Barbara Walters lashed out at co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck live on air today after a disagreement over the morning-after pill. The panel on talk show The View were discussing the day’s “hot topics,” including the Food and Drug Administration’s plan to consider selling the morning-after pill over the counter, when the debate became heated.

The politically conservative Hasselbeck could barely contain herself as the topic was introduced saying, “My heart is almost out of my chest right now, I feel very strongly about this” before venting her fury. Guest co-host Lisa Loeb tried to step in and disagree, calling Hasselbeck’s views “extreme.” Walters desperately tried to reign Hasselbeck in as she went on her rant, but was repeatedly cut-off.

A visibly annoyed Walters took control of the conversation scolding her co-host, saying, “Elisabeth, calm down! Everybody has strong opinions on this, and there are many other arguments other people could give you. “I think the most important thing, which is what we see today, is to be able to have these discussions and listen to other people’s opinions and not go so crazy that you don’t listen to other people’s opinions. “We have to have a way of discussing this without exploding, because people have to understand each other.”

When Hasselbeck tried to interrupt again, Walters said harshly, “Can we stop now?”

A visibly shaken Hasselbeck then ripped up her note cards as the show cut to commercial.

When the show returned, Walters was comforting her teary co-host, saying, “The wonderful thing about this show is we can have discussions that we feel very emotional about. We respect your opinion.”

Hasselbeck appeared on the verge of tears and kissed her co-host, saying, “I love being here with you guys” before crawling into Walters’ lap and being strangely cradled like a baby.

Yeah, Hasselbeck better grovel and beg Queen Walters, or she’ll be out the door like Star Jones. Dang, what are they putting in the water on The View that makes everyone so crazy? Maybe it’s just all those hormones together at once or something.

Katharine McPhee is the latest anti-Star to guest host The View with Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, and a totally “down” Elizabeth Hasselbeck sporting a pink ’do rag. Over the course of the morning, the 22-year-old announced that people ages 60 and over are “old” (Babs is turning 75 in September!), dished about her 41-year-old boyfriend, and floated conspiracy theories on Lance Bass‘ latent he-crush on Justin Timberlake.

Joy: “Don’t you have a boyfriend also now these days?”
Katharine: Yes.
Joy: “Tell us about him.”
Katharine: “He’s cool. His name’s Nick and we’ve been together for about a year.”
Barbara: “He’s a little older than you?”
Katharine: “Oh, a little…19 years!”
Elisabeth: “What does your dad think about that?”
Katharine: “Everyone was pretty cool about it in the beginning. You know, it happens a lot, and it is a lot of years but I’ve always been a little bit older than I am.”
Joy: “Think of it this way; when you’re sixty he’ll be eighty.”
Katharine: I mean it isn’t really that big of a difference…once you’re old, you’re old!

Barbara: “[Lance Bass] says he feels liberated [about coming out of the closet] and in the article [in People magazine] he said that he told all the other members of the group [’N Sync], everyone except Justin Timberlake. I wonder why.”
Katharine: “Yeah! Why is that? I didn’t understand that either.”
Joy: “Because he must be scared of Justin. What else could explain it?”
Katharine: “Maybe he has a crush on him!”
Elisabeth: “Who knows? Maybe he did at one time. You never know.”

In a 2001 McDonald’s commercial Lance plays spin-the-bottle and it lands on Justin, whose expression says he was definitely not lovin’ it.

P.S. Note to McPhee: Just because your boyfriend is mature, experienced, and knowledgable about life and the world, doesn’t mean you will instantly have the same qualities just because you’re dating him.

Watch the Lance and Justin spin-the-bottle video