Oprah Claims She Was Unaware Of Dem's Checkered Past

[loco]

Oprah Claims She Was Unaware Of Dem's Checkered Past, Still Plans To Fundraise For Her

03/19/2014

An Oprah Winfrey spokeswoman said Wednesday that Winfrey would still attend a fundraiser for Lavern Chatman, a friend running for the Democratic nomination in Virginia's 8th Congressional District, and that the media-powerhouse did not know that the candidate was convicted of fraud in 2001.

“Ms. Winfrey is attending to support her friend,” Winfrey spokeswoman Nicole Nichols told The Washington Post of the April 5 fundraiser in Arlington, Va. “Ms. Winfrey was not aware of the charge.”

Chatman, a former head of the Northern Virginia Urban League, is one of 11 Democrats competing for the nomination to succeed retiring Rep. James P. Moran (D-Va.).

“Oprah is a good friend and we both share a passion for empowering women and girls for leadership,” Chatman said in a statement Tuesday. “I’m delighted she is coming to town to help with my congressional campaign.”

As Blue Virginia first reported, Chatman was convicted in 2001 for playing a role in a scheme to defraud hundreds of Washington, D.C. nursing home employees of at least $1.4 million in owed wages. Court documents show that she helped an owner of the nursing home management company avoid paying court-ordered damages by hiding his assets.

Winfrey has waded into politics infrequently. She endorsed President Barack Obama in 2007 as he ran in the Democratic presidential primary and hosted a campaign fundraiser for Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in 2013.

The Democratic primary on June 10 will likely determine the next representative of Virginia's 8th Congressional District, as Obama won it with 68 percent of the vote in 2012.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/19/oprah-lavern-chatman_n_4994035.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

[dario73]

Of course.

If it has a "D" next to name, it's all good.

Count Oprah among the low information voters.

[24KT]

Of course.

If it has a "D" next to name, it's all good.

Count Oprah among the low information voters.

Oh get over your own stupidity will ya? John McCain as well as the Bushes were all over the S&&L fiasco back in the day. Go google the Keating 5. Don't you get it? They're ALL corrupt, and as soon as they get into office they start pocketing as much cash as they can. It doesn't matter what party they belong to.

[dario73]

Oh get over your own stupidity will ya?

Count this windbag, half-wit among the low information voters.

Wait. Aren't you from Canada? If you are then that explains it.  Another stupid foreigner who concerns herself with american politics.

[Irongrip400]

Oh get over your own stupidity will ya? John McCain as well as the Bushes were all over the S&&L fiasco back in the day. Go google the Keating 5. Don't you get it? They're ALL corrupt, and as soon as they get into office they start pocketing as much cash as they can. It doesn't matter what party they belong to.

I need to get to that party, and quick.

[James28]

Count this windbag, half-wit among the low information voters.

Wait. Aren't you from Canada? If you are then that explains it.  Another stupid foreigner who concerns herself with american politics.

Being an immigrant yourself, I'd say that's a bit uncalled for and hypocritical.

[loco]

Being an immigrant yourself, I'd say that's a bit uncalled for and hypocritical.

Why?  Just curious.  Dario is an American citizen.  She, on the other hand, is a Canadian living in Canada.

[24KT]

Its uncalled for & hypocritical, because it presumes that only Americans are informed, and that those outside of America are uniformed. In addition to being uncalled for and hypocritical, its also procelessly ironic, because as the world has borne witness, ...especially these past 13 years, Americans are usually the least informed people on the planet, ...and much of Dario's scribblings on this board bear that out.

Yep, I'm right next door, ...and anyone who has a stupid neighbour who likes to smoke in bed, or bring the propane BBQ's indoors, is gonna keep an eye on them, while making sure they have working fire & carbon monoxide detectors in their own home.

When a mouse lays down to sleep with an elephant, ...she sleeps with one eye open. You never know what kind of mischief those crazy fuckers south of the border are capable of creating. You gotta constantly watch 'em. They're worse than bratty defiant seven yr. olds. They're bratty 7 yr olds with guns, tanks, and bloody drones.

[24KT]

I need to get to that party, and quick.

LOL

There's another party taking place, with kind of the same numbers, ...except this one is legal.
Check you PM's.

[polychronopolous]

Foreigners posts about U.S. politics should be 1/10th font size of the true America citizens.

[24KT]

Foreigners posts about U.S. politics should be 1/10th font size of the true America citizens.

There ya go again with that attitude of "American Exceptionalism" &"entitlement", Stop it!  
Haven't these attitudes gotten your country into enough trouble already? Sheesh! Some people never learn!

[polychronopolous]

There ya go again with that attitude of "American Exceptionalism" &"entitlement", Stop it!  
Haven't these attitudes gotten your country into enough trouble already? Sheesh! Some people never learn!

Until we start getting tens of "Canadian" (or ANY non U.S. country for that matter) threads then I'll see your point.

Until then, I think I will stick with the "exceptional" title

[24KT]

Until we start getting tens of "Canadian" (or ANY non U.S. country for that matter) threads then I'll see your point.

Until then, I think I will stick with the "exceptional" title

And it's precisely this attitude that keeps seeing you get your ass handed to you all around the world.

[Dos Equis]

Foreigners posts about U.S. politics should be 1/10th font size of the true America citizens.

 

[loco]

Foreigners posts about U.S. politics should be 1/10th font size of the true America citizens.

LOL