tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post3261630526958568091..comments2024-01-20T10:32:53.309+10:00Comments on CairnsBlog.net: Campaign to stop Oprah coming to Cairns was a successMichael P Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02890121680113642715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-33101314267553175902010-12-17T07:55:19.591+10:002010-12-17T07:55:19.591+10:00What has the good works Oprah has done to do with ...What has the good works Oprah has done to do with the fact that her show is utter trash and crap ? It is easy for a Zillionaire to be a philanthropist.<br /><br />It is a bit like saying that pokies are great, because part of the revenue provides sporting facilities. Yes, it is true, but where does this revenue come from in the first place ?<br /><br />And to lie back and enjoy this crap you need a lobotomy first.<br /><br />When I see people holed up in an air-conditioned room, with the curtains drawn, watching trashy American TV, Jerry Springer, Dr. Phil, Oprah, Ricky Lake, Martha Stewart,etc. etc. hour after hour, I feel an instant depression coming on.(and I have observed this only in the line of duty, not on social visits).<br /><br />Why live in one of the most beautiful places on earth, if you can't even go outside and appreciate and enjoy it ? You might as well live in the desert or in Siberia or some other godforsaken place.<br /><br />I for one do not think it is inevitable that we will become American and I will resist the onslaught of this dumbed-down non-culture till the day I die.<br /><br />And if Oprah had gone to Yarrabah or Wujal Wujal she might well have turned off some potential ignorant American tourists, but at least she would have done something more worthwhile than flogging crappy American products that nobody needs.<br /><br />I wouldn't expect an influx of American tourists anyway. People in the greatest capitalist land of the world are lucky to get 2 weeks holiday a year. Hardly enough time for a trip to Oz.Now that's what I call progress. All work and no play. It's not strange they enjoy shooting each other as much as they do.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217897938804789667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-72788220151096103452010-12-16T18:40:42.336+10:002010-12-16T18:40:42.336+10:00Nicko,
You obviously don't have a clue about O...Nicko,<br />You obviously don't have a clue about Oprah and the good works she's done in the USA, South Africa, and elsewhere. We should be thankful she didn't point her cameras at our aboriginal communities - it would have put the Americans right off visiting Australia. <br /><br />The reality is we're all rapidly becoming Americans here. After Austar and Foxtel started some ten years ago, the flood of American television along with the films has meant we're more and more like the 51st state every day. <br /><br />I say when it's inevitable, lie back and enjoy it.Bryan Outlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14425331956520386092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-19379188661316262032010-12-16T13:27:23.551+10:002010-12-16T13:27:23.551+10:00I saw a short segment of her "show". She...I saw a short segment of her "show". She was flogging some disgusting looking chocolate crap, some foul looking instant lasagna, a useless cooking contraption and a book on weight-loss, all at the same time.<br /><br />And the brain-dead crowd went wild !<br /><br />This hideous woman represents the very worst aspect of American "culture" and the punters are loving it.<br /><br />Pity she didn't come to Cairns. A week at Yarrabah or Wujal Wujal would have done her the world of good.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14217897938804789667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878592054777492431.post-41633445583750992642010-12-16T12:50:11.366+10:002010-12-16T12:50:11.366+10:00Oprah who?Oprah who?Hans Van Veluwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883239441648828881noreply@blogger.com