Senator Barack Obama is on Oprah today

[Haole Girl]

...discussing his book, 'The Audacity of Hope'...he's so great!

[Haole Girl]

1. Tee hee...

When talking about how he used part of the proceeds from his book to pay off remaining student loans. Oprah seemed surprised and asked, "You still have student loans?" He quickly replied, "That’s what happens when you don’t have that trust fund," with that charming smile of his. Hee hee! Good one, Obama!!!

:rofl: :popcorn:

[Haole Girl]

2. OMG!

You should see the welcome Obama got in Kenya! If he can't be president here, he could certainly rule Kenya! Wow!

Edit to say: Obama '08!!!

[Haole Girl]

3. He is asking us to please write our congressmen and our

senator to ask the Darfur legislation be passed.

Just giving a reminder, here, for everyone.

Oprah talked about the genocide...hundreds of thousands of people have been killed...the death toll will continue to rise.

And, over 2 and a half million people have fled their homes...:cry:

[bigwillq]

4. Which means I won't be watching.

I HATE Oprah. :mad:

[Haole Girl]

5. Really....why?

:shrug:

[bigwillq]

8. OPRAH! OPRAH! OPRAH!

Self-righetous, self-serving (oh yeah, I said it!), obnoxious, it's all about Oprah.

Oprah only does things unless there's something in it for her.

It makes me sick when people have to turn on her show or any other show like hers for self-help.

Oprah is not a doctor, or a shrink or a expert in any field that she thinks she is.

She annoys the hell out of me.

And she made Dr. Phil famous! :mad: He's another one.

[Haole Girl]

9. Well, I do agree with you on the Dr. Phil part...

...and, I agree, people should not use her in lieu of professional advice (that goes without saying). But, I've seen a change in her recently...and I think she truly regrets her more materialistic days.

[bigwillq]

10. She's still materialistic, imo.

Always will be. Might do a good job of hiding it but it's always there.

[Haole Girl]

12. At least she is trying

By starting a school in Africa. That's a lot more than most famous actors/actresses do.

[bigwillq]

13. So should we give her a medal?

:shrug:

[Haole Girl]

23. No, of course not

eom

[bigwillq]

24. That's more like it.

:)

[Haole Girl]

25. Watch it, or you'll get me started again!

;-)

[bigwillq]

26. Sorry. I just hate Oprah.

And I will say anything bad about her, even the more ridiculous statements.

[Haole Girl]

27. I do understand

I'm that way about certain celebs. :hi:

[bigwillq]

28. I'm that way about most celebs.

I like their movies, music, etc...

But I could give a rat's ass about their personal life.

[Momgonepostal]

11. She's also helping to make Barack Obama MORE famous

What a great plug for his book and his political career.

She's given a lot of money over the years to humanitarian causes as well as democratic candidates and their causes.

[bigwillq]

14. Money. Money.Money.

"Like OMG did you see how much money Oprah give"

"OMG, she's a saint"

:eyes:

[RiffRandell]

15. Yeah, I wish I could complain she gave SHIT.

I'm not her biggest fan EITHER, but give credit when credit is due. It was a good show today. Many idiots in this country don't even know who Obama is.

[bigwillq]

17. All I can say is:

Congrats on 400 posts! :toast:

[Momgonepostal]

16. I wouldn't say she's a saint, but she's done a lot of good...

like helping to make Barack Obama nationally known.

I'm not sure I would have much in common with Oprah, but I'm not going to fault a fellow Dem for throwing money at and raising awareness of important issues.

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[RiffRandell]

19. That's fucking bullshit.

He just wrote a book. Did she have John and Elizabeth Edwards on because they were white? Or because she had breast cancer? HE JUST WROTE A FUCKING BOOK. Yeah, he happens to be black. And so is she.

[bigwillq]

20. True about the Edwards'.

My bad.

[Momgonepostal]

21. This is one of the most outrageous things I've ever read

here at DU.

She had Al Gore on her show. Was that because he's black?

[bigwillq]

22. Yes

it was.

[AlCzervik]

29. wow thats a ridiculous thing thing to say.

i'm surprised to see a post like here.

[bigwillq]

30. See post #26 (nt)

[MrCoffee]

6. couldn't agree more.

[Haole Girl]

7. Why?

:shrug:

[Withywindle]

31. I think she's got a big crush on him.

Isn't it obvious? :D

[Haole Girl]

32. Well, then, he was smart not to accept a ride in her private jet..

..wasn't he? :rofl:

[Withywindle]

33. He should block her on IM too...

...just to be safe.



(Seriously, if she didn't she'd be one of like 20 women in Chicago who don't. 17 of the others are lesbians and one's the token Republican.)

[Haole Girl]

34. It's hard not to have a crush on someone so intelligent,

charming, and compassionate. I'm so glad he's a Democrat! :loveya: