Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks at a campaign rally as talk show host Oprah Winfrey listens at the US Cellular Center December 8, 2007 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.ERIC THAYER / GETTY IMAGES
reprinted from mydd.com
Do you know that Oprah does not employ union workers?
Do you know that Oprah votes for Republicans 50% of the time?
Do you know that Oprah associates herself with anti gay extremists?
Well now you know!
Check the extended for more (with links).
1. According to the anti union website HR Capitalist:
Oprah – Union-Free, Working You OT, and Proud of It…..
By now, you’ve probably heard about the 2007 Writer’s Guild of America Strike against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The AMPTP represents the interests of the producers and the film industry.
The strike began on Nov. 5. AMPTP and WGA then halted negotiations after WGA began its strike.
Me? I’m interested in the issues, but more interested in the winners and losers during the strike.
Losers – Probably the writers long term, since the network will jam thousands of hours of reality TV down our throats as an alternative and never come to the table.
Winners – As usual, Oprah Winfrey. I kid you not. “The Oprah Winfrey Show” doesn’t employ union writers and will continue uninterrupted. I gave Oprah a hard time a few months ago for being a taskmaster and working her PA an average of 87 hours per week one quarter.
Regardless of the work-life balance at the show, it’s good to know Oprah runs a union-free shop.
Yes that’s right, Oprah only employs non-union writers! Check the link below.
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/12/8/1515 9/4255
2. In her speech during a campaign stop with Obama in Iowa today, Oprah admitted:
“Over the years I have voted for as many Republicans as I have Democrats”
Check it out for yourself at this link:
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/12/ sweet_oprahobama_iowa_6_oprah.html
3. Remember McClurkin? This is the guy who emceed one of Obama’s events in South Carolina, apparently to appeal to religious extremists. Well it turns out that it was Oprah who was responsible for introducing the two! But wait, there’s more, Oprah also contributed to a certain Susan Engeleiter who ran against Sen. Kohl a few years back. This is the same Susan Engeleiter who, during the campaign, “waved a fruitcake (while talking about Kohl), considered by many to have been an antagonistic and opportunistic reference to questions regarding Kohl’s, a lifelong bachelor’s, sexuality.”
Not buying it? Check out the following links yourself:
http://www.newsmeat.com/billionaire_poli tical_donations/Oprah_Winfrey.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Engel eiter
http://www.americablog.com/2007/10/obama -supporter-blasts-gays-at-gospel.html
Now I admit, I support HRC for prez. I also respect Oprah’s choice to vote for Republicans 50% of the time. I even respect her choice to employ non-union only writers. However, associating herself with anti gay extremists is something else.
Pls email Oprah and ask why she associates herself with homophobes.
http://www2.oprah.com/email/reach/email_ reach_fromu.jhtml
Pls forward to your email list until we get a clear answer from Oprah whether she stands with Pat Robertson or the GLBT community.
Thank You!
Just so you know, Oprah’s political contribution have been 95% Democrat, and she’s been a wonderful friend to the gay community over the years. In fact back in the 1980s Oprah and Donahue were the virtually the only people putting gays on TV on a regular basis, and Oprah even got a ton of hate mail by supporting Ellen during her coming out show by playing the therapist. Also Oprah regularly features Nate Berkus, an openly gay man on her show, and when his partner was lost in the tsunami, Oprah sent a search team for him.