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2007-11-05 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Girls Sexual Assaulted But Oprah is the one Devastated By School Scandal,

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Posted by Icerigger 2007-11-05 11:12|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 It is ALL about ME.

Posted by Steven 2007-11-05 13:07|| 2007-11-05 13:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Too bad, Oprah. Maybe next time you might take the time to check your people out instead of assuming they'll just be dazzled into good deeds by your etheral glow...

Posted by tu3031 2007-11-05 13:24|| 2007-11-05 13:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Good point

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-11-05 13:32|| 2007-11-05 13:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Tiny Virginia Makopo faces 13 charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury committed against at least six students aged 13-15 and a 23-year-old at the school.

Well, with a name like Tiny Virginia, she "couldn't help it."

And, yes, I agree that Oprah is about the most self-absorbed "look at what good I did" person on TV. BUT, she did do this in Africa, after "going off" about inner-city Chicago schools. Kind of like Bill Cosby, she spoke "truth to power" on the issue of inner-City U.S. schools and put her $ where it's REALLY needed.

Posted by BA 2007-11-05 14:55|| 2007-11-05 14:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Let's see if Oprah can bring herself to divert some of her massive fortune to the psychological therapy and rehabilitation of the victims. My bet is she will spend more money ~~on her own therapist~~ fighting any lawsuits arising from this than helping the afflicted.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-11-05 15:14|| 2007-11-05 15:14|| Front Page Top

#6 The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

She had good intentions when opening a school and staffing it with locals, but without good backgrounds checks and constant oversight, this shit happens. Even in the US. While I applaud Oprah for the intent behind it, I will scold her for her "we are all ok" bullshit line of thought. It is what helped cause the issue. In that part of the world especially where woman are seen as little more than mobile maids and sex toys. The world is an evil place, Opie-rah. If you try to build a oasis of safety against it, ya gotta put up the thorn wall to keep the wolves out.

Also, between her and the media making this into Oprah's personal tragedy is just disgusting. This isn't about her. This is about those girls and making the place safe for them. Not for more star time for an over-privileged bitch. If she was completely for the girls, she would state that "This isn't about me." Not bemoaning the fact she spent half an hour wandering around her house crying.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-05 15:14|| 2007-11-05 15:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Oprah will probably buy all the victims a car. Oprah sure does command a lot of media attention. Some woman who gets raped in L.A. might rate a back page blurb if any at all.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-11-05 15:59|| 2007-11-05 15:59|| Front Page Top

#8 I'm worried about Oprah's diet. This could be a major set-back. A major set back and a major bestseller!

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-05 16:58|| 2007-11-05 16:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Nah, JohnQC, more like a copy of "A Million Little Pieces". ;)

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-11-05 19:05|| 2007-11-05 19:05|| Front Page Top

#10 She had good intentions when opening a school and staffing it with locals

Some smart person once said "Trust, but verify".

Posted by DMFD 2007-11-05 19:19|| 2007-11-05 19:19|| Front Page Top

#11 This is going to leave a mark. If you spent the time and energy trying to stick Bush/Rummy and others for the actions by a few at Abu Ghrab, you're deep in the dodo along with Oprah. While the usual liberal - one set of rules for me, another set of rules for thee, can sell to the members of the inner party, the rest of us in the outer party can see the duplicity in standards.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-11-05 20:39|| 2007-11-05 20:39|| Front Page Top

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