September 16, 2009
After a year in which she angered Republicans and Hillary Clinton fans by backing Barack Obama, and infuriated Christian ones by promoting a New Age religion book, Winfrey has been punished by declining ratings which fell to a record low. The average audience for The Oprah Winfrey Show fell under seven million last season – a seven per cent slip on the previous year and its fourth straight year of decline. One week during July, the daytime show had its lowest ratings since it first went on air in 1985.
"He will have to explain to the American people why his vision for bigger government, more spending, and higher taxes will work over the next four years when it hasn't worked in the past three and a half years.” – Sen. Rob Portman on President Obama
Apple's Cook Top-Paid US CEO in 2011: ReportApple chief executive Tim Cook topped the list of the best-paid CEOs in the US in 2011 thanks to stock options that put him more than $300 million above...
ewerickson: RT @mattklewis: If Cory Booker was morally opposed to acting like a surrogate, he should have simply declined the role. http://t.co/UVEjpZfO
ewerickson: RT @jimacostacnn: RT @PeterHambyCNN South Carolina labor official beats a Nikki Haley pinata with a baseball bat -- http://t.co/BOsElBhM
washingtonpost: NPR writers publishing book about Romney family dog that was strapped to roof of car: http://t.co/AEcZc8xJ
ppppolls: Arizona Senate poll will be up in the next half hour
politico: The Obama campaign rebukes Jim Clyburn on his "raping companies" remark about Bain Capital: http://t.co/t03vvxWj