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pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 07:51 PM Jun 2016

Oprah Winfrey says, "I'm with her." Oprah has only ever endorsed 1 Presidential candidate:

Barack Obama.

She also indicated she'd be willing to campaign for Hillary.

Welcome aboard, Oprah!

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/oprah-winfrey-endorses-hillary-clinton-president/story?id=39891652&cid=abcn_fb

The moment came when, referencing Winfrey’s political activism on behalf of then-candidate Barack Obama, Spencer asked whether Winfrey would “get behind” one of the candidates in the current presidential race.

Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey Challenge Men to 'Be Better'
“I will get behind the one. I’m with her. I have to say I’m with her,” Winfrey said.

“I’m With Her” is an official slogan of Clinton’s presidential campaign.

But Winfrey wasn’t done there. She added: “I would also say, that regardless of your politics, you cannot be a woman in the world and not see that this is a monumental time for women breaking the ceiling. Talk about breaking the ceiling!”

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Oprah Winfrey says, "I'm with her." Oprah has only ever endorsed 1 Presidential candidate: (Original Post) pnwmom Jun 2016 OP
She is a former talk show host, and one who isn't even brave enough to live her life openly CBGLuthier Jun 2016 #1
Your comment indicates how clueless many Bernie supporters are. pnwmom Jun 2016 #3
#FeelTheUnity, eh? NurseJackie Jun 2016 #5
Like under the bus? Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #28
She's very VERY influential. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #4
What business is it of yours how she lives her life? CorkySt.Clair Jun 2016 #9
Kick for transparency. Nt NCTraveler Jun 2016 #24
If she throws some of her quantum law of attraction mojo on the race QC Jun 2016 #2
Did you call her fat? scscholar Jun 2016 #6
oh for fuck sake are you hallucinating? m-lekktor Jun 2016 #7
fuckin wow uponit7771 Jun 2016 #25
So I guess thia means she won't be running as The Donald's VP n/t doc03 Jun 2016 #8
Yup. There goes another one of the Don's dreams. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #10
Ya know, I am a Bernie fan, but I might just like Hillary angstlessk Jun 2016 #11
I think she is a lot further to the left than Bill. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #12
I do believe all Bill's liberal positions were probably because of Hillary angstlessk Jun 2016 #13
Which is why electing a Democratic President should not be the sole goal. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #15
I think she always has been. Look how she started, working pnwmom Jun 2016 #22
Her foreign policy is pretty hawkish. That's my main worry. Chathamization Jun 2016 #31
So? ibegurpard Jun 2016 #14
She was helpful in Obama's campaign and she'll be helpful again. pnwmom Jun 2016 #18
Well that does it 840high Jun 2016 #16
I know. Because you're so much more impressed with Cornel West, pnwmom Jun 2016 #20
I find Mr. West to be 840high Jun 2016 #23
The person who calls Obama some form of nigger last year is interesting but Oprah isn't? OK... uponit7771 Jun 2016 #26
I saw a clip today where Donald Trump, in an earlier foray into politics, panader0 Jun 2016 #17
I remember that. So I'm glad she was very clear about being with Hillary. nt pnwmom Jun 2016 #21
Go Oprah!! nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #19
K & R. Thanks for posting. Good for Team Hillary. Surya Gayatri Jun 2016 #27
Kick, Oprah will campaign for Hillary, she has lived some of the years in which it was Thinkingabout Jun 2016 #29
Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, John Edward, and a whole lot of other kooks. longship Jun 2016 #30
Oprah is a role model for women everywhere, showing decades ago pnwmom Jun 2016 #32
Oprah is an idiot. longship Jun 2016 #33

CBGLuthier

(12,723 posts)
1. She is a former talk show host, and one who isn't even brave enough to live her life openly
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:00 PM
Jun 2016

Who cares who she endorses.

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
3. Your comment indicates how clueless many Bernie supporters are.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:02 PM
Jun 2016

Her endorsement will be far more meaningful than, for example, Cornel West's.

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)
4. She's very VERY influential.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:05 PM
Jun 2016
and one who isn't even brave enough to live her life openly

That's her decision to make, isn't it?

Stay classy.

QC

(26,371 posts)
2. If she throws some of her quantum law of attraction mojo on the race
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 08:01 PM
Jun 2016

then this thing is OVER!!!

snap snap snap

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
11. Ya know, I am a Bernie fan, but I might just like Hillary
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:26 PM
Jun 2016

Hope she is to the left of Bill, and she seems to be.

LiberalFighter

(50,783 posts)
12. I think she is a lot further to the left than Bill.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:32 PM
Jun 2016

Not on everything. But Obama wasn't everywhere I wanted him to be either. I had to trust he was doing the right thing based on what he had to deal with. For instance if circumstances had been different with the health care like Max Baucus was not in charge. We weren't dealing with tight numbers in both the House and Senate.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)
13. I do believe all Bill's liberal positions were probably because of Hillary
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:39 PM
Jun 2016

the policies that were to the right of Nixon were probably political vs how the Clinton's believed...and the atmosphere at the time was right wing...lets hope the pendulum is swinging OUR way!

TO THE LEFT!

LiberalFighter

(50,783 posts)
15. Which is why electing a Democratic President should not be the sole goal.
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 09:47 PM
Jun 2016

The President needs to have good Democrats in Congress that will support him when s/he has good plans and for Congress to push him when s/he needs to be pushed.

It also needs to happen at the local and state government level. They need to used like baseball does with their farm system.

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
22. I think she always has been. Look how she started, working
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 10:38 PM
Jun 2016

for the Children's Defense fund. That's where her heart has always been.

But she has resigned herself to working through the system, and that means compromising to get things done -- but she keeps pushing leftwards.

If you look back before Bernie even started to run, at her first speeches, you will see comments that she is sounding more liberal than people expected. That has been her direction all along. The positive part of Bernie's campaign is that he has demonstrated that there definitely is a thirst for this.

The negative side is that he's spent so long campaigning against her, and implying that she's corrupt because she's part of the system. He's part of the system, too, but he never acknowledges that.

Chathamization

(1,638 posts)
31. Her foreign policy is pretty hawkish. That's my main worry.
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 09:19 AM
Jun 2016

On domestic issues, I imagine she's going to be more or less like your standard national-level Democrat, which isn't that exciting but also not terrible. I'm a bit worried about her foreign policy, though. She's said (to give one example) that she would have been more militarily aggressive than Obama on Syria, and I don't think it's a coincidence that the Syrian ceasefire and Iranian nuclear deal were worked out under Kerry, not Clinton.

On domestic issues most of the progress is probably going to be happening at the state and local levels. A better candidate would certainly help, but Clinton will be good enough to see some progress made.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
26. The person who calls Obama some form of nigger last year is interesting but Oprah isn't? OK...
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:08 AM
Jun 2016

... whatever you want to think.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
17. I saw a clip today where Donald Trump, in an earlier foray into politics,
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 10:14 PM
Jun 2016

said he would tag Oprah as his running mate.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
29. Kick, Oprah will campaign for Hillary, she has lived some of the years in which it was
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:26 AM
Jun 2016

Difficult for women seeking to rise, thanks Oprah.

longship

(40,416 posts)
30. Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, John Edward, and a whole lot of other kooks.
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:34 AM
Jun 2016

Oprah is a shameful, ignorant person. She promotes utter rubbish.

This endorsement is a condemnation.

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
32. Oprah is a role model for women everywhere, showing decades ago
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:06 AM
Jun 2016

what it is possible to achieve.

No human is perfect and Oprah is human. But she has accomplished enormous things despite the very difficult challenges she faced as a child.

longship

(40,416 posts)
33. Oprah is an idiot.
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 11:31 AM
Jun 2016

The extent that she supports Dr. "I was the worst marriage counselor ever" Phil (who does marriage counseling on Oprah's show), Dr. Oz (who was dragged before Congress to answer for his quackery)

Witness:



And then there's her her support for John Edward.

Psychics? Really psychics? More like psychotics!

Oprah Winfrey is an utter shame. She enriches herself with abject kookery.

Bees!

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