• Published:February 28th, 2008
• Comments:5 Comments
• Category:Blog Comments, Television

The official ABC blog, written by my good internet friend Dave Campbell, is much more entertaining than a corporate blog has any right to be. Every day, Campbell breaks down the previous night’s line-up in a zippy style that doesn’t take anything too seriously, and people really seemed to get what he was doing. That was, of course, until he made a post entitled “What would you do if Oprah handed you a big bundle of cash?” that discussed the upcoming Oprah’s Big Give. Somehow, people missed the jokey tone of the post and turned the entire affair into a slow-grind descent into stupidity and desperation. Here’s some choice bits:

Hi Opra I am Original from germany and I have lived here for more than 14 years and matter of fact I love the United states.Well I do really need your help I am here with a greencard I never really thought for me to become a american citizen but right now at this time I wish I would have done it.See my papers expired in 2006 and guess what Homeland Security just sitting back and taking there time to give me more papers.Within this time I have lost my home,my work and dont have a pot to …. in.My husband that I have been with for more than 14 years has our 2 beautyfull children.I wake up every morning hoping something will change but everyday is the same thing I call immigration all day long and get no answers .I even got the Office from jack Kingston involved in it and they could not get much further.I was even thinking about going to the news paper.So I was hoping maybee you could be the one who could help me If I go back to germany I wont be able to see my children again.I dont even have a work permit so I could get some more work but I cant.My Drivers Lisence are expired and I am stuck and I really do need your help maybee you have some contacts where I could get my papers straight.Here is my Address
Karola white, [REDACTED]
[REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED]
912-[REDACTED]
karolawhite@[REDACTED].[REDACTED]

I love your shows and you be helping a lot of people and maybee you can help me.

OPRAH HELLO I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU WILL READ THIS I WILL BE BRIEF I AM A SINGLE PARENT 47,OF A WONDERFUL SON WHO IS ATTENDING COLLEGE TO BECOME A DOCTOR.I CURRENTLY LOST WHERE I WAS LIVING TO A FORECLOSURE ALL THAT I COULD DO WAS SIT LIKE AN ANIMAL WAITING TO BE FLUSHED OUT. I AM WRITING YOU FROM MY CONDO THAT IS ALSO BEING FORECLOSED ON . I PRAY I COULD GET ASSISTANCE SOME WAY SO I CAN HOLD ON TO MY DIGNITY AND REMAIN AN EXAMPLE TO MY SON. I WANT TO HELP HIM AND HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE IN MY SITUATION. I AM A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER . THANK YOU IM TIRED OF THINKING OF MYSELF BUT I DO NEED A PLACE TO LIVE JUST LIKE THE NEXT PERSON I HOPE I STILL HAVE TIME!

Dear Opera,

My name is Floence Ekine, I am a widow with five children. Three of my own and two adopted that I am unable to bring to United States since I do not have good looking bank account to show the USA immigration where the kids are. Right now do not have a job, iam surviving on survival benefit ony which is fixed income. But if I can some money as capital I can start my own small business. I have a lot of business ideas, and also on education I have Master in Business Administion (MBA)
If you recognized poor widow such as I am, you will be trurely be my Angel. 832-[REDACTED] is my phone number. My address is [REDACTED], [REDACTED], [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. Email address is: imaekine@[REDACTED].[REDACTED]

Oprah,hello my name is heather i am 25 yrs old a single mother of 2 little girls, i live with my mother and her husband right now, my mom owns a house that she is going to let me and my 2 girls have but i am in desperate need of help fixing it so that my girls and i will have a place of our own to call home,it is very sad and frustrating to not be able to live in a house i grew up in because it is not livable right now,the home needs new flooring,insulation,hot water heater,new plumbing,walls put up to make bedrooms.Oprah i know you have a really big heart i watch your show all the time, is there anyway at all you could help my daughters and i get our home fixed up so that we may move into it and have a place of our own, thank you very much for your time, love scarletdarling2 & the little doves.

My son has a brain tumor. He has no clue about it yet I have kept him alive. I have told hime thew reassn he gets mri is we need to find out if he is smarter. It works. The thing is He wants a wi and his room done my electric is789.00a water is 100.00 mortgage is 317.00 lot rent is 285.
00 his medical was cancelled and everything el,se his father did more than molest him. I always let him down to being poor oprah please can you redo his room or let him meet chuck norris. I will pay you back. Or volenteer for your causes

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! what an eye opener to what you must recieve every day. Take a deep breath… & know that YOU R an exceptional person who has turned lemons into the very golden lemonade… You r the best… please take time to be yourself
& enjoy the sun in your face… YOU certainly do deserve it. If more people could be like you… what a HUGE improvement the world would see. Thanks for being YOU!!!!!!!