Recently, the Queen of Daytime Television, also known as Oprah Winfrey, showed her support for presidential hopeful Barack Obama. Can the woman who turns books into bestsellers put a man in the Oval Office?
Many people have given Oprah grief for so strongly supporting a candidate for president. These critics believe that Oprah’s support will sway voters and prevent them from making their own decisions. In addition, some people think that so strongly supporting one candidate will hamper Oprah’s ability to interview other candidates.
What are your thoughts?
Do you think Oprah will drive up the number of Obama supporters, or do you think the American public is capable of making their own informed decisions, without the help of a celebrity?
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April 12th, 2009 by admin | Posted in Obama and Co | Comments (0)
As the world continues to shrink, another presidential candidate has been caught in its riptide.
Democratic candidate Barack Obama wandered away from his planned speech at an April 6 fundraiser in San Francisco and has spent the past several days explaining himself.
The speech was released to the media by a secret taper and caught the attention of the country when he said the following about Pennsylvanian voters: ” it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
The “bitter” people he was talking about are blue-collar workers who haven’t been helped by either recent Democratic or Rebublican presidents.
Obama asserted that these voters are low-hanging fruit for Democrats, but have instead been hoodwinked by Republicans.
He seemed to think that since he was in the bastion of liberalism that is San Francisco, his statements would endear himself to them, forgetting that in the age of YouTube and Myspace, such remarks can instantly be sent across the globe.
Or, in this case, to Pennsylvanians.
Candice Yacono
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April 9th, 2009 by admin | Posted in Obama and Co | Comments (0)
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