whoopi goldberg is a gift that keeps on giving. smart, opinionated, very, very funny. one of my favorite interviews of the year. things got interesting very quickly. here it is. >> how are you? >> i'm good. i'm fascinated by my own image. >> your wall of shame we have here. hall of fame or whatever you want to call it. >> i think it's fame. i'm never ashamed. >> really? >> no. >> you've never been ashamed about anything you've ever done? >> no, i don't think i've ever done anything shameful. >> that in itself is shameful. >> why? >> isn't it? >> i don't think so. >> shouldn't you have done some things in your life that are utterly shameful? >> publicly or privately? >> let's go private. something we don't know about. >> i'm sure something would have been shameful or ways that i've did things. >> feel free to share. >> well, no. i don't generally talk about the trapeze in my room, but that's a whole other thing. >> what about the public things we know about you? any of those when you look back, do you have regrets? i've never thought of you as somebody who overregrets t

. ♪ ♪ so on the view, whoopi goldberg said communism is a great concept that makes perfect sense on paperll tape. >> this is what happened with communism. it's a great concept. on paper it makes perfect sense. once you put a human being in power it shifts. we have seen it in russia and all over the world. he's nuts. i keep my fingers crossed. >> andrea: fingers crossed. whoopi is right. some things look good on paper that aren't in real life. like "the view." while an idea is harmless, communism in action did kill hundreds of millions that revealed a lifestyle of the leftie, divorcing belief from consequences, copy house rhetoric culminate in a killing field. if whoopi admits communism wreaks, why still keep the socialism alive? that one doesn't even look good on paper. what is this thing about keeping her fingers crossed? for what? communists that work? global narcissists with finger crossed are responsible for human misery more than malaria. wait, they let that spread, true. i'm sure others had their fingers crossed. i'm sure sean penn and sarandon walk around with fingers and toes cros

i love whoopi goldberg. i've been a guest on "the view" several times. gas. >> take a listen to this clip. >> oh. >> excuse me. >> no. >> that was a -- >> no. that was the real deal. she owned up to it. fessed up to it right away. >> that's whoopi. whoopi can do whatever she wants to do. >> she doesn't care. she does her thing up there. joy didn't flinch or move. >> it wasn't silent. maybe it wasn't deadly. maybe it was just, you know -- >> be yourself, whoopi. let it out, girl. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands of dollars... out of your own pocket. these are the only medicare supplement

from "sister act" with whoopi goldberg. >> learn something every day. >> finally our "favorite storys of a group of generous angels. >> her roman catholic school students couldn't figure out what to get her for her big birthday. wait till you see what they finally came up with. wrtv's julie persley reports. >> reporter: when sister nicolette went on stage at holy name catholic school in beach grove she thought she was among staff members getting an award. the religion teacher who turned 50 soon found out the celebration was in her honor. the 8th grade class surprised her with a special gift, a trip to lourdes, france. >> she was talking about one day at the beginning of the year, that they was her dream to go to lourdes, it started out like a joke, how cool would it be if we sent her there. >> reporter: they collected donation twos round trip tickets for her and a guest and $3,600 to cover expenses. >> these kids they're just number one. not that we have favorite. but they are pretty special to me. >> reporter: sister nicolette from holy name wanted to travel to lourdes, france since

. >> reporter: "that" was danson's affair with whoopi goldberg which led to his divorce from second wifeore attention was the performance danson gave in black face. with goldberg's prior approval at a roast for her. >> i was very naive and wrong- thinking to think that you can stick your finger into the race issue and not get burned. >> reporter: eventually danson and goldberg broke up. did you wonder if you were ever going to.... >> i knew for a fact i was not cut out for a relationship, that i could mess up any relationship. >> reporter: so then you started seeing mary. >> yes, but it was going to be so platonic and naturally fell head over heels in love 18 years ago. >> if i could clone him for every woman in the world i would. he's to die for, to be married to. it's been an utter privilege and joy. if i could sign up for 100 more lifetimes i would do it. i'm not kidding. >> it's the grandest adventure of my life. she makes me grow all the time. >> reporter: danson's career has also grown including another major series playing the iras i believe becker. he did films do. >> i would lik

so it was a big surprise to me when people like whoopi goldberg, john stuart, and even sarah palin on the far right, agreed that what had taken place was really out of bounds. since this controversy broke, as i have told you, people everywhere say to me, you know, i understand what it is to feel that you can't speak in this country today and tell me that they feel that there is too much in coded speech, political correctness, and that it is being enforced by political parties, lobbying groups, advocacy groups, political correctness that is used to enforce identity, a group identity in this country. it is used to raise money. of course it is used by donors and advertisers. therefore, people in the middle, and let me remind you, most americans do not identify as conservative liberal. they identify as people in the battle. with lots that very of different issues. and they find that, you know what, to be in the middle is often to feel as if you have no voice. you're not allowed to express reservations, concerns, were you have misunderstood an issue or that you are being misunderstood beca