What do you think of Oprah being appointed President Obama’s old senate seat?
On the first day of Blagojevich’s impeachment trial for conspiracy and bribery charges, Blagojevich announces that he’s considering nominating Oprah Winfrey to fill the empty U.S. Senate seat left by President Barack Obama. Is there anything else he could do to draw more attention to himself than that?
USA Today reports:
“She was obviously someone with a much broader bully pulpit than other senators,” Blagojevich said. But the Democrat said appointing Winfrey might have been perceived as a gimmick — and that Winfrey probably would not have accepted the appointment anyway.”
What was Oprah’s response?
Oprah said that she was pretty amused by the whole thing and that she would have fallen off her treadmill if she had been working out on it.
She is definitely, not interested.
CNN conducted a phone in survey and here is what several people said:
James from Brooklyn, New York, says that Oprah may not be bi-partisan. Her opinions may not reflect the opinions of the rest of the country.
Sharese from Seattle, Washington says that she would be the perfect Senator because she understands poverty, she’s totally involved in the community and she can definitely handle it.
Larry, from Louisiana said that Blagojevich is a cynical and evil person and that by considering Oprah as a Senator because he ultimately wants someone in the position to help him get his own way.
What do you think?