Mother Teresa...Billy Graham...Oprah?!

Here's an interesting article about Oprah and how she's being viewed as a spiritual leader. The article also includes some rather dubious comments from various people. Some more over-the-top ones include calling Oprah a "really hip and materialistic Mother Teresa" and "she's today's Billy Graham." Wonder what those people are smoking... Now, I'm not a fan of the Oprah show. A couple of shows rate high on my unwatchable list. The View is at #1 as completely unviewable, while Oprah's spinoff Dr. Phil comes in at a close second. Oprah would probably be around #3, but I can watch the occasional show when she has those Doctors on talking about food and diet, though that's more the enjoyable way the Doc presents the info than Oprah. However, calling her a spiritual leader is rather far out, and the article includes opposing points of view. She has built an impressive empire and holds an incredible amount of influence on those that watch her. Reading the article, it reminded me of a hilarious bit from the show The Family Guy where Brian and Stewie were riding in the car and Stewie was reading a book that had obviously been recommended by Oprah: (Stewie is reading East of Eden.) Brian: "You'll pretty much do anything Oprah tells you to do, won't you?" Stewie: "What? This book was written over fifty years ago. It's a classic." Brian: "But you bought it last week. And it has a huge Oprah sticker on the front." Stewis: "Oh, is that what that is?" Brian: "So, what are you gonna read next?" Stewie: "Well, she hasn't told us yet---Damn it!" That pretty much sums it up.