Oprah Boycott

The Florida Federation of Republican Women launched a boycott against talk show host Oprah Winfrey, sparked by her controversial refusal to book Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her popular talk show. Oprah Winfrey has announced that Palin would most likely be booked on her show after the 2008 presidential election in November.

"There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show. At the beginning of this presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates. I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over." - Oprah Winfrey on Palin denial rumorsFOXNews.com: GOP Women’s Group Boycotts ‘Oprah’ For Refusing to Book Palin (September 10, 2008)

"She is an icon, and set her herself up to be such a women’s rights and women’s issues person. To have the first vice president of our lifetime on the Republican ticket being a woman and to sit it out regardless of what her personal political beliefs were was disingenuous, we felt," - Cindy Graves, vice president of Florida Federation of Republican WomenFOXNews.com: GOP Women’s Group Boycotts ‘Oprah’ For Refusing to Book Palin (September 10, 2008)