What's With The Oprah Bashing?

She's not running for president...


And we will learn in the fullness of time the utility of her endorsement..


Oh, if Michael Jordan or Dwayne Wade (who's from the South Side Of Chicago) comes out for Obama I might switch my suuport... J/K


PEACE

The Oprah Infomercial Is Over.
Can we get back issues, please?

OPRAH IS GOD (to most women who watch her show)!! If the majority of voters follow what Oprah says, then we're in a very sad, sorry state indeed...we're people who cannot think for ourselves...All we need now is for Britney to campaign for Girlie-ani!...

When Oprah put herself out there she can expect her 'other' words to come back to haunt both her and her candidate. Especially when those words are so readily available on tape.

But it's been some really nasty comments made that have no basis in fact or her words.

And campaign goes on and on..I can't wait for this to be OVER.

over shadow their candidate. Now, of this weekend can anyone remember anything obama said? Can you recall something oprah said?

I can and when she became messianic in her support of obama I knew folks would have a problem with that....This " he is the one" said by oprah is a follow up to what mrs obama said several weeks back that black folks would wake up and get it. Oprah verified it when she was speaking and told the audience "he is the one".Basically telling the african americans to vote for obama because he is black. Oprah knows better then to tell someone to vote for this person or that person based on race. That is racist and also stupid.

perfect candidate for shit, hillary?

I'll post this to you for the FOURTH time:

You keep saying Michelle Obama said Black people should vote for her husband just because they're Black. But that's NOT what she said. She was asked about a middle-aged Black woman who said she likes Obama, and would LIKE to vote for him, but she probably won't because she doesn't think a Black person could win the presidency. Michelle was talking about that woman and other Black people who felt the same way. She did NOT say Black people should vote for Obama because he's Black. I'm sure Oprah feels the same way. She SAID as much-not to be AFRAID to vote for him because you think he, as a Black man, can't win. And there have been other Black people running for president. She obviously wasn't inspired by them. She's inspired by Obama. Deal with it.

She's like Elizabeth Taylor who always wants to be in the picture and discussion. Oprah have political ambitions? Or just asked to hype a fellow Black globalist who can't win as President but for VP? He was slipping in the polls because of his politics not his color? Or is Oprah just a self centered rich person now who panders to the Neo Cons?

I have not watched or listened to Oprah since she had Arnold "Swartzengunner" on her program. Her programs were just too "weepy" for me. I consider myself a compassionate person but she goes a bit over the edge..and profits off it.

There certainly was a difference in reception.

I hadn't seen those pics before and some need to be shown the whole picture.

but no cigar. The intelligent people in this country knew even then what a lying scheming piece of shit bush** was.

those pics of Al Gore..there needs to be both sides shown whether you like it or not.

the most important election of the country. A nasty little liar with a history of deceit and failure.

bad.

the endorser who's supporting the candidate who is against your's then that makes your candidate better.

Barbra is supporting hillary and I still love Barbra. And Oprah for sure isn't perfect but some people evolve no matter how much others don't.

And I'm leaning towards Edwards..and I don't want anyone to get on and say how "he's trying to fool people" cause you'd just be talkin' shit.

Here's another way to think about it. Even if you don't support Obama, if he wins, Oprah will be campaigning for Democrats in 2008. That sounds pretty good.

You're right. Holding candidates responsible for their endorsers or endorsers to the standards of candidates, either way, is loony toons.

political boards would be denouncing them within an hour.

Voters don't want to be told who they should vote for, by ANYONE!

...Oprah fans don't seem to mind when she tells them what to read. Maybe they like it when she tells them how to vote. That kind of thing rubs me the wrong way, but that's me.

That said, she can come out for Obama all she wants. Good for her! If it gets her fans to vote Democrat, all the better!

I don't care for her and have never ever watched her. Even when she had the local show in Baltimore. But there are people who do...they want the gifts. And there are a hell of lot of people in this country that DON'T LIKE HER. She doesn't interest me either way...but I do believe she wants something from Obama....we kiddingly say VP but I thing she wants to wrangle some kind of big shot role. Because I have never read anywhere where she does something with out getting something back.

but how come she never thought of supporting any other Democrat in previous elections? Where was she when Gore and Kerry could have used her help?

I think the whole thing is over-hyped and in the various blogs the comments are almost equally as much against her involvement as they are for it. Fairly or not, a lot of people question if she pulled the race card and would have supported Obama if he had been the same person but white. Granted, that they would have said something similar if she had supported Hillary and would question whether she pulled the gender card.

Either way, NO celebrity should have enough power to change the political discourse of the nation. I certainly hope that people vote for whichever candidate represents their beliefs and not because Oprah endorsed that individual.

Hillary supporters would hold Mardi Gras.

:party: :bounce:

Maya Angelou, RFK Jr, George McGovern, Jim McGovern, Wes Clark, Joe Wilson, Walter Mondale...

No...they were all treated with respect and dignity...none were called names, nor was it claimed by anyone here that they were simply shills for Hillary, or not truly progressive after all...or in it for money...

No...that didn't happen...not at DU....

Dr. Angelou was called the enemy, McGovern was called senile, Gen. Clark was called a traitor.......should I go on? :crazy:

Bahaa.

The OP and the repliers who "got it" were all having fun using the attacks that originated in the GDP's Oprah-hatefest this weekend and replacing Angelou for Oprah.
Sorry if you didn't get the joke. The anti-Oprah attacks that were being the basis of this parody were from a couple users who have been tombstoned, so it's quite possible you had the original posts ignored and never saw them.

As for Clark and McGovern, I don't know about those, I didn't see them, so I won't defend or deny.

Decrying it...

No candidate has a lock on bashing on this forum. It happens to all.

Let's hear it for Gravel!




*crickets*

Just like she does with books and everything else. What's there not to like?

they're both celebrity endorsers. Oprah just happens to have more exposure.

I don't think he'll come out for him. In 2003 he did allow the Obama camp a press release regarding his support but never showed up in person.


Jordan, Michael Mr.
Washington , DC 20015
Retired/Retired
OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA $2,100
primary 02/23/07

JORDAN, MICHAEL
WASHINGTON, DC 20015
RETIRED OBAMA, BARACK (D)
Senate - IL
OBAMA FOR ILLINOIS INC $10,000
primary 03/03/04

Let's see what Alonzo Mourning is doing:


Mourning, Alonzo Jr
Miami , FL 33233
Self employed OBAMA, BARACK (D)
President
OBAMA FOR AMERICA $2,300
primary 03/31/07

Mourning, Alonzo
Miami , FL 33233
Miami Heat/Basketball Player CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM (D)
President
HILLARY CLINTON FOR PRESIDENT $1,000
primary 03/27/07

http://www.newsmeat.com/sports_political_donations/Alonzo_Mourning.php

I don't like her or Obama, but the attacks are so transparent and obvious. Good for a laugh, I guess.

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