Keywords: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, The Florida Federation of Republican Women, Linda Ivell, 2008 presidential campaign, GOP, John McCain                                                

The queen of daytime talk, Oprah Winfrey, is taking heat for refusing to interview GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin. The Florida Federation of Republican Women has launched a national boycott of both Winfrey's show and O, The Oprah Magazine. "We were just upset that she would not be interviewed by Oprah," Linda Ivell told CNN.com. "Unfair treatment of a candidate who has really, really excited not just women in this country but everyone. And it seemed unusual that she would be excluded from a talk show that focuses on women."

Winfrey, who has openly endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, says she is not playing favorites. "At the beginning of the presidential campaign, when I decided I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for either of the candidates," Winfrey said. Winfrey has agreed to interview Palin after the November election.

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