"Before we get into the show, let me apologize. Yesterday I wore a sweater that apparently upset a lot of people. That was not my intention. "I simply bought a sweater from the internet, and I will never wear it again, and that is all I can say. I still don't know what the connotations are or why people are upset, but I am not going to wear it again, OK? That's that."

"Whoopi Goldberg apologized after she was caught wearing a Prince Hall Masonic seal on her sweater during an episode of The View. The scandal represents a victory for free-minded Internet truthers who realize the role elite secret societies play in the world power structure."