In December of 2007, Oprah Winfrey hit the campaign trail in support of Barack Obama’s bid for the presidency — the first time she’d ever publicly backed a candidate. Now, as Oprah’s daytime talk show comes to a close, the president and first lady will pay a visit to Oprah — during sweeps, no less.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will tape a show with Oprah Winfrey on April 27 in Chicago, a White House official said today.
The Obamas’ appearance on Oprah airs May 2, said Don Halcombe, a publicist for the show. That puts it within the May sweeps rating period, which runs April 28-May 25. [Trib]
I’m not sure I really have anything to add about this. I don’t pay much attention to Oprah unless she’s killing puppies or her audience is going batsh*t, and I tend to stay away from politics because people who like to argue about politics on the Internet should be pushed off a bridge. So that doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for me to care about this. I dunno, maybe Oprah can have Obama pet some corgis?
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It’s a good thing she’ll get that ratings boost during sweeps. Her fledgling little show could use the attention.
Speaking of people arguing about politics on the Internet, the other day on my local newspaper’s website one commenter called the other a “butthead soshalist” and it was the best thing ever.
@DG
If I cite a court case in text in a mock opinion, do I have to also cite it in the footnotes?
I tend to stay away from politics because people who like to argue about politics on the Internet should be pushed off a bridge.
Look, it’s the only way I know to ask you to go bungee jumping with me.
@donturtuccio
You are in deep shit if you’re asking me for citation help, son. Godspeed.
Haha… alright. It’s an undergraduate paper so yeah. I could probably not cite this crap and still get an A. (sad but true. YAY RUTGERS)
Didn’t this cow end her show like a few years ago already? I will never get how an unmarried black lesbian can be so popular with middle class white house wives.
I hate pandering Black icons. Obama is Ok though
@don
Just use the case name in the text and plop the cite in the footnote. You’ll be cool.
Why do sweeps ratings matter for someone whose show is going off the air? Bragging rights?
I only pay attention when she gives away live bees.
Only reason I can think of for the sweeps vs. ending the show thing goes like this: Seinfeld taught me some shows are timeslot hits (put them on before or after a hit and you make another hit by association). So maybe Oprah having a huge ending (pause) rating translates to the shows before and after her getting bumps which looks good on the company’s balance sheet.
Oh my god I did too much thinking. Quick, somebody apply corgis to my forehead!
Soooo, she’s driving to give a bump to the local 5 o’clock news?
Is it too much to ask for to have two highly educated, respected, classy, black folks such as Obama and Oprah to do the Kid-n-Play dance as soon as they see each other?
See Oprah? That’s my muhfuckin’ nigga.
Do you think he’s going to ask her to bail out the United States government?