Well it has now surfaced that a close friend to Oprah Winfrey is Harold Simmons. Who is Harold Simmons you ask? He is one of Barack Obama's biggest foes and a huge republican. He was the one behind the swift boat ads that ran against John Kerry and the William Ayers ads that ran against Barack Obama. Mr. Simmons gave millions to both of those campaigns. The one against Kerry was probably more successful than the one against Obama.
Harold Simmons has given $5 million to Oprah's school in Africa, and is her neighbor in California. She referred to the family on her show a couple of weeks ago when she was talking about the California fires.
Another interesting fact that surfaced was that Winfrey, who is a huge Obama supporter, only gave to his primary campaign, not his presidential campaign.
Why am I writing about Oprah's relationship with Harold Simmons? Because people are attacking her for her relationship to Harold Simmons, while she was clearly in the Obama camp. Last time I checked we lived in a free country. Just because Oprah and Harold Simmons do not see eye to eye on political issues, doesn't mean they shouldn't be friends. This is ridiculous to even make a spectacle of this situation. Oprah and Harold Simmons have done nothing wrong (Simmons has had to pay fines in the past because of political contributions, but for the most part he has not broken any laws, and has done great philanthropic work). They've just supported their political views. This is America people. Land of the free.
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