{"id":170973,"date":"2010-01-12T07:38:39","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T12:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/01\/12\/10-good-reasons-you-should-hate-oprah-winfrey\/"},"modified":"2010-01-12T07:38:39","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T12:38:39","slug":"10-good-reasons-you-should-hate-oprah-winfrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/170973","title":{"rendered":"10 Good Reasons You Should Hate Oprah Winfrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/5062269\/zqacm\/alternet~Good-Reasons-You-Should-Hate-Oprah-Winfrey\" >10 Good Reasons You Should Hate Oprah Winfrey                     <\/a><br \/>She&#8217;s an incredibly successful self-made philanthropist, yes. But she&#8217;s also a materialistic fat-shamer. And lest we forget, Dr. Phil is her fault.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/5062269\/zqacm\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>She&#039;s an incredibly successful self-made philanthropist, yes. But she&#039;s also a materialistic fat-shamer. And lest we forget, Dr. Phil is her fault.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey&#038;submitHeadline=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey&#038;title=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey&#038;title=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey&#038;t=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey&#038;title=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey&#038;title=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=10+Good+Reasons+You+Should+Hate+Oprah+Winfrey+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fmedia%2f145084%2f10_good_reasons_you_should_hate_oprah_winfrey\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/5062270\/zqacm\/alternet~What-Reids-Race-Gaffe-Tells-Us-About-Inequality\" >What Reid&#8217;s Race Gaffe Tells Us About Inequality                     <\/a><br \/>If we weeded out every lawmaker guilty of racial insensitivity, Congress would be empty. A far bigger problem is the structures of inequality reflected in gaffes like Reid&#8217;s.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/5062270\/zqacm\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>If we weeded out every lawmaker guilty of racial insensitivity, Congress would be empty. A far bigger problem is the structures of inequality reflected in gaffes like Reid&#039;s.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality&#038;submitHeadline=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality&#038;title=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality&#038;title=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality&#038;t=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality&#038;title=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality&#038;title=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=What+Reid%26%23039%3bs+Race+Gaffe+Tells+Us+About+Inequality+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2frights%2f145087%2fwhat_reid%27s_race_gaffe_tells_us_about_inequality\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/5062267\/zqacm\/alternet~Drumbeat-to-Boot-Geithner-Gets-Louder-on-Eve-of-Hearings-on-Disastrous-Economic-Crash\" >Drumbeat to Boot Geithner Gets Louder, on Eve of Hearings on Disastrous Economic Crash                      <\/a><br \/>The Treasury Secretary&#8217;s pro-Wall Street policies, along with those of adviser Larry Summers, are failing. Time to give them the boot.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/5062267\/zqacm\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Secretary&#039;s pro-Wall Street policies, along with those of adviser Larry Summers, are failing. Time to give them the boot.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_&#038;submitHeadline=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_&#038;title=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_&#038;title=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_&#038;t=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_&#038;title=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_&#038;title=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash+\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Drumbeat+to+Boot+Geithner+Gets+Louder%2c+on+Eve+of+Hearings+on+Disastrous+Economic+Crash++http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fworkplace%2f145070%2fdrumbeat_to_boot_geithner_gets_louder%2c_on_eve_of_hearings_on_disastrous_economic_crash_\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/5062268\/zqacm\/alternet~Pounds-Overweight-Got-High-Cholesterol-It-Could-Cost-You-Big-Unless-the-Dems-Fix-the-Health-Care-Bill\" >10 Pounds Overweight? Got High Cholesterol? It Could Cost You Big Unless the Dems Fix the Health Care Bill                     <\/a><br \/>A little-discussed provision of the Senate bill allows insurers to penalize subscribers by hundreds &#8212; and even thousands &#8212; of dollars for not meeting certain &quot;wellness targets.&quot;<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/5062268\/zqacm\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>A little-discussed provision of the Senate bill allows insurers to penalize subscribers by hundreds &#8212; and even thousands &#8212; of dollars for not meeting certain &quot;wellness targets.&quot;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill&#038;submitHeadline=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill&#038;title=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill&#038;title=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill&#038;t=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill&#038;title=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill&#038;title=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=10+Pounds+Overweight%3f+Got+High+Cholesterol%3f+It+Could+Cost+You+Big+Unless+the+Dems+Fix+the+Health+Care+Bill+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fpolitics%2f145038%2f10_pounds_overweight_got_high_cholesterol_it_could_cost_you_big_unless_the_dems_fix_the_health_care_bill\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif\"><\/a> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Good Reasons You Should Hate Oprah Winfrey She&#8217;s an incredibly successful self-made philanthropist, yes. But she&#8217;s also a materialistic fat-shamer. And lest we forget, Dr. Phil is her fault. She&#039;s an incredibly successful self-made philanthropist, yes. But she&#039;s also a materialistic fat-shamer. And lest we forget, Dr. Phil is her fault. 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