Oprah-tunity knocks!

Wow, did you see the Golden Globes last night? I know, right? Wait, that's a lie, I don't know, because I sort of hate award shows, but apparently it was amazing. Not the film and television industry patting itself on the back for three hours or whatever, but because of the emphasis on toppling the patriarchy. Well, as much patriarchy toppling as can be expected from an awards show.

Pictured: The soon to be toppled Patriarchy. 

"We're going to hold on the music,
Oprah just brought up Rosa Parks..."

Oh, and maybe Oprah Winfrey just started her campaign for President. No, really. Winfrey gave an incread-yeah, that sounded weird. Oprah, gave an incredible-it sounds weird to call her Winfrey, right? Anyway, Oprah, who had won the Cecil B. DeMille award for outstanding achievement in the field of entertainment, used her acceptance speech to tell a moving personal story about race, justice and the struggle for equality instead of, you know, 'thanks for the statue thing,' and today the internet was awash in Oprah 2020 speculation.

She managed in an eight minute award acceptance speech to say more about what's wrong with America and what needs to change than Donald Trump has said in a full year of mean-spirited tweets. Granted, most of his tweets are baseless accusations, self aggrandizement and thin-skinned whining, but still...

Oprah, somehow managing to sound Presidential without bragging
about how stable she is, or ranting about crooked Hillary. 

Above: Hogan Gidley, looking
pretty much like what you'd expect.

Of course, institutionally incapable of not helping the opposition, White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley was asked what the administration thought of Oprah running:

"We welcome the challenge, whether it be Oprah Winfrey or anybody else..."

-Hogan Gidley, being fairly cocky

for a guy working for a President

with a 37% approval rating

She even made the cover of
O magazine. Can you believe it?

Yeah, but should you? Welcome the challenge I mean. People love Oprah. Love her. And Trump? Well, sure, some people love him, but then some people also love chewing tobacco so...here we are. But is any of this real? I mean it's one speech, right? Yes. But it was one speech that wasn't a baffling rage smoothy full of divisiveness, vitriol and bragging about ratings for The Apprentice, which is pretty goddamn refreshing. And Oprah herself is supposedly giving it some serious thought, but that's according to unnamed sources who I suppose could be anyone from Gail and Stedman to some intern at CNN. Who can say? But still, it's exciting isn't it? And it's not like 'President Oprah' is any weirder a concept than anything else we've experienced in the last couple years.

And yes, I know, it's kind of hypocritical for us to get excited about the possibility that a billionaire with a business empire, a TV show and no political experience running might run for President. But she's a billionaire with a business empire, TV show and no political experience who knows how to be a person, so advantage: Oprah.

Besides, it's not like anyone else in the DNC is raising their hands
yet. I mean, c'mon, Trump's the least popular president since James
Buchanan, and he let the Civil War happen. You can do this!