Person equals something to be sold

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Gene

I admit to not liking Oprah.
Scary but true: I’m more afraid of posting an anti-Oprah post than an anti-Bush post. In other words, I still believe enough in the inherent goodness/incompetence of our government as opposed to the reach of Oprah’s empire.
But I have to say that I really have the hots for her Nate Berkus automaton — another guy that she glommed onto and decided to make into an Oprahifed commodity.
He’s cute — adorable, hot, really — and has suffered a horrific tragedy in the form of losing his lover in the tsunami, something I can’t imagine. But tonight I discovered something about him that makes me sick to my stomach. Yes, if you visit his website you’ll see it too: