Correct, my mistake.
I think I see your problem. The gulf between “I believe in Martians” and “there may be life outside of the earth” is wider than …?..that big canyon on Mars.
You are exactly right- I have always out of habit called them Martians, without thinking of the Mars/Martians correlation. My mistake.
Au Contraire, progress is finally being made.
I want you to retract your OP and admit that your Pitting was without merit, that there was nothing Oprah could have done to prevent the abuse, and that there is nothing more that can be expected of her than what she has done so far (fly immediately to the scene, fire the offending employees, apologize personally to the parents).
IOW, does the following still express your opinion, or would you care to recant? From Page 2:
On Page 2 you wanted her to have a press conference at which she would admit, “Gee, all this time I’ve been boasting about how I’m on top of things there 24/7, but I really have no idea what goes on at that school.” Still want that? And the millions of dollars in damages?
Wait, who is the brainless attention whore again? I may have missed something.
Now you sound like the ridiculous nutjob.
ddg, a couple of us here are attmepting to move on, and find some common ground and understanding. You can beat a dead horse if you like, I’d rather not. Rehashing my opinion and all that at this point would be counterproductive. I have said, the OP is still my opinion, but allow that it may be wrong, and my dislike of her may be clouding my view on the subject… That is what I offer you. Take it or leave it.
That seems to be the common opinion of this thread. That was not my intent. Someone up thread took the time to politely explain my errors in this thread. I have agreed I may not have used the best approach to present my side, or if it should have been presented at all. What else would like?
K, if y’all would rather discuss the existence of Martians…
No one was discussing the existence of Martians but rather the importance of clarity in communication.
Only if it’s an attention-whore Martian who’s made over a billion dollars by being an attention whore, and wants to lavish luxuries on an ill-educated Doper who grew up without indoor plumbing and 300-thread count sheets.
If it’s simply an attention-whore Martian who posts to the Dope all day – not so much.
This thread reminds me of the Pit Thread a few years back where someone criticized Bill Gates and his “supermodel with no brains” wife, Melinda for contributing a huge chunk of their fortune to innoculate children in 3rd world countries against disease. That one went up in flames very quickly, though not as fiercely as this one.
Some people are so freaking jealous of insanely rich, successful people that ANYTHING they do is open for criticism. Including opening up a school to educate girls in a country where girls are relegated to a life of ignorance and poverty absent her intervention. Including innoculating the poorest kids in the world against disease so that they have a chance to reach their 10th birthday.
Wee Bairn, you should be ashamed of yourself. And now you’ll have to live with your newly earned reputation as a heartless, brainless attention whore coloring every post you type. Goody. Now you and Winfrey have something in common!
“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”
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- Will Rogers
You know what- you’re right! So I guess I’ll have to take what lessons I have learned here to heart and make sure it doesn’t happen again. If others are able to eventually get past it when viewing my future posts then great! If not, then I understand that too.
Jesus Oprah Christ, it only took you NINE PAGES to get there.
Funny you should mention that: I didn’t entirely make it up. If you ever cracked open a book in high school, you would recognize it as a variation on a quote from A Separate Peace by John Knowles, 1959. I am just shocked that it went over your head.
Incidentally, I have no intention to quit my day job. I do cutting edge work in financial services for which I am extremely well compensated. You, on the other hand, are forced to watch Oprah during your pathetic lunch break. If I were in your shoes, the millstone of professional mediocrity would have already crushed me.
About as long as this thread’s count… 
WeeBairn–you don’t know me. This is a good thing, really. I feel I must point out that noting one of the anagrams for your name is not name calling. It was merely an observation, much like the other poster (sorry, but I’m not about to wade through this to find the name) who noted the OTHER anagram: wee brain.
But I see from the last page that the heat has been turned down, so I will leave you in peace. Here’s some food for thought:
Of the 5949 anagrams possible for Oprah Winfrey, one of them is Raper of Whiny.
Ouch.
High school? More like pre school. And so you’re an admitted plagiarist? (and yes, I know the definition)
And any job that has a lunch break is automatically menial and low paying? And I should be ashamed if its true you make money than I?