I actually don't think Barbara Walters deserved to be grilled or anything, but I think I'm seeing a trend in which Oprah treats stars differently than her civilian guests. She is really forceful and brutally honest with the non-celebs, but she appears to only coddle and celebrate her famous visitors. Today and the two-day Tom Cruise yawnfest are only the most recent examples. Has anyone else noticed this? Again, I return to my hypothesis that she feels more kinship to them than us now. It appears as if she has so much to teach us, while the celebs already levitate in her higher plane of existence.
Did anyone else notice that Oprah was dressed in a Barbara Walters costume today?! What the heck was she wearing?! I don't know why, but it was funny to see her donning such a different facade than we normally see. A while back, jax mentioned in a comment how oddly unbecoming Oprah's clothing has been this season. This show confirms it. I guess when I think that having lots of extra money would assure I'd look better on a daily basis, I have proof this isn't always the case. Money doesn't fix everything, that's for sure. Although, I'm pretty sure an LG refrigerator with a built-in flat-screen TV fixes everything. At least, that's what I've heard.
Oh, and in Oprah Assignment news: In the last minute of the show, Oprah said: "Thank you, Barbara Walters. Her new book, Audition, is in stores today. Go get it." Indeed I shall, Oprah, indeed I shall.
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Poor you! That's going to be over 600 pages of Barbara Walters. Ouch.
Well, did she say to READ it, or just go get it? I'm just saying...
actually imaginary binky, marisue hit the nail on the head. as you know, i do everything quite literally, so all i have to do is GET the book. i guess i'll decide after that whether i want to read it or give it away. i'll let you guess what choice i make :) maybe i'll send it to you, binky!
xo
LO
There's always the library LO! That way you can go get it - and thus take it back when your done and not spend any money unless of course you forget to return it!
Blessings,
Garsy
I've noticed that too. With everyday people she is all no holds barred! And then a celebrity of any sort gets this giddy version of Oprah dripping with adoration! I don't get it! I remember when Lionel and Nicole Richie were there and she never layed into Nicole like she would have - oh, I don't know - a poor, single mother with a substance addiction! I want to still love Oprah - but I get the feeling she isn't lovin me with my normal station in life too much..
I have a sneaky suspision that Eckhart Tolle has convinced her to let go of her rich person guilt, because all of us 'po-people' are just keeping ourselves down.
Ashley
ashley - that is so true about the lionel/nicole interview. i remember that. also, i think you're right about tolle...i've heard him mention more than once that she already "gets" it (but in more eloquent terminology!), as if she's already transcended our issues. i almost feel as if he's enabled her behavior! thanks for checking in - i appreciated your comment. best, LO
I liked the interview with Ms. Walters. Oprah made Barbara cry. You have to find that at least a little ironic. And Miss O did make Barbara talk about Rosie and the Donald, even though Babs didn't want to.
PS- I think her book might be a little more interesting than you would think.
laurajeanette-i especially like when barbara mumbled, 'i didn't know you were going to ask me that' when she started to cry. it reminded me of that line that so many celebs say when they cry in front of walters, 'i promised myself i wasn't going to do this.'
i bet her story is incredibly interesting. i mean, she certainly paved the way for many women, including oprah, who went into journalism. i'm just not much of a biography reader...but i'll read a bit of it and if catches my attention, i'll stay with it.
have a great day! LO
Hey LO, This blog was spot on (and thanks for the shout-out, heehee). You know I thought the same thing about her wardrobe(again). [In case you are wondering, I think my favorite was a light pink sweater with matching earrings (I can't remember which episode that was).]
Loved Ashley's comment! I just started reading Tolle a bit ago and I'm only on Chapter 3 (yes, I'm behind, don't tell O!) - and the one thing I'm noticing is that it's very easy to "bend" the rules and apply it to your life as you see fit. Don't get me wrong, I get the message (so far), I'm just anxious to get into it further and really see where it takes me. For example, I can see myself filling my life with things because, though I know they don't define me, I like 'em. (And if I was like O, and it was taken away from me, I'd just buy another or something better.) It wouldn't define me, but it wouldn't hold me down either (because I would have unlimited resources). Does that make sense? I'm babbling...lol.
Have a good day!
I finally got around to watching this show yesterday and one thing that Oprah and Barbara discussed that really irritated me was the subject of being a "mistress." The definition of mistress is "an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man." According to Barbra and Oprah a mistress is a woman that is supported by a man. What?!? They seriously believe that since they make a lot of money that they shouldn't be considered mistresses? They had sex with men that were married. Period. This makes them mistresses. With their completely idiotic reasoning, I wonder if they believe that stay-at-home mothers are on the same level (beneath them, apparently) as mistresses, since they have a man supporting them. I guess I have a different set of values than Oprah and Barbara, infedelity (whether you are rich or not) is never ok in my book.
Historically, the term "mistress" has denoted a "kept woman." So though it's not the actual dictionary definition, it is the implied meaning.
jax, i really like what you said about having an inexhaustable ability to purchase more. i think you are totally, absolutely, positively correct. i suspect one wouldn't be as attached to 'things' if one know she could buy a new 'thing' if the old one was taken away. personally, because i don't have a high income (remember everyone, i'm a yoga teacher and an artist...and my husband is an artisan...we're hardly on fortune magazine's list of the wealthiest americans), i might grip more tightly onto things i've worked my butt off to buy than oprah would.
mkc and laurajeanette - i think because oprah has also had an affair, she didn't grill barbara on the ethical issues attached to her actions. everyone seems FAR more obsessed with the fact that the man was black, not that he was married. are we SO jaded in this society that affairs are...well...everyday affairs?! that makes me sad. and yes, i think barbara and oprah are using the definition of "mistress" that is most convenient for them.
xo
LO
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