tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post8199484276811242830..comments2023-12-14T21:13:46.857-06:00Comments on Tom Roeser's Blog: Its All About You, Isnt it, Oprah?Jake Parrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11195261008177966339noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-47524775780978358792005-11-01T12:37:10.000-06:002005-11-01T12:37:10.000-06:00Tom, do you think the comments you selected from O...Tom, do you think the comments you selected from Oprah's "sermon" are false? I suspect Rosa Parks would have been delighted by them and, before her passing, probably heard similar remarks directly from Oprah.<br><br>I'm not a fan of Oprah's, but you're right. She is loved by many. Those attending were no doubt glad to have Oprah (and perhaps Donald Rumsfeld, too)with them.Bob in PFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709087743016851805.post-11630958797155170922005-11-01T09:11:27.000-06:002005-11-01T09:11:27.000-06:00In your attack on Oprah Winfry you describe Rosa P...In your attack on Oprah Winfry you describe Rosa Parks as "humble seamstress". While that limited portrayal advances your apparent point -- that Oprah doesn't know her place -- it is quite misleading.<br><br>In fact, Ms. Parks was much more than a humble seamstress. She spoke out for African-American voting rights in the 40's as a member of the Voters' League. She was also a member of the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP. And she wasn't just a member -- she was elected volunteer secretary to its president.<br><br>Ms. Parks also attended the Highlander Folk School, an education center for workers' rights and racial equality in Monteagle, Tennessee. Rosa Parks' life was the life of a black civil-rights activist.<br><br>But the full story of Rosa Parks -- the story of a black woman filled with pride and self-confidence -- would hardly help slam America's most famous proud, self-confident black woman.So-Called "Austin Mayor"noreply@blogger.com