Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl2007

Robert Wuhl:
In the first half of the 20th Century, the most popular woman in the country was Eleanor Roosevelt. However, you may be surprised to know that the second most popular woman in America was this woman. [shows a picture of Betty Crocker] Anybody know who she is? That is Betty Crocker. The spokeswoman for Gold Medal Flour and Bisquick, she was *the* media superstar of the first half of the 20th Century. How big was Betty Crocker? In a country one-third the population that it is now, her weekly radio shows drew the same-size audience as "American Idol". Betty Crocker got 4000 letters a day. A day, I get ten e-mail, I'm wigging out. She was the woman that American women turned to and trusted. But then, in 1945, in a shocking expos?, Betty Crocker is outed. "Fortune" magazine reveals that, no, she's not gay... she's not straight. They reveal that Betty Crocker is not *real*! America is shocked to find out that Betty Crocker is a fictional character created by General Mills, who, by the way, is not a real general. People were crushed. I mean, this would be like finding out that Oprah is CGI.