>> Stephen: WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS AN
EMMY, GRAMMY, OSCAR AND TONY WINNER WHO ALSO HOSTS "THE
VIEW," PLEASE WELCOME WHOOPI GOLDBERG!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HI!
HELLO.
>> Stephen: I'M UP HERE SO I CAN GET A BETTER VIEW OF YOUR
SWEATER.
>> THIS IS BABY BLACK SANTA.
>> Stephen: BABY BLACK SANTA.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT.
WE'LL BEGIN BY SAYING MERRY ALMOST CHRISTMAS.
>> ISH.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THANKSGIVING FIRST, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S
GOING TO BE CHILLY SOON AND WHAT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET INTO
HOLIDAY SPIRIT THAN PUTTING ON YOUR HOLIDAY SWEATER?
I DESIGNED THEM SO YOU COULD START WEARING THEM IN NOVEMBER.
>> Stephen: I THINK IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO SAY MERRY
CHRISTMAS.
>> MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, ALL THOSE THINGS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS OR HAPPY HOLIDAYS?
OUR PRESIDENT PROMISED THIS YEAR WE'LL START SAYING MERRY
CHRISTMAS AGAIN.
HE'S PRESIDENT AND WE'RE GOING BACK TO IT, FOLKS.
>> THE DEAL IS, NOT EVERYBODY CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS BUT LOTS OF
PEOPLE HAVE HOLIDAY SEASONS, SO SOMETIMES IF YOU SAY HAPPY
HOLIDAYS, YOU DON'T SAY, I'M SORRY, ARE YOU JEWISH, CATHOLIC,
CELEBRATING RAMADAN, HAPPY HOLIDAYS COVERS WHATEVER YOU'RE
CELEBRATING, EVEN IF YOU MADE IT UP YOURSELF.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) AND IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY IS A
MERRY CHRISTMAS PERSON, THEN YOU SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
BUT THIS IDEA EVERYBODY HAS TO ADHERE TO ONE THING, THAT'S NOT
AMERICA.
AMERICA IS MANY THINGS AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE MANY
GREETINGS ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YEAH, I COULD BE WRONG.
>> Stephen: YOU TALK ABOUT POLITICS OVER AT "THE VIEW."
>> ALL MORNING.
>> Stephen: YOU TALK ABOUT WHATEVER'S GOING ON IN THE NEWS.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, MAYBE, THE GREAT
ORANGE WHALE HAS SWALLOWED THE NEWS CYCLE.
DO YOU GET TIRED OF DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS GUY AGAIN?
>> YEAH!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: SO WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN YOU GET THAT FEELING, WHOOPI GOLDBERG?
>> I LOOK AWAY.
>> Stephen: YOU LOOK AWAY FROM THE NEWS OR THE DISCUSSION?
>> I LOOK AWAY FROM THE DISCUSSION, I LOOK AWAY FROM THE
NEWS BECAUSE, LOOK, HERE'S THE TRUTH, YOU CAN PITCH AS MUCH AS
YOU WANT TO.
>> Stephen: MM-HMM.
UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING TO CHANGE THINGS WHICH SURROUND
THIS MAN, BE IT A GREAT REPUBLICAN OR A GREAT DEMOCRAT
WHO'S DECIDED TO DO PEOPLE INSTEAD OF PARTY, THOSE ARE THE
PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO CELEBRATE AND THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO
KEEP IN PLACE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY
DOING STUFF FOR THE PEOPLE.
ALL THE OTHER FOLKS, LIKE IF YOU'RE A SENATOR OR CONGRESS --
IF YOUR SENATOR OR CONGRESSPERSON VOTED FOR THE
IDEA THAT PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES SHOULD HAVE GUNS,
MAYBE YOU WANT TO RE-THINK IF THAT'S THE PERSON YOU WANT
REPRESENTING YOU, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
>> Stephen: WHOOPI, ARE YOU COMING TO TAKE AWAY OUR GUNS?
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
>> ACTUALLY, I'M A GUN OWNER, BABE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
YEAH.
AND I ALSO BELIEVE IN A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
SEE, WE CAN BE LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN ONE BODY, WHICH IS
WHAT I ENCOMPASS, BUT I DO KNOW THAT -- YOU CAN CHECK ALL
MYSELF.
COME FIND OUT WHAT I'M DOING, WHERE I BOUGHT STUFF, BECAUSE I
WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING ODD WITH
MY GUN.
>> Stephen: OH, YOU CAN DO BACKGROUND CHECKS?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE OKAY WITH HIDDEN CAMERAS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT.
I WASN'T SURE.
( LAUGHTER ) SHOW BUSINESS.
>> NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE.
>> Stephen: YOU LOVE AN AUDIENCE.
>> YES, I DO.
>> Stephen: LET'S SAY ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE,
ELIMINATE THE NEGATIVE?
>> WELL, I THINK WE NEED TO LAY DOWN AND GO -- WE CAN EITHER LAY
DOWN AND GO BOO-HOO OR GET UP AND BE PROACTIVE.
YOU NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT
YOU AND FIGURE OUT IF YOU WANT THEM.
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE, NOT THE PARTY.
IT'S ALWAYS AND SHOULD BE ALWAYS ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND WHAT'S GOOD
FOR THE COUNTRY.
>> Stephen: ONE THING THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COUNTRY, I THINK,
IS THERE HAS BEEN MANY REVELATIONS ABOUT POWERFUL MEN
ABUSING OR SEXUAL ASSAULTING THEM IN THE ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY.
AS A WOMAN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY YOU HAVE BEEN FAMOUS
SINCE -- >> THE EARLY '80s.
>> Stephen: DID ANY OF THIS SURPRISE YOU?
>> NO.
I MEAN, PEOPLE IN POWER, BE THEY MEN OR WOMEN, ALWAYS PREY ON
PEOPLE WHO THEY KNOW WON'T TELL.
>> Stephen: I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY REVELATIONS ABOUT WOMEN IN
THIS ONE.
>> NOT YET BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING, IT'S ALL -- LOOK, IT'S
ALL COMING AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WOMEN ARE TAKING BACK THE
NARRATIVE BECAUSE THEY'RE SAYING, LOOK, WE'RE GOING TO
MAKE IT DANGEROUS FOR YOU TO SEXUAL ASSAULT US AND SEXUALLY
ABUSE US, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT DANGEROUS, YOU'RE GOING TO
LOSE YOUR POWER BASE IF YOU DO THAT FROM NOW ON BECAUSE WOMEN
ARE STARTING TO SPEAK.
GAY FOLKS ARE COMING OUT SAYING, HEY, THIS HAPPENED TO ME, TOO.
SO IT'S AN ISSUE THAT ISN'T ABOUT SEXUALITY, IT'S ABOUT
POWER.
AND WHEN YOU PREY ON THE WEAK, THE STRONGER OF US HAVE TO STAND
WITH THE WEAK AND SAY WE GOT YOUR BACK AND THAT'S WHAT'S
HAPPENING NOW.
WOMEN ARE STANDING UP AND SAYING, HELL, NO, NOT ANYMORE,
AND I THINK IT'S GREAT.
>> WHOO!
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: YOU WERE ELECTED
TO THE BOARD OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES.
I BELIEVE HARVEY WEINSTEIN WAS KICKED OUT OF THAT.
>> THEY REMOVED HIM, YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
WHAT CAN THE ACADEMY ITSELF DO?
DOES IT HAVE ANY POWER OR IS IT CEREMONIAL?
>> I THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO SAY WE ARE AWARE, AND WE DON'T THINK
THIS IS OKAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS TALKING NOW.
IT'S ON THE TIPS OF EVERYBODY'S TONGUE.
LET'S SEE HOW LONG THIS LASTS BECAUSE PEOPLE HEAR ABOUT STUFF
AND THAT'S THE THING THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THEN SOMETHING
ELSE HAPPENS AND EVERYTHING DISAPPEARS.
>> Stephen: SEEMS LIKE THERE IS SOMEONE NEW EVERY DAY.
>> YEAH, AND SO NOW YOU HAVE TO START THINKING ABOUT DID I SAY
SOMETHING, TOUCH SOMEONE IN A STRANGE WAY?
AND I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY, OH, THAT'S SO P.C., BUT YOU
KNOW WHAT?
LET'S GET ALL THAT DONE AND THEN REWRITE THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
SO WE CAN DECIDE HOW TO DO STUFF IS THAT LET'S GET BACK TO THESE
SWEATERS.
>> THIS IS VERY HEAVY CONVERSATION.
>> Stephen: KEEP IT LIGHT, OKAY.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: LATE NIGHT TV.
SO THIS -- >> ARE YOU POINTING AT
SOMETHING?
( LAUGHTER ) ( PIANO RIFF )
>> Stephen: I AM POINTING AT YOUR BABY BLACK SANTA.
>> AH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
JUST SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME.
>> Stephen: BABY BLACK SANTA.
YOU GOT IT.
>> Stephen: THIS IS ANOTHER ONE YOU'VE DESIGNED.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WHO CUT THE GINGERBREAD.
>> YES.
AND YOU WILL NOTICE -- >> Stephen: I THINK THAT'S A
LITTLE PUMPKIN SPICE COMING OUT.
( APPLAUSE ) WHY DUD YOU TACK IT ON YOURSELF
TO DESIGN CHRISTMAS SWEATERS?
>> BECAUSE IT MADE ME HAPPY AND I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS AND I THINK
IF YOU CAN MAKE PEOPLE SMILE DURING THE HOLIDAYS, IT'S A
GREAT THING.
I LIKE THEM.
THEY MAKE ME HAPPY.
AND, SO, I THOUGHT, LISTEN, I CAN DO THIS.
>> Stephen: DO YOU SELL YOUR CANNABIS OIL FOR JOINTS STILL
AND CRAMPS AND STUFF?
>> YEAH, WE DO.
WE'RE IN CALIFORNIA AND JUST BRANCHED OUT INTO COLORADO.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> WELL, I BROUGHT THIS ONE FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: THIS IS FOR ME?
THIS IS FOR YOU.
>> Stephen: WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
WHAT'S GOING HERE?
THAT LOOKS INFLAMED.
>> I KNOW.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT LOOKS LIKE
YOU SHOULD RUB SOME CANNABIS OIL ON IT JUST TO BRING THE SWELLING
DOWN.
>> PERHAPS.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE SANTAS YOU COULD GET AND PUT THEM ON AND
THE BUTT WENT UP AND DOWN?
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: I DON'T
REMEMBERING.
THE JACK HAMMERING SANTAS?
NO, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT.
>> IT'S A TWERKING SANTA.
>> Stephen: I DID NOT KNOW THAT ONE.
>> YES, THEY'RE REALLY FUN.
I WANTED TO GET THE SWEATER TO DO THAT.
AND THEY SAID, LISTEN -- ( LAUGHTER )
THERE YOU ARE.
AND, SO, AND THEY SAID, WELL, IT WILL -- BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY
$89.
THEY SAID, IF YOU PUT A TWERKING SANTA IN THERE, THIS WILL BE A
$400 SWEATER.
I SAID, HE CAN JUST HAVE FUZZY F BUTT.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN: WHOOPI'S HOLIDAY
SWEATERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON ZAPPOS.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH KATHRYN HAHN.