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Oprah for president has a Weinstein problem
Las Vegas Review-Journal ^ | 1/9/2018 | Victor Joecks

Posted on 01/10/2018 10:03:44 AM PST by VegasVictor

Do you remember when Donald Trump’s “inexperience” terrified Democrats? That was before it looked as if Oprah might run for president.

On Sunday at the Golden Globes, Oprah Winfrey gave a speech condemning sexual harassers and repeatedly warning abusers that “their time is up.” Oprah’s oratory had the left and the mainstream media — but I repeat myself — giddy with the possibility of a Democratic presidential bid.

From its official Twitter account, NBC wrote, “Nothing but respect for OUR future president,” accompanied by a picture of Oprah. It has since taken the tweet down. CNN started an Oprah 2020 webpage to provide “live updates.” Asked about presidential ambitions, Oprah’s longtime partner Stedman Graham told the LA Times, “She would absolutely do it.”

On the surface, Oprah has four things you’d look for in a presidential candidate. She is charismatic, wealthy, well-known and well-liked.

Running for president won’t change the first three things. It would, however, harm Oprah’s popularity.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: oprah; oprah2020; oprahopporesearch; president; trump; weinstein
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To: Liz

I bid 20 quadloons!


21 posted on 01/10/2018 10:27:17 AM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Lizavetta

Yes she knows the game well another Hollywood member.


22 posted on 01/10/2018 10:27:35 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: pepsionice

She would have to give a Cadillac to everyone in the country in order to win.


23 posted on 01/10/2018 10:28:19 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Carl Vehse

Good one


24 posted on 01/10/2018 10:28:57 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: VegasVictor

Those pictures James Woods posted on his Twitter account only scratches the surface of the frequent hobnobbing Oprah Winfrey had with the now-disgraced Harvey Weinstein for at least 20 years. And that’s a major public-relations issue that will be extremely difficult to overcome.


25 posted on 01/10/2018 10:29:38 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: dfwgator

Sad to say, I think you are right. The theater known as this year’s “Golden Globes” shows where the Trump/deplorable/woman abusing a-holes want this to go. The only thing that will fix this will be to prosecute the corruption that is associated with this group of scumbags. That would leave Oprah to stand or fall on her own merits. If she is a self-made woman, then she won’t miss having an army of corrupt fixers.


26 posted on 01/10/2018 10:30:55 AM PST by BlackAdderess (MAGA!)
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To: VegasVictor

27 posted on 01/10/2018 10:33:28 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Yo-Yo

More than she knew. Most likely she was an enabler.


28 posted on 01/10/2018 10:36:45 AM PST by Kudsman ( Anyone to the Right of Stalin is a Far Right Wing candidate to the Far Left Wing Media.)
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To: Yo-Yo

Gee! look at all the turds in the toilet.


29 posted on 01/10/2018 10:39:19 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: VegasVictor

Didn’t she have some problems with some business deals too?.


30 posted on 01/10/2018 10:40:54 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: Yo-Yo

Not only did Oprah, Meryl, et al. know all about Weinstein, they currently know about the Hollywood abusers and pedophiles who haven’t been outed yet. All this “time’s up” grandstanding about Weinstein and others is such a sham, but Hollywood is very good at fakery and pretending.


31 posted on 01/10/2018 10:42:22 AM PST by Cecily
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To: VegasVictor

Easily fixed , make Weinstein her VP pick ,LOL


32 posted on 01/10/2018 10:42:28 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: pepsionice
Obama's election, twice, should tell you how little the current voting populace values experience.

They don't care. They want welfare, abortions, soak the rich, illegal immigration, massive government spending.

They don't anything other than that.

33 posted on 01/10/2018 11:02:42 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Kudsman

she ran the camcorder too


34 posted on 01/10/2018 11:09:21 AM PST by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Kudsman

she ran the camcorder too


35 posted on 01/10/2018 11:09:22 AM PST by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: Carl Vehse

looks like Oprah was a new slave dealer this poor girl looks petrified


36 posted on 01/10/2018 11:12:48 AM PST by al baby (May the Forceps be with you Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
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To: dfwgator

Don’t be fooled, the RATs never considered the Weinstein affair to be problematic — sexual harassment is an accepted activity in the lefty RAT world.


37 posted on 01/10/2018 11:53:40 AM PST by 353FMG
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

If America can accept an Obama it can embrace an Oprah.

Sad but predictable.


38 posted on 01/10/2018 11:57:21 AM PST by 353FMG
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