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Hello , I'm really not into politics , but I don't like the fact that Oprah is going out full force promoting a polition . It just bugs me . She knows that she has a huge following , but Oprah is not the one running ! This makes me not want to vote for him . I like and respect Oprah but.. Obama is NOT Oprah . Politions are for the most part corrupt , and I have always held Oprah was at a higher more respectful level .

I heard the after Oprah left the stage, people left in droves. It seems that they were more interested in seeing Oprah than listening to Obama.

"I heard the after Oprah left the stage, people left in droves. It seems that they were more interested in seeing Oprah than listening to Obama."

imo, that's pathetic. If you want to listen to Oprah, then go to her show, buy her magazine, or listen to her radio station, lawd knows there's no lack of resources for Oprah. But to go to a political rally just to listen to what she has to say, is sad. So now Obama thinks that his numbers are up, and his camp will twist and spin things so it seems like he's got a lot of supporters, when in reality people went to see a celeb, not him. Now that is truly sad. And shameful. I liked Obama, but this is beyond tacky, using peoples weakness and stupidity. tsk tsk Obama. You're not fooling anyone.

There have been stars behind politicians for as long as I can remember. Why does it bother people when the O decides to support one?

Measure S phone tax could tap Internet usage
By Kerry Cavanaugh, Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 12/10/2007 11:10:20 PM PST


Despite assurances that a telephone-users tax on the February ballot is simply aimed at modernizing how Los Angeles taxes communications systems, wording in the measure opens the door to also taxing Internet access.
Federal law currently prohibits taxes on Internet access and e-mail - but that law sunsets in 2014, and some watchdogs said Monday that if the broadly written Measure S telephone tax passes it could allow the city to tax Internet access without additional voter approval.
"How do you say you're not taxing the Internet when the statute specifically says it's covering DSL, Voice-Over-Internet protocol, text messaging, instant messaging and PCS?" said Walter Moore, who is writing the opposition to the measure for the Feb. 5 ballot.
"You don't need a law degree to realize this is a tax on the Internet and wireless and all that."
But city officials said that while the measure is broadly written to cover changing communications technology, it is not designed to tax the Internet.
"For the foreseeable future, this is the law of the land. It's very clear for us it doesn't allow for taxation of the Internet," said Nick Velasquez, spokesman for City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo.
And counsel to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the city would have to seek voter approval even if federal law changed to allow taxation of Internet access.
"We would have to go back to voters to update our ordinance," spokeswoman Janelle
Erickson said. "O

I agree with Sharyn.... What if it was Hillary that Oprah support, then what would all of you say. she has celebrity, Steven Speilberg behind her....

Hello beliker I see we are in the same vein.That's good.
We do see this issue the same way.
It is so wonderful to be able to call it like it is. Take care.Media

i'll be honest, i don't like oprah. she bugs/irritates me. she always seems to think she knows what's best for people, and comes off as a know it all. it bugs me. i didnt have a problem with obama, i might have voted for him, but since he has oprah's endorsement, i'm changing it to hiliary just because she irritates me that much. i hate oprah so much that if i were a vegitarian, and oprah was telling everyone to become a vegitarian, i would eat meat just to spite her. that's how much i hate her.

the only reason i'm voting for hilary is because of her husband. he was a decent president, and who better to give a future president advice on how to handle things, then a person that was one?

oprah killed obama's chances of winning.

What difference does it make, they were there, Dasv.... they came and it benefited Obama, wheither you like it or not.

Samo you are sick.... and in trouble. Any time you allow some one else, especially someone you do not know to influence you to point of the way you describe it, then you need to examine yourself and seek strength to over come this issue.

Never let anyone still your joy and make you change your decision. That's a sign of a weak and sick person.

Stand on your own two feet, don't run back and forth.... DON'T BLAME OPRAH FOR YOU PROBLEM, she doesn't know you're alive... You are but one vote.