Oprah is refusing to interview Sara Palin. What do you think?

is there a statement giving her reason? I would like to know why before making statements.

She said she doesn't want her show made political.

How do you know?

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Being reported on the news.

I don't understand what you mean refusing to interview her. There are a lot of people that Oprah doesn't interview. She doesn't have any responsibility to interview Sarah Palin.

Here's the statement: "The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue. There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this Presidential campaign 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. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."

For the record, Barack Obama has been on "Oprah" twice -- in January, 2005 and again in October, 2006 -- before he announced his run for Prez.

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This would go completely against everything she espouses about women bringing themselves up to compete in the world. She could have her on and not talk about politics at all. Just talk about family and her families life in Alaska. Would be great for everyone to see.

I guess one might conclude here favoring a black over women might be construed.

Are there black helicopter circling your house?

Maybe you should put in your application for Oprah show producer.

I'm not sure, given the "timing" of things, that having Palin on even if only to talk about "girl things" - family, kids, etc., wouldn't be construed as politics. Any and everything Ms. Palin does in front of the cameras from now until November 5th, at least, will be "political," no matter what kind of pretty wrapping you put on it. Even if specific "policies" aren't discussed, there's still plenty of room to inject political viewpoints into any discussion, no matter how innocent they may seem on the surface.

I totally get why Oprah would be interested in Ms. Palin "after" the election, and respect that. As someone already stated, while she has publicly endorsed a candidate (something she had never before done), she has not had that candidate on her show since he officially threw his hat in the race. I respect that, too.

This has nothing to do with Palin as a woman anymore than it has anything to do with Barack being of mixed-race descent. It has EVERYTHING to do with not having an ACTIVE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE on her show. Period.

Trying to interject any other motive is borderline conspiratorial.

Right now, Palin is back in Cicely, Alaska refusing to give interviews or have any contact with the media whatsoever. So the point of whether Oprah will ask her for an interview is moot.

Moreover, The Drudge Report is not 'the news.'

Right now, the Great Republican Spin Machine is in Alaska controlling all media access to Palin, and any information about her, her family, her family's family, dogs, cats, moose, friends, cousins, hairdressers, etc., and any information that could conceivably be dug up about her, are deemed inaccessible.

I actually did hear a story on NPR that the McCain campaign sent 7 (or 13?) PR folk up to Alaska to "handle" all media access. They're tightening the screws.

So much for public access to information on a public official, or the Freedom of Information Act, for that matter.

You mean kinda like the spin machine is doing for Obama trying to keep the William Ayers story out of the news? Do you think the Great Democrat Spin Machine is not going to try to control media access to their candidate? I hope you aren't that gullible. The media has far less access to Obama now too which is quite common when presidential candidates get to this phase of their campaign. The handlers on both sides are going to make it much harder for the media to get access to either candidate for the next sixty days. Like it or not, that's just the way it is.

GWB, haven't you learned that Obama is untouchable?

Even if she favors Obama, it doesn't mean that is because of his race. She might feel justifiable pride that a black person was heading the tiket but I don't believe she'd support an idiot just because he was black. I don't think you can reduce this down to black vs. female. Do you, really?

Yeah..Uh...Her kid is leaving for Iraq in a week.

You seem to be a very sweet person who looks at the good in people and not the negative. I appreciate that about you. I do think that there are plenty of black people who will vote for Obama simply because he is black. That's understandable though, this is a very historical time in our history and something that almost every black person in America is proud of, as they should be. Of course, plenty of white people are just as proud. But to deny that Oprah, or any other black person, is not going to vote for Obama because he is black, well, that's simply not being realistic in my opinion.

I think you will find this information below interesting. It comes from an article that you can read here: Why black <I>Republicans</I> support Obama

Black conservative columnist, William Armstrong is quoted as saying, "I don't necessarily like his policies; but … history thrusts me to really seriously think about it [voting for Obama]. … Black conservatives tell me privately it would be very hard to vote against him in November".

Calvin Stephens, chairman of the African-American Republican Leadership Council in Texas, said that he's voting for Obama because this is a "black pride moment!"

The author of this article said about the comment above, "Can you imagine if a white person in a similar position even hinted at voting for a candidate because it was a "white pride moment"? That person would be castigated, labeled a "racist" and fired".
Very true!

This website lists a few other conservative black people who are thinking of, or planning to vote for Obama Black Republicans Jumping GOP Ship - NAM.

It was reported that J.C. Watts has even considered voting for Obama. You can't blame black conservatives for feeling conflicted about this. As I said, it's a historical time in our history. We've never nominated a black person for president before, it's an exciting time for America and it should make us all proud.

But like I've been saying, I'm a conservative, Obama is far too liberal for me. He has the most liberal voting record in the Senate and Biden has the third most liberal voting record. The next president will most likely be appointing at least two Supreme Court justices to the bench. It's important we have judges on the bench that believe in interpreting laws, not making them. That to me is one of the most important reasons that I will be voting for McCain. I also believe that he will do a far better job protecting our country against terrorism. For my grandchildren's sake, I am voting for McCain.

I assume you are black. You have stated this very well.
There is a concern that this election will turn ugly before it's over. I can see a white vs black issue that will last far beyond Nov. Oprah in my estimation is sitting the bar for just this sort of thing. No matter how you try to spin this, the perception is she's promoting Obama because he's black. Failure to allow Palin on her show, no matter her reason, is going to appear she's pushing a black at the expense of a white woman. The wise thing for her to do in the climate would be to invite Palin with open arms and hug her like a sister.

If there is favoritism, which I am not convinced that there is, why are you assuming it is based on Obama being black? Both Oprah and Obama are from Chicago you know. Why wouldn't that be the reason? If Mayor Mick was running wouldn't you favor him because he's from OKC?

Not if Mayor Mick was a liberal. It isn't about the color of a person's skin or the town they reside in, it has to do with their worldview, which of course will determine what their politics are. I favor people who's worldview closely resemble my own, regardless of where they live or what the color of their skin is.

So then I would think we'd assume the same about Oprah right....

LOL! No, I am not black, even with my best tan. : ) I was responding to ECO who said that she didn't think that Oprah would vote for Obama just because he's black. I was trying to make a point that there are many people, conservatives included, that plan to vote for Obama, or considering it, simply because he is black. Like I said, it's understandable that they would feel this way considering that he's the first black man to be nominated for president in the history of our country. We should all be proud of that, but the fact that someone has the same color skin as I do, that does not at all motivate me to vote for them. I'm a conservative, so voting for an ultra-liberal like Obama and Biden makes no sense whatsoever.

Anyway, I agree with what you said in you post. I personally believe that Oprah is supporting Obama because he's black, that's her right. She obviously feels that this is a very historical time in our history and wants to be a part of it. Did you see where she said she balled her eyelashes off during Obama's speech? It must be a pretty big deal for her, and lots of other black people (white people too). Considering where our country was just fifty years ago, yeah, I can understand why it's a big deal. But in my opinion, if Obama gets elected, it's gonna be a bad deal for America. I pray we don't have to find that out.