From the (very reputable) Financial Times:
In London, the local interest centres around the question of who will be the next US ambassador to Britain. If Obama wins, the guessing-game centres around Caroline Kennedy – a prominent Obama supporter, who spoke at the Democratic convention in Denver. This would be an interesting appointment, given that the last Kennedy to serve as US ambassador to Britain – Joe Kennedy – did not exactly cover himself in glory. He was forced to resign in 1940 after injudiciously suggesting that “democracy is finished in Englandâ€.
But there is also a far more interesting name doing the rounds than Caroline Kennedy – Oprah Winfrey. This is a bona fide rumour, put about by “well-placed sourcesâ€. The argument is that Oprah is also a prominent supporter of Obama and that she might be looking for a “change of direction†– having got bored with her mega-star status.
Oprah as a political ambassador?
I LOVE IT!!!
I just have one additional request: Can Lindsay Lohan be Drug Czar? Please? I don’t care who wins the whole President game as long as they appoint Lindsay Lohan as Drug Czar.
What do you guys think??
Thanks Caroline!
I think Oprah needs to lose some fucking weight!
Given the electoral process, it would hardly be surprising if the US British Ambassador was a talk-show host.
In that case, Lil Wayne for U S Secretary of Education.
If Oprah is anointed, I’ll dig a grave, lie in it, shoot myself, then roll over in it.
You people may be too young to remember that Frank Zappa was appointed and served as the ambassador to Belgium for a few years.
daver, i almost fell off my chair. i didn’t know that, but at least i’m old enough to know who frank zappa is so i can appreciate it.
I think this idea is a real winner. Obama owes Oprah, she has used her (considerable) power for good in supporting him and has refused to have Palin on her show.
I think Oprah can really add something to trans-Atlantic diplomacy: taking the emphasis off boring issues like military withdrawal from Iraq, NATO, the growing strength of the euro as the preferred global currency, nationalisation and regulation of banks, trade subsidies and climate change cooperation – and instead throw her energies into things that people really care about, like fluctuating weight, childhood molestation and what the cast of fucking ‘Friends’ are doing now.
Plus, if any awkward situations arise, e.g. the ‘extraordinary rendition’ of British citizens (which the Brits tend not to like), Opes can give everyone a widescreen TV and/or a fucking fridge. Problem solved! The Court of St James will never be the same!
LOL, Mcbiscuit!
Oprah is starting to look like Aretha Franklin’s sister.
Oprah can kiss my A$$!!….
She needs to shut up allready, that F-ing Phairasee!!!!!…………
And they thought Sarah Palin was unfit for her job…