A Book Review: “THE AMATEUR” Barack Obama in the White House

  

 Don’t look for Oprah on the Obama’s 2012 Christmas card.   For that matter, don’t look for Oprah on the campaign trail for the president in 2012, either.

According to the recently released book “THE AMATEUR, Barack Obama in the White House,” Michelle Obama and Oprah are engaged in a subtle “Mean Girls” style battle of wills, with the first lady even criticizing Oprah’s “girth.”

The New York Post, has released excerpts of the book, explaing:

When [Oprah] phoned, [Obama] dropped everything and took her call. They huddled over strategy. Of all of Obama’s unofficial White House advisers, Oprah had unparalleled access, input, influence, and power.

But according to the book's author, Oparah’s “prestige” within the White house inter-circle was short-lived.   Soon after Obama won the election, “It soon became apparent that something had gone wrong between Oprah and the new administration — or, more precisely, between Oprah and Michelle Obama.”

Come to think of it, we haven’t seen Lil' Steve Wonder stumping for the president in 2012, either.  Maybe he’s still smarting from this 2008 Los Angeles appearance with “My Michelle.”

Click to read The New American’s book review of “THE AMATEUR”