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applegrove

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Mon Jul 3, 2023, 03:32 PM Jul 2023

Oprah is cool right? She started a school for South African girls. [View all]

She's been at the forefront of promoting great, modern literature. She started a conversation in the 80s that made women strong. I heard a story of rich Hollywood types having to take a shuttle bus to a fancy industry party up a hill. Celebrities and bigwigs were bitching about not being able to be dropped off at the event and having to take a shuttle bus. They were making a stink about it. Oprah showed up. She got on the shuttle. All the big wigs shut up and got on too.

I write this because I put Oprah up as my favourite billionaire. Someone listed a few false experts She has promoted. I delete my post. Then I remembered how gullible I am. I can't think and intake information at the same time as a dyslexic with conduction aphasia. I make a fine receptionist as I am totally focused on the needs of the other party. It is a job with repetative nature. I once worked at a prison and was told not to be so kind to the inmates who called in on my switchboard. I can't help it. I don't judge at the moment. I judge the info I am getting over the medium to long term. Now I regret deleting Oprah.

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Oprah has done some wonderful things through the years. MontanaMama Jul 2023 #1
Thank you. applegrove Jul 2023 #2
Oprah and the Gates family might have been my picks GPV Jul 2023 #4
How about Dolly Parton? Ex Lurker Jul 2023 #3
Dolly rules! GPV Jul 2023 #5
That's what I posted on that op Lifeafter70 Jul 2023 #10
Yup, absolutely love Dolly, Oprah as well, but absolutely love Dolly. a kennedy Jul 2023 #18
TY for the reminder about Oprah. She's done some very good deeds. Hekate Jul 2023 #6
there will never be the perfect person to admire mercuryblues Jul 2023 #7
I think whatever she has done good has been outweighed by her discovery of Dr.Oz, doc03 Jul 2023 #8
I was the poster and this was my reply (that I stand by) I am sorry you feel 'gullible' as I was in Celerity Jul 2023 #9
Oh I do it to myself often. Did not mean to imply your views are not applegrove Jul 2023 #11
Excellent reply Doc Sportello Jul 2023 #12
I'm not a fan of the way Oprah has promoted harmful pseudoscience. yardwork Jul 2023 #13
Actually if you read enough books about the great rock stars, Mr.Bill Jul 2023 #17
Oh yes, definitely. yardwork Jul 2023 #19
I think Oprah had good intentions Tree Lady Jul 2023 #14
Well, I do have to beg to differ.... madinmaryland Jul 2023 #15
I agree they destroy unions. That has to stop. Also pay reasonable applegrove Jul 2023 #16
I don't know why the hell anyone expects Oprah to be some kind of towering intellectual. betsuni Jul 2023 #20
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