Oprah on Obama: 'I cried my eyelashes off'

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Aug 29, 2008 at 9:28 AM EST

Story Updated: Aug 29, 2008 at 9:28 AM EST

DENVER (AP) — Oprah Winfrey is leaving Denver with the candidate she wanted, but reportedly without her eyelashes.

The talk-show host said she was moved to tears by Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. And those must've been some serious tears.

"I cried my eyelashes off," she said in the bowels of Invesco Field, moments after Obama accepted the nomination for president before an estimated 84,000 people.

"I think it's the most powerful thing I have ever experienced," she added, calling Obama's words "transcendent." On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream Speech," Winfrey compared Obama's words to those of the civil-rights leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

"He's not an African-American candidate," she said. "He's a candidate for Americans."

Winfrey threw her support behind Obama early — even before the Democratic primaries got under way last year. She's stayed active since, hosting rallies and fundraisers that even Obama has acknowledged have given him a boost.

Monday, Sep 1 at 5:29 PM Joe wrote ...

Be a Winner vote Republican!!

Sunday, Aug 31 at 9:45 AM Weary wrote ...

Rick sounds jealous when it comes to drugs. He should relax. Under Obama's socialized medicine plan, his will be free while the rest of us proud Ameicans work hard everyday to make it so. Instead of name-calling he should be thanking us for what we have done for him so far.

Saturday, Aug 30 at 10:40 PM rick wrote ...

nice to see someone agreeing with nonsense like aarons and scott's. stop listening to limbaugh. he is a drug addict much like cindy mccain. republicans are nothing but sheep.

Saturday, Aug 30 at 9:28 PM weary of Oprah's causes wrote ...

The glue on those lashes must have been as weak as Obama's ability to lead our great country.

Saturday, Aug 30 at 8:17 AM ME wrote ...

LoL

Saturday, Aug 30 at 7:54 AM karen wrote ...

I totally agree with Aaron and Scott 5:45a.m...it's nice to hear from people who have good common sense and have truly thought out what is best for our country and what is NOT.

Saturday, Aug 30 at 4:34 AM to scott wrote ...

socialism has not worked anywhere it has been tried. It removes a person's personal freedoms and replaces it with a govt. telling you what to do. I will not trade my freedom for your free health. If you need health care, do what we do, get a job.

Saturday, Aug 30 at 2:58 AM rick wrote ...

somebody needs to ask stedman for his take on this. sorry wsbt, i forgot to include that in first post.

Saturday, Aug 30 at 2:56 AM rick wrote ...

if oprah can get people to read east of eden, she can help obama.

Friday, Aug 29 at 6:21 PM scott wrote ...

A little more Socialism in this country would be a good thing. Health Care for ALL AMERICANS!!!

Friday, Aug 29 at 6:13 PM dave wrote ...

Mr Obama may lose my vote over Oprah's endorsement. I don't think I could endorse somebody she supports.

Friday, Aug 29 at 12:47 PM Lil LuLu wrote ...

Oprah is the reason Obama is running in the first place; NO experience! A better pick would have been someone like Colin Powell. I will NOT be voting for Obama; I wanted Hillary.

Friday, Aug 29 at 10:29 AM Aaron wrote ...

Lame! Obama is a socialist who would be better off governing in Cuba than here in the USA. If you want to help out those less fortunate than yourself, give to charity. Don't rely on the inefficient and wasteful government to take your money and spend it unwisely, supposedly helping the poor.

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