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Palin Finally Gets on the Oprah Show
Oprah Winfrey, the daytime interviewing diva, will finally interview former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin on November 16th. This interview will be over a year past the time when viewers actually wanted Oprah to interview Sarah Palin, but it finally will happen because of Sarah Palin's new book, Going Rogue: An American Life.Going Rogue: An American Life is set to be released on November 17th, the day after Palin's Oprah interview. It is listed at Amazon.com for $9 for the hardcover copy. Palin's book just reached #2 on Amazon's Bestseller list only topped by Stephen King's new book Under the Dome: A Novel which will be released on November 10th.
Oprah stirred up a lot of controversy last September when she refused to have Sarah Palin on her show. Viewers were upset because Oprah had already had presidential candidate Barack Obama on twice. However, when Oprah Winfrey made a decision to publicly back a candidate she said that she would not use her show as a "political platform".
Now that Sarah Palin has a book coming out, she is more than welcome on Oprah. Barack Obama was on the Oprah show in 2005 and 2006 promoting his books.
Is this a way that Oprah is trying to appease lost viewers who were upset over preferential treatment of Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign? Regardless of not granting Sarah Palin or Barack Obama an interview during the presidential campaign, Oprah still stumped for Obama and took time off of her show to campaign for him.
Harpo Productions announced the Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey will meet for the first time on the November 16th show. No rehearsal dinner scheduled and no quick handshake in the hall beforehand. The interview questions should prove interesting. Hopefully, Oprah will be able to stick to the book.
The publisher of Going Rogue: An American Life is set to print 1.5 million copies for the first printing. This is a huge number and only one question remains. Will Oprah's interview increase the sales of Sarah Palin's book?
Comments
I saw the interview and found both Oprah and Palin to be professional. I am not a fan of Sarah Palin though.
I think Oprah's a diva, too. I pretty much echo Tammy here. Nice article, Kim.
I am curious to see the Palin interview on Oprah! I wish I have a DVR (=
Oh my...interesting comments, Kim! I never, ever, watch Oprah, but I will try to catch this show because of its significance! I am also anxious to read Sarah's book as well! You did a really good job on this report! Kudos to you! Sorry I am a bit behind...life keeps getting in the way!
Oh, so NOW the Oprah wants to interview her? Funny, eh? Not a fan of Palin, but still a HUGE fan of 'what's fair is fair'. Great reporting, Kim!
I don't care for Palin at all, but I would be interested in reading her book and learning more about the things in her life.
Great topic. I always love articles that generate such an uproar in comments :)
Last I checked - since this is still the United States of America - the writer of this article is entitled to her opinion. If somebody disagrees with what she writes that's their right also. Oh wait - I forgot that only the people who agree with Oprah and all of her followers are allowed to have an opinion. I guess everyone with a different opinion is supposed to bite their tongue - so there you have it Kim - only Oprahbama people are allowed to speak now.
Oprah has every right to have whoever she does or does not want to have on HER show. I never had a problem with her picking and choosing. Oprah is a diva, and that's not a bad thing and she does have a right to pick sides, as do you. I hope the interview "sticks to the book" because I don't think that there is a need to continuously hash out the 2008 election and from the reviews I read, the book actually has a lot of interesting information that can be brought out in the interview. The interview is supposed to be about the book....so I hope it is. I really didn't think I stated anything derogatory with this article. I'm sorry that you think so.
Sooboo
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10/26/2009
Kim - there is a HUGE difference between inviting a Presidential candidate onto your show and inviting a Vice-Presidential candidate onto your show. You don't seem to be bothered by the fact that Oprah didn't invite Joe Biden, or even John McCain onto her show. Or did you forget that McCain was actually the one running for President on your side?
What I disagree with is your tone - you call Oprah a diva, you don't think it's right for her to take sides, although YOU obviously do, and you hope that the interview is about Sara Palin's side of the story when you hope they "stick to the book." For the sake of our amazing country I hope Oprah strays far from the book, provides some needed balance to Palin's story and brings more of Palin's many shortcomings out into the light for all of us to see.
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