Oprah Winfrey had all of America giddy yesterday when she finally revealed the “miracle of miracles” she’s been hyping for a while now. The big woo ha? She has a half-sister the same full size as herself. Named Patricia for now, Oprah’s half-sis hails from Milwaukee and loves the media mogul’s new network launched recently. Publicity stunt with a p, right?

Oprah probably had this one lined up years ago. It’s not bad. A lost sibling  dug up after being adopted in 1963. A loaded reunion televised to millions. For once it’s not Oprah reuniting two strangers, but Oprah herself embracing a long lost loved one. Who writes this crap?

Obviously Oprah’s fans – that include half of humanity – ate this up without thinking. They’ve already been through the roller coaster of learning their favourite talk show host lost a child at age 14 and was molested so a new sibling was never going to be much of a stretch.

They ate it up and it’s working.

Not only are Oprah’s ratings shooting through the roof, it puts the Queen of All Media exactly where she wants to be: in pole position to take over the world. After that, who knows? Probably Oprah on the bridge of her star ship yelling in her trademark monotone, “Let’s take over some galaxieeeees!”

[Source: Guardian]