Thread: Do you read or avoid books recommended by Oprah Winfrey?
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Old 12-25-2008, 11:47 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by delphidb96 View Post
It's simple really. Oprah's a tireless self-promotion talk-show hostess, in the vein of Martha Stewart. The only problem is that Martha Stewart actually *has* something of value to offer and Oprah has only her mouth and her (to my mind) stupid opinions. But, for some truly incomprehensible reason, the American viewing public is entranced by her so the rest of us must suffer.

Derek
In particular I would guess you think the authors should suffer since boycotting takes bread from their table. How to the rest of us suffer with what Oprah does? I don't even see her as a blip and haven't found any duress so far. Is it really so simple?

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