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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:10 PM
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Bush contributes $10,000 in personal funds for tsunami relief
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2005/01/05/national1340EST0579.DTL

President Bush, who has pledged $350 million in U.S. aid to help victims of Asian countries ravaged by the tsunami, has contributed $10,000 from his personal funds to the relief effort, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Scott McClellan, White House press secretary, told reporters traveling with Bush to Illinois that the president -- himself a multimillionaire -- has written checks to several organizations listed on a Web site set up to direct Americans to various reputable charities collecting private contributions for tsunami relief. McClellan would not identify the organizations to which Bush contributed.

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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:11 PM
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1. Giving is good.
'Nuff said, for me.

:)
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miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:11 PM
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2. Wow. I hope this doesn't put him in a financial bind
cheap shit.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:35 PM
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43. It only cost him about $6,390.
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 03:39 PM by TahitiNut
... after taxes. :shrug:
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:49 PM
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85. Question: How much is chimpy worth anyway?
Anybody got a number? :shrug:
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:39 PM
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102. Not worth the powder to blow 'im to hell, imho.
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:29 PM
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95. LOL, miss_kitty
My thoughts exactly.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:11 PM
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3. Oooh! So much for that extra china set he was going to buy for the ranch
What a sport!
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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:12 PM
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4. cheap bastard.....


:puke:
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Worst Username Ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:12 PM
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5. Good for him, I would like to see more from someone as rich as he.
Sandra Bullock alone gave 1 million.
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4MoreYearsOfHell Donating Member (943 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:38 PM
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44. To paraphrase Babe Ruth,
Sandra had a better year...

or 4, for that matter...
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:00 PM
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58. She also gave a million to the 911 fund
Hell, I'd rather see her in the White House!
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:12 PM
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6. cheap
cheap cheap cheap cheap

George Bush - a day late and a dollar short.
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obnoxiousdrunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:29 PM
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23. Had to wait
to make sure it was tax deductible.
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meppie-meppie not Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:08 PM
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59. "Had to wait"
LOL...that about says it all!:7
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Liberty Belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:12 PM
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7. A paltry $10 grand from a multi-millionaire?
I'll bet Clinton gives more.
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Eloriel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:37 PM
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55. I couldn't stop thinking about the Rangers and Pioneers with
their $100,000 membership "dues" (I think they had to bundle at least $100K in campaign contributions to be in those clubs).

Scandalous. Absolutely scandalous.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:09 PM
Response to Reply #7
81. Hey! It's almost 0.00001% of his supplemental war request! eom
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:13 PM
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8. guess his country club will have to wait now nt
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:13 PM
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9. was this...
...from the tax cut he gave himself?

Doesn't he remember the instruction of Jesus? Sell all you have and give it to the poor.

Feh.
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FreeCajun Donating Member (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:52 PM
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29. He's as Christian as Hitler
Of course he doesn't give more than pocket change. What a shit.
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itzamirakul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:13 PM
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10. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA...Oh, my!...
What a SACRIFICE! But...let us be both glad and proud. (end of sarcasm) Let's see, that 2500 apiece for him, LauraBora and the lil' 'ho's, right?
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:13 PM
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THAT'S IT?!!!!
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 02:14 PM by crispini
When whassername, that star, gave a cool mil?! (edit: Sandra Bullock)

He should be ashamed of himself.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:13 PM
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11. quick someone call Sandra Bullock
tell her she's been been put in her librool place. That'll teach her to be so generous next time.

Well, it's dubya dollars. Wonder how much his tax refund was last year?

btw - way to go Sandra!
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hatrack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:17 PM
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38. Yup - some of the "Hollywood Elite" cough up big-time
Bush horchs up a whopping $10K.

And Dobson/Robertson/Fallwell/Graham? Haven't heard a thing . . . :evilgrin:
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bear425 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:13 PM
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92. Yep, Sandra Bullock gave 1 MILLION DOLLARS. n/t
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Khephra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:14 PM
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12. When Linkin Park is giving $100, 000
$10,000 from the "leader" of the "free world" ain't squat, especially considering how much money his family is making from war profiteering.
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midnight armadillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:15 PM
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13. Cheap prick!
He earns $400k per year, and lives entirely free off of the largess of the American people. Then he gives a whopping 2.5% of his annual income, when he already has millions in the bank.
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oneold1-4u Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:38 PM
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24. If he paid SS taxes -
on income, it would cost him nearly that!
When will the people ever be able to understand the cheapest way to get rich? And it's legal!
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:58 PM
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89. He doesn't live QUITE free
Presidents and their families have to pay for their meals.

OTOH, he does live rent-free and we pay for such niceties as jet fuel and bodyguards.
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:16 PM
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14. I'd bet the ranch that "liberals" give much more per capita than
conservatives and libertarians put together. I guess we're not so bad after all (sarcasm).
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masaka___ Donating Member (181 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:21 PM
Response to Reply #14
20. no reason to hate on libertarians
off-topic but libertarians are anti-war / pro-democracy, too.
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:33 PM
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54. you're right, sorry nt
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hughee99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 04:55 PM
Response to Reply #14
120. I don't know about this specific event...
but I found this when I was looking to see if you were correct. I was surprised to see that the highest ranking Blue State was NY at 26th on the generosity index and my own Massachusetts at 49th. I believe that these numbers are based on per capita charitable contributions claimed on income tax returns.

http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/generosity_index/2004_Generosity_Index.xls

I found it as a link from this website http://barkingdingo.blogspot.com/2004_11_07_barkingdingo_archive.html

It offers a few theories on why this might be the case, but all in all, I'm a little disappointed to see the Blue States showed up so poorly.
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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:17 PM
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15. Thank you, George
I'm not going to question your reasons or the amount. Just thank you.

I'm giving him a pass on this one.
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msgadget Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:18 PM
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16. Such a modest man.
Giving more would highlight just how much money the family has and so far the faithful have managed to swallow whole the 'average Joe' fantasy.
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TroglodyteScholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:29 PM
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62. Yea, that was my first thought...
CAN'T give any more, or his prick followers might have to wake up to the fact that he's not their rugged neighbor pal.
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:19 PM
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17. Thats like me sending a dollar
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:20 PM
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18. That's all?
He gave up two new suits?
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:21 PM
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19. From Lil George's favorite philosopher
Matthew 6:2-4
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Goathead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:26 PM
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21. This is just test balloon
When everybody sees how cheap the son of a bitch is, he'll up it to $30,000 then $50,000. Bush and his money are like that toddler in the sand box who only shares his tonka trucks when his mother comes over and snatches them from his hands, while he kicks and screams and throws a tantrum the whole time.
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:50 PM
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28. Yes, there was too much talk about Bush "thinking" about the amount
Where the "thinking" would never end up as giving.

So after all the talk about thinking, he gave.

Now he will wait for the reaction to his donation before deciding whether he can finally drop the whole thing.
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Lorien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:28 PM
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22. Guess Laura will have to wait for those new earrings
this after hearing that he'll ask congress for another 100 BILLION to shred what's left of Iraq? Unbelievable.
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Skware_Deal Donating Member (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:40 PM
Response to Reply #22
25. He must have sold his stock in the wood company??? N/T
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happynewyear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:44 PM
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26. how generous of the cheap bastard!
$10,000 - a drop in the bucket for this * head!

:kick:
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:49 PM
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27. What a CHINTZ!
He's a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE!

We got actors putting out $1 million each!

His damn SUITS cost more than that, they're SAVILLE ROW!

Ok...I'm ok now...

It's...nice...that Mr. bush decided to make a personal contribution.
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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:56 PM
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30. His moldy old man said on Larry Kink that him and Barfara wrote a "sub-
stantial" check to I forget what charity.Wonder what he calls substantial?
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Megahurtz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:58 PM
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31. All I can say is
:puke:

That scum leaves his own ordinary U.S. citizens in devastation.

I hope he enjoys all of his honestly earned wealth. (sarcasm)
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 02:58 PM
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32. A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT RE PERSONAL DONATION.....but that chastise Clinton
for public empathy.
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:33 PM
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98. You caught that, too, huh?
* is awe-inspiring (and not in a good way) in his arrogance.
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Dimsdale Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:00 PM
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33. Is he really making a personal contribution?
Scottie can quote numbers but will Chimpy put up the coin? Along with the $5 Billion promised for AIDS research, his paltry $10K for tsunami aid may never materialize.
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Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:04 PM
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34. He can't dig any deeper?
And I thought I couldn't loathe this POS anymore! Cheap ass MoFo! :grr:
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:10 PM
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35. Wow, what a guy...
...that's almost twice as much as my wife and I contributed.

Of course, we didn't bother to have someone come out and announce it.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:13 PM
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36. You all are appalling!
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 03:14 PM by GoddessOfGuinness
Don't you realize he only has a few million left after paying off Diebold?
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GOPBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:15 PM
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37. LMAO!!!
That was fricking good! :toast:
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Zero Gravitas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:23 PM
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39. Michael Schumacher Gave 10 million
and this little worthless prick only gives $10K?
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ornotna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:15 PM
Response to Reply #39
93. I heard that this morning as well
But I can't seem to find any info on it.
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Zero Gravitas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 09:51 AM
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113. links to Schumacher story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/4134731.stm
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/2005-01-04-schumacher-tsunami_x.htm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/racing/01/04/bc.car.f1.tsunami.schumacher.ap/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6786663/
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:30 PM
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40. "VIrtue is its own reward."
When a person seeks approval or the 'good will' of others, that's an act of greed and self-interest, not virtue. Our "look ma, no brains" Pretzeldent hasn't the slightest conception of virtue - he's the most corrupt, sociopathic piece of self-consumed, narcissistic human garbage I've ever seen. Detestible.
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ninkasi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:58 PM
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49. I agree!
I have never felt such contempt about another person before. The owner of a furniture store in Houston, "Mattress Mac", gave $250,000. After Chimp spent what time he wasn't vacationing in fund raising for himself, you would think he'd feel too ashamed to make such an insulting offer.
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:35 PM
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100. That's the truth.
If you need people to know you gave, then it is not a genuine act of giving; it is just good PR.
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Kber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:32 PM
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41. Honestly thought it must have been a miprint at first. NT
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flygal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:05 PM
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50. I did too
had to go back and recount the zeros - cheap bastard!
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:34 PM
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42. Gee, what a guy
you think he could spare the change?
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susu369 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:39 PM
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45. Why brag about it?
tacky.
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onenote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:40 PM
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46. compared to inauguration donations
Wow..$10K from chimpy for tsunami relief. At the same time, he's accepting contributions of $250,000 from folks like Michael Dell for his freakin' inauguration.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&ncid=2027&e=2&u=/chitribts/20041228/ts_chicagotrib/bushgalahasbigdonationspouringin

onenote
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Media_Lies_Daily Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:42 PM
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47. He's all heart, isn't he?
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lupita Donating Member (397 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 03:44 PM
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48. Sandra Bullock donated a MILLION
I wander if she is a democrat...
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sistersofmercy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:24 PM
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51. hehe, I hope JK donates more...but JK wouldn't make a public
announcement of it. Oh well at least Georgie boy coughed up some of his own money.
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Bucknut213 Donating Member (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:25 PM
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60. Publicity....
I hope JK doesn't make it public. I can't stand the fact that I have to keep hearing about Sandra Bullock. I wonder how many minutes passed after her donation before her publicist was on the phone. Probably on the phone before. When people seek publicity for their good deeds, their donations become bribes for public goodwill notariety.

Why did we have to hear about Bush? I wonder how many other politicians have donated but kept quiet about it. I hope many, but I kinda doubt it. Politicians seldom are generous except with other people's money.

Bush obviously could have given more, but my biggest problem with his gift is not the size of it but the noise of it.
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sistersofmercy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:56 PM
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88. Ah, Georgie wants to win us Dems over...
seriously the legal status for illegal immigrant workers which goes against staunch GOP members. Now donating personal funds for tsumani victims, he's trying to win Dems over. The reason for the cattle pens called the free speech zones...lil' Georgie doesn't want anyone to dislike him. It's fairly simple. He'll keep trying, trust me. He's the bratty child who wants everyone to be his friend.
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UndergroundLight4 Donating Member (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:00 PM
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90. JK doesn't makes his donations public for a very good reason.
Because he doesn't give any. I would expect that Kucinich and other real progressives will give some money though.
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maddezmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:29 PM
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94. welcome to DU, UndergroundLight4
:hi:
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UndergroundLight4 Donating Member (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:30 PM
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96. Thank you!
I hope there is a forum for people who like Mahler here.
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fortyfeetunder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:51 PM
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107. Welcome UndergroundLight4
(there is a Classical Music group, Mahler spoken there)

Back to the matter at hand...Before we bash Bush, this might be his "down payment"....
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sistersofmercy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:31 PM
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97. Keep believing that, it's tax deductable.
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boomboom Donating Member (483 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:32 PM
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52. Bush Sr & Houston making Jr look bad
However, Mattress Mack is probably the only Houstonian who didn't contribute to the Inaugural festivities.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/2979314
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Massachusetts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:32 PM
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53. Bentley Drummle
throws a few crumbs to the destitute. BFD
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:49 PM
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57. The Silverspoon Sociopath has shame?
This jerk has no concept of it. One would think that his handlers would have more sense than to announce that paltry sum.
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durablend Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 04:39 PM
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56. I wonder how many illegals at the ranch he canned?
Guess he's gonna have to clear the rest of the brush himself. :eyes:
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:28 PM
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61. yeah, I'm sure it came from his heart
:puke:
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maduroftime Donating Member (25 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:48 PM
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63. I will not condemn him
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 05:48 PM by maduroftime
for donating to those in need and affected by this tragedy.
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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:04 PM
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65. LOL!
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:15 PM
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67. Double LOL!
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 07:09 PM
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78. I think it would be good -- if he really did it
I don't trust any information issued by the White House.




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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 07:13 PM
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80. This the equivalent of "The Good Samaritan"....
flicking the guy a quarter and continuing to walk on by.

He's a tight-assed fucking terd.
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:38 PM
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101. I do not "condemn" anyone who helps.
But I do believe he could do more, and my conscience is clear with that. This is not some senior citizen who is choosing between food, medicine and the rent/mortgage here. This is a multimillionaire AND the leader of one of the most generous countries on earth (individual citizen-wise). I do think he made a mistake in giving so little when he has been given so much.
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cosmicdot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 05:51 PM
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64. is he still in damage control mode?
good grief ... now, on what other issues can public opinion shame him to do something against his grain and the agenda to destroy this country and world?
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Malva Zebrina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:09 PM
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66. ten thousand is what the twins spent at a fashion show
and look what they bought. Bordello costumes.

I cannot imagine spending ten thousand dollars on clothes.

I cannot imagine this cheapskate begging the American people to contribute (looks good for him, when they do after all--once again he has taken the baton and claims it for his own.)
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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:18 PM
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68. And world driving champion Michael Schumaker gave 10 million!
Let's have some perspective here where Schumi gave 10 million out of his 25 million dollar annual salary he gets from Ferrari, while Bush gives a paltry 10 grand.

Who is the tight wad?
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:20 PM
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69. Oh, and bush didn't get his money from
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 06:23 PM by zidzi
the backs of others?

On edit~ Sandra Bullock gave a $Million of her personal money.
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:27 PM
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70. This, when the asshole waited
THREE DAYS to say ANYTHING?! The guy makes, what, something around $800,000 a year!

Instead of giving that paltry sum, how about he makes sure they get the aid they need with the money we've already appropriated!
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daleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:29 PM
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71. It probably wasn't Bush's money anyway
No doubt a rich supporter gave him the money so that he could make the gesture. He will be paid back.

And no, I have no evidence, but just think about it.
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Hanover_Fist Donating Member (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:34 PM
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72. Doesthis make his donation
"chump change" or "chimp change"?................sorry
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:42 PM
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73. Obviously he didn't need the tax cut
if he has this much loose change to throw around.
This is proof he didn't need it, and in fact proves (if anything) he should have raised taxes on the rich.
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marew Donating Member (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:52 PM
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74. I'm so damn impressed....not. That's nothing to him!
Why doesn't he cancel his narcissistic $4 million inauguration and give it to the poor? Then maybe he could be taken somewhat seriously as a human being. I am sure many Americans have given far more proportionally than Shrub has.
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susanna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:41 PM
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103. It's actually a $40 million inauguration, isn't it?
Somehow a large and elaborate celebration of any sort after a disaster of this magnitude in the world is, well, disturbing.
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Seabiscuit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 06:54 PM
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75. That's like the average citizen contributing $10.00 Cheapskate!
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rooboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 07:00 PM
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76. Dubya thinks 10 grand is a lot of money to us little people. n/t
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Neverarepublican Donating Member (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 07:02 PM
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77. What
a "MORON"
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KTM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 07:11 PM
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79. Hmmmm...
"McClellan would not identify the organizations to which Bush contributed."

(as my GF just said... "Could it be....... 'The Human Fund ?'")

As to JK donating... a) I don't think he'd make a show of it, b) It would probably come from The Heinz Foundation (or THK herself) and c) the Reich would be all over the story in an instant if he DID make it loud, blabbing on about how it really came from that uppity wife of his...
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Carni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:13 PM
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82. What a tight ass-
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 10:08 PM by Carni
He'll get that back just in the kickbacks from a couple Bechtel or Halliburton porta johns.

On edit: The above is sarcasm not conspiracy!
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twenty2strings Donating Member (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:47 PM
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83. We need to emphasize fractions in school.
Ya know the one thing I liked about Ross Perot was the pie charts. Hold up the pie chart showing the portion 10,000 Bucks is compared to the combined Bush family fortune. Here's a clue kids. If the giving portion looks like a radius line then your one cheap mo'fo. Same goes for the Iraq v/s Humanitarian ratio. Learn to count America!!!:shrug:
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metisnation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:49 PM
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84. METISNATION DONATES 10K
100 US to any senator that has the moral courage to stand up to voter fraud in OH NM and FL!
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Pallas180 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:51 PM
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86. 10,000. what a plick.
vomit on him
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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 09:53 PM
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87. Bush saved $23,000/yr in income tax cuts alone
Stingy? We need a new word.
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 09:48 AM
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112. He's 13,000 short then!
Thanks! I was looking for that number!
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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 10:47 AM
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114. Here's the link
if you'd like it. The larger rip-off is on est tax sav.

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml%3Fi=20010625&s=chart

George W. Bush, President
2000 INCOME: $894,880
EST. INCOME TAX SAVINGS: $23,000
ASSETS: $11,080,000--$29,593,000
EST. ESTATE TAX SAVINGS: $4,100,000--$14,000,000
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 11:06 AM
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116. I don't get how people 'don't get' the inequality of taxes
and how the rich are getting off close to scot free!
These numbers need to be made more digestible for the average voter.
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NIGHT TRIPPER Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:00 PM
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91. that's like me donating one fiftieth of a penny
Wow !
And then I'd feel so great about myself I'd call all the news stations and have pictures taken.
And people would say , oh what a kind "compassionate" person !

one fiftieth of a cent.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:33 PM
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99. This, from the man who gave his wife dessert plates for Christmas.
Edited on Wed Jan-05-05 10:35 PM by Ilsa
I bet they don't even notice that the money is out of the account.

I think the question is whether there is something he wouldn't be able to buy himself or his family because he gave that money. For most people, it means not going out to eat once or twice during the pay period, or stuff like that. Some sort of personal sacrifice to keep the family budget in line.
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tinfoilinfor2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:44 PM
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104. Yes, but what they didn't mention is
that he wants change back!! hahahahahahaha
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bush_is_wacko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:47 PM
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105. And Sandra Bullock donates 1 MILLION!
WTF is wrong with THAT picture? Maybe we SHOULD look to Hollywood for our next leaders.
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Blue Diadem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:51 PM
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106. Cheapskate n/t
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 10:57 PM
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108. Sandra Bullock
gave 1 million dollars.

(for comparison)
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Rainscents Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:21 PM
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109. Peter Jenning News...
tonight mentioned Bush giving 10,000 dollars, but he said it in a sarcastic way. Bush is a CHEAP BASTER!!!!!!!!! I gave $500.00 and I am disable!
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yorkiemommie1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-05-05 11:39 PM
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110. wow. i'm underwhelmed n/t
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Charon Donating Member (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 09:40 AM
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111. Bush contributes $10,000
Does anyone know how much Senator Kerry or President Clinton have donated to the relief effort?
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RollergirlVT Donating Member (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 10:58 AM
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115. actually...
Edited on Thu Jan-06-05 11:01 AM by noexcuseforgeorge
Bush has "pledged" to contribute $10,000 in personal funds. So far, it's just talk. "*" is that guy that will gladly sponsor your charitable walk-a-thon, but coincidentally is never home when its time to collect those pledges.
Read the last line in this story: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-tsuaid04.html
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demigoddess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 03:35 PM
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117. CHEAPSKATE!!!!!!
Even if he wrote checks of 10 thou to 5 different organizations that is so cheap for a man with the money that he probably has in the bank. I bet the pool at crawford cost more than that.
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complain jane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 04:36 PM
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118. Bullock gives a million and this turd tosses out THIS?
Geez, can he handle it?
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-06-05 04:37 PM
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119. So that's 1% of what Michael Schumacher gave.
Big flippin' deal.
:eyes:
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