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Drudge: Talk queen wants to help with ad.

It’s been a long time since last winter, when Oprah hosted rallies for then-underdog, Barack Obama, but, if Matt Drudge’s latest scoop pans out, then the media will soon have cause to reprise the “Oprahbama” meme. According to Drudge’s unnamed source, Oprah has volunteered—is, in fact, “begging”—to produce Obama’s half-hour primetime advertisement that will air on October 29. The Obama campaign denies the superstar’s involvement, and Oprah refused to comment. The potential Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series has already been delayed eight minutes to accommodate Obama’s ad.

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