Thursday, December 12, 2013

Race Hoax Backlash?: Golden Globes Snub Oprah




PLAYING THE RACE CARD


Race Hoax Backlash?: Golden Globes Snub Oprah
by John Nolte 12 Dec 2013, 8:09 AM PDT
Oprah Winfrey did everything expected of her. She co-starred in an "important" movie -- one about American racism, no less! "The Butler" was also a box office hit and her performance critically lauded.  On top of that, Oprah's pro-Obama bona fides are in proper order and during "The Butler's" promotional blitz, Oprah even claimed she had been the victim of racism at a luxury Swiss boutique. And yet, despite hitting every necessary sweet spot during awards season, Oprah was snubbed by the Golden Globes Thursday.

The snub might be the result of a backlash against the talk-titan billionaire, who was forced to walk back her claim of being a victim of racism after the Swiss sales clerk in question branded the mogul a liar.

Oprah's story was always fishy. It was just a little too neat that while promoting a film with a heavy racial theme, Oprah was handed a perfect anecdote about being a victim of racism herself -- while shopping for a $38,000 purse. Most fishy, though, was Oprah's refusal to name the store, which made her claim all the more difficult to verify.

Despite Oprah's best efforts to compartmentalize the alleged incident into nothing more than a perfect publicity tour anecdote, the whole thing got away from her. The story exploded into a worldwide scandal and the entire country of Switzerland ended up apologizing for the incident. But it all began to unravel when the nameless, faceless sales clerk in question refused to take the accusation sitting down.

And what was Oprah's response to being called a liar by someone she claimed was racist? Rather than outrage, Oprah issued a non-apology apology, and did so with egg all over her face.

Naturally, the same mainstream media that breathlessly reported Oprah's spurious claim as though it were written by God on a stone tablet, downplayed Oprah's back-peddling. But the damage had been done. Even though no one wanted to say so out loud, Oprah looked ridiculous.

While it is true that left-wing Hollywood loves a race hoax every bit as much as the media, what they don't like is an amateurish one that hurts the cause. Also, Hollywood likely feels that the whole fumbled mess made Oprah look a little too needy in her grasp for an Oscar -- something that has always been frowned upon during awards season, when you are expected to keep your needy graspiness behind closed doors.

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is a friend of Rufus Williams, a friend of Maya Angelou, an actor in The Butler, and was a guest at Mellody L. Hobson’s 2013 wedding.

Note: Rufus Williams is a friend of Oprah Winfrey, was a producer for the Oprah Winfrey Show, a VP & CFO for the Harpo Entertainment Group, and the president of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education.
Norman R. Bobins was a member of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Penny S. Pritzker was a member of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education, is married to Bryan Traubert, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
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David J. Vitale is the president of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Clare M. Munana was a member of the Chicago (IL) Board of Education, is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a Harvard University professor, an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
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Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Sundance Institute, the Brookings Institution (think tank), the Children's Defense Fund, and the Robin Hood Foundation.  
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Richard M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the Chicago (IL) mayor, Michelle Obama was his staffer, and Valerie B. Jarrett was his deputy chief of staff.
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R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Mellody L. Hobson is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and Oprah Winfrey was a guest at her 2013 wedding.
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration, and her great uncle is Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), an Oak Bluffs (MA) homeowner, a trustee at Howard University, a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).
Dianne Atkinson Hudson was a trustee at Howard University, a VP at Harpo Productions Inc., the president of the Oprah Winfrey Foundation, an executive producer for the Oprah Winfrey Show, and is Oprah Winfrey’s special adviser.
Maya Angelou is a friend of Oprah Winfrey, and was a director at the Children's Defense Fund.
Oprah Winfrey is a friend of Maya Angelou, an actor in The Butler, a friend of Rufus Williams, and was a guest at Mellody L. Hobson’s 2013 wedding.
Weinstein Company is the distributor for The Butler.
Harvey Weinstein is the co-founder & co-chairman for the Weinstein Company, and a director at the Robin Hood Foundation.
















 



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