A surprise: Oprah pays a real cost for supporting Barack Obama
Editors Note: Plain Truth Readers will realize that this story was predicted by me back in January 2008 and www.RaceRap.com Readers will know that I wrote this in December of last year. My point was that Oprah's "coming out" for Barak Obama would end up destroying her public image because she was supporting him only because of his race, it the majority of Americans, especially liberal and moderate white people would see thru her charade. She has marketed herself "above race" quite successfully until now. The following story shows the drastic plummet of her ratings and revenue because of her endorsement.My Comment Back In January! See what I predicted..........
Most of the attention on the O2 effect -- Obama and Oprah -- has been focused on how much the daytime TV cult leader helped her home state senator by endorsing him and appearing at all those rallies in Iowa and South Carolina with Barack and Michelle.
The 54-year-old Chicago TV hostess certainly helped raise a hefty chunk of change by loaning out her estate for that Obama fundraiser last summer.
Oprah Winfrey has long enjoyed an immense popularity tied to her long-running daytime TV show, which started in 1986, and helped give her favorable ratings around 78% by 1996. So well known is she that one name will suffice, as in our headline.
