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Sean Spicer knocks Oprah's political inexperience - after working for a game show host... (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2018 OP
Dumb as a brick. Cattledog Jan 2018 #1
Has he learned his lesson? n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #2
I dont care what dumpy dwarf thinks about Oprah or her contributions, which are many. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #3
Which Oprah contributions? longship Jan 2018 #4
... forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #6
Fine, but she's still an ignorant buffoon. longship Jan 2018 #7
"Ignorant" and "buffoon" are way down on the list of words to describe Winfrey. forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #9
Jenny fucking McCarthy!!! Fucking John of God!!! longship Jan 2018 #10
Don't forget to add BuddhaGirl Jan 2018 #14
How does promoting psychic surgery improve anybody's life? longship Jan 2018 #15
Enjoy the dust bin. Try reading onecaliberal Jan 2018 #8
Here's some reading for you. longship Jan 2018 #11
Interesting. Tipperary Jan 2018 #12
I would be charitable and call her incurious. longship Jan 2018 #13
I would love to see the R's heads explode at the idea of challenging her... forgotmylogin Jan 2018 #5

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. Which Oprah contributions?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:34 PM
Jan 2018

Dr. Oz? The quackery supporting physician.

Dr. Phil? "I was the worst marriage counselor on the planet" who Oprah has doing fucking marriage counseling!

Jenny McCarthy? Idiot extraordinaire, and anti-vaccination kook. A mind untroubled by thought.

John of God? Psychic surgeon , megachurch scammer.

Or maybe it's bees!



Oprah is an idiot.

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)
6. ...
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:54 PM
Jan 2018

At age 19, while still a sophomore in college, becomes the youngest and first African-American anchor for WTVF-TV in Nashville.
1996 - Starts "Oprah's Book Club" on her show. The book club becomes very influential in the publishing world as selected books rise to the top of bestseller lists.
Going to a town of white supremacists and getting through an entire show with an audience filled with them.
Creating a show on Sunday that is spiritual and inspiring without being overtly religious.
December 20, 1993 - President Bill Clinton honors Oprah by signing into law the "Oprah Bill." This bill creates a national database that allows people to search for child abusers.
1997 - Starts Oprah's Angel Network, a charitable foundation.
1998 - Partners with Oxygen Media, which plans to operate a 24-hour cable channel for women.
April 2000 - Launches "O, The Oprah Magazine," and the Oxygen Network.
2002 - Accepts the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
February 2003 - Becomes the first African-American woman on Forbes magazine's "World's Richest People" list, with a net worth of about $1 billion.
January 2, 2007 - The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls opens in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. The school houses 152 girls from deprived backgrounds and provides them with an education. Winfrey has reportedly spent $40 million dollars opening the school.
November 20, 2013 - Is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama.
n dollars opening the school.

longship

(40,416 posts)
7. Fine, but she's still an ignorant buffoon.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:58 PM
Jan 2018

Oz, Phil, McCarthy, fucking John of God!!!!


Plus, all the other utter bullshit she promotes. Jenny McCarthy alone should disqualify her. And don't get me started about fucking John of God. Look him up!

I despise Oprah Winfrey. She's a babbling idiot.

forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)
9. "Ignorant" and "buffoon" are way down on the list of words to describe Winfrey.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:09 PM
Jan 2018

She's had a talk show where she's shown just as many things wrong with society as right things.

Sorry you have a personal issue with her, but I'd suspect you're in the minority of people (disregarding racist mouth-droolers who just have an issue because a minority female is successful.)

longship

(40,416 posts)
10. Jenny fucking McCarthy!!! Fucking John of God!!!
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:17 PM
Jan 2018

I have much more than a personal issue with Oprah. She supports people who science and rational thought can only see as lunacy.

Vaccination is one of the three best health ideas humankind has ever invented, along with the flush toilet and potable water. Oprah sponsors idiots who oppose vaccination. That alone should disqualify her from any office in the land. BTW, Drumpf has also expressed anti-vaccination opinions.

And just Google "John of God" to learn about that little gem.

Ignorant and buffoon precisely describe Oprah Winfrey.

BuddhaGirl

(3,609 posts)
14. Don't forget to add
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 04:27 PM
Jan 2018

"IMHO" to your post.

Oprah's not perfect, but she plainly cares about people and improving others' lives. Ignorance and buffoonery should be reserved for the current POTUS.

That said, I don't want her to run for president.

longship

(40,416 posts)
15. How does promoting psychic surgery improve anybody's life?
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 05:24 PM
Jan 2018

I mean other than the psychic surgeon. BTW, he claims that he can cure cancer that way.

And Oprah still supports him. Just Google "Oprah John of God" and you'll see.

That's not just my opinion. That's a fact. No IMHO necessary.

longship

(40,416 posts)
11. Here's some reading for you.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 01:26 PM
Jan 2018

Anti-vaccination kook: Jenny McCarthy

Religious and psychic surgeon scammer: Oprah with John of God (not much hubris there )

Oprah supports evil.

longship

(40,416 posts)
13. I would be charitable and call her incurious.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 03:36 PM
Jan 2018

But there is no kinder way to interpret her rather strong support for quack medicine. It is certainly not beneficial.

A lack of curiosity is not a good attribute, as these things go.

That is why I must stand so strongly against her running for office, or of any discussion thereof.


forgotmylogin

(7,530 posts)
5. I would love to see the R's heads explode at the idea of challenging her...
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 12:47 PM
Jan 2018

Black, successful, female, popular, built-in fanbase. She's the good version of Trump. They'd have nobody with the enormous it-factor to match her. You thought the news stations waited on an empty podium for 45 to speak...and fawned over his every word...

But I totally understand the reluctance to consider her.

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