Oprah Continues Ridiculous Race-Based Circus Of Support For Obama
I don’t get it. Is our country supposed to be color-blind or not? Just why is Oprah so fervent in her support for a man who has offered no speciific policy points? Racism, pure and simple. If his name was Joe Dirt and was a cracker with a giant gap between his two front teeth and he had the same things to say on the campaign trail as Obama has, Oprah would be eating dinner with Hillary as I type.
Day 2 of ‘Oprahpalooza’ Begins in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - AP Video planned Thousands of people streamed into a football stadium on Sunday for media mogul Oprah Winfrey’s second day of campaigning with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Campaign supporters helped promote a rock concert-like atmosphere, yelling “fire it up” and bands entertained the crowd at the 80,000- seat University of South Carolina stadium. Temperatures were in the 70’s—a stark contrast to frigid Iowa, where Winfrey told crowds a day earlier that Obama “has a new vision for America.”
Some early arrivals said the Illinois senator already had their vote. Others said they wanted to learn more about him, and that the popular talk show host’s presence drew them to the event.
“I want to see Oprah,” said Beverly Cheney, 45, who drove nearly three hours from Fayettville, N.C., and was trying to decide between Obama and former Sen. John Edwards. “But I make my own decision.”
Scott Sowell, 24, of Charleston, said Obama already had his vote. “I like his integrity and the direction he wants to take the country,” Sowell said.
The event at Williams-Brice Stadium initially was planned for a smaller venue with a capacity of 18,000, but was moved to the stadium after the campaign gave out all of its free tickets two days after distribution began. Organizers said they did not expect to fill the massive arena, however.
Winfrey and Obama were to head to New Hampshire later Sunday.
A recent AP-Pew Research poll has Clinton, a New York senator, leading in South Carolina with 45 percent of likely Democratic primary voters, followed by Obama’s 31 percent. The two candidates break even on the black vote here, and that’s where Winfrey’s appeal could become a factor—besides her pull among women.
“I think it’s time we get a black person in office,” said Adell Johnson, a 60-year-old black woman from Beaufort.
Clinton and Obama are trailed by Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, at 10 percent. The poll has a sampling error margin of plus or minus 6 percentage points.
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Clowns and useful idiots.
December 9th, 2007 at 9:19 pm“I have a dream, that all people will be judged, not on the content of their character, but by the color of their skins…”
December 9th, 2007 at 10:24 pmHow obvious can it be that any black person will be supported by other black persons? This guy is a snake oil salesman who doesn’t know sh** from shinola. He is arrogant and his wife rivals Hillary for the title “bitch” (after watching her). What would the cabinet be like? Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, Charlie Rangel? Proves my point, the national language of this country should be BLEAT!
December 9th, 2007 at 10:39 pmOprah don’t make me take my words back.
TIC, your making too much sense and seeing too clearly.
I think Jesus said something about having eyes to see, they do not see and having ears to hear they do not listen.
December 9th, 2007 at 11:27 pm““I want to see Oprah,” said Beverly Cheney”
Precisely…
““I like his integrity and the direction he wants to take the country,” Sowell said.
Which is what?
“I think it’s time we get a black person in office,” said Adell Johnson
The only honest one of the bunch, but not at all a good reason Adell.
December 10th, 2007 at 2:26 amI am so glad that after all these years that we still judge people by the color of their skin.
People like Adell Johnson piss on the grave of Martin Luther King.
It is a shame my children have to share a world with such ignorant hatemongers.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:44 amThe sad part about all this Oprah/Obama shit is that neither of them really in their hearts thinks or feels that they are black. These two are so far removed from the black community–Oprah has the womens’ ears, not because she is black, but because she has a soapy ass television show. Obama has no plan, or if he does nobody knows what it is. This is a farce, and it just gets more ridiculous as it goes on. Obama said the other day that he would like to be Senate Majority Leader in 09. What does that tell you about his confidence that he’ll be the nominee? Take your racist ass back to Chicago, Oprah.
December 10th, 2007 at 8:11 am