Oprah Winfrey has signed on Rabbi Shmuley Boteach for his own show on her XM Satellite Radio channel, but apparently it's his political affiliations that some people aren't happy about.

Oprah is Barack Obama's most famous supporter, yet Rabbi Shmuley is a Rudolph Giuliani backer who held a fundraiser for Giuliani at his mansion in Englewood, N.J., last year. This shocking revelation doesn't sit right with some folks.

"I don't understand why someone like Oprah, who ostensibly supports the causes of women and people of color, would hire a host who raised money for Giuliani," said Randy Credico, director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.

"Giuliani has a history of treating women like dirt, including the mother of his children. And he's never distanced himself from racist supporters like radio host Bob Grant, who called Martin Luther King a scumbag..."

"Oprah has a lot of explaining to do," said Credico.

Apparently not, since a spokesperson for Oprah's Harpo Productions called this "a nonissue" adding that "the political affiliations of our hosts are their personal choice."

Shmuley begins on XM's Oprah and Friends (ch 155) starting on January 28th.

[NY Daily News]