Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Spokker, I think maybe they aren't being boastful as much as they are trying to encourage their friends to donate. Sort of a challenge like pledge week on PBS. >> I tend to agree. I don't recall posting a status on FB about donating to something, but I often post information about issues and advocacy items that interest me -- the point not being that it is about me, but that I want other people to be aware of those issues as well.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/14/as-wallets-open-for-haiti_n_423238.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...238.html</a> More outrage for people.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Credit card companies are nicer than Lush Rimbaugh! Just when I was thinking they were spawn of Satan!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>>>But regardless of the intended context, Limbaugh’s comments have been widely panned. “They are deeply insensitive,” said conservative commentator Pat Buchanan on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “The president speaks for the country when he says we’re going to go in there,” he said. “You want your whole nation, and it’s very positive. And I think Rush’s comments were cynical.” Sitting next to Buchanan on set, host Joe Scarborough called Limbaugh’s comments “deplorable.” “The insensitivity is stunning,” said the former Republican congressman. << <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/31502" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/31502</a>
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Rush Limbaugh has a link on his web page where you can donate to the relief effort.
Originally Posted By dshyates "Rush Limbaugh has a link on his web page where you can donate to the relief effort." I guess that is a close as Rush will get to backpedaling
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, the CNN poll improved a bit...not it is 56% not donating. I heard this on a radio station this morning but I don't know if it is true or not. Supposedly Tiger Woods is donating $3 million and they were debating his motives for doing so. Who cares? I don't think the Haitians are going to be concerened with Tiger's motives.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***3 million less he has to pay in alimony.*** What's that compared to half a billion!? <---doesn't believe in alimony for super-wealthy situations where only one of the partners brings in the super-wealth, outside of normal "cost of living" stuff.
Originally Posted By Mr X Oh, and by "normal" I mean normal...not "I need 2 million just to maintain my hair and nails!".
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder The White House spokesman has called Limbaugh's comments "really stupid". <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011403075.html" target="_blank">http://www.washingtonpost.com/...075.html</a>
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "<---doesn't believe in alimony for super-wealthy situations where only one of the partners brings in the super-wealth, outside of normal "cost of living" stuff." Well, then another topic for another time, but there's more to the concept than it seems you might understand. It revolves around keeping people in a style or manner of living to which they've become accustomed.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>It revolves around keeping people in a style or manner of living to which they've become accustomed.<< I believe that's exactly what Mr. X is opposed to. Accustomed schmustomed.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "I believe that's exactly what Mr. X is opposed to. Accustomed schmustomed." So much for lifelong promises then, I suppose.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***It revolves around keeping people in a style or manner of living to which they've become accustomed.*** Oh, I understand it. I even agree with it to a point (as I said, NORMAL cost of living...). If they want to remain accustomed to being filthy rich though, they can make their own money. ***So much for lifelong promises then, I suppose.*** Then don't get divorced.
Originally Posted By xrayvision >>I'm not going to tell people not to boycoott, but they are kidding themselves if campaigns like this have any effect. Radio stations (and TV stations in the case of Glenn Beck) don't carry these programs for direct ad revenue. They carry the programs to build large audiences that will follow through into their other programming.<< Rush was fired from a major Sacramento new radio station for his comments and public outcry. It's the same station that new national personality for Fox News TV/Radio, Tom Sullivan, just came from (which I am a fan of Sullivan). Of course, Rush's next step from Sacramento was to go national. But, he did lose his gig from a station he loved, due to reaction to what he said. And, radio shows personalities are taken off the air, or shows are cancelled with enough public outcry. In the meantime, there are so many Americans and people from around the world who are already in Haiti or giving to Haiti (who still needs help) that I'm not worried about the comments of two people.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal So Rush Limbaugh is OK with his tax dollars going to help people in another country, but not OK with his tax dollars providing basic preventive health care to citizens of his own country? Just checking.
