competition. On the heels of "Project Runway's" being ripped to Lifetime, insiders are buzzing that Kathy Griffin might take her "Life on the D-List" and comedy specials to a greener pasture. "Other networks are aggressively pursuing Kathy for a multitiered deal, which would include hosting a late-night talk show, award shows, and continuing her reality show and comedy specials," a well-placed source dished. Griffin's rep had "no comment," but our tipster said to keep an eye out for Griffin's post-Emmy announcement.

While Runway's move to Lifetime was unlikely, it still made a certain amount of sense; after all, we've been told that women love fashion. For Griffin, though, it's hard to imagine a channel that's a better fit for her sensibility than Bravo, and since the station is part of the NBC/Universal umbrella, we'd think that would offer her some of the biggest possible venues for talk and award show offshoots. Is the Page Six item simply the negotiations ploy Griffin hinted she was ready for in our interview with her, or should we expect her to soon wade into the testosterone-soaked waters of Comedy Central (or — best case scenario — end up as a Food Channel sidekick to Paula Deen)?

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• GRIFFIN'S MOVE [NY Post]

The ad was for a product called Boy Butter, which its makers describe as "a creamy lubricant targeting the Gay market." In other words, you use the stuff for anal sex. According to creator Eyal Feldman, "Bravo is the perfect channel for these commercials and the best platform for a little bit of Gay TV history." We couldn't agree more, but now that the floodgates are open, hopefully ads like this will run on even more mainstream gay fare like Ugly Betty or Are You Smarter that A 5th Grader? And what about product integration? Wouldn't it be great to see the contestants on Celebrity Apprentice sell Boy Butter to tourists waiting in line for Broadway musicals? This is only the beginning, people. Put that in your "tight agenda" and smoke it.

• ADULT: June 30: Boy Butter Launches First Gay Personal Lubricant TV Commercial [E World Wire]