Word: oprahization
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...conservative pundit, railed against Barack Obama for pledging, if he's President, to meet with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yet turning down the Report: "He's saying Stephen Colbert is worse than a terrorist. His words!" The strike, if it continues, could produce a critical talk-show gap. (Fortunately for Obama, Oprah doesn't have guild writers...
...Democratic rivals, by comparison, have no history of mistakes on the big stage from which they could have derived hard lessons. (Guest spots on Oprah don’t count.) Obama claims superior “judgment” to Hillary because, as an Illinois State Senator, he opposed the Iraq war, while the majority of Democratic senators, including Hillary and Edwards, voted in favor of Bush’s war resolution. He deserves credit for his prescience on this issue just as Hillary deserves credit for her support, as a private citizen, for the first Iraq...
Despite the flashes of glamour and star power provided by visitors like Oprah Winfrey (for Barack Obama), Bill Clinton (for his wife) and newly popular cult hero Chuck Norris (for Mike Huckabee), most Iowans came out not to celebrity-watch but to ensure that the candidates addressed the issues facing a troubled nation. They asked questions--often worthy of a doctoral defense--and refused to accept bumper-sticker answers...
...seems as though the New Year's party in Iowa has already come and gone: Over the past month, presidential hopefuls have paraded a Who's Who of Hollywood celebrities through the state - from Oprah Winfrey to Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins - hoping to draw crowds and make their case. Iowans have delighted in getting the rare glimpse of a favorite star or scoring an autograph, but come Dec. 31, three nights before the caucuses, the star wattage will have dimmed and most candidates will be earnestly glad-handing, rather than gamboling about...
...also embracing the belief that no progress has been made on racism in the U.S., and it will always be an insurmountable problem. How can Steele so blithely discount the tantalizing possibility that we are witnessing a truly new day? Millions of black and white Americans deeply admire Oprah Winfrey and Senator Obama for their character, energy and ideas, not because of skin color or guilt. Every step Americans take toward common ground will bring all those who sell hopelessness a step closer to a richly deserved obscurity. Margaret E. Young, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS...