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Oprah Winfrey: Criticism
Oprah Winfrey has been criticized by conservatives for allegedly championing liberal causes. One critic, Myrna Blyth, editor-in-chief of Ladies' Home Journal
magazine from 1981 to 2002, charges in her book Spin Sisters: How the Women of the Media Sell Unhappiness— and Liberalism—to the Women of America, that the "elite women of the media" allegedly sell unhappiness to women and tout false advice.
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She also has had everything from her book club to her interviewing style mocked by TV sketch comedy shows, including Saturday Night Live (where she has been lampooned by Jan Hooks, Tim Meadows and
Maya Rudolph); MADtv
(where Debra Wilson and Daniele Gaither have impersonated her); In Living Color
; and Chappelle's Show.
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EntertainmentWinfrey is 'most generous star'
US talk show host Oprah Winfrey is named the most generous celebrity for the second year running.
Published: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:22:15 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the articleIssuesBrokaw falsely suggested Oprah hosted Obama as a presidential candidate
On the September 7 edition of NBC's Meet the Press, citing a New York Post article
reporting that television talk show host Oprah Winfrey will not host Gov. Sarah
Palin on her show before the presidential election, Tom Brokaw falsely
suggested that Winfrey has hosted Sen. Barack Obama on her show during
Obama's campaign for president. Brokaw stated: "Oprah did come out
for Barack Obama, did have him on the show," then asked Sen. Joe Biden: "Do you think
that some people will see that as an elitist position, that, in some ways,
Democrats may be afraid of her -- Sarah Palin?" But the Post article Brokaw cited itself reported
that Winfrey has not hosted Obama since he began his presidential campaign and
that Winfrey said she decided when she endorsed Obama that she would not use her show "as a platform for any of the
candidates."
The Post
reported that "Winfrey, who tapes her high-rated daily show in Chicago, has had
Obama as a guest twice -- in January 2005
and October 2006. Both
occasions were before the
Illinois senator officially announced he was running for
the White House." The Post also reported that Winfrey said: "At the beginning of this 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." According to the Post, "Winfrey added 'I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and
I would love to have her on after the campaign is over.' "
From the September 6 New York Post article:
The daytime-TV talk
queen said it was
highly unlikely she'd have
the self-proclaimed "hockey mom" appear alongside her,
even after reports that
there had been discussions to have Palin appear on a future show.
"At the
beginning of this 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," Winfrey said
in a statement.
Winfrey, a big supporter of Barack Obama, has
had other politicians on her show before, including Presidents Bush
and Clinton and former Vice
President Al Gore.
The TV host did leave the door open for
a Palin appearance - but only after the Nov. 4 election.
Winfrey added, "I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and
I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."
Winfrey, who
tapes her high-rated daily show in Chicago, has
had Obama as a guest twice - in January 2005
and October 2006.
Both occasions were
before the Illinois senator officially announced he was running for
the White House.
From the September 7 edition of NBC's Meet
the Press:
BROKAW: I want to move on in a
moment, but here's another headline that appeared in the New York Post -- Oprah
Winfrey decided not to have Sarah Palin on the show before the election.
"No-Prah!" -- that's the New York Post headline. "TV First Lady's Palin Insult," as they called it. Oprah did come out
for Barack Obama, did have him on the show. Do you think that some people will
see that as an elitist position, that,
in some ways, Democrats
may be afraid of her -- Sarah Palin?
BIDEN: Oh, no, I don't think
so. I mean, I think
it's -- well, I don't -- look,
that's for voters to decide. You're not going to see anything elitist. Look, what you
hear immediately from Barack Obama and Joe Biden, "Family's off limits," and we mean it,
that the personal stuff relating to some of the stuff that was popping out on
the talk shows is just inappropriate.
This -- she's going to be judged, I assume,
the same way I'm going to
be judged: What does
she know? What does she think? What's her record? What's she going to do? And as I look down the road, that's how
I've always debated whoever I've
debated, including the
really tough women I work with, the smart women in the Senate. So, I really don't view this any
differently.
I may be surprised, here, down the
road, but, you know, I
just looking forward to debating her. I mean, why -- look, she had a great speech, but was
-- her silence on the issues was deafening. She didn't
mention a word about health care, a word about the environment, a word about
the middle-class. That never parted her lips. I mean, so I don't know where she is on those
things.
BROKAW: Let's talk about the
polls if we can for a moment.
BIDEN: Sure.
Published: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:25:19 GMT - Source: Mediamatters.Org - Read the articleInternetHello from A2
We set up shop in Ann Arbor, Mich. nearly two years ago. And we?ve been so busy, we?ve barely had time to say hi. But before we tell you about the interesting things we're doing in our new location, we figure you might want to know a little bit more about our state and our town.Sandwiched between two Great Lakes, peppered with forestry, and teeming with kindhearted Midwesterners, Michigan is the kind of place you'd be lucky to visit and we get to live here. Not only that, but we?re located in Ann Arbor, a town with a great progressive story:Popular Science magazine ranked Ann Arbor in the top 25 greenest cities in America.Some 50,000 trees grow along Ann Arbor streets, and city parks boast another 50,000. And while no trees actually grow in the Google office, our cheeks do seem to be turning a nice leafy shade of green ? probably from walking and biking to work as part of Ann Arbor?s Commuter Challenge, swapping paper for reusable dishes in our cafeteria, and educating ourselves on composting and recycling.On Oct. 14, 1960, President John F. Kennedy announced his proposal for the Peace Corps on the front steps of the Michigan Union, in downtown Ann Arbor. Nearly 50 years later, we "A2ooglers" feel a similar sense of urgency ? but this time, it?s a desire to work with our very own state, from soup kitchens to river cleanups. We?re also connecting local schools and businesses with Google products.In the first Rose Bowl Game in 1902, University of Michigan (located in Ann Arbor) defeated Stanford 49 - 0. Like our Wolverine neighbors, we're burning with competitive spirit ? one that?s given birth to office teams for kickball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, basketball, skiing, ultimate Frisbee and trivia.Forgive us our moment of boosterism, but there's more: AARP Magazine recently named Ann Arbor the healthiest hometown in America, based on 20 factors ranging from the community's water purity to the eating habits of its citizens.According to Forbes.com, Ann Arbor is America's 4th Smartest City.Oprah Winfrey included a brisket sandwich from our own Zingerman's Deli on her Top Sandwiches in America. Ann Arbor ranks in the top 21 cities for cyclists, says Bicycling magazine.And even more... Inside our walls, you?ll find a team that's committed to our AdWords advertisers ? from identifying potential advertisers, to assisting current ones with day-to-day challenges, to strategizing with others for the future. That?s who we are. We?d love to have you join us. Posted by Eileen Duffy, AdWords Associate
Published: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:42:08 GMT - Source: Googleblog.Blogspot.Com - Read the article
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