No royal treatment planned for Oprah
Despite those earlier claims, NSW Premier Kristina Keneally says Oprah Winfrey isn't about to get the royal treatment after all.
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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally says she has not received advice that Oprah Winfrey is getting the royal treatment.
Except from media perhaps.
“We have no advice to suggest that at all, from the federal police,” Keneally told reporters yesterday.
“And certainly from a NSW police perspective, our job is … to ensure public safety and good order when there is a major event on. We do that very successfully, that’s why we are the best major events and festivals city in the world.”
She said road disruptions would be “absolutely minimal” and well advertised beforehand.
Tourism Australia has also denied claims of Federal Police security.
Meanwhile the Big O, who calls us “Oss-ies” not “Auzzies,” was told by Carrie Bickmore that we like to meet at our local McCafes for a coffee.
We what?
Wait until she hears the Premier was actually born in Las Vegas.
Source: SBS, The Australian
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Australia you are an amazing country please do not fall for the Oprah affect.
Oprah is just person who should be treated like anyone else.
@Goonies- I can tell you what people do use maccas for, a handover point for children in custody arrangements, I kid you not. Public place so there is less likelyhood of a scene, neutral ground and everyone knows where the local maccas is so it is sort of like a landmark that is easy to identify and not likely to change often so that the custody agreements will last a while.
McCafe? Oh please…. what a crock…pathetic.
I was shocked she was the best presenter we had to offer. Angela Bishop would have been so much better *sigh*
@ducko – you go and wash you’re mouth out right now. I’m from Perth and the only thing I have ever done at McDonald’s is use their toilet. I think I saw the result of my visit being served to someone as I left, so at least their service is quick!
I reckon more people would drink coffee at GJ’s than at Macca’s.
And it’s good that a tv show host is not getting the royal treatment, otherwise Kerri-Anne might start arking up about how she’s treated!
@Cathy
We do don’t we?
Thanks, @ducko. And we all turn up at Macca’s for a coffee in our HSVs with “Shazza” for a number plate and comb the mullet before we head inside 🙂
The Maccas bit didn’t phase me all that much because it was so clearly an advertisement. The bit that got me was that we call women ‘sheilas’.
Maccas definitely sponsored the program, there was the ‘brought to you by’ before coming back from commercial. Made perfect sense.
Psst… I actually do meet people at McCafe, so that segment wasn’t completely far off from the truth for me. I was more surprised they (Americans) didn’t have McCafes.
Well Carrie’s from Perth, isn’t she? Maybe meeting at Maccas for coffee is a Perth thing.
Has it occurred to anyone that the “Maccas” bit was clearly a pay off for what is most likely millions they are chucking at bank rolling the whole thing – hence wraps & drinks for all the audience.
Back off Carrie – as a 7PM viewer I was so proud to see her on Oprah.
You go girl!!!
Not Maccas, it’s Slackers. 🙂 I think Carrie made a mistake – she obviously meant Starbucks… 😉
Come on it was just a blatant plug for McDonnalds, the entire audience received some food, well Mcdonalds food, to eat right after the “Bickmore we all met at Maccas” segment…
I think the Macca’s thing was clearly a sponsorship deal, when they had them bring out the Chicken Wraps. Carrie had to say something about it, so I figure she made something plausible up. Though it’s not completely unheard of for people to have a lunch meeting at a fast food joint.
Something tells me not many of the myths and misconceptions about Australia will be cleared up during this journey.
Obviously “Maccas” were mentioned on purpose. They then had waiters serve the audience McDonald’s food, so they were obviously a sponsor.
Typical of Carrie to make us all sound like out of work bogans.
I can honestly say I have never met anyone at ‘Maccas’ for a coffee. I have never used it as a meeting place for anything.
American things always tend to think Aussie is pronounced with an s sound rather than z. I always wish someone was able to correct them (though at the same time I’ve seen quite a few Australian’s misspelling Ossie Ostrich’s name as ‘Aussie’ or ‘Ozzie’). I’m just glad I didn’t hear mentions of Koala ‘Bears’.
I think Carrie Bickmore’s report didn’t help things a whole lot either. The whole meeting up at McCafe thing, and that we call McDonald’s ‘Maccas’. Ok, maybe some people call it that, but the way it was put across made it sound like if you want to go to McDonald’s in Australia you have to look for a place called ‘Maccas’. Somewhat like if you’re looking for Burger King, you have to find Hungry Jacks.
Well I’d agree we call it Maccas….