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In reply to the discussion: The Clinton-Bush Fund has closed up shop in Haiti: Here are the fruits of neoliberal "charity" [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)3. How much did you give?
I mean, I get that you are still pushing the Clinton= Bush and they are evil meme, but how much did you personally give?
And I get that Hillary2016 is a juggernaut that the extreme left isn't looking forward too.
But I think if you are going to make a case against the Democratic frontrunner, you might do so without attacking her husband's charity.
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The Clinton-Bush Fund has closed up shop in Haiti: Here are the fruits of neoliberal "charity" [View all]
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
OP
Criticizing what fundraisers call a 'charity' is not "attacking" any individual. nt
redqueen
Feb 2013
#9
Sean Penn took money from this charity. Should he give back the 1.35 million?
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#15
Rebuilding homes is infrastructure. Small business is infrastructure. Some projects build roads and
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#22
Well now, isn't that exactly what we should be doing right now in the USA?
xtraxritical
Feb 2013
#36
The fund stated from the start it wasn't going to do disaster relief, but long term
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#11
The stated purpose of the fund, from the start, was long term financial, and not disaster
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#5
OP and their cohorts are not interested in the truth. They have an agenda and are going to twist
stevenleser
Feb 2013
#53
They got a 1.35 million grant from Clinton/Bush. Should they have given it back?
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#12
Why should they? I simply pointed out where my direct support goes and where people who
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#95
Should Sean Penn give back the money he got from this fund for Haitian relief?
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#13
Sean Penn took money from this charity. Should he give back the 1.35 million? nt
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#23
Sean Penn founded a charity the poster says is a better example. That entity took money
msanthrope
Feb 2013
#37
This is 2013 - got anything current? Two year old news, and maybe not even true any more.
George II
Feb 2013
#89
Corruption takes many forms, and if the United States seems like it has less of it than many
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#28
"It does nothing of value, and convinces some people that capitalism must be alright after all."
redqueen
Feb 2013
#71
yeah, it's all the haitians' fault. what could we do, they're so corrupt... that's the ticket.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#35
Travesty in Haiti: Christian missions, orphanages, fraud, food aid and drug trafficking
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#33
What a disgusting post. Bashing Clinton because a charity distributing $54 million wasn't enough
FSogol
Feb 2013
#34
well, haitians can get mortgages, loans and insurance now!!!!! progress!!!!!
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#58
The money was used to do what the stated objective for raising the money in the first place
George II
Feb 2013
#91
well, merck to my knowledge didn't get it; a health clinic with a partnership with another
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#44
yeah, we're spozed to believe that clinton/bush told us from the get-go that they were gonna
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#61
i'm totally on-board with the idea that smaller groups who actually care about the project
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#56
For people like them, charity begins at home and in the long run, stays there
MotherPetrie
Feb 2013
#54
So brown folks shouldn't have mortgages, business opportunities, or computers for schools?
michigandem58
Feb 2013
#62
yes, well, see how much use all that is when 1) they have no jobs, so no income -- & 3/4
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#65
So in this country, you will oppose publicly funded cancer screenings, small business assistance,
michigandem58
Feb 2013
#70
my guess is that this kind of orwellian denial is the reason no one trusts politicians
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#98
You can't build homes without money, and that $47M would go far to build homes......
George II
Feb 2013
#104
Disaster Capitalism is it's own disaster. The money should go directly to the people
mountain grammy
Feb 2013
#102
All they had to do was get clean water, cement, tools, and a few heavy eqpuipment pieces there and
kelliekat44
Feb 2013
#106
that's what's so sad about it. donations could have allowed ordinary people to get some work,
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#109
Great thread. Very informative. DU could use more thought provoking threads like this.
limpyhobbler
Feb 2013
#108
in a way it's kind of cute how you are defending The Chimperor's reputation of honesty & good work.
Whisp
Feb 2013
#115
the haitian government exists because of US support. The us could withdraw that support &
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#112