Wednesday’s post-inaugural edition of The Oprah Winfrey Show, taped at a Washington restaurant, overflowed with strange and messianic notions about Obama and how the thrill over him is unanimous. Actor Forest Whitaker summed it up for Oprah: "The light of the New Age is here." Oprah pal Gayle King passed along her agreement with a message that "Not only does he hear us. He feels us. That when I hear Barack Obama, they said, he talks to my soul." Whitaker also strangely claimed "we’re not used to seeing" a president and a First Lady who love each other, but the Obamas have signaled "it’s okay to love."
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin strangely claimed it was "extraordinary" to have a president care about history, and told the audience Obama said to her in 2007 he’s not getting the presidency to be Millard Fillmore, but to be great like Lincoln. Ali Wentworth, the wife of George Stephanopoulos, painted an incredible picture of a massive gospel choir on the subway system en route to the festivities: "I took the Metro, and everyone was singing ‘Amazing Grace’ on the Metro."
Near the show’s beginning, Oprah praised Forest Whitaker: "I got a wonderful E-mail from you. I thought it was 2 in the morning...a wonderful E-mail from Forest that just said ‘The light of the New Age is here.’ I just love that." This might stick out to some people who have warned of Winfrey's promotion of "New Age" spiritual thinkers.
Doris Kearns Goodwin recounted a conversation she had with Obama in the spring of 2007 (he announced his candidacy on February 10, 2007). She passed on snippets of the chat:
"I just read your book, Team of Rivals. Lincoln is so great. We have to talk about Lincoln." To have a president who thinks about the past is an extraordinary thing. Then when I met him, he said, "You know, I go by these pictures of these presidents – Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan – I don’t want just to be one of them. I’m not just getting this because I want the office. I want to do things that will be remembered, so that somebody will remember me years later." We haven’t had that kind of a person – that spacious – and it was, "Uh!"
This may be the strangest soundbite of the entire show. Put aside for a moment that President Bush has talked of his love of history and the history books he has read as president. Liberals would easily discount that. But Bill and Hillary Clinton aggressively sought out Goodwin for advice about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, their role models, and put Goodwin up in the Lincoln Bedroom. It’s a little amazing that she would spurn the Clintons so thoroughly by claiming a president with a passion for history is an "extraordinary thing." There must have been plates breaking in Hillaryland.
Then came that odd moment when Forest Whitaker ignored every loving presidential marriage from the Bushes to the Reagans to the Carters to the Fords to the Nixons to the Eisenhowers, and so on:
WHITAKER: We’re not used to seeing like, a President and a First Lady actually holding each other and kissing each other and like whispering in each others’ ears.
WINFREY: Yes. Intimacy.
WHITAKER: I think it’s really important for us as a nation, for us to be able to be healed, for us to move forward, to know it’s okay to love.
Minutes later, Goodwin crowed over how Obama had the communications skills to make people feel in hard times that the country’s going to get better.
When FDR first became president, and he gave his first Inaugural speech, somebody wrote in and said to him, "I’ve had a terrible time. I’ve lost my job. The roof’s fallen off. I’ve lost my dog. My wife is mad at me. But you’re there now. Things are gonna be okay." I think Obama has that commmunications skill.
She tried to charm the Obama-loving audience with a confession: "I’m supposed to be mature as a presidential historian and not say these things, but I think it’s very exciting what’s happening."
Oprah replied: "You’re still mature." Winfrey aggressively sold Goodwin’s book at several times, explaining to the audience that Obama said it was the one book along with the Bible he would want with him in the White House.
Oprah said of Obama: "I personally feel he makes me want to be a better person. I feel that I am a better person and that this country is going to be a better country because of him."
Oprah gal Gayle King chimed in with what someone told her: Not only does he hear us. He feels us. That when I hear Barack Obama, they said, he talks to my soul. I think it’s been so long since we felt that about a President of the United States."
Oprah wanted opinions on the inaugural address, what lines stuck out. She said she was "cold and vibrating" during the speech. Goodwin said Obama’s speech was historic: "It will be remembered a long time from now," she said. "There are words there that will be remembered. 'America's ready to lead again.' You know, that's the America of World War II.…We're going to be a beacon of hope once again."
It’s strange how they pull out pedestrian lines and try to invest great meaning in them.
Forest Whitaker didn’t like the words as much as the spaces in between: "It's the moments between the lines. I think when I was listening to him speak, the words were so powerful I wanted to embrace the time that I had to even experience what he just said. So it's the breaths between that I wanted so badly to sit still with, because I was overwhelmed by his inclusion of everyone."
Oprah brought on Ali Wentworth (Mrs. Stephanopoulos) appearing from a Starbucks store to promote the new Starbucks community-service initiative. Wentworth described how she’s not only married to a political journalist, she comes from a family of political journalists: "Our phones were tapped during Watergate, my mom was with Bobby Kennedy when he was shot. I have never seen this town, I have never seen this country so euphoric, so full of hope." Since "George" was broadcasting the festivities live on ABC, she added:
I took our two daughters down to the Mall. We walked, which felt like going through the Andes mountains....[Laughter] And we got caught up in this sea of optimism and excitement. People helped me with my stroller. Strangers were hugging and kissing. I took the Metro, and everyone was singing "Amazing Grace" on the Metro. I mean, I was caught up in this – there’s no other metaphor – except a wave of hope. And it was the most spectacular day.
She said she and her husband attended a few parties before the evening balls, but then she went home and watched more coverage with her daughters in her pajamas. When Beyonce sang "At Last" to the Obamas dancing, she said she called Stephanopoulos and they cried at the moment.
After all, the O in Oprah never stands for Objectivity.
PS: Oprah wrapped up the show with a music video for "America's Song," which constantly married flag images and glowing pictures of Obama, showing the merger of patriotism and the Obama cult of personality. Some viewers may have been struck that the song features two female singers (Faith Hill and Mary J. Blige) and two male singers who aren't American (Bono is Irish, Seal is British.)
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.




















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AAAAARGH!
January 24, 2009 - 11:21 ET by 5kidsnadogI can't even speak this just enrages me so thoroughly. You want to talk about inclusion and speaking to my soul? Then DONT SPEND MY FREAKING TAX DOLLARS (WHICH ARE MANY) ON FREAKING ABORTIONS! DON'T TAKE MY FREAKING TAX DOLLARS AND "REDISTRIBUTE" THEM AS YOU SEE FIT! DON'T TELL ME YOU DON'T WANT JOBS TO GO TO WHITE GUYS! DON'T TALK ABOUT THE DAY WHEN WHITE WILL DO RIGHT! Do they honestly not see me and the people like me? They are so convinced that THEY are AMERICA that they leave no room for the rest of us. I will not be able to take this for 4 or 8 years (and honestly, neither will my husband because having angry disenfranchised women in your house is just NEVER positive). These people are killing me. Seriously.
The nation has never had a Potus like this one
January 24, 2009 - 11:59 ET by auldsailor362Arrogant, trying to look high class while exeuding no/low class (the swipes at Bush in his speech, the ones on his website now). The petulance and smartalecness he exhibited in his meeting with Congressional leaders (you congressmen/me president..you lose). It is traditional at most funerals to sing, or have sung, Amazing Grace. What was heard on the metro was a hymn to the death of America.
"(you congressmen/me
January 24, 2009 - 13:10 ET by celator"(you congressmen/me president..you lose)."
So much for Obama's opinion of the balance of powers.
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
barf-o-rama
January 24, 2009 - 13:24 ET by MeowMeowThese people are crazier than hell.
We're talking about a POLITICIAN. God help me the day my life is so empty that I need to go around salivating on and crying over an elected official. If I worship anyone, it will be God, not a god.
Also? The Reagans were very much in love. So were George & Laura. But oh no! The Obamas are the only ones in love. Gag me with a spoon.
This delusion has to wane at some point. At least, I hope so.
Hurray!!!!
January 24, 2009 - 21:00 ET by bpjamLiberals finally found reason to love America!
I wasn't sure it was going to happen in my lifetime but now they are suddenly more patriotic than a platoon of Marines.
Maybe they will also be kind enough to go out and spend lots of their money so we can get through this recession faster. Since half of it is driven by media suppression of consumer confidence, I guess Obama really can cure our economic ills simply by waking up in the morning and reading the days weather report. (and Oprah can quote that as being profound - Highs in the low 30s, partly cloudy, 40% chance of rain. Amen.)
I never watched her show
January 24, 2009 - 11:26 ET by gopsteveI never watched her show anyways, so I am not going to say her Obama love has turned me away. But I am wondering, have her ratings taken a hit over the past year or so due to her politicizing her show?
Don't lib tv hosts realize that not 100% of people voted for The One and we don't all share their love for him.
Approval ratings and actual vote are not the same. Clinton's approval was usually pretty good, but he only got 43% and 49% in elections, and couldn't carry his party to win in 2000.
Years ago I fought this
January 24, 2009 - 11:26 ET by ricklailYears ago I fought this touchy-feel good , situational ethics crap being taught in schools. I lost. I knew that someday it would happen that nobody believed in facts and reason. I just didn't think it would be so soon. They are living off emotions based on the situtation ethics.
The order is fact, faith, feelings not feelings first.
Ricky Joe the Plumber
"...situational ethics
January 24, 2009 - 13:12 ET by celator"...situational ethics crap being taught in schools."
Pope Benedicts calls it the "tyranny of relativism". He's got it right.
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
You know you need to post Disclaimers
January 24, 2009 - 11:26 ET by well99Reading that kicked my blood sugars up 200 points.Question:Could that be anymore cloying?Answer:Hell no!
Oprah pal Gayle King passed
January 24, 2009 - 11:29 ET by gopsteveOprah pal Gayle King passed along her agreement with a message that "Not only does he hear us, he feels us..."
Oh no! Not again! Interns beware!
lol
January 24, 2009 - 11:35 ET by well99Future intern candidates.Chrissy Matthews and Ken Olbermann.
"Oh no! Not again!
January 24, 2009 - 13:14 ET by celator"Oh no! Not again! Interns beware!"
Yes. Textbook example of the inmates running the institution.
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
Obama needs a William Shatner / SNL moment....
January 24, 2009 - 11:35 ET by krendlerwhere he tells all his gushing, creepy cultists to "get a life".
These people - Gail, Oprah, Doris Kerns-Hermiling Goodwin-Thosterford, Wife of Stephonopolous, etc - are as childish, wide-eyed and irrational as Trekkies.
I'm not sure it's possible for SNL to even parody what's currently going on with all this Messiah Worship, it's so far off the deep end.
(btw, no invite for Matthews?)
Hey, don't diss the
January 26, 2009 - 13:21 ET by Lord ElicaniHey, don't diss the Trekkies. Horrible to compare the followers of a landmark sci-fi series to the followers of the Glorious Leader! Horrible to the Trekkies, I mean.
I used to trust the media
To tell me the truth, tell us the truth
But now I've seen the payoffs
Everywhere I look
Who do you trust when everyone's a crook?
- Queensrÿche, "Revolution Calling"
I used to dislike Bush...but
January 24, 2009 - 11:38 ET by StarAZSince when did the Bushes not love each other? I also didn't think Bush meant to drop Barney that time...Come ON!
Well they didn't gush and
January 24, 2009 - 13:49 ET by motherbeltWell they didn't gush and hug in public, you know, so obviously they are a couple of arranged-marriage-type cold fishes.
Who could be any more in love than Ronald and Nancy Reagan? To them, that was sick, and Nancy had too much influence over her Ronnie. Do you think they will ever wonder if Michelle has too much influence over Barack? No, they do gushy magazine pieces like "Why Barack Loves Her." (US Weekly)
They can shoot off their mouths after Michelle adores and nurses Barack even after he no longer recognizes her. Then they can talk about love.
I'm so furious I have to stop here before my head explodes.
And what is with that creepy BHO painting...
January 24, 2009 - 11:41 ET by Prester John...in the background of the CBS Early Morning set?
These people are giving SNL more material they will know what to do with.
Very good point!
January 24, 2009 - 11:56 ET by TheBigBJohn, I'm very curious to see how long it takes SNL to start parodying BHO and to what degree.
Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl.
SNL
January 24, 2009 - 12:07 ET by blazermaniacThere is no chance of that happening. The Liberal Left at NBC would never allowed SNL to do any series parody on BHO. Besides, it might hurt Obama's itty bitty wittle fewings!
......Strangers were
January 24, 2009 - 11:39 ET by MidAmerica......Strangers were hugging and kissing.......
Hey! I didn't know that was part of the deal. Had I known I would have given it a go. I saw some pretty ladies at lunch time I would have been happy to share my inuagural euphoria with.
Oprah et al Are In For A Disappointment
January 24, 2009 - 11:50 ET by rammingspeedThey'll never admit it, but when things settle down and Obama's socialist policies come into focus for the average American, his approval rating will drop. Oprah et al will cover for him, but they'll look more and more like the silly Trekkies Bill Shatner zinged on SNL, as was alluded to by an earlier poster.
Also, the claim that Obama is unique in his interest in US history is a kick in the teeth for the Clintons, and they will act surreptitiously to get even with him for that. That will be fun to watch, as the Clintons still have an enormous following of powerful people.
Unforeseeable resentment is already building against the Obama cult.
For somebody that is so
January 24, 2009 - 11:57 ET by ricklailFor somebody that is so smart in history he sure didn't know anything about his pals Ayers and Dorn's history. I guess if any president should have bragged about his knowledge of history it would have been Reagan.
Ricky Joe the Plumber
The Light of the New Age
January 24, 2009 - 11:52 ET by TN MomThe Light of the New Age just threw a hissy-fit and told the GOP "I WON, SO I TRUMP YOU" during a meeting to discuss the nations economy!
just keep talking...
January 24, 2009 - 11:55 ET by AgentAmericanHe's going to talk himself into a corner and John Boehner will be the next Speaker.
Contract with America 2.0....coming up!
2010: A GOP Hill
The Sarah Palin Show...
January 24, 2009 - 11:54 ET by AgentAmericanSarah Palin would trump her in the ratings should she have her own talk show.
I think Ronald Reagan had a radio talk show before he won in 1980.
Conservativism will only get rejuvenated with Obama pissing off everybody left and right.
And it's official, El Rushbo is now in his head.
2010: A GOP Hill
Oprah
January 24, 2009 - 12:11 ET by shawn228after she dethroned Phil Donahue has been the queen of day time talk shows for almost two decades, that is an amazing feat, like her or not.
As far as Sarah Palin, she would get lots of viewership at the beginning, but the novelty might wear off like Katy Couric.
He had my vote
Sarah Palin
January 24, 2009 - 12:15 ET by sherylsimsOr it could grow as people could look forward to seeing fair treatment of conservatives and conservative issues discussed in an intelligent (yes, I said it) manner. Most of what people like about Sarah Palin IS her substance. It doesn't hurt that she is wrapped in a pretty package for the more shallow viewers though.
Your right sheryl
January 24, 2009 - 12:19 ET by shawn228There is that possiblity, she has a rare gift. Obama has it and so does Bill Clinton. She has a real aura that cannot be explained.
The thing very similar about all three is that they are really loved or really hated, there is not much in between.
There are a few things that Obama is doing right now, that are making me wonder, but I will support him as my President and oppose him when I disagree.
He had my vote
Good morning Shawn
January 24, 2009 - 12:25 ET by cocodrieYou're right in a way but Sarah's Aura is real. The other two have a fake aura.
Jesus Loves You
Good morning cocodrie
January 24, 2009 - 12:37 ET by shawn228You have a right to your opinion, but I will not comment on that.
I will say that out of all of the them, Bill Clinton is the best person to give a speech, I have never seen a public speaker as talented as Clinton.
He had my vote
You're exactly right Shawn
January 24, 2009 - 12:47 ET by cocodrieBill Clinton is the best at that.
It's just that I believe that with Sarah, what you see is what you get.
You see what Clinton wants you to see but you don't get what he promises.
Jesus Loves You
shawn
January 24, 2009 - 12:26 ET by sherylsimsI agree (reluctantly) that I will support Obama but disagree when he does stuff I disagree with. I just feel like he is being rammed down my throat. But I don't wish anything bad for him personally.
doprah
January 24, 2009 - 12:27 ET by porpoiseboynot really that amazing a feat. there are alot of complete no talents (not saying she's one) who have fallen into both fame and fortune. have you turned on the tv in the daytime? (frankly, the same could be said for nightime...but more so for daytime) the competition is pretty non existant. and since i DON'T like her, i refuse to be amazed by her.
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left
PPB
January 24, 2009 - 12:33 ET by shawn228I believe to rule to daytime television with as much competition out there for how long she has been doing it is amazing.
You don't have to like her to acknowledge that.
I am not a huge Rush Limbaugh fan, but I am amazed on how many viewers and the cult following he has, same with Hannity.
He had my vote
228
January 24, 2009 - 12:39 ET by porpoiseboysorry for you. you are apparantly amazed by very shallow and unimportant things. doprah is one of those in my book.....each to his own.
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left
Shawn
January 24, 2009 - 14:38 ET by well99This will be a first.I am going to have to disagree with you.First responders are amazing.People that do volunteer work for those less fortunate such as those at food shelters,aid seniors and such are amazing.Celebs whether TV,sports or whatever they are just like anyone else that provides a service.Getting paid for what they do so that doesnt amaze me.Oprah is good at what she does but so is my garbageman.
well99
January 24, 2009 - 19:08 ET by shawn228I guess maybe I overstated when I used the world amazing. I should reserve that word for Spiderman.
Will you hold it against me if I told you I bought the special Obama issue? ;-)
He had my vote
"Will you hold it against
January 24, 2009 - 19:13 ET by Blazer"Will you hold it against me if I told you I bought the special Obama issue? ;-)"
Heck no Shawn, we'll need something to burn once all those coal plants go down. : )
"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."
Shawn
January 24, 2009 - 19:41 ET by well99Dont laugh Spiderman was my favorite comic book.As far as the Obama issue...just have to shake my head.You see in USA Today where video game industry is booming despite economy.Wii still leading but P3 is doing great to.
well99
January 24, 2009 - 19:49 ET by shawn228I'm afraid I was not making joke, I really brought the comic, I am a huge huge Spidy fan. I bought it not because of support for Obama, but because I am a fan of Spidy and it might be worth money one day.
I am loving my PS3, it sure is fun surfing Newsbusters on a 46 inch LCD ;-)
He had my vote
My wife made me hang our 47
January 24, 2009 - 19:58 ET by BlazerMy wife made me hang our 47 incher up in the bedroom after we got a new 55 incher for the living room.
Reminds me of laying out on the grass in front of the drive-in movie screen when I was a kid.
"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."
Hi Blaze
January 24, 2009 - 20:03 ET by shawn228I live in a townhouse so we have a small living room so 55 inches would be a little overwhelming.
HD football looks so much better than standard definition, I had not idea what I was missing when I was growing up, blu ray movies looke even better.
He had my vote
My bedroom ain't all that
January 24, 2009 - 20:28 ET by BlazerMy bedroom ain't all that big either Shawn, I live in a modest rancher. Yea, football is awesome got our first DHDTV about this time last year and I was blown away how during the games you can actually see the stadium with all the people reflected in the helmets and pupils. Blu-Ray is my next step, haven't gotten that yet.
"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."
Blazer
January 24, 2009 - 20:33 ET by shawn228There are some drawbacks to HD :-)
He had my vote
AAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!!
January 24, 2009 - 20:42 ET by BlazerAAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!!! G-dammit Shawn you need to post a warning before you link something that hideous.
The only thing that could trump that is Roseanne Barr in a two-piece or Rosie O'Donkey in a neglige'.
....and no, I'm not cheering you on, so don't get any idea's.
"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."
Shawn
January 24, 2009 - 20:40 ET by well99It probably will be.Oh thanks for rubbing in about the 46" LCD while some of us peasants have to squint at cheesy little monitors...).Oh just a note:That link of HT just took 10 years off my life.I getting to the point I dont have that many to spare.In the future place a warning.
I'm old enough to remember
January 24, 2009 - 13:22 ET by celatorI'm old enough to remember Mzz Oprah's first nationally televised program.
It was based on the Jerry Springer format, believe it or not, and she insisted on having even more disfunctional adults on her show.
She would goad them into fights and arguments, and sit back and laugh at them, and encourage her audience to mock the folks on the stage. It was all about ratings, doncha know.
I remember clearly that she was particularly pleased when she could humiliate white people on her show. That really made her happy.
Then people started to complain about these kinds of shows, ratings dropped, and she changed her format to more or less what it is now.
Oh, yea, she's a piece of work, all right. Biggest phony on TV is what she really is.
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
OPRAH SUCKS!
January 24, 2009 - 12:03 ET by WorriedSO DOES GLOBAMA!
Oprah knows all about the "cult of personality..."
January 24, 2009 - 12:38 ET by PrairieSkyShe has created one for herself, and now is enthusiastically promoting one for her hero, Obamessiah. I used to watch Oprah years and years ago, but stopped when the "Oprah worship" by her fans and audience began. It also turned me off when she started her magazine, and put herself on the cover of every issue...A little too much self-love for me, I guess.
Forest Whitaker's drooling drivel about the public affection shown by the Obama's for each other had me reaching for a barfbag... "We’re not used to seeing like, a President and a First Lady actually holding each other and kissing each other and like whispering in each others’ ears." I personally don't mind a kiss or hug here or there between a prez and his wife, but I also don't think it's necessary or appropriate for it to become too obvious.
Whitaker also made a strange comment which indicated that he apparently hasn't been paying much attention to the relationship between George and Laura Bush for the past 8 years... "Whitaker also strangely claimed 'we’re not used to seeing' a president and a First Lady who love each other, but the Obamas have signaled 'it’s okay to love.' " Whitaker has apparently been so traumatized by the acrimony of Bill and Hill's blessed union to the point that he must have confused their marriage of convenience with the true, loving marriage of President and Mrs. Bush.
And as for the contention of Doris Kearns Goodwin (the plagiarizing author and historian), that it's so great to have a president care about history, she apparently has forgotten that President Bush (43), was a history major in college, and is a voracious reader with a particular interest in historical texts and biographies.
What a couple of twits...
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
A supermarket tabloid,
January 24, 2009 - 12:54 ET by ahusserThe Globe, has been trumpeting on their covers the Obama's troubled marriage and the opinion on their covers is that Michelle is a bitch. But the Globe also said that Laura and George are splitting up. Who knows, but this weeks cover is "What Obama is hiding from America". Remember the Men In Black got their "true" stories from the tabloids. :) and lately the some of the tabloids have more veracity than the MSM.
Change: When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. From a Poster
The Globe...
January 24, 2009 - 14:14 ET by PrairieSkyPersonally, I wouldn't give a plug nickel for anything that The Globe publishes.
That said, I have no idea what the state of the Obama's marriage is. They haven't been around long enough to really know, and Obama has done such a great job of keeping so much about him hidden and private, we'll probably never know. When I have seen them together, they seem to be happy with each other. Truth be told, the state of the president's marriage isn't really any of our business anyway, unless it becomes a detriment in some way that distracts the president from his job.
As far as President and Mrs. Bush are concerned, in the 10 years that they have been in the national spotlight, I have never seen any indication of anything that would lead me to believe that they are anything but very happy in their marriage.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
PrairieSky I was just commenting
January 24, 2009 - 14:28 ET by ahusserOn what the headlines of these tabloids are saying. I was being a little tongue in cheek. So don't get in an uproar.
The curious fact is that this is the only publication openly criticising Obama is telling whether you think it is credible or not. Remember the Enquirer had the Edwards scandal first and published it when the MSM took way too long to report same. So I guess I am saying these tabloids are now as credible as the MSM or vice versa but to be fair I mentioned what the tabloid is also saying about the Bushes which I found hard to believe.
Change: When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. From a Poster
ahusser...Relax...
January 24, 2009 - 14:48 ET by PrairieSkyI'm not in "an uproar" as you put it. I got the meaning of your words the first time. I was just being clear and giving my opinion about the subject that you raised about the state(s) of the Obama's and Bush's marriages.
Concerning the credibility of the supermarket tabloids...Do they occasionally get something right? Sure. But the fact remains, that the vast majority of what they print isn't fit to line my cat's litter pan with. Given that fact, it's very hard not to view everything they publish with a very jaundiced eye.
That said, I understand the point that you are making. And you're right about one thing...Given the trouble that the MSM and many of the major print media outlets such as the New York Times have had in telling the truth and being objective, the tabloids do seem to be giving them a run for their money.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
PrairieSky sorry
January 24, 2009 - 15:06 ET by ahusserI was feeling a little defensive today. But the funny thing is the Globe is touting an expose of Obama, alleging things these NB blogs have been criticising and blogging for months about Obama. So maybe the veracity level rises maybe not. But on the other hand because it is from the Globe and not a reputable source the info, true or not, will be poo pooed and ignored.
I don't know where it is published or by whom and maybe they don't like Obama and have an axe to grind and are willing to capitalize on that fact. But they are the only "magazine" I have seen which is daring to criticise Obama rather than adore him. They are safe because everyone believes they are crackpots and they have their own audience who aren't taken seriously.
Here is the teaser for the article taken from their website:
"It's the story every American needs to read! Barack Obama is hiding eight shocking secrets that could destroy his presidency before it even gets off the ground, political insiders say. In a blockbuster Special Report, insiders rip the lid off the scandals about where Obama was REALLY born, his sex life, drug abuse and the mysterious past he's hiding from the world. The new President has artfully dodged some of the most serious questions ever posed to a Commander-in-Chief. But top political leaders are demanding answers NOW - and the mounting pressure could trigger a firestorm that will bring down his administration. Don't miss a single word - only in GLOBE!"
Change: When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. From a Poster
ahusser...No sweat...And you know...
January 24, 2009 - 15:46 ET by PrairieSkywhat's interesting is that if any of what we see printed in the tabloids about Obama is true, it would never be acknowledged because of where the info came from. As you pointed out, the story about the John Edwards scandal was initially dismissed because it was reported by a tabloid, and in that case it turned out to be true.
It is too bad that journalism has degraded to the point that practically none of it is trustworthy, reliable or objective anymore. Virtually everything I read anymore I take with a huge grain of salt...More's the pity.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
PrairieSky
January 24, 2009 - 16:10 ET by ahusserAfter waiting in numerous supermarket lines and (trust me on this) after reading almost every single magazine in the 7-11 magazine racks on many many different occasions including the tabloids (don't ask) I have noticed that the Enquirer and Globe never have "Aliens stole my baby" type stories. They deal strictly in celeb gossip and scandal which includes politicos. There is money in this niche and I guess they are successful in what they do. But bear in mind they probably will check their sources more thoroughly than other pubs because the celebs, who have expensive lawyers, will sue at the drop of a hat for any negative story smacking of libel (or slander? I am always confused on which is which) and they would be very soon out of business and money if they got the story wrong. Which is why I pretty much believed the Edwards story in the Enquirer. This kind of story would elicit many many source checks before publishing. In any event I don't dismiss these stories out of hand. I think the MIB were right. LOL.
Take Care and thanks for the discussion. :)
Change: When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles. From a Poster
ahusser...You bet!
January 24, 2009 - 19:26 ET by PrairieSkyEnjoy your weekend!
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan~ January 20, 1981
OMG!! OMG!!
January 24, 2009 - 12:26 ET by choselife3xThat screen cap of Doprah...who does that remind you of?!?!
(Hint: This is the big one, Elizabeth!)
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
LOL
January 24, 2009 - 13:26 ET by Gothampc"That screen cap of Doprah...who does that remind you of?!?!
(Hint: This is the big one, Elizabeth!)"
Now that you mention it, yes it does.
when talking about doprah these days...
January 24, 2009 - 13:36 ET by porpoiseboy"this is the big one" starts taking on a whole new meaning! ;-)
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left
"UO"... The University Of Obama
January 24, 2009 - 12:36 ET by RadiomanOprah always was a silly woman and I'm not surprised at her giddy affection for Obama. I'm hoping Obama doesn't take this foolishness seriously but, if he does, we are in big trouble. I like Goodwin's quote but would change it somewhat: " He's not getting the presidency to be Millard Fillmore, but to be great like Lincoln." No, he's getting the top office in the land to be mediocre like Jimmy Carter...and, in this, he will succeed. Goodwin seems to have lost the historian's objectivity. There will eventually be a backlash against this idolatry and it will be labeled racist at first but this too will be part of a move away from this pagan liberalism which is really something new in our country but not new in countries like Russia and China and Germany in the 1930s. And let's not forget the horrors of the ultra-liberal French Revolution. As long as we have the freedom to point in another direction and are unfettered in our expression of free thought, we will be fine. This is not a cloistered college campus where Professor Oprah , Doctor Pelosi, and the rest can coerce fuzzy -faced freshmen into their political/social worldview. We must continue to guard and cherish our freedoms and our unique independence. Too many have and are dying to make these ideals the hallmark of our democracy.
http://www.chalktalk-talk.blogspot.com
'Goodwin seems to have lost
January 24, 2009 - 13:26 ET by celator'Goodwin seems to have lost the historian's objectivity'
She sold her objectivity when she got caught stealing the work of other authors, and calling it her own.
For liberal Democrats and the Old Media, everything is crisis, chaos, calamity and catastrophe. That justifies stealing your property and liberties.
A Million Little Pieces come crashing down
January 24, 2009 - 12:37 ET by Tjexciten/t
Sounds Like Overbearing Parents
January 24, 2009 - 13:24 ET by GothampcDoesn't all of this rhetoric sound like modern parents who go on and on about their very average child?
Guess what my little Barack did today? He remembered to wash his hands after his tinkle.
Guess what little Barack did today? He went to the gym all by himself. He's getting to be such a big boy.
Little Barack's teacher tells us that he is a whiz in history. (Never mind that he sucks at math, obviously the teacher doesn't like him).
hilarious goth!
January 24, 2009 - 13:33 ET by porpoiseboybumper sticker
"my child was coke snorter of the month at punahou school"
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left
Yep
January 24, 2009 - 13:48 ET by Jack HermanThe Dark Age has come and the cult follows it's leader.
Oprah smart in business, stupid in Politics.
January 24, 2009 - 13:51 ET by jarrett.edwardsLet me just say I think business wise
Oprah is pretty smart. Her company produces her show and Dr. Phil.
(See the other Newsbusters post on the Dr. Phil Show.) Producing
both shows means she can count on all the liberal Obama worshipers to
watch her show and conservatives to watch Dr. Phil. Then she can make
money off of everyone, the only problem is that she is too stupid to
see that thinks to her beloved President she will probably not keep
most of that money.
Okrah is nuts ....anbody
January 24, 2009 - 14:12 ET by dark_dsOkrah is nuts ....anbody who elevates Obama or anybody to messiah like status is certifiable. I have enough probs with Obama with out freaks like these. Its the freaks that I actually despise because its the brain dead and the empty that pave the way for politicians to take advantage of these cults of personality ....I think I have faith in the american people that they will see what the truth is ... but I also have plenty of doubt as well And like Obama's little blue book this should be required listening
Water Boarding is illegal but Koolaid Boarding is still an option... dark_ds said that
Now I Know
January 24, 2009 - 14:12 ET by cruiserI was born in 1949, and all of my life I have wondered how an industrialized and well educated nation, like Germany, could have legally elected a person like Adolph Hitler. I also wondered how the Germans could have stood by and watched their freedoms disappear, while at the same time being destroyed by war. Well, now I know. Oprah and visible people like her are paving the way. The print and broadcast media are doing the same. It's now our turn to experience the results of electing a "man on a white horse". Let's hope that the American public catches on soon before it is too late. I don't want someone in the future writing another "Rise and Fall" book.
also a 49er
January 24, 2009 - 14:35 ET by MidAmericaI have had the same thoughts. The obama Presidency is the exact opposite of the Reagan Presidency. Reagan strived to live up to what he saw as the greatness of the American people. With obama we are told to strive to live up to the greatness of our President. That is how Hitler enslaved a country. He became Germany. It's citizens were minor actors on a stage centered around the Fuhrer. Right now there are way too many people in this country who are willing to bestow on obama oaths of loyalty that would send shivers down the spines of anyone who witnessed the Third Reich.
He feels us.
January 24, 2009 - 14:45 ET by jac_at_nac" Oprah pal Gayle King passed along her agreement with a message that
"Not only does he hear us. He feels us. That when I hear Barack Obama,
they said, he talks to my soul."
Yeah...we'll be feeling it too not to long from now. Right where it hurts.
I'm an "Evil White Devil"!
Oprah as Imam?
January 24, 2009 - 15:30 ET by RackieOprah is a really, really complex woman always looking for anything that will banish the inevitable demons that torment her.
Next step, becoming a Muslim.
What do you expect from Oprah. She's a New Age witch ....
January 24, 2009 - 17:04 ET by CKA in Red State USA. . .and has been for a LONG time.
But given the public pulpits both she and Obama have, though, we who are Christians need to pray for their salvation.
And then that they would love Christ Jesus enough to use their popularity to guide people to Him, the real Messiah, as best they could.
Meanwhile, as Christ said, you're either with Him or you're not.
And she and POTUSBO are not. Not by a long shot.
But they could be.
As for what Whitaker said, perhaps he should've opened his eyes at least once or so during the Bushs' terms. He would've seen love and affection between a husband and wife.
But, I guess that they were non-black negates that.
And as for Whitaker's take on Obama's speech, while I do respect the actor's abilities, his acting instincts took leave of themselves if the actually thinks the rhetorically flat and halting, unmusical speech inspired much.
Of course, given Whitaker's bent and Oprah's and Goodwin's, etc., I suspect that Obama could've read a Sears Roebuck catalogue and they all would've reacted, swoned, emoted as if he were delivering the equivalent to the Gettysburg Address or some great monologue of Shakespeare.
OMG! Talk about double
January 24, 2009 - 17:14 ET by bigtimerOMG!
Talk about double Barf-Bag time and a whole roll of duct tape just reading this blubbering blather...take about living on another planet.
Give me a BREAK!
Enough already....comedy at it's best if it wasn't so pathetic.
Btw...I am looking forward to the book coming out about Oprah and her coke habit...she will fit right in with the O-Team!
Oh wait...she already does!
REMINDER FOR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
January 24, 2009 - 17:58 ET by JanettaGOD SAYS IN THE SCRIPTURES:
PRIDE GOES BEFORE DESTRUCTION
FROM THE ABUNDANCE OF THE HEART TO LIPS.........
AMERICA PAY ATTENTION TO BARACK'S WORDS THEY WILL SAY WHAT HE REALLY THINKS AND I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR OUR COUNTRY WITH HIM AS PRESIDENT
Well I'm embarrassed to say
January 24, 2009 - 19:56 ET by nwahsI'm embarrassed to say I was an enthusiast of the OLD new age :) You know, the one lead by "Sexy Sadie"(Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).
Need I say the term "New Age" makes me cringe? I paid my money and I still cant levitate. On the plus side, my migraines are gone! :)
Personally, I've long
January 24, 2009 - 22:00 ET by RR GOPPersonally, I've long thought of her as a racist. I've gotten stuck a few times watching her show because my wife had it on...it's like every so often she'd have to remind herself and the (mostly white female) audience and the world in general that she's an "African-American". It's like she feels that white folk are getting too cozy with her and she has to remind them every so often that they are peckerwood racists and they suck for what they've done to her people.
Other than being a Lib that is a major reason I don't watch her show...plus the vast majority of her shows' subjects don't interest me.
But it's disappointing to see what is obviously an intelligent person allowing herself to drink the black American racist Kool-Aid. And her loyal followers are partaking, too, and I've never seen the logic in supporting a black athlete, singer, actor, whatever who actually hates your guts because of your race. Even when they pretty much let people know it, they just blow it off. Incredible.
One of the 24% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 89% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
This Light of the 'New Age' Oprah
January 25, 2009 - 14:03 ET by TeddyThis Light of the 'New Age' Oprah Chopra crap has hardly just arrived.
It's been here for more than a decade now, donning designer labels, and being sold on the shelves of those eevil corporate book stores.
I've got No Problem with that. I'm a card-carrying capitalist (R) pig. Never owned Che' Tee in my life. Lol.
Just don't try to BS me about it being a grassroots thang', Oprah.
Oriana didn't sport Manolos (etc.) from an ivory tower while trying to make herself, and "the world", a better place.
I hated some of her politics, but not enough to keep me from respecting her Immensely at day's end!
You, on the other hand, are a Joke.
>>Whitaker also strangely
January 25, 2009 - 16:12 ET by GrannyGrump42>>Whitaker also strangely claimed "we’re not used to seeing" a president and a First Lady who love each other, but the Obamas have signaled "it’s okay to love."<<
Excuse the heck out of me, but what does Whitaker think that was when Nancy Reagan stayed by her husband's side all those years while his mind deteriorated? Wasn't that love?
>>Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin strangely claimed it was "extraordinary" to have a president care about history<<
And the rest cared about what, pottery?
>>"I took the Metro, and everyone was singing ‘Amazing Grace’ on the Metro."<<
Excuse me while I vomit.
>>I want to do things that will be remembered, so that somebody will remember me years later." <<
The Chinese women whose forced abortions will be paid for with US tax dollars will no doubt remember who made it possible.
And who can forget Hitler, Stalin, or Pol Pot?
>>We’re not used to seeing like, a President and a First Lady actually holding each other and kissing each other and like whispering in each others’ ears.<<
Excuse me while I vomit. I don't want to watch people make out, especially not the Prez and 1st Lady.
More
January 25, 2009 - 20:30 ET by NorthCoasterMore Messianic HooDoo.
New Age
January 26, 2009 - 11:00 ET by misterbee241She's definitely on to something with this New Age thing since she's America's New Age guru. And I think Obama's beliefs are pretty New Agey too. But that's just my opinion.
He's not The Messiah...
January 26, 2009 - 13:34 ET by Hero Squad...he's a very naughty boy!
I feel like I'm living "Life of Brian."
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