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Say it ain’t soprah!

Oprah Winfrey kicked off her farewell tour, announcing that she will end her show in September 2011.

Why then? Because she feels that “it’s time.” Or, because it’ll be the 25th season, which will make all the documentaries and retrospectives easier to caption. And the historians (*snicker*) that pore over her work will refer to it as her quarter of a century.

But still, why, Oprah? What will we do? How will he get enough Oprah in our lives with only your magazine, upcoming cable network, spin-offs featuring fake experts and every other Obama news story? How!? Why?! Gayle?!?!

In other news:
You’ve spent 25 years with Oprah. How’s about you get a job now?

There’s only so much Twitter for our egos

Having already destroyed the credibility of the New York Times Bestsellers List and the entire field of psychiatry would be enough for a normal human being. Oprah is no mere human being.

The reigning champ of daytime talk television — a huge feat considering competition like Maury Povich, Montel Williams and Judge Judy — has decided everyone else has had enough spotlight time on Twitter: it’s time to read to 140 characters of Harpo, girlfriend!

Up until recently, Twitter was the place for the non-Oprah-sized ego. You know, the kind of place where Felicia Day or even Wil Weaton is an A-list celebrity, not a woman who is featured on the cover of a magazine bearing her name every month.

To be honest, with Oprah’s self-importance joining the jacuzzi with Ashton Kutcher, we’re not sure how the site will manage to hold together.

Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have to tweet about our latest trip to the DMV.

The McBournie Minute: Oprah will never govern you

I had planned on writing something along the lines of how tired I am already of hearing about what President Barack Obama ate for breakfast and what color underwear Michelle Obama is wearing, but then I found this bit of news: Illinois Gov. Rod “The Bod” Blagojevich thought about appointing Oprah Winfrey to the U.S. Senate. Let me repeat that.

Blagojevich thought about appointing Oprah to the U.S. Senate–in real life.

For some unknown reason, Blagojevich is touring the television circuit like he’s not sure he and the squirrel living on top of his head will ever get to see another camera again. I can’t imagine why he or his friendly woodland creature would think a thing like that. Continue reading The McBournie Minute: Oprah will never govern you