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Oprah Winfrey, who became a billionaire and a household name from her Chicago-based “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” opened her remarks with: “Who says you can’t go home again?”
She drew deafening applause from Democrats gathered in the United Center as she stepped onstage. She urged the audience to shun the dark vision of America as “a nation of us against them” and one that raises unrealistic fears where people “believe that books are dangerous and assault rifles are safe.”
She also reiterated that, sometimes, you have to stand up to bullies in life.
After namechecking several states she’s called home over her career, including Mississippi, Tennessee and California, she said she’s seen some of the worst that America has to offer, from sexism to racism to income inequality and division.
“I have not only seen it, at times,” Winfrey said, “I have been on the receiving end of it.”
But she also said the people she has met across the country “will help you in a heartbeat if you are in trouble” — and they make her proud to be American.
“We are not so different from our neighbors. When a house is on fire, we do not ask about the homeowner’s race or religion,” She said. “We do not wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No. We just try to do the best we can to save them.”
She then quipped, “And if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady — we try to get the cat out, too,” in reference to vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s comments disparaging women without children.
Winfrey, a registered independent, also made her pitch to independent voters as to why they should vote for Harris.
“I am calling on all you independents and all you undecided,” Winfrey said. “You know I am telling you the truth that values and character matter most of all, in leadership and in life.”
She added, “And more than anything, you know this is true, that decency and respect are on the ballot in 2024 — and just plain common sense.”
