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| Rosie Beats the Donald | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 23 2006, 03:45 PM (247 Views) | |
| George K | Dec 23 2006, 03:45 PM Post #1 |
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Donates More... Now that Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump are in a feud and war of words, it’s time to look at what they really do in the public forum. Trump called Rosie “an animal” has hurled other epithets at her in the last day since O’Donnell baited him on “The View.” Trump’s sympathy level has since fallen. But between these two prominent New Yorkers, I wondered: now that it’s Christmas time, who’s more charitable? Donald the self-proclaimed billionaire, or Rosie the talk show host and comic? The answer: Rosie, as it turns out. Her For All the Kids Foundation gave away $1.9 million in 2004-2005 to children’s charities all over the United States. This is pretty remarkable, and something I didn’t know about it until I looked it up. The foundation benefits groups that help at risk kids, and even put a big chunk of change toward rebuilding a Head Start center in New York. Rosie also has a second charity, called Rosie’s Broadway Kids. Last year she earmarked $375,000 for arts education in New York City public schools. Trump is no slouch by any means when it comes to giving. But according to federal tax records and guidestar.org, his donations are substantially less than O’Donnell’s. In 2003-2004, his Donald J. Trump Foundation gave away $725,000 to a host of charities. While O’Donnell’s charities focus on her personal passion, children, Trump is more generic in his selections. The biggest winner was the United Way of New York City, with $250,000. His second favorite choices were the Police Athletic League and Damon Runyon Cancer Research, each with $100,000. But O’Donnell, who supposedly has a much smaller net worth than Trump, is the winner. Maybe what they should do now is call a Christmas truce, and each write a check to the other’s foundation. That would be in the true holiday spirit. And if they’re looking for more places to send their tax-free dollars, may I suggest: Literacy Partners of New York; MusiCares Foundation; and Neediest Kids of Washington, DC (www.neediestkids.org). They need the money more than the lawyers who would have to work on a needless lawsuit! |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| John D'Oh | Dec 23 2006, 06:04 PM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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They don't seem very happy, those two. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| kenny | Dec 23 2006, 06:19 PM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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To be happy they need more money. |
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| George K | Dec 23 2006, 06:25 PM Post #4 |
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Rosie vs. The Donald Kenny, you're right. Another million for each would probably end thier unhappiness!
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| kenny | Dec 23 2006, 06:34 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I think they planned this all out on the 8th fairway last Saturday. You can't buy this much publicity. We're being duped. |
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| The Devil Himself | Dec 23 2006, 08:40 PM Post #6 |
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Junior Carp
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I offered Donald hair, but he went with that ridiculous combover. What could I do? He was already rich, he already lives in New York, and now he has that little Kenticuky girl. I have little to offer him I suppose. But I'm going to shop that Tara Connor to Rosie. It's a done deal. |
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| George K | Dec 23 2006, 08:44 PM Post #7 |
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Surely you can be more creative than just women and money. A couple of interesting alternatlve temptations come (quickly) to mind: 1) Immortality 2) Power over others in ways that money cannot buy 3) The respect of others (surely something Donald could use) (lookin' for an apprentice, perhaps?) |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| The Devil Himself | Dec 24 2006, 12:57 PM Post #8 |
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Junior Carp
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Good suggestions. I'd love to take you on, you clearly have potential. But right now we have only one open position, and Monica Lewinsky is graduating soon. She interned with us a few years ago, quite successfully I might add. Even I have to manage my resources carefully. It's not like I'm God or Bill Gates or something. Although Bill was one of my best interns too. (You believed that geek got where he is with a piece of software? Please - look at him - he'll be missing the cool breezes of Seattle soon enough.) |
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| George K | Dec 24 2006, 01:27 PM Post #9 |
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Software that he didn't even write. Now THERE'S a good intern! |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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