The smart husband managed to get the full interview of Queen Rania on Oprah digitized and onto this blog. So for those interested, who either weren’t able to see it or would like to see it again, it’s all available here. It’s about 19 minutes long. [The video is best enjoyed with a broadband connection, and could be pulled at any time. Right cick here (save target as) for the direct download link for the file. Thus far, this hasn’t been converted into Flash, but blip.tv says their server will do it soon :0] Enjoy!
Okay, it’s back up again and this time it’s in Flash [Click to view]. It should even be capable of being podcast [gasp!]. As a flash movie the quality is not as great, so a WMV file will be loaded here for download only. And for those interested, Queen Rania did do Oprah once before, right after 9/11. This is the link to the transcript of that show.
I really like Queen Rania. She is such a woman of honour and class and i think she did great in this interview. I’ve always been a Rania fan, even though i used to like Princess Diana, i liked Rania more for the simple fact that she is human and doesn’t believe in being treated like a Goddess. I think Oprah drew a line to the type of questions she asked her. And the people who criticise her as being shallow are just jealous. Not only is she Queen but she is a woman, so what’s wrong with her looking a million dollars. If she has the money, she can shop where ever she pleases and i don’t think it concerns anybody. Well she is a beautiful woman and i wish her luck.
Yo Kerri, I bet u’re just jealous of Queen Rania huh?? I tell you what: Jordan is NOT a country with EXTREME poverty! I’ve lived there for several years, and although I could say that Jordan is a developing country, it’s not poor at such an extreme level like u said. Hey, what’s ur problem with her looking good and all that? My gurl, U’re just full of envy!! And so what if she married King Abdullah in only 4 or 5 months??! It’s normal in Islam.
I used to like Queen Rania, I really did, but more and more she strikes me as shallow and self-absorbed, but pretending to be really down-to-earth and concerned about world affairs. I think she revealed more than she intended when she said that when she first became queen, she’d speak at a function and think, “Are they really buying this?” She always dresses like a supermodel, tasteful but just a bit too stylish almost, and in recent appearances on the news during their US visit, she’s had this the little self-satisfied smirk (saw it about 10 times during the Oprah interview) that kind of strikes me as, “Look at me, I’m so gorgeous and the princess of the world.” I will say she whips out quotable one-liners (“Educate a woman and you educate a family;” or “The terrorists’ worst nightmare is that we get along.”) but the substance is lacking. I think she gets away with it because of her looks — people expect her to be a complete idiot, and when they hear her speak articulately, they go to the other extreme and become overly impressed. More and more she comes across as great window-dressing with not too much underneath. And let’s not forget, Jordan is a country with extreme poverty, yet she looks like she shops only in Milan or Paris. Of course royalty has to dress well, but it’s a bit much, in my opinion. I think King Abdullah is much smarter, likable, and more dignified, but for some reason the media loves Rania and he’s always in the background (that’s truly down to earth, not appearing on Oprah, for goodness sake). But in Rania’s defense, I’m sure she grew up as the prettiest girl around, with everyone catering to her, and then at only 22 or 23, met and married the king’s son in only 4 or 5 months, so she probably can’t help but be a little smug, even if she tries to hide it. Overall, I still like her, I just wish she’d cool it with all the photo ops and interviews.
I think she looked stunning too and confident 🙂 we all like her, but ya they didn’t discuss much stuff it was like a normal talk! but anyway people this way might get the chance to know Jordan better
The full Queen
The full interview in Flash.
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Don’t worry Ray. It was enevitable. YouTube and Google kicked it off within minutes. It still surprises me that I can find all these jihadi videos on YouTube but you try and put up a piece of news and due to the constrictions of the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) you get knocked off. That DMCA has them running so scared that jihadi videos stay on YouTube and Oprah gets bounced. See here for more.
I’ll get it up again later this evening, so stay tuned.
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Queen Rania’s full Oprah interview
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