Post by: Desertdog on September 05, 2008, 04:22:17 AM
DILEMMA: OPRAH BALKS AT HOSTING SARAH PALIN; STAFF DIVIDED
http://drudgereport.com/flash3os.htm
Oprah Winfrey may have introduced Democrat Barack Obama to the women of America -- but the talkshow queen is not rushing to embrace the first woman on a Republican presidential ticket!
Oprah's staff is sharply divided on the merits of booking Sarah Palin, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.
"Half of her staff really want Sarah Palin her on," an insider explains. "Oprah's website is getting tons of requests to put her on, but Oprah and a couple of her top people are adamantly against it because of Obama."
One executive close to Winfrey is warning any Palin ban could ignite a dramatic backlash!
It is not clear if Oprah has softened her position after watching Palin's historic convention speech.
Last year, Winfrey blocked an appearance by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, timed to a promotional tour of his autobiography.
Oprah and executive producer Sheri Salata, who has contributed thousands of dollars to Obama's campaign, refused requests for comment.
Post by: charby on September 05, 2008, 04:31:15 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
Post by: wmenorr67 on September 05, 2008, 04:33:41 AM
Post by: ilbob on September 05, 2008, 04:37:53 AM
Her show has lost popularity, possibly due to her previous rabid support of BHO. I don't know if BHO's people told her to cool it, or her business advisers did.
On top of that, Oprah runs a very tightly scripted show. She is no better without a teleprompter than BHO is. BHO would stick to the script. I doubt the good governor would.
Post by: Jamisjockey on September 05, 2008, 04:39:12 AM
I think this would be a very easy lawsuit to win for RNC and Palin becasue of the Fairness Doctrine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
I don't think the Fairness doctrine is currently on the books. Obama wants to bring it back though....
Post by: charby on September 05, 2008, 04:40:37 AM
I think this would be a very easy lawsuit to win for RNC and Palin becasue of the Fairness Doctrine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
I don't think the Fairness doctrine is currently on the books. Obama wants to bring it back though....
The way I understand it, it is still there but I don't think anyone or the FCC challenges/uses it anymore.
Post by: Ezekiel on September 05, 2008, 04:49:41 AM
Post by: Desertdog on September 05, 2008, 05:07:22 AM
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I don't think the Fairness doctrine is currently on the books. Obama wants to bring it back though....
I know the Fairness Doctrine is off the books, but isn't there something that states that radio and TV have to give equal time to oppossing political parties? That would be equal time for McCain as for Obama, but not necessarily for Palin.
Post by: Antibubba on September 05, 2008, 05:10:43 AM
Post by: Desertdog on September 05, 2008, 05:18:33 AM
Post by: wmenorr67 on September 05, 2008, 05:19:44 AM
Operah does not need to go to the firing range, I would guess she has more paid guns around her than you do. Probably paid by the stations, not herself.
Yeah but I don't need to have paid guns. I know how to use my own.
Post by: RoadKingLarry on September 05, 2008, 05:29:12 AM
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I don't think the Fairness doctrine is currently on the books. Obama wants to bring it back though....
I know the Fairness Doctrine is off the books, but isn't there something that states that radio and TV have to give equal time to oppossing political parties? That would be equal time for McCain as for Obama, but not necessarily for Palin.We DO NOT want the fariness doctrine reintroduced.
We do not want the government telling us what we can or can not listen to or watch or telling privately owned operations what they have to broadcast.
There is already a requirement for a certain amount of public service air time and that is plenty.
And I would actually hope Palin would decline an invitation from that bloated sanctimonious windbag anyway.
Post by: French G. on September 05, 2008, 05:31:01 AM
No disparity there...
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Post by: French G. on September 05, 2008, 05:33:55 AM
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Post by: AJ Dual on September 05, 2008, 06:44:04 AM
Dumb move on Oprah's part. If she's wants Obama to win, then put Palin on the show and make her look bad. If Oprah plays it right, she could completely turn women against Palin.
Oprah and her show format is way too invested in her neo-feminist zen of feel-good to do any kind attack or ambush interview. Her own brand comes before her allegince to BHO, and it would be at complete odds with the air of the "has-it-all older-sister you're secretly jealous of but love too much to care" she cultivates with her core audience.
The problem for Oprah is a huge Catch-22. She puts Palin on, she gives a HUGE stage to a very beautiful, charismatic, and inherently likeable woman and puts her in front of an audience of millions of squishy emotive women who vote thier "feelings" and not party line or policy. She refuses to seat Palin, and the scandal only deepens the Hillary supporter/BHO rift that arguably STARTED on the Oprah show and her website chat forums when she made the big BHO endorsment in the first place.
Post by: Werewolf on September 05, 2008, 06:48:56 AM
But she's not and she won't even though she obviously is!
It never ceases to amaze how popular she is. What's the allure?
Post by: Scout26 on September 05, 2008, 06:49:21 AM
If the middle class women who watch her show, buy her books, magazines and other stuff get the impression that she's not so much women focused as race focused she could be going over the tipping point and begin her (financial) death spiral.......
Post by: Desertdog on September 05, 2008, 06:55:51 AM
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If Oprah was white and had had McCain on and then refused to put Obama on she'd be accused of racisim.
But she's not and she won't even though she obviously is!
Only if she was a white conservative or Republican. White or black Democrat would not hear a charge of raceism no matter what they did.
But she's not and she won't even though she obviously is!
Post by: Balog on September 05, 2008, 07:12:48 AM
Yep, she ticked off about half of her audience when she dissed Hillary for BHO. Another snub to Palin and she'll PO even more of her audience.
If the middle class women who watch her show, buy her books, magazines and other stuff get the impression that she's not so much women focused as race focused she could be going over the tipping point and begin her (financial) death spiral.......
If the middle class women who watch her show, buy her books, magazines and other stuff get the impression that she's not so much women focused as race focused she could be going over the tipping point and begin her (financial) death spiral.......
Let's hope. That woman is a cult leader.
Post by: Manedwolf on September 05, 2008, 07:35:31 AM
Yep, she ticked off about half of her audience when she dissed Hillary for BHO. Another snub to Palin and she'll PO even more of her audience.
If the middle class women who watch her show, buy her books, magazines and other stuff get the impression that she's not so much women focused as race focused she could be going over the tipping point and begin her (financial) death spiral.......
If the middle class women who watch her show, buy her books, magazines and other stuff get the impression that she's not so much women focused as race focused she could be going over the tipping point and begin her (financial) death spiral.......
Let's hope. That woman is a cult leader.
She is apparently losing viewers due to her excessively touchy-feely "all religions are the same" thing with new-agey slow-talking cult people babbling all the time. She's totally obsessed with it.
Ever hear any of the commercials for her "experts" she has? It's all platitudes and double-ended, meaningless "truths" that remind me of the Sphinx character in Mystery Men.
Like "To learn teachings, you must be taught how to learn", that kind of nonsense. And she is absolutely "Wow, that's soooooooo deep" about that sort of thing.
Post by: Balog on September 05, 2008, 08:14:18 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on September 05, 2008, 08:25:38 AM
This has to be a lie because there's no bias in the entertainment industry, right?
Brad
Post by: roo_ster on September 05, 2008, 10:12:46 AM
Ever hear any of the commercials for her "experts" she has? It's all platitudes and double-ended, meaningless "truths" that remind me of the Sphinx character in Mystery Men.
Like "To learn teachings, you must be taught how to learn", that kind of nonsense. And she is absolutely "Wow, that's soooooooo deep" about that sort of thing.
Like "To learn teachings, you must be taught how to learn", that kind of nonsense. And she is absolutely "Wow, that's soooooooo deep" about that sort of thing.
I would like to state for the record that Mystery Men was one of the great parodies.
And that Ben Stiller played a near-autobiographical role as a wanna-be hero whose only power is flailing, impotent frustration.
That is all.
Post by: Desertdog on September 05, 2008, 11:24:29 AM
Post by: MechAg94 on September 05, 2008, 12:22:02 PM
I don't really care. I would think Palin has other venues to visit that don't need to be pushed into bringing her on.
Post by: Perd Hapley on September 05, 2008, 12:35:10 PM
Post by: Tallpine on September 05, 2008, 01:02:43 PM
According to Shepard Smith, Studio B With Shepard Smith, FNC, 12:00PM PDT, Oprah "would love to have Sarah Palin on her show AFTER the election."
Well, I guess the ratings would be better with the VP-elect as a guest
Post by: Stevie-Ray on September 05, 2008, 04:02:37 PM
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Like "To learn teachings, you must be taught how to learn", that kind of nonsense. And she is absolutely "Wow, that's soooooooo deep" about that sort of thing.
Oh, crap! Reminds me of those idiotic smoky poetry bars in the 60s.
Personally, I couldn't care less if she goes on that bimbo's liberal love fest. I really don't want her polluted by anybody affiliated with that show.
Post by: Antibubba on September 05, 2008, 05:01:44 PM
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wanna-be hero whose only power is flailing, impotent frustration.
OK, so I WON'T reveal my Super Power here.
Post by: longeyes on September 05, 2008, 05:08:47 PM
Both are phonies.
Most of Oprah's audience is white women. I don't think this is really going to sell very well. What Oprah has to sell is personality, nothing more; her business is rife with once-rich and -powerful has-beens.
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on September 06, 2008, 06:01:16 AM
I think this would be a very easy lawsuit to win for RNC and Palin becasue of the Fairness Doctrine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
No. God, no. The last thing I want anyone anywhere to do is start enforcing the Fairness Doctrine. Oprah is not a journalist, she runs a talk show. She can have on who she likes, and can shun who she doesn't like. Big deal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine
Post by: G_P on September 08, 2008, 06:57:11 PM
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Post by: ilbob on September 09, 2008, 07:12:47 AM
Post by: Scout26 on September 09, 2008, 01:07:08 PM
The more I think about it, the more I think the best thing for Palin would be to publicly decline a request from Oprah if it were forthcoming.
BINGO!!! Even the "after election" offer.
Post by: freedom lover on September 09, 2008, 01:21:13 PM
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solely because he is black
That's what I don't get about some people. Solely because somebody is black or a woman should'nt mean they get your support. Leaders and others should be chosen for their merits, not their similarity to the supporter. If a Sicilian ran for president I would think it was really cool. That does'nt mean I would immediatly support them. People need to realise that a leader is important because of their actions. They should stop voting based on trivalities and superficialities.
Post by: Scout26 on September 09, 2008, 01:28:15 PM
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I think you mean "they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character" ?
The part I put in quotes is from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" Speech.
Post by: freedom lover on September 09, 2008, 02:25:59 PM
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I think you mean "they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character"
Yup. Part of one's character consists of what one stands for. That, I think, is one of the most important parts of a politician's character.