By Mallory Mattingly
Kathie Lee Gifford sees a changed attitude in media personalities compared to her days on TV, especially on THE VIEW, and it’s not good.
“There are more people now, and we’re meaner,” she said on the “Tomi Lahren Is Fearless” podcast. “People would at least pretend to have manners [back then]. Now, there’s a viciousness.”
Gifford “used to be able to go on THE VIEW and talk to Joy [Behar] and Whoopi [Goldberg], a lot of the other people.”
But she doesn’t feel that way anymore, believing that she’d be criticized for sharing her faith.
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“I never had a problem with anybody, because they weren’t trying to proselytize everything,” Gifford explained. “I share my faith, but I don’t say, ‘You’re going to go to hell.’ I don’t do that. I want people to have a little bit more heaven in their life than hell.”
Lahren also revealed that she feels THE VIEW is “a much different show” and “ABC in general is a much different network.”
“But you know what I mean then about the viciousness,” Gifford responded. “That part has changed. And it’s sad. Everybody seems like they’re just miserable people now. I may make people miserable, just talking the way we’re talking, but nobody will ever confuse me for a miserable person. I have joy personified; the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
While she’s no longer an active TV personality herself, Gifford stays busy, especially with her writing. Her most recent book, Nero and Paul: How explores the question of what brings true joy and satisfaction.
“How did a man in chains bring hope and the message of Christ to millions across the world? The Apostle Paul surrendered everything — his comfort, his reputation, even his freedom — so that Christ might be known to the world. With no earthly power, Paul relied fully on God’s strength, letting the Holy Spirit lead him through persecution and hardship. Because of Paul’s obedience and faith in Christ, his words brought the hope of the Gospel to millions, then and now,” she explained in a post on Instagram.
“In my new book, Nero and Paul, you’ll discover how a life yielded to God can change the course of history and advance the Kingdom in ways no empire ever could,” she added.
Unfortunately, Gifford’s analysis of the media landscape is accurate. Instead of the casual, well-mannered debates of the past, hostility and vicious attacks saturate television, news and entertainment. Hopefully a return to civility is ahead.
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