The Cecil B. DeMille honoree's speech sparked serious political buzz.  Will she run?

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          In her passionate acceptance speech for the lifetime-achievement honor, Oprah Winfrey proclaimed that "a new day is on the horizon!"  Intended as an inspirational message for a night focused on women's rights, the speech instead started a tsunami of speculation about the mogul, 63, running for President in 2020.  On social media #Oprah2020 trended.  Stedman Graham told the Los Angeles Times, "It's up to the people.  She would absolutely do it."

          The next day cable news buzzed, and the Washington Post and New York Times weighed in about a possible Winfrey candidacy.  In the past Winfrey has discounted any political aspirations, telling Gayle King on CBS This Morning in October, "There will be no running for office of any kind for me."  When asked about the current speculation, her reps had no comment. 

          Winfrey deflected presidential talk, telling the Los Angeles Times, "I'm just glad I got through the speech!" The first black woman to receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, Winfrey told the story of Recy Taylor, a black woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 was never prosecuted.  "For too long women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men," she said, "but their time is up."  By all accounts Winfrey wasn't expecting the viral reaction to her speech.  She told the Times, "I wanted this to be a meaningful moment."