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And what we’re going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States. And let us choose joy!”
Winfrey said, a day after former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle addressed the DNC We are so fired up we can’t wait to leave here and do something”.
In an electrifying address to the US political party convention, Winfrey said Let us choose common sense over nonsense,
said the 70-year-old television personality to applause from the thousands of attendees at the United Center in Chicago - home of her globally acclaimed morning talk show Now, there's a certain candidate that says if we just go to the polls this one time, that we'll never have to do it again. Well, you know what? You're looking at a registered independent who's proud to vote again and again and again because I'm an American. And that's what Americans do. Voting is the best of America."
In another veiled shot at Trump, Winfrey said We know all the old tricks and tropes that are designed to distract us from what actually matters,
Winfrey told the crowd at the United Center I might have thought it back then,
Winfrey said in a 2023 interview Let us choose truth, let us choose honor, and let us choose joy,
she said, as she belted out the last word to thunderous applause from the crowd Congressman Lewis knew very well how far this country has come, because he was one of the brilliant Americans who helped to get us where we are, but he also knew that the work is not done. The work will never be done, because freedom isn’t free,
They broke barriers, and they paid dearly for it,
Winfrey said of Prevost Williams and the New Orleans Four There are choices to be made when we cast our ballot,
I always voted my values, and that is what is needed in this election, now more than ever,
Soon and very soon, we're going to be teaching our daughters and sons about how this child with an Indian mother and a Jamaican father, two idealistic, energetic immigrants, immigrants, how this child grew up to be the 47th president of the United States,
If you cannot control when and how you choose to bring your children into this world and how they are raised and supported, there is no American dream,
said Winfrey as the crowd clapped After watching the Obamas last night, that was some epic fire, wasn't it? Some epic fire,
Winfrey said at the beginning of her speech When a house is on fire, we don't ask about the homeowner's race or religion. We don't wonder who their partner is or how they voted. No, we just try to do the best we can to save them. And if the place happens to belong to a childless cat lady, well, we try to get that cat out, too,
Oprah Winfrey took aim at Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, with a powerful message ... she declared We are Americans. Let us choose loyalty to the Constitution over loyalty to any individual - because that's the best of America. And let us choose optimism over cynicism - because that's the best of America. And let us choose inclusion over retribution. Let us choose common sense over nonsense - because that's the best of America,
she proclaimed, earning a wave of applause from the crowd There are people who want you to see our country as a nation of us against them, people who want to scare you, who want to rule you, people who'd have you believe that books are dangerous and assault rifles are safe,
We've seen more than one election slip away from us when we thought it wouldn't happen,".
Clinton further cautioned Democrats against becoming complacent, referencing his wife Hillary's unexpected loss in 2016 by saying So, I'll be doing my part. You do yours. I'll see you when we're making a real joyful noise when the votes are counted,
He concluded with a call to action and a promise These are complicated times, people, and they require adult conversation."
Winfrey then lambasted Trump over his "tweets and lies", adding