Day 8 of the 30-day Blogging Challenge
By Staingirl Elle
Kaye sent me this hilarious video of Dennis Leary on the Dave Letterman Show. Leary was telling Letterman about his book in which he dedicates a whole chapter to Oprah. He had to check out Oprah since all the females around him have the “Oprah says…” thing going on. He fully expected to hate her. So he went online to see what he could learn. And to Dennis Leary’s amazement, he found her to be quite informative. Apparently, learning that you can actually break a penis from Oprah gave him a new found respect for her. Check out what he has to say (it may take a moment to appear):
Who woulda thunk it? Well, I have to admit that I too am occasionally guilty of the “Oprah says…” syndrome. Her show is a fountain of knowledge. I made my kids watch the episode where Dr. Laura Berman talked to two teenagers who thought they were ready for sex, with occasional interjections of Oprah’s insight. By the end of the show that girl had her chastity belt tied on tight.
And the male perspective? Well, from what I hear, some men seem to think that Oprah leads the male-bashing parade. But my man knows otherwise. He tuned in on the day that Dr. Oz advised the women to show their husbands some love on a regular (preferably daily) basis. This would keep the men’s plumbing going and the ticker working. He may not be into watching her on a regular basis. But he now considers her a wise woman with an informative show.
Any woman who offers credible medical opinion on the benefits of a daily spoonful of lovin’ for men is going to be respected by men;-) My beef with Oprah is that I find her quick to jump on bandwagons and she has no qualms about featuring anyone and everyone who’s come out with a book on a disease du jour. For medical advice, I’m wary. And I don’t think I could every forgive her for unleashing Dr. Phil on the public. Apart from that, I can relate to her thirst for knowledge – seems intrinsic to us Aquarians. We want to be walking encyclopedias.
DD
Forgot to say: the video never appeared for me.
Never mind. There it is
Hi Daydreaming David!! Thank you for your great thoughts!! I’m going to have to defer to you and Elle on this one because I don’t get to watch that much TV and that includes Oprah. As you know, I’d rather write.
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Hey DD, I’m not totally sure I agree with you. I love Oprah – don’t get to watch her because she comes on during working hours, and sometimes the subjects just aren’t dvr-worthy. But I do think she tries to find the best doctors and experts. I love Dr. Oz, and Dr. Phil was ok when he was on her show – his current show is iffy. In any case I’m with Letterman – you gotta give her props. She puts her money where her mouth is. I truly believe that she is out to entertain and inform, and she gives back heavily. I do think that her viewers could be a little more discriminating. No matter how wise one may think O is, she is only human, and it is up to her viewers to decide for themselves what they do with her info. Thanks for all your comments.
Maybe I was a bit harsh about the “anyone and everyone”. I’m basing my opinion on what’s she covered about thyroid disease and she doesn’t have the best medical advice for that, so it puts me on guard for everything else. But you’re right, we have to give her props. She has done amazing things with her knowledge and platform.
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