Oprah's ex-fans trash her support for Obama over a woman

Well, Ticket readers gave each other an earful -- or eyeful -- in the last 24 hours over Oprah Winfrey, her endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination, her perceived declining popularity, religious views and what many called the increasing irrelevance of her widely-viewed daily TV show.

"Oprah has been sliding not only because of her suport of Obama but her show has became a religion," Keith wrote. "She has let everyone know how new age she is and that turns a lot of Christians off. She is not as entertaining."

"I think she felt compelled to come out and support someone just so she could get her name out in the media for more than what the latest book club joke was," Bruzilla added. "She's been on her way out for several years now."

Wednesday morning, The Ticket published a detailed item, since read by hundreds of thousands, that told of a study compiling Winfrey's declining popularity after she announced her backing of Obama last year, her first entry into politics after more than two decades of national TV popularity that created a personal fortune of about $2.5 billion.

The conclusion was that Winfrey, who's not exactly in danger of unemployment, may be paying a higher price for her political involvement than the benefit she provided Obama by drawing large rally crowds for him in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.

"I never watch daytime TV," Sam admitted, "but if the women in my family are any measure, this drop in popularity is correct. They are a mix politically, mostly moderate but they were all big Oprah fans. They felt she was above the politics of the day.

"Now they all, every one of them, feel she sold out and they no longer watch her, at least so they say. I know my wife now watches 'Ellen' when she is home at that time. I also know that my sister-in-law posted her anger on the Oprah website. Don't make light of this, I think it is true."

Many, even most critics, defended her right to ....

political opinions, but they appeared offended to have them imposed on their entertainment, even though Winfrey has used her celebrity, not the show, to promote Obama.

The talk-show hostess, whose book recommendations turn them into instant bestsellers, did get some support among Ticket readers. "Oprah had the guts to go out on the limb because the other two candidates would be a disaster for this country and she knows it," said Mike.

Two strong strains appeared in the more than 200 comments left by readers. They involved religion and politics. Many had watched her precisely because she appeared apolitical. "I used to watch Oprah faithfully, " Sherry Jones wrote. "But once she came out backing Obama I have refused to watch any of her shows, even the one on Sundays. Ellen has filled that niche nicely, until she too, gets politicky."

Jean speculated that Oprah herself "is looking for a spot in politics now, getting tired of crying on the blabber show." Bronte felt there were a variety of factors contributing to the decline in viewers of Winfrey, who formerly attended the same Trinity United Church of Christ as Obama with its controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

"Adding the evilness of Wright, and the petulance of Michelle, with the inability of Barack to tell those who are doing him harm to 'pipe down,' that figure could go higher. It was her decision, and she made it. However, in retrospect, she may have precipitated her own demise as Queen of TV."

"Maybe," Nina speculated, "Oprah is just boring. All that new age garbage, the badly written books, the 'its all about ME' attitude put me off long ago. I like Obama. It's Oprah who I wish would shut up and go away."

There was also considerable anger expressed that someone women regarded as a feminist would so eagerly support a male candidate over his Democratic opponent, another woman. "As someone that used to be a fan of Oprah's," Diane said, "I can attest to being in the group that no longer listens to or watches Oprah.

"She spent her entire career promoting women, yet for the first time in history, a woman is running for prez, and she rejects Hillary for a man (I am not even a Hillary supporter and that just rubbed me wrong - how about supporting both of them since they have the same platform?). Oprah is a fraud. I lost all respect for her."

Tea added: "Why I was upset with Oprah is that she (got) her billion dollars because she had her show for WOMEN -- men did not cause her rise to fame. Women backed her, supported. She knows better than anyone the struggles women have to be treated equally and fairly and she jumped right into Obama's arms telling us he could walk on water."

"I may forgive her for being a liberal," Lynn wrote, "but when she messed with God, she went too far. What's next for the book club? L. Ron Hubbard?"

And, perhaps alas for the growth of Winfrey's still-considerable broadcast audience, Kathy was far from alone in her vehemence: "The support of white women made Oprah her billions. While she has every right to vote and campaign for whomever she wants, she stabbed all women in the back. She used her clout against the first viable white woman. Hope she sinks into oblivion. I will never forget."

Then there's Hokie, who put things in a different perspective by adding simply: "I couldn't care less what the non-workers are watching or feeling."

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Comments

[Dana]

It's sadly apparent by many of these that the majority of Americans today are uneducated and border on Christian fantaticism. One poster here actually said, "Jesus is the only way to be brainwashed!" !! LOL

I don't think that poster was aware of just how ridiculous such a statement seems to others who ARE aware that the United States is a pluralistic societey that was NOT founded on Christian Doctrine. Freedom of Religion and tolerance sound familiar to any of you?

Here are some quotes from our Founding Fathers:

"The Bible is not my book, and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma."
-- Abraham Lincoln

"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian doctrine."
-- George Washington

Additionally, spirituality is not "New Age". In fact, the spirituality that Oprah often speaks of is thousands of years old. It's older than Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism. It is, in fact a spiritual philosophy based on the same spirtual concepts in Taoism. Jesus also spoke of these concepts.

Look, if you're going to talk about being an American. Then read proper history books and educate yourself about what America was based on to begin with.

And if your going to talk about being a Christian, be one..which really means "turn the other cheek" and live and let live.

[Channie]

My disappointment with Oprah started when she had Maria and Arnold on as her guests the DAY before the California Governor elections. While not verbally endorsing his election, she was well aware of what she was doing by having them on her show and fawning over him the day before CA voters went to the polls.

[judimus@gmail.com]

Oprah lost me when she began touting her new age beliefs. Call me "intolerant" but Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life and NO MAN shall come unto the Father BUT by me." I believe Him.
Then there is the ties with scientologists who are clearly nuts.
Besides all this......there is the opulent wealth that just rubs a down and out poor person like me, all wrong. She has become extremely arrogant and pampered. Reminds me of Martha Stewart. Another wealthy person who has no clue.

We are becoming fed up with the aristocratic privileged in America. There is coming a day very rapidly when the wealthy will be ashamed of their wealth. They (the celebrity aristocrats)will no longer be loved and worshiped as the authorities of what it is to live your "best life" or what is a "good thing." The "best life" just might be having enough to eat, for the love of God. What might be a "good thing" may be having a place to live.

Some of the lower crust are smarter than they (the upper crust) think we are. We get the out of control ego stuff. We understand it's all fluff and lights and pretties. We live down here where reality is harsh and demanding day in and day out.
I wish Oprah the best and hope she pulls her head out someday soon but I'm afraid she's on a track that leads her deeper into deception and blindness. She has become a God unto herself and that's the hardest kind of lie to escape.
Sincerely,
Judy

[MG]

As a young woman I find Oprah to be irrelevant.

Same with Trya - their shows are geared toward the problems of low-income/poorly educated women "of color" all the while *using* upper income/educated white women to feed their shows' marketing demographics.

I am glad to read how everyone has caught on to the scam!

btw, why can we not just say "colored women"? Certainly would be shorter and easier to text and say.

[Susan Cole]

I won't be watching Oprah again , she makes me sick now .
She went to Obama's church and beleaves as he does and his wife with her BIG MOUTH !
Then we have Obama's minister , what a hateful evil man .

Now I hear from Rush on radio 680 that Oprah's ratings have gone down big time ! All that goes around comes around .

[Bobby Hughes]

I have lost all respect for Ms. Oprah Winfrey. I believe she should do what she does best host a talk show. Her support for Obama has only shown her fans that she is truly a racist. Why doesn't she build a school in the United States for the misfortunate and underprivileged children? She has truly shown her true self with this Obama campaign that it is a color issue. She has never been involved in politics until a black candidate showed interest in running for president. I will never watch her talk show again; I think she should be ashamed of herself and her actions in this political nightmare. All I can say is he better pick a good VP to help him, because he has a very long road ahead of him, I believe there is more in his closet that hasn’t been found. I do truly believe Hilary Clinton should be the nominee; she has the experience and the leadership to turn the country around. Good Luck Oprah, I’m sure you have lost many fans due to your actions, One day her reign as Queen of talk will end and she will be a nobody, I hope that day is soon.

[Mary Turner]

As stated above Oprah has the right to support whomever she chooses. But then she must live with the consequences. You cannot become a billionaire on the backs of women in this country and then turn around and go against the first viable woman candidate for President in this country.

It says you are a phony or you care more about your blackness than your sex. If that is the case fine but don't expect the women who have supported you, figures I believe about 75% of whom are white, to continue to be your biggest fans.

You made the decision now live with it. I think Oprah will fade away soon and not olny for this but she has just become down right boring with her NewAge blabber.

[Jenna R.]

OK - so I agree that Oprah has the right to endorse whomever she wants to. However - I feel by endorsing ANY candidate she has severely impeded her ability to reach a broad audience....and many of her shows and platforms had the potential to 'do good' and reach a large number of people.

Based on how close elections are, we can assume the country is split around 50/50 Democrat/Republican. By endorsing a Democrat, she alienated the Republicans. By endorsing a male, she alienated the females. By endorsing an African American, she alientated everyone of another race who may believe she is voting strictly race here...whether that's true or not.

Again, I feel she absolutely has the right to do what she did. But she has comprimised her effectiveness and credibility. Every time she interviews a republican, or a Clinton, or anyone who opposes Obama's views, we can't help but wonder if she's being sincere.

And yes - I am also one of the many Americans who have stopped watching the Oprah show. She is secure in her fortune, so my decision will not affect her in the least. She has many wonderful shows and topics (on domestic abuse, health, safety, depression etc). It's sad that there may be another woman out there, with my same demographic, morals, values and political beliefs, in great need of help of some kind that she will not be able to affect because they were alientated by this.

[Aisha]

I like Oprah, always have. My mom doesn't, never did. I have always appreciated what Oprah has done for people, her giving heart. When I saw her endorse Barack Obama, I said "this is a first". I have never seen Oprah support anyone politically. Hell, I was pissed when she had George Bush and Al Gore on her show, she could have left Bush out. But I figured she must really feel strongly for this man, to go out on a limb for him like this. Oprah is from Chicago and she and Barack Obama are friends, so this is not about race, like some of you suggest. She feels in her "OPINION" that he is right for the job. A lot of my friends have decided to vote for Barack Obama, I am undecided. Do you think I will quite talking to them and stop enjoying whatever the hell makes me like them because we have different political views? I DONT THINK SO. Same goes for Oprah, I am going to keep watching her show because I enjoy it, I could care less who she wants to vote for. It has never been mentioned on the show so that means she has not used that part of her celebrity to influence me. And that is where she reaches the most people. I have a mind of my own, and there is no way I will allow someone else's OPINION persuade me. To be honest I would feel like a DAMN fool if I allowed someone else's OPINION to influence me. Maybe that is why I do not believe in Endorsements, they are so overrated. I am my own woman, and I think for myself. Just like Oprah can and should do. All of you ex-Oprah fans go on over to Ellen or Montel. You can even try Jerry Springer you will probably enjoy him.

[Mrs Brown]

We are to blame for making her this powerful .Now its time to boycott her shows....and show her we the public are still in charge...we can put you on the top and we can bring you to your knees...and its time we brought this trailer trash down to the ground where she belong

[shannon]

I just read this and laughed out loud.

"Oprah appeals to an audience with a higher level of intelligence. She endorses books that make you think. There are no harlequin romance novels on her list. The people of average intelligence need to go watch Dr. Phil, with the rest of the trailer park crowd.

Posted by: Rhonda Stanton | April 10, 2008 at 08:05 AM"

Who in the heck do you think started spoon feeding America Dr. Phil? He was discovered by Oprah and was a regular character on her shows (about four years ago) until he got his own. Finish reading your powder puff novel before your husband gets home from work :)

[Margaret]

If I were a black woman I would be ASHAMED of her.

[Pam]

I wanted to add my two cents to this whole thing. I love Oprah no matter what. She has done a great deal for all races, colors and creeds of people; here and around the world. She has her own opinions as do we all, she has the right to support whomever she chooses. I don't know why people get so bent out of shape, at the end of the day, she an American too, with the same rights as us all. As for her being on top for so many years, she deserved it and earned every bit of it. People that watched her, always had a choice to do it. No matter what you think of her personaly, or Obama...you should vote your own heart; just as Oprah wil. I don't think you should judge her show on her political beliefs, nor should you condem her for it. She has climb to the top by her own accord and her own acomplishments, don't mix or mingle the two. People with sound minds should be able to keep the two seperate, and if you can't you're weak. I still love Oprah and her show, no matter who she votes or endorses.

[beatrice]

I liked and respect Oprah and I am a democrat. But I feel very uncomfortable to see the celebrity like Oprah who has fans and many are DEM and REP used her cel. to side on one side.

I will never vote for Obama whose supported by the celebrities. Barack HUSSEIN OBAMA President of the US?

Give me a break. Obama is not our Dr. King. Come on. This Obama is fake not real.

[Casual-observer]

Actually, I stopped watching Oprah shortly after 9-11. During a time of angst after our country had been attacked I became increasingly aware by the content of her shows and some of her comments that there were serious and irreconcilable differences between our world views and political perspectives. Then one day I caught an episode she did on war and my days as an Oprah fan were gone forever. I was very sad at the time as I had been a huge fan for more than a decade, and I am usually pretty neutral about celebrities. It felt like a loss you would feel after the death of long and cherished friendship, but I just no longer respected her in the same way I had when she appeared neutral. I am sure her politics did not change, they just became public, but I felt betrayed by her attempt to use me (as a fan) to promote her political agenda. Actually, it is a betrayal of the star/fan relationship. When enough fans stop being fans, stars stop being stars. I think they forget their place and value in our lives. Elvis Presley, when asked to give his opinion on the politics of the day wisely said “I am an entertainer, not a politician.”

[Joe]

This is GREAT! Women all over the world are learning who "O" really is... a WEAK SELFISH RACIST black woman. If she were strong she wouldnt be afraid to face Palin; kinda funny a little country girl has Oprah scared. Selfish because Oprah isnt interested in helping ANYONE, much less women, learn about this historical event or the person involved so they can decide for themselves... for any who doubt the "Queen" characterization I think you now know the truth. Racist, because Oprah is black and is clearly using her "position" to "oppress" white women by "denying" the "rights" of a white woman to be "heard" .... isnt that one of the claims of racism made by blacks against whites? That racist whites deny blacks a "voice"..... Honestly, I dont know if O is a racist or not, but it sure seems to look that way. Worse than that, she looks like a liberal media type.

[Darlene]

>>Oprah appeals to an audience with a higher level of intelligence. She endorses books that make you think. There are no harlequin romance novels on her list. The people of average intelligence need to go watch Dr. Phil, with the rest of the trailer park crowd.

Posted by: Rhonda Stanton | April 10, 2008 at 08:05 AM"<<

I just read this and had to reply. This is exactly the type of people who worship Oprah. She has this effect on her disciples; makes them think they are somehow more intelligent and more spiritually evolved than the rest of us peons. It's almost as though they are brainwashed; very reminiscent of the stepford wives!!!! I watch Oprah because it's the only station I can get on my kitchen tv while I'm preparing dinner. I never cared much for her but Oprah lost me completelywhen she denied that Christ was the only way to the Father. She has always professed to be a Christian but there is a video clip of her saying this on youtube.Christ Himself told us that the only way to the Father was through the Son.Read it in the scriptures. If you deny this you blaspheme God and deny Christ. She is teaching "new age religion" in her "New Earth class" on the internet. She has the audacity to call the listeners of the broadcasts students...as if she is qualified to teach them about life and somehow enlighten them. Her power and money have gone to her head. She is supporting Obama merely because he is black. She is and has always been a promoter of black causes and gives blacks preferential treatment. That's logical I suppose since she is black. She is naive about politics; living in Chicago for so many years, you'd think she would be aware of the ties Obama has to the unsavory characters and shady dealings of chicago politics. It irritates me that some in the media are questioning the parenting skills of Sarah Palin. Perhaps they should ask the Obamas how they could let their two impressionable children sit in Jeremiah Wright's church soaking up all that "white hate speech" for years. I believe it is wrong for anyone of Oprah's stature to use their celebrity status to promote a politician and influence voters but all of hollywood does it. And that in itself is reason enough not to vote for obama. You know a tree by it's fruit and his is full of nuts and fruitcakes.

[Izzy]

I do not feel entertainers should endorse anyone. Not only does it allienate the oppossition, but it's not entertaining anyway. They are in the entertainment bussiness. Their viewers watch to learn, to connect and enlighten their life. They do not watch while an entertainer tries to stuff their political choice down our throats. When Susan Saradon said, If Obama does not win, she will move to Canada. Well, we say, Go. it's no big loss to us.

[Marcie]

Obama is just full of empty promises and Oprah is just full of herself. I am voting for McCain/Palin!!! Not because Obama is black and I am white, but because he zig zags. I would have voted for Colin Powell if he would have ran. He would be a GREAT leader!

[Mamma Mia]

I don't feel this is fully a political issue, but more one of awareness and deception. Oprah's show tends not to be political, but she turned this into somewhat of a political issue when she played games with the American Public.

I use to watch Oprah, but have turned the show off. Oprah has promoted herself for many years as a woman concerned about women and women's issues. She encourages women to be strong. However, she did not have Hillary Clinton on the show and then recently did not have Sarah Palin on as well. She did however, have her own personal candidate on the show early and made great attempts to promote him to her audience as a presidential candidate. Afterwards, she closed the door to other candidates and announced that her show would not be a "political platform" for the election. She certainly is entitled to put whomever she would like on the show. And she is entitled to endorse a candidate. However, it is noticeable when a person's actions are not congruent with their words and when they snub their friends. In this case, her friends are the very people who helped to make her wealthy.

Oprah has made a decision w/i her right. Her viewing audience can make a decision w/i their right and that has been in MANY MANY cases to turn the show OFF, stop buying the magazine or listening to the radio show and to do bigger and better things with their lives.

[MIchelle DePriest]

I no longer record Oprah's show. I have switched to Ellen and feel happier watching Ellen's show. I had never watched Ellen until Oprah disappointed me by supporting Obama against Hillary Clinton in the primaries. I felt she had stabbed me in my heart. I did not know Obama. But I knew Hillary. I trust Hillary. I no longer trust Oprah.

It was very unfair of her, being so famous, to enter politics during the primaries. She maneuvered the Democratic selection process towards the new guy no one knew. Senator Clinton was the sure leader until Obama entered. Then Oprah pushed him.

I found that I did not like my favorite show host (at the time) push the primaries in a particular direction. I may have been more accepting of her pushing a candidate after they are presidential candidate of their party. Though, she risks even then, having less people ever watch her show again.

I don't like someone who is doing so much good for people to enter the nasty business of politics and division. If she'd asked Eckhart Tolle I bet he would have asked her to be careful and listen to her spirit. Politics is full of ego and division. Spirit is full of compassion and acceptance.

Michelle D.

[Nicole Carey]

I think Oprah made a big mistake to publically come out and endorse a candidate. I don't understand how she can help so many people in the world, exp. children, and support someone who believes in the murder of innocent babies. Their has been 48 million babies murdered since abortion became legal and that is genocide. He also voted 3 times for infantcide. Someone who thinks leaving a newborn child left to die in dirty linen baskets is acceptable should not be leading our country. Oprah, think about the children all those you could save.

[Jessica A]

The only reason she endorsed Obama is because he is BLACK. If Obama is a white man, he would not make it this far, and oprah would not have supported him. WAKE UP PEOPLE, THIS IS ALL ABOUT SKIN COLOR!!!

[Passion]

To the comment Rhonda Stanton made about us all going to go watch Dr Phil instead of Oprah. That's quite funny. She must be so lack in her judgements to make such comments as that, that she doesn't have a clue that Dr Phil is a result of Oprah promoting him. He was her counsellor when she was going through all that mess with the beef industries when she made her comment ( in regard to Mad Cow Disease) about never eating hamburger again, in which cost the beef industries millions of dollars. One simple comment from her, and millions stopped buying hamburger. Can anyone see the danger in the power she holds through her money and her mouth? Now she is even at the point that she has gone after God. I believe with all my being that this will be her downfall. God spoke of being jealous when we place in our lives something we worship more than we worship him. She clearly has used that excuse to promote this New Age Religion Cult. I'm sure glad her grandmother was already in Heaven and that she doesn't know how Oprah has turned all of her grandmothers teaching into what Satan is having a field day with. He is always out to steal, kill and destroy God's words, and who better to use than Oprah... I personally thought she was a stronger person than this in my early years, but have found her in the last 10 or so years to be a woman who wants to fit in so badly and have more than anyone else, that she would even wager her on self to have it. God Bless her soul.

Be blessed all!

Passion ~

[dewi]

seriously..
what's it that all of you people fuzzing about?
I'm not american.
But please, just because she had a different opinion or a different choice than what u had made doesn't mean u should hate her.
I am an oprah watcher, I don't agree with her opinion or her point of view most of the time.
but her shows offer good knowledge, very eye-opening.
Why can't we all just get along despite all the differences..we have to respect diversity..
Sigh..If people still think like all of you people no wonder why war still happens..because u want everyone to be the same as what you wish they would be..

[Olumide Anifowoshe.]

Is this a free country or what?. Oprah has the right to endorse whomever she choses. I am sure she loves the Clintons but she just loves Obama more. You all should get over it.

[KELVIN JADA]

Am glad every comment here could be used to ophra's advantage if she feels there is God who gave her her wealth rather than think she is too good now to adhere to the word of God ( bible). I have stop watching her show before she decleared for obama which is her personal right and anybody who fault her for that is just bias or plain stubid since those individual did same before criticizing her. The only reason they are faulting her is because she did not support their choice. It is wrong for anyone to think that she can not make her choice known. After all she supported president Clinton and no one had problem with it. She has been a life long democrat and she, like most of us wanted a change.
I stop watching her show when she began reducing the strength of Gods word by her self idiology of self willed interpretation and several attempts to re_ sell or undo her testimony of how Jesus enriched her after fasting and prayers in her days of color purple. Ophra, this my Gogly suggestion to you since you are too rich to be adviced. Remember when to had to fast and pray for God to see you through stuff. and make a U -turn as God is no respecter of persons. Your cousin Michael Jackson and advise you on how wealth and vanish. You were born without it and God is not orbligated to ensure that it must be your at the end. People are turn away from you not because of your support for Obama as they but because, it is a good political excuse to express their disdain for your lack of fear of God now. What you are doing today is thesame reasons the Gay fellows are advancing " Right to Hell" There is only one God and he will not share his Glory with another.

[A.Beast]

Is it any wonder that she chose Obama though? For years, Oprah has spouted her racist ideologies that all whites are racists but blacks can't be because they are a minority...then how does that explain why she says other minorities like hispanics, asians and so forth are also racist towards blacks but blacks can't be racist towards them either. News flash...to other minorities blacks are the second LARGEST majority population and not another minority. Then there was her "blacks only" school in South Africa which got caught up in scandal because the children suffered worse abuse than they did under apartheid.

Let's also examine her scams such as her annual diet craze. How many diets has Oprah palmed off on America and then gained all the weight back? Think about it, if those diets were so good then why not go back to them and prove they work instead of pushing something new?

Oprah chose Obama because she is a racist and yeah, I am sure she could have supported him on merit but that doesn't seem to be how we viewed supporters of McCain who proved to have views on race we would consider racist. Much like people finally woke up to GWB when it was way too late and like Obama himself is now waking up to how corrupt these companies like AIG are that he's trying to bail out...maybe people are waking up to see Oprah as the racemongering charlatan that she really is.

Sorry but if anyone does research on Oprahs views on race and really pays attention to them...maybe we could ask a question she often asks about whites in the 1950's, "How could they not know they were racists"?

[Geraldine Askew]

All I have to say to this is.....look at the economy, job losses, suicide, homelessness, disobedient kids in school, prayer taken out of school ,high gas prices, high grocery prices....must I say more....so was Bush any better? I don't hear you all harping about him. All the about came about because of his administration. I know Barrack Obama will make a change. Whether it gets better or worse, there will be a change. You go Oprah!

[Dave Feigenbaum]

It is true, Opra is allowed to support anyone she wants. It is also true that there could be consequences to who she blindly promotes. It is also true that her fans are allowed to support who thay want and because of her supporting B.O. simply because they are both black was probably not a good reason to promote him. We are all entitled to support who we want and in her case it is a costly mistake especially because B.O. never cared about her or anyone except for his own personal goals. There is no amount of money that could make up for her mistake of supporting B.O. Now her name is directly linked to someone who never even cared about her or her views. Wake up America and smell what B.O. and Opra are shoveling.

[concerned child of Jesus]

I remember always in aww of Oprah but now i am very concerned she had said thing on her show that hurt me deeply but i won;t go into it, I love Oprah and she can and will make many mistakes howerver she believes there are many roads to God not true there are many roads to somewhere hot and evil but there is only one road to Jesus Christ he has blessed her so much i wonder it she ever said thank you to our lord? I will continue to pray for her i can't condemn not my job thats the lords job i Pray to the father Jesus christ that she will see with her beutiful eyes who really has her back and wants so much to be number one to her. She is a brilliant woman and i know she will know the truth and it will be the best day of her life! I was lost but now i am found!! God Bless you Oprah he loves you!! And he is counting on you he gave you a wonderful gift to reach people beyond beilief anything is possible with Jesus that is a fact i have seen it with my own eyes and heart. NEVER be affraid of God we are all his children and that includes you Oprah. Tell hi thanks then do as he tells you you think you are rich now God can and will blow are minds i am so excited about god he took a mess and made me smile and be at complete peace! You to Oprah so will YOU!

[J MG]

"In fact, no single demographic group has it harder in the U.S. then black men - incarceration rates, disenfranchisement, lack of education, HIV. "

And whose fault would this be? Your comment is plain race baiting.

[sunny]

Geraldine Askew: This all came about while Bush was in office but he had a lot of help from Democrats to screw all this up. He went to Barney Frank 18 times and told him that housing could not continue on the way is was going. Frank who is in charge of that committee did nothing. Look up all of the quotes form Dems who asked Bush to please, please go into Iraq, that Saddam was "a very evil guy". I hold him as responsible but not by himself. When the Democrats hold the majority you cannot blame the minority. The Republicans messed up first and were voted out. Now we need to vote them all out!! Start over and hold them responsible.