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Orrex

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2. Hmm...

Thu Jan 11, 2018, 09:14 AM

Jan 2018

Any assessment of her possible presidential bid should consider the irrational, pseudoscientific free for all she helped create.

When I pointed this out a few days ago, I was called a racist and a misogynist.

I might need to slap on some Kinoki pads to deal with the toxicity.

k/r

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Oprah Winfrey Helped Create Our Irrational Pseudoscientific American Fantasyland - Slate [View all] SidDithers Jan 2018 OP

I often wondered what kind of idiots got behind a celebrity personality like Trump. nt LexVegas Jan 2018 #1

Oprah is nothing "like" Trump.. I don't particularly want her as President whathehell Jan 2018 #30

Hmm... Orrex Jan 2018 #2

Hang in there brother HAB911 Jan 2018 #3

The struggle is real. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #5

Despite her 'nicey-nice' TV persona, she's not a particularly nice woman. GoneOffShore Jan 2018 #14

A diva? Beaverhausen Jan 2018 #22

Saw her rip on someone for being polite while Ms W was at the crafts services table on a set GoneOffShore Jan 2018 #108

And what would you call a male actor who did that? Beaverhausen Jan 2018 #122

An asshole. GoneOffShore Jan 2018 #123

Sorry that happened to you. whow. riversedge Jan 2018 #60

It absolutley sucks that a female celebrity... NCTraveler Jan 2018 #4

I'm wondering how many times you can miss the point so spectacularly Orrex Jan 2018 #6

Over and over and over again. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #9

I'm glad that my factual and accurate statement resonates with you Orrex Jan 2018 #11

Let's disagree w/o being disagreeable, shall we? al bupp Jan 2018 #64

LOL SunSeeker Jan 2018 #20

Running or not... Baconator Jan 2018 #23

Agree completely., NCTraveler whathehell Jan 2018 #31

First off, she's not being "vetted". PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #32

I don't know the History Channel exboyfil Jan 2018 #7

You're not saying It's Aliens, are you? hatrack Jan 2018 #10

You have seen V right? exboyfil Jan 2018 #13

. . . hatrack Jan 2018 #111

History Channel for President! rusty fender Jan 2018 #72

I do think it's overstating it a bit to claim she created this platform of legitimacy kcr Jan 2018 #8

It's definitely overstating it.. whathehell Jan 2018 #29

It's not hate. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #37

Maybe not "hate" but certainly whathehell Jan 2018 #47

Oprah is no more qualified than Ryan Seacrest... Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #68

Are you a dentist, lol? whathehell Jan 2018 #70

Bad anology, by the way whathehell Jan 2018 #71

We've seen what someone without skills does as president. I sure fucking hope the next one has some. X_Digger Jan 2018 #80

Trump is not missing "skills" as much as human qualities whathehell Jan 2018 #82

If that's all you think Trump is missing, you're woefully underinformed. X_Digger Jan 2018 #85

Is that "all" I think Trump is missing, lol? whathehell Jan 2018 #99

Dude, that's great for her and her fans... RedFury Jan 2018 #101

Dude, What is "great for her and her fans"? whathehell Jan 2018 #102

The skills involved. In being President are not "technical". whathehell Jan 2018 #83

The fuck they aren't. Knowing how house committees work to get a bill passed.. X_Digger Jan 2018 #84

Post removed Post removed Jan 2018 #100

As we see with Trump, the voters decide, ultimately, who is or is not qualified. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #65

Is it an overstatement to say that she helped to create it? sl8 Jan 2018 #75

Either way. How do you help create something that already existed? kcr Jan 2018 #125

Fair enough. sl8 Jan 2018 #129

Please, keep Oprah Winfrey far, far away from political office. longship Jan 2018 #12

Thank you so much The Polack MSgt Jan 2018 #15

+1 dalton99a Jan 2018 #17

I can think of people I'd like a lot farther away...Paul Ryan, Donald Trump. whathehell Jan 2018 #33

And Oprah too, please. longship Jan 2018 #41

"profound ignorance of science" my butt. She,'likely knows more than the Republican Congress whathehell Jan 2018 #42

Her mind is open to abject quackery. longship Jan 2018 #43

See you...At least she"s not a Climate Denier, like most elected Republicans and THAT is more whathehell Jan 2018 #44

Trust me. I'm on that issue, too. longship Jan 2018 #45

That's good.. whathehell Jan 2018 #48

The extent that people put forth Oprah as putative POTUS... longship Jan 2018 #49

Enjoy yourself.. whathehell Jan 2018 #52

Non-sequitor. longship Jan 2018 #57

Grammar critique, lol? whathehell Jan 2018 #67

The dreaded iPhone autocorrect: okee donkey! longship Jan 2018 #77

Longship, WHY do you focus hostility against liberals instead Hortensis Jan 2018 #90

I have no hostility toward Oprah personally. longship Jan 2018 #92

Why not criticize Republicans for cause? Hortensis Jan 2018 #105

Oh! I do. longship Jan 2018 #106

No, because Oprah isn't, and couldn't be, the threat that Ryan, Trump & McConnell are whathehell Jan 2018 #54

Not "uniquely unqualified," no. Nonhlanhla Jan 2018 #55

Stop comparing Oprah to the GOP loons. longship Jan 2018 #58

I certainly did not compare her to the GOP Nonhlanhla Jan 2018 #69

LOL, I know Orac's sister in real life. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2018 #74

K&R Gothmog Jan 2018 #16

Every negative article I've read so far about Oprah.... Stellar Jan 2018 #18

That's bullshit... Baconator Jan 2018 #24

The hell it is...Stellar is correct . whathehell Jan 2018 #35

How do you know that? sl8 Jan 2018 #88

Because my experience whathehell Jan 2018 #93

You realize that isn't any sort of confirmation, right? sl8 Jan 2018 #130

NOT CORRECT.....A 3 minute google search and..... USALiberal Jan 2018 #116

Sorry, but misogyny is real whathehell Jan 2018 #50

It can influence their view point but it doesn't automatically mean what they have to say... Baconator Jan 2018 #87

Not "automatically", no, but whathehell Jan 2018 #94

I dismissed it because it was biased and overall a bad idea... Baconator Jan 2018 #127

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2018 #25

You noticed that too? whathehell Jan 2018 #34

Joan Walsh criticised her on TV for the pseudoscience, apparently muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #89

LOL, nice try! n.t. USALiberal Jan 2018 #112

Are you saying that I DIDN'T come across those articles... Stellar Jan 2018 #113

Read this article and then self delete your post...... USALiberal Jan 2018 #114

Or read this one and SELF DELETE your post...did you do ANY research?? USALiberal Jan 2018 #115

As I said... Stellar Jan 2018 #117

So you chose not to read any by women, I get it now, carry on! nt USALiberal Jan 2018 #118

Jeebus... you people are rough! nt Stellar Jan 2018 #119

I am not a fan of blanket statements when someone did NO checking at all. n.t. USALiberal Jan 2018 #120

That's unfortunate. nt Stellar Jan 2018 #121

Hi Sid! Long time no see. Are you worried we'll nominate Oprah? SunSeeker Jan 2018 #19

My 19 year old cat radical noodle Jan 2018 #21

Agreed. nt SunSeeker Jan 2018 #26

Thanks for the link. Ellipsis Jan 2018 #27

the law of attraction EllenlogRL Jan 2018 #28

She's not an absolute empiricist -- So what? whathehell Jan 2018 #36

That is hilarious. 'The Secret' is beyond a total scam. GoneOffShore Jan 2018 #107

The Law of Positive Attraction. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #131

Just the thought pressbox69 Jan 2018 #38

She gave us "Dr" Phil. LSFL Jan 2018 #39

Dr. Oz rpannier Jan 2018 #103

i forgot about him. LSFL Jan 2018 #124

TV is TV: With very rare exceptions: salacious B.S. sells: ratings are everything. Not truth. lindysalsagal Jan 2018 #40

The personalization of reality is both dangerous and a symptom of ignorance. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #46

This is why I hope she runs. sfwriter Jan 2018 #51

Let me append to say that she MIGHT make a great candidate, sfwriter Jan 2018 #53

You must be joking...If they aren't,'t forced to smell it with Trump, they never will. whathehell Jan 2018 #73

Different snake oil. sfwriter Jan 2018 #78

Smarter, classier, kinder & in a Far Less Embarrassing package.. whathehell Jan 2018 #81

I think she could do really well. sfwriter Jan 2018 #86

Yes whathehell Jan 2018 #95

Some people don't want to hear this left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #56

I can't imagine ever voting for Oprah. democrank Jan 2018 #59

Wow. The GOP is realy scared of her. Next, they will have doctored "groping" photos. McCamy Taylor Jan 2018 #61

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2018 #79

I favor having quite a number of candidates in the primary. Sophia4 Jan 2018 #62

And no, she did not single handedly make America what it is. McCamy Taylor Jan 2018 #63

Thank you. Like you, I hadn't realized that Americans were all rational and scientific pnwmom Jan 2018 #98

Yes. Oprah did highlight some charlatans and they later became wealthy Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #66

+1, 5 out of 5000 turned out to be a toad and she gets lambasted here uponit7771 Jan 2018 #109

Any who speak ill of Oprah ... left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #76

Nice to see you back. Mosby Jan 2018 #91

Oh, yeah, right. Americans were always perfectly scientific and rational pnwmom Jan 2018 #96

"Inside Philanthropy on Oprah Winfrey" pnwmom Jan 2018 #97

but she is nice . . and that puts her as qualified as PBO . . read it right here so it must be true DrDan Jan 2018 #104

Not everyone who is 'nice' is good. I'm not sure that she's even 'nice'. GoneOffShore Jan 2018 #110

Remember when we had a woman as a candidate ? KTM Jan 2018 #126

I have a 'meh' opinion of Oprah apart from all of this. CakeGrrl Jan 2018 #128

The wellspring of billionaire *vanity candidates* is Citizens United. VOX Jan 2018 #132

She Gave Us Quacks AnnieBW Jan 2018 #133

Ohhhh, ouch Hekate Jan 2018 #134

It's way, way easier to simply look to the opinion of a public figure than ehrnst Feb 2018 #135