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Oprah Winfrey & Politics

Oprah Winfrey & Politics

Blagojevich Says He Thought of Oprah for Senate

Winfrey, who endorsed Obama's presidential bid and showcased his candidacy on her show, said she missed "GMA" this morning because she slept late.

"If I had been watching from the treadmill where I'm usually watching, I would have fallen off the treadmill," Winfrey told her friend Gayle King during the Sirius XM radio show "Oprah and Friends."

Winfrey said she was "pretty amused" by Blagojevich's revelation.

"I think I could be a senator, but I'm not interested," Winfrey said.
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I think she will be biased to her own view point. To be a good politician you must represent the thoughts of the people. I get the impression Oprah likes to do her own thing regardless to what others think.

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I do not think that Oprah would make a good candidate. She is one who likes to tell others what to do and who to vote for. I do not think she would like a large number of people telling her what to vote for.

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The recent excitement among some about Oprah running for president makes me wonder if America is desperately looking for something in fame, money and Hollywood rather than good political commonsense.

Politics and Winfrey Oprah

I think that celebrities in general are poor candidates in action but make for great poster children. Everyone thinks they know them and what they are like but you only know the public persona. That's what Trump got elected on. Now, more of his personal persona are showing through and people are surprised by his antics. If Trump as taught the world anything its that there should be some sort of public service record at a lower level of power/influence for people running for the job of President. As an outsider, I can see the appeal of an Oprah based on her public persona but how she would handle the pressures of the office? How would she handle the types of decisions that have to be made even if you don't like them? Better to go with someone who has served in a governmental role before that choosing the bright, shiny candidate that you *think* you know.