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Oprah 2020

xjx388 said:
I’d vote for her over Trump...other than her wooish tendencies, she’s a smart woman with a fair-minded attitude. I would, of course, need to see her actual platform but on the face of it? She’s far better than Trump or any potential Dem candidates I can think of. Now if Trump isn’t in the running, things might change.
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Other than promoting products and individuals that scam people she sure is swell.

Jesus *********** christ I was going to say she would be the democratic trump but I guess I'm a bit late as there is already a trump supporter like base for her.

It's funny, I thought trump would usher in more of a warhammer distopia but it's turning more into idiocracy.

"My *********** idiot is better because he is an assertive, wise, white guy"

"My *********** idiot is better because she is a sensitive black woman. "

How about we avoid idiotic sacks of greed and woo and vote based on credentials not who we like better or who would piss off the other side more.
 
Darat said:
The only up side is the state of Trump if he was beaten by a black, old, fat woman!
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Joke or no I hate this attitude.

Important decisions need to stop being made out of spite , "will it piss the other guy off? " is a reprehensible moral standpoint, and does not make for a good basis for policy.

This attitude needs to be avoided, it is a symptom of the step back in discourse society has taken, remember when taking joy in others suffering was a trait that was seen as negative? Now it is becoming compulsory, can't be part of group a without getting physically aroused when group b has something bad happen to them.
 
She's not fat right now. She's a Brick House, and I'm telling you this country and the world is just not prepared to have that much sexy as a world leader.
 

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Monza said:
Didn't Trump teach us that an inexperienced person is not a good pick for a President?
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The major problem with Trump wasn't that he was inexperienced. He's a hateful, dishonest, narcissist with the attention span of a toddler who happens to be inexperienced. Inexperience can be overcome if one is willing to work and learn. I'd listen before passing judgement but I have a feeling Oprah enjoys her private sphere too much to be willing to run for office. I have a feeling she's going to be helping whomever ends up running against him through fundraising and advocacy.
 
Stacko said:
Didn't Trump teach us that an inexperienced person is not a good pick for a President?
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The major problem with Trump wasn't that he was inexperienced. He's a hateful, dishonest, narcissist with the attention span of a toddler who happens to be inexperienced. Inexperience can be overcome if one is willing to work and learn.
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It should also be pointed out that with the one thing Trump actually did supposedly have experience with (i.e. business), he was actually a failure, with a string of bankruptcies and failed companies. He would likely never have been rich had he not benefited from having a wealthy father who's support helped him significantly.

On the other hand, Oprah started out in conditions might be considered poverty, and yet has managed to build a financial and media empire that rivals Trump's. (She may even be wealthier, since Trump hasn't been forthcoming with his financial information, and he may not even be a billionaire.)

Not that I would want Oprah to be president. But, if the choice were between Oprah and Trump, Oprah would have much more going for her.
 
If it comes to Oprah vs Trump, I'd vote for Oprah but I sincerely hope that's not the choice.
 
BobTheCoward said:
Most of the things we call experience for being president is probably garbage, anyway.
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Not really.

The type of experience that most candidates have are things like time in congress or cabinet, time spent as a gov, etc. That that gives things like:

- Knowledge of how bills are actually passed. (Yes, that can be learned, but as we know, Trump is not big on the whole 'learning' thing.)

- Knowledge of key players from both parties, which can be useful in guiding legislation (i.e. "who can we get to support this bill?")

- Experience with diplomacy (i.e. knowing how to act with foreigners). Yes, American might be the last remaining super power, but that doesn't mean they can get everything handed to them on a silver platter.
 
ahhell said:
If it comes to Oprah vs Trump, I'd vote for Oprah but I sincerely hope that's not the choice.
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Yeah, probably same here.

I'm disappointed in both parties. Both seem more interested in their team winning than in doing anything useful. Both sides are ready and willing, I'll go further and say even eager, to disenfranchise roughly 50% of the U.S. population as soon as they have the power to do so (which is what the republicans have currently done).

It makes me sad. I hope to be proven wrong, but it doesn't look that's likely at this point.
 
Hellbound said:
Yeah, probably same here.

I'm disappointed in both parties. Both seem more interested in their team winning than in doing anything useful.
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Not sure about that.

Remember, in the last election the Democrats had a wide range of policies that most people here would consider "useful"...

- Fix up Obamacare so that people continue to have health insurance
- Programs to diversify the economy in areas hit by things like the collapse of the coal industry
- Actual real infrastructure spending so that bridges don't collapse and roads aren't filled with potholes

And remember, under Obama they worked on the TPP (which would improve trade) and laws to prevent another 2008-style economic melt down.

Sounds pretty useful to me.

Dismissing the Democrats at this point as saying "they are just like the republicans" I don't think is fair. A decade or 2 ago it might have been accurate to say they were similar, but the Republican party of today has really driven off the deep end.

Both sides are ready and willing, I'll go further and say even eager, to disenfranchise roughly 50% of the U.S. population as soon as they have the power to do so (which is what the republicans have currently done).
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I don't recall Obama (or heck, even Bush before him) making the same sort of partisan political attacks/statements that Trump is currently making.
 
William Parcher said:
She's only sometimes fat.

Winfrey is unmarried and that would be unusual for a president. Buchanan remained unmarried through his term. Cleveland was unmarried when he was elected and then later married during his first term.
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What’s “unusual for a president” has been blown out of the water in the last two presidencies. And her being unmarried is not in and of itself the most likely target for the GOP unless they want to imply she is a lesbian, which they probably will.
 
Anyway, the FiveThirtyEight people like to hashtag “hesrunning” or “shesrunning” whenever they see actions in a politician that appears to be setting out a position for a presidential run.

I haven’t seen what they have tweeted yet but...

#shesrunning
 
What’s “unusual for a president” has been blown out of the water in the last two presidencies. And her being unmarried is not in and of itself the most likely target for the GOP unless they want to imply she is a lesbian, which they probably will
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Never underestimate the ability of the GOP or their supporters to be either lying hypocrites or totally out of touch.

Most Evangelicals have no problem with Donald J. "Grab 'em by the pussy" Trump, even though he is as far from Christian as you can get without donning red leotards and carrying a pitchfork. I am sure that if Oprah ever did try to run for president, her "living in sin" would suddenly become the greatest moral issue facing the nation among the right-wing christians.
 
Segnosaur said:
Not sure about that.

Remember, in the last election the Democrats had a wide range of policies that most people here would consider "useful"...

- Fix up Obamacare so that people continue to have health insurance
- Programs to diversify the economy in areas hit by things like the collapse of the coal industry
- Actual real infrastructure spending so that bridges don't collapse and roads aren't filled with potholes

And remember, under Obama they worked on the TPP (which would improve trade) and laws to prevent another 2008-style economic melt down.

Sounds pretty useful to me.

Dismissing the Democrats at this point as saying "they are just like the republicans" I don't think is fair. A decade or 2 ago it might have been accurate to say they were similar, but the Republican party of today has really driven off the deep end.


I don't recall Obama (or heck, even Bush before him) making the same sort of partisan political attacks/statements that Trump is currently making.
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Indeed!

Wasn't it the blatantly stated mission of the GOP Congress critters to obstruct Obama from day one and at every turn? It's astonishing what Obama accomplished in spite of them.

The GOP. The party of obstreperousness.
 
Segnosaur said:
Never underestimate the ability of the GOP or their supporters to be either lying hypocrites or totally out of touch.

Most Evangelicals have no problem with Donald J. "Grab 'em by the pussy" Trump, even though he is as far from Christian as you can get without donning red leotards and carrying a pitchfork. I am sure that if Oprah ever did try to run for president, her "living in sin" would suddenly become the greatest moral issue facing the nation among the right-wing christians.
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They’ll vote for Roy Moore and splutter with rage about Al Franken. Of course it will make no difference to many of them what state Trump’s personal life is if they can go after Oprah Winfrey’s.

ETA: I think you mean a trident rather than a pitchfork. ;)
 
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