Posted on 10/20/2010 11:57:42 AM PDT by mojito
In case Arianna Huffington plotting to spend an estimated quarter-million dollars on buses to the liberal Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally didn’t paint it as an Obama event, how about Oprah Winfrey? The Obama-endorsing, Obama-campaign-stumping Winfrey appeared via satellite on Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show to announce that she was going to fly Stewart’s audience to Washington, D.C., for the so-called Stewart half, the “Rally to Restore Sanity."
"I know that you've got this huge event coming up, and I'm really excited about it, because I think that we need a bit more sanity in the world," she said. "I'm sorry, Stephen, I'm not for the fear part, I'm for the sanity part. And I wanted to show my support for you, Jon, and also for your audience...(applause) so here's what I did. I had my staff sneak into your studio early this morning with a little gift. Okay?" She told the Daily Show audience to look under their seats, where they found red envelopes, which they opened. A woman screamed at the top of her lungs: "We're going to the rally!" Oprah repeated "You're going to the rally" four times. “Now get out there and restore some sanity!”
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Hope she’s bringing a bunch of port o lets with her.
Kinda wonder how John Stewart feels about his comedy stunt being turned into a political rally.
They’re coming out of the woodwork now aren’t they? Bussing people in, flying people in who otherwise wouldn’t even make the effort. Got to get the body count up.
give away free smokes ,chicken dinners and some absentee ballots and they can pretend they’re Milwaukee.
Ginning up the illusion of popular support is a sign of desperation.
Don’t you love it when liberals have to spend their money to bus folks to attend their leftist rallies?
The money spent on these rallies is money that could have been sent to Democrat candidates.
Meanwhile, the Tea Partiers and other conservative groups can rally 500,000 to a Glen Beck rally and spend nothing so their money can go to support conservative GOP candidates.
Is that kinda the definition of an "astro-turf" demonstration?
This thing is pointless. Bus in people. Give away tickets. Because otherwise no one would show up. Hey, libs, it’s only effective if the people come because they’re driven by a cause. Restore sanity? WTH does that mean? WHAT does it mean?
Are they going to pay people to laugh at their jokes, too?
What is he thinking “God save my career.” Every PC wingnut with a sign will be there.
Hmmmmm, all the freebies to get the attendance up at the rally. Pretty typical of left wing rallies.
It means they are going to a free comedy show.
THe FEC and FCC needs to look at the funding of campaign rallies by Big Media.
It’s sort of sad really...to watch this spectacle (which started 11/4/2008)continue to unfold. They’re probably hiring janitors too...lol. Just to make sure the mall is clean after the fleabaggers leave this time. What an illusion they are trying to paint.
I fear Oprah. She went to Jeremiah Wright’s church for years too. At least she had the brains to publicly break with them before Obama did.
I loathe million dollar marxists who insist that I’m not paying enough for all the poor people in this world.
For a free ride on one of Oprah’s many private jets to visit Washington DC and hold up a sign. I’d do it also. Is she paying for my hotel room at the Ritz Carlton also?
Look at it this way. It’s on the Saturday before Halloween. It’s a college crowd kegger. With celebrities.
You’ll be able to count the number of sober attendees on 2 hands.
“Kinda wonder how John Stewart feels about his comedy stunt being turned into a political rally.”
If you think the stunt was originally about “comedy,” I have a bridge to sell you.
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