Oprah

When Oprah had Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, on her show, she was captivated by the man. Not long after that, and for the first time, Oprah Winfrey threw her weight behind a candidate for public office.

Since then, there has been no doubt in anyone's mind, O is for O.

When Sarah Palin struck the political landscape like lightening, it seemed, despite being political opposites, that to highlight womanhood as Oprah often does, Sarah might be a natural for Oprah's show.

Maybe not so much.

According to Drudge, Oprah has said no way would she have the extremely conservative nominee on her program. Winfrey's team has retorted that the mega-celeb has said no such thing.

Here's the deal: Oprah can do as she pleases; it's her show!

The grumbling from the right toward Winfrey continues to increase its volume and pitch. "She had Obama on her show. It's not fair." Um, it's her show! If she wants to divorce herself from conservative America, that is her choice. Sadly, half of conservative America doesn't give a nit about Oprah's political leanings. They'd still watch her if she worshiped Vladimir Putin (she does, you say?).

This is the same kind of stupid thinking that tells business owners they can't have smoking sections any longer (certain states), or that they can't establish who they will and won't hire. It's their business!

It's coercion.

Frankly, I think it would be genius to have the raven Republican on her show. But it's not my show. If Oprah's viewership plumets into the abyss, I guarantee the businesswoman in her will bring the governor onto her show faster than you can say, "hockey mom."

You'd like to think her motivations would be higher, but we'll never know what moved Oprah if she decides to have Palin on her show.

We live in a country of free people. She should be free to do as she wishes, just as every business owner should be free to do so. Then, let the people decide whether the business succeeds or fails. Is the product brought to us that satisfies the citizens?

Sarah or not, Oprah will likely go on. But at what cost?