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September 14, 2006
McGreevey Fails the "Oprah Test"
Guess some heartstrings can't be pulled.
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey spilled his guts to Oprah yesterday about the years he spent living as a closeted "gay American," but Oprah's audience was unimpressed.I'm not sure why the former governor thought an audience made up primarily of women would be impressed with his story, which involves him leaving his wife for another love. McGreevey's homosexuality doesn't matter in this case - it's likely his infidelity that caused him to get the cold shoulder.Oprah swore the audience to secrecy at the taping of her show, which airs Sept. 19 - the same day that McGreevey's memoir, "The Confession," hits store shelves.
If the reaction of her fans who watched the taping are any indication, McGreevey's musings - for which he reportedly got a $500,000 advance - could be a tough sell.
"Not impressed with him or his story," one woman who declined to give her name said after she left Harpo Studios, the Chicago home of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
Another woman was put off by McGreevey - and the subject matter. "It's not my type of show," she said.
Posted by slublog at September 14, 2006 12:00 AM
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