liars and the lying lies they tell

Yeah, you may have heard, there's been a big brouhaha about a recent Oprah Book Club pick. Personally, the only side I'm buying into is that of editor Nan Talese, mediocre as her case may have been, it was the closest thing to sense the whole hour saw, which should tell you how I feel about the other two parties. The whole argument is rather myopic, even for the inbred world of publishing. And frankly, I've seen Oprah and her book club members take fiction by Wally Lamb just as seriously, so I found her whole injured party routine rather distasteful. And I refuse to subscribe to the comparisons they're making between this memoir and recent journalism fabrications, the two things shouldn't even be considered in the same breath. In the grand scheme of things ... does it really matter to anyone other than Winfrey and her need to save face? I vote no. But, rather than continue to further the whole exaggerated mess, here are some links, serious and otherwise that sum it all up rather nicely:

"Oprah Knows Good TV" - Chicago Tribune
"Don't Lie to Oprah, and that's the Truth" - Philadelphia Enquirer
Readers Letters - Salon
"Oprah Strikes Blow for Truthiness" - MSNBC.com

Also, see pic here for my thoughts on said commentary above ...