Where is Oprah? Anyone Anyone??? Why has she dropped out on Obama???

[1776Forever]

After this article and comments were made in Jan. I have heard very little from Oprah and I would like to see her get out the vote for Obama in Indiana! Anyone know more?

January 20, 2008
Women turn on ‘traitor’ Oprah Winfrey for backing Barack Obama

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/us_elections/article3216586.ece

Oprah fans leave a barrage of negative messages on her official website in response to the talk show host's support of Obama.Winfrey’s website, Oprah.com, has been flooded with a barrage of abuse since the queen of daytime chat shows joined Obama on a tour of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina in mid-December

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Come on Oprah! Get out there and show your support!!!!

[leftofcool]

1. She lost a lot of viewers over her support

At least that was the rumor.

[Texas Hill Country]

7. she lost 30% of her viewership... MILLIONS of viewers

[onenote]

10. link?

[Texas Hill Country]

17. i cant find the article with the viewship ratings, but here her fav ratings went from 86 to 55%

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9427.html

[onenote]

34. where in the article does it say she had a fav rating of 86%?

The highest I see is 78 percent and that was in 1996 nad it dropped to 73 percent by 2003, long before she was talking about obama.

I don't dispute that her favorability is down. Not surprising. If she had gotten involved in the campaign on behalf of Hillary, it also would've dropped, I'm willing to bet.

As for ratings, I'd have to see a year to year comparison, since ratings fluctuate from week to week based on seasonal factors, reruns etc.

[Lady-Damai]

37. Too funny......

Oprah is worth 2.5 billion dollars. I doubt she's sitting late at night worrying about other ppls opinions of her.

[Texas Hill Country]

39. she does when she looses millions of viewers and thus millions of dollars in revenue

[Lady-Damai]

42. Oh really..... her 2. 5 billion dollars is going to disappear?

Has Oprah tried to win back these viewers? Um...NOPE! She doesn't care.

example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9b0Rtky7U0

[Lucky 13]

2. I've wondered this myself.

Some star power would be great right about now.

[Texas Hill Country]

12. ...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/oprahobama.html

[1776Forever]

48. Thanks - I have been attacked for asking - Just thought since IN is so close to IL she could show up

:hi:

[Lucky 13]

57. I wish. Looks like she's too worried about her ratings.

[Blue_Roses]

3. I'm sure she's very active

behind the scenes. I was actually at her website last week and got in a tiff with a few right wingers.:eyes: It was exhausting--and I thought GD-P was tiring.

I don't think she's worried about her viewership, but I bet she wants Obama to set the course himself without her being too much out front.

[Mezzo]

4. Bundles and bundles and busses. nt

[my3boyz]

6. Nope..she is not worried about the ratings. She kinda has a lot

going on right now. She has two tv shows,a magazine, her own television channel, her own radio channels, her schools in South Africa,etc. She can't do everything. I think she has made it clear that she supports Barack 100%. She can't make people vote for Barack. All she can offer him is the forum to convince them on his own. NEver know she might have him on her show again......

[1776Forever]

44. OK sounds reasonable - BUT it would be really great if she could make 1 visit in IN!

:headbang:

[ClericJohnPreston]

5. Yes

This Country realizes how important an icon Oprah Winfrey is and how her participation will add to the needed dialogue.

Oprah friggin Winfrey......you are so needed.....*cough*...okay, bring the loony nets.

[ShortnFiery]

8. Jealousy is very unbecoming on you Cleric JP.

:shrug:

[redqueen]

11. John Edwards on Hillary & her (filthy, disgusting) campaign:

"The Clinton campaign has no conscience," Edwards said, after Clinton spokesman Jay Carson said Edwards does no more than "read articles about people who need help and talk about them."

"The idea that everything is about them (suggests) that they have no conscience," Edwards said of the Clinton campaign, my colleague Josh Kraushaar reports. "I'm very surprised by the comments."




"I didn't hear these kinds of attacks from Senator Clinton when she was ahead," Edwards said. "Every time he speaks out for change, every time I fight for change, the forces of status quo are going to attack -- every single time."




"I think that voters have to ask themselves is: do you believe that the candidate who's raised the most money from Washington lobbyists, Democrat or Republican, the candidate who's raised the most money from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies, the candidate who's raised the most money from the defence industry, Republican or Democrat - and the answer to all of those questions is: that's Senator Clinton. Will she be the person who brings about the change in this country? You know, I believe in Santa Claus. I believe in the tooth fairy. But I don't think that's going to happen. I really don't. I think that if people want the status quo, Senator Clinton is your candidate."




Want to insult me some more? C'mon... show us what a smart guy you are.

[earth mom]

14. NO-Edwards said BOTH Obama & Hillary are STATUS QUO. nt

[redqueen]

16. Quote, please.

Thanks. :)

[ClericJohnPreston]

28. I am smart redqueen

which is why I don't drink the Kool-Aid and you do. Nice try at pulling out campaign quotes. However dizzy with your programmed mind, you of all people recognize that you can create anything through quotes out of context.

Who has Elizabeth shown she clearly supports redqueen?

Who does the EDWARDS SUPPORTERS BOARD HERE AT DU SUPPORT redqueen?

Hmmmm? I'll wait.......

[redqueen]

30. "Who does the EDWARDS SUPPORTERS BOARD HERE AT DU SUPPORT...?"

Mostly Obama.

I'm impressed that you at least didn't resort to childish insults... this time, anyway. (Or, I don't know... is your assertion that I have a programmed mind an insult? Yeah... I think I've little reason to be impressed, actually.)

Regarding context... that's three times he said in no uncertain terms what he thought of her as a candidate or what he thought of her campaign. Would you like to provide the information that indicates I've taken these quotes OUT of context? Please?


:hi:


As for whom Elizabeth supports... she's been very careful to say she supports Hillary's HEALTH CARE plan.

Not quite the same as Carter's understated (but obvious) support for Obama, is it? :)


edited to add stuff & spell "resort" correctly. :P

[ClericJohnPreston]

32. Thats an outright lie

Go see the reception the Edwards board has for Obama supporters.

[redqueen]

35. Gross! Y'all are as bad as the Clinton board.

Candidate envy will do that, I suppose.

Peace, person I used to respect.

[ClericJohnPreston]

38. The feeling, sadly

is mutual redqueen.

[redqueen]

40. Yeah... I got that impression when you started insulting me last time.

Oh, and thanks for admitting that you're wrong about the "context" bullshit.

Clinton = status quo corporate shill.

:hi:

[ClericJohnPreston]

43. Obama

fan of "bi-partisanship" ( see Faux News ), man of the Insurance Industry, my occupational nemesis, man who throws activism under the bus and core Democratic values, IS CORPORATACRACY incarnate.

[redqueen]

46. You *do* know that Hillary's been on FAR more Faux shows than Obama, right?

And that she's thrown activists under the bus as well?

They're pretty similar, the two candidates.

One thing they haven't both done is lie horribly. Also, they are viewed differently by the public... one vastly more negatively, and also as more untrustworthy. Guess which one?

[SeaLyons]

9. Since Oprah didn't give a damn about electing a President

in 2000 and 2004, she turned off quite a few of her viewers stepping out for the "brotha" in 2008.

[ellacott]

19. Seems like Maya Angelou didn't give a damn either

She wasn't out there either. That's no problem because she now supports your candidate.

[SeaLyons]

29. Maya does not have a TV show

I don't think you can compare the two.

[ellacott]

36. Of course I can compare the 2

A TV show has nothing to do with it.

Fact is neither of them endorsed anyone in 2000 or 2004.

[CakeGrrl]

27. How dare she break the wall of female solidarity?

:eyes:

So a bunch of women (let's be real, that's who we're talking about when it comes to the Oprah demographic) stomped away mad because she wouldn't stick with her fellow females. Sounds pretty reactionary.

Interesting that they apparently weren't quite as nonplussed when she got a kiss from ol' GWB.

[earth mom]

13. Your candidate has a SERIOUS problem if he needs Oprah to bail him out.

Would he do the same thing if elected prez? Call Oprah 24/7 to do damage control about his corporate rethuglicanesque policies? :eyes: :puke:

[shayes51]

15. exactly right

[redqueen]

18. What gives you the idea that he nees Oprah?

Jesus... one person on a message board wonders about Oprah and her support... and y'all go into reflexive talking point mode?

:wtf:

[cali]

20. wow. impressively stupid post.

gotta love such a sterling example of mindlessness.

:thumbsup:

[ampad]

24. Amazing isn't it?

Simply amazing how childish some folks can get.

[1776Forever]

49. What is stupid to you may not be to everyone! I just asked a question if you don't like it move on!

Just wondered since IN is so close to IL why she wasn't going to be with him one time - if that is too stupid for you go ahead and move on!

:silly:

[cali]

53. lol!! dig that hole deeper.

The question you asked was if Obama were in the WH would he call Oprah in an emergency. And man, is that stupid.

[1776Forever]

58. Can you read? I said I would like to see her get out the for Obama in Indiana

??????????? Weird!

[knixphan]

21. Wait for the GE.

Why waste your high-profile endorsers on a primary that you can close out on your own?

(check Superdelegates)

Save the celebs for the GE, where they can all make fun of McBush.

[1776Forever]

50. Very good answer - I can see that thinking! Thanks!

:thumbsup:

[cliffordu]

22. Oprah went to hell right after the girls in her African school were

molested by staff -

Oprah has massive emotional baggage in this area and I think it almost completely fucked her up - My wife and I stopped watching this year as she really IS a shadow of her former self. Sad, really.

I like Oprah. I miss her.

[Texas Hill Country]

25. i forgot about that... ouch

[cliffordu]

33. The difference in her has been night and day -

she went to Africa to try fix the problems between tv seasons....and when she got back last fall she just wasn't the same.

I guess there are some things even Oprah cannot fix.

[RichGirl]

52. Oprah is better than she has ever been.

I stopped watching her when she destroyed James Frey. But she has redeemed herself with the 10 week webcast she has been doing with Eckhart Tolle ("A New Earth"). Now she has Christians (and Chuck Norris) calling her the anti-Christ. But, she doesn't give a damn. She's a new and wonderful woman.

[cliffordu]

54. Like I said, I haven't seen her in a bit, I hope she's doing better...

And if Chuck Norris is calling her the Antichrist, then she probably is better.

[AllentownJake]

23. Who cares?

She did her work in the beginning in helping to make him a contender and getting him press coverage. She really doesn't have to do anything now.

[BooScout]

26. Her ratings are in the toilet so she's laying low....

Tis true: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/oprahobama.html

[Bucky]

31. Foolishly, she wants Obama to speak for himself. Oddly, she's not using his campaign for publicity.

I don't know what her problem is, refusing to horn in on Obama's spotlight nor using his campaign to aggrandize herself.

[phrigndumass]

41. Oprah's in Guam, bending the will of the Guamaniacs to do her bidding

Head-shrinking voodoo is on the menu! Puerto Rico is next, and Chuck Norris will be there hunting the Puerto Rican Crested Toad to extinction with his hai karate judo chop!

:hide:

[wowimthere]

45. Obama supporters... stay positive in the midst of this negativity. Right wing wannabes want to divid...

If you have to leave these kinds of threads that want to incite fear and negativity then leave it. I do.

[MrCTLib]

47. Oprah pays a real cost for supporting Barack Obama

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/04/oprahobama.html

[knixphan]

51. an old saying...

You can let birds fly around your head, but don't let 'em make nests in your hair...

[DemGa]

55. Maybe this...."An Open Letter to Oprah"

JERUSALEM – Sen. Barack Obama's Chicago church published an open letter from a Palestinian activist that labels Israel an "apartheid" regime and claims the Jewish state worked on an "ethnic bomb" that kills "blacks and Arabs."

The letter, discovered by the blog Sweetness & Light, was published on the "Pastor's Page" of the Trinity United Church of Christ newsletter reserved for Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., whose anti-American, anti-Israel remarks prompted the presidential candidate to deliver a major race speech last week.

"I must tell you that Israel was the closest ally to the white supremacists of South Africa," wrote the letter's author, Ali Baghdadi. "In fact, South Africa allowed Israel to test its nuclear weapons in the ocean off South Africa. The Israelis were given a blank check: they could test whenever they desired and did not even have to ask permission. Both worked on an ethnic bomb that kills Blacks and Arabs."

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=59884

[faithfulcitizen]

56. I have been wondering too. She could help A LOT in Indiana, and probably NC too.

Do I care what Oprah thinks? Not really, but she helps him connect with a lot of women. At this point, it can't hurt! :)

[1776Forever]

59. Thank you - Finally a voice of reason - I feel the same way!

I saw her in CA with Maria Shriver and Caroline Kennedy and it was electrifying! Just wondered what the reasoning was since then for her not being more involved in some way. I haven't heard her mention him either on her shows but I must admit I haven't been listening too often for the last 6 months.