Top 10 Tweets Ripping The View Hosts for Dissing Miss Colo. Nurse Kelley Johnson

Earlier this week, we argued that Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson had won the Miss America pageant by the way she lost it — by delivering a monologue about nursing (she's a registered nurse) rather than offering a typically cliched routine during the talent portion of the competition, and by saying...

By Michael Roberts

September 16, 2015

What happens on the ground matters — Your support makes it possible.

We’re aiming to raise $17,000 by August 10, so we can deepen our reporting on the critical stories unfolding right now: grassroots protests, immigration, politics and more.

Contribute Now

Progress to goal

$17,000

$3,500

Audio By Carbonatix

[
          {
            "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
            "component": "23668565",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "STN Player - Float - Mobile Only ",
            "component": "23853568",
            "insertPoint": "2",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
          },{
            "name": "Editor Picks",
            "component": "17242653",
            "insertPoint": "4",
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "18838239",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - 2x Rectangles Desktop, Tower on Mobile - Labeled",
            "component": "24956856",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 8,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
            "maxInsertions": 25 
          
          },{
            "name": "Inline Links",
            "component": "18838239",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          },{
            "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
            "component": "17676724",
            "insertPoint": "8th",
            "startingPoint": 12,
            "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
            "maxInsertions": 25
          }
        ]

Earlier this week, we argued that Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson had won the Miss America pageant by the way she lost it — i.e., delivering a monologue about nursing (she's a registered nurse) rather than offering a typically cliched routine during the talent portion of the competition, and by saying she'd put Ellen DeGeneris's face on the $10 bill.

Surprisingly, Johnson hasn't appeared on DeGeneris's talk-show yet — but a de facto mocking on The View resulted in a hilarious social-media backlash against two of the chat fest's hosts, Michelle Collins and Joy Behar.

During a segment about Miss America (see it below), Collins said of Johnson's talk, which mentioned a touching encounter with an Alzheimer's patient, "She came in in a nurse’s uniform and basically read her e-mails out loud."

Added Behar, “Why does she have a doctor’s stethoscope on?” — apparently unaware that nurses use stethoscopes, too.

Behar was reminded of this fact by plenty of folks on Twitter, who quickly defended their profession using the hashtag #nursesunite.

Based on the ten tweets below, we suggest that Collins and Behar prepare themselves for unpleasantness during their next checkup.

Count down the top ten, followed by the aforementioned clip from The View and Johnson's original monologue.

Number 10:

@ the end of a 12hour shift in our cool costumes & our DR.'s stethoscopes! #nursesunite #NursesShareYourStethoscopes pic.twitter.com/8TOIVEP0lB
— Shelly (@Shellroll1) September 16, 2015

Number 9:

I save lives, what do you do? @TheView @JoyVBehar #nursesunite #boycotttheview pic.twitter.com/uuRhctq6IY
— nuRsling coNfessions (@RN__Confession) September 16, 2015

Number 8:

@JoyVBehar Your ignorance is unbelievable #NursesShareYourStethoscopes #nursesunite pic.twitter.com/2zzRbVvDR4
— Jennifer Hinds (@jennferkhinds) September 16, 2015

Number 7:

#nursesunite #NursesShareYourStethoscopes Proud to prepare the next generation! @JoyVBehar @TheView pic.twitter.com/nQeg6EhCor
— Jan Kaminsky (@DrNursePhD) September 16, 2015

Number 6:

Omg! This is how Wikipedia now describes @michcoll Love it! #nursesunite @TheKatieduke @NurseEyeRoll pic.twitter.com/2jXChf3SHm
— ICU_CCRN (@Sk8mom80) September 16, 2015

Number 5:

Dont piss off the nurses. #nursesunite #boycotttheview @TheView @JoyVBehar pic.twitter.com/wU4dPvK2TD
— nuRsling coNfessions (@RN__Confession) September 16, 2015

Number 4:

I'm confused. Which one is the doctor's and which one is the nurse's? #JoyBehar #nursesunite pic.twitter.com/DqRl2T12K7
— Mo Cowan (@mocowan66) September 16, 2015

Number 3:

Best one I've seen yet. Thanks @JoyVBehar for uniting millions of nurses within hours. #nursesunite pic.twitter.com/RHJQ8mkQom
— Kerstin Davis (@RedRaider_RN) September 16, 2015

Number 2:

"Wow, the hosts of #TheView are so classy and intelligent, especially Joy Behar" -no one EVER #nursesunite pic.twitter.com/8PKja76ay3
— Courtney Avila (@courtney_avila) September 16, 2015

Number 1:

Best one yet!!! @ANANursingWorld @NurseEyeRoll #JoyBehar #nursesunite pic.twitter.com/PIJSJmJGo5
— Erika L Setliff (@NurseErikaCCRN) September 16, 2015

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

A message from Michael Roberts: If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of essential stories and to investigate issues that matter.

Support Today