Oprah, Patron Saint of Potatoes, No Longer The Most Powerful In The Land
June 4th, 2009 by Wendie
In a move that proves money doesn’t necessarily equate to power, Angelina Jolie has bumped Oprah Can Someone Please Pass The Mashed? Winfrey out of the number one slot on Forbes’ Celebrity Top 100 Most Powerful list.
Rankings are based not just on income but also on visibility. In other words, Oprah needs to be in Playboy this year if she expects to waddle her way back to the top. I’m not sure how serious a Top 100 Anything list can be considered when Jennifer Love Hewitt makes the cut, but it’s still wildly amusing to think of Oprah doing a centerfold spread.
After Angie and O, Madonna, Beyonce, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen, Stephen Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, and Kobe Bryant filled out the top ten.
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bruce springsteen? really…?
He’s had two big albums recently plus he’s always touring. Oh yeah, and he’s a God.
I’d give him top spot based on him ramming his crotch into the camera during his Super Bowl half-time performance. Probably a good thing I don’t work for Forbes.
call me crazy, but i prefer my gossip a little less snarky. pass the mashed? waddle her way?
lame. knock it off.
This must be wrong. If Oprah had a gripe with Angelina, it would be Angelina who was shunned. I don’t know how they come up with these figures, but Oprah remains queen .. I’m sure of it.
I just noticed the catty comments towards Oprah. Frankly, I doubt Oprah would give a damn about what you or any other tabloid journalist has to say about her, because Oprah has integrity. I’m pretty sure that integrity, intelligence and compassion outweighs skinniness in what constitutes a worthwhile person. She doesn’t need to succumb to the pressures of a 20 year old actress wannabee (i.e. starvation).
Yeah – most of us dames in the U.S. look a lot more like Oprah than Angelina, so hold the waddling/mashed potato snideness.
Hmm – visibility as a criteria for influence? How does Angelina influence people? To suddenly go on an child adoption and personal baby-boom binge? To steal movie star husbands from movie star wives? To be too thin and get lots of tatoos?
Jon and Kate and Nadya Suleman are stupidly visible this year, but are they influencing people to reproduce irresponsibly and get addicted to financially exploiting their children? Or to get hedge-hog hairdos? (Oops, well, maybe.)
Oprah’s influence can bring a business back to life from near bankruptcy or create a best seller. She can start a school in Africa or donate to countless non-profits. She can start a national discussion about virtually any issue. This woman has genuine influence, not just transient style. She has staying power. I guess to keep readers interested, you can’t keep picking the same person every year, but Angelina?
You know, because people actually care enough to whine about this, I’m calling for MORE snark.
MOOOORRRREEE SSSNNNNAAAARK.
I honestly believe Oprah is now a Scientologist. Many of her books and stories are very much the junk that Scientology believes in. Also think about her favorite guests….Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Will Smith (all COS cult members).
Methinks you might be right. Kirstie Alley and Oprah probably waddle their way to auditing together.
When I heard that Oprah was pushing Jenny McCarthy’s bullshit vitamin “cure” for autism I knew that she had gone over to the dark side. Scientologists believe you can cure most brain problems with vitamins (hence John Travolta’s dead son).