It turns out that Barry Manilow is not appearing on the view because he feels that Elisabeth Hasselbeck's political views are dangerous.

It's amazing that we have reached a point in our society that people with opposing view points can't even speak to each other. How petty have we gotten?

The left is constantly talking about how oppressive the right is. Leave it to them to not want someone like Hasselbeck to have an opinion.

Besides, Manilow has been irrelevant for as long as I can remember. I think he should take any opportunity to get on TV as possible.

Either way, here is the article that talks about the Manilow silliness:
Manilow Shuns 'View' Over Hasselbeck - AOL News