Oprah Winfrey gives a master class for 2020 candidates

[DemocratSinceBirth]

With her spine-tingling Golden Globes speech on Sunday night, Oprah Winfrey lit up the room and social media. Without mentioning President Trump or anything overtly political, she delivered an inspirational stemwinder:

What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. And I’m especially proud [of] and inspired by all the women who have felt strong enough and empowered enough to speak up and share their personal stories. Each of us in this room is celebrated because of the stories that we tell, and this year we became the story

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If Trump or Trumpism is still around in 2020, anti-Trump candidates certainly will need to make the case against him and his outlook. More critically, his opponents will, by example, need to remind us that we can have a president who is articulate, educated, kind, grounded in reality and respectful of our democratic institutions. They will have to model the behavior and values they want others to exhibit — and provide rhetoric that is as inspiring as Trump’s is depressing.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2018/01/08/oprah-winfrey-gives-a-master-class-for-2020-candidates/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.506cee29692e

[Sophia4]

1. Oprah believes what she says, and that is the key.

She really cares.

She really was that little girl who watched Sydney Poitier win the Academy Award.

It's called "authenticity." And we should choose candidates who have it, who are who they present themselves as being.

That's how candidates win elections -- by being themselves.

And it is a hard thing for a politician to be -- him- or herself.

[monmouth4]

2. Very well said. She is so smart and likable, key for me..n/t

[Alhena]

3. I'd obviously vote for her if she's the nominee, but I'm uncomfortable with ...

the impression her election would give, namely that the American people have reached a point of only being able to vote for a celebrity.

I think we need to clean the Trump palate with a good progressive candidate with lots of experience in government.

[longship]

4. She has a long history of supporting kooks.

That's why I would never support her for any office, not even local dog catcher.

Alt-med Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, kook Deepak Chopra, fucking anti-vaccination Jenny McCarthy, and fucking scammer John of God! And that's just the start.

No to Oprah!