Oprah Says No To Top Job

Illawarra Mercury

Tuesday June 3, 2003

OPRAH for president?

A fan was handing out orange bumper stickers promoting the idea, but don't hold your breath.

The idea doesn't interest Oprah Winfrey - top daytime TV talk-show host, magazine publisher, movie star, honoured literacy booster and all-around mover and shaker.

``People say, `Never say never'," Winfrey said with a broad smile, her big heart-shaped diamond earrings sparkling. But when it comes to politics, ``I can say, `Never'."

Winfrey was in Seattle for the second stop in her second Live Your Best Life Tour.

The four-city tour, which began on May 10 in St Louis, features a two-hour presentation by Winfrey, offering insights and anecdotes from her own life, followed by three hours of more personal contact.

Tickets were $285 - the price tag also covers lunch and a gift bag - and there were reports of four-figure resales on eBay.