Oprah Criticized for Senate Bill 1738

Associated Content ^ | Sep 16, 2008 | Donna Porter

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Has partisan politic hit an all-time low? On Monday, mega-star Oprah Winfrey uses her influence on her show to elicit support for Senate bill 1738 [S. 1738] - a bill designed to help tackle the horrors of child pornography and exploitation. Yet, the full story on S. 1738, known as The Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007, was not provided to the public. Whether it was politically motivated or a case of being under-informed, Oprah is criticized, by at least one Republican, for not giving the full story on Senate bill 1738.

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Oprah's site calling for action on this bill:

http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/20080911_tows_predators

Dems are telling the press/public that Republicans are opposing the bill while they are not telling everyone that they have shoved up to $10 billion in spending bills in there with it (S. 3297). Coburn introduced S. 3344

[LucyJo]

Sen. Tom Colburn M.D., who has authored a bill similar to S. 1738 -- one combined with a bill authored by Sen. John McCain, had this to say in a press release to Senate leaders on September 15: "Oprah's viewers deserve to know that Senate leaders have twice objected to passage of the bill she supports. Senate leaders have insisted that S. 1738, authored by Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) and endorsed by Senator Barack Obama (D-IL), only pass if it is included in a package of unrelated bills that addresses less vital concerns such as the interstate commerce of non-human primates. When I proposed de-linking the causes of protecting children and chimpanzees, Senate leaders objected," Dr. Coburn said.

The left equating the importance of human children with "non-human primates".

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[truthluva]

But....but...Oprah does nto want to use her show as a political venue! She did not want ot have the first Republican woman VP candidate on her show for that reason! Now she wants to ‘highlight’ a bill sponsored by HER choice for higher office.??? Can we say HYPOCRTE!

The Pied Piper of Harpo plays on! Wise up, ladies. Oprah is all about Oprah...not you.

[rivercat]

Palin needs to be hammering these guys over their heads with this type of stuff.

[Rudder]

What type of stuff? What is the bill about?

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S. 1738, known as The Combating Child Exploitation Act of 2007

Oh, that explains it.

What is the bill about?

This post is deficient on information.

[rivercat]

Not the bill, but the 10 billion dollars worth of unrelated stuff that’s being tacked on to the bill.

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PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007