Bringing Out The Big Guns
Filed under: Politik > Barack Obama > Oprah Winfrey > Hillary Clinton
Oprah Winfrey is going back on the campaign trail for Barack Obama!
According to the latest polls, the Democratic presidential hopeful is trailing Hillary Clinton in the delegate rich state of California. So Barack is bringing the Big O to Los Angeles on Sunday for a big event.
The main goal? To lure women to vote for Obama.
Hey ladies, does Oprah have much influence over your vote????
Posted: February 2, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Nope, not at all!
The only manner in which Oprah would influence my vote would be to become even less likely to vote for Obama, because she is the ultimate example of just how much he has become (and is marketing himself as) a celebrity, as opposed to a serious political presence and potential president.
not really….and first?
oprah does not persuade my vote whatsoever. =/
HELL to the NO!
If Barack was white, she wouldn't be campaining with him
Having Hillary as President is a VERY SCAREY thought!!
Obama needs to stop using Celebrities to get the vote…..
Nope!
obama is the man
This gal is voting for Hilary all the way. GIVE 'EM HIL!!!
Cant stand her. Shes a deterrent in my opinion. The brainwashed women who worship her show prob couldnt make a political decision anyway so i guess it doesnt matter!
1st? I can't stand Oprah. She makes me want to vote in the opposite direction.
NOPE!! Oprah I have my own opinions and they are not influenced by Oprah. Never has never will be!
She has no influence. Anyway, it is more admirable to have the New York Times endorse you.
Ew. Not one bit… and plus I'm rooting for McCain.
whatever. barack just needs to accept he is going to lose this race.
FIRRRST!!!
and no
None.
no influence over my vote
I'm not American and thus cannot vote, but if I were and I could, I would be listening to the platforms of the delegates and not who they bring to the circus tents with them. Based on her intellect, emotional intelligence (ie. ability to get along diplomatically with leaders of other countries), experience and vision, my vote would be for Clinton. She would (will?) do much for the advancement and repair of the US's reputation on the world stage. Thanks, Jane
Love Mama O, still Hillary all the way baby!
i hope people dont vote for him just because oprah supports him. this isnt like her book club where you read what she tells you too…this is far bigger than that and I hope people are capable of making their own decisions!
fuck obama and his gimmicks! LONG LIVE HILLARY!
Not at all. She's got a tv show and likes to help kids in Africa? Please.
I met Barack in Iowa and I just have to say he is an amazing person in real life very genuine and inspiring. I hate to see all this fighting between Democrats. My sister works for Hillary, but I feel like Barack has destiny on his side. All I can say is he is the real deal and I think he can change the world for the better.
no
What Momma O says goes
No. I hate Oprah. She does not influence me one bit.
oprah has a lot of influence on my vote. i trust her judgment, that she's looking out for the right things in a candidate. her endorsement of obama strengthens my conviction that he is the right candidate.
hell to the N-O!
even though im liberal i picked hillary on my absentee ballot, obama seems like hes into the celebrityness to much to me
Who would base their vote on what a TV star says?
NOPE! I like Oprah, but she and other celebs do not influence my vote. I think for myself.
Hillary gets my vote in CA! Go Hillary
I respect Maya Angelou's opinion more than Oprah's anyway. But still I think for myself, Celebs have the right to voice their opinions just like we do. It's sad if one allows themselves to vote for someone just because some famous person endorses them.
HILLARY '08!!!!!
Hillary '08!!!!!
hillary better win! i'm not gonna vote for obama.
Having Hillary as President is a VERY SCAREY thought!!!!!!!
Obama OWNS Hillary!
No, no, and no. Oh wait… did I say no yet?
she has no effect whatsoever. I feel only people who can't think for themselves will support a candidate because oprah is backing them
You're a racist bigot, Perez. So, the strategy of the big, bad black man is to "lure" women to vote for him. It's not that his campaign is rationally using Oprah to bring attention to the Obama campaign in the hope that women would hear his message. Instead, he's luring them.
Burn in hell, idiot bigot.
Of course Oprah has influence over every idiot who can't decide for themselves who to vote for. Ask any Obama supporter what his stands are and you'll get a blank face. But he's cute and speaks well. Try reading a newspaper and maybe even do a little research into who you vote for. You may be surprised at what you find out. This country is in huge trouble.
Oprah nor any other Endorsement has any influence for my Vote.
I Already Voted Absentee for HILLARY '08!
Well, for upper middle class bitches (and Peggy Bundy) she is the perfect compliment to their bonbons! Merely look at how she has had an author on her show and almost immediately their novel is a best seller. Women probably will care what she has to say… and those women are LEMMINGS!
Actually, the latest Rasmussen poll has Clinton with a very narrow 3-point lead over Obama in California. This was also taken on January 30, which was before the LA Times endorsement (first since 1972) of Obama and also the Oprah effect. Seems like the tides are turning in California. Glad that the tides are shifting the right way - thank you California!
YOU BET SHE DOES
All of you people who say you will vote for another canidate simply to spite OPRAH are complete and utter IDIOTS. Do you think Oprah would know in any way whatsoever that you voted opposite just because? You have mother issues. Get over it and do what's right for the COUNTRY, not some childish, teenage need to SPITE someone. Geesh.
I like Oprah, but I don't like that it's more important for her to be a black than to be a female. Even Maya Angelou (Oprah's mentor) is supporting Hillary. Now THAT'S class.
heck yes it does
If it was not for Oprah…I would have voted for Obama. She is a joke.
No!!! Thanks O, but I have my own brain!!!! Anybody but Obama …
His name is Barak HUSSEIN Obama….Oprah is dumb and so are you if you vote for this guy….GO TEAM HILLARY!!!
absolutely the opposite. I hate oprah and love hillary. nice try, media conglomerate…not gonna work on this 20 something women
No, Oprah's invovlement will NO EFFECT……HILLARY ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!
MUCH LOVE TO OPRAH, BUT THIS MAN SHOULD BE GETTING THE VOTES BY HIMSELF. IF HE WINS, IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF OPRAH, NOT BECAUSE OF HIMSELF. ITS NICE THAT OPRAH SUPPORTS HIM, BUT DOES SHE HAVE TO FOLLOW HIM EVERYWHERE JUST TO ENSURE VOTES? SHOULD EVERY CELEBRITY DO THIS? IF THAT HAPPENED, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE A GOOD PRESIDENT. VOTE BECAUSE OR THE PERSON AND THEIR VOICE AND BELIEFS, NOT BECAUSE OF THEIR ENDORSERS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BARACK LOSE JUST TO SHOW THAT CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT IS NOT THE WAY, AND JUST BECAUSE IT IS OPRAH DOES NOT MAKE IT AN AUTOMATIC VICTORY.
… PERIOD, never mind voting.
Heck No! I have made up my own mind and will vote for Hillary. Obama is a wonderful speaker but that's where it stops for me. In fact I think when celebs endorse candidates to the degree that Oprah is, it's a bit of a pathetic tactic.
yeaah right!!!
she' s just an entertainer she doesn't know a jack about politics!!!
i already made my mind … and she can goes back to her couch whinning on tv, where she belongs!!
on another note : after that keep saying that no race card is played!!! she just backs him because his black!!! talk about racism…..
the two of them can fade away now we have an important matter to sort out on tuesday
ps: i'm latina he'll never have my vote, he suddently remembered us like two days ago!!!!! and suddently he became bilingual………GO FIGURE!!!
OF COURSE NOT. HIS CAMPAIGN IS A JOKE. WHAT'S NEXT? IS HE GOING TO BRING DON FRANCISCO AND CRISTINA TO LURE HISPANICS TO VOTE FOR HIM?
HE IS A JOKE
HIS CAMPAIGN IS A JOKE
I AM GLAD HE HAS TO -HAS TO- GO WITH MOMMY OPRAH ON CAMPAIGN. THAT JUST SHOWS HIS WEAKNESS. WHY CAN'T HE STAND AND FOR HIMSELF AND CONVINCE WOMEN? …BECAUSE HE HAS NOTHING CONVINCINGLY TO SAY. HIS HEALTH PLAN IS WEAK. HE HAS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO ENOUGH EXPERIENCE. IN OTHER WORDS, OTHER THAN THE """TRIUMPH""" THAT A BLACK WOULD BE PRESIDENT, HE HAS NOTHING TO OFFER POLITICALLY.
Oprah and Hillary both have no effect on my voting! I am a Republican and will be voting for McCain!
No. If anything it hurts his campaign. Better to leave the "Big O" at Harpo studio.
It is a shame when America has to rely on "celebrities" to tell us what we should think..that's pretty shallow I think. i make up my own mind. They are not celebrities because of their intelligence.. so why should I be listening to someone who is probably dumber than I am?
Helllll nooo. CLINTON 08
Oprah has absolutely no influence on the way I will vote.
oprah might aswell run for president, its disgusting
Re: Debbie –
not as SCARY as your spelling
HELL TO THE NAW!! I SAW HILARY LAST NIGHT IN SAN JOSE, CA. I believe in all that she does, and i really hope she wins. and Oprah, really??!
love oprah, hate obama. kinda disappointed in her choice to support this guy.
HELL NO!!!
HILLARY ALL THE WAY!!!
Oprah can suck it!!
Obama needs a back bone.
I wouldn't vote for Clinton or Obama no matter what Oprah or anyone else had to say. I think that they should both just give up. McCain all the way!
No!
I'm voting for the candidate with proven leadership and experience. The candidate that will actually get something done. The candidate who will actually help people, not just talk about it. The candidate that will give a voice to the voiceless. I'm voting for Hillary Clinton!
I wouldn't vote for Clinton or Obama no matter what Oprah or anyone else had to say. I think that they should both just give up. McCain all the way!
Obama can't do anything on his own. He has to call in Oprah to get him his votes. How pathetic!!
As for Oprah, it is pretty clear why she is backing him. I mean really, can anybody be so blind not to see it? She's never backed ANYONE for president before, but now she thinks HE'S the most qualified?! The boy has NO experience.
I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS IT'S NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SINCE SHE'S NOT A NEWSCASTER…AND CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS ARE NOTHING NEW. SHE DEFINITELY HAS A LOT OF INFLUENCE. I KIND OF FEEL BAD FOR HILLARY. PROMINENT WOMEN DON'T SEEM TO BE COMING OUT FOR HER AND THEN THE KENNEDY ENDORSEMENT…….KIND OF MEAN I THINK…..
Do we really want Bill Clinton's bags back in the White House? Do we want the Clinton paybacks? Think about it people. I am a white middle aged grandmother. Please consider Obama.
VOTE REPUBLICAN……………..ALL THE WAY
Heck no! She is a dried up wind bag. Go Hillary!!!!!!
Most women arent that stupid to vote for Obama just because Oprah is–
Go Hillary!
The way people campaign is ridiculous. I would hope people wouldn't change their vote just because Oprah says so, but unfortunately, I shouldn't be that hopeful, because this is America and they did vote in George W. Bush twice. When you think people can't get any dumber, they always do.
I have never watched an episode of Oprah's show, so why in the world would I care who she endorses for President or anything else for that matter. Couldn't care less what she does/says.
HELL NO. I CAN MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS. THANKS!!
Heck no!! she doesn't influence my way of voting. I don't even watch Oprah. She is too much of a hipocrite for me. I am not a fan of any movie star, with that said. I don't respect a woman that would rather sit and drink champange with a done wrong actress and also share her stage with a mom of twins who publicly faunted her affair with a married man and then married him. And yet will not sit and talk to a power couple that is out there helping third world countries and helping build N.O.
I can't stand Oprah. I might have voted for Obama but not now!! Oprah has turned me against him. Yuck.
Yes, she does!
I think most woman want to be told what to do, so yes, this will influence their vote.
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I love this women who say "I decide on my own", but first they check with everyone else to make sure it's the right choice.
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I predict an Obama surge from women who "decided on their own" and suddenly "decided" to vote for Obama.
What mama O says I go
Nothing Oprah says or does has any influence on me. NOTHING.
She'd promote Michael Vick if he were running for Prez, after all, they're all black. It's a race thing. With black people, it always is.
She said the Dr that killed K.Wests mom was good,
she backed the guy who wrote a book full of lies (million little peices)
and she backs Dr Phil and Rachel Ray…I don't think she is a good judge of character.
GO CLINTON!!! It took a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush and it will take a Clinton to clean up after this Bush!!!!!!
HELL NO THE MUTHER EFFIN NOOOOOO
GO HILLARY!!!!
obama is acting like a little boy now thinking that "just"becuase he has oprah people are going to choose him over hilary
im sure american women are smarter than that
OBAMA IS NO UNEXPERINECED
HILLARY HAS EXPERINCE
NO Way!!!
Honestly - I am ashamed of her. I'm fine with her supporting Barack but just not in the way she is doing it. Contribute with money, but keep your mouth shut. Even if she was backing Hilary like this (love Hilary) it is still the wrong thing to do. People should vote for who they believe in not because Oprah is stamping her approval on him. It's not damn book. It's our country we are talking about.
i flipped from hillary to obama when i heard oprah supported him
YES she does….she is a goddess and OBAMA RAWKSS
OBAMA 08
OPRAH 4 VICE PREZ
nope, no OBAMA. Oprah has nothing on me. P-P-PLLEASE!
hell no! That woman is annoying and overrated …
although her and Obama could tell us their experiences with cocaine and crack.
Absolutely Not. Vote based on what you believe - Not what some celebrity says. GO HILLARY!
Obama is such a cheap bitch. I would love a black president as much as anyone else, but him…? Please!!! America does not need a Sakorzy
Oprah should not affect anyone's vote.
That's just STUPID
and if you vote for Obama b/c Oprah told you to
then you are STUPID
HIllary!!!
THis is crap Oprah needs to just stay home! If Obama cant get the ladies to vote for him then he needs to just drop out.
This makes me not want to vote for him, so I won't. How sad that's the only way he can get votes. I'd trust Oprah for her advice on Christmas gifts and the best interior designer, BUT NOT FOR WHO SHOULD RUN THE COUNTRY!!!! She's a talk sow host, not an ex president or hig ranking politcian. Her opinion on this pone means sqaut!
The "Oprah Effect" turns me against Oprah and Obama. I am voting for Hillary and nothing, not even Ms. Winfrey herself could sway my vote. The more she campaigns for him, the more it irritates me!!!