Oprah matching the Clooneys $500,000

[Kingofalldems]

for March For Our Lives.

Link to tweet

[LanternWaste]

1. Wow!

Wow. The support these kids are getting will soon drown out the dullards and idiots criticizing them.

[hlthe2b]

2. I've been so emotional all day... This absolutely has the tear ducts going!

I adore George and Amal. That Oprah is joining them and her comparison to the Freedom Riders just has me verklempt!

[thbobby]

15. Me too

I started crying on reading the post title. So nice to cry about something great!

[Yonnie3]

59. Hey Adam474747

Do you have a link to any news story about this?

[liberalla]

35. same here... learning that MSD student Peter Wang was admitted to West Point posthumously

sent me over the edge... and I just began sobbing...

but kudos to Oprah for joining and matching the Clooneys... this march is going to be historic.

[lpbk2713]

3. This is getting legs in a big way.

Glad to see it.

[a kennedy]

11. May-be just may-be something good will come from this.....

Keeping my fingers crossed, oh and sending in my donation as well, not 500,000, but a small contribution as I’m on a fixed income.

[lpbk2713]

21. You made an investment in our future.

I hope this snowballs. Those kids will be heroes.

[OhNo-Really]

52. We need a DEMOCRATIC version of ALEC to write laws to send to all State Legislatures

..."Hundreds of ALEC’s model bills and resolutions bear traces of Koch DNA: raw ideas that were once at the fringes but that have been carved into “mainstream” policy through the wealth and will of Charles and David Koch. Of all the Kochs’ investments in right-wing organizations, ALEC provides some of the best returns: it gives the Kochs a way to make their brand of free-market fundamentalism legally binding....."
https://www.thenation.com/article/alec-exposed-koch-connection/

WE HAVE TO FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE in Local and state legislatures etc

[CTyankee]

4. wonderful! I expect more Hollywood celebs to follow suit.

Come on, Meryl. We know you are with us all...

[SoCalMusicLover]

6. Tom Hanks Too nt

[PunksMom]

5. I just love this❤️

[crazycatlady]

7. Excellent :-)

I hope others follow.

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Thank you Oprah, George & Amal.

[appalachiablue]

9. Terrific, thank you Oprah & the Clooneys. Keep em coming!

[appalachiablue]

33. Other noted contributors:

Judd Apetow, Jeffrey Katzenberg and wife Marilyn, Lady Gaga

LA Times

Following the Clooneys’ donation, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg and wife Marilyn also pledged $500,000 to the movement and said they, too, would join the demonstration, according to the Hollywood Reporter. That pledge was soon matched by filmmaker Steven Spielberg and wife Kate Capshaw, Deadline reported.
“The young students in Florida and now across the country are already demonstrating their leadership with a confidence and maturity that belies their ages,” Spielberg said. “Kate and I applaud their efforts to take a stand for the benefit of this and future generations. They are an inspiration to us all.”

More, http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-2018-clooneys-donate-500-000-to-march-for-1519166337-htmlstory.html

[niyad]

53. thank you for this information

[Doitnow]

56. Looks like a WAVE'!!!!

[a kennedy]

10. This gives me goosebumps......what a connection to the freedom riders.

[ButSeeYa]

12. Words can't describe how thrilled I am!

This is what President Obama meant when he said, "We are the change we seek." I'm so happy for all of those young people effecting positive change in this crazy, upside down world we are currently in.

[MontanaMama]

13. Add Steven Spielberg and

Kate Capshaw to the donor list with another $500,000. 👍🏼

[Kingofalldems]

14. Wow.

[backtoblue]

16. Amazing!

[nolabear]

18. YES!

Take your liberal elites and watch them own your gun living asses.

[Cha]

25. This is making me cry.. it's so beautiful..

Mahalo, MM

[nolabear]

17. Oh yeah. Shes running scared.

Hit him where it hurts. Right in the money.

[mnhtnbb]

19. I just finished watching the David Letterman interview of George Clooney

for those of you who have Netflix.

Worth your time.

This was Letterman's second interview for his new show. His first interview subject? Barack Obama.

[MontanaMama]

36. Oh yes!

These new Letterman shows are worth your time. They are funny and poignant and timely.

[Dave Starsky]

49. The first two were terrific.

I'm also looking forward to the next one: Malala Yousafzai, who co-won the 2014 Nobel Peace prize at the "tender" age of 17. She's the youngest Nobel laureate ever.

[Blue_playwright]

55. My daughters and I have a Netflix date for that

... she’s such an inspiration and Letterman is so good at this new format.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

20. action links

From BigmanPigman:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10112196

[gyroscope]

22. Very nice to hear that

have always loved Oprah! this is going to be so huge, the media won't be able to sweep up under the rug as they usually do.

[Cha]

23. Ye HAH! I said this earlier...

that other generous, caring people who want to make this happen will follow.

Oh..

Mahalo King

[Honeycombe8]

24. This is very moving to me. If not now, when? If not this, then what? nt

[Wounded Bear]

26. K & R...for visibility...

This is some good shit going on.

[riversedge]

27. Perhaps Trump will donate his next salary check to #MarchforOURlives!!

[Zorro]

29. I think he's more likely to donate to #RunforYourLives!

[llmart]

28. This is so amazing and wonderful...

Come on, Dr. Phil - step up to the plate! You claim to be all about helping children. What better way to do it.

Oh, and wouldn't it be wonderful if President and Mrs. Obama matched this? And Bill and Hillary?

[dchill]

30. I see VIRAL!

[bluestarone]

31. TY TY TY

so AWESOME!! bounce: :

[Capperdan]

32. Bless these kids

And thank the Clooneys, Oprah, all the others. Walk-out happens April 20, anniversary of Columbine.
Marches happen March 24, a Saturday.

[oberliner]

34. Thanks like $50 to a normal person, right?

[MontanaMama]

37. Im watching their go fund me page

and I see donations from $5 to $1000. Grass roots and kicking ass.

[mnhtnbb]

38. Link to their page?

[MontanaMama]

41. Having trouble linking from my iPad.

Google “March For Our Lives” Fundraiser by Cameron Kasky.

[lpbk2713]

43. Over 15,000 donors at this point.

[oberliner]

45. It's awesome how much money has been raised by ordinary folks

And celebrities have helped raise the profile - which is great.

[Kingofalldems]

40. Nope. Not this time.

[JI7]

44. +

[oberliner]

46. Maybe more like $100?

In any case, it's great how many people have contributed to the cause.

Ordinary people and celebrities alike.

I know celebrities get the credit (and their donations certainly help bring attention to the cause), but look at the Go Fund Me pages and see how many non-celebrities have given $25 or $50.

That is truly inspiring to me.

[obamanut2012]

48. +1

[oberliner]

50. I regret that my initial response came off kind of snarky

The intent was how so many people are donating $50 and deserve as much praise for doing so as these celebrities.

Did not mean to denigrate the celebrities - it's great that they are donating!

[Lifelong Protester]

39. Thanks for that, Oprah, George and Amal.

[lpbk2713]

42. Sounds like a good cause for Bill Gates to get involved in.

Hint hint hint.

[oberliner]

47. Here's the Go Fund Me page link - this kid is amazing

My name is Cameron Kasky. I am a student at Stoneman Douglas.

I created the #NeverAgain movement as well as the March for Our lives. Our team has been working hard since day one.

https://www.gofundme.com/8psm8-march-for-our-lives

[MariaCSR]

51. Jay and Bey..You're next

Let's gooooo

[Gothmog]

54. Yeah for Oprah

[Sophia4]

58. Thanks, Oprah!

Thanks, Clooneys!

Thanks to all who give!

[Downtown Hound]

60. More than 65 million people voted for Hillary

If every one of them donated just $5 to this cause, we could outspend the NRA. I'm donating $50 my next paycheck. Give what you can. Even $5 can make a huge difference if done in large numbers.