When the tsunami happened, there was a huge multi continent benefit show, with people that weren't affected by it doing the work to get the effort out there.
fine. great. get the word out, and give the people a little bit of a show, convince them to call and donate by telling them they will get to talk to a celebrity while you are pledging.
The "Concert for Hurricane Relief" is on now, and its kinda frightening. A lot of the people performing are victims of this natural disaster. Harry Connick Jr, on NBC this morning, giving a tour of the city he loved, crying, no more voice, probably from yelling, and trying to help. Aaron Neville was on tv, couldn't find his nieces. Now he is singing.
Just seems wrong, they shouldn't have to do this. They should be able to go about the task of rebuilding their lives. They shouldn't have to go on tv and beg for money.
Maybe it helps them, make them feel like they are doing something to help others, using their fame to raise money.
I'm I alone? Am I just being weird.
It just feels wrong.
UPDATED
Kanye West, in a riff with Mike Myers (one that Myers obviously didn't expect) went off about the war, and the treatment of black people in America and before getting cut off said
"George Bush doesn't care about black people" . Matt Lauer later apologized (circuitously) for the comment, and West and Myers were not seen during the telethon's final scene... click here to to see the clip
Best
Benefit
Concert
EVER
Also, the Mayor of New Orleans' attack on the radio has been picked up by NPR via the BBC!!!
fine. great. get the word out, and give the people a little bit of a show, convince them to call and donate by telling them they will get to talk to a celebrity while you are pledging.
The "Concert for Hurricane Relief" is on now, and its kinda frightening. A lot of the people performing are victims of this natural disaster. Harry Connick Jr, on NBC this morning, giving a tour of the city he loved, crying, no more voice, probably from yelling, and trying to help. Aaron Neville was on tv, couldn't find his nieces. Now he is singing.
Just seems wrong, they shouldn't have to do this. They should be able to go about the task of rebuilding their lives. They shouldn't have to go on tv and beg for money.
Maybe it helps them, make them feel like they are doing something to help others, using their fame to raise money.
I'm I alone? Am I just being weird.
It just feels wrong.
UPDATED
Kanye West, in a riff with Mike Myers (one that Myers obviously didn't expect) went off about the war, and the treatment of black people in America and before getting cut off said
"George Bush doesn't care about black people" . Matt Lauer later apologized (circuitously) for the comment, and West and Myers were not seen during the telethon's final scene... click here to to see the clip
Best
Benefit
Concert
EVER
Also, the Mayor of New Orleans' attack on the radio has been picked up by NPR via the BBC!!!
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I love Harry. Always have. That dude rules.
kanye west rocks my world
in a completely unscripted rant on the treatment of southern blacks :
"George Bush doesn't care about black people"
Ditto on the Harry.
Is this meant to be like an international call for relief? Because no one has asked Australia just yet for money.
After the Boxing Day tsunamis, Australia was just THROWING money at countries like Indonesia to try and help them out... as awful as it sounds, I'd rather help the US any day. You at least have a normal judicial system.
good post.
first visit here.
it does make you wonder about W hating blacks and the poor in general. pretty sickening to think it could be true.
Gold Coast or Brisbane?
The Gold Coast is for tourists, and Brisbane is for normal life.
Both places are great, I don't think you can make a wrong choice here. And they're so close to each other - only about an hour drive.
yea we are leaning more towards Brisbane... More possibilities for work for the TFG.. figure it might be cheaper to live there, that and I have to go to school! can't be going to the beach everyday..
ah, I knew God's wrath would come into play at some point, I just didn't think it would happen so fast...
Apparently, according to a couple of Aussies who have just been removed from the area, it was impossible to get help from any of the authorities in New Orleans. They were hiding under a bridge to keep away from the looters and whatnot, and they said that none of the different authority groups are speaking to the others and they only got out alive thanks to the Aussie embassy.
Why can't they just see that people need help? Politics later.
apparently the national guard KEPT the red cross out, for fear that it would enable people to stay in New Orleans..
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