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There is one other extremely influential media mogul who is more of a gadfly than a pundit on political topics, but nonetheless, wields enormous power to shape opinion -- Oprah Winfrey. We needn't delve into what her financial status is; on a moral level, however, she is sort of a self-crowned saint. In the run-up to war, she had a whole hour devoted to the pros. After vociferous criticism from her viewers (including myself at that time--no more), she had an hour on the con side of the argument. But the damage was done. After we were committed to war, her advice was to "make the best of it." Yup, well, we all know she did.
There is one other extremely influential media mogul who is more of a gadfly than a pundit on political topics, but nonetheless, wields enormous power to shape opinion -- Oprah Winfrey. We needn't delve into what her financial status is; on a moral level, however, she is sort of a self-crowned saint. In the run-up to war, she had a whole hour devoted to the pros. After vociferous criticism from her viewers (including myself at that time--no more), she had an hour on the con side of the argument. But the damage was done. After we were committed to war, her advice was to "make the best of it." Yup, well, we all know she did.
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There is one other extremely influential media mogul who is more of a gadfly than a pundit on political topics, but nonetheless, wields enormous power to shape opinion -- Oprah Winfrey. We needn't delve into what her financial status is; on a moral level, however, she is sort of a self-crowned saint. In the run-up to war, she had a whole hour devoted to the pros. After vociferous criticism from her viewers (including myself at that time--no more), she had an hour on the con side of the argument. But the damage was done. After we were committed to war, her advice was to "make the best of it." Yup, well, we all know she did.