Great news - Just voted in Florida

[timdoodle]

and a lady in line told me that she was voting for the first time in her life because OPRAH told her to. I am assuming OPRAH is pro-Kerry, but this is huge. Her audience will go vote if she tells them to...

[calico1]

1. Oprah is very pro women's rights.

In the show she had she all but asked her audience members to vote for Kerry.

[JuniorPlankton]

2. I am glad Oprah is on our side, but

it's really scary that people vote because Oprah (or anyone else, for that matter) told them so.


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[Doohickie]

4. Not really...

I think that if people deeply identify with her (and many do), then it makes sense for them to take her advice when she points to a candidate that shares their common values.

[TexasSissy]

3. I don't think Oprah told her audience who she was endorsing or how to

vote, but she implied it, from what I've heard. "Don't vote at your own peril, ladies...." She was speaking of preserving the right of control over our own bodies.

P Diddy (P Daddy?) was also on the show, as was Drew Barrymore & others. They were all wearing "Vote!" t-shirts.