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Oprah WAS great -until she walked into the political arena.

Oprah didn't get her start by a socialist society. Oprah got her start because she was a talented, driven and hard working woman.

Socialists expect everone to be on an equal playing field - even a monetary one. I suggest Oprah give every dime she earned to the government - or better yet - share every dime she earned with those who "worship" her. After all, us other woman out there aren't capable of doing it on our own - we need government hand-outs - and Oprah's contribution too!

Like I said - she started out great. But now she is nothing but a political mouthpiece for all her sheep.

She has changed a lot, but shes nice and helps people

I dont see why she is so popular. I could do what she does

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i love her

She is like the spiritual guru of talkshow hosts and she seems to be trying to buy her way into heaven because of all of the giveaways the holds each year, in fact several times per year. She definitely needs to try and live as an average hard working American. Her sufficient wealth is insane and I agree with others, she DOES need to make a significantly HUGE donation in order to make a dent in her wealth. If all of the celebrities did that then we would have probably found help for other countries she seems to concerned about and even diseases she talks about on her show. It's not fair to be a hard working American and see someone on the television who gives gifts to her studio audience and not to the world. It's all materialistic, which is very reminiscent of Christmas. Don't get me wrong, she seems like a nice lady, but it's just the small faults that seem so big.

However, I enjoyed her challenge for people to take money given to them from Oprah and to give it to someone else who needs it. I remember a woman giving $250 to a pizza delivery man.

Not nearly the worst, but she has that Svengali hold over some of her audience that is eerily reminiscent of Jim Jones.

Keep watching, just stay away from the Kool-Aid...

Oprah Winfrey is an amazing talk show host on quite a few wavelengths. She has proved that working hard eventually pays off for the average status quo citizen. She has managed to use her voice for the right reason and apply her voice to a higher purpose. Despite any criticism or adversity she faces, she manages to prove she will not be thrown into the stereotype. I definitely believe she is someone who should be appreciated, respected, and commended for being who she is, an internationally known talk show host who has brought something new to entertainment.

I don't dislike her. She really is a good talk show host, but in the last few years she has taken on the persona of a spiritual guru. I have a hard time with people who start believing their own press. I liked her better when she was a little more down to earth.

just what does oprah do that is so wonderful?

Cross-reference the topic "Retire Already." There are people who are so pursued by their demons that they can never put it to rest...woe be to the rest of us while those types rip us new a-holes with their psychotic energy, propelled by subconscious fear. That'll be $200 dollars, Big O, make check payable to Dr. S.

Lost all my respect for her during the build up to the Iraq War. I feel she added to the scare tactics the Bush administrations was using. Her guests at the time were right wing uninformed neocons.

Had to change my opinion of Oprah when I saw a TV clip of how she helped promote the war with Iraq and dismissed one audience member who dared to question the flawed data Oprah and her panel were presenting as fact. I don't mind that she was misinformed, but I can't stand that she was so closed-minded toward a disenting view.

i think shes gotten too big for her britches...i agree with the people who said she acts like shes a "spiritual guru" shes a talk show host with a lot of money. it doesnt make her more knowledgeable about certain subjects, or any kind of an expert..on anything for that matter. she doesnt have a ph.d or a specific expertise. and shes definitely not better than anyone else. she just has tons of money and was lucky enough to have a show that stayed popular....for whatever reason. she was very lucky, like most celebrities..(luck and being in the right place at the right time and not talent has too make up for about 80% of all famous people)...and although she donates and is involved in charities...until she does something (donates) that actually puts a dent in her fortune, i dont think her efforts should be considered so commendable. yeah she donates a ton, but thats like one of us average working class giving $10.00. its nothing for her. what it costs her to fuel her private jet and send someone just to get her her favorite donuts could feed a small country. why doesnt she live like the average person, all that money she wasnt using or spending could save an entire third world....then she'd actualy be worthy of the credit given to her.

She has set the cause of quiet, hardworkig humanitarianism back a hundred years with her fanatsy give aways and her self-promoting charity work. She's right up there with Alfred Nobel in trying to buy her way into heaven.

I'm not into talk shows much, but she's bright and does a lot of charity, and I think she's ok. As a side note, I seldom see the point in calling out other reviewers unless it's a totally hateful or stupidly sinister post, but does " McGowan" have anything to add besides rampant, illogical anti black hysteria? He's probably written a review laced with 67 angry adjectives that show how Webster from that show hates whites...

O.k., I'll explain it. No more e-mails, please. I made a couple of references in other posts about playing Motorboat on a date with Oprah.

How do you play Motorboat? Well, you stick your face between those two enormous, well you know, and go "BRRRRRR!"

This woman is a male-bashing moron with a microphone.

I have been on her over-orchestrated show in the audience. It is insulting how they arrange the audience by your looks and what "looks" she wants to show up as the audience is panned, even to the point of re-arranging people for different takes, depending on if she is going to sit in the audience. She behaved like a spoiled pampered brat between takes, with problems with her shoes and staff having to put house slippers on her like she was some queen or something.

What can one add about an insitution? Maybe SHE should be the next President!

shes absolutely fantastic but i sumtimes cry wen i watch wat goes on behind closed doors.im 12 yrs old nd hav been watching oprahs show for the last 4 yrs i think shes great if anyone knows how to get hold of her address to write plse write to me nd tell me thanx:kelly-cremin@hotmail.com thank u

The most overrated talk show host on TV

Shes run out of topics to discuss. Its time for her to move on. 20 years of Oprah is way too much!

self proclaimed heroine! Phoney too.

I want to know if this is oprahs show or gails show shes always on there whats up with that.

Nasty, just nasty, Oprah makes want to throw up every time I see her, cannot stand this woman, not in the real world, minus 5, terrible......

Not as good as her fans make her out to be.Can be vindictive and self righteous at times.Takes self too seriously.

Yo i got respect for oprah winfrey she is the first african american billionaire i look up to her she can be influential to young black kids.

LOL...can NOT top the "Oprah the Tampon" comment (below), so I won't even try to!

What's next..... Oprah, The Tampon?

Megalomaniacal,egomaniacal,arrogant,self-important,self-righteous,childish,male-bashing,pious,delusional,politically correct,left wing,preachy,race-card playing,untalented,black bitch!!!!No class whatsoever.Never knows anywhere near all the facts about anything,especially race issues!!!!

I love the Oprah Winfrey show!!!

Oprah every day gropes and feels up the pretty blonds on her show.Why she isnt arrested for public lewdness i dont know.She cant keep her hands off the prettiest blonds. She went overboard on the infamous bra show...pressed her boobs into the back of a young model while "adjusting" the models bra. I wonder what she asks of hot woman who want to be on her show in return for?

Oprah is kind and cares.I wish everyone could be like her!!!!! Oprah keep up the good work !!!!

She shouts and cribs and displays all motions of histrionics without saying anything real. She's a sham.

I think oprah is amazing... it is truly sad to see people that might disagree with me. She is an understanding woman with rights and in the past she has helped so much. She has even donated sooo much money to renovate New Orleans isnt that sweet.... its not for her benifit.... its for the people,...She had a bad past that she still carrys and all she wants to do is understand and show people that are or have been in her shoes... she is showing people how she appriciates what she has and that is what the people (rich people) should think like. She has been a big impact in peoples lives and maybe not so much. hopefully all of you will see her the way i do in my eyes.

Women aren't typically called assholes. Wait... I'll let that statement fly. Oprah is a man.

What a self-promoting asshole.

she is fabu! a true humanitarian. she works hard to be the best person she can be and you have to respect that.

She makes my skin crawl. The women in the audience fall over each other just to kiss her fat ass. So full of herself...can't flip the channel fast enough. Maybe she an Martha can pudding wrestle...Martha can make it and Oprah can eat it..........

I still think she has it in her to do more great things for a multitude of people. But I also agree that she's become increasingly full of herself. It's alright to have pride in what one has accomplished and one's wealth. But for her to be so "in your face" about her wealth, her personal extravagance, and the people she knows (name-dropping just isn't classy) leaves a bad taste in the mouth. I miss the old Oprah - the woman of substance who seemed genuinely concerned about the welfare of others. Sadly, the new Oprah has become egotistical. Nothing proves this more than her O Magazine where the only cover model is, guess who?

TWO STARS FOR OPRAH because she has become too self-important. The Oprah Winfrey show is a spin-off of the much maligned and sorely missed bleeding heart liberal Phil Donahue. I judge the quality of a talk show by its audience and host, not its ratings. The hosts play an important part in that they are selected to appeal to a certain segment of the population. The Maury Povich and Jerry Springer Shows for example have high ratings and appeal to a highly dysfunctional mixed gender {mostly no collar} audiences based on the topics and guests. The Phil Donahue Show's audience was a reflection of middle class America. Oprah started out with a similar audience and topics, devoid of gloss. I stopped watching her years ago, right before the Cover or Oprah became more important than its Content or issues The Nation magazine has been replaced with glossy People and Vogue. Topics that covered important issues, once the mainstay with Phil and Oprah, left with the white & blue collar, low and high tech jobs on fast boats, planes or internet connections to China and India. Oprah and her in studio audience went through a major transformation. It is the extreme opposite of the Maury and Jerry crowd, but not the Donahue crowd. She offers some topics that appeal to a wide segment of the population, but it lacks credibility because she and her in studio audience and guests all play too much to the cameras. Oprah loves Oprah is evidenced by her love affair with the cameras. Her eyes are full of self approval and self adoration for what her new found wealth bought, STARDOM and beauty. Her uptown crowd has eyes full of adoration for the very rich and very artificial Oprah and her equally artificial and superficial celebrity guests. She has far too many celebrities {not my cup of tea}. There is Oprah, celebrities, more Oprah and a few I make you feel good and I care about you programs as a lure and thank you to the stay at home audience that made her very rich. She is now a DIVA with an EGO. She got upset in Paris, France because a store, would not grant the diva the special attention she is accustomed to because of her new found wealth. Upscale stores in Europe close at an established time Ce la vie mon cherie. Hush {I let you in on a little secret, Europeans especially the french differentiate between old and new wealth. One is associated with class the other is not, one flaunts it the other does not.{Viva La France and the connoisseurs of quality Wine}. Talking quality, I tuned in one time and she had an American Idol contest without age limits. The winner was a mature black woman with a voice so rich and beautiful it made Fox's American idol winners sound common. My latest observation is that she must have been a big fan of little Shirley Temple. The cameras now zoom out at the proper time. Get real, Oprah Winfrey has died a long time ago, long live OPRAH of HARPO, she is laughing all the way to the bank because most people don't know the difference between what is fake and what is genuine. I am fully aware of her philanthropy. {It is expected} of all that join the wealth club, she is after all a billionaire. Keep in mind it is a mere fraction of her obscenely easily gotten wealth. P.S. Phil Donhue still merits five stars for staying true to his convictions and not selling out.

Hello Oprah Winfrey, You ROCK! Your philanthropist efforts have not gone in vain. And, I applause your personal achievements. So how about assisting my friend, iyengar yoga teacher, tony eason in his efforts to provide AIDS Awareness, AIDS Services, AIDS Education, and AIDS Treatment to those who need them. In June 2005, for my 8th Year, I will participate in an event to benefit the S.F. AIDS Foundation called AIDS Life Cycle #4. Each year, I cycle 575 miles (from San Francisco to Los Angeles). And each year, I complete the ride knowing I did the right thing. This year, as I cycle those 575 miles, I will share my experiences via an audio blog. http://ynottony.com http://ynottony1.blogspot.com/ Tony Eason would like the acknowledgement and presence of Oprah Winfrey in AIDS Life Cycle #5 - 2006. Similar to Tracy Chapman's involvement with AIDS Life Cycle #3 - 2004, the acknowledgement and presence of Oprah Winfrey in AIDS Life Cycle #5 - 2006 would provide indescribable benefits for the success of the AIDS Life Cycle Event, AIDS Awareness, AIDS Education, AIDS Services, and AIDS Research. Thank you in advance for your humanitarian and philanthropist efforts, and keep up the good work! Iyengar yoga teacher, tony eason

i admire and respect this lady very much simply for the fact that while it's easy for someone of her wealth to just splurge on shopping sprees for herself in beverly hills, she gives back to society and the world all together both financially and with her entertaining show

OPRAH IS SO PRETTY I LOVE HER HAIR GOD BLESS HER ALWAYS BENITA

Oprah is a great lady. Her show is not trashy, she is always giving something to someone. She is rich and still cares for people. There are things she has done for people that you will not hear about. But she keeps on giving. A great lady. We need more shows like her's on the air.

I used to really like Oprah but when she decided that she ranked up there with Mother Theresa in the humanitarian department, that didn't fly. On the one hand she tries to show how qualifed she is to help people with their problems, then the next show, she's flaunting all the extravagant things she has and does. Think Oprah has gone 'Hollywood' with her new weight loss and glamorous look. Never watch her.

For those who say she doesn't do enough for the black cause is just talking sh*t. She not only gives more to the black cause than anybody on earth, but she does more for all people. And the car giveaway, so what if she didn't pay for the cars. Did the people get the cars on the OPRAH SHOW? Yes. She was responsible for the cars getting to the people. I love her show. I don't see how people can talk sh*t about somebody who has helped more people, more causes than anybody. And for black people to say she needs to do more for disadvantaged blacks, teen pregnacy or whatever, believe me she has done more than her fair share and continues to do more. She has sent more disadvantaged african american kids to college than anyone. People wake up, and african americans giving her one star and saying negative things about her, you should be ashamed.

Oh, Oprah(unamused sigh). Everytime I see her show she's going to some overpriviledged white neighborhood and buying them groceries and fixing their houses. I have never seen her go to a black neighborhood to do that. But then I just guess she has to suck up to her viewers. She is the epitome of overratedness. I have seen a couple of shows that have touched me (this is the only reason for the 2nd star). Other than that I think she needs to relate more to black people cuz all I see her doing is imitating whites. She should take some of those billions of dollars and help rebuild some of our communities , and make programs for some of these teenage moms or something. I don't know, I just don't dig her, and can she please stop it with the plastic surgery, her current look is just fine (stay that way girl). Im not a fan.

Oprah Winfrey makes me sick. I hate everything about her. Her ego is almost as big as that fat head of hers. I hate the way she puts her pie-face on the cover of EVERY SINGLE ISSUE of her stupid magazine. I hate the way she devotes entire shows to what's in Oprah's closet. I hate the way she brags about her friendships with people like Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts (untalented hacks in my opinion). I hate the way she dictates what constitues quality literature by using her book club to fling heart-warming stories of life's little triumphs at us. I hate the way she says You go girl. I hate the way she condescends to her audiance with that smug, self-superior attitude of hers. I hate the way she tried to take credit for giving away all those cars when they were DONATED by the car company as a publicity-stunt. I hate her for her role in the oversaturation of political correctness in this country. I hate the way she simplifies the most complex emotions to Hallmark card sentimentality. I could go on for the rest of the day but I'm now running out of time. Bottom line: she sucks and so does all the white, middle-class housewives who so blindly follow everything she does.

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I love Oprah, but I want to see her have couples on her show that have been married for 30 years or more, so that people can see that married life is great also.

Oprah is the best, most real and giving on the planet, period. She opened up my heart and that of millions worldwid! I love you Oprah - Michele Cogbill mscogbill@earthlink.net

Could this women be any more fake? I understand you have to be civil to people when hosting a TV show but Oprah sucks up too much to people you know she doesn't like. Everytime I cut in a Oprah with a top billing star I have to watch and see how much she lies. Same everytime OH you are my absolute favorite ________. Fill in the blank with Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Nicole Kiddman and anyone that has ever been on the show. That is just the four I saw. Sure it applies to all others. How can everyone be her favorite? And she pretended to give those cars away. Not that she could not afford to but General Motors gave those away as a PR stunt. Oprah was more than happy to act as if she gave them away and most of the media gave her credit for it.

Obviously, the Oprah Winfrey show has many, many viewers. Unfortunatley, Oprah has sold out to the New Age Religion and has many idolizers. The only way to God is through Jesus Christ. He alone, is your personal savior and mediator. And although Oprah has done many good works, Jesus' death on the cross was works enough. Salvation is a gift, not earned, albeit faith (in Jesus Christ) is dead without works. Oprah has succumbed to the world views and has left the unchanging Word behind. As a role model to many unsaved, Oprah is another wolf in sheep's clothing.

I belived that oprah has a woundful show. What I like about the show is that she take time to help others, but most importantly she let others story be told in a much better way than any other talk show. I have been looking at oprah from the time that she frist came out. I will say that their are times I have miss some of her show but when every I have the time I do look at the show. I love her and I love her show. Suznae charles

Oprah is a wonderful role-model. She is definitely a blessing to millions of people. She has definitely been a blessing to me. I started watching Oprah as a small African American child growing up in Little Rock, AR. My parents were both very busy professonals (both physicians) so Oprah was somewhat of an after-school sitter. I would always come home from school, take my school clothes off, get a snack and then start watching Oprah. I was always amazed at how connected she was to her viewers and the audience. I graduated from high school valedictorian and was offered a full scholarship to the Ivy League Cornell University in Ithica, New York. I was a Pre-Med Biology/Psychology double major and it was very difficult at times but I managed to graduate Magna Cum Lade and was accepted into Harvard Medical School first round. At Harvard I met a very wonderful, smart, worldly and attractive Italian/Brazillian man whom I married. We both graduated from Harvard Medical School and are both very successful physicians (Psychiatrist & Radiologist). We have 2 very beautiful gifts from God (Chloe Celeste and Conner Kegan) our children. Oprah, along with my parents and my network of positive-impacts friends are the reasons why I am so successful now. I am a great person, I eat right and exercise daily, I look great, I am educated, I love my profession, I have the greatest husband and kids, greats friends and family, a beautiful new home, and a great spiritual connection with God. I couldn't ask for more in life. I am truly blessed and Oprah is one of the reasons for me being where I am today. Thank you Oprah, Dr. P. C. St. John-Castillas

I loved Oprah's talk show the first few years,a real icon,she's very generous and helps a lot of people.I'm getting bored with her now.She's looking great again,liposuction and plastic surgery works miracles.

I like her show. she is truly a good person. Her shows are so much better than these other stupid shows. I wish I was in the audience when she gave away those free cars.

I Love Oprah! I have been watching for as long as I can remember. I think I first started writing her about 18 years ago. I tried to get my daughter on the show. Now I have been trying to get on the show to talk about my autobioaugraphy Free To Be Me. I was molested from age 9 to 13 and buried 2 husbands. I have saurvived breast cancer twice 1994, and 1999. I have managed to keep my sanity after surviving 2 very abusive relationships. I am now very happily maried with 5 chilren and 9n gradchildren. I'm a licensed ordained minister telling my story of grace and mercy. Encouraging people that no matter what the challenge they can make it happen for them. It takes courage and determination. I know that Oprah looks for a certain type of person and story and I haven't been able to be that person. Even though I have sent my book twice and even sat in the audience for one of her shows. That particular day she didn't even give away a cold drink! I guess it just wasn't my time. But I do know that God has promised my that I will encourge men and women all across the country and that I would be on her show. So I have no doubt that when the time comes I will be on the Opah Winfrey Show. Peace and Love Thanks for the opportunity to share! Fran Kelley

She is the only one that has successfully made the Transatlantic crossing.