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nkpolitics1212

(8,617 posts)
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:02 PM Mar 2017

If Oprah Winfrey were to seek and win the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination, who should be her

Vice Presidential Runningmate?
MN-US Senator Al Franken
OH-US Senator Sherrod Brown
former WI US Senator and 2016 Democratic US Senate nominee Russ Feingold
former IN US Senator and 2016 Democratic US Senate nominee Evan Bayh

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If Oprah Winfrey were to seek and win the 2020 Democratic Presidential Nomination, who should be her (Original Post) nkpolitics1212 Mar 2017 OP
Oprah??? Oh, God, no! The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #1
No. Just, fuck no. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2017 #2
If she wants to be president... Blanks Mar 2017 #3
No more people with zero experience in government, please. Ilsa Mar 2017 #4
Maury Povitch? Jerry Springer? no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #5
At least Jerry has experience! bunnies Mar 2017 #8
Ridiculous question. Particularly galling since we don't know if we'll have a United States then. hedda_foil Mar 2017 #6
Please tell me this is not a thing. bunnies Mar 2017 #7
Lol JHan Mar 2017 #9
No. I like Oprah but no more celebrities unless they've gotten some octoberlib Mar 2017 #10
Another 2020 hypothetical? tallahasseedem Mar 2017 #11
I could never support an idiot for POTUS. longship Mar 2017 #12
I didn't know she was a Jenny McCarthy fan. Ugh. octoberlib Mar 2017 #16
And fucking John of God!!!!!! longship Mar 2017 #17
ellen as VP Mosby Mar 2017 #13
No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no!!!!! Initech Mar 2017 #14
Stop The Effing Madness. jrthin Mar 2017 #15
Shit NO. dalton99a Mar 2017 #18
Unrec. FSogol Mar 2017 #19
VP Michael Moore nm MichMan Mar 2017 #20
Dr. Phil is the only choice that would make sense. HeartachesNhangovers Mar 2017 #21
Oh please, stop with these posts! DesertRat Mar 2017 #22
For a second I thought I was in the lounge. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #23

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,656 posts)
1. Oprah??? Oh, God, no!
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:04 PM
Mar 2017

No more show biz presidents. She's barely more qualified than Trump, though I'm sure she's a nicer person.

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
3. If she wants to be president...
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:07 PM
Mar 2017

She needs to run for state senate (or state house) if she's successful then serve a term and run for us senate or us house then run for governor, then after she's served in the government for 20 years or so, she'd be a fine candidate for president.

Celebrities make lousy presidents.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
4. No more people with zero experience in government, please.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:11 PM
Mar 2017

I don't care successful her company is/was. We need leaders who understand geopolitics and how our nation lives and breathes.

hedda_foil

(16,371 posts)
6. Ridiculous question. Particularly galling since we don't know if we'll have a United States then.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:11 PM
Mar 2017

If we by some miracle the country hasn't fallen apart or completely destroyed the world along with the U.S.a television star with no knowledge of government should be the last thing we'd consider.

longship

(40,416 posts)
12. I could never support an idiot for POTUS.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:17 PM
Mar 2017

I could no more support Oprah, than I supported Drumpf.

She supports nearly everything I despise.

* Jenny McCarthy and her anti-vaccination lunacy.
* Dr. Phil - "I was the worst marriage counselor on the planet." So what does Oprah have him doing? Fucking marriage counselling!!!!
* John of God. Fucking John of God!!!!!

Then there are all the others who worship at Oprah's altar, or benefit financially from her blessings.

She is a horrible and ignorant person. I don't want her anywhere near my government.

longship

(40,416 posts)
17. And fucking John of God!!!!!!
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:56 PM
Mar 2017

Look him up. You will be aghast.

He is a faith healer, psychic surgeon from Brazil. An utter scam artist who takes people's money to cure their maladies (including cancer -- fucking cancer!) then pretends to heal them by palming chicken parts.

Oprah has been a fan of his so-called spirituality.

I do not want spirituality anywhere near government office at any level.

Especially that idiot Oprah Winfrey.

Initech

(100,054 posts)
14. No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no!!!!!
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:22 PM
Mar 2017

If there's one person who the republicans and deplorables hate more than Hillary Clinton, it's Oprah. Fuck that shit. That would guarantee a GOP supermajority.

littlemissmartypants

(22,628 posts)
23. For a second I thought I was in the lounge.
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 01:07 AM
Mar 2017

EVERYONE GETS A UNICORN.

Like OWNetwork wasn't proof enough this is a bad idea. It would make an interesting SNL skit, nothing more.

Sorry Oprah.

Funny nkpolitics1212. Very funny.

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