Oprah is not a politician. It’s not her job to unite the Democratic party. She has enough to worry about with her ratings, which have gone down since her Obama endorsement. Appearing partisan is not going to help her.

If the self-proclaimed ‘uniter’ cannot unite with his own pastor, that’s a sign of his (in)effectiveness or (un)willingness to bring about real change.

As soon as you wrote, “one anonymous source said,” you completely through credibility out the window. This is just another disgraceful attempt to mislead the public and call it journalism. Shame on you.

AGAIN . . . guilty by association. ENOUGH ALREADY.
At my church, I eat the meat and throw away the bones and so do most of us.

Let’s talk about real issues.

Oprah did not endorse Obama because he is black or thinks like Wright. As a matter of fact we’re ready to move on beyond Wright. He’s not running for President. Eventhough, Wright is a witness to racial hatred, and discrimination, and angered beyond belief. Obama like me did not have to deal with Jim Crow to the extent that Wright had too. Hillary won in PA where some older Americans still think that bigotry should be the social norm. PA is Hillary’s hometurf. She should have won it as impressively as Obama won Hawaii. Furthermore, when people that are willing to vote out of emotion rather than logic and common sense those who seek to suck the economic life out of us win. Being at the bottom of the pole economically and politically is what the definition of minority is. If being an elitist is what people call those who tell the truth, and try to the what is right then Jesus was an elitist. If you want to be told how great you are, talk to those who want to control you. If you want someone who want to be upfront, willing to suffer for his friends, and refuses to commit spiritual suicide for political gain, then vote for Obama. There is still plenty of time till I cast my vote in Nov. I always vote, never being a one issue voter. One thing is certain, I don’t vote out of emotion, and I don’t vote for stupid. I vote for the best candidate for the job.

I disagree. If Oprah was smart, she’d stay out of politics for the rest of the primary season at least, and only butt her head in again to invite both the Republican and Democratic candidates to her show for short segments.

Oprah can do greater good by staying more distant from politics and pulling people together through her Angels network and other bipartisan efforts.

I don’t think Oprah should have sent so much money & support to Obama. He may be a very good guy but he’s too inexperienced to be President of the United States. Support from someone so rich and powerful as Oprah gave unfair advantage to him.
I think Oprah has too much power in this country.
None of us will ever know if she and Obama share the distorted views of Rev Wright. Let’s hope they don’t.
America may be far from perfect, but travel the world and your eyes will be opened to the fact that most other countries are far worse.
Instead of slamming our country - let’s do our part to make it a better place!

BZ,

I agree that Oprah should allow Hillary Clinton on her show, if an opportunity presents itself. In many ways, Oprah transcends politics. Then again,she may really believe in Obama.

I take issue with your statement that Obama is unelectable, so she should do damage control. He is certainly no less electable that McCain or Clinton, who have a string of shortcomings as well. So, I believe she should follow her heart without fear.

What rubbish. Oprah has millions of fans. Many who support Senator Clinton, others who support Senator Obama, and still others who support Senator McCain. She has every right (and responsibility) as a powerful American citizen to let her voice be heard. Celebrities have done it before and will continue to.
To imply she is supporting Senator Obama simply because of the color of his skin is shear non-sense. Would she be expected to smooth things over if her candidate of choice were Senator Clinton? Or better yet would she have to explain or smooth things over if McCain were her guy?
Finally, unelectable? Says who? Those are the little subtle comments that are rooted in YES racism.

Oprah did more to animate Obama’s empty suit than anyone on the planet. In the end, her “religious” affiliation with Wright gave way to more material concerns. And her initial support of Hillary Clinton back in early 2007 gave way to her not being able to see beyond the color of her own skin after all.

“One anymous source tells the magazine”……….This is nonsense! This article is meant to imply that Obama might have heard the messages but he did not distance himself? Why don’t you guys start coverage of John Hagee and the Catholic church whore issue?