Oprah to be drafted for Governor's race?
Former NBA star Charles Barkley announced today that he is leaving the Republican Party to run as a Democrat for Governor of Alabama:"I was a Republican until they lost their minds," he said earlier this month.
This immediately got me thinking. If 17% of Illinois voters already say they would vote for a third party candidate over Blagojevich and Topinka, wouldn't Oprah be a shoe-in as a write-in candidate for Governor?
-She's got name recognition
-Fundraising won't be an issue
-She's got the swing voters and Democrats in her camp
-A political career is an obvious extension of the advocacy she does through her show
She'd have to figure out how to be Governor and still tape her show every day, but I'm sure she'd figure that out.
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Dr. Phil is better than Lon Monk
"She'd have to figure out how to be Governor and still tape her show every day, but I'm sure she'd figure that out."
She could tape on the schedule she has now and still spend more time in Springfield than Blago has.
"She'd have to figure out how to be Governor and still tape her show every day, but I'm sure she'd figure that out." If Blago can manage to tape a show, run a circus, and fly from Chicago to Springfield if he feels like it. It's hard to believe he has time to be governor... I sure hope someone can help him with that problem....
Stedman for Lite Guv!
At least Oprah would of fired Jon Burge a long time ago.
Oprah is not a sociopath nor a pathological liar like Blagojevich.
She also gives gifts on her shows.
What's going on with Stu Levine?
Why would Oprah deign to descend into the seamy world of politics when she can continue to be St. Oprah and lead a cult of Oprahites who heed her every word? This is a woman who boasted about all the money raised by her Angel Network for the needy and then turned around and bought herself a $50 million dollar house in California. She probably still doesn't understand the ethical disconnect between the two. That's not surprising because it's all about her. Jesus' call to leave all behind and follow him would get short shrift from St. Oprah. And since members of her cult show a distressing lack of critical faculties except when others criticize their goddess, it's probably safer if I post this comment anonymously.
The American Isis knows no limits! Did she not coin the phrase 'You Go Girl!'?
She's got old Rufus in place over at CPD could be the 'start of something big!' Sorry that was insensitive - weightier issues on my mind. Damn it, again.
I think you go girl was someone else.
Dr. Phil could really help Illinois.
Right, it was Al Gore.
It was Sally or the other girl that said don't go girl or the blond
or was it Oprah
Oprah and Ed Burke can bad trans fatty fats or acid and we can all eat vegan food and meditate
Oprah: "YOU get a car, and YOU get a car and YOU get a car..."
Blago: "YOU get a state job, and YOU get a job and YOU get a job..."
I want Pat Hickey for governor.
Even if he would give all the jobs and contracts to the 19th ward--Education would be a lot better and in a generation the better educated minorities could catch up.
Maybe because I am a male, I don't understand the Okrah thing.
When the Illinois GOP considered Mike Ditka to run for U.S. Senate after Jack Ryan folded, that told me that Name Recognition is the trump card in Illinois politics. Qualifications for Illinois political office have nothing to do with elected office.
Based on that fact, Oprah would be "The People's Choice" probably followed by Ozzie G.
BTW - Is Oprah doing a 'Smell the Glove' in that photo; or, is it a pontifical admonition to kiss the ring?
"Dr. Phil could help Illinois." Dr. Phil would probably waive his fees if he could run around inside the head of Blogo for a while. Now that's a prime time program that would top all the ratings.
It always annoys me when someone leaves their party to join the other under the excuse that their party has changed. The two parties are exact opposites of each other on most issues. How can you just leave one to join the other so easily? Makes no sense to me. In reality, they just need an excuse to go for a power-grab.
Well what about Teddy R. and the Bull Moose party then?
Just what we need, another former crackhead!
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