The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #101088   Message #2252925
Posted By: Azizi
03-Feb-08 - 11:56 PM
Thread Name: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Subject: RE: BS: Popular Views on Obama
Oprah, Stevie Wonder, Maria Shriver pitch Obama
By Michael Martinez

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/oprah_stevie_wonder_maria_shri.html

2/3/2008

LOS ANGELES -- Oprah Winfrey was greeted with a rousing ovation that seemed largely composed of women, especially when they responded to Oprah's remarks about women.

Also attending the rally was Michelle Obama, who escorted Stevie Wonder on stage, though both stumbled up the stairs. Wonder later joked: "By the way, I was so busy looking at the next first lady that I lost my way."

Wonder even sang a little dittie, with a harmonica, that was sung as if he were reciting the musical scales in ascending and descending order to the name of "Ba-rack O-ba-ma."

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I haven't been able to find a video of this yet. If I do, I'll post a link. If someone else does, please post.

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Btw, one quotable quote from Oprah's speech at that event was when she refuted the idea that she's a traitor to her gender because she didn't support Hillary Clinton [as some "fans" of her show have said] and on the idea that she's only supporting Obama "because he's Black." Oprah said something like "I'm not supporting Barack Obama because he's Black, I'm supporting him because he's brilliant!"