Oprah Winfrey, America’s favourite daytime TV star, has refused to have Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin as a guest on her talk show.

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“When I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates,” she said in a statement.

Winfrey’s statement slammed reports on Drudge that there was a fierce debate going on among her staff about having Palin on as a guest. Winfrey called the story “categorically untrue” and said there had been no discussion about having Palin on during the election.

“I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over,” Winfrey said.

O, The Oprah Magazine
Letter from the Editor
9/7/08

Dear Readers,

I control the daytime television airwaves. I’m one of the most
respected voices of the African-American community in the United
States. I am the richest woman on Earth – that’s right, I’m still richer than J.K. Rowling and
she’s sold five trillion copies of Harry Potter.

So, what is there left for me to conquer?

I’ve decided to defy logic itself.

When I decided to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates.

But wait, isn’t taking a public stance for a candidate using my show as a platform for a candidate?

Yes.

Then…

Exactly.

What?

Oprah. There is no debate about whether or not Governor Palin will be a guest on my show.

But isn’t the very fact that you have to make a statement clearing up confusion on the matter proving that there is a debate?

What debate?

About having Governor Palin as a guest –

We have no guests.

Yes you do! You interview guests! You have a primarily female audience! It is ridiculous to say that her name wouldn’t have at least been mentioned as a possibility to –

I agree that Governor Palin would be a fantastic interview.

Yes! There you -

So that is why I cannot interview her.

What?!

Desire is suffering.

Wait, are you Buddhist or just being illogical? And why is this a conversation? Isn’t this a letter that you yourself are writing for the front of your magazine?

Why would I have a magazine?

Exactly! I don’t know! There is no reason that Oprah should have a magazine.

So perhaps I have already defied logic?

Yeah…yeah, I guess so.

You guess so? Or you guess O?

I guess O.

Do you guess O? Or do you know O?

I know O.

Do you know O? O do you O O?

I O O.

O,
O

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