Posted on 07/19/2006 3:26:11 PM PDT by gopwinsin04
Hillary Clinton Asks Oprah Winfrey to be Running Mate in 2008? By Cris Bergman Jul 19, 2006
A published report will claim that Oprah may have a new suitor from the political spectrum.
A report set for Star Magazine's weekly offering will claim that Hillary Clinton has put out a feeler to see if Oprah would consider the veep spot on the 2008 ticket.
That should send shock waves through DC and especially the Republican Party.
Though Hillary has yet to declare her official candidacy it is near certain that she will run and she is far and away the Democratic frontrunner for the gig.
The weekly magazine has this item:
New York Senator Hillary Clinton mad a bid to snag Oprah Winfrey as her running mate in the 2008 presidential elections.
"Hillary thought that with Oprah's pulling power they'd be a shoe-in," the friend says. "So she sent Oprah an e-mail to ask her if she'd be interested. But when Oprah got it, she wasn't sure if Hillary was being serious or if it was a joke."
The whole thing actually reads like a joke, but stranger things have happened in Washington DC.
And it may take Oprah's star power to make Hillary Clinton electable as she is under attack from the left wing of her party and of course will face a tough time from the GOP.
Cue the rep™: No denials yet.
--Cris Bergman
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalledger.com ...
They will start the "vast right wing conspiracy book of the month" club.
The Clintons would never put a black person in that powerful a position. This is just Hillary trying to tie mobilize the welfare queen wing of her party.
Rosie & Star Jones could be special diplomatic envoys to Iran.
I think she should go with Rosie O'Donnell.
Not surprising. Libs already elevate celebrities to godlike status. Most think Brad Pitt's kid is the messiah.
We're pretty bad off in this country ... but we're not so far gone that in a time of international crisis American voters would put Hillary and Oprah in the White House.
Rosie ok but Star would insist on at least a 2,000,000.00 a day per diem, LOL~
Ridiculous story, ridiculous source.
Less than ZERO experience in the REAL WORLD and this is the "smartest woman in the world" best pick for VEEP?
This IS a JOKE and Hillary would be foolish for considering such an obvious attempt to harvest votes from the armchair republic....
We are?....how so?
We should draft Dogg the Bounty Hunter for Head of Homeland Security
ahem.....play on words
Now, I think Judge Judy would be ok. I suspect she would have settled that whole Florida recount thing by mentioning how stupid you have to be to not know how to vote!
OK, gotta do it.
Flame suit at the ready.
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Here goes.
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Which One...
Fat Oprah or Skinny Oprah?
Oprah couldn't/wouldn't take the pay cut!
That would be a dream come true.
OMG!
Plus her own Star Jones private gulfstream plane!
So much so that Albert Gore was a few hanging chads away from being elected President ... and John Kerry was almost as close.
But I still think Hillary/Oprah is a non-starter.
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