Talk show host Oprah Winfrey early-voted on Thursday, but apparently had problems getting the machine to accept her choice for president:
When I voted yesterday electronically, the first vote that you vote for on the ballot is the presidential candidate. It was my first time doing electronic, so I didn't mark the X strong enough, or I held down too long. Because then when I went back to check it, it had not recorded my presidential vote
When she noticed this had occurred, she almost had a heart attack (video embedded below the fold, h/t NBer Mazzi):
Too bad she noticed, huh?
Of course, if she hadn't, she probably would have blamed her voting difficulties on President Bush, Diebold, and those awful Republicans that are always trying to disenfranchise people.




















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Oh, brother
November 1, 2008 - 10:06 ET by TexndocDid you check the *gasps* from the other three boobs on the panel while Oprah told her story? Expect this on a nation-wide scale for WEEKS (?MONTHS?) after the McCain/Palin victory. GASP!!! Of course, that's what happened! Oprah, me too!
Tex.... Exactly! You
November 1, 2008 - 16:05 ET by bigtimerTex....
Exactly!
You ought to hear the calls lately on the Wa. Journal with the Obama supporter/bank they have had going for so long I just don't listen all that much anymore...one guy called this morning from Florida saying he kept pushing the button for Obama and it kept coming up for McCain, finally the moderator asked if he had any help from a poll worker and he said yes...blah blah blah....like who in their right mind even believes all this made-up hooey.
This is in the plans and has been for quite awhile now to use any old excuse to declare voter fraud, blame repubs, have endless recounts and lawsuits ect...
Of course nothing is any of the lefts fault...ever.
Yeah right...and pigs fly.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Oprah has been
November 1, 2008 - 16:57 ET by 10ksnooker-- Lying to women for years, when did she stop?
All media types must think their audience memebers show up without their brains.
10snooker... She hasn't,
November 1, 2008 - 17:13 ET by bigtimer10snooker...
She hasn't, she wouldn't...too much to lo$e.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
That's just BS Oprah - a political message, not a voting problem
November 1, 2008 - 10:05 ET by JayTeeOprah just wanted to "Message" her "Dummy" audience members, and the Message was "Double check your vote" after you vote
She had to throw in a little personal experience Drama, so the dummies would not feel like dummies when they voted.
Otherwise it would have just been a political statement . . .which I don't understand why she just didn't say, GO VOTE and "Be careful out there".
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
Can't push a button?
November 1, 2008 - 10:05 ET by SickofLibsSounds like Ambassador material to me.
Dumb down the process further
November 1, 2008 - 10:22 ET by Sergeant ROCKThis again demonstrates that voting is just too difficult and complicated for the average voter. Look how hard it was for voters to punch a hole in a card?
PALIN/McCain 2008
The New World Order Cabal . . .
November 1, 2008 - 16:57 ET by JillCWhas waited for decades for us to get fed up with voting, vote counts, lawsuits, etc. They want to exhaust us out of wanting to vote at all. In 1991, a writer who managed entry to a Bilderberg meeting in 1991 wrote in an article for about the meeting in a then respectable French periodical, Le Francais. He quoted David Rockefeller's statement to those in attendance:
"We are greatful to the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subject to the bright lights of publicity during these years. But the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government which will never again know war but only peace and prosperity for the whole of humanity. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national autodetermination (emphasis added) practiced in the past centuries."
Autodetermination is voting for leaders. Now, they want us to beg them to chose our leaders because all of this deciding and voting is just too much trouble. Good thing we know how to fight back.
Looking forward to the Republican Revolution
Anyone serioulsy believe
November 1, 2008 - 10:10 ET by Jack BauerAnyone seriously believe this BO - that's Bogus Oprah
Well at least she didn't claim the machine detected her blackness, and reset so that she needed the hands 'of a stevedore to PUSH THAT BUTTON.
Y'all be careful out there.
My thought too Bauer
November 1, 2008 - 10:43 ET by exLibI was thinking that i wouldn't put it past some of these shills to claim that the machines can detect skin color.
Hillarious.
Don't let this secret get out to Liberals and Democrats
November 1, 2008 - 10:56 ET by Ten7sI wouldn't mention this if I didn't know that Liberals don't read NB. But since I know we're all in the fold...
Voting Machines placed in majority Democrat districts have built in cephalochromoscopes. And they can identify Liberals to within a 0.0572 margin of error before the individual casts a vote by recognizing the erratic cephalic patterns of Liberals. And I have, on good authority, that those machines are designed to automatically switch the votes of all Liberals.
There is one way to fool the machine. When the cephalochromoscope maps the voter's pattern, the voter feels some anxiety. So if a Liberal feels anxiety while using a voting machine, he or she can be sure that it will automatically change their vote. Thus in such cases, Liberals can only elect Obama by voting for McCain. Its very ingeneous, but be sure and don't let this secret get out to any Liberals or Democrats.
LOL Jack. Actually I
November 1, 2008 - 13:30 ET by motherbeltLOL Jack.
Actually I figured when Noel wrote this:
she probably would have blamed her voting difficulties on President
Bush, Diebold, and those awful Republicans that are always trying to
disenfranchise people.
he actually meant to say disenfranchise black people!
BTW, this may sound dumb, but what's with all this "early" voting?
I don't remember this in previous elections.
I call B.S. on this. This
November 1, 2008 - 10:13 ET by BlazerI call B.S. on this. This is Oprah already pushing the meme that if The Golden Child isn't elected, it's because of conservative dirty tricks, stolen election, racism etc.,etc. Evidently she allready has serious doubts.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
The irony...
November 1, 2008 - 10:16 ET by Sergeant ROCK.. is that it is the democRATS who are attempting to 'steal' this election. What more proof is needed?
PALIN/McCain 2008
I'm tired of..
November 1, 2008 - 10:19 ET by Jnoble...the Ego that is Oprah. And when I stand in line at the store, I have to see her stupid face on the cover of her magazine. She's sure in love with herself.
Does anyone doubt that if she had "Oprah's Mass suicide day" on her show and the staff started passing around the kool-aid, her sheep like audience wouldn't even think twice? *glug glug glug*
Where does Oprah vote?
November 1, 2008 - 10:23 ET by CaringwhiteguyDoesn't Oprah vote in Chicago? Who controls the administration of elections in Chicago? I think she was more shocked her vote didn't count 4 times!
Voting in Chi-town
November 1, 2008 - 11:05 ET by nkviking75"Doesn't Oprah vote in Chicago? Who controls the administration of elections in Chicago? I think she was more shocked her vote didn't count 4 times!"
...for Obama, in spite of her mistake.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Voting in Chi-town?
November 1, 2008 - 17:12 ET by Eileen RightI surprised anyone can actually vote, I thought Daley had all the pre-filled ballots certified a few weeks ago.
Voting in Chi-town
November 1, 2008 - 11:06 ET by nkviking75Duplicate. Sorry.
»→ Viking
November 1, 2008 - 11:09 ET by Cool ArrowDouble posting is not allowed in Chi-Town. Double voting is.
Panic over. Turns out Oprah
November 1, 2008 - 10:32 ET by Jack BauerPanic over. Turns out Oprah was trying to vote electronically on a DEFIBRILATOR.
Boy, does she feel dumb.
Shocking! If she's not
November 1, 2008 - 10:39 ET by JerryShocking! If she's not careful, she's gonna need one of those breathalyzer, inhalator, iron lung thingies that people with asthma use.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Setting the Stage For Stolen election claims!
November 1, 2008 - 10:33 ET by ChasvsStupid is as Stupid Racist does!
Not to worry O. Acorn
November 1, 2008 - 10:35 ET by JerryNot to worry O. Acorn probably registered several hundred Oprah Winfreys so you could always re-cast your vote. And if you don't like that one, pick any other name and just say you live on a park bench. After all, an Ohio judge has already ruled that "park bench" can be used as a valid address.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Maybe Oprah's not a rich
November 1, 2008 - 10:39 ET by BlazerMaybe Oprah's not a rich as people think she is. I thought she could hire people that would go vote for her, like ACORN.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
»→ Oprah Theatre
November 1, 2008 - 10:50 ET by Cool ArrowMakes for great television, but more likely is that Oprah let her imagination go wild with the experience and came across a great little manufactured anecdote to share with her audience.
She's a highly accomplished woman. She couldn't possibly be as stupid as she just painted herself.
Arrow
November 1, 2008 - 22:51 ET by NorthCoasterOprah would manufacture an anecdote? I'm so surprized.
»→ Oprah
November 1, 2008 - 23:08 ET by Cool ArrowThe Church of Oprah has made its stand.
They join with Farakhan
"When messiah speaks, the youth will listen "
Don't worry
November 1, 2008 - 10:51 ET by cocodrieThe democrats are sending a team of gynocologists to examine the pregnant chads, Marshal Jed Cooper to handle the hanging chads, Al Sharpton to help bogus voters who have trouble making up their own stories, and a team of lawyers for those that can't remember that their voting name is Mickey Mouse.
"The democrats are sending a
November 1, 2008 - 15:30 ET by Eileen Right"The democrats are sending a team of gynocologists to examine the pregnant chads". And abortionists to kill any McCain pregnant chads for the health of Mother Earth.
Racist
November 1, 2008 - 10:54 ET by ShanghaiRayOprah is a racist. She masks it well but Oprah is a racist just like Obama, Obama's woman, Wright, J. Jackson, Al Sharpton et. al. and the irony behind her being a racist is that she got really wealthy off the people she hates inside...middle class, middle-aged women. She puts on a good show, sure she gives away houses, cars etc. but that a really really small percentage of the money shes get to keep.
Exactly Right, Shanghai
November 1, 2008 - 11:35 ET by Secret ConservativeOprah is and has always been a racist - the same kind of racist as Obama, Wright, Jackson, Sharpton, et al. And maybe she really is too stupid to use a touch-screen voting system. After all, the libs claim that these systems discriminate against blacks because blacks can't figure out how to use them. I, on the other hand, have been voting this way for years. It's simple. Put your finger on the blank square next to your candidate's name, and an X will appear. Anyone too stupid to figure that out probably shouldn't be voting at all.
And as far as Oprah "giving away" houses, cars, etc., that doesn't come from HER money. They are donated for the PR value. For example, every single one of the Pontiac G6's given away on her show one day came as a DONATION from Pontiac as a marketing gimmick. Pontiac sold a lot of G6's as a result of the publicity. You don't think Oprah actually DRIVES a Pontiac, do you???
S.C.
November 1, 2008 - 12:39 ET by ShanghaiRayI stand corrected on Oprah giving away stuff...thanks for pointing that out...
I'll rephrase it here: Oprah doen't give jackshit away to anyone, rather, her sponsors do. Oprah just takes and then turns around to bite the hand that feeds her. Hopefully, she will be going down with the rest of the liberal cabal after this election is over. I never liked her touchy feely show that much anyway.
Absolutely right! And it
November 1, 2008 - 19:03 ET by motherbeltAbsolutely right!
And it took WEEKS for the real story about those Pontiacs to get out. The whole show was played as if SHE were paying for them!
I was furious about that; still am, and there are people who STILL believe she bought all those cars!
She's good with "other people's money."
Oh, and believe it or not, there were people who bi$%ched because the sales tax wasn't taken care of!!
As for Oprah being a racist.... If you haven't see this yet, check it out...she brags about all the white people that work for her (her staff is entirely white, except for one)!
Ms. Winfrey would rather lord it over white folks than provide good jobs to blacks.
Racist? You decide.
Almost?
November 1, 2008 - 11:10 ET by KJ_sezShe almost had a heart attack? Damn. Can we get a repeat of the "experience" and see if she really does have a heart attack?
I demand real change - force a Democrat to speak the truth!
Did she call out for
November 1, 2008 - 11:19 ET by BlazerDid she call out for "Weezy" ?
http://www.eyeblast....
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
B.S., Oprah!
November 1, 2008 - 11:26 ET by northoneThis "story" is a bunch of crap! It's nothing more than Madame Oprah setting up an argument for a disingenuous, illegal election if her beloved saviour, the Messiah himself, Saint Obama, loses the election on Tuesday. Shut up, Oprah. Go back to trying to convince everyone that you and Gail are just "really good friends".
Next on Oprah: President Obama
November 1, 2008 - 11:28 ET by Sergeant ROCKI'll bet he's a regular guest.
PALIN/McCain 2008
Oprah...Call Jenny Craig
November 1, 2008 - 11:45 ET by northoneOr maybe Oprah's "near heart-attack" was due to the fact that she's carrying around an extra 50-or-so pounds. That's gotta put some stress on her ticker.
Sing-Along With Oprah!
November 1, 2008 - 11:35 ET by northoneOprah's favorite musical note:
me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me-me--me-me
Does anyone actually pay attention to what this self-indulgent bag-of-wind says any more?
Obama's favorite musical
November 1, 2008 - 13:12 ET by JerryObama's favorite musical note:
Dough-dough-dough-dough-dough...
The Main-Stream-Mafia's favorite note on democrat scandals:
So-so-so-so-so-so-so-so?
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Jerry
November 1, 2008 - 13:38 ET by SeashellGood one! LOL!
Oprah's Upset
November 1, 2008 - 11:37 ET by JanettaOpraha is probably trying to keep from a heart attack due to her audience and support declining from her blatant support of O'Bummer. When she refused to have Gov. Palin on her show she turned off many viewers. How is she going to handle the results of this election when McCain/Palin are elected? Oprah is just a very wealthy Liberal and I can't wait, if per chance O'Bummer is elected and he taxes her to death.
uh, oprah? If you're too
November 1, 2008 - 11:41 ET by TN Momuh, oprah? If you're too stupid to press buttons on a very simple machine does that mean you're, well, stupid?
I quit watching oprah winfrey about 3 years ago and dropped her magazine when she campaigned for obama.
»→ Confusing voting machines
November 1, 2008 - 11:47 ET by Cool ArrowI voted electronically yesterday. I've seen more buttons and dials on a Fisher-Price toy.
Idiots reveal themselves faster than PT Barnum claimed they were born.
So you're saying there's no
November 1, 2008 - 13:39 ET by JerrySo you're saying there's no chance of accidentally voting for Buchannan?
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
It Wasn't a Heart Attack!
November 1, 2008 - 12:13 ET by northoneOprah didn't have a heart attack. More than likely, she had what is known as an "Obamasm" right there in the voting booth. Merely touching the Messiah's name on the screen sent her whole body into shock as the positive energy from The Great One surged through Oprah's body and she momentarily lost control - sort of the same thing that happens to Chris Matthews when he gets those tingles running up his leg at the mention of Obama. It's a Liberal thing.
Northone
November 1, 2008 - 13:06 ET by SeashellFunny stuff today! LOL :-)
O
November 1, 2008 - 13:09 ET by LionKingThe Biggest O had the a big O in the presence of the messianic O.
O..
November 1, 2008 - 13:12 ET by Sergeant ROCK..brother!
PALIN/McCain 2008
Buyer Beware
November 1, 2008 - 11:50 ET by garyganuAlthough many liberals would like to make all voting machine "idiot proof", that is not ever likely to happen. Oprah is obviously not an idiot, so she double checked her vote, a precaution that was already built into the system. However, many, perhaps most democrats are idiots, this is why Oprah was careful to remind her audience to check to make sure that their vote had been recorded properly.
I wonder how many liberals check their change when making a purchase. I wonder how many liberals, test drive a car before purchasing it. I wonder how many liberals, date their fiance for a substantial period of time, before committing to marriage.
The same old common sense adage applies to voting as well as all of these other situations: "buyer beware".
Of course in a perfect liberal democrat world, there will be government bureaucrats to make sure that no one will ever take advantage of you and that every outcome will be equal, but until then, we must still verify certain things for ourselves, with our own eyes.
garyganu.blogspot.com
So Sad
November 1, 2008 - 12:43 ET by cayenne523It is so sad that she "almost" had a heart attack. What a great week in America it would have been if she had dropped dead and Obama losses the election. Liberal mourning and drinks all around.
Brain cells
November 1, 2008 - 12:45 ET by ShanghaiRayI think Oprah lost the very few reamaining brains cells she had when all that blubber came off her fat-ass during her crash-diet a few years back.
Don't worry Oprah...
November 1, 2008 - 12:52 ET by HeavyChevyif your vote wasn't counted those wonderful folks at ACORN has plenty to go around.
"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."
Dont' worry Oprah about
November 1, 2008 - 12:54 ET by BlazerDont' worry Oprah about that little pain in your chest and the tingling sensation you've been getting in your left arm, yoo can still haz cheezburger.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
0-the-first lives in
November 1, 2008 - 13:16 ET by dmntd10-the-first lives in Chicago. She votes in Illinois. There is no CHANCE that Illinois won't go for 0-the-second(coming)... Really, her vote, my vote, and all the others in Illinois... they don't matter for President. ACORN didn't even have to bother with Illinois this time.
"Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy." - Winston Churchill
Ooooooh
November 1, 2008 - 13:21 ET by attorneygirlObama won't get my vote.
Oprah won't get my money.
If Oprah had half a brain, she'd realize that Obama is bad for the country.
well
November 1, 2008 - 13:39 ET by boozyIf it came up McCain and that is the way she voted, then indeed she made no mistake....love it whan a communist screws up...
Methinks Oprah is fibbing. Bigtime.
November 1, 2008 - 13:52 ET by R D HelmI think she is just trying to stir up some controversy.
-Dave
The MSM is the 21st Century version of the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
Of course she is RD. She's
November 1, 2008 - 13:58 ET by BlazerOf course she is RD. She's see "The annointed one" is in trouble and she's trying to drum up manufactured outrage and conspiracy, and start a little Reichstag fire before the liberal epic-fail come Tuesday.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
Right. Oprah realizes she
November 1, 2008 - 14:06 ET by SeashellRight. Oprah realizes she is losing her influence over the masses so she is providing an excuse if Obama loses. I am sure she thought that if she "threw her weight" behind "the one" there would be no way he could lose. We will see.
"I am sure she thought that
November 1, 2008 - 14:10 ET by Blazer"I am sure she thought that if she "threw her weight" behind "the one" there would be no way he could lose."
If she really through all of her weight behind the one, Obama would be crippled or at the least have serious back problems. : )
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
By Oprah's own admission ...
November 1, 2008 - 14:25 ET by CrashBy Oprah's own admission ... voting isn't fool proof!
O
November 1, 2008 - 14:44 ET by Wesenwow, O has been picking up some weight. The Campaign must have been stressful for her.
Oprah! A Villainess?
November 1, 2008 - 16:06 ET by thericoDwayne P. Theriot
All comic books have a hero and a villain. In the case of Oprah, she is definitely the villain. If only she would use her money and power for good.
Once you start down the "Dark Path" forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will ~ Yoda
Oprah too stupid to vote: Obama poster voter
November 1, 2008 - 16:10 ET by Lame CherryThis is why the liberals always talk down to their voters as they are too stupid. I loved Oprah's reasoning in she pushed down too hard just like there is a weight limit on fat black women, but petite black women can vote with ease.
The reality probably is Oprah was hesitant in wondering if she really wanted to flush America down the drain with a perverted black male like the perverts in her family who molested her.
Freudian slip Oprah in voting.
I will bet there are starting with the Clintons going to be numbers of Freudian slip liberals who are going to be voting for McCain Palin as these liberals know Obama is the disaster who will destroy their political power in less than 2 years.
Did Oprah say which time this happened in her voting? The 20th time she voted in Chicago as Weezie Jefferson or the 27th time as Aunt Jemimah or the 33rd time Diana Ross or the 42nd time as Susie Pearle the night club singer who died in 1938.
Chicago Daley Obama vote stealing politics and Oprah has tell the world the first ballot is rigged to register nothing so Mayor Daley can vote for Obama unanimously .
agtG
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Waiting to Exhale
November 1, 2008 - 16:17 ET by WVDinoI lost a lot of respect for Oprah about 12 years ago. She was hyping the movie "Waiting to Exhale" as the movie to go with your girlfriends to.
I went with a group of friends. As a white woman I could not relate to any of the movie. Whitney Houston's mother was encouraging her to continue an affair with a married man. My mother would have disowned me. Her mother lived in the slums while she had a successful career. (Sounds like Obama) White women were negatively portrayed in the film. One husband's left his black wife for a white woman. The teenage son was caught it a sex act with a white girl.
Oprah jokes all the time that she has all these white woman working for her.
Oprah, tell all your dummy
November 1, 2008 - 17:51 ET by suzycreamcheeseOprah, tell all your dummy viewers to completely fill in the little squares. This is what I was taugh in elementary school when we took the annual achiement tests.
Oprah is so out of touch
November 1, 2008 - 18:07 ET by TN MomOprah is so out of touch with her people:
EVERYONE knows that Democrats are supposed to VOTE ON NOVEMBER 5TH.
----
November 1, 2008 - 19:58 ET by dahliatraversAnd the msm, as usual, is covering it up. What is it going to take to get the word out about the correct date???
God forbid she didn't
November 1, 2008 - 18:36 ET by fitzfongGod forbid she didn't eventually get her way...no doubt she would have assaulted the precinct worker like she did the security guard at Hermes.
"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
fitzfong.blogspot.com
fitz
November 1, 2008 - 18:56 ET by TN Momor cry her fake eyelashes off on live TV!
what a drama queen diva! i
November 1, 2008 - 20:13 ET by right of waywhat a drama queen diva! i don't believe anything that comes out of her mouth.
It's going to be weeks.....
November 2, 2008 - 00:19 ET by Amanda Justice...It's going to be weeks before we know who the real president-elect is. TRUST me, I feel this coming.
»→ HuffPo "Oprah's lying"
November 2, 2008 - 06:42 ET by Cool ArrowEven HuffPo doesn't believe Oprah's nonsense.
Maybe this really is a fallback point to prove how the election was stolen.