Ari is right re Popular Culture

[malaise]

More people follow Oprah and Taylor than politics on cable
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[SheltieLover]

1. Absolutely TRUE!

When Stacey Abrams was running for Gov of GA, I engaged with a young Black woman at a restaurant who told me she is from GA.

When I told her Stacey was the first woman of color to represent a major political party in a race for gov of a state, no reaction. Like "meh..."

When I told her Oprah endorsed Stacey, her eyes got about the size of dinner plates and she reverently whispered "Oprah?"

I don't get it. Oprah is great, too, but come on!

[Wednesdays]

2. It's all because they saw her on TEEVEE!

Big part of the reason TCF rose to power.

[SheltieLover]

3. Ah, the stupid tube.

Yes, no doubt.

[malaise]

5. Valid point but it's true

How to reach people is a serious matter
I’m not a fan but she sure has. A following 😀

[SheltieLover]

11. I don't watch tv at all - haven't in years

Got sick of liars and general bs.

Yes, Oprah is a very successful, popular Black woman for sure.

[doc03]

4. I have think about whether Oprah is someone I would want endorsing anyone. She gave us Dr. OZ and

Dr. Phil just to name a couple of the shysters.

[SheltieLover]

12. No kidding

I'm not a fan, but she is a very successful Black woman. It was just stunning to me how the woman I spoke with was so taken with even Oprah's name, but no apparent respect for Stacey running for gov.

[H2O Man]

6. Of course.

It's been this way since back when John Lennon noted the Beatles were more popular with youth than Jesus.

Recommended.

[malaise]

7. Just the truth

Another truth is that Ari connects with young people.

[H2O Man]

8. Ari used to work

for the Center for Constitutional Rights. One of my late friend's sons worked with him there. The man is brilliant. I think that anyone who values the Constitution would appreciate him.

Also, in case those of my generation forget, we questioned everything and everybody when we were young. And we could tell who was honest, and who wasn't.

[malaise]

10. Indeed - he is brilliant

I also discovered that he went to the same high school (several years later) as Jimi Hendrix.

[SocialDemocrat61]

9. Does he?

What is the source of that? Please link. Thanks.