Oprah Winfrey Says NO to Palin Interview - Guardian

[rndmprsn]

HAHAHAHAHA!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/sep/07/uselections2008.sarahpalin1

Oprah Winfrey, America's favourite daytime TV star, has refused to have Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin as a guest on her talk show.

Winfrey, a prominent supporter of Democratic nominee Barack Obama, has been facing pressure from conservative commentators and pundits who say that Palin would be a perfect interview for her female-heavy audience...

...But Winfrey, responding to rumours on conservative websites like the Drudge Report that her staff was divided on the issue, squashed the idea of an interview. 'When I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates,' she said in a statement.

Some experts believe the issue, initially reported on Drudge - which first gained notoriety when it broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal - was a media ploy to drag Winfrey's backing of Obama into the election and show a media bias against the Republicans. But Winfrey's statement slammed reports on Drudge that there was a fierce debate going on among her staff about having Palin on as a guest. Winfrey called the story 'categorically untrue' and said there had been no discussion about having Palin on during the election...

...But her selection also has risks. Palin is a little-known political quantity and there has already been a flood of stories about her private and political life as governor of Alaska. She is also waging a ferocious legal campaign to block a bipartisan state investigation into claims she pursued a personal vendetta against a former family member. The dispute, inevitably called 'Troopergate', threatens to dog Palin as she hits the campaign trail. The complex case is looking at allegations that she dismissed the head of the Alaskan police service, safety commissioner Walt Monegan, because he refused to bow to pressure and sack Palin's former brother-in-law from the police force.

[votetastic]

1. Who says Palin would even agree to an interview?

She doesn't want to be interviewed by anyone else.

Oprah is making the right call.. She shouldn't feature any more liars on her show after that author hurt her credibility.

[monmouth]

2. I can't imagine Oprah would have anything to do with this

gimmick of a VP choice. Since women are overwhelmingly going to Obama, Failin brings nothing of value to the show. Oprah didn't get where she did by being dumb..

[baldguy]

3. Oprah should call their bluff & put Palin on.

Ask her all the tough questions that the "journalists" have forgotten about.

[Merlot]

4. "would be a perfect interview for her female-heavy audience..."

becasue all women have to do is realize that palen is also a woman, and they will vote for her.

Agreeed, Oprah didn't get where she is by being stupid!

[masmdu]

5. Ophra should agree...Advertise widely ....Build it up...Then on day of interview..Cancle on Palin

Do a show on some type of disease with graphic video

[Tunkamerica]

6. Hannity said the other day

"who says she even wanted to be on Oprah"? (paraphrase)