Posted on 09/05/2008 10:37:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Oprah taking sides?
The queen of talk says it ain't so.
Winfrey reacted strongly Friday to a report posted on the Drudge Report that claimed she and "a couple of her top people are adamantly" against booking newly minted Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on her show.
"The item in today’s Drudge Report is categorically untrue," Winfrey said in a statement sent to news organizations in reaction to the DrudgeReport.com posting. "There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."
That said, Winfrey used her show to introduce Barack Obama to America's women voters, and has endorsed and campaigned with the Democratic nominee. She also was very visible at Obama's acceptance speech last week in Denver.
Winfrey's staff reportedly is sharply divided on booking Palin.
"Half of her staff really wants Sarah Palin on," a source told Drudge. "Oprah's Web site is getting tons of requests to put her on, but Oprah and a couple of her top people are adamantly against it because of Obama."
Oprah last year blocked an appearance by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, timed to a promotional tour of his autobiography.
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Sorry oprah,We dont buy it.I will bet your numbers for your show start falling away soon.
She's a racist, and she is a liar about it also.
I am not fooled by any of these Obama people.
Ruh Row Oprah, gonna loose quite a few viewers with that response.
“At the beginning of this presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates.”
WTF? Is this supposed to sound like her private self is in support of Obama, whereas her “show self” is neutral? When I read it, it sounds as if she’s saying, “At the beginning of this presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate (because he’s black and from Chicago), I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the OTHER candidates, because I don’t want to give press to Barrack’s opponents.”
Oprah is a bitch. There I said it.
Sarah needs to be careful.
F Oprah. She’s going to pay for this.
Oprah’s just scared that Sarah’s gonna mistake her for a moose!
Hmm. Winfrey turns out to be a liar.
Of course she doesn’t want Palin. Oprah’s in the entertainment industry and promotes fantasy. God forbid she should have a real, person who could make a difference on. Actually, having Palin on her show would be the ONLY thing that could make me watch it I stopped a LONG time ago when she caught the “ME” syndrome.
Oprah, you decided not to have your show be a platform for candidates? Uh, rrriiiggghhhttt.
That’s why you had the lovefest show with Obama? Because he is not a candidate?
And your loyal viewers all sucked that b.s. up and said, “Yum, yum?”
Doesn’t say much of the intelligence of your viewers if they swallow a fib that big.
Nor of your view of your viewers’ intelligence that you would expect them to swallow such a big fib.
But hey! Your show. It’s a free country. You got a right to be the racist you are.
If Oprah does invite her on, Governor Palin needs to tell her she’s too busy. She’s got a race to win. Oprah’s audience would probably be full of Cold Pinkos and Ron Paul supporters. There is really no reason for the Governor to have to put up with those pinheads.
And why exactly would Sarah go on Oprah AFTER she wins the election??
I'm sure the Vice President of the United States will have better things to do than watch you flap your gums.
Palin shouldn’t go on that show, even if they invited her.
Great photo to accompany this story.
Stupid cows?
She would be right, too.
Lincoln said you can fool some of the people all of the time, and she is going with that all the way to the bank.
A billion dollars worth.
I agree, who says she would want to be on that show anyway?
I certainly wouldn’t want to be on the show and be subjected to the teachings of Oprah’s Universal Church of Everything and Nothing.
I agree.
Going on the show gives it a bit of credit.
Same with the View... I don’t understand some of the people that go on that show.
Oprah is just a bloated old porker. Sarah is trim and in shape without any dieting “issues” and neuroses. Palin ran a few marathons
Oprah is also kind of weirdo fag-hag. She never marries her gayish boyfriends. While Sarah marries a real man and her daughter marries a hockey player.
Who is leading the happier life?
Palin should NOT go on O....it’s a waste of Gov Sarah’s time....
Oprah is a racist, and has shown it before. She supports Obama with such a biased passion not because of his politics, but because of his race.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDmtPuPbVgU&feature=related
Porn peddler Oprah is a liar.
Right. The most talked-about woman on the face of the earth, and nobody's discussed it. Uh-huh.
I hope this hurts her and I hope she goes away.
It doesn’t matter. I’m sure Sarah Palin has some better offers already anyway. Sara Palin is the hottest thing going, who wouldn’t want to have them on their talk show?
Oprah is just ignorant.
How can she say that after having Obama on there twice? It seems very dishonest.
I don’t watch Oprah, just see the news clips of Tom Cruise jumping up and down on the couch.
If she doesn’t want Palin on her show..that promotes women achievements..that is her right.
My biggest prayer at this time is for Oprah to cry her eyelashes off when Barry loses.
Oprah would like to discuss this matter, but according to her, its above her pay grade.
If Oprah feels that she needs to comment about Sarah,
then they're all fear-pissing themselves.
Did you see the fear in Obama's eyes during the O'Reilly interview?
He was in full panic mode, and I LOVE IT!!!!
He appeared so scared that he had this sense of lunacy in his eyes.
Half of her staff wants Palin? Does she actually have 50% of her staff that’s not racist, or does that half just want a chance to skewer Sarah?
Oh, never mind, I’ll answer for myself lol.
She is an idiot - out of her female audience, only the most far-left liberal lunatics would be totally opposed to seeing Palin, IMO.
Who the heck watches her anyhow?
Oprah, your racist hatred is hanging out.
LOL! Your video is a hit. Even some of the liberals like it. Say what you want about the protesters but their stage was well built. Had to be. :)
Oprah, the power behind the crown,
Oprah, Palin will take you down,
Oprah, you whining stupid ditz,
Palin showed us what a woman is.
(Burma Shave)
What’s an OPRAH?
Thanks!!! lol!!
Governor Palin doesn’t have time for the Winfrey’s of the world. Left people like her behind awhile back.
Thanks for the link. She’s also a meglo-elitist snob.
She says its not true, then says precisely what Drudge reported.
Lefty talk shows are already playing their attack ads against Sarah. Did anyone see the John Steward show tonight? The first five minutes of the show was a free attack add the democrats don't have to pay for against Sarah Palin. It was her life history of killing things, shooting a moose, beating baby seals with a hockey stick, clips suggesting her husband is a whale killer, Sarah strangling a polar bear, etc.
Looks like we are going to see the same old crap from Hollywirdo's as we did during the last Bush election.
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