In the wake of James Frey recreating some sort of literary career, it’s easy to doubt Oprah’s power. But yesterday, she reminded the Goldmans that she’s nobody’s media fool.

Oprah didn’t attack Fred Goldman’s ridiculous moustache, but she did question the ethics of publishing a book describing his son’s murder, questioning if he was making “blood money” off the book.

After Denise Brown dropped out of the live tapping with the Goldmans, Oprah didn’t want to hold interview at all, but she felt obligated to keep her word to the Goldmans. Like everyone else except the Goldmans, Oprah feels a little awkward about the book, and said, "I don't want to be in the position to promote this book, because I, too, think it's despicable."

It would be easy to call Oprah a hypocrite, but the truth is, what she tells people to read, they read, and what she tells people not to read, they don’t. We’re all soldiers in her army. And besides, everyone knows how If I Did It ends.