https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/distinctly-catholic/oprah-president-dont-mistake-celebrity-competence
MGB: Running Oprah would be the ultimate pander, but when those being pandered too could stay home again and put or keep a reactionary in the White House, it might be worth doing. We don't need another outsider. That was Trump and she would be no better. I doubt she has any hidden knowledge, so Ross is full of it on Gnosticism. Oprah dabbling in the concept of meta-physics, where ethics and physics meet, is no different than Thomism, so lets look in the mirror before we throw stones. As for houses, how many residences does the Pope (excepting Francis) usually have? It is also rude to criticize someone's housing when she just missed being hit with a mudslide.
I suspect she will demure unless she can put together a higher quality staff than Trump (real wonks, not PR types like Trump did), but if she can identify a candidate who will both win (with her endorsement) and govern well, I am quite happy with her in the roll of king maker for the Democratic Party, especially if whomever is chosen can marginalize the pro-life movement as a Republican scam. Obama did, Clinton did not, which explains the shift in the Catholic vote. The real fight should be on worker wages and tax policy, especially a large enough child tax credit and minimum wage so that people can tell their bosses to shove it if they don't behave. That is where the battle should be and the cause that Catholic voters should fight for, not the unlikely event of Roe being overturned.
On the on/off switch, if we can just find Trump's Mute button we could all breathe a sigh of relief.
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