Oprah Winfrey announces her support for Dr. Oz opponent, John Fetterman

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: NBC Today

Oprah Winfrey is making her voice heard.

Ahead of the midterm elections, Winfrey hosted "A Virtual Voting Conversation" on Nov. 3, where she and community leaders discussed the importance of voting during the critical election.

During the candid conversation, Winfrey stressed having a plan and casting one's ballot, as well as the issues that are at stake.

“If we do not show up to vote, if we do not get fired up in this moment, the people who will be in power will begin making decisions for us,” she said. “Decisions about how we care for our bodies, how we care for our kids, what books your children can read, who gets protected by the police and who gets targeted.”

“And right now, you have a say in these things we do,” she added.

During the tail end of her conversation, Winfrey announced her support of Democrat John Fetterman, who is running for Senate against Republican Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania.

Read more: https://www.today.com/news/elections/oprah-winfrey-endorses-john-fetterman-opponent-dr-oz-pennsylvania-sena-rcna55565

[Abolishinist]

1. A day late and a dollar short.

She is responsible for launching his 'career', she should have taken him out MONTHS ago.

[Blue Owl]

3. How many puppies has Dr Meh killed in the meantime?

[yardwork]

24. I'm not a fan of Oprah. She launched the careers of numerous charlatans.

[SlimJimmy]

26. Agreed, and she had touted him as an excellent businessman for much of his career.

I agree with her endorsement of Fetterman, but it's a bit late.

[MontanaMama]

2. Finally...

But damn…could have been a whole lot sooner Oprah. Your Dr. Oz is a fucking quack and should have been called out many months ago.

[jerseyjim]

4. I never liked him.

With all his magical cures and questionable guest "doctors". He was and still is a side show. I wouldn't want him messing with my heart.

[mahina]

16. Right? I don't think 30 seconds past the first time I saw him before I thought oh

Oh, ok…you’re a hustler. No thank you.
Who doesn’t see these people for the knobs they are? Just like Trump, how do you not see that from 100 miles?

[Rebl2]

21. OZ is

Nothing but a quack, but have known that for years. Always hated when they brought him on morning shows like Today Show or GMA. His daughter was on a show called The Chew for a few years and she seemed like an airhead. Her father was on that show a couple times and just had to turn him off.

[NullTuples]

5. "Ahead of the midterm elections" - Didn't early voting by mail already end on Nov 1st???

I mean, I appreciated it, gift horse in the mouth and all that but could she not do this a few weeks ago?

[Talitha]

20. THIS!!!!!

[milestogo]

6. And give him a huge contribution, please.

[FoxNewsSucks]

7. What took so long?

Election aside, why didn't she disassociate herself and denounce that crackpot long ago?

[NoRethugFriends]

8. because she's a damn egomaniac

[GoneOffShore]

18. This.

[larwdem]

9. I agree.

I'm not a fan of Oprah

[Rebl2]

19. Same here

[Grokenstein]

14. Money money money makes the world go 'round

[JoeOtterbein]

10. K n R ! Thanks for posting! nt

[riversedge]

11. I am glad to see this. Finally she did right.

[SlimJimmy]

27. finally is the key word.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. Oprah in her own words

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

13. Fuck You Oprah!!!

You supported medical and political hacks throughout your time on TV. Guess what...you are NOT a political savant or a Dem Guru. You suck and should apologize for supporting all of these idiots throughout your TV fame days. I can NOT believe why anyone would listen to you and your opinions about anything. Also, why do Dems think you are such a wise and chosen figure? You suck as far as your support for various morons goes. I still can't believe that only a few years ago Dems thought you should run for POTUS!? What the fuck?!?!?

I know Dems kiss her ass and think she walks on water. Well, this Dem DOES NOT. Being a celebrity doesn't make you profound. You have extremely poor judgement and anyone who listens to your opinions should reconsider your input reguarding anything and everything other than talikng to fellow celebs.

[underpants]

28. Zero problem with Oprah

Didn’t read your whole post just so you know

[BigmanPigman]

29. That's cool.

DU is the place for people to feel free to be able to agree or to disagree. I respect your input.

[karynnj]

32. Oprah does not deserve the respect she gets here. She used her platform to give people

like Oz credibility. She might have herself been mislead at the beginning, but we'll into his dozens of appearances, it was very clear that he was selling junk.

I get she is charismatic and a powerful black woman when there were few others, but consider many who loved and believed in her likely were among those Oz conned.

[underpants]

33. She completely altered daytime TV for the positive

Right when talk shows were amping up the violence and confrontation she stepped back and said No. her show became about excelling and expecting to excell. Her book club brought reading directly back into people’s orbit. I give her a ton of credit.

[liberalla]

15. Finally!

But damn, will it make a difference?

[GoneOffShore]

17. A little late. But then it is Oprah.

[Talitha]

22. Way too late, girl... way too late.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. Happy Friday!!

Link to tweet

[JudyM]

25. Late, but this may get folks who are on the fence, or lukewarm about voting at all.

I’m grateful for any help we can get. So many close races.

[twodogsbarking]

30. Thanks Oprah.

[AngryOldDem]

31. She is full-on to blame for Oz.

Just one more example of how a cult of personality can fuck it up for the rest of us. That is how Oz got his fame — Oprah gave this quack snake oil salesman a platform and her lemmings fell right into line, as they’ve done with just about everything else she’s promoted.

She needs to just STFU and go away.

[ck4829]

34. K&R

[LetMyPeopleVote]

35. Oprah watching Dr. Oz go down in flames...

Link to tweet