Drudge reported Tuesday morning that billionaire television mogul Oprah Winfrey is "offering to 'produce' the half-hour Barack Obama advertisement set to air on Oct. 29...The Daytime TV dynamo has even offered up her studio space in Chicago."
If this is true, wouldn't it go counter to the excuse Oprah gave on September 5 when she announced that she would not have Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on her show until after Election Day?
As NewsBusters reported at the time:
According to ABCNews.com, in an article stunningly titled, "Is Oprah Biased? Host Won't Interview Palin," such appears to be the case (photo courtesy Getty Images/AP):
"At the beginning of the presidential campaign, when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates," wrote Winfrey.
"I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over," she added.
Well, Oprah, if you decided "[a]t the beginning of the presidential campaign" to not use your show "as a platform for any of the candidates," wouldn't offering your studio to Obama go against this promise?
It should be interesting to watch how Winfrey and her media minions explain this obvious hypocrisy if indeed Obama does use her studio for his October 29 infomercial.
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Correction, Noel.
October 21, 2008 - 11:13 ET by Mike BrattonWe must begin to refer to her as Ambassador Oprah:
http://blogs.ft.com/rachmanblog/2008/10/ambassador-oprah/
Quid pro quo, anyone?
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
It's obvious
October 21, 2008 - 11:18 ET by KC MulvilleOprah will claim that she isn't using the actual airtime during the Oprah Winfrey show to promote Obama.
Now there's a crucial distinction because ... because ... wait, it'll come to me ...
I'll have to get back to you on this one.
actual airtime
October 21, 2008 - 11:23 ET by CarlosSI agree, KC..., no actual pristine Oprah Winfrey airtime will be used..., in fact, the studios will be scrubbed before and after the filming of "The One"s half hour infomercial..., "but wait"...,
Oprah's not trying to punish anyone for their success, she's just trying to, you know, spread the wealth around.
Spreading
October 21, 2008 - 12:17 ET by KC MulvilleLOL ... spread your wealth around ... spread my wealth around ... (I don't know about you, I ain't got any to begin with) ... but not spreading her wealth around.
airtime
October 21, 2008 - 12:43 ET by tejanodiablothis will probably be deleted and i hate to call a spade a spade but oprah won't have Sarah on her show because she isn't [black].. and i mean that in the cultural sense rather than skin colour ..
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
Edited for content by management.
i hope your comment doesn't get banned
October 21, 2008 - 13:14 ET by abeautifulpersonit was spoken like a REAL AMERICAN. not one of those fake americans who live in the cities. you are one of sarah palin's true patriots.
kudos to you for speakin' yer... ummm. you know. that pussing, hateful thing that fits in your noggin'.
i just wish folks 'round here were more honest like you.
abp
October 21, 2008 - 13:25 ET by cocodrieIf the "N" word offends you, don't go near "black" people. They use "N" in every sentence that comes out of their mouth, along with all the other vulgar expressions known to mankind.
thanks for fortifying my point with another racist comment
October 21, 2008 - 19:59 ET by abeautifulpersonummm... should i stay away from black people... well, since my wife and her family are all black... and since i have NEVER heard the 'N' world from a single one of them (in fact, they don't swear at all)...
i guess i can just conclude that you are another idiot who gets his education from hiphop CDs, FOX news or right here at NB.
abp
October 21, 2008 - 21:26 ET by cocodrieyou are willfully ignorant of reality.
Are "black" people different
October 21, 2008 - 20:24 ET by balboaAre "black" people different than black people?
Good evening Bal
October 21, 2008 - 20:58 ET by cocodrieYes there is a difference. Black people are the black people like my friends who work and live decent lives like the rest of us. "Black" people are those whose only purpose in life is to leech off the productive workers in this country and lurk around waiting for the opportunity to be offended. This includes the "black" economic terrorists with the inappropriate "Rev." in front of their names,
Thanks, cocodrie. I figured
October 21, 2008 - 21:17 ET by balboaThanks, cocodrie. I figured it was something like that. It's like Chris Rock said. "I love black people, but..."
Yes Bal there is...
October 21, 2008 - 21:10 ET by MightyMouthObama is a "black" person because he is half black and half white... as opposed to Jesse Jackson, for example, who is a black person.
Frankly, I as a white person am offend that Obama being half black & half white is not referred to as a "white" person!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
That's an interesting
October 21, 2008 - 21:17 ET by balboaThat's an interesting theory.
Indeed it is.
October 21, 2008 - 21:51 ET by Mike BrattonAnd how horrible it is that someone should reject the rich tapestry of white-guy heritage.
I highly recommend that Obama visit www.stuffwhitepeople... so that he can reconnect with his roots.
Yes, we know Obama has an affinity for the Ivy League and recreational drugs (and yes, even Obama himself is on the list), but there's so much to enjoy. Things like...
...and much, much more.
A heritage is a terrible thing to waste.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
abeautifulperson
October 21, 2008 - 14:51 ET by RESTLESS 1You wouldn't be lumping all conservatives in with the sentiments above would you?
You do realize that the real racists are liberals. You don't see conservatives attempting to buy minority votes with giveaways and welfare. That would be your side. You don't see conservatives supporting the elimination of minority children in the womb. That would be your side.
As conservatives, who are generally against the welfare state and mindset, we are the ones that want to see success from everyone. Democrats need their voting base dependent on them.
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
no, i don't lump
October 21, 2008 - 20:11 ET by abeautifulpersonbut it is unfortunate when i return after i point out the hateful racist comments, that more follow it.
i include yours. perhaps you should take some time away from NB and actually learn a little more about your opponents. that way you yourself wouldn't make such embarrassingly ill-informed and (sadly) racist comments.
poor noel has to be humiliated by the bigotry on this thread. noel, is this the army that supports you?
i've said it before and i'll say it again. occasionally, stormfront would be proud of this site.
Another point of view is that...
October 21, 2008 - 21:27 ET by Karma...your bigotry is astounding. Are you aware enough to even see it, or are you so blinded by the bigotry of others, including the miniscule few I've seen on NB, and they don't last very long. Can you provide examples of bigotry from Fox News or any other non-socialist outlet? I'm really curious to see what you consider bigotry.
*
October 23, 2008 - 08:39 ET by R D HelmNot worth the effort.
ABP,
October 21, 2008 - 21:48 ET by RESTLESS 1So, my comment is hateful because it points out that liberals tend to be pro-abortion, pro-welfare state, and that democrat politicians promise to expand govt. to keep those voters dependent on them?
Well, that makes sense. I didn't even get into how democrates filibustered Civil Rights legislation, or formed the klan. I guess those inconvenient truths are hateful comments as well.
Oh well, C-ya loser. (Yes, THAT is hateful).
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
Disgusting
October 21, 2008 - 13:18 ET by general companyShe wont have her on because she does not want to promote her. Now go crawl back under your rock
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
view from under my rock
October 21, 2008 - 13:37 ET by tejanodiablooprah won't have Sarah on because she doesn't want to 'promote her cause' .. so, oprah isn't biased or racist or anything nasty like that, she just has editorial review which promotes one side while denying the other side EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ... n*****, n*****, n***** ... bump, bump, bump .. thump, thump .. cu**, cu** ..... and YOUR general company is ????
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
That rock of yours.
October 21, 2008 - 15:20 ET by general companyOprah has a lot of white folks on her show, I dont even watch it and I know that. Because she doesnt have one particular person on her show "might" make her bias, NOT racist. Their are plenty of other places that Sarah wont be invited to as well, again, bias, NOT racist.
For everyone of your crude comments, (I noticed the editing BTW) the rest of us have to suffer with the bile that preceeds it. Thanks,,,,,for nothing.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
rock, paper, estones
October 21, 2008 - 17:10 ET by tejanodiablomy comments immediately above yours weren't edited .. and i notice that okra hasn't had Bush (Laura, George, George, sr., Barbara, the Cheny's, or even their lesbian daughter who would seem to be a perfect fit for her) .. face it, liberals are far more hateful of people not of their liberal persuasion .. look how they hated Powell til he endorsed obananas .. and Condi Rice et al .. here in Tejas, we have a term for liberals like you : peckerwoods ..
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
pfffft, don't try to excuse away your hateful comments
October 21, 2008 - 20:15 ET by abeautifulpersoni won't assume that tejas are all knuckle draggers.
but you just keep on ASSuming about people you obviously know little about. i certainly don't hate you. i do feel sorry for you. and i am definitely intolerant of intolerance.
The one before "Disgusting" was
October 21, 2008 - 20:23 ET by general companyIf you had edited it before I saw it, I would not had responded. Also,,, It is Peckerwood chump, it is NEVER plural, but of course you would need to know what Peckerwood was before knowing that,,right?
http://webcastr.com/...
Maybe you should take a look at this, before you respond to me again.
Is that you with the bumper stickers?
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Isn't this cute - Oprah
October 21, 2008 - 11:24 ET by SickofLibsIsn't this cute - Oprah wants to come in at the last moment as the heroic relief pitcher.
I think they probably already started working on it, sweetie.
"It is not clear if the Obama campaign would pay Winfrey for any production services."
Of course not! Hahaha!
Hey Dealer!
October 21, 2008 - 11:25 ET by The Distributist"How many frickin' race cards are there in this deck?"
"Modern man is staggering and losing his balance because he is being pelted with little pieces of alleged fact which are native to the newspapers; and, if they turn out not to be facts, that is still more native to newspapers." -GKC
Trust
October 21, 2008 - 11:39 ET by cayenne523Grandmas wisdom said "don't ever trust those people".
Looks like it must be at
October 21, 2008 - 11:42 ET by SickofLibsLooks like it must be at least a six-deck shoe.
i laugh and i laugh and i laugh
October 21, 2008 - 13:18 ET by abeautifulpersonit is a very satisfying day when i a bunch of whiny conservatives sit around and cry about how they are being discriminated against.
oprah... boo hoo.
colin powel... wahh wahh.
thank you for today's entertainment. your comments are very motivating and will make that satisfaction oh the more sweet when mccain and palin are sent packin'.
Was that manical laughing,
October 21, 2008 - 15:46 ET by SickofLibsWas that manical laughing, or just regular laughing? Kinda hard to tell by just keystrokes.
They say laughter is the best medicine, but it's no substitute for a good psychotropic.
i'll tell you what kind of laugh it is
October 21, 2008 - 20:05 ET by abeautifulpersonits the kind of laugh that one can't contain after watching an abusive bully turn to slip and fall harmlessly landing on his head in the most ridicules manner.
sometimes there is a little justice. and after reading racist comment after racist comment on this thread, i realize laughter is a better release than others.
six deck shoe
October 21, 2008 - 13:40 ET by tejanodiabloi only play on an honest one deck shoe .. one without ACORN imprinted on the cards ..
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
It should be interesting to
October 21, 2008 - 11:35 ET by R D HelmIt should be interesting to watch how Winfrey and her media minions explain this obvious hypocrisy...
Oprah won't have to explain anything, because no one in the MSM is going to call her on it.
-Dave
In order for wealth to be spread, it first must be seized.
Loosing the election
October 21, 2008 - 11:36 ET by GForceI think Oprah had visions of Obama way ahead in poling by now.
This is why she is willing to throw away her credibility and word for
Barry's campaign.
Certainly BHO has a greater chance of loosing the election then winning
it.
The poles have tighten in McCains favor.
News outlets like the New York Times are willing to sacrifice
accuracy and trust in future poling for the election of The Anointed One.
The Libs will try and lie, cheat and steel their way into the White House. This is obvious with the ACORN lawsuits.
Mr. Joe America will see thru the smoke and mirrors of this Liberal feasco
and elect John McCain to be our next president.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-Aristotle
Just say it
October 21, 2008 - 11:44 ET by badcleatsThe people that are fans of Oprah, (almost entirely women?), have to be attracted by the feel good they get out of it. I do not know one man in the whole wide world that watches the show. The influence Obama is going to have on her audience is obviously whatever women get turned on about from him. As far as her honesty about being fair, and giving equal time....never expected it, don't care, and I don't think anyone could do anything about it anyway. Just stick to your plowin, get to the polls to vote, and hope we can overcome all the unfair distractions like Acorn, MSM,etc..... If too many airheads wind up voting.....
"Is Oprah
October 21, 2008 - 11:49 ET by The Central Scrutinizer"Is Oprah Reneging?"
RACIST!!!
I wonder if the "Fairness
October 21, 2008 - 11:53 ET by mattmI wonder if the "Fairness Doctrine" Osamba will reinstate will apply to people like Oprah and the rest of the Democrat Avocacy Machine (DAM), also known as the mainstream media.
What she meant was
October 21, 2008 - 12:39 ET by T-Bone Mass"I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any OTHER of the candidates"
Memories From The Past
October 21, 2008 - 13:04 ET by melpolhttp://www.associate...
Who can blame Oprah for helping a talented African-American underdog in crossing the finishing line? Oprah deserves praise for not forgetting that she is still a black woman.
She might as well jump in,
October 21, 2008 - 13:07 ET by oilcanShe might as well jump in, and who cares about equality or fairness, it's not a fair fight and never has been.
We're now in a 24/7 media spin for Obama by all networks, cable and traditional. Print media is all in the tank for O-man. It's a non-stop infomercial for Obama on every information outlet known to man. Two weeks to go and they're doing all they can to suppress the vote.
Imagine if Obama and McCain were to play a slowpitch softball game. Naturally, all the pitches to Obama will be nice sized watermelons, easy to hit. On the other hand, Nolan Ryan would be on the mound zing 100 mile fastballs to McCain. After a couple of head hunting throws of course
if you could get past our partisan stare...
October 21, 2008 - 13:29 ET by abeautifulperson...you'd realize that mccain and palin are such a pair that if obama was an albino, he'd get support from those who can lend it. why? because after witnessing the mccain/palin duo, its ANYBODY but those two.
after all the crap that has spilled out of "that one's" mouth (mccain) and the "real american" mayor, i'd almost vote for another 4 years of bush and cheney... almost. at least bush looks spent and probably doesn't have enough strength to mess anything up.
the mccain/palin clown duo is fresh incompetence and no doubt will find new ways to send america into the toilet even faster than the bush admin.
Take a deep breath, abp.
October 21, 2008 - 13:45 ET by KarmaYour posts indicate you're havin' a really bad day. Turn that frown upside down :-)
clowns and frowns
October 21, 2008 - 14:40 ET by tejanodiablobiden doesn't even need big shoes or a red nose to prove up his credentials .. and odumbo has the ears ..
if obama/biden are elected with a super majority, kiss your freedom away .. prepare for untold millions of murders of unborn babies .. prepare for waaaay higher taxes no mater what they say now .. prepare for terrorism beyond the scale of 9-11 ..
never look a gift skunk in the tail ..
Yes, take a deep breath...
October 21, 2008 - 15:50 ET by SickofLibsYes, take a deep breath... but no more spray paint please. It's not worth it.
don't worry about me
October 21, 2008 - 20:21 ET by abeautifulpersonno frown here. but thanks for thinking of me. i do become very intolerant of intolerance.
colin powell made my day, sunday. so much so, that i now actually forgive him for the bareface lying he did to the UN prior to the iraq invasion. i'm not going to say he squared up, but its a start.
Did he admit that he lied
October 21, 2008 - 21:42 ET by KarmaDid he admit that he lied or are you just so confident in your inside source of information? Do you know the difference between lying and espousing information you believe to be true?
I've said it before and I'll say it again. ABP, you need to take a deep breath and relax. You're working yourself up in vain here at NB. Not good for ya'. BTW, Sarah Palin on the ticket made my day a while back. Big deal. Don't let it get to ya'.
NBers
October 21, 2008 - 21:52 ET by Noel SheppardNBers,
Isn't this great? Here's a holier-than-thou, America-hating ne'er do well that likely has despised Colin Powell since the day he appeared in front of the UN in 2002 talking about Saddam's WMD. This disgusting thing, despite what's gone on in Iraq since the surge began in early 2007, wants America out immediately, and probably blames Powell for the deaths of all the fallen in that nation be they American or Iraqi.
Yet, because Powell endorsed his candidate, it's all okay. No matter how many of his fellow citizens were killed in a war he didn't support and possibly walked in protest against -- one clearly tied to Powell, by the way!!! -- he doesn't care because the object of his former disaffection is now backing the Messiah.
Try to imagine the lack of integrity and character required to sell your principles so cheaply, and do so at a public forum such as this. As you ponder, consider that he and his ilk actually think themselves above you. Imagine that.
Frankly, I've found things crawling under rocks in my backyard I respected more. Some of them weren't even moving.
This isn't a beautiful person. This is one of the most disgusting things I've come across on the Internet since I first logged on well over a decade ago, and it saddens me deeply that it's entitled to vote alongside those in our country that actually have principles they refuse to sell, as well as those that have risked their lives so that he can have that privilege.
The American Dream is collapsing before our eyes, my fellow countrymen, and it's because of sickening creatures like this.
I weep for a future dominated by such senseless souls. ns
Noel
October 21, 2008 - 21:57 ET by Free StinkerYou said it all.
»→ Colin MacNamara
October 21, 2008 - 22:07 ET by Cool ArrowHarkens back to Robert MacNamara's cathartic tome, in which he described those moments of commiseration with LBJ over the deaths they'd caused in a war they couldn't win.
Now we have abp condescendingly forgiving Powell. Why? Because Powell has buckled to the chiding and racist epithets of the Left.
What a great man Powell is!
Underdog & Pitbull 08
Wow, Noel.
October 21, 2008 - 22:00 ET by Mike BrattonThe verbal equivalent of a neutron bomb.
You destroyed the viewpoint, yet left the comment standing.
Nice work.
--Mike
www.thebrattonreport...
Noel
October 21, 2008 - 22:21 ET by MrShy14 days left. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Which apparently includes out with an old Noel and in with a new. The new Take-No-Prisoners Noel.
:)
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Noel...a turn of phrase
October 21, 2008 - 22:28 ET by LionKingDelicious!!!
I weep for a future
October 21, 2008 - 22:35 ET by R D HelmI weep for a future dominated by such senseless souls.
Thanks, Noel, as I thought I was the only one.
-Dave
In order for wealth to be spread, it first must be seized.
"Senseless souls" have been
October 21, 2008 - 22:40 ET by balboa"Senseless souls" have been around long before abp. We seem to have done pretty well.
b
October 21, 2008 - 22:53 ET by Noel Sheppardb,
Just curious: are you speaking for him, them, or us? ns
i do become very intolerant
October 23, 2008 - 08:37 ET by R D Helmi do become very intolerant of intolerance.
Then why do you ally yourself with the most intolerant political organization on the planet?
-Dave
In order for wealth to be spread, it first must be seized.
So
October 21, 2008 - 13:35 ET by ChaitealoverOprah's a phony - what a surprise!
Chai
“The beauty of our system isn’t that we have the right to vote. No, the nice thing is that people who are too dumb or lazy or uninformed to bother casting a ballot aren’t compelled to vote.” —Burt Prelutsky
Oprah is laughing at all of us!
October 21, 2008 - 13:40 ET by jbenton757All the way to the bank! You can't stop her!
She started this, and she is going to reap the benefits. Sticks and Stones may break her bones, but the money she made off whitey will fix them!
Retired Grunt
USArmy
Whatever spin Oprah uses for
October 21, 2008 - 13:52 ET by bigtimerWhatever spin Oprah uses for the outright lying about all of this situation....it will be A-OKAY with the msm...she will always get a free pass...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
So The Oprah won't invite Sarah Palin.......
October 21, 2008 - 14:08 ET by richardon the show until after the election. Win or lose, Sarah needs to tells this pompous a**hole where to stick it. Who, but a ignorant dolt needs any promo by this fat, self-rightous b*tch. Now, I'll tell you how I really think.................
Please DO produce Barking
October 21, 2008 - 14:37 ET by TeddyObama's coming half-hour ad in your studio, Oprah!
I Beg You!
That way, I can finally put my "opinion" of your leanings and intentions to rest with some friends-of-friends of mine.
i.e, Just "give this po', abused (black, white, brown, or yellow man, woman or child) a 'free' car, stick em' with the taxes, and send them on their way."
Like ALL 'good' Liberal Hypocrites Do!
Too Many O's
October 21, 2008 - 18:24 ET by semolina_filcherThe chief "O" might as well lend her production company to produce Senator Orgasms's half-hour propaganda "infomercial" on prime-time TV. With most of America gushing for the One anyway, why not have Harpo Productions play a key role in the genesis of a socialist America? That way those Americans blinded by the Orgasmic One's quest for power gets to see the Omnificent in all his glory!
I have been saying Oprah is
October 21, 2008 - 19:26 ET by IrishmanI have been saying Oprah is racist for years and no one listened until now. Obviously she is supporting the much experienced superior black man in this race. haha..
Yea, one going back on one's
October 21, 2008 - 20:04 ET by GregEYea, one going back on one's word (Oprah) offering to produce the show for another going back one's word (Obama, public campaign financing).
Oprah
October 22, 2008 - 02:06 ET by afuelis looking out for her company and her future of power and influence. She will be handling the Obama presidencies socialist agenda. Creating the false stories of the greatness of Obama, how the economy was saved by the Messiah, how our troops have been returned home to protect us from our enemies, how all the jobs were created and the power takin away from a non repentant Wall St. The show trials of AIG, Lehman Bros, CountryWide will eb a major topic for 6 months, with never a word of the dems who insured this mess would happen. A 24/7 MSM type network of pushing and insuring the message is focused on the masses. No room for the disenfranchised or abnormals who don't support the ONE's Ideology. The Fairness Doctrine that's for kids get ready for a complete overhaul.
This is what Socialism is and what this guy is bringing.
I remember reading Animal Farm and 1984 and Atlas Shrugged and thinking this could happen but ???
Noel wonderful response.
No Obama Not Ever
Oprah
October 22, 2008 - 02:29 ET by afuelis preparing to be the Obamamessiahs spokesperson. Her company will be spewing out socialist agenda items 24/7 along with rousing approval by the MSM. This all a part of socialism and how business is conducted.
No Obama Ever
Noel well said and leads to further discussion on future of Republican Party soon.