Comments on: Oprah donates $365,000 to inner-city Atlanta school http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/ Stylish celebrity escapism Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:06:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeane http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178630 Jeane Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:54:13 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178630 Oh :) Well, I agree that would solve many issues! Oh :)
Well, I agree that would solve many issues!

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]]> By: Baholicious http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178611 Baholicious Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:29:46 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178611 Jeane, I was referring to the guillotine ;-) Jeane, I was referring to the guillotine ;-)

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]]> By: Jeane http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178588 Jeane Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:32:38 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178588 vdantev, You are right, the education of children is an obligation, not an indulgence. This is why everyone pays taxes. Since you seem to find it so important, may I assume that you regularly donate a large amount of your paycheck to charity? I get that you are not impressed and that's fine, I'm not impressed by this story either. I don't even like Oprah that much. But next to Bill Gates she is one of the biggest philantropists in a world where most rich people don't even want to pay their taxes. If you really want to get pissed about something, there is enough going on in the world to get exited about. But if you really want to bash Oprah for donating money, you should include in your rant that she donated to a private school, not a public one. vdantev,

You are right, the education of children is an obligation, not an indulgence. This is why everyone pays taxes.

Since you seem to find it so important, may I assume that you regularly donate a large amount of your paycheck to charity?

I get that you are not impressed and that’s fine, I’m not impressed by this story either. I don’t even like Oprah that much. But next to Bill Gates she is one of the biggest philantropists in a world where most rich people don’t even want to pay their taxes.

If you really want to get pissed about something, there is enough going on in the world to get exited about. But if you really want to bash Oprah for donating money, you should include in your rant that she donated to a private school, not a public one.

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]]> By: Another's opinion http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178576 Another's opinion Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:32:13 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178576 she's worth 1 billion and just donated that amount when a certain celebrity who gave 1/3 of her income to charity is being crucified as being a publicity hound when her donations was announced by organizations she gave to just like O. she’s worth 1 billion and just donated that amount when a certain celebrity who gave 1/3 of her income to charity is being crucified as being a publicity hound when her donations was announced by organizations she gave to just like O.

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]]> By: 88modesty88 http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178554 88modesty88 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:18:00 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178554 I applaud her for doing anything at all. In a capitalistic state like the US, where it's usually every person for himself, this is a very socialistic gesture! I'm not necessarily dissing the States for being capitalistic -- I quite agree with Ayn Rand's view on things most of the time... ;) I applaud her for doing anything at all.
In a capitalistic state like the US, where it’s usually every person for himself, this is a very socialistic gesture!

I’m not necessarily dissing the States for being capitalistic — I quite agree with Ayn Rand’s view on things most of the time… ;)

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]]> By: Rhianna http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178485 Rhianna Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:26:05 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178485 This from the same cowish woman that threw a tantrum about spoilt American children and them only wanting tennis shoes and electronic gizmos? My husband is an NCO in the US military. The witch gave less than 1% of her income to charity. We give almost 20% of our's. Yet we don't ask for fawning, tv shows, shoes, or plagiarized books. People wonder why no one likes Oprah - um OPRAH? This from the same cowish woman that threw a tantrum about spoilt American children and them only wanting tennis shoes and electronic gizmos?

My husband is an NCO in the US military. The witch gave less than 1% of her income to charity. We give almost 20% of our’s. Yet we don’t ask for fawning, tv shows, shoes, or plagiarized books. People wonder why no one likes Oprah – um OPRAH?

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]]> By: BLA http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178422 BLA Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:56:55 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178422 Ron Clark made a speech a few years ago to a group of North Carolina education majors I was a part of. He promised that each student at his school will have visited all seven continents by the time they graduate, which made me extremely impressed. Then he told an anecdote about how he locked himself into a Dunkin Donuts oven while it was on and had to be rescued by the police. His excuse? He was playing hide and seek with a coworker who himself got stuck in the drivethru window. Frankly, the fact that this man survives on a day-to-day basis is the real miracle. Ron Clark made a speech a few years ago to a group of North Carolina education majors I was a part of. He promised that each student at his school will have visited all seven continents by the time they graduate, which made me extremely impressed.

Then he told an anecdote about how he locked himself into a Dunkin Donuts oven while it was on and had to be rescued by the police. His excuse? He was playing hide and seek with a coworker who himself got stuck in the drivethru window.

Frankly, the fact that this man survives on a day-to-day basis is the real miracle.

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]]> By: vdantev http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178393 vdantev Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:58:59 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178393 <i>Are you serious vdantev?</i> Yes I am, I'm never one to be impressed by the crumbs the rich and powerful toss to us regular folk, when it's obvious they can be doing more and it wouldn't affect their cash-flow one iota. And I don't think of funding a school as some sort of 'gift', thank you very much. The education of children is an obligation, not an indulgence- but that's the difference in our mindsets. Are you serious vdantev?

Yes I am, I’m never one to be impressed by the crumbs the rich and powerful toss to us regular folk, when it’s obvious they can be doing more and it wouldn’t affect their cash-flow one iota. And I don’t think of funding a school as some sort of ‘gift’, thank you very much. The education of children is an obligation, not an indulgence- but that’s the difference in our mindsets.

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]]> By: Jeane http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178329 Jeane Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:26:21 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178329 And I agree with Baholicious. Why can't Oprah come up with a permanent solution for all the poor schools in America? I mean, it's not like the US has or ever will have a competent government to solve these issues. It should all be Oprahs responsibility! And I agree with Baholicious. Why can’t Oprah come up with a permanent solution for all the poor schools in America?
I mean, it’s not like the US has or ever will have a competent government to solve these issues. It should all be Oprahs responsibility!

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]]> By: Jeane http://www.celebitchy.com/29317/oprah_donates_365000_to_inner-city_atlanta_school/#comment-178325 Jeane Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:22:41 +0000 http://www.celebitchy.com/?p=29317#comment-178325 Are you serious vdantev? Yikes, I would hate to be on your birthday party, when you calculate everyone's net income to check if they spent enough on your gift. Are you serious vdantev?

Yikes, I would hate to be on your birthday party, when you calculate everyone’s net income to check if they spent enough on your gift.

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