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NurseJackie

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212. Excellent observations... AND questions.

Reply to betsuni (Reply #208)

Thu Dec 30, 2021, 07:57 AM

Dec 2021

This entire OP is so bizarre.

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Oprah Winfrey is as much a fraud as the ones she brought into the spotlight. [View all] tenderfoot Dec 2021 OP

This should be fun... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #1

There's no way the OP's getting a free car now leftstreet Dec 2021 #8

LOL! LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #225

Wow...you're sure right there. PatrickforB Dec 2021 #185

She has unleashed fraud after fraud and given them a spotlight to peddle their bullshit. Autumn Dec 2021 #2

Agreed. sop Dec 2021 #6

Totally agree! Rebl2 Dec 2021 #34

Dr. Oz, it seems, but who else is a " fraud" and why? whathehell Dec 2021 #61

The poster lists them Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #66

Yeah, I can read and Google, whathehell Dec 2021 #72

Who cares if you hate Oprah Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #79

Lol..Wrong poster, Doc, I said I do NOT hate Oprah whathehell Dec 2021 #91

Sorry about that Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #127

Me too. whathehell Dec 2021 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #180

LOL, YOU might want to reread my post Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #128

Huh? whathehell Dec 2021 #131

I made it as simple as possible Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #178

They OP lists some of them. Try reading it. Osteen, Oz and Orman are the worst. Autumn Dec 2021 #70

Sorry, Autumn..The OP gives names, but whathehell Dec 2021 #77

You may see no fraud or BS I do. Autumn Dec 2021 #84

So explain it to me and some others here whathehell Dec 2021 #89

I owe you or nobody else an explanation for people I dislike or like. Autumn Dec 2021 #95

Lol..Nice try, but when we make assertion here, whathehell Dec 2021 #100

Then you better get fucking busy. This thread is getting longer and plenty of people don't Autumn Dec 2021 #111

Ha. Bingo. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #114

Lol Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2021 #166

They are all frauds. OP is correct. nt SylviaD Dec 2021 #265

Prove it.. The OP is only asserting. whathehell Dec 2021 #266

Yes, and you are spot on. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #112

That silly old fool says automobile deaths, death from smoking and drowning are the same as Covid. Autumn Dec 2021 #118

Well, Dr. Phil gave up his license to practice psychology 15 years ago TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #122

Yeah, well, as you said, he IS still eligible to practice therapy, whathehell Dec 2021 #130

Dr. $hill does not "practice therapy". Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #133

So What? whathehell Dec 2021 #143

You claim he's still eligible to practice therapy. He is not Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #147

I didn't say that, someone else said " technically, I guess he's whathehell Dec 2021 #152

Quoting your response #130: Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #155

As you can see, it is prefaced.by "as you said" whathehell Dec 2021 #160

Talk therapy mostly does not work anyway. DenaliDemocrat Dec 2021 #181

Can you provide a link for that assertion? whathehell Dec 2021 #289

Here is a review article of many studies DenaliDemocrat Dec 2021 #299

Thank you. whathehell Jan 2022 #300

I know this is kind of getting off topic Mossfern Dec 2021 #290

I see no real problem with Suze Orman, PatSeg Dec 2021 #99

Suze Orman qualifies as a fraud in my book whopis01 Dec 2021 #200

Maybe she is, I don't know,. That said, whathehell Dec 2021 #240

I said nothing about Oprah and/or her responsibility whopis01 Dec 2021 #277

This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Dec 2021 #279

The subject of this thread is Oprah Winfrey.. whathehell Dec 2021 #280

Seriously? whopis01 Dec 2021 #285

Seriously whathehell Dec 2021 #287

Maybe. OneBro Dec 2021 #219

Maybe.. whathehell Dec 2021 #267

Wow, you're really invested in these people. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #274

Lol..Sorry, but its you who seems "invested" in whathehell Dec 2021 #281

Lol. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #282

'Plenty of evvidence"?..None that you have been whathehell Dec 2021 #283

Oh my. Resorting to personal attacks? BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #284

Oh my.. whathehell Dec 2021 #286

You spelled evidence wrong. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #291

Lol..Is that the best you've got, a typo? whathehell Dec 2021 #292

Wow. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #293

Wow whathehell Dec 2021 #294

Lol, is this the copycat game from days of yore? BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #295

Lol..I don't know that game, dear whathehell Dec 2021 #296

Amazing. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #297

Whatever floats your boat, honey whathehell Dec 2021 #298

I bought a product advertised by Dr. Oz. I filled complaint with Utah BBB. olegramps Dec 2021 #223

Not defending Dr.Oz . whathehell Dec 2021 #238

with respect to Dr Phil - cab67 Dec 2021 #239

She gave Jenny McCarthy and her anti-vax bullshit a platform. progressoid Dec 2021 #191

I haven't been able to stand that heifer since the mid 80's. She has ALWAYS struck me as fake as The_REAL_Ecumenist Dec 2021 #76

Heifer? Really? You can't do better than that? Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #117

As a black woman, " heifer," is a black thang. nt childfreebychoice Dec 2021 #140

Heifer is a sexist thing, no matter who is saying it. Scrivener7 Dec 2021 #142

Yes, it is sexist as hell. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #203

I don't think so! That's disrespectful. ecstatic Dec 2021 #149

PREACH! I don't know why people have a problem with calling it like it is... The_REAL_Ecumenist Dec 2021 #168

Promoting ugly misogyny is not going to go over well, whether you think it culturally acceptable hlthe2b Dec 2021 #204

Holy fuck? For real? You really just said that?!?! CrackityJones75 Dec 2021 #169

I said what I said. Perhaps, you don't understand African American culture. Sorry that you don't The_REAL_Ecumenist Dec 2021 #170

Are you for real? Seriously? CrackityJones75 Dec 2021 #172

Are you Black? And do you have family from the deep South? if not, then you REALLY don't understand The_REAL_Ecumenist Dec 2021 #175

Am I black? CrackityJones75 Dec 2021 #183

Just to add... CrackityJones75 Dec 2021 #184

I'd appreciate it if you'd speak for yourself on this issue. ecstatic Dec 2021 #190

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #195

Incredibly well-said... +++ hlthe2b Dec 2021 #207

+1 demmiblue Dec 2021 #218

So if you're going to use the "it's a part of my culture - you wouldn't understand" defense Moebym Dec 2021 #206

+1000. nt ecstatic Dec 2021 #187

Glad I read your response first. OneBro Dec 2021 #220

... betsuni Dec 2021 #205

I'd say it's unbelievable this post is still here over twelve hours later Blue_Adept Dec 2021 #222

Um I joined in 2004 and IMHO there are no differences in the jury system at all over the years. Tommymac Dec 2021 #250

Dr Oz Dorian Gray Dec 2021 #167

Won't ever forgive Oprah for Dr. Oz bermudat Dec 2021 #231

so when is Dr. Shill gonna run for senate? nt msongs Dec 2021 #3

Someone isn't Remembering Their Spirit! Sympthsical Dec 2021 #4

Well your book would never be in Oprah's Book Club anyway, so you won't japple Dec 2021 #29

Neither would my books wryter2000 Dec 2021 #33

Unless.... SergeStorms Dec 2021 #119

And... wryter2000 Dec 2021 #235

Also not a fan. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2021 #5

I remember early in her daily talk show... targetpractice Dec 2021 #7

I always thought most book clubs... ret5hd Dec 2021 #18

Books featured in Oprah's Book Club get a sticker on the cover... targetpractice Dec 2021 #22

I too adored Phil Donahue. I'm more equivocal about Winfrey, though not her promoted "talent." hlthe2b Dec 2021 #9

Phil Donahue was the best KS Toronado Dec 2021 #41

Yes, his show was cancelled not because of lack of ratings, but his opposition to war with Iraq. Jetheels Dec 2021 #52

Yep. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #145

Donahue helped prop up Nader, giving us Bush II. That did far more damage than any of the people... Lancero Dec 2021 #173

Given "Dr" Oz's repeated hydroxychlorine promotion on Fox, that may literally not be true hlthe2b Dec 2021 #198

Totally agree Green Line Dec 2021 #10

Green-eyed monster seems to be rearing. You can't stop progress. brush Dec 2021 #11

I guess he refused to dumb down his content tenderfoot Dec 2021 #13

Time marches on. Shows have a life span. His lasted until it didn't. brush Dec 2021 #20

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #23

Seems yours were hurt by Donahue's show getting canceled. brush Dec 2021 #36

Her spawn are still here Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #68

She funds schools for girls in Africa who might not get educated. brush Dec 2021 #97

That has nothing to do with this discussion Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #129

I really don't care what you think. And who doesn't have good and not so things... brush Dec 2021 #196

... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #211

You might want to do some research into those schools. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #192

Since you seem to know so much, why not tell us? brush Dec 2021 #197

I trust that people who post here are intelligent enough to do their own research. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #216

Same for Donahue. He propped up and pushed Nader, which gave us Bush II. Lancero Dec 2021 #174

Oh please Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #179

Nader was a deciding factor in the 2000 election. And Bush did a whole lot of damage. brush Dec 2021 #237

He moved to New York for his marriage wryter2000 Dec 2021 #35

He refused to dumb down his content? tishaLA Dec 2021 #96

He was against the Iraq war. Network wanted him to change his opinion. He wouldn't. SharonAnn Dec 2021 #163

That was after he moved to o cable news tishaLA Dec 2021 #171

I always knew it was ratings time when Donahue did schlock like that dflprincess Dec 2021 #165

Phil once wore a skirt in response Jimbo S Dec 2021 #38

I remember that show and thought it was a response to the Men's movement tenderfoot Dec 2021 #49

Actually he wore it on a show that was referred to as a "Transvestite Fashion Show" (see link below) dflprincess Dec 2021 #164

I was thinking the same thing - the Dr. Phil and Dr. OZ are despicable and prey walkingman Dec 2021 #12

Is Suze Orman a fraud? Shermann Dec 2021 #14

I've read that she's a shill for certain kinds of investment schemes, or might as well be one. Ford_Prefect Dec 2021 #54

Her investment advice works for her, because people are paying big money for it. Rabrrrrrr Dec 2021 #87

I don't know that she pushes any get rich quick schemes Shermann Dec 2021 #108

She's not selling get rich quick. She's selling lots of books and seminars that don't actually Ford_Prefect Dec 2021 #120

Suze Orman and the Scam of the Personal Finance Industry Celerity Dec 2021 #63

Not too long ago some celebrities suggested Oprah run for president. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #15

I almost vomited when there was talk her running for President tenderfoot Dec 2021 #19

I remember that very well. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #113

Glad you keep notes! Texasgal Dec 2021 #188

No notes needed dear. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #189

Some of the woo she peddled has affected people I know oregonjen Dec 2021 #16

Remember her months long jag promoting "The Secret"?... targetpractice Dec 2021 #27

Wait...I thought it was "The Answer" Xolodno Dec 2021 #47

That is a very funny story... targetpractice Dec 2021 #56

If so, the parody makes more sense than the original. soldierant Dec 2021 #182

I call it "buzzword training" cynical_idealist Dec 2021 #102

You do realize that for people who are very successful visualizing what they want is very real to Solomon Dec 2021 #245

That was meant to be my point. You said it better. targetpractice Dec 2021 #246

LONG ago I watched Oprah when she first started in Chicago, and really liked her. Talitha Dec 2021 #17

There was a specific moment when she touted her sudden weight loss... targetpractice Dec 2021 #25

Yes, I remember seeing clips of that on tv, she looked great. Talitha Dec 2021 #107

hate to say it, but Donohue was utter garbage too. JuJuChen Dec 2021 #21

Not when he was in Chicago wryter2000 Dec 2021 #40

i knew someone who worked at cabrini green. elevator mechanic. mopinko Dec 2021 #58

She was very authentic when she started the talk show in the mid 80's. It was after the money and iluvtennis Dec 2021 #24

Yep! Rebl2 Dec 2021 #28

That is my take, too Cosmocat Dec 2021 #221

You forgot the bees Effete Snob Dec 2021 #26

I didn't know Osteen was one of hers wryter2000 Dec 2021 #30

I like Ylanla Vansant Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #31

Sounds like sour grapes to me. LakeArenal Dec 2021 #32

Yeah..I'm not an Oprah hater..Not getting this uber- hate fest whathehell Dec 2021 #64

Same. Meanness and intolerance is the spiritus mundi. Hortensis Dec 2021 #135

Thank you. I quite agree Ron Obvious Dec 2021 #37

agree on all counts except for the "sour grapes" NJCher Dec 2021 #59

Never a fan either, from day 1 Jimbo S Dec 2021 #39

That describes it pretty well wryter2000 Dec 2021 #42

Magical thinking sells. lindysalsagal Dec 2021 #43

Don't forget Deepok Chopra. One of her early success stories. I wonder if she gets a cut. vanlassie Dec 2021 #44

Still don't get the appeal. czarjak Dec 2021 #45

YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, YEEEESSSSSSS!!! dixiechiken1 Dec 2021 #46

Ugh, never liked her or her commercial ridden show. Jetheels Dec 2021 #48

Anyone getting "taxation is theft" vibes from her fans that responded here? tenderfoot Dec 2021 #50

Exactly kcr Dec 2021 #81

I agree with you about some of those people. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #51

Yeah, what's with the Dr. Phil hate? whathehell Dec 2021 #67

He's an ass. His most recent: demmiblue Dec 2021 #80

That's the only assine thing I've heard him say, but that whathehell Dec 2021 #98

Remember him sending teens the camps to change their behavior? Maggiemayhem Dec 2021 #104

No, I I don't follow him closely, and I haven't heard of whathehell Dec 2021 #123

$hill was not Oprah's therapist. Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #139

Okay. whathehell Dec 2021 #141

He's been a shill for most of his career. Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #146

Lol..I don't need to defend him..My biggest question is.. whathehell Dec 2021 #153

See my answer #155: Totally Tunsie Dec 2021 #156

Something wrong with a dr who equates a contagous, deadly virus to automobile deaths, cancer Autumn Dec 2021 #115

That is Stupid & Dangerous.. full Cha Dec 2021 #134

ffs, he claimed 360,000 deaths a year in the US from swimming pools Celerity Dec 2021 #275

Agree on that point. I love the show Bull! jimfields33 Dec 2021 #86

Yes, it's great whathehell Dec 2021 #93

Ask a clinical psychologist. cab67 Dec 2021 #262

never liked her anyway llashram Dec 2021 #53

While she does amazing things for many, Lunabell Dec 2021 #55

I recall more than a few wanting her to toss her hat into the ring in 2019 for 2020 Celerity Dec 2021 #57

I remember that too Chautauquas Dec 2021 #60

She was partly responsible for forcing schwarzenegger on us. I will never like winfrey. Tikki Dec 2021 #62

She and Leno! deurbano Dec 2021 #124

Agreed. BHDem53 Dec 2021 #65

K&R Sherman A1 Dec 2021 #69

Did she Rebl2 Dec 2021 #71

She supports Democrats, and she does good interviews. milestogo Dec 2021 #73

K&R Doc Sportello Dec 2021 #74

My sister spent a lot of time in Africa because she headed up the moonscape Dec 2021 #75

That is pretty much the impression I've gotten of her for years PatSeg Dec 2021 #82

Once she spotlighted w that was the end for me. Butterflylady Dec 2021 #78

Her "revealing" interview with silly Harry and Meghan has already been removed from the web. BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #83

Of course she is. Always has been. Even though she's donated money to demo liberal causes, Rabrrrrrr Dec 2021 #85

There is one thing that I will always be grateful to her for Leith Dec 2021 #88

One of the first significant women of colour to make it in media Soph0571 Dec 2021 #90

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #103

She made "The Secret" popular. Earth-shine Dec 2021 #92

she's accomplished so much.. probably attributes some of it to visualization/manifestation stuff Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #288

Yup. Not a fan at all. NewHendoLib Dec 2021 #94

Couldn't agree more. zentrum Dec 2021 #101

Never watched TV talk shows. Never will. AZLD4Candidate Dec 2021 #105

I wondered if there was anyone else. SergeStorms Dec 2021 #125

Generally agree,but there's no misssing the snippets or discussion of so-called "cultural icons" hlthe2b Dec 2021 #209

This is why we will get destroyed in the midterms. Jon King Dec 2021 #106

Because we see Oprah for the fraud she is? BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #110

I agree with you. Democrats in Va fell for purity tests. arlyellowdog Dec 2021 #126

Didn't know Joel Osteen was one of hers. I took care of my mother's checking for her. doc03 Dec 2021 #109

I couldn't agree more Butterflies Dec 2021 #252

The bizness requires you to keep selling and pushing. MarcA Dec 2021 #116

Daytime TV is all opium for the masses. SergeStorms Dec 2021 #121

I've never been a fan Skittles Dec 2021 #136

And who "foisted" her onto us? brooklynite Dec 2021 #137

It'd be interesting to find out. I haven't seen a single one of her shows. Kaleva Dec 2021 #213

I also haven' seen any of Kelly Clarkson's... brooklynite Dec 2021 #226

I agree, but I was also done with her after her interview with atheist Diana nyad, where said she childfreebychoice Dec 2021 #138

K&R UTUSN Dec 2021 #144

She's a great Democrat and talented individual. ecstatic Dec 2021 #148

About undecideds/"I just don't like her" in 2016: "She's not coming over to your house! betsuni Dec 2021 #150

She's certainly no Neil Degrasse Tyson. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #151

I remember her having on Deepak Chopra TlalocW Dec 2021 #154

Frauds existed before Oprah . Look at how many people voted Reagan JI7 Dec 2021 #157

Just a polished up version of Jerry Springer on many of her shows. nt Quixote1818 Dec 2021 #158

oprah lost me as a viewer a long time ago..it got to the point she would have guests on and she dawn5651 Dec 2021 #159

Q: What Do You Call a Killer Whale That Passes No Gas? panfluteman Dec 2021 #161

I always liked Donahue's show more dflprincess Dec 2021 #162

And yet... Roy Rolling Dec 2021 #176

K & R for Phil Donahue. mountain grammy Dec 2021 #177

Oprah cares about Oprah dlk Dec 2021 #186

Wow! This is one of the longer and most energetic threads I've seen on DU. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2021 #193

Oprah is too much of a celebrity suck up Raine Dec 2021 #194

Lot of hate here. Jakes Progress Dec 2021 #199

Thank you. betsuni Dec 2021 #201

I could not agree more. Pretty disgusting how the thread has escalated hlthe2b Dec 2021 #202

+1,000,000. Honestly couldn't believe this was DU when I opened Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2021 #215

More descended than escalated. Jakes Progress Dec 2021 #243

I meant the hateful rhetoric. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #244

Agreed. Jakes Progress Dec 2021 #271

Yes, it can be very telling sometimes. Buckeye_Democrat Dec 2021 #210

But what some people aren't considering is that ecstatic Dec 2021 #232

But, but.... she's rich and didn't give me a car. Jakes Progress Dec 2021 #242

Thank you for my point. Jakes Progress Dec 2021 #241

+1000. nt ecstatic Dec 2021 #228

Well ssid obamanut2012 Dec 2021 #276

Like my momma said: It tells more about the haters than the hated. Jakes Progress Dec 2021 #278

Talk show hosts have lots of guests. betsuni Dec 2021 #208

Excellent observations... AND questions. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #212

Apparently a free car is not enough. lapucelle Dec 2021 #233

Bees! NurseJackie Dec 2021 #236

Let's not forget about tax on gifts nitpicker Dec 2021 #249

Phil Donahue True Blue American Dec 2021 #214

Unadulterated Venom. OneBro Dec 2021 #217

So true. nt ecstatic Dec 2021 #227

+1 MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #268

She's an entertainer and she's promoted a lot of harmful anti-science on her show. yardwork Dec 2021 #224

Happy New Year to everyone twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #229

Hah! Butterflies Dec 2021 #254

DU can be a tough crowd. twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #256

Lol Solomon Dec 2021 #261

K and r. Treefrog Dec 2021 #230

You forgot Brainstormy Dec 2021 #234

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2021 #247

What the hell?! madamesilverspurs Dec 2021 #248

I don't like it either MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #259

Proudly calling out Oprah as a flawed person and entertainer. Shameful she will not denounce Dr. Oz. Tommymac Dec 2021 #251

You're getting Covid! And you're getting Covid! 7wo7rees Dec 2021 #253

Get it out of your system gulliver Dec 2021 #255

Trunp is a fraud who should have been in prison with rape e jean cartoll Arlandolcantley Dec 2021 #257

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2021 #272

Wow, I've been here for years LittleGirl Dec 2021 #258

Oprah isn't perfect but then who is? MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #264

I think she did Democrats a favor by not endorsing Oz. WarGamer Dec 2021 #260

I've never liked her either. Phil Donahue was amazing! nt SylviaD Dec 2021 #263

Oprah has many flaws, like all of us, but Sunsky Dec 2021 #269

+1 betsuni Dec 2021 #273

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Dec 2021 #270