O! No!
Even Oprah can't stand this place - probably because they charged her to shut down all those streets:
- A spokesman for Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions responded with a familiar refrain to a report from Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood site. The report said Winfrey plans to take her Chicago-based daytime talk show from syndication and to her new cable network in 2011, when her deal with CBS Television Distribution ends.
Or maybe being dragged into Shortshanks' Olympic fiasco was just the last straw? Oprah doesn't live in town anymore and hasn't for years, but her studio still brought in sales taxes and helped re-gentrify the "near west side" neighborhood into yuppie condos. Daley's Chicago keeps bleeding jobs.
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posted by SCC at 12:02 AM
22 Comments:
I don't get it. "Syndication' is not a place; it's a legal description of a distribution network.
Nowhere in the article does it say Oprah would not still produce the show in the studio here in Chicago.
Speaking of yuppie condos, what ever happened to the multi-story old factory building converted to condos on the near west side that, after being finished, was deemed illegal and should have been condemed a couple of years ago.
I used to see Oprah around Michigan Ave, where she lived, and Rush St, where she occasionally socialized. She was always gracious and made a point of giving the police a smile and a wave.
As she became more popular (and much richer!), she drew a crowd wherever she went. At the same time, she started to lose her upper crust stomping grounds around North Michigan Ave as the rabble and riff raff of the inner city took over the area, so she fled to the suburbs years ago from her digs on Lake Shore Dr, and now spends most of her time at her California mansion. I'm sure she has other properties as well. Can you blame her?
But, hey! I'm still reeling from losing Jerry Springer to Stamford, Connecticut!
When is this asshole's term up?
Who is running against him?
Who are we voting for?
Can't say I blame her. I'd leave too if I could.
What happened ? I thought she loved this city so much. She's full of sh!t always has been always will. Queen of the mindless housewives
So how much did it cost to block off Michigan Ave. for Oprah? She can make it up to us if she takes the Mayor with her when she goes.
Once Obama leaves office he'll blow this shothole too.
I'll laugh my ass off when Hawii is chosen for his Prseidential Library.
Now if shortshanks would flee Chicago would be a nice place to live.
Gee i guess officer winfrey might finally have to work a beat if that happpens. NOT! Hasn't worked a day in his life and most likely won't ever.
I left a year ago and I do not have the money she has. It is just too expensive ( and too depressing) to live in the city anymore. I used to love it but it is all downhill now.
old retired guy
Anonymous said...
When is this asshole's term up?
Who is running against him?
Who are we voting for?
11/06/2009 03:07:00 AM
In office at least till 2011 barring some disgruntled taxpayer taking him out before then!.
Who are we voting for?
Whoever is running against him!*
*Unless, of course, that person is named Roland Burris, Dick Durbin, Bobby Rush, Luis Gutierrez, Al Sharpton, Louis Farakhan, Jesse Jackson Sr or Jr or Mrs Jr, Todd Stroger, Pat Quinn, Danny Davis, any current or past member of the Cook County Board, any current or past member of the Daley administration or the Chicago City Council, any current or past member of the CTA, CPS, MWRD, MPEA, Park Dist, Forestry, Chicago2016, or many others. For further info on who, contact me on this blog and I will make the determination at that time.
That right! I, THE SOLE DETERMINING FACTOR WILL DECIDE!
Anonymous said...
I don't get it. "Syndication' is not a place; it's a legal description of a distribution network.
Nowhere in the article does it say Oprah would not still produce the show in the studio here in Chicago.
11/06/2009 12:21:00 AM
"...WINFREY WAS POISED TO SHUTTER HER CHICAGO-BASED INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED SHOW..."
The chief executive of Discovery Communications, Winfrey's 50-50 partner in the Oprah Winfrey Network, which is set to launch next year, told Wall Street analysts Winfrey was poised to shutter her Chicago-based internationally syndicated show in 2011 after 25 seasons.
Oprah For Mayor!
Slogan:
Live your best life! Vote for Oprah!
All those condos on the "near west side" are populated by Russian mafia and coke whores. 3rd rate yuppies.....
See Ya!
Goodbye Big "O"
Don't let the door hit your private jet in the ass.
I don't blame her one bit for wanting to leave this city for better situations and climate!
This place really SUCKS! From the highest taxes in the U.S., bad weather, corrupt politicians i.e. Daley, Stroger, the last few Governors of Illinois, shootings, etc.
I want to leave too!
This is sad!
The only talk show left in Shitcago is that no good ex-copper, Steve Wilkos! Argh!
Oprah is the female Bozo. She is nowhere near as talented as she professes to be, just exists in Shitcago due to the Lib-Commie mindset of the media, and political correctness. Really just a gas-bag with incredible luck of being in the right place at the right time. And bulbous too, to boot.
Sooobbbb...snifff
If OPRAH GOES!
Why I just wouldn't want to live here anymore!
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
We could have stopped her back in '84 with a complete quarantine of broadcasts out of Chicago. Just jammed her at the source.
Too late now, as she plots to take over the world from her secret underground lair.
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