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Posted by joan on November 6, 2008, 2:08 pm
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Dear Oprah
I don't know if this letter will ever get to you but I had to write and share my feelings with you. Over the years, I have always admired you and have only dreamed about coming to your show. You have educated us on so many subjects like health, worldly issues, abuse etc. I would always watch your show and would just be in amazement. I truly admired you and thought you were one of the strongest women I have ever seen. I never saw color with you. I saw you as a woman and I mean that truly. I admired you for your accomplishments and natural ability to speak and the equal love for people that I thought you had.
However during this whole election process my feelings for you have deminished and frankly I never want to watch your show again and truly hope the people who put you in the position you now hold will bring you back down. I know that is harsh to say but you have shown me and olthers your true feelings of white people. This election is all about race for you and a good majority of the black community. If I hear one more time "We did it" , "this is historic", "this is about equality for people of color" etc etc.. I am going to scream.
This election never was or should have been about race!!! This is about our country and worldly issuses that we are dealing with and where we are headed as a country. Some where along the line it became about race. A major majority of the black and hispanic community did not care about Obama's reputation, past, religious beliefs, how he feels about the american flag or Anthem to just mention a few. They just wanted a black president. It was all about making a point. I do not care that Obama is black one bit and I mean that wilth alll my heart. I don't care if our President is white, black, hispanic, Oriental, male or female. It was about charactor, experience, beliefs and ability for me and should be for all Americans but it wasn't. It was all about putting a black man in office to prove a point and for more restitution for slavery period!!! If white people acted or said half the things that have been said by the black community we would be in a civil war right now. I can't even imagine the riots, law suits or division this world would be in right now if we ran around like we were on fire screaming McCain's name like he was the second coming of Jesus much less saying "Yeah we did it", "this is historic" etc....Or how about white people going to homeless shelters or drug shelters and recruiting people to vote. You going to sit there and tell me those people were not influenced on who to vote for and you had a hand in that. When will this revenge stop. This became a racial campaign plain and simple and you used your power, ability and money to fuel the fire.
I am beyond disappointed in you and will not support your show, magazine or you in any way again. You are a fake and hide behind your show and money.
The decision is made now and we have to deal with the consequences. I pray for this country and for the people and their hearts of this country. God have mercy on us.
Joan Gant
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