"If you ran for president, could you beat Barack Obama?" asks Barbara Walters. Sarah Palin replies "I believe so." On today's View, Walters teased a part of her annual "Ten Most Interesting People" feature.

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.

On tonight's Factor, Bill O'Reilly continued to belabor the discussion of his fight with the ladies of The View. One example: he had on "body language expert" Tonya Reiman (remember her?) to analyze things. Sigh. Watch Reiman's "analysis" inside.

"You were being rude to Bill," said Stephen Colbert to Whoopi Goldberg on The View today while discussing The Great O'Reilly Walkout. Colbert was joking, natch, but Goldberg wasn't in a laughing mood. Oh! Colbert also stormed off the set.

Let's catch up with the ladies after last Thursday's episode that caused Joy and Whoopi to walk off the set: Barbara's ashamed of the situation, everyone is defensive, and Joy is still pissed. The gals plead their case, inside.

Today at Gawker.TV, Josh Lucas hawks his "filthy pickle," Jane Lynch dishes about Glee, a creepy new Snickers ad, Barbara Walters mistakenly calls Margaret Cho "openly gay," and David Letterman samples raw meat from Bruce Willis' Gaga-inspired meat toupee.

Hoping to partake in The View's weekly discussion of the previous evening's Dancing With the Stars, Babara Walters stayed up past her bedtime to catch last night's episode. When recalling her favorite moments, she mistakenly called Margaret Cho a lesbian.

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.

The View hosts were "quaking with excitement" over the newly-announced Dancing With the Stars cast. Barbara Walters, rolling her eyes, demanded to know why Bristol Palin is "a star? She's a seventeen-year-old who got pregnant and wasn't married." 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.

Internet empress Arianna Huffington is in Amalfi, Italy, apparently, mixing it up with Newt and Callista Gingrich, mega-entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and his wife Deborah, and Barbara Walters. Proof fancy yacht vacations really are out of fashion for the super-rich?

Barbara Walters is planning to launch a panel-style talker like The View but geared toward men. Ideal hosts include Bryant Gumbel, comedian Alec Mapa, BET's Jacque Reid, former Fox News host E.D. Hill, and one other. Maybe Obama is interested?

Daily Profile: Barbara Walters

Who: A fixture on TV since the '60s, Walters is known for her soft-focus interviews, her ability to make grown men and women cry, and one of the most famous speech impediments of the 20th century. She's currently recovering from heart surgery, but plans to return to The View as resident den mother and referee this fall.

On Monday, the never-retiring Barbara Walters will make her first public appearance on The View since having heart surgery. Except it's not public, she'll be "Skyping" from home. Oh, when technology turns against us! Just take some time off, already!

Barbara Walters announced on The View that she's taking time off to have a heart valve replaced. The 80-year-old TV journalist says she's confident the surgery will go well and says she's looking forward to a "vacation."

It's how she celebrated the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Charlie Sheen's wife owns a sex swing. Kristen Stewart says she's not sulky. Meet LiLo's new best friend: Her 300-lb bodyguard. TGIFriday gossip.

Yeah, Conan, we get it. You got screwed out of a job. Now that your ill-advised interview on 60 Minutes is over, it's time to lay that to rest before your fans begin to turn against you.

Thanks to Larry King's latest divorce scandal and his sagging ratings, some people are suggesting his days on CNN are numbered. Should he retire now before CNN gives him a shove? Of course. And he's not the only one.

VP Joe Biden will appear on one of television's worst shows this Thursday, when he hangs with Whoopi and Barbara on The View as part of their political series. Hopefully he drops an f-bomb on Elisabeth Hasselbeck. [ABC]