OMG, Oprah just gave EVERYONE in the audience a car!

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Old 09-13-2004 | 05:18 PM
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OMG, Oprah just gave EVERYONE in the audience a car!

Man, everyone got a new G6... Thats like what, over 3 million in free cars? Wow...
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:22 PM
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what is a G6??
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:23 PM
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Man, everyone got a new G6... Thats like what, over 3 million in free cars? Wow...
****! i want a G6 so i can sell it for parts for my car! i hate doh-mestics!
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:26 PM
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what is a G6??
http://www.gmbuypower.com/vehicleHom...llingSource=16
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:32 PM
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Damn dude... why doesn't Oprah donate that money to cancer research or something? F' the audience!
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:36 PM
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cause oprah made the ebola virus, and is the source for such sicnkesses as cancer, SARS, and the aids virus.

she is, in fact, the devil.
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:42 PM
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I bet 3/4 of the audience don't have enough money to pay the tax and have to sell the car.
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:48 PM
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Damn dude... why doesn't Oprah donate that money to cancer research or something? F' the audience!
she already donates a lot of her money to charities. i'd think this donation was made on behalf of the automobile company. no better advertisement than accolades from owners of a car.

on that note, i need to remember to try and get tickets for the oprah show next time i'm in chicago for work.
Old 09-13-2004 | 05:52 PM
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Go here to read about the give away. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...rah_s_surprise

For those that don't like to read. The cars were donated by Pontiac and pay for the taxes. There were to be 11 cars given to people with need, but instead all 276 audience members got a new car.

BTW I don't like Oprah either, but why so harsh?

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Old 09-13-2004 | 06:25 PM
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All of you hating on Oprah are just jealous of her success.
Old 09-13-2004 | 07:01 PM
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i bet this free-give-away was rigged by Pontiac. basically give it to the upper executives and its shareholders.
Old 09-13-2004 | 07:14 PM
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I don't watch the Oprah show... but before you go hating on this woman.. go read the articles... go read her life story..... as far as I'm concerned, she's an amazing human being and the world would be a far better place if the super rich were more like her. She wasn't handed her wealth on a silver platter, she started out as nobody and worked hard, and as always in show business, there was a little luck involved. But it's RARE to find someone so willing to give back. And while I'm sure Pontiac was in on it to some degree, I wouldn't be so quick to call it JUST advertising... or was the $130,000 she gave to a family that's raising foster kids advertising too? How about the 4 year college scholorship and makeover she gave to the homeless girl that grew up in foster homes? I suppose that was all about advertising too huh?

Can someone not do great things without some people having to ridicule tham for it?

And the audience members were chosen because their friends or family had writen to the show at one point or another about how bad they needed a new car... again... go read some of the articles about this before you go assuming negative crap.
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damn..i wish someone gave me a free car =(
Old 09-13-2004 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dorifto88
cause oprah made the ebola virus, and is the source for such sicnkesses as cancer, SARS, and the aids virus.

she is, in fact, the devil.
sorry dude, but in the seemingly crappy world with backstabbers and dirty people, Oprah seems to good to be true, got to agree with him
Old 09-13-2004 | 08:24 PM
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this is a great marketing ploy by pontiac. oprah takes a crap and sharman stocks go up.



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