Oprah is Gross! Friday Live Show: Bentleys, Islands, Your Plane or Mine?

[JupiterFire]

Originally Posted by canibeyou

I like my people humble and who make their donations (no matter how large or small) anonymously.

Exactly. It's what you do when no one is watching that really counts .

And let's face it, she is wealthy because of the little guys--does it really make her a martyr for giving some back?

[fashionaddict]

I have no problem with Oprah or people who flaunt wealth. I encourage everyone to flaunt wealth. You worked for it so be proud of it. I don't know why poor people have this resentment towards the wealthy.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by JupiterFire

Exactly. It's what you do when no one is watching that really counts .

And let's face it, she is wealthy because of the little guys--does it really make her a martyr for giving some back?

She is wealthy because:
She worked hard,
She worked smart,
She gave people something they wanted.
NOT because of the little guys, except that 'the little guys' responded in spades to what she had to offer.
No, giving back does not make her a martyr...just a person with a sense of social responsibility.

[JupiterFire]

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

John Dalberg-Acton