As to why it will be Moskowitz that she’s supporting, Winfrey cited his charity work and the fact that she can empathize with the weight and body issues which Moss faced as a growing boy. “I find ‘Moss’ to be the candidate who is easier for me to relate to,” commented Oprah yesterday during a taped broadcast, “I look at that picture of the fat little white boy in the Boston Red Sox outfit, and all I can see is myself.”
Later in the program, Winfrey mentioned that another thing that she and Moskowitz have in common is bad hair.Winfrey’s four million daily viewers give her considerable clout in the political arena. Her public support adds even more momentum to the Moskowitz campaign. As has become her custom, Winfrey avoided making any negative statements towards Jason “Chewy” Cohen, a candidate who seems to be drowning in a recent stream of negative publicity. While she refused to make any disparaging comments about Chewy, she did express some surprise at the candidate's surprising response to Al Sharpton's criticism.
Winfrey aired Chewy's videotaped comments in response to the leader's outspoken words regarding Chewy's Back of the Bus Tour. Chewy was unknowingly taped by a Moss supporter on her cell phone camera, and the video was sent to Winfrey's show. Here is the footage:
