Just a thought. If Oprah ran for president, would you vote for her?
This came to my mind after the recent endorsement of Obama by Oprah. Obama is a new(ish) fresh face, looks and talks different from the humdrum cast of the usual suspects. And no doubt he's a real smart cookie.
But what about Oprah? She is well-known. Obviously of some influence already – otherwise what's the point of endorsing Obama? She is articulate, a woman of great compassion, as shown by her contributions to education in Africa. She is generous with her audience. She is well loved. I think she's also pretty politically savvy, despite any protestations to the contrary. Or at least savvy enough.
No one person knows everything in the changing political world. Tensions rise and fall. Alliances are made and are broken. Expertise in any field is itself subject to the winds of politics. You can't do something just because you know it's better.
So why not Oprah? She will get all the necessary advice from all the experts around her. She will temper it with compassion, so that the rest of the world will not suffer too greatly from her decisions, and may indeed benefit from them. We know she will be in it not for money, power or influence, all of which she has already got.
She will add a new dimension to world politics. And peace for all may at last be imaginable.
Or maybe it should be Oprah and Obama?
This came to my mind after the recent endorsement of Obama by Oprah. Obama is a new(ish) fresh face, looks and talks different from the humdrum cast of the usual suspects. And no doubt he's a real smart cookie.
But what about Oprah? She is well-known. Obviously of some influence already – otherwise what's the point of endorsing Obama? She is articulate, a woman of great compassion, as shown by her contributions to education in Africa. She is generous with her audience. She is well loved. I think she's also pretty politically savvy, despite any protestations to the contrary. Or at least savvy enough.
No one person knows everything in the changing political world. Tensions rise and fall. Alliances are made and are broken. Expertise in any field is itself subject to the winds of politics. You can't do something just because you know it's better.
So why not Oprah? She will get all the necessary advice from all the experts around her. She will temper it with compassion, so that the rest of the world will not suffer too greatly from her decisions, and may indeed benefit from them. We know she will be in it not for money, power or influence, all of which she has already got.
She will add a new dimension to world politics. And peace for all may at last be imaginable.
Or maybe it should be Oprah and Obama?
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