Why Should Oprah Winfrey Be Prepared To Run For President?
After her speech at an award show, speculation among Democrats spread far and wide that Oprah Winfrey might be prepared to run for President in 2020. Democrats were prepared to have their first female president, excited that it might be a former TV hostess!
However, in an interview with InStyle magazine, Oprah laid those whispers to rest, saying that she had no desire to be president. Her exact words were, “I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it's not something that interests me. I don't have the DNA for it.”
In other words, Oprah has no desire to run for President. Whether she said this because she suspects she’d lose, or because she has copious skeletons in her …show more content…
Oprah, who was one of the richest people in Hollywood, didn’t manage to find the voice to speak out until it was profitable, a thread that runs throughout her history.
While on the topic of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the idea that Oprah deserved such an award is a questionable one at best. Though she raked in the money and the viewership as a daytime talk show hostess, her film resume is sparse at best.
Past recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, such as Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro, had long histories in the industry and filmographies that were filled with classic films. Oprah has been in a handful of films, most of which were flops, and has never won a Golden Globe.
To compare, Robin Williams won SEVEN Golden Globe awards before getting the Cecil B. DeMille award, and he starred in countless films that are rightly considered to be classics. Perhaps Oprah received the award for some other reason than her qualifications?
While Oprah fans are saddened that she seems to only be handing out disappointment these days, they can look forward to whoever the DNC chooses to run in her place being interviewed in the most friendly of ways on her network at some point in the near
However, in an interview with InStyle magazine, Oprah laid those whispers to rest, saying that she had no desire to be president. Her exact words were, “I've always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it's not something that interests me. I don't have the DNA for it.”
In other words, Oprah has no desire to run for President. Whether she said this because she suspects she’d lose, or because she has copious skeletons in her …show more content…
Oprah, who was one of the richest people in Hollywood, didn’t manage to find the voice to speak out until it was profitable, a thread that runs throughout her history.
While on the topic of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the idea that Oprah deserved such an award is a questionable one at best. Though she raked in the money and the viewership as a daytime talk show hostess, her film resume is sparse at best.
Past recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille Award, such as Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro, had long histories in the industry and filmographies that were filled with classic films. Oprah has been in a handful of films, most of which were flops, and has never won a Golden Globe.
To compare, Robin Williams won SEVEN Golden Globe awards before getting the Cecil B. DeMille award, and he starred in countless films that are rightly considered to be classics. Perhaps Oprah received the award for some other reason than her qualifications?
While Oprah fans are saddened that she seems to only be handing out disappointment these days, they can look forward to whoever the DNC chooses to run in her place being interviewed in the most friendly of ways on her network at some point in the near