So apparently Oprah FINALLY does what she should have done from the jump.

TPM: Oprah Shuts Down Presidential Rumors: ‘Not Something That Interests Me’

Excerpt:
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey put an end to rumors that she could run for president in an interview with InStyle published Thursday, saying “it’s not something that interests me.”

“How do you feel when people say, ‘Oprah 2020’?” InStyle editor-in-chief Laura Brown asked during an interview Winfrey did with the magazine.

“I actually saw a mug the other day … I thought it was a cute mug,” she replied. “All you need is a mug and some campaign literature and a T-shirt.”

“I’ve always felt very secure and confident with myself in knowing what I could do and what I could not. And so it’s not something that interests me. I don’t have the DNA for it.” – Talking Points Memo

In a fiery Instagram post Wednesday, Seal republished a pair of photos of Winfrey with disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, including one in which she appears to be kissing the producer’s cheek. Overlayed on the photos, in all-caps, is the text: “When you have been part of the problem for decades, but suddenly they all think you are the solution.”

Seal added a sarcastic comment to the right of the photographs that suggested Winfrey knew Weinstein was mistreating women.

“Oh I forgot, that’s right…..you’d heard the rumours but you had no idea he was actually serially assaulting young stary-eyed actresses who in turn had no idea what they were getting into. My bad,” Seal wrote.

On Tuesday, comedian and “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane also spoke out against Winfrey, cautioning that celebrity power does not alone qualify a candidate for the presidency.

“Oprah is beyond doubt a magnificent orator,” MacFarlane wrote. “But the idea of a reality show star running against a talk show host is troublingly dystopian. We don’t want to create a world where dedicated public service careers become undesirable and impractical in the face of raw celebrity.”

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TAC Reader:
The problem is not that our celebrity culture has become political. The problem is that our political culture has for the most part lost the ability to engage in debate and oratory. Oprah’s speech stands out only because she and other celebrities are the only people making speeches like that. Our politicians, who should be laying out visions and principles are instead spending their efforts composing the next crowd-tested sound bite. And even if one of them does try to say more than that, the news media will ignore 90% of what they say in order to pull out one “money quote”.

The only reason people think Oprah sounded “presidential” is because they are comparing her to the twitterer-in-chief. And yes, by that standard, she would certainly make a far better president. But that is really not saying very much, is it? […]

This is real life not a tv show and I don’t trust either one of them when it comes down to a war or something dealing with our lives. How about we go back to making the office of president something somebody works for and deserves. Not something anybody with enough followers could get just because they are popular. […]

Love.This!!!