Oprah was the first to promote 'The Secret', I believe. Y'all know the book I'm talking about, right? It's the one that says that all you have to do to get anything you want in life is to simply wish for it to happen, and it will.

For instance, if you want a brand new car, all you have to do is think that you will get a brand new car, and a new car will subsequently drive itself to your door without any effort on your part. Somehow your 'positive thoughts' attracted those good things (the car, etc) to you.

I used to have a lot of respect for Oprah's show until I heard that she was peddling that tripe.

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