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Saturday, November 3, 2007 12:00 AM

How Oprah ruined the marathon

America's competitive spirit has been wrecked by feel-good amateurs like Oprah whose only goal is to stagger across the finish line.

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  • Friday, November 2, 2007 08:27 PM

    Man, that's a bait and switch title.

    I'm going to write a book entitled, "How Oprah ruined everything."

    It will be a book about gardening, but people will buy it, eh?

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