“Decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024,” Oprah Winfrey told the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday night in a semi-surprise visit to the town that made her famous. “Common sense tells us Kamala Harris and Tim Walz can give us decency and respect.”
“Let us chose common sense over nonsense,” Winfrey said in her 10-minute “the best of America” address to the thousands of delegates. “America is an ongoing project that required commitment …and every once in a while it requires standing up to life’s bullies.”
“When we stand together, it is impossible to conquer us.”
“No matter what ship our ancestors arrived on, we are all in the same boat now,” the former daytime TV queen informed the United Center with a quote from civil rights leader John Lewis. “We are beyond ridiculous tweets and tomfoolery,” Winfrey added, in a clear swipe at GOP candidate Donald Trump.
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Trump wasn’t the only Republican that self-declared Independent Winfrey took to task. The American icon mocked GOP VP candidate Sen J.D. Vance (D-OH) for slagging “childless cat ladies” who are supposedly both ruling and ruining the country.
“When a house is on fire, we don’t ask about the homeowner’s race or religion,” Winfrey said. “We don’t wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No, we just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out, too.”
She also took the cruelty and hate Tump and his MAGA supporters vent to a very personal place.
“I’ve lived in Mississippi, in Tennessee, in Wisconsin, Maryland, Indiana, Florida, Hawaii, Colorado, California and sweet home Chicago,” Oprah told the crowd. “I’ve seen racism and sexism and income inequality and division. I’ve not only seen it, at times I’ve been on the receiving end of it. But more often than not, what I’ve witnessed and experienced are human beings, both conservative and liberal, who may not agree with each other, but who still help you in a heartbeat if you are in trouble. These are the people who make me proud to say that I am an American.”
Jumping ahead of Trump in the polls, Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver his own speech to the DNC on Thursday in an acceptance speech as the first Black woman to be nominated for president by a major American political party.
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