Take That, Oprah!

I am not a big fan of Oprah. I could write pages and pages explaining why. Suffice to say, though, that her general amazement about many things is annoying and, at times, astounding to me. How can a worldy woman like Oprah be so naïve? Or at the very least, think so many Americans are so naïve? I'm willing to concede, however...maybe I am the one who's naïve. Maybe America really is as in the dark as Oprah thinks it is. In any event, I am amused that Oprah got slammed at a literary convention. Though she hasn't responded, yet, I'm sure she's somewhere plotting her "statement" in defense of the behavior for which she was criticized. Worse, she may be developing a carefully crafted analysis and criticism of those who slammed her. I don't know about you, but I hope I can catch the convention excitement on C-SPAN this weekend.

Instead of taking pleasure in Oprah's bad press, perhaps I should be more concerned about that crazy Florida woman who adopted all those children to make money. How on earth can stuff like this happen and we don't even notice? Does this bring us full circle with the notion of naïveté? Are we all walking around in a sort of "I live in a perfect world" fog, unwilling to recognize the evils of the world? Is this how we maintain some sort of semblance of control over our otherwise scary world? Ignoring what's going on around us? Something to ponder...and for Shalane to get fired up over. Get your popcorn, because if she has time, it will be a long post to read.

10pm update: Long post to read, indeed. She never disappoints. I love it.