Oprah before OPRAH

Did you know what Oprah did before she was a host of a day time talk show? She was a professional question asker on infomercials. Just like Homer Simpson was. Her latest return to this former job was displayed on the many repeated broadcast of her show with Al Gore talking about his movie (third highest grossing documentary according to Oprah's repeated claims). Every question she asked seemed to lead easily into his next point. I was waiting for her to ask him if global warming makes her steak juicier. Playing to emotions rather than intellect, Gore showed that if the ice on Greenland were to melt, the World Trade Center Memorial would be underwater. Fortunately, Oprah was there to ask the burning question everyone wanted. How can we get people to know what you know?

Not that I am discounting the importance of taking care of the environment, but Gore's answer, and jokingly so, was "Buy the DVD. Buy the book." I am so glad that Oprah was there to ask the questions.