Elisabeth Hasselbeck: President Obama ‘Should Not Be Singing And Having Fun Until Gas Prices Are Lower’

By Sarah Devlin, Mediaite

Barbara Walters got the ball rolling, saying to Elisabeth Hasselbeck “I know that you think this was a campaign tactic.” Elisabeth took umbrage at her accusation, but Barbara gently snapped back “You already told me this.” She went on to say, “You have to remember that Richard Nixon, a very serious man, played the piano in the White House…[President Clinton] played the saxophone.” She didn’t see anything wrong with the president attempting to counter the perception that he is “cold” and “aloof” and doesn’t have a sense of humor.

Joy Behar chimed in at this point: “Every president has danced, except for FDR, because – you know – he couldn’t,” and Elisabeth took this opportunity to have her say. “I think there is a time to dance…I just think you should not be singing and having fun until gas prices are lower and people are getting jobs.”