| Oprah for Vice President? Look ahead to 2008 |
| "I know firsthand just how hurtful negative words can be. Early in my career, when the tabloids began printing so many untruthful things about me, I was devastated. I felt misunderstood. And I wasted a lot of energy worrying about whether people would believe the falsehoods. How could they get away with printing outright slander? I had to fight the urge to call up anyone who'd maligned me and defend myself. That was before I understood what I now know for sure: When someone spreads lies about you, you're not in it. Never. Gossi--be it in the form of a rumor that's sweeping the nation or a gripe session between friend--reflects the insecurity of those who initiate it. When we make negative statements about others behind their backs, we often do so because we want to feel powerful--and that's usually because we in some way feel powerless, unworthy, not courageous enough to be forthright. Hurtful words also send the message--both to ourselves and to those with whom we share them--that we can't be trusted. If someone is willing to tear down one "friend," why wouldn't she be willing to disparage another? Gossip means we haven't emboldened ourselves to talk directly to the people we take issue with, so we belittle them--playwright Jules Feiffer calls it "committing little murders." In short, gossip is an assassination attempt by a coward. "We live in a culture obsessed with gossip--who's wearing what, who's dating whom, who's entangled in the latest sex scandal. What would happen if we declared our homes, our relationships or our lives gossip-free zones? We'd probably be surprised at how much time we'd free up to do the work that's most significant--building our dreams rather than tearing down others'. We'd fill our homes with a spirit of truth that would make visitors want to kick off their shoes and stay awhile. And we'd remember that while words have the power to destroy, they also have the power to heal." -- Oprah Winfrey |
| What Oprah Knows for sure (and the GOP doesn't have a clue about): |
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| Dear United States, You missed out. If you'd chosen Oprah Winfrey as the first woman to be vice president and the first person of color to be second in command, you wouldn't have a liar in office She is a caring person who has spent much of her life trying to make the world a better place for the less fortunate. Which brings us to the vice presidency. It's a job not worth a bucket of .... The vice president's duties have always been hazy. He (it's always been a he) is there to help the top dog. Nothing more. But that's exactly why it's the perfect gig for Oprah. She would have had a worldwide soapbox to talk about caring, self responsibility, freedom, equality. We can guarantee you she and the guy lucky enough to be on the ticket with her, would not be spouting nonsense about nation-building, creating more bombs or invading our privacy. |
| Why she would win in a landslide... |
| A recent Washington Post report noted that the biggest weakness for the GOP is with educated women. Oprah is their idol. Woman are the majority in this country and they care about people, something that is currently not in vogue in Washington D.C. Call us dreamers, but we believe that a person who actually cares about others can still make a difference in these cynical, me-me-me times of corporate greed and coruption. Oprah cares. She is the American Dream in the flesh. From a poor background full of tragedy, she made it to the top through hard work and education. Oprah is one of the most successful, wealthy people in this country. She is not anti-capitalism--she's a capitalist! Oprah's drive to promote positive thinking, self-responsibility, literacy and world peace will wash over the guy running for the top spot (are you listening, Kerry?) Oprah is well-known. Unfortunately, in our culture celebrity can translate well into politics because of simple name identification. Oprah wouldn't want you to vote for her just because you know her name, but, hey, "by whatever means necessary." Can you say makeover? Oprah has done more shows about makeovers than anyone. Doesn't this GOP-run land need one? You bet it does. Let's replace "compasionate conservatism" with compassionate compassion. |
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| Kids and literacy: two things Oprah believes in with a deep passion. |
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| Let's help him to pull it out while we save our country from his tyranny. |
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| Great minds think alike! Click here to read a great article from the Fort Worth Weekly agreeing that Oprah would make the perfect vice president. And here's another person who likes Oprah as V.P. And yet another... |
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