NYT: "Oprah Winfrey's Seal of Approval Goes Presidential"

[Colobo]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/business/media/07oprah.html

Good to know!

[illinoisprogressive]

1. When God speaks....they listen. oh yeah.

[wake.up.america]

2. Example of how poitics should not be . People will actually vote or not vote for him because...

the media Queen says she likes him.


Dr Phil is nuts about money.

[TwilightGardener]

3. Considering she can take almost any book and make it a national

instant classic, she will work wonders for him. I figured she would endorse him, but I'm glad to hear it officially. He's just been knighted by the "Queen".

[emilyg]

5. didn't change my mind

[TwilightGardener]

8. I'm not a big fan of Oprah, but she does have a lot of influence

on our culture.

[Carolina]

12. Ditto ... not a big fan

now or ever. And really don't like her after seeing her cameo in Moyers' Buying the Air. She disdainfully cut off one audience member who dared to question NYT ho Judith Miller. Guess Harpo really does believe in her almighty word!

[mnhtnbb]

15. I saw that, too.

[mnhtnbb]

16. If she can get some women who'd otherwise vote for Rudy to vote Obama,

I'll say 'thank you' to Oprah.

[DURHAM D]

4. Well that is no surprise. She said several years ago

that if he ran for President she would, for the first time, get involved in politics.

[TheMadMonk]

6. Who will be the first muckraker to...

...price Oprah's time at $x/min and calculate she contributed more than $2300 worth of "services" to Obama?

[Le Taz Hot]

7. Wonderful.

She also endorsed Der Gropenator by letting him speak on her show for an hour along with his anorexic wife and did NOT give equal time to Gray Davis.

Oprah's forgotten where she came from.

[ripple]

9. Obama is doing an excellent job of tapping in to a number of demographics n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

10. This could be a very significant endorsement. nt

[rinsd]

11. That is quite a coup for Obama. Should have an impact on his female vote (nt)

[mnhtnbb]

13. This is not surprising. She had Elizabeth Edwards on not too long

ago--after the cancer announcement--and some people who saw the show said
Oprah was practically rude to her.

I would guess that Oprah didn't want to do the segment, but got talked into
it by some of her producers.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

18. Oprah was rude to Elizabeth ?

I'd like to see that and make my own judgement.

[Colobo]

20. Got any links?

[mnhtnbb]

23. Here's a link discussing the interview

http://www.raisingkaine.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=7924

Could not find a link for video from the interview, but there is this
on Oprah's website

http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200704/20070406/slide_20070406_284_101.jhtml

[ellacott]

25. I saw the show. She was not rude to her

She didn't gush over her. She did ask direct questions but they were in no way rude. I think for some people everything Oprah says is criticized.

I have no problems with her endorsement. It's her opinion. She has publically spoken years ago that she wanted Hillary to be the first female President.

She also had a show on with Frank Rich regarding his book, The Greatest Story Ever Sold. In that show she admitted that she was also taken in by the propaganda.

[mitchtv]

14. Ho Hum Oprah who?

[Alexander]

17. What if Obama doesn't win the nom?

Will she still endorse a Democrat, or withhold any endorsement?

How about if Obama's the VP?

[AtomicKitten]

19. This Californian is still po'd at Oprah for promoting Schwarzenegger.

But her endorsement of Obama is kinda groovy.

[saracat]

21. I don't think she should "endorse' anyone. I think this is a bit tacky so early on.

[AtomicKitten]

22. Her gravitas and visibility does give her an unfair advantage --

so I definitely see where you are coming from.

[ellacott]

26. Tacky?

interesting

[Ethelk2044]

24. She is endorsing him

because of what he stands for. She had time to know him personally. She feels he has substance and will rule the country in a way that it would make all Americans proud.