Oprah Obama

Can Radio with Heart Capture the Heart?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

It is possible that there is a greater power in bringing people together than there is in tearing them apart? Could it be that inspirational broadcasting which is Oprah's hallmark can ultimately triumph over calling people names?

Oprah: "I'm Euphoric" Over Obama Nomination

Huffington Post | Posted 06.05.2008 | Media


There's widespread speculation that Oprah Winfrey's brand has been harmed by her endorsement of Barack Obama — the first political endorsement o...

Experience vs. Inspiration

Roseanne Barr | Posted 02.22.2008 | Entertainment


Roseanne Barr

When I fly in an airplane I want the pilot with the most experience, not the one who can inspire hope in me that I get to where I am going. It's not really the job of a public servant to inspire.

'Spirit of Upset'

NY Times | David Kocieniewski | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics


Despite the brutal schedule of the pre-Super Tuesday endgame, Senator Barack Obama seemed crisp and inspired this afternoon throughout his 35-minute a...

DRAMATIC DEMOCRATIC SHIFT

CNN | Posted 02.04.2008 | Politics


Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton is losing ground to Sen. Barack Obama in a national CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released on the eve of critical Su...

Campaign Reaches Fever Pitch

New York Times | Brian Knowlton | Posted 02.03.2008 | Politics


With two days to go before Super Tuesday's multistate nominating contests, candidates for both parties campaigned furiously on Sunday, trying to seize...

Oprah Back On Campaign Trail With Obama

New York Times | Jeff Zeleny | Posted 02.02.2008 | Politics


Oprah is on the way. On Sunday, Oprah Winfrey is returning to the presidential campaign trail to headline a California event for Senator Barack Obama...

America's Next Top President

Margaret Cho | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics


Margaret Cho

Why are white men allowed to look at the issues and judge for themselves and the rest of us are expected to take sides grade school style? That is like if all the stupid people voted for Huckabee.

Where Was Oprah? And Four Other Lessons From NH

Van Jones | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics


Van Jones

The polls inevitably caused the Obama team to let down its guard; it seemed like big guns weren't needed in NH. Nobody should ever underestimate the Clinton machine again.

Oprah Stakes Her Brand For Obama

New York Times | David Carr | Posted 12.24.2007 | Media


Ms. Winfrey's support of Mr. Obama -- she has held fund-raisers and arranged several large rallies -- has been written off in some political circles a...

Is John Edwards the Energizer Bunny of 2008?

Toby Barlow | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics


Toby Barlow

In terms of historical precedent, I would certainly prefer it if he was an African American woman of Hispanic descent, but as they say, nobody's perfect.

The Obama Phenomenon

James Zogby | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics


James Zogby

Americans have been left bitter and cynical. Into this arena Obama has issued a call in a different voice - an appeal to the angels of our better selves coupled with the optimism and conviction that change can come.

Noteworthy Solo Women of 2007 - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Lea Lane | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living


Lea Lane

Here is the third annual (highly subjective, highly varied) list of the year's fascinating solo women.

Oprah: "I Was Hoping To Run Into Hillary At The Gym"

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media


This morning on "Good Morning America," Diane Sawyer was interviewing Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey about their upcoming movie, "The Great Debat...

Who's the Real Idealist, Hillary or Obama?

Sean Wilentz | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics


Sean Wilentz

R.J. Eskow charges that a recent interview I gave supporting Hillary was part of a coordinated campaign, and that I smeared idealism as something for "suckers." Every bit of both charges is completely false.

Oprah Elects Barack as President — Not So Fast!

Bonnie Fuller | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media


Bonnie Fuller

Now if Oprah, a daytime talk show host and magazine impresario, can sway a presidential election, that surely seals it — we are officially living in a celebrity culture.

Oprah: Vote For Obama Not A Vote Against Clinton

ABC News | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


As soon as Oprah Winfrey endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., for president, the buzz began about her potential to sway an election. In an exclusive i...

Finally, Some Parity in the Party Primaries (Just Don't Ask Me to Try to Predict Them)

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


Eric Schmeltzer

The best-funded, establishment-choice candidates of both parties now find themselves in a dogfight.

Missing in Action

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics


Jayne Lyn Stahl

Some fix we're in when one who walked with Martin Luther King in the Civil Rights Movement isn't accompanied by each and every person who aspires for "change," equal opportunity, and economic equity.

Early Oprah Effect Poll: 80 Percent Of Voters Say It Has No Impact

CBS News | Vaughn Ververs | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


The headline from the new CBS News/New York Times poll is certainly Mike Huckabee's stunning rise to the top of the GOP field nationally (he trails Ru...

Obama '08 - The Reverse Race Card and the Oprah Factor

Carl Jeffers | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Carl Jeffers

In some ways, the Oprah factor actually raises the stakes for Obama. Now, he almost has to win Iowa, and he really needs to carry the black vote in South Carolina.

Obama, Clinton and the "Vision Thing"

Stacy Parker Aab | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Stacy Parker Aab

With Clinton, I see caution. I don't sense the same sort of open expansiveness as I do with Obama. Our next President must be tough and strategic, but not so hardened that he or she forgets how to dream and bet big.

Oprah And Obama: She Wants To Be The Wind Beneath His Wings

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Thomas de Zengotita

She's the MegaArbiter of popular culture for a reason. She does more than understand how it works. She works it. Will it transfer to political culture?

Oprah Tells NH "You Can't Be Fooled By This Experience Question"

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 12.10.2007 | Politics


Oprah Winfrey, after two days on the presidential campaign trail for pal Barack Obama on Sunday was home on the stump, delivering the fourth political...

Oprah's Other Favorite Candidate

Robin Gerber | Posted 12.09.2007 | Entertainment


Robin Gerber

Oprah's actions on behalf of Obama have the look of someone thinking about her own run for office.


 

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