Only Obama For Oprah
Posted on September 5th, 2008 at 2:19 pm by CordeiroIn defense of my Guy Card, let me be perfectly clear. I do not now nor have I ever willingly watched and episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show. I do, however, know enough about pop culture to know that every day millions of people (mostly women) tune in, TiVo, tape, or otherwise watch Oprah.
Over the past few years, her guest list has been very diverse including a very special episode which featured Tom Cruise doing a two and half gainer on her couch.
As the target demographic for this audience is generally of the female persuasion, conventional capitalistic wisdom would dictate that Oprah would immediately go out and book the woman about whom everyone is talking. That woman is none other than “Stiletto” Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska and current GOP VP candidate.
The ratings for that show would be huge – off the charts. Oprah would be able to name her price for 30 second commercials and sponsors would pay it. That’s the way capitalism works.
Unless you’re Oprah Winfrey and you’ve already declared Barack Obama to be “The One”. Then your message to “Stiletto” Sarah is “thanks, but no thanks.”
Its not like Oprah’s show hasn’t been a stage for presidential contenders in the past. Both W and Algore sat on Oprah’s couch in 2000. I’m not sure if John “Lurch” Kerry was given the same opportunity in 2004.
Its Oprah’s show and she can do with it what she wants. I don’t know what she has planned for the show she could do with “Stiletto” Sarah, but I can guarantee it won’t have the draw it would with the woman who just might be America’s first Madam Vice.
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Whatever….you’re totally a closet Oprah fan. I know you watch her ‘Favorite Things’ episodes.
Let’s be honest. Oprah has an agenda, and it doesn’t include Republicans.
Word has it that she T-ed off some of her base because of her endorsement of Obama (and thus ousting Hillary). I’ve heard her numbers are down.
I’ve always had a lot of opinions about Oprah, and not many of them are very good ones. Most of those fall in line quite well with my opinions of Obama too. Seems they’ve both got a lot of hot air to release, but not a lot of legitimacy to go with it.
I don’t watch Oprah and, come to think of it, I don’t know anyone that does… or at least they won’t admit it. Where did her ratings come from in the first place?
She absolutely has an agenda. Obama is the first candidate she’s ever endorsed. What does that tell you?
When it comes to votes,
Oprah says “The THIGHS have it”.
And, she don’t want know you-know-what zinging her mainest man on her own show. I know that’s right!
Whodat can’t stop watchin’ Oprah cause he never started!
Her BIGGEST audience is housewives who are watching at 3-4pm while home. Let’s be honest - the majority of them are white. It’s liek rappers who market their stuff to the white suburban middle class kids. If she T’s off that huge demo either by ignoring or attacking Palin, she sufers. She’s in a pickle: her career and job suffers, or her candidate suffers because she has to do her job, and it means accomodating the “enemy.”
But maybe she’s beyond caring because of the millions she’s already made.
I bet when she first threw her lot in with Obama, she didn’t have this scenario in mind.
“Poor Oprah.”
[sarcasm]
I really don’t understand the big deal in all of this. The woman is a private citizen with a television talk show and can do as she pleases. She went on the road supporting Obama, so no way she brings on his competition…but again, who cares. I am much more concerned about people who claim to be journalists yet tell you they get a tingle up their leg when Obama speaks (still not sure that is a positive thing).
It’s her way of helping her choice of candidates win. I would have thought she would have enjoyed the chnace to try and dump on Palin publicly the way liberal media has done. But, I guess by decling her an appearance, she has done just that.
A review of Oprah’s maniacal empire will reveal an agenda that puts Oprah at the center of her universe and god of her creation. To wit, she has founded her own quasi religion and, her own quasi political movement. Oprah unfortunately is one of those rags to riches individuals who actually believes her own copy. Obama was to be her christos (greek, look it up)
Oprah is as sick as George Sorros and wealthy enough to launch her own movement.
But what would happen to her IF they pulled her plug and she didn’t have the platform of her TV show?
“JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!