I agree, Oprah has a lot of power and seems to influence a great many people. Remember a few years back when she told her audience she would no longer eat beef because of the risk of mad cow disease?? She was sued by people in the beef industry because they said their sales dropped because of her comment. It just goes to show how much power the woman has. What scares me is that she is into all this New Age spirituality stuff, and I’m sure that the recent popularity of the New Age movement has a lot to do with Oprah. I know firsthand how much influence Oprah has–a relative of mine seems to take everything she says as gospel. If Oprah says it, then it must be true. Watch an episode of hers sometime and see what I mean. Notice how the audience seems to nod their heads in agreement to anything and everything Oprah says. If Oprah likes something, the audience shows their approval by cheering and going crazy. One time she had her make-up artist on the show, who she is obviously crazy about, and when she introduced him to the audience they got so excited and screamed and cheered as if they were losing their minds. If Oprah is disapproving of something, the audience also follows suit. I just think it is frightening how she is able to influence so many people. If she wanted to start a cult, she would have no problem getting followers. OK, I will get off my Oprah rant for now.
