Boston Globe - United States - On the day Barack Obama came in to gab with the ladies of "The View," Joy Behar was sick. Some-nasty-virus, in-need-of-chicken-soup sick, so sick that she skipped the 11 a.m. live show to stay in bed. But for the Obama episode, taped that afternoon to air the following day, she dragged herself into the ABC studios, arriving backstage with a wan smile.

"Barack cannot go on without me," she declared, before heading to hair and makeup.

Eh, Obama might have made it. (With the women, he can charm. And the audience was adoring.) But that's not to say that Behar wasn't needed

AHN - USA - The fights on "The View" could get an injection of testosterone if Barbara Walters and producers decide to replace Rosie O'Donnell with a man.

Rumors are intensifying that some famous and opinionated gay men will be sitting around the bench with Walters, Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

So far, the names thrown around are former "Sex And The City" star Mario Cantone, "Tonight Show" correspondent Ross "The Intern" Matthews and celebrity blogger Perez Hilton - real name Mario Lavandeira.

All three men are scheduled to be guest hosts throughout July as a new person with views is found and confirmed.