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Run, Oprah, run!
Flopping Aces ^ | 01-08-18 | DrJohn

Posted on 01/08/2018 3:49:06 PM PST by Starman417

Because of her tear jerking speech at the Golden Globes last night, cries arose from the left calling for Oprah Winfrey to run for President in 2020:

Oprah Winfrey for president was something of a running theme throughout the Golden Globes on Sunday, beginning with Seth Meyers’ opening monologue. He jokingly forbade Winfrey from considering the presidency.

But the trend picked up steam as the night unfolded, particularly after Winfrey’s impassioned acceptance speech for the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

It didn’t take long for social media, and celebs in particular, to rally Winfrey for the job, including inside the ceremony.

“It's up to the people,” Winfrey’s longtime partner, Stedman Graham, told The Times. “She would absolutely do it."

Gayle King, Winfrey’s best buddy, echoed Graham’s sentiments: “I thought that speech was incredible. I got goosebumps,” she also told The Times.

Eva Longoria and Keith Urban shared a table at the ceremony and gushed over Winfrey’s remarks.

“That speech!” Longoria said.

“It was more of an exultation,” Urban replied.

Jimmy Kimmel was "on board" with it.

NBC sent out of completely non-partisan tweet:

Nothing but respect for OUR future president. #GoldenGlobespic.twitter.com/h4hkjewu0K — NBC (@nbc) January 8, 2018

Here is a segment from her speech:
'I want all the girls watching here to know that a new day is on the horizon. When that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the leaders who take us to the time when nobody ever has to say 'Me too' again.'
Indeed. Despite her abused past, Oprah rose above it to mingle and get tight with the titans of Hollywood, including one Harvey Weinstein, with whom Oprah does not look at all uncomfortable:

 

 

 

This is juxtaposed nicely with some of the scenery posted in Hollywood to greet the celebrities:

 

 

They all knew. The loathsome Meryl Streep knew. Oprah knew. Jake Tapper called it the "one of the most open secrets in Hollywood." It would be delicious to see Oprah have to squirm while fending off questions about why she knew about the rampant sexual harassment and did absolutely nothing until it was safe to do so.

That wouldn't be the end of it, either. A British actress accused Oprah of pimping her out to Weinstein:

(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...


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To: Ken H

More important than NBC tweeting (now deleted):

In 1966, Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in a single game playing for Polk High School.


21 posted on 01/08/2018 4:13:20 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Starman417

She’d be a mess. Can’t wait.


22 posted on 01/08/2018 4:13:29 PM PST by anton
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To: Starman417

OPRAHMBA


23 posted on 01/08/2018 4:14:10 PM PST by conservaDave
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To: tennmountainman
Run Okra run.

Dude ... I like okra, breaded and fried. And I have no particular beef with orcas, either. Oprah is a whale, though ...

24 posted on 01/08/2018 4:14:42 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Starman417

Y’know, being anti politics is just too easy at times. Exhibit “A” in the clown show presents itself.

Politics is a scam and we’re suckers for playing.


25 posted on 01/08/2018 4:15:03 PM PST by RKBA Democrat (Hope and redemption are to be found in the Lord. Not in politics.)
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To: Starman417

Pocahontas and Kamala Harris will Harpoon, dissect and render to Lamp Oil Ocra before she can consume a bucket of the Colonel’s extra greasy Chicken.


26 posted on 01/08/2018 4:19:24 PM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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To: tennmountainman
"Amen. Run Okra run.

Careful... I said the same thing when Barry first threw in for 2008.
27 posted on 01/08/2018 4:21:16 PM PST by LIConFem (I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. it's time to change the things I cannot accept.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; stevem
As I said previously, I wouldn't discount Oprah. She has strong business credentials. She took a Jerry Springer-like talk show and converted it into a substantial media empire. Howard Stern calls (called?) himself the King of all Media. Oprah could be the female equivalent...TV, movies, books, magazines. She's worth about a billion+ dollars.

Now, all that said...

I don't know if she is Chicago enough for the brass knuckles of national politics. Even if she is, there is the heretofore unspoken element - Do the Democrat Overlords, e.g., Hillary, Uncle Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Sherrod Brown, Deval Patrick, Sen. Warren, blah blah blah, WANT Oprah as the nominee? Dem Deep Staters may not be so hip with her at the helm.

Obviously, on the issues she'd be a disaster. And it's possible she may not want the likes of 4chan and FR looking into her 4th grade proclivities. 2020 is a long way off...a lotta dirt can come to the surface (look at the pics on this thread...and that's only after 24 hours!).

But I wouldn't write her off just yet.

28 posted on 01/08/2018 4:22:46 PM PST by DoodleBob
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To: Starman417

Wasn’t Oprah’s speech “sexist”?


29 posted on 01/08/2018 4:22:56 PM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: Starman417

But can she win MS: it’s not that conservative any more.


30 posted on 01/08/2018 4:23:31 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: MagUSNRET

No

Her gender preference has been suspect for a long time


31 posted on 01/08/2018 4:24:55 PM PST by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: Starman417

32 posted on 01/08/2018 4:26:25 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: LIConFem

And now that everyone has seen what a demorat has done to us and the economy things will be different going forward.Those rustbelt democrats that voted for Trump in 16 election aint going back to the rat party.


33 posted on 01/08/2018 4:28:24 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Starman417

She has no mind for politics.She wouldn’t know Iran from albania. She has no known talent.She has never done anything but play her race card. We can only hope.


34 posted on 01/08/2018 4:31:10 PM PST by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, weÂ’re building that wall" DJT)
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To: Starman417

“Because of her tear jerking speech at the Golden Globes last night, cries arose from the left calling for Oprah Winfrey to run for President in 2020:”

Thats all it takes ? Who knew ?!


35 posted on 01/08/2018 4:34:05 PM PST by Celerity
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To: LIConFem

What an absolutely kickass tagline you have.


36 posted on 01/08/2018 4:39:22 PM PST by txhurl (Banana Republicans, as far as the eye can see)
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To: Starman417

Oprah/Maxine Waters Gimmiedat 2020 campaign buttons now available for sale. Smaxie Maxie will be put in charge of the economy


37 posted on 01/08/2018 4:39:40 PM PST by chuckee
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To: Starman417

Proud to say I have never seen 2 minutes of the Okra show.


38 posted on 01/08/2018 4:39:51 PM PST by bitt (The first to squeal gets the best deal.)
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To: Celerity

Any country that would elect Oprah is a country I want no part of.


39 posted on 01/08/2018 4:41:12 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Diogenesis

That photo is so disturbing.


40 posted on 01/08/2018 4:45:19 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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