Last Night: Oprah Winfrey tells Piers Morgan she hates writing checks to the IRS
-------
Possibly the most interesting segment was the one in which Morgan asked Winfrey about her fortune. In response, Winfrey was oddly contradictory. "I'm not sitting around counting it," she said at first, the stock answer provided by most absurdly wealthy people when asked pointed questions about their finances.
But Morgan pushed the point. "I bet you know exactly how much you're worth," he said. "Yes I do," Winfrey replied confidently. "So how do you know without counting it?" My thoughts exactly.
Winfrey also admitted that she only personally signs checks over $100,000 and that she's given away more than $300 million of her personal fortune. Winfrey did cop to one thing that made her, for at least a minute, seem more relatable. Like many of use, she hates writing checks to the IRS. Unlike most of us, Winfrey has employees who bring her tequila when she does. The interview was mostly a non-starter, but Morgan, however unwittingly, at least reminded us of one thing: Winfrey's true point of vulnerability is her money.
Then maybe she should think about that before she votes for a guy that thinks Millionaires should pay more in taxes to support his out of control spending. :roll: