Oprah Winfrey on Golden Globes Awards
Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman to win the Cecil B. deMille Award at the Golden Globes.
And that much was a political agenda right away, she might of have out mind for her to make history in another way, by becoming the first female President of the United States.
It all started with a joke! Or, made-up a joke!
During his opening monologue, Golden Globes host Seth Meyers claimed his goading of Donald Trump at the 2011 correspondent’s dinner convinced Mr Trump to run for the presidency.
“So, if that’s true”, Meyers said, “I just want to say: Oprah, you will never be president! You do not have what it takes.
“Now we just wait and see.”
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However, it was towards the end of the ceremony, when Ms Winfrey delivered her acceptance speech, that many were moved to call for her to run for high office.
Accepting her award for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment,” Ms Winfrey spoke passionately about race and sexism, and highlighted the work of men and women in tackling inequality in a number of industries.
Oprah Winfrey’s Globes speech in full
The hashtag #Oprah2020 has been used over 22,000 times on Twitter since the ceremony, while #OprahForPresident has been used over 7,000 times in the same period.
Twitter users praised the entertainment mogul’s presidential style and speculated on her plans to run for political office.
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If that speech doesn’t make you want to change the world, nothing will. #Oprah#oprahforpresident
— Lindsay Clifton (@LindsayEClifton) January 8, 2018
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Referring to the closing lines of Ms Winfrey’s speech, in which she declared “a new day is on the horizon,” American actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr. tweeted “She’s running. A new day is on the way.”
What a night for @Oprah! We caught up with her backstage to talk about her Cecil B. de Mille acceptance speech tonight. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/GgZmSFnw0B
— Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018
