Oprah Winfrey has succumbed to Obama-rama, formally endorsing the presidential wannabe on CNN. And, as we all know, it takes quite a bit of finessing, political networking and shrewd campaigning to get Oprah's unequivocal seal of approval. But just how did Obama manage it?

Last week, for the first time, Ms. Winfrey endorsed a political candidate, Senator Barack Obama, Democrat from Illinois. In an interview on “Larry King Live” on CNN, she said she was backing the senator “because I know him personally.”

See? It has nothing to do with Obama's politics, proposed social security reforms or (dare we even suggest it?) his race. It's because she knows him!

When told of Winfrey's somewhat vague rationale, Hillary Clinton immediately sent the talk show mainstay a bouquet of flowers, a luncheon invitation and an unintentionally creep card reading, "I'd love to get to know you better. Signed, Hill."

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