Not that he asked… but if the soon-to-be leader of the free world did, Lady O says she would definitely turn him down.
Despite all the money she donated, all the time she spent aiding him on the campaign trail and all the tears she shed in Grant Park during his now famous acceptance speech, Oprah Winfrey says she would never give up her day job to work for President-elect Barack Obama’s administration.
“I have a few full-time jobs already and a few full-time commitments, you know – contractual commitments that say I have to be where I am,” Winfrey told news reporters yesterday. “So, it never ever occurred to me, not even occurred to me.”
That’s right ladies the queen of daytime talk is staying put. No matter how much Obama were to beg, Winfrey says she simply couldn’t turn her back on her TV gig.
“Even if I was offered, I still have contractual commitments and what could I do?” Winfrey said. “I do what I do best on TV every day.”
This, of course, doesn’t mean that her feelings for Obama have changed. Winfrey was quick to point out that she still stands behind the future president 100%. In fact, earlier this week, Winfrey’s production company confirmed that she is planning to take her Chicago-based talk show on the road to Washington for at least two episodes during inauguration week.
According to show producers, Winfrey will broadcast a live show from the Kennedy Center Opera House the day before the ceremony (January 19th), and tape another one on January 21st.
As for the reports that Winfrey already has her dress for the inaugural ball picked out, the talk show queen says that’s only half true.
“I actually haven’t chosen the one,” Winfrey said. “I had a dress on the vision board, but I’m not sure that’s gonna fit, so I have to work on something else.”
Maybe something featuring the color purple.