WASHINGTON--Not on any schedule, the Obamas hosted an exclusive late night gathering at the White House after coming home from dancing at ten balls, I...
Access Hollywood | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics
Oprah Winfrey is headed to Washington for inauguration, she tells Access Hollywood: The media mogul (and staunch Barack Obama supporter) will be hos...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media
Oprah's random shoulder to cry on has been identified, and he'll be on her show Friday. Oprah Winfrey said on her show Wednesday that she did not kno...
Huffington Post | Posted 11.05.2008 | Media
Oprah Winfrey had a special live post-election special on Wednesday, and screamed with joy over the victory of Obama. Winfrey publicly endorsed Obama ...
Brad Friedman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home
Now that the touch-screen voting machine that Oprah voted on failed to properly register her vote on the screen, perhaps we may finally be able to get rid of these damned things.
Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago
UPDATE Gov. Blagojevich has been invited to the Grant Park rally, according to a note from the governor's office to Capitol Fax. Barack Obama's mo...
Posted 10.08.2008 | Chicago
UPDATE Media will not be allowed to cover any of Oprah's remarks, the Tribune reports: Obama's campaign has said a pool reporter will be allowed t...
Huffington Post | Posted 09.05.2008 | Media
Oprah Winfrey, who made the first political endorsement of her life this year in supporting Barack Obama, said in a statement Friday that she would be...
The Huffington Post via Political Wire | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics
How much did Oprah Winfrey's endorsement help Barack Obama? Quite a lot, a new study concludes. Economists at the University of Maryland find that Opr...
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.15.2008 | Media
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?
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...
Roseanne Barr | Posted 02.22.2008 | Entertainment
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Margaret Cho | Posted 01.25.2008 | Politics
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.
Van Jones | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics
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.
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...
Toby Barlow | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics
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.
James Zogby | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics
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.
Lea Lane | Posted 12.13.2007 | Living
Here is the third annual (highly subjective, highly varied) list of the year's fascinating solo women.
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...
Sean Wilentz | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics
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.
Bonnie Fuller | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media
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.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 01.22.2009 | Media