There has to be more important news than Oprah's impending retirement. I mean, let's face it, Oprah is a great talk show host, but that is precisely what she is, a talk show host. She really is not the new messiah, a fact that seems misunderstood by American newscasters and, more importantly, American people. In fact, recently I get the distinct impression that Oprah herself has an extremely exaggerated sense of her own powers. Yes, she is enormously wealthy, largely due to the fact that a disproportionate amount of money is showered upon American entertainers. With this wealth, apparently, comes insight into solutions for all the problems of the world. Well, that is what the Oprah megacorporation would like us to believe. The news of Oprah's retirement might have given me a slight feeling of regret a few years ago, but ,frankly, I think I'll be glad to see her and her self-righteous platitudes disappear.