The lovely Michelle Obama and the annoying Barbara Walters will be side by side when the potential First Lady co-hosts the popular daytime talk show.

Sen. Barack Obama formally clinched the Democratic nomination for president this week, following a long and tumultuous primary season.

To celebrate (or just to generate publicity), his wife, Michelle Obama, will co-host ABC’s The View June 18, the network said Wednesday.

In other View news today, Rosie O’Donnell said that Elisabeth Hasselbeck is attractive. For once in her life, that gargoyle hit the nail on the head.