O-Land News Junkie Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 [Winfrey's] politics may be populist; but her deeds are patrician. Dare I suggest that there was something both Randian and Jeffersonian about this particular project? As to the Randian grandness: The petty-minded at home and abroad carped about Oprah's opulence. They wanted to know why she needed "this kind of environment for African girls, who were coming from huts." Indeed, the project cost over $40 million and was intended, in Oprah's words, to create "a beautiful environment that would inspire (the students)."http://randex.org/index.php/weblog/oprah_w...ellent_elitism/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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