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Tsunami Aid Concerts cause controversy
Topic Started: Jan 12 2005, 12:30 AM (48 Views)
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In the US, it seems Bill O'Reilly is sturring up some controversy.......again ;noway;

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=7298246
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A television benefit show for victims of the Asian tsunami featuring Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Elton John and a string of Hollywood celebrities has run into controversy in the United States before a note has been played or a dollar pledged.

Fox TV conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly started the furor by suggesting that not all the money raised would aid tsunami victims.

Actor George Clooney, one of the organizers of the telethon scheduled for Saturday on NBC, hit back with a letter accusing O'Reilly of creating a fuss for his own personal gain.

"Because of it fewer people will donate money to help truly traumatized victims. they'll be afraid that their money will do no good," Clooney wrote.

He urged O'Reilly to take part as a presenter and followed up with a letter saying, "We're not playing games here, we're trying to save lives. It's as simple as this; you're either with this joint effort or against it."

O'Reilly said before making a decision he wanted to know more about the format of the benefit and how donations would be distributed.

He said he would be "watching to see if the money gets to the tsunami victims" and warned that the celebrities taking part "had better be involved all the way down the line."

The show is due be broadcast from studios in New York, Los Angeles and London, England to raise money for the work of the American Red Cross in the tsunami and earthquake devastated Indian Ocean region.

The broadcast, originally scheduled for one hour, has been extended to two hours.

Performers will include Diana Ross, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Annie Lennox and Brian Wilson. There will also be appearances by Actors Clint Eastwood, Halle Berry, Meg Ryan, Kevin Spacey and other stars.

"All the donations will go to support tsunami relief," said American Red Cross spokesman Darren Irby. He said the organization had raised about $160 million so far but expected it will need to spend around $400 million on the disaster.

A similar telecast carried by all four main U.S. networks after the Sept. 11 2001 attacks raised more than $150 million.



He is right though, not 100% of the money goes to the victims. At least that's the way it is with most charitable organizations when it comes to donations. It's usually about 90-95%. For example, if you make a donation to the Red Cross, sepcifically for the Tsunami relief. 3% usually goes to administration fees, 1-2% is usually for shipping and transportation of services, and 1-2% is often set aside for other disaters or other places which need aid. Still, in this case, it's not like the celebrities are pocketing any of the profit. All the money you donate is being used to help the victims in one way or another, whether it's paying the money to ship stuff there, or paying the employees (most are volunteers though) who work there.


Meanwhile, here in Canada, a similar benifiet concert is also stirring up trouble. It seems all the networks aren't really co-operating with each other for the most part, unlike in the US when all the major networks usually do

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto.../Entertainment/

The networks all seem to want to do their own thing, which in the long run may actually be better. I don't know.
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Fuck Bill

he should die
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Did he ever have that debate against Micheal Moore? I heard they were going to at one time. I don't know whatever happened with it.
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I watch Bill on occasion. He can get into some good debates now and then. I am not sure of the Michael Moore debate. I didn't hear if they had it. I did see him on Leno though.

Anyways, I did happen to see Bill's show when he talked about the Clooney thing. If you have a minute, here is the transcript from it. And Bill will be at the show as a presenter because it is an organization that he trusts.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144122,00.html
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That's good that he's decided to help out instead of criticize it.


I watched bits of the Canadian one last night. It wasn't bad.
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Did he ever have that debate against Micheal Moore? I heard they were going to at one time. I don't know whatever happened with it.

i saw it, it was hella funny, it was around the time of the Dem nat convention
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