Oprah Winfrey for president

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During the 2016 elections, Democrats insisted that competency is essential in any presidential candidate. That is sounding more than a little hypocritical now

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/09/oprah-winfrey-president-idea-uncomfortable-truth

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Wonder if Hillary or Michelle would allow this?  Maybe the debate would turn into a good old cat fight?

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1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

Wonder if Hillary or Michelle would allow this?  Maybe the debate would turn into a good old cat fight?

Could get dirty

[yuna628 9,665]

Oprah should try running for office in a smaller capacity first to prove if she can actually translate any skills she may have into leadership. It's one thing to have good communication skills, and quite another to have effective qualities to lead. Reagan may have been the ''great communicator'' and an actor but at least he did hold prior political office before becoming POTUS.

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Just now, yuna628 said:

Oprah should try running for office in a smaller capacity first to prove if she can actually translate any skills she may have into leadership. It's one thing to have good communication skills, and quite another to have effective qualities to lead. Reagan may have been the ''great communicator'' and an actor but at least he did hold prior political office before becoming POTUS.

Maybe she should start with community agitator. Then work her way into the senate for a year or so

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Just now, yuna628 said:

Oprah should try running for office in a smaller capacity first to prove if she can actually translate any skills she may have into leadership. It's one thing to have good communication skills, and quite another to have effective qualities to lead. Reagan may have been the ''great communicator'' and an actor but at least he did hold prior political office before becoming POTUS.

Might be the smart move, but do you expect the DNC to pass on her if she decides to run regardless?

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i think we need to be moving away from celebrity presidents. doesn't seem like that's going to happen. thanks reality tv for ruining life.

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1 minute ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Maybe she should start with community agitator. Then work her way into the senate for a year or so

She already had a TV show and is a billionaire, so no need for her to do that. 

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2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Maybe she should start with community agitator. Then work her way into the senate for a year or so

maybe she should have a very successful tv show (ha) and file bankruptcy a few times..lower herself to our current standard.

Just now, spookyturtle said:

She already had a TV show and is a billionaire, so no need for her to do that. 

and it was way bigly more successful than the apprentice.

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Just now, smilesammich said:

maybe she should have a very successful tv show (ha) and file bankruptcy a few times..lower herself to our current standard.

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Does she have a private email server?

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Just now, spookyturtle said:

i hear she never even got a million dollar loan from her parents to get er going. she's like, super smaht.

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Does she have a private email server?

she's got a book club, can you imagine that..a president that reads!

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1 minute ago, Bill & Katya said:

Might be the smart move, but do you expect the DNC to pass on her if she decides to run regardless?

No idea. Do they have anyone better? I'm not a fan of celebrities deciding to run for President. They mostly only have communication skills and nothing else. Oprah is a smart woman, she could possibly translate something into a successful run for some office. But I believe a person should be qualified in some capacity to be President.  Trump has changed those standards hasn't he? So watch out... we could have our own President Kardashian.

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2 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

i hear she never even got a million dollar loan from her parents to get er going. she's like, super smaht.

she's got a book club, can you imagine that..a president that reads!

But.... you've got to credit something to Trump - he's done a lot for more literacy in America, by selling copies of Fire and Fury..

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I am fine with Oprah running, but I wonder if she will be vetted by a number of other DNC candidates, or if she will just get the nomination by acclamation?