Drudge is reporting that Oprah Winfrey is getting thousands of emails and requests to have Sarah Palin on her highly rated talk show.  However, Oprah is battling a divided staff and refusing to allow the Alaskan governor on her show because of her highly partisan support for Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Oprah's staff is sharply divided on the merits of booking Sarah Palin, sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

"Half of her staff really wants Sarah Palin on," an insider explains. "Oprah's website is getting tons of requests to put her on, but Oprah and a couple of her top people are adamantly against it because of Obama."

One executive close to Winfrey is warning any Palin ban could ignite a dramatic backlash!

It is not clear if Oprah has softened her position after watching Palin's historic convention speech.

This is pretty amazing and typical of Oprah trying to wield her power.  She will have transgender pregnant men on her show, freaks of every variety and walk of life, but is now refusing to interview the most popular woman in the world on her show.  Well, it is her show, she can do as she please.  However, she is letting her political bias get in the way of what would surely go down as one of the most popular episodes of the Oprah Winfrey Show in history.

Oprah has been a fake for many years.  She has acted like a proponent of women’s rights for many years, when in fact she is only ever concerned about enlarging her bank account and show ratings.  Oprah is missing out on a very large opportunity to host Palin and continue to introduce her to the United States.  It’s Oprah’s show and her right to not have Palin on her show. I just think it looks really bad, especially when she has received thousands of requests from her dedicated viewers.

Oprah’s ratings have been in decline the past year as she has gotten very political for the first time and supported Barack with money and in person with campaign apperances.

Oprah is always about $$$$ so don’t be surprised when she reverses field and we see Sarah Palin on the Oprah Winfrey show in the next month or so.

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