Oprah is a 'big-ass' marketer. It is all about advertising. She is very good at it.

In a swoop, she has appropriated #metoo as hers. Hubris.

Was there ever anything as shameless, to compare with Oprah's and Ellen's - they did a team act - appropriation of the California mud-slide catastrophe?

Oprah would sell anything, including notorious Dr Oz. She dabbles in some very wild speculative gossip too.

What about some discussion of the circle of protection from powerful friends that enables grubs like Winestein to predate for decades?

Oprah Winfrey, with her conspiracy theories, loose in the White House.

leoj,

I'm so glad that you've raised the topic of "marketing."
As well as making the most of publicity.

This is America we're talking about and people don't
make billions by accident. Plus any publicity is
good publicity - Donald Trump is proof of that.
He's an expert at marketing as well - especially himself
and his brand. And look what it got him.

Here's a link on the subject:

http://mfishbein.com/marketing-donald-trump/

Foxy,

'One is as bad/good as the other' opens up the discussion to a range of fallacies that waste everyone's time. Of course you are opposed to Trump, but it is irrelevant.

I don't know that anyone knows where s/he stands with Oprah, her screen persona is so tightly crafted and managed. The glimpses of what is hidden behind that persona are not encouraging.

However if the Democrats want her then there will finally be some examination of Oprah. To my way of thinking that will be a good thing - that Oprah who is very influential is being held up to scrutiny. -Seal's criticisms and then his frightened backdown, indicate there is a lot going on there and there is that (celebrity) circle of protection of the nasties among them and there are politicians involved through political donations (and favours?).

leoj,

Whoa - lets not get ahead of ourselves here.

She hasn't said that she'd run yet and of course if
she does decide to run - she will be scrutinised
and I'm sure that she knows that. We have to stick with
the facts though and not make assumptions that may or may
not eventuate. The facts remain - she is smart, tough,
compassionate, and hard working - she has produced
feature films, began her own network, published her own
magazine - never been bankrupt - and those are not small
things (especially for a black female in the US). She's
an excellent communicator and has been a cultural
phenomenon for the past 30 years - so yes - damn straight,
I think that she has what it takes to be a viable
presidential candidate. Even Donald Trump think so.

The woman is boring and if she stands, stands to be even more boring.