Slugger

 

Oprah Winfrey is getting a dose of reality these days. You can't feed the public with special interest stories and self help angles. They want the dirt. Who threw a punch and who slept with someone other than their spouse.  Play with a puppy and they'll lick you in the mouth. If you start out small you'll stay that way. You take these people's money and influence, and you have to play it out. Oprah spread herself a little too thin and they want what she promised to deliver. They expect her to keep them relevant though nobody else really cares. You can't win shooting for second place. You have to play to win. Rosie O'Donnell and her base are small in number but they carry a big stick. But Oprah needs a homerun not a base hit.