Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama’s Ambassador to Britain?
Oprah Winfrey seems to take her political ageda soon in the near future. Reports are saying if Barack Obama is elected to be the President of United States on November 4, 2008, the Queen of Talk Show probably would be picked as his ambassador to Britain.
In London, the local interest centres around the question of who will be the next US ambassador to Britain. If Obama wins, the guessing-game centres around Caroline Kennedy – a prominent Obama supporter, who spoke at the Democratic convention in Denver. This would be an interesting appointment, given that the last Kennedy to serve as US ambassador to Britain – Joe Kennedy – did not exactly cover himself in glory. He was forced to resign in 1940 after injudiciously suggesting that “democracy is finished in England”.
But there is also a far more interesting name doing the rounds than Caroline Kennedy - Oprah Winfrey. This is a bona fide rumour, put about by “well-placed sources”. The argument is that Oprah is also a prominent supporter of Obama and that she might be looking for a “change of direction” – having got bored with her mega-star status.
It sounds ridiculous. It probably is ridiculous. But she would certainly cause a stir.
Source: Ambassador Oprah? @ FT:
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