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Joy Behar got right to the heart of the matter that could ultimately decide the election. "I understand," Behar said to presidential candidate Barack Obama, "that you're related to Brad Pitt, in some way."

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ZiegfeldGirl
March 28, 2008, 9:57 a.m.
"What The View host who, along with her colleagues, welcomed the Democratic Illinois U.S. senator to the ABC daytime show Friday was referring to was a claim by the New England Historic Genealogical Society that Pitt and Obama are distant cousins, linked by one Edwin Hickman, who died in Virginia in 1769.
"Are you related to Brad Pitt?" pressed Behar, according to clips provided by ABC.
"I guess we're ninth cousins, something, removed or something," said Obama, 46, adding modestly, "I think he got the better-looking side of the gene pool.""
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ZiegfeldGirl
March 28, 2008, 9:59 a.m.
"The comment prompted the show's matriarch, Barbara Walters, to tell the senator: "We were saying just before you came out, maybe we shouldn't say this. But we thought you were very sexy looking."
Barbara Walters went from being a serious journalist to being a joke. It's painful to see.
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ZiegfeldGirl
March 28, 2008, 10:10 a.m.
Just when you thought the media was done heralding stupid reason to vote for or against the candidates, we get this. I am so disgusted by the way this election cycle is being covered. I like Barack, but I am not going to vote for him because he's related to some celeb. Who cares? Go back far enough and we all either descended from Adam, or from whatever the first amoeba who grew an opposable thumb liked to call himself. Depends on your view of the origin of life. But the point is, we all have a common ancestor. If they find out McCain is related to JFK, are all the libs going to suddenly vote for him? How dumb can these people get? Obama is related to Brad, and now he's sexy? Supposedly Hillary is related to Angelina Jolie, I don't see anyone saying she's suddenly sexy. The whole thing is infantile.
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abntv
March 28, 2008, 1:06 p.m.
Can you spell urban legend. Joy Behar is a not funny joke and unfortunately it is rubbing off on Barbara Walters.
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slate
March 28, 2008, 1:59 p.m.
Who cares about his policies, he's one sexy man!
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Wolfie2007
March 28, 2008, 2:30 p.m.
I guess Brad came from the side of the family with the looks and the brains. I could care less to whom Barak Hussein Obama is related.
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CHAVELA
March 28, 2008, 4:23 p.m.
I don't believe he is related to Pitt. Media trying to make him "all American" through relation with Pitt. He is 43.75 Arab and 6.25 African. The Republican media is driving this campaign and wants Obama v. McCain because they know he will lose.
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nostalgia
March 29, 2008, 6:01 a.m.
How can anyone take a presidential candidate seriously when he only appears for interviews on shows like the Ellen DeGeneres show, the Oprah Winfrey Show and the View?
When he is going to be on Meet the Press or even This Week with George Stephanopoulos?
Perhaps he needs to make up his mind - is he just a celebrity or someone who is running for the presidency?