So far, “The View” ratings are kicking last season’s butt. Attribute that to Whoopi if you want. I know part of the buzz is about Sherri Shepherd. She so crazy.

In a recent interview with entertainment columnist Jawn Murray, she reminisced about her first appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show:

“I was on ‘Oprah’ back in 1993 back in the time when Oprah Winfrey had trashy TV. Her show was just like ‘The Jerry Springer Show.’ I was in Chicago one time and Oprah used to advertise. ‘If you found that your boyfriend was cheating, call this number.’ So I called because I had found a condom in my boyfriend’s car. They put me on the show, but I didn’t get to sit on stage because I got bumped for a woman who was an expert. So I sat in the audience and Oprah asked me my question and I was hollering and snapping and going off. I remember that my fingernail snapped off my hand and fell into the lady’s lap behind me. This was all back when she had trashy TV.”

Shephard also got in a word or two about the Juice:

“Thank goodness his flavor is vanilla and not chocolate. At least black girls around America ain’t got nothing to worry about. Us black girls can breathe a collective sigh of relief. I think O.J. thinks he just finished ‘The Naked Gun’ movie and just won his Heisman Trophy. He thinks he still popular with Americans! He’s still in those days when he was loved by America. Back then, he probably could have gone into a hotel and taken all of his stuff and we would have still loved him.”

Speak it, Sherri.

It’s on sale today. O.J’s much-talked about book/confessional detailing how he might have murdered Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. This morning, I heard 100,000 copies had been sold already, and it’s no. 8 in sales at BarnesandNoble.com, no. 52 at Amazon.com.

I wonder if Oprah’s interview with the Goldman’s and separately with Denise Brown had anything to do with it? The talk show host said she wouldn’t buy the book, calling the idea of it ”despicable.” But the Goldman’s maintain that this is, in part, how they are punishing O.J. for (alledgedly) murdering their son.

“It’s sending him a message,” Kim Goldman said. “He put hours putting together this confession about how he killed Ron and Nicole, and he worked hard thinking he was going to make millions off of it. And we snatched it right out from under him.”

Said Fred Goldman: “It brings a certain level of satisfaction that we’ve taken something from him,” he said. “I think it also is a recognition for him to know forevermore that we’re going to be after him … to punish him for what he’s done, to get some piece of justice.”

Did you watch the interview? Have you flip-flopped on your decision  buy “If I Did It?”