She spoke truthfully about her roots, thereby reminding us of our own roots and how far we (especially women) have come.
Why in the world would Oprah want to be president? She is beloved around the world. And that's a hard thing to pull off when you're a billionaire. The minute she would announce her candidacy, half the people in this country would hate her. Who needs that?
And there are other billionaires who are working hard to make our globe a better place.
Billionaire Bill Gates spends his time and money working for public health around the world. He gets bad feedback from some folks here because he works mostly on the African continent but even our isolationists need to understand that we all benefit when polio and AIDS are eradicated.
Billionaire Melinda Gates is changing the world by helping women and girls not get pregnant if they don't want to. This is a cause close to my heart. It's about empowerment. And it's about a better quality of life for all of us.
Billionaire Bono does the same thing. And we could name several others who are using their vast wealth to change the world for the better.
But Oprah didn't talk about them. She mentioned Sidney Poitier but she talked more about Recy Taylor and Rosa Parks and their ...ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning even during our darkest nights...A new day is on the horizon.
Thank you Oprah. Please keep doing what you are doing.
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