The Financial Times of London reported a rumor Monday that if Barack Obama wins in November, Oprah Winfrey will be appointed the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain.
That makes some sense, doesn't it? After all, she's about as qualified for that position as the junior senator from Illinois is to be president.
The rumor was posted at FT's blog by Gideon Rachman, the paper's chief foreign affairs columnist (emphasis added, photo courtesy Boston Globe):
In London, the local interest centres around the question of who will be the next US ambassador to Britain. If Obama wins, the guessing-game centres around Caroline Kennedy - a prominent Obama supporter, who spoke at the Democratic convention in Denver. This would be an interesting appointment, given that the last Kennedy to serve as US ambassador to Britain - Joe Kennedy - did not exactly cover himself in glory. He was forced to resign in 1940 after injudiciously suggesting that “democracy is finished in England”.
But there is also a far more interesting name doing the rounds than Caroline Kennedy - Oprah Winfrey. This is a bona fide rumour, put about by “well-placed sources”. The argument is that Oprah is also a prominent supporter of Obama and that she might be looking for a “change of direction” - having got bored with her mega-star status.
I guess that gives all us conservative fitness enthusiasts a possible upside to an Obama presidency: we'll finally be able to walk into a weight and/or exercise room without being forced to watch Oprah.
So, we got that going for us guys...which is nice!
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I can just see Obama's
October 21, 2008 - 09:51 ET by rbosqueI can just see Obama's cabinet now, Al Franken, Sean Penn, some code pinkos, Madonna, and oh yes, the dug up body of Karl Marx. ;^)
A registered lethal weapon.
October 22, 2008 - 00:31 ET by JWFAfter all, she's about as qualified for that position as the junior senator from Illinois is to be president.
Noel,
That sharp wit and biting sarcasm ought to be registered as a lethal weapon. You swing that around carelessly, someone might get hurt.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Okra, please accept if offered!
October 21, 2008 - 09:52 ET by SickofLibsThis would be a great consolation prize to us regular Americans.
Good morning SoL
October 21, 2008 - 10:21 ET by cocodrieI despise Oprah but I love okra. Your a name says what we'll be under Hussein Obama - SOL.
an acquired taste I guess
October 21, 2008 - 10:40 ET by SickofLibscocodrie, I find both oprah and okra too slimey!
So now we're talkin'
October 21, 2008 - 09:52 ET by rimskySo now we're talkin' ambassadors.. cheeze.. I haven't even VOTED yet!
But I gotta tell ya, if it means that her show goes on hiatus, then fine.. send her packin'!
come on...lighten up...those
October 21, 2008 - 09:53 ET by patmac49come on...lighten up...those appoitments have ALWAYS been political favors and jobs for friends..and pray tell,what qualifications do you need to be ambassador to england..not much i would think...that why they are given out
patmac
October 21, 2008 - 10:07 ET by Noel SheppardPM,
what qualifications do you need to be ambassador to england..not much i would think
Yep. And she's almost as qualified for this position as Obama is to be president.
Hmmm. I thought that was my point. ns
NS
October 21, 2008 - 10:18 ET by BlondeI'm not so sure Obama could even qualify for a security clearance at this point.
Oh Sheesh....Obama's in Lake Worth as we speak, home of my beloved Rolex.
In his own words (19 seconds): This man is qualified to be VP?
that is what is so great
October 21, 2008 - 12:14 ET by patmac49that is what is so great about election day...you can go in the polling place and vote for your candidate..if you do not think he is qualified,you vote for someone else...if enough voters think obama is not qualified,he will lose and mccain will win..if the other way around,obama will win and mccain will lose...the election process in this country is a thing of beauty...it is the time leading up to that day that is ugly...just think..if your guy loses you have another 4 years to complain..
Please read
October 21, 2008 - 09:53 ET by marpelI'd like to post this from the Lufkin Texas newspaper:
Date: 10/12/2008 7:37:54 PM
Subject: Secret Service in Lufkin, TX
On Wednesday the 1st of October I received a call on my cell while in the car with my husband. It was a woman who identified herself as calling from the Obama Campaign. The phone # she called from was 903-798-6020 which lists as 'Obama Volunteers of Texarkana ' ( Texas ).
She asked if I was an Obama supporter to which I replied: 'No, I don't support him, your guy is a socialist who voted four times in the State Senate to let little babies die in hospital closets; I think you should find something better to do with your time.' I hung up.
Thursday, October 2, I answered the front door to find the Secret Service. Immediately I thought of the call and was furious that apparently you are not allowed to call Obama a Socialist without the
Secret Service coming to investigate. Instead, they asked me about the following comment, relayed by the Obama Volunteer of Texarkana who called me, unsolicited on my cell phone: 'I will never support Obama and he will wind up dead on a hospital floor.'
My husband laughed and told them, "No, she called him a socialist but she never said a word about him dying." I gave them my actual quote. The woman asked insolently, "Oh? Well why would she make that up?"
I replied that I supposed she wasn't happy about what I said about her candidate and the Agent said, "That's right, you were rude!" The last time I checked being rude wasn't a crime in America.
Luckily the big file they had gathered on me didn't indicate mental instability or a past life of stalking/crime, however they did want to know how I felt about Obama. That was my limit. I told the Agent in no uncertain terms that my thoughts were not pertinent to their investigation, that this was America and the last time I checked I was allowed to think whatever I wanted without being questioned by the Secret Service. In fact, even if I had said what she claimed, that isn't a threat. I told them (again) and my husband verified that the statement reported by Obama's volunteer was a lie. I asked them if there was a tape of the call and they said no. I said, 'So on the word of a ticked off Obama supporter you are on my porch with no other evidence and you want to question me about my THOUGHTS!?'
They informed me that there was no evidence she was an Obama supporter; someone calling from his campaign are you kidding?
I was not allowed to know the name of my accuser at which point they informed me that it wasn't like I was in a court of law, YET, as if this was a good thing. I recognized this as a veiled threat. I told them I would happily go to court since I did nothing wrong and at least then my accuser would have to face me rather than sending the thought police to my house.
They then said they were trying to do me a favor, that they came to me first before embarrassing you by going to all your neighbors and family, another threat? I told them to be my guest and talk to whomever they wanted, but they weren't going to investigate my thoughts on my porch.
They also informed me that it would be easier if the next time a supporter calls me I just say 'Yeah sure count me in, or just hang up' apparently so she won't get her undies in a bundle and give them more useless trips. Yeah right. I said 'Look, someone calls me unsolicited on my cell phone to ask me to support their candidate and I can't tell them why I don't?' I said I was sorry they made a wasted trip, but if they had a problem with some made up lie they needed to go talk to her about it because it wasn't my fault they had to drive from Houston for nothing.
At one point I went inside and got a notepad to record their badge numbers and they refused to show me their badges. They had done the quick flip when they arrived. I asked for a card and the female Agent refused to give me one stating, "You're not going to get a card." The male Agent gave me a card and told me I could contact Houston with any questions.
The fact that the volunteer lied, the fact that the Secret Service came to my house to question me about my thoughts and feelings, and threaten to embarrass me to my neighbors, and go to court if I didn't cooperate is not really the tragedy here. Because that girl on the phone doesn't have the pull to send the Secret Service to my home. Someone high in the ranks of a campaign working for a man who may be the next President of the United States of America felt comfortable bringing the force of the Federal Government to bear on a private citizen on nothing but the word of a partisan volunteer.
I wanted to file a counter complaint that false charges were made, that a false report was given to a peace officer. The Secret Service told me I cannot because they will protect the identity of the
complainant. I also want the file they have on me destroyed and I want to know that my phone isn't tapped, etcetera. I am hearing a lot of "Out of my Jurisdiction".
Do I also hear jackboots?
Jessica Hughes
Lufkin, Texas
This was the headline story in our local newspaper yesterday here in Lufkin .
click below to read Lufkin news---
http://www.lufkinda ilynews.com/ news/content/ news/stories/ 2008/10/07/ secret_servi
ce.html?imw= Y
Criteria #1
October 21, 2008 - 10:06 ET by iveseenitallThe first criterion for anything in the eyes of a Barry and Michelle presidency--- your race. Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Holy S**T!! That call
October 21, 2008 - 10:05 ET by rimskyHoly S**T!!
That call had to have been tapped. If so, how ironic that the leftoids are now using FISA like tactics, which they claimed to be so unconstitutional, for fear of unsuspecting innocent citizens having the privacy violated, and here ya go.. their doing it themselves. Ok, maybe far fetched.. but...
They should be able to file
October 21, 2008 - 10:06 ET by amberThey should be able to file a harrassment complaint against the Secret Service. This is communism.
To tell her to lie when Lewis Libby and Martha Stewart were charged with lying and convicted is also wrong of a government official.
She was not rude, she was angry that this woman is campaigning for a man who wants doctors to toss "unwanted" babies in the dumpto die.
This is the "change"
October 21, 2008 - 10:07 ET by rbosqueThis is the "change" Obama's talking about.
Gestapo
October 21, 2008 - 10:15 ET by cvgbuckeyeLike I have said in other posts; Obama is not even elected yet and the Gestapo (Jack boots and all) is already out there alive and well.
Right after they shut down talk radio, these visits will become standard operating procedure.
God help America and God Bless the USA!
Gestapo
October 21, 2008 - 10:44 ET by iveseenitallMy daughter went to vote in Deltona, Florida. All the "workers" had Obama tee shirts on. There was no privacy in the vote. You had to sit right in front of the person wearing the T and vote with no screen. Wait till the "savior" gets "elected". You ain't seen nothin' yet!!!! Hold on to your wallets. Hide your guns in a safe place. And watch where you criticize the "government". Sad.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
ives... Amen! I'm already
October 21, 2008 - 13:01 ET by Clear thinkerives...
Amen! I'm already taking precautions, I suggest others do the same.
Why Obama Scares The Crap Out Of Me
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WOW!
October 21, 2008 - 10:21 ET by SeashellAnd to think the libs are against the patriot act.
marpel, LOL-I hate to be a stick in the mud here....
October 21, 2008 - 10:29 ET by R D Helm...but what, exactly, does Ms. Hughes' little run-in with the SS have to do with Oprah being possibly appointed ambassador to the future United Kingdomistan? :-)
-Dave
In order for wealth to be spread, it first must be seized.
Hi, Dave, I just wanted to
October 21, 2008 - 13:00 ET by marpelHi, Dave, I just wanted to post it in a well read, prominent place. This needs to hit the television media, but I doubt it will.
marpel, I wuzz jezz kiddin'. Noel's are the most prominent....
October 21, 2008 - 18:43 ET by R D Helm...articles....well, I don't want to get in trouble here.
Carry on, sir, by all means. :-)
-Dave
In order for wealth to be spread, it first must be seized.
It takes a lot more than
October 22, 2008 - 09:15 ET by marpelIt takes a lot more than that to hurt my feelings. All is well. :o)
FOIA Request
October 21, 2008 - 10:50 ET by ShanghaiRayI suggest she file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Secret Service and request any information they have on the incident and any/all files they might have on her. They can't justifiably come back with a National Security refusal as no way in hell it would involve N.S. in the case of a candidate. Probably nothing will happen but it will be great to see if she gets a reply that can also be posted in the newspaper.
I received this email and
October 21, 2008 - 12:56 ET by marpelI received this email and story this morning. I thought this was as good a place to post it as any. I don't know if our checks and balances will help in curbing BO's socialist enthusiasm, but I doubt it if Pelosi gets elected and Reed is still in office. Thanks for offering your sentiments to this troubling story.
I heart Lufkin, TX and at
October 21, 2008 - 16:25 ET by BuffNBoneI heart Lufkin, TX and at least one person in it.
Maybe there will be a place for her in a Palin Administration.
"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"
Fairness Doctrine hell....
October 21, 2008 - 19:08 ET by bigtimermarpel...
Hey...this is the gal I was talking about about a week/10 days or MORE ago now on here somewhere that called into Rush and he didn't take her all that serious at the time, he has since recanted somewhat since...what she said to the worker besides him being a socialist was Obama voted to let new born babies die alone on a floor in a Closet.... (I am paraphrasing) and the gal making the call said she threatened Obama because she used the word die...and you have the rest of the story...
This isn't BS folks, I heard the gal, I believed her every word, if people do not realize what a police state this man and his goons have already made to frighten people everywhere from speaking out...adn he isn't even President yet...you had better wake UP and SOON!
This is more than frightening, it is terrifying...the Fairness Doctrine will be childs play.
Thanks marpel for posting this...so glad I caught it!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Very interesting,
October 22, 2008 - 09:16 ET by marpelVery interesting, Bigtimer. I didn't hear about it until yesterday. It's so disturbing...
Thanks marpel... This is
October 21, 2008 - 19:39 ET by Clear thinkerThanks marpel...
This is going on my blog and getting passed around BIG TIME!
Ex-spook Writes About Obama
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Yet another reason
October 21, 2008 - 10:01 ET by MeowMeownot to vote for Obama. It's bad enough that Oprah dominates as much as she does. I don't want her in any "official" position in my country.
Obama: A glittering jewel of colossal ignorance. --RL
All I can say is God forbid
October 21, 2008 - 10:13 ET by fitzfongAll I can say is God forbid Marks & Spencer or Harrod's turn Orca away after closing time!
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
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IF...
October 21, 2008 - 10:14 ET by bschoomIF this were to happen, and I have no doubts winfrey has some designs on a position, the Queen of England better watch out cuz oprah is takin ovah.
Rumor?
October 21, 2008 - 10:19 ET by cvgbuckeyeOver the week-end I overheard a conversation about Oprah. She was supposedly overheard in a private conversation saying "We have been their slaves for several hundred years; now they will become ours. We'll see how they like it".
I find this rather hard to believe out of Oprah, even though I am no fan of her's.
I believe it. Opra has
October 21, 2008 - 10:23 ET by SeashellI believe it. Opra has always had a chip on her shoulder.
take it with a grain of
October 21, 2008 - 12:21 ET by patmac49take it with a grain of salt...it is no error that this would not be allowed in a court of law..its like my inlaws..i had an bad infection from a splinter in my foot and by the time it went around my wifes family i was having an amputation!!!..this is honest to god true!!!
One Hand Washes the Other
October 21, 2008 - 10:15 ET by GothampcBecause Oprah has so willingly helped "The One", she gets to live a lavish lifestyle on the taxpayer's dime, thereby hoarding her personal fortune. While she is in the UK, she will be able to study how Europeans have implemented socialism and report her findings back to "The One".
That picture before the jump really disturbs me...
October 21, 2008 - 10:17 ET by killbill2It's like the video clip of Obama cruising through the lobby of a hotel with his "crew"... I must have missed the other ethnic groups in his inner circle. I'm getting a distinct Black Panther vibe from the Obama campaign. Revolutionary. Socialist. Racist.
Well, If Oprah is going to
October 21, 2008 - 10:23 ET by R D HelmWell, If Oprah is going to be the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, I hope she is going to be brushing up on her Arabic.
-Dave
In order for wealth to be spread, it first must be seized.
So what will her policy as
October 21, 2008 - 10:37 ET by fitzfongSo what will her policy as Ambassador to Great Britain be? Is she going to allow GM to give away cars to all the citizens of the United Kingdom and then pretend that the generosity was coming from her pocket?
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
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Could it be Carolyn Kennedy?
October 21, 2008 - 13:38 ET by attorneygirlI thought it was going to Carolyn Kennedy.
Google it. It was rumored in August that it would be Carolyn.