She kept nonpolitical until Obama arrived on the scene, huh. Her hero then promptly fell on his face.
25 years, I can hardly believe it, but she was a classic even though many people couldn’t stand her and she was wildly wrong on a lot of issues. I guess I could see too how she thought she had cemented her fame and could take a breather. Too bad for Oprah that people didn’t turn out to love Oprah like they loved Lucy.
Oprah started becoming less appealing when she started interfering in things beyond the latest trendy cause. On televison she came off as benign, but when she started to pull stuff like trying to interfere in the election for the Olympics, that is when she started to become seen as a power hungry loon who wanted power and influence beyond her ability. The Olympics wasn’t her business and she had no excuse to shove herself around dignitaries and try ot pull off something more than just being famous.