Friday, April 21, 2006
Our Newest Op Ed...
Oprah blends confusion with compassion
- By Michael M. Bates
You think Tom Cruise hopping up and down on Oprah's couch was as silly as it can get? You must have missed the talk show queen’s recent program about people living on low wages.
Claiming that 30 million Americans are working full time but are still stuck in poverty, Miss Winfrey cited the statistic as a "shameful secret" proving that the promise of the American dream has been broken. But there's more:
"This is why New Orleans happened. This is why it happened. Because you had people who were working, service people, minimum wage jobs, working people who didn't have the resources to go anywhere. That's the point. That's the point."...........................
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- By Michael M. Bates
You think Tom Cruise hopping up and down on Oprah's couch was as silly as it can get? You must have missed the talk show queen’s recent program about people living on low wages.
Claiming that 30 million Americans are working full time but are still stuck in poverty, Miss Winfrey cited the statistic as a "shameful secret" proving that the promise of the American dream has been broken. But there's more:
"This is why New Orleans happened. This is why it happened. Because you had people who were working, service people, minimum wage jobs, working people who didn't have the resources to go anywhere. That's the point. That's the point."...........................
Click HERE To Read On
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