“The View” has been on television for over 25 years, and has evolved into a top-rated, politically charged, headline-making bastion of opinions by women of various backgrounds. But according to one of its original co-hosts, that was never the plan. Debbie Matenopoulos, who appeared during its first two years, says the Emmy Award-winning Barbara Walters-created talk show was “just have a bunch of women sitting around, from different generations, different backgrounds, and different views, that would talk about topics of the day.” The former MTV production assistant was tapped by the television …