Port-au-Prince.– Matt Damon kept his cool as he helped distribute food from a truck that got stuck in the mud in a western Haitian town where Hurricane Ike left hundreds of people homeless and hungry.
He arrived with Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean to hand out rice, beans and cooking oil in Cabaret, a town that saw 60 people die in flash floods when Ike grazed Haiti last week.
Things got rough when the truck carrying 300 bags of food ran into a ditch, forcing the rest of the caravan to stop. Hundreds of Haitians mobbed an SUV carrying the celebrities, chanting "Wyclef!"
"I want to see Wyclef because he is my artist," said Jean Sadrac, an unemployed 25-year-old. "I want Wyclef to help me with money or water."
Jean clambered onto the roof of the SUV to calm the crowd, while bodyguards helped Damon make his way toward the truck with the food. He reached it easily; nobody recognized him.
Damon said he enjoyed being in a place where few people have seen his movies. "It's nice, it's really easy to move through a crowd like this," Damon told The Associated Press, grinning wryly as he watched Jean talk to the crowd.
Written by: mrios, 14 Sep 2008 2:54 AM
From: United States
I wonder if the Dominican's aide got the same respond........minus Wyclef and Matt Damon, I'm sure these two will end up in PEOPLE MAGAZINE
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Todo abajo control ....the celebrities have arrived.....schmucks
Written by: josean, 14 Sep 2008 8:45 AM
From: United States
From: United States
at least the celebrities are lending a helping hand. what are the right wing republicans doing to alleviate suffering? suggesting a tax cut for the richest haitians?
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
all sizzle no steak....just like the Obamanable snow job
From: United States
i do not see Rush and Hannity doing anything to help. at least the celebrities bring some sizzle. sizzle is better than inertia.
Written by: yumnuk3, 14 Sep 2008 11:47 AM
From: United States, New York City
Third world countries are still a mess despite the money they throw around. Plus, these celebs get tax breaks on their donations. No one wants to confront the policies that cheat those countries.
Written by: mrios, 14 Sep 2008 12:32 PM
From: United States
yumnuk3,
As you can see my computer goofed it punched in as I was writing and it doubled the entry, you can see one may argue as to the motives of these celebs in action during a great time of need but the fact is most of these celebs use these catastrophes to there advantage, instead of a "snow job" it's called FREE press and PR plus it puts them in the lime light as a humanitarian .....HOLLYWOOD LOVES a good old reach into your pocket and give kinda-guy, I call this a hit and run a bandage approach to problems, and don't be surprised if Matt's agent will soon be contacted by some big movie Studio for a future feature film, the real question will be where was Matt before the storm and where will be Matt 2 weeks from now. .. Meanwhile the crowd screams more, more, more money, more food, more water..
" THERES NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS "
Written by: santanar, 14 Sep 2008 1:06 PM
From: United States
Lets not forget that the total of death in Haiti is over 500, so please lets be sensitive to the suffering of our neighbor.
Written by: josean, 14 Sep 2008 1:13 PM
From: United States
Oh boy santanar, your in for it now. Showing compassion for Hatians is a no no for our resident KKK ers!
Written by: mrios, 14 Sep 2008 1:17 PM
From: United States
dreadlocks,
Why don't you contact OOPRA WIND FREE she has lots of money and a TV show and her own magazine, heck she might even be compelled to do a TV special on her talk, talk, yack, yack show and be sure to remind her that the Haitians are decedents from Africa too, and who knows she might even mention whats his name !!!!!!!! oh yeah ! OBAMA NATION and he might even dig into his pocket and pull some of that 4 million he made on that book deal and start to make a real CHANGE instead of talk, besides who knows this may serves as a boost to his CHANGE regarding foreign Policy right before the Elections.
Written by: josean, 14 Sep 2008 1:21 PM
From: United States
You see what I mean!
Written by: mrios, 14 Sep 2008 1:23 PM
From: United States
Satanar,
Thanks for the reminder, I've meet lot's of Haitians while in the DR and most all were hard working Human beings with the same wants and needs of others, what I speak of It's called benefiting from other peoples misery with the warm fuzzies.
From: United States
yes, Josean, the resident kkk types get all wound up when celebrities help poor countries. they disparage them from the comfort of their bedrooms, while they are trying to decide between the mercedes and the bmw. as i said, they give a homeless guy a half eaten sandwich, and have the tax preparer write it off as a "10, 000 dollar charitable contribution". i have little patience for people who question the motives of others who do acts of kindness. it is pretty demented to marginalise help, by introducing your own spin on things. not because republicans are not known for selfless acts means everybody has an angle. at least oprah wind free, as you so cleverly call her, has a record. she built a school in africa. what have your icons, such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity done to help the economies of poor countries, beyond buying off-brand viagara by the carton? benefitting from other people's misery, mrios? that could only come from a gringo who does not understand what relief is.
Written by: yumnuk3, 14 Sep 2008 2:35 PM
From: United States, New York City
Rush Limbaugh takes viagara on an all male vacation, speaks volumes as to his true sexual orientation. You know, Senator Craig neer did say who he was meeting in that airport batroom....
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
Bat man ....not that there is anything wrong with that
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makes you wonder, doesn't it, yumnuk?then he gets on his show and trashes gays.. wow. hidebound republican
Written by: yumnuk3, 14 Sep 2008 3:42 PM
From: United States, New York City
Rush limbaugh quotes."I know these people like I know every square inch of my glorious naked body." --on Democrats.
Written by: yumnuk3, 14 Sep 2008 7:12 PM
From: United States, New York City
don't forget the Oxycontin.
Written by: anthonyC, 14 Sep 2008 9:31 PM
From: United States
Is there anyway that Haiti can keep Matt Damon?
We already have enough Limosine Liberals.
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not to mention the amount of guys who cannot spell " limousine". sorry, the amount of PhDs who cannot spell limousine.
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Sinatra is the best example I can think of for celebrity good works He performed for free and donated money Anonymously to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars....not like these phonies today who have to have a camera crew with them....Will Lindsay Lohan and Brittany be next doing there good works I am so impressed....phonies.....Frank would do a concert raise a million and give a half million of his own and not tell anyone....He was the best at Charitable works as well as being the and I quote Pavorotti "Mozart of the 20th century " for his impact on music...And remember Dread most of Sinatras Charity was ANONYMOUS...that means dread no one new about it until after he died....yes dread even your most exalted jazz musicians held him in awe
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charity is charity, whatever the theatrics. more often than not, all the sturm and drang connected to these celebrity efforts is initiated and coordinated by the media, and by agents. there are people who would like to do good works in private, but , in a capitalist world, everything has to be infused with the potential to generate revenue. so, a guy simply wants to go donate a few thousand dollars and see the damage for himself, but his agent wants it to be a circus. so, do not be so quick to condemn the artists, if you do not know all the moving parts of the situation.
From: United States
Thanks Dreadlocks 4 insightful words.
But, they're wasted on stiff-shirt conservatives like GC who will find any opportunity to push ultra-conservatism. Unfortunately, many don't accept that Wyclef was born there & has a passion 4 Haitians taking many artists there (ie Angelina & Brad).
Haiti is the poorest in our hemisphere, much to their own Gov doing. Similarly, it's amazing that the current US economy has not been this bad since Bush I and then the Great Depression before that.
As a an investor everyone's holding their breath on the Lehman Bros failure after Bear Sterns a few months ago & also now a buyout of Merril Lynch & Countrywide before they actually fall to failure. The conservatives have broken many records such as losing millions in fortunes, destroyed firms, thousands of jobs, record home foreclosures, bankrupticies, recession etc.
Ironically, people like GC see their own reality that is different, skewed & dis-connected from the real world! UN-TEACHABLE!
Written by: anthonyC, 15 Sep 2008 9:40 AM
From: United States
Did you ever think that the Space occupied by Matt Damon and his entourage could have been better served for relief supplies? How about the security that was used?
Damon could have donated $10,000 but his "feel Good" moment probably cost $20K.
I have nothing against celeberties helping out charities. I have used them myself for various charities. I do have a problem with celebretards who insert themselves as part of the story.
The right way for Mr. Damon was to use his money to send a small film crew to document the tragedy then hold a press conference in the U.S.. He most likely would have had more media exposure that way as many media outlets would not spend the money sending crews and reporters to Haiti.
But Mr. Damon wnats the world to know what a good guy he is. Look at him handing out help. Ain't he sweet?
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Dread you and JD can start jerking each other off now induct him into WWW he is the type Lefty Weanies Whiners and Wankers
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JD, what is perplexing to me is that Wyclef is haitian. would it not be asinine to accuse Sammy Sosa or Big Papi of publicity seeking if they came to the Dominican Republic to help out after a tragedy? it is natural for successful people to help their fellow countrymen after a disaster. people who come from poor circumstances are prone to empathise with the poor, and, when they can, do good works for them. GC's cynicism is a marvel to me!
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on what authority do you decide what is 'THE RIGHT WAY"? now you have assumed the mantle of "authority on how charitable acts should be eventuated"?. what if Wyclef wanted him to make the trip? as i say, none of us has any familiarity with the moving parts of the situation. right wing losers always tell us how best to do things, then sit back and do nothing. where are the right wing do-gooders? how much aid did haiti get from chuck norris and bruce willis? or you, anthonyc, for that matter?
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"Corky" is he your example of a great humanitarian yes lots of publicity but nothing there....Oscar De La Renta now that is someone who does more than anyone for his people and never does any conspicous self promotion for his charity work...unlike those two jerks in Haiti
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
Oscar brings the heavy weights and trys not to get his face stuck in front of the camera....no comparison in importance and prestige
Written by: anthonyC, 15 Sep 2008 10:01 AM
From: United States
No I haven't help with the tragedy in Haiti. I have lent assistance to the D.R. and I am involved with those who suffered in Texas.
One of the reasons I haven't help in Haiti is because I haven't found an organization I can trust
Written by: anthonyC, 15 Sep 2008 10:01 AM
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"Written by: dreadlocks, 15 Sep 2008 9:49 AM
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on what authority do you decide what is 'THE RIGHT WAY"? now you have assumed the mantle of "authority on how charitable acts should be eventuated"?. what if Wyclef wanted him to make the trip? as i say, none of us has any familiarity with the moving parts of the situation. right wing losers always tell us how best to do things, then sit back and do nothing. where are the right wing do-gooders? how much aid did haiti get from chuck norris and bruce willis? or you, anthonyc, for that matter?"
Lighten up Francis!
Like everyone here I am stating an opinion. An intelligent opnion based on knowledge and experience but still just an opnion.
Just like you.....except without the Knowledge and experience.
.
From: United States
GC, how do you know that Oscar De La Renta does these charitable works? were you ever privy to any of the events? or did you read about it in the media? get the point? and as to belittling the work of people like sammy sosa, i just have to reiterate that i have serious reservations about the kind of minds that marginalise any efforts to help. as to you, anthonyc, to my mind you are just a petty annoyance. to say "the right way to do it is"is not an opinion. it is dogma!
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
Dread is does not take much research to uncover just the orphanages he pays for entirely you know how to use google go ahead ....dont compare this to Corky please....do some research on his foundation that his brother was the head of in San Pedro de M
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you are inadvertently making my point for me, GC. you are acting as though some guys do works in complete anonymity, while others get publicity. they all get publicity, just by different media. if i can find out about de la renta's good works, it is not intended to be a secret. you just feel that people like wyclef do not belong in the rarified air of oscar, and belittle his efforts out of malice.you are a true republican.
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you are kidding ....why dont you wiki Oscar for just one Dread or is Corky still your hero
From: United States
it is not sinking into your head, GC. if i can wiki oscar, and find out about the charitable acts he has done, it means they are matters of public record, as opposed to being anonymous donations. the fact that he did not appear in person has nothing to do with anything; publicity takes various forms!
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
Dread stop being an obstructionist as on the figures for arrival in the DR by tourism..... you think these celebs doing mother theresa stuff is for real ....and you believe Oscar is not doing a huge amount of charitable work that is not as much as Corky
From: United States
Holy Mother of God!
From: United States
Un -teachable!
Dreadlocks, keep in mind, U R debating a man (GC) who thinks the US economy is in great shape cuz Bush II has done a great job! So, much so that he can not wait until Mac & Palin "finish-the-job!".
A conservative Republican stronghold is a town of French Camp, MS in Chocataw County which is the POOREST CITY in the POOREST COUNTY in the POOREST STATE of the USA (Mississippi) as close as you can get to the DR from here. But, the areas population is very conservative with a population of 93% white & 2/3 of the population below poverty with per capita household income approx $5,000.
These good ol' boys would NEVER consider voting for Obama. NEVER! Despite their lives would improve via bigger tax cuts for lo-income families & various programs; they believe their lives have been just fine under Bush II (although incomes dropped after Clinton).
Dreadlocks, when a person is DELUSIONAL (reality dis-connect) logic & reasoning based upon sound facts do NOT work!
Written by: yumnuk3, 15 Sep 2008 10:39 PM
From: United States, New York City
Matt Damon is speaking the truth Sarah Palin is the scariest part of this entire election. She has no experience and the republicans are grasping for female support. Hillary supporters are not as stupid as the republicans? would like them to be and they will not fall for this super conservative woman.
From: United States
actually, yumnuk, they are looking for the ultra right wing conservative vote. you see, dear sarah finds acceptable the likes of Westbrook Pegler, the rabid racist , fascist McCarthyite, who wished that "some white man from the southern tier " would splatter Bobby Kennedy's brain "before the snow flies".the same guy who referred to Jews from Europe as 'geese', and suggested to Joe McCarthy that they were all communists.yes, these foul creatures are the types she quotes in her convention speech, indubitably to attract the attentions of the neo-nazis and klansmen types in the GOP. yet, GC accuses me of playing the "race card"!
Written by: yumnuk3, 16 Sep 2008 12:53 AM
From: United States, New York City
Dread,the bible belt will believe anything.
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
oink oink....Domino ....dread you play it so often we changed it to the race domino....also the way you slam it on the table....but it is still slimy but you cannot deal it from the bottom of the deck
Written by: yumnuk3, 16 Sep 2008 8:32 AM
From: United States, New York City
I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house.
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
numnut3.... blow dread he needs it
From: United States
yumnuk, pay no attention to GC. he has nothing meaningful and defensibe to offer. he is severely disturbed. if you make mention of racists, he says you are playing the race card. how can you discuss anything rational with such a mind (if you can call it that !)
From: Spain, Sanlucar de Barrameda..Coto Doñana
Domino Dread domino
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Sep 2008 10:58 AM
From: United States
So much for saying Democrats give more than Repoblicans.
"-- Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227)."
-- Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood.
Residents of the states that voted for John Kerry in 2004 gave smaller percentages of their incomes to charity than did residents of states that voted for George Bush.
In the 10 reddest states, in which Bush got more than 60 percent majorities, the average percentage of personal income donated to charity was 3.5. Residents of the bluest states, which gave Bush less than 40 percent, donated just 1.9 percent.
read more here
http://townhall.com/columnists/Ge....ves_really_are_more_compassionateFrom: United States
nice try, anthonyc. you can fool some of the peole all the time, and all the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time. A for effort, though. dear anthony trots out the findings of one guy, Mr Brooks, who uses all kinds of sample sets to arrive at his "facts", which are like a moving target. they cannot be proven at any time, and he gives no actual figures, just percentages, of what we do not know. all posted in a rabid right wing blog called town hall..lets look at the other data which is offered, in the self same magazine. this comes from the Center on Wealth and Philantrophy. it arrives at indices of charitable giving as portion of wealth. in the indices relating to states, the states which give the greatest portion of donations relative to income are, in descending order 1) NY 2)DC 3)UTAH 4)CA 5)CT 6)MD 7)NJ 8)GA 9)MA 10)HI. the lowest percentages were, again in descending order 41)ME 42)MS 43)IN 44)MO 45)NM 46)IO 47)SD 48)VT 49)WV 50)ND. A look at the
From: United States
electoral map of the most recent elections won by George Bush shows the top ten listed states to be almost exclusively blue states, the bottom ten to be red states. so, anthony, do some more research and try again. learning is good!
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rabid right wing blog ......Dread you are getting emotional ever since Barrys poll numbers turned to Ka Ka or merde in french...I dont understand you said he was a bum after he threw your Rev under the bus anyway
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Sep 2008 11:33 AM
From: United States
I quoted a source.
You haven't
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GC, i could not care less who wins the election in america. as i already told you, i hope mccain wins; i like to see crap happening from a safe distance. if obama wins, things will be boring and predictable. if mccain wins, sarah can start a war with russia, and iran, and syria, and whomever else she wishes. beats cable tv any day!
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no anthonyc, you have not read! i stated the Center on Wealth and Philantrophy. stepped on your reading glasses again?
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Dread good and amusing answer ....absurdity is better than reality at times from both sides of the fence...thanks
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Yesterday, Obama declared how we are in "the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression."
Today he will host a dinner in Beverly Hills --- costing attendees $28,500 dollars each! .....this is true
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Streisand will then sing at the five-star Beverly Wilshire, no doubt reviving the Depression-era standard "Happy Days Are Here Again" with new urgency.
Obama is set to break a single-day fundraising record of $9 million.
Tuesday's events in Tinseltown come after Obama racked up a record-breaking $66 million dollars in fundraising last month, beating his previous high mark of $55 million last winter.
"The fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are still very, very difficult times," rival McCain said, sunny-side up. ?
"Sen. McCain, what economy are you talking about?" smiled Obama.
Developing...
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apparently, he is hosting the dinner to make those folks aware of the situation. with their financial wherewithal, they probably do not even realise things are bad. hey, there are some fat cat democrats too, you know? you think P Diddy is hurting? Oprah? Russel Simmons? Jay-Z? I almost said tiger woods, but i am almost sure he is a republican.
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where are you, anthonyc? stuck on wikipedia? what, no response?
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the Tiger I dont know what he is but I would vote for him ...just kidding but if he ever goes into politics he wont need a shyster real estate broker to buy him a house....interesting you would think he is republican I would hope so....he is very admired by the honkys and crackers like myself.... you would call him a sellout
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Sep 2008 4:32 PM
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"Written by: dreadlocks, 16 Sep 2008 11:37 AM
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no anthonyc, you have not read! i stated the Center on Wealth and Philantrophy. stepped on your reading glasses again?"
I said a source.
Not a Liberal Funded think tank. Next thing you know you will be quoting the NY Times.
From: United States
whatever.
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Cuba Monday turned down 5 million dollars US aid...On Monday, the US government said it had raised its initial offer of $100,000 aid for Cuban hurricane victims to up to $5m, but Cuba had rejected it.
Cuban state television, quoting a diplomatic cable, said that the government had responded that Cuba "could not accept a gift" while under a US embargo. ......................This sounds like cutting off your nose to spite your face.....let us hope this will be the end of the Castro Bros.....this is the worst storm in recorded history for Cuba..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7619274.stmWritten by: yumnuk3, 13 Oct 2008 1:22 PM
From: United States, New York City
rabid racist , fascist
Written by: anthonyC, 13 Oct 2008 2:17 PM
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"Written by: yumnuk3, 13 Oct 2008 1:22 PM
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rabid racist , fascist "
Rev Wright?
Obama?
Written by: josean, 13 Oct 2008 2:32 PM
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That's President Obama to you!
Written by: anthonyC, 13 Oct 2008 2:49 PM
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"Written by: josean, 13 Oct 2008 2:32 PM
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That's President Obama to you!"
Not in my lifetime. It is time like these where I am glad I have citizenship in 3 countries.
Written by: josean, 13 Oct 2008 3:03 PM
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Austria here he comes!
Written by: anthonyC, 13 Oct 2008 3:33 PM
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"Written by: josean, 13 Oct 2008 3:03 PM
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Austria here he comes!"
Nope.
I ain't going anywhere. Just reassuring that I have financial options out there if Obama wants to start re-distributing wealth.
You see.....We always win.
Written by: josean, 13 Oct 2008 3:47 PM
From: United States
George Bush and Henry Paulison already did or have you been sleeping the last few weeks!
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josean, he has citizenship in a cave, where no information gets in. otherwise, he would know that the wealth has already been re-distributed. the wall street slime has swindled it away from the taxpayer. just the way he likes to see it. then people like him wonder why Chavez and Castro have rabid supporters.
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dow up 936 today
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more of the same tomorrow
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commie whiners and complainers stopped cheering
Written by: josean, 13 Oct 2008 5:41 PM
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I made enough money today to buy Chauncey and generosa a geography book!
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As you can see my computer goofed it punched in as I was writing and it doubled the entry, you can see one may argue as to the motives of these celebs in action during a great time of need but the fact is most of these celebs use these catastrophes to there advantage, instead of a "snow job" it's called FREE press and PR plus it puts them in the lime light as a humanitarian .....HOLLYWOOD LOVES a good old reach into your pocket and give kinda-guy, I call this a hit and run a bandage approach to problems, and don't be surprised if Matt's agent will soon be contacted by some big movie Studio for a future feature film, the real question will be where was Matt before the storm and where will be Matt 2 weeks from now. .. Meanwhile the crowd screams more, more, more money, more food, more water..
" THERES NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS "
Why don't you contact OOPRA WIND FREE she has lots of money and a TV show and her own magazine, heck she might even be compelled to do a TV special on her talk, talk, yack, yack show and be sure to remind her that the Haitians are decedents from Africa too, and who knows she might even mention whats his name !!!!!!!! oh yeah ! OBAMA NATION and he might even dig into his pocket and pull some of that 4 million he made on that book deal and start to make a real CHANGE instead of talk, besides who knows this may serves as a boost to his CHANGE regarding foreign Policy right before the Elections.
Thanks for the reminder, I've meet lot's of Haitians while in the DR and most all were hard working Human beings with the same wants and needs of others, what I speak of It's called benefiting from other peoples misery with the warm fuzzies.
We already have enough Limosine Liberals.
But, they're wasted on stiff-shirt conservatives like GC who will find any opportunity to push ultra-conservatism. Unfortunately, many don't accept that Wyclef was born there & has a passion 4 Haitians taking many artists there (ie Angelina & Brad).
Haiti is the poorest in our hemisphere, much to their own Gov doing. Similarly, it's amazing that the current US economy has not been this bad since Bush I and then the Great Depression before that.
As a an investor everyone's holding their breath on the Lehman Bros failure after Bear Sterns a few months ago & also now a buyout of Merril Lynch & Countrywide before they actually fall to failure. The conservatives have broken many records such as losing millions in fortunes, destroyed firms, thousands of jobs, record home foreclosures, bankrupticies, recession etc.
Ironically, people like GC see their own reality that is different, skewed & dis-connected from the real world! UN-TEACHABLE!
Damon could have donated $10,000 but his "feel Good" moment probably cost $20K.
I have nothing against celeberties helping out charities. I have used them myself for various charities. I do have a problem with celebretards who insert themselves as part of the story.
The right way for Mr. Damon was to use his money to send a small film crew to document the tragedy then hold a press conference in the U.S.. He most likely would have had more media exposure that way as many media outlets would not spend the money sending crews and reporters to Haiti.
But Mr. Damon wnats the world to know what a good guy he is. Look at him handing out help. Ain't he sweet?
One of the reasons I haven't help in Haiti is because I haven't found an organization I can trust
From: United States
on what authority do you decide what is 'THE RIGHT WAY"? now you have assumed the mantle of "authority on how charitable acts should be eventuated"?. what if Wyclef wanted him to make the trip? as i say, none of us has any familiarity with the moving parts of the situation. right wing losers always tell us how best to do things, then sit back and do nothing. where are the right wing do-gooders? how much aid did haiti get from chuck norris and bruce willis? or you, anthonyc, for that matter?"
Lighten up Francis!
Like everyone here I am stating an opinion. An intelligent opnion based on knowledge and experience but still just an opnion.
Just like you.....except without the Knowledge and experience.
.
Dreadlocks, keep in mind, U R debating a man (GC) who thinks the US economy is in great shape cuz Bush II has done a great job! So, much so that he can not wait until Mac & Palin "finish-the-job!".
A conservative Republican stronghold is a town of French Camp, MS in Chocataw County which is the POOREST CITY in the POOREST COUNTY in the POOREST STATE of the USA (Mississippi) as close as you can get to the DR from here. But, the areas population is very conservative with a population of 93% white & 2/3 of the population below poverty with per capita household income approx $5,000.
These good ol' boys would NEVER consider voting for Obama. NEVER! Despite their lives would improve via bigger tax cuts for lo-income families & various programs; they believe their lives have been just fine under Bush II (although incomes dropped after Clinton).
Dreadlocks, when a person is DELUSIONAL (reality dis-connect) logic & reasoning based upon sound facts do NOT work!
"-- Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227)."
-- Conservatives also donate more time and give more blood.
Residents of the states that voted for John Kerry in 2004 gave smaller percentages of their incomes to charity than did residents of states that voted for George Bush.
In the 10 reddest states, in which Bush got more than 60 percent majorities, the average percentage of personal income donated to charity was 3.5. Residents of the bluest states, which gave Bush less than 40 percent, donated just 1.9 percent.
read more here
http://townhall.com/columnists/Ge....ves_really_are_more_compassionate
You haven't
Today he will host a dinner in Beverly Hills --- costing attendees $28,500 dollars each! .....this is true
Obama is set to break a single-day fundraising record of $9 million.
Tuesday's events in Tinseltown come after Obama racked up a record-breaking $66 million dollars in fundraising last month, beating his previous high mark of $55 million last winter.
"The fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are still very, very difficult times," rival McCain said, sunny-side up. ?
"Sen. McCain, what economy are you talking about?" smiled Obama.
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no anthonyc, you have not read! i stated the Center on Wealth and Philantrophy. stepped on your reading glasses again?"
I said a source.
Not a Liberal Funded think tank. Next thing you know you will be quoting the NY Times.
Cuban state television, quoting a diplomatic cable, said that the government had responded that Cuba "could not accept a gift" while under a US embargo. ......................This sounds like cutting off your nose to spite your face.....let us hope this will be the end of the Castro Bros.....this is the worst storm in recorded history for Cuba.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7619274.stm
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rabid racist , fascist "
Rev Wright?
Obama?
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That's President Obama to you!"
Not in my lifetime. It is time like these where I am glad I have citizenship in 3 countries.
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Austria here he comes!"
Nope.
I ain't going anywhere. Just reassuring that I have financial options out there if Obama wants to start re-distributing wealth.
You see.....We always win.