During a speech on Monday at a Baltimore fundraiser for Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School, Oprah Winfrey talked about how rich she was and how fantastic it was. Seriously.
“I have lots of things, like all these Manolo Blahniks. I have all that and I think it’s great. I’m not one of those people like, ‘Well, we must renounce ourselves.’ No, I have a closet full of shoes and it’s a good thing. I was coming back from Africa on one of my trips. I had taken one of my wealthy friends with me. She said, ‘Don’t you just feel guilty? Don’t you just feel terrible?’ I said, ‘No, I don’t. I do not know how me being destitute is going to help them.’ Then I said when we got home, ‘I’m going home to sleep on my Pratesi sheets right now and I’ll feel good about it.’ “
It’s about time somebody had the guts to talk about how awesome being rich is. What’s the point of owning a solid gold toilet if poor people won’t let me enjoy it?
okiedoke | April 12, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Finally – somebody admits it’s COOL TO BE RICH!!!!
Akapee | April 12, 2006 at 2:00 pm
I like it when rich ppl feel comfortable with their wealth and want to shit on the heads of all poor ppl in the world
Akapee | April 12, 2006 at 2:01 pm
I like it when rich ppl feel comfortable with their wealth and want to shit on the heads of all poor ppl in the world
Akapee | April 12, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Damn okiedoke….
Dark Procrastinator | April 12, 2006 at 2:03 pm
It’s also cool when you start losing all the money.
okiedoke | April 12, 2006 at 2:04 pm
Sorry – I don’t begrudge Oprah her wealth. I do not worship at the altar of Oprah, however, at LEAST she does some good with her money.
Leonie | April 12, 2006 at 2:07 pm
I say girlfriend earnt it fair and square. It’s not like she’s keeping it all to herself either. She had nothing, worked her arse off, and now she’s rich. Isn’t that what America is supposed to be all about? I say good on her.
RobotAttack | April 12, 2006 at 2:07 pm
well it sounds like she phrased some things a bit snooty but hell I probably would be a bit snooty too if I were a friggin’ billionare! Besides she does good things with her money, she shouldn’t feel guilty for what she has earned.
okiedoke | April 12, 2006 at 2:09 pm
#7 and #8 – that’s right! You damn skippy! I don’t see anybody asking these greedy ass corporate executives to apologize for the wealth they robbed from people’s 401k’s, I mean, “earned.”
Jacq | April 12, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Angel Network, giving money away, good stuff, blah, blah, blah.
Finally someone says, “I’m rich, motherfucker! And I love it!” The best part is that I TOTALLY know how she feels.
Stating that her being poor wouldn’t help them – completely true. If she and all rich people were to give away all of their hard-earned money to put everyone on an even keel – well, that’s called communism.
shell | April 12, 2006 at 2:12 pm
I must be total po white trash because I have no idea what a Pratesi sheet is.
Kfir | April 12, 2006 at 2:14 pm
She’s reached the point where greenbacks are toilet paper substitute.
Sidius | April 12, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Oprah is a douchebag. I have been saying so for years but no one would listen. I was like the lone crazy person in a sea full of brainwashed Oprah lovers.
I remember seeing a clip of her (from her show) a few years back talking to her audience about these new 2000 thread count sheets she just bought and how comfortable they were, and all I could think was “What is wrong with this out-of-touch bitch? Who the hell buys 2000 thread count sheets and how much would that shit even cost?”
Oprah is totally out of touch with the common man anymore and has been for a while. I get it she was poor and now she is rich – and apparently now she is also a douchebag.
Libraesque | April 12, 2006 at 2:15 pm
Bullshit “does good things with her money” She could single handedly bring back the city of New Orleans if she had a mind to, instead she donated the same amount of money, and NOT the same amount of time as stars like Matthew McConahay (sp? you know who) and Harry Connick Jr., and they aren’t billionares. I was horrified in the weeks following Katrina when she continued in her little bubble world , giving out 1,000.00 meaningless gifts to her audience. She should be ashamed.
UNWASHEDMASSES | April 12, 2006 at 2:15 pm
Isn’t she a Democrat? Isn’t she supposed to feel guilty about being wealthy?
lebowski | April 12, 2006 at 2:18 pm
I’ve hated Oprah before I even knew who she was; when I was a small thing, throwing my organic strained fruits all over the poor children in my preschool with my custom-made silver spoon.
Gosh, those were the days!
tits_on_snack | April 12, 2006 at 2:19 pm
it’s nice to be rich? in other news, the sky is blue.
mmmmmmh | April 12, 2006 at 2:20 pm
fuck her
Derek Hail | April 12, 2006 at 2:23 pm
I don’t really like Oprah.
honeycomb's_big_yeahyeahyeah | April 12, 2006 at 2:26 pm
Damn, at least she’s not an apologist.
O’s inspired me to stop guiltivating over my own conspicuous consumption. My conspicuous consumption of lattes. I generally feel like crap about it too, especially since motivational speakers always use the “latte a day” analogy to talk about retirement savings.
I don’t own pants though, so it balances out.
“I’ve been poor and I’ve been rich. Rich is better.”
oshkoshb-goshdammgosh | April 12, 2006 at 2:27 pm
Oprah’s wealthy friend continued to say, “You mean, you don’t feel bad knowing you could take a pair of those shoes and feed that starving family over their and buy their children a years-worth of pediatric care?” Oprah said, “Nope.”
“You could even just take one shoe, or a piece of one shoe, and buy them school supplies and a roof for their shack. Hell, you could take a shit and put it in a jar and sell it on Ebay and the money would supply the whole village with clean drinking water for a year. You couldn’t just give them some spare change from the cushions of your private jet?” Oprah said, “No way, bitch.” Her friend admonished, “How about just a couple bottles of that purified water you use to wash your dog, or some of that cure for AIDS you carry in that vial around your neck?” Oprah screamed, “Shut up, bitch! I earned this money, I’m going to enjoy it! I just donated a million dollars to my magazine the other day. You people are trying to bleed me dry!!! God, it’s as hot as Africa in this bitch – Steadman, pour some more champagne on my feet, they’re sweaty.”
TaiTai | April 12, 2006 at 2:28 pm
Don’t start me on Oprah. Isn’t EVERY SINGLE SHOW she ever has geared toward how great she is, and how generous she is, and how it is all about HER? Yeah, yeah, Oprah, you are one of us, only richer. Just listen to her shows, people, how every subject comes back to her. The only good she does is to make herself look better. Can’t even watch her show at all anymore even though I live in a foreign country where hers is one of only about 5 shows we get in English! I would rather watch “Baywatch,” and that should tell you something.
LRonHubbaHubba | April 12, 2006 at 2:31 pm
Pratesi sheets! Oh how I hate that bitch.
I often struggle with the dilemma of college funds for my kids or Pratesi sheets. So far the little brats have lucked out.
honeycomb's_big_yeahyeahyeah | April 12, 2006 at 2:34 pm
On a less ritzy note, once I was so thirsty but weak with hangover that I fished a dead spider out of a cast iron kettle and drank the murkiness therein.
I was camping, there was nothing else.
MeanNate | April 12, 2006 at 2:34 pm
At least I have something to look forward to when I’m rich.
Italian Stallion | April 12, 2006 at 2:37 pm
All that money and your still a fat fucking pig, what a arrogant piece of shit, fucking mully…..
Chrystal03 | April 12, 2006 at 2:37 pm
Crap…I chipped a nail!!!
PapaHotNuts | April 12, 2006 at 2:39 pm
She’s still black though.
PapaHotNuts | April 12, 2006 at 2:40 pm
Lighten up, it’s a joke. I’m a black man. Wait, no I’m not. I’m just hung like one. OHH SNAP!!
UNWASHEDMASSES | April 12, 2006 at 2:42 pm
Remember when she took credit for giving all her guests new cars, then it came out later that the cars were donated by the manufacturer for promotional purposes? Sow. And to all those soccer moms who worship at her trough – get a life, fuglies.
CheekyChops | April 12, 2006 at 2:42 pm
…and has ugly feet.They are like 10″x10″. Perfect squares.
CheekyChops | April 12, 2006 at 2:43 pm
#30 fuglies. HAHAHAHA. I hate soccer moms (with their stretch jeans, pizza box asses and white sneakers)
whodatiz | April 12, 2006 at 2:43 pm
Hey lighten up…she’s old, fat, and barren: her money is all she has.
oshkoshb-goshdammgosh | April 12, 2006 at 2:46 pm
#28 – I just peed in my mouth a little and threw up in my pants. LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
mamacita | April 12, 2006 at 2:47 pm
@23
I often struggle with the dilemma of having something besides grilled cheeses for dinner or using that 5 bucks for gas. Oh, and the “something besides grilled cheeses” would be something really highbrow, like the Potato Stroganoff Hamburger Helper.
synik | April 12, 2006 at 2:49 pm
yes, oprah is full of shit, but she’s no different that any of us. she’s just brave enough to say what’s so true for everyone in the US… that she loves herself more than anyone else in the world. and that she’ll only “give” to others what doesn’t negatively impact her. and another thing, most of the crap she gives out to her audience is donated by other companies trying to advertise their products. so she can’t even grunt about.
Baby_D | April 12, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Who cares? If I could sucker millions of mindless drones to follow my every word, I’d do it. And if I had her money, I’d be an arrogant b*tch too.
Jacq | April 12, 2006 at 2:54 pm
If I were rich, I would…
First and foremost, take Papa as my boytoy/sex slave.
Gold plate MeganHarris’ boyfriend.
Pay for Tom Cruise’s sex change so he can finally get a cock, which he loves.
Fill a swimming pool with money and change like Scrooge McDuck.
Start a site for oshkosh, Italian Stallion, Papa, mamacita, tits_on_snack to have an exclusive forum for hilarity.
Adopt an orphan or something, just so I can have one of them.
Smash Rolexes with a hammer.
Anyone else? Come on guys, I know you’ll make it good!
Italian Stallion | April 12, 2006 at 2:57 pm
#28 Now you know thats uncalled for, the bad part is I’m still laughing, wait, no I’m not…….lol
tiffny | April 12, 2006 at 2:59 pm
#34 oshkosh
ROFLMAO…and that don’t happen easily
dirtypiratehooker | April 12, 2006 at 3:01 pm
It’s good to know Oprah’s modest about it.
If I were as rich as Oprah, I would:
create a new religion and make more money.
Tom Cruise still loves the cock.
Jacq | April 12, 2006 at 3:02 pm
#28 & 34 – Now you’re both just showing off.
Also – WHAT is wrong with the girl in the ‘stressed @ work’ banner?
dirtypiratehooker | April 12, 2006 at 3:02 pm
Oprah for President 2008
okiedoke | April 12, 2006 at 3:05 pm
#28 – LOL LOL!!! Oh man! That was almost offensive until I realized you at least deserve more respect than a klansman! At least we know who you are.
BabyBayBayLeigh010 | April 12, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Yeah– Oprah donated those Pontiac G6′s alright, GM handed them over & the audience went wild…until they tried to take them home and found out they had to pay for the shipping, taxes, and licensing. What a better gift than a brand new car w/ a couple of thousand dollars in fees along with it. LONG LIVE OPRAH
Grphdesi23 | April 12, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Oprah may be rich, but she still likes the Bush.
ionca | April 12, 2006 at 3:09 pm
i’m so sorry you poor people have to wipe your own butts. thank god i’m so rich i have tara reid to do it for me!!!
and she wonders why she gets no respect.
oshkoshb-goshdammgosh | April 12, 2006 at 3:10 pm
#42 – I reckon she’s stressed.
Cisi | April 12, 2006 at 3:16 pm
I don’t mean to be a culturally illiterate moron, but just who is the Megan Harris I keep seeing referenced on here?
MeganHarris | April 12, 2006 at 3:16 pm
Its about time some tell this lady to eff off.
I watch Oprah like the people that Hate Howard Stern listen to him to see what he’ll say next.
Everyone in Entertainment kisses her ass, because of her “power” over the industry.
I say forget it.