OOH! Oprah just commented on the women who called her a "traitor" for not voting for the woman in

[jenmito]

the race-Hillary. She said she IS a woman, but she's a FREE woman who has the right to choose who she thinks would make the best president, and she chooses OBAMA!

[fortyfeetunder]

1. don't mess with O!

Oprah, that is....

[NJObamaWoman]

2. FREE baby!!! Thats right I'm a FREE woman who can think for herself.

[jenmito]

7. YES! And NOW she just said there were OTHER small-minded people who said she's supporting

Obama just because he's BLACK-and she said she is NOT supporting him because he's Black-but because he's BRILLIANT! :hi:

[sandnsea]

10. I loved that

and "don't play me small". She is incredible.

And now Michelle.

This is great.

[jenmito]

16. So did I! Take THAT all you people accusing her of supporting Obama just because

he's Black!

[davidwparker]

3. Good for Oprah.

[Thrill]

4. OUCH OUCH

[wndycty]

5. TELL IT OPRAH!

TELL THEM SORRY ASS MOTHERFUCKERS!

[K Gardner]

6. "I'm not that small.. don't play me small! I'm not voting for Barack because he's black.. I'm voting

for him because he's BRILLIANT !" You tell em, Oprah ! Holy rant Batman, she is ON FIRE !

[LittleBlue]

71. She is really eloquent. Her words have an unusual persuasive force. n/t

[NoodleyAppendage]

8. FREE woman...and apparently one who understands the general election calculus

Obama, as well as any thinking human being, knows full well that Clinton in the general election will have an up-hill battle and already polls lower than McCain.

J

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[HCE SuiGeneris]

14. .

[loveangelc]

11. We are free women who do not have to make up our mind based on race or gender.

thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ErnestoG]

12. Hillary doesn't like free thinking women. Especially if they choose not to vote for her.

gag.

[loveangelc]

13. so true.

[BlackVelvet04]

15. Oh, wow, the great Oprah has spoken....

:eyes:

[The Delegates]

17. At least Oprah

Doesn't want to garnish our wages.

[cd3dem]

34. Martha knows how to garnish not Oprah

[jenmito]

18. And now the great Stevie Wonder is singing!

It's just killing ya, isn't it?! :hi:

[ErnestoG]

21. The Hatery Clintons will now add him to their list of mortal enemies....

Pathetic.

[jenmito]

24. Just like the Clintons themselves will do.

Like candidate like supporter.

[oldtime dfl_er]

19. Nothing Oprah says can sway me

Nothing. Celebrity endorsements rarely move me, and Oprah especially means nothing to me.

[jenmito]

22. Oprah's not just a celebrity and you know it.

[oldtime dfl_er]

28. Did you forget the sarcasm emotie?

Here ya go

:sarcasm:

[jenmito]

31. Enjoy living in your state of denial!

:hi:

[ErnestoG]

26. Oprah is actually an activist too, who has done a ton for orphaned kids...

and helped build schools in Africa too.

What have you done?

[sandnsea]

30. Then shut up and listen to Michelle n/t

[jenmito]

33. Michelle's even better!

[intheozone]

20. Oh great, this coming from the women who gave Dr. Phil

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[jenmito]

29. Maybe if you didn't eat all those sour grapes you wouldn't be puking so much!

:hi:

[Cha]

56. Hey you're throwing up all over yourself..

not pretty..is all those sourgrapes?

[jefferson_dem]

23. That's some powerful stuff!

n/t

[Metric System]

25. Oprah, the woman who brought us: James Frey & Dr. Phil

[BlueStateGirl]

27. Who called her a traitor?

[jenmito]

32. Women who were angry that she didn't support Hillary. n/t

[annie1]

35. ZOMG, OPRAH!!! And YOU get candidate, and You get a candidate, and You get a candidate.

[jenmito]

36. No-and YOU get a president and YOU get a president and YOU get a president!

:hi:

[annie1]

37. OPRAHS GIVING ME A PRESIDENT! ZOMG! LUCKY ME!

[jenmito]

38. Just playing on your words. She's not giving anyone anything. She's giving her opinion and drawing

crowds. Oprah just spoke for a couple minutes. Michelle is the main speaker and she's just as good as Barack!

[annie1]

i like michelle a lot. She seems fierce and no holds barred.

[jenmito]

48. I'm glad you like her. She'll be a great First Lady as of Jan. '09.

[annie1]

51. I hope she's not, but she would definitely be an awesome first lady...

wish it was between her and hil. :(.

[The_Casual_Observer]

39. Oprah who?

[Straight Shooter]

59. The Oprah who almost peed herself when george w. bush kissed her on the cheek, that's who.

george w. bush had the jaunty strut when he came on her show and gave her a peck on the cheek and she was smitten.

[cooolandrew]

40. Yep, Oprah got where she is today by making good choices and not being pushed around...

...Oprah makes me so proud on all I have read about her since theis election she is an exceptional woman.

[BenDavid]

41. uh huh and after many folks were down on Oprah because she

came mighty close to that line of saying vote for obama cause he's black and I'm black, so vote for Barack. Personally, I believe that is the reason she is voting and supporting obama, and that is racist and damn stupid.

And out of all this how many folks just needed a place to go on a sunday afternoon and now how many more viewers will she lose?

[cooolandrew]

42. She'll regain viewers when she is proved right how good Barack is for America.

[jenmito]

46. Once again you're wrong. Maybe YOU took her endorsement that way,

Just like you wrongly claimed Michelle told people Black people should vote for him because he's Black.

She clearly doesn't CARE how many viewers she will lose. Do YOU care?

[jenmito]

47. delete-dupe

[suston96]

43. Yeah, Oprah - you go, girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend, girlfriend, girl.....

[kerstin]

44. It's happening on both sides, and it is regrettable.

I read that African-American women who are voting for H. Clinton are being called traitors to their race. I look forward to the day when we can come together again around a single candidate, whoever that turns out to be.

[jenmito]

50. We're talking about a well-known Black woman who has put her career on the line by doing this...

She just proved she doesn't care WHAT people think of her decision to support Obama.

[kerstin]

54. My post wasn't meant to depreciate either Oprah or her stance.

I apologize if it came off that way. :hi:

[jenmito]

66. No problemo!

:hi:

[Beausoir]

45. Well, how wonderful for Oprah..to realize there's a little thing called VOTING!

[Cha]

57. Please try and keep up..

Oprah had a Get Out The Vote show in 2004 and made it clear that she was for Kerry. The guests were young people who were showing how to be activists.

[Beausoir]

69. A 50 plus year old woman just discovered voting in the past 4 years?

And you are going to allow her to tell you how to vote?

Talk about not keeping up. Jesus.

[BeyondGeography]

49. I loved Oprah's speech today

Eloquent and edgy. Can't wait to see it again.

[jenmito]

52. And she was just the opener. Michelle took the cake! And then there was Maria Shriver!

This is going to get HUGE amounts of coverage-right in time for Tuesday!

[BeyondGeography]

53. My tear ducts got another workout today

All of them just blew me away.

[jenmito]

63. They all gave me chills...

Speaker after speaker after speaker!

[Cha]

55. Oprah also said..she

gets to think for herself and it brought the house down! And, she made it very clear why she wants Obama..his gift of wisdom for an all important reason. Adding, too, that some said she's behind him 'cause he's Black! "Don't play me small"..she says.

[jenmito]

64. Yup-that was POWERFUL stuff!

She sure didn't shy away from her support of Obama-ratings be damned! She clearly feels more strongly about her support of Obama than some of her audience not liking her for it!

[Straight Shooter]

58. Hillary is brilliant. I believe Hillary has much more political acumen than Barack.

Oprah knew this question was coming. Her answer is trite.

It may be that using the word "free" is also her way of emphasizing that blacks aren't beholden anymore to anyone. Fine. That's exactly what Michelle was talking about when she said black America would wake up and get it.

Maybe Oprah fancies herself a kingmaker. We should trust someone who runs in such high-powered circles just because she's famous? Oprah got all giggly with george w. bush and she glossed over Arnold's character deficits when she had him on her show, ostensibly because she and Maria were friends, which gave him a big boost in California. Yes, Oprah is a real fine judge of character. Uh-huh.

[Cha]

65. hilary is so "brilliant" she voted for the

IWR and she hates Dean by all accounts..that's really brilliant. hilary is lyin' muckraker..that's really brilliant.

[ErnestoG]

72. Yeah, all the bedside manner of an enraged badger.

[CatWoman]

60. I'm still pissed at Oprah for her sucking Bush's ass

:grr:

[Straight Shooter]

61. Yeah, but she's given FREE CARS to people and that makes everything all right.

:sarcasm:

[exchange77]

62. Im free..:-)

[Nimrod2005]

67. Have to agree with O

[VotesForWomen]

68. yeah, and oprah thought anti-war folks were nuts, until being anti-war became popular. nt

[Beausoir]

73. She is utterly ridiculous. The woman couldn't be bothered to VOTE for most of her life.

In what universe is that acceptable?

[Darth_Kitten]

70. Maybe Oprah's a tad jealous........

all that power and celebrity,and to think......she'll never be president. :rofl:

[loveangelc]

74. Oprah speaks the truth. I am sooooooooo sick of women saying theyre voting for Hillary

because she's a woman. I dont understand why anyone would vote for Hillary Clinton of all people simply for being a woman. And its really just time for new people...