The Audacity of Oprah

Are people upset that Oprah’s jumped into the political fray? — It’s an unprecedented performance of black power in the heart of the old Confederacy. For someone who lived through the most hateful moments of the civil rights era, it’s exhilarating and hopeful — and vaguely scary in the vertigo it induces.

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Watch Oprah Speak At Obama Rally In Iowa

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On Saturday in Iowa, Oprah Winfrey took the stage at an Obama rally to speak about why she is endorsing Barack and why it is America needs him as president. In front of a full house of roughly 18,500 people, Winfrey spoke passionately and directly about the candidate who made her, for the first time in her life, feel compelled to hit the campaign trail.

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