Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) told ABC News "that when he was deciding who would take President Obama's Senate seat he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey."
Said Blagojevich: "She seemed to be someone who had helped Barack Obama in a significant way to become president," adding that "she had a much broader bully pulpit than a lot of senators."
Update: Oprah responds: "If I had been watching from the treadmill I probably would have fallen off the treadmill."
Monday, January 26, 2009
Oprah for Senate?
Blago considered Oprah for senate. Goddard of Political Wire writes:
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