Bush contributes $10,000 in personal funds for tsunami relief

[RamboLiberal]

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2005/01/05/national1340EST0579.DTL

President Bush, who has pledged $350 million in U.S. aid to help victims of Asian countries ravaged by the tsunami, has contributed $10,000 from his personal funds to the relief effort, his spokesman said Wednesday.

Scott McClellan, White House press secretary, told reporters traveling with Bush to Illinois that the president -- himself a multimillionaire -- has written checks to several organizations listed on a Web site set up to direct Americans to various reputable charities collecting private contributions for tsunami relief. McClellan would not identify the organizations to which Bush contributed.

[Zenlitened]

1. Giving is good.

'Nuff said, for me.

:)

[miss_kitty]

2. Wow. I hope this doesn't put him in a financial bind

cheap shit.

[TahitiNut]

43. It only cost him about $6,390.

... after taxes. :shrug:

[da_chimperor]

85. Question: How much is chimpy worth anyway?

Anybody got a number? :shrug:

[TahitiNut]

102. Not worth the powder to blow 'im to hell, imho.

[susanna]

95. LOL, miss_kitty

My thoughts exactly.

[Ian David]

3. Oooh! So much for that extra china set he was going to buy for the ranch

What a sport!

[diamond14]

4. cheap bastard.....

:puke:

[Worst Username Ever]

5. Good for him, I would like to see more from someone as rich as he.

Sandra Bullock alone gave 1 million.

[4MoreYearsOfHell]

44. To paraphrase Babe Ruth,

Sandra had a better year...

or 4, for that matter...

[MADem]

58. She also gave a million to the 911 fund

Hell, I'd rather see her in the White House!

[Stephanie]

6. cheap

cheap cheap cheap cheap

George Bush - a day late and a dollar short.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

23. Had to wait

to make sure it was tax deductible.

[meppie-meppie not]

59. "Had to wait"

LOL...that about says it all!:7

[Liberty Belle]

7. A paltry $10 grand from a multi-millionaire?

I'll bet Clinton gives more.

[Eloriel]

55. I couldn't stop thinking about the Rangers and Pioneers with

their $100,000 membership "dues" (I think they had to bundle at least $100K in campaign contributions to be in those clubs).

Scandalous. Absolutely scandalous.

[struggle4progress]

81. Hey! It's almost 0.00001% of his supplemental war request! eom

[steve2470]

8. guess his country club will have to wait now nt

[grasswire]

9. was this...

...from the tax cut he gave himself?

Doesn't he remember the instruction of Jesus? Sell all you have and give it to the poor.

Feh.

[FreeCajun]

29. He's as Christian as Hitler

Of course he doesn't give more than pocket change. What a shit.

[itzamirakul]

10. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA...Oh, my!...

What a SACRIFICE! But...let us be both glad and proud. (end of sarcasm) Let's see, that 2500 apiece for him, LauraBora and the lil' 'ho's, right?

[crispini]

THAT'S IT?!!!!

When whassername, that star, gave a cool mil?! (edit: Sandra Bullock)

He should be ashamed of himself.

[sui generis]

11. quick someone call Sandra Bullock

tell her she's been been put in her librool place. That'll teach her to be so generous next time.

Well, it's dubya dollars. Wonder how much his tax refund was last year?

btw - way to go Sandra!

[hatrack]

38. Yup - some of the "Hollywood Elite" cough up big-time

Bush horchs up a whopping $10K.

And Dobson/Robertson/Fallwell/Graham? Haven't heard a thing . . . :evilgrin:

[bear425]

92. Yep, Sandra Bullock gave 1 MILLION DOLLARS. n/t

[Khephra]

12. When Linkin Park is giving $100, 000

$10,000 from the "leader" of the "free world" ain't squat, especially considering how much money his family is making from war profiteering.

[midnight armadillo]

13. Cheap prick!

He earns $400k per year, and lives entirely free off of the largess of the American people. Then he gives a whopping 2.5% of his annual income, when he already has millions in the bank.

[oneold1-4u]

24. If he paid SS taxes -

on income, it would cost him nearly that!
When will the people ever be able to understand the cheapest way to get rich? And it's legal!

[jmowreader]

89. He doesn't live QUITE free

Presidents and their families have to pay for their meals.

OTOH, he does live rent-free and we pay for such niceties as jet fuel and bodyguards.

[steve2470]

14. I'd bet the ranch that "liberals" give much more per capita than

conservatives and libertarians put together. I guess we're not so bad after all (sarcasm).

[masaka___]

20. no reason to hate on libertarians

off-topic but libertarians are anti-war / pro-democracy, too.

[steve2470]

54. you're right, sorry nt

[hughee99]

120. I don't know about this specific event...

but I found this when I was looking to see if you were correct. I was surprised to see that the highest ranking Blue State was NY at 26th on the generosity index and my own Massachusetts at 49th. I believe that these numbers are based on per capita charitable contributions claimed on income tax returns.

http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/cfp/generosity_index/2004_Generosity_Index.xls

I found it as a link from this website http://barkingdingo.blogspot.com/2004_11_07_barkingdingo_archive.html

It offers a few theories on why this might be the case, but all in all, I'm a little disappointed to see the Blue States showed up so poorly.

[MaineDem]

15. Thank you, George

I'm not going to question your reasons or the amount. Just thank you.

I'm giving him a pass on this one.

[msgadget]

16. Such a modest man.

Giving more would highlight just how much money the family has and so far the faithful have managed to swallow whole the 'average Joe' fantasy.

[TroglodyteScholar]

62. Yea, that was my first thought...

CAN'T give any more, or his prick followers might have to wake up to the fact that he's not their rugged neighbor pal.

[stray cat]

17. Thats like me sending a dollar

[aquart]

18. That's all?

He gave up two new suits?

[gratuitous]

19. From Lil George's favorite philosopher

Matthew 6:2-4

[Goathead]

21. This is just test balloon

When everybody sees how cheap the son of a bitch is, he'll up it to $30,000 then $50,000. Bush and his money are like that toddler in the sand box who only shares his tonka trucks when his mother comes over and snatches them from his hands, while he kicks and screams and throws a tantrum the whole time.

[Robbien]

28. Yes, there was too much talk about Bush "thinking" about the amount

Where the "thinking" would never end up as giving.

So after all the talk about thinking, he gave.

Now he will wait for the reaction to his donation before deciding whether he can finally drop the whole thing.

[Lorien]

22. Guess Laura will have to wait for those new earrings

this after hearing that he'll ask congress for another 100 BILLION to shred what's left of Iraq? Unbelievable.

[Skware_Deal]

25. He must have sold his stock in the wood company??? N/T

[happynewyear]

26. how generous of the cheap bastard!

$10,000 - a drop in the bucket for this * head!

:kick:

[LynnTheDem]

27. What a CHINTZ!

He's a MULTI-MILLIONAIRE!

We got actors putting out $1 million each!

His damn SUITS cost more than that, they're SAVILLE ROW!

Ok...I'm ok now...

It's...nice...that Mr. bush decided to make a personal contribution.

[Algorem]

30. His moldy old man said on Larry Kink that him and Barfara wrote a "sub-

stantial" check to I forget what charity.Wonder what he calls substantial?

[Megahurtz]

31. All I can say is

:puke:

That scum leaves his own ordinary U.S. citizens in devastation.

I hope he enjoys all of his honestly earned wealth. (sarcasm)

[Supersedeas]

32. A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT RE PERSONAL DONATION.....but that chastise Clinton

for public empathy.

[susanna]

98. You caught that, too, huh?

* is awe-inspiring (and not in a good way) in his arrogance.

[Dimsdale]

33. Is he really making a personal contribution?

Scottie can quote numbers but will Chimpy put up the coin? Along with the $5 Billion promised for AIDS research, his paltry $10K for tsunami aid may never materialize.

[Amaya]

34. He can't dig any deeper?

And I thought I couldn't loathe this POS anymore! Cheap ass MoFo! :grr:

[brooklynite]

35. Wow, what a guy...

...that's almost twice as much as my wife and I contributed.

Of course, we didn't bother to have someone come out and announce it.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

36. You all are appalling!

Don't you realize he only has a few million left after paying off Diebold?

[GOPBasher]

37. LMAO!!!

That was fricking good! :toast:

[Zero Gravitas]

39. Michael Schumacher Gave 10 million

and this little worthless prick only gives $10K?

[ornotna]

93. I heard that this morning as well

But I can't seem to find any info on it.

[Zero Gravitas]

113. links to Schumacher story

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/4134731.stm
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/formula1/2005-01-04-schumacher-tsunami_x.htm
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/racing/01/04/bc.car.f1.tsunami.schumacher.ap/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6786663/

[TahitiNut]

40. "VIrtue is its own reward."

When a person seeks approval or the 'good will' of others, that's an act of greed and self-interest, not virtue. Our "look ma, no brains" Pretzeldent hasn't the slightest conception of virtue - he's the most corrupt, sociopathic piece of self-consumed, narcissistic human garbage I've ever seen. Detestible.

[ninkasi]

49. I agree!

I have never felt such contempt about another person before. The owner of a furniture store in Houston, "Mattress Mac", gave $250,000. After Chimp spent what time he wasn't vacationing in fund raising for himself, you would think he'd feel too ashamed to make such an insulting offer.

[susanna]

100. That's the truth.

If you need people to know you gave, then it is not a genuine act of giving; it is just good PR.

[Kber]

41. Honestly thought it must have been a miprint at first. NT

[flygal]

50. I did too

had to go back and recount the zeros - cheap bastard!

[DoYouEverWonder]

42. Gee, what a guy

you think he could spare the change?

[susu369]

45. Why brag about it?

tacky.

[onenote]

46. compared to inauguration donations

Wow..$10K from chimpy for tsunami relief. At the same time, he's accepting contributions of $250,000 from folks like Michael Dell for his freakin' inauguration.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&ncid=2027&e=2&u=/chitribts/20041228/ts_chicagotrib/bushgalahasbigdonationspouringin

onenote

[Media_Lies_Daily]

47. He's all heart, isn't he?

[lupita]

48. Sandra Bullock donated a MILLION

I wander if she is a democrat...

[sistersofmercy]

51. hehe, I hope JK donates more...but JK wouldn't make a public

announcement of it. Oh well at least Georgie boy coughed up some of his own money.

[Bucknut213]

60. Publicity....

I hope JK doesn't make it public. I can't stand the fact that I have to keep hearing about Sandra Bullock. I wonder how many minutes passed after her donation before her publicist was on the phone. Probably on the phone before. When people seek publicity for their good deeds, their donations become bribes for public goodwill notariety.

Why did we have to hear about Bush? I wonder how many other politicians have donated but kept quiet about it. I hope many, but I kinda doubt it. Politicians seldom are generous except with other people's money.

Bush obviously could have given more, but my biggest problem with his gift is not the size of it but the noise of it.

[sistersofmercy]

88. Ah, Georgie wants to win us Dems over...

seriously the legal status for illegal immigrant workers which goes against staunch GOP members. Now donating personal funds for tsumani victims, he's trying to win Dems over. The reason for the cattle pens called the free speech zones...lil' Georgie doesn't want anyone to dislike him. It's fairly simple. He'll keep trying, trust me. He's the bratty child who wants everyone to be his friend.

[UndergroundLight4]

90. JK doesn't makes his donations public for a very good reason.

Because he doesn't give any. I would expect that Kucinich and other real progressives will give some money though.

[maddezmom]

94. welcome to DU, UndergroundLight4

:hi:

[UndergroundLight4]

96. Thank you!

I hope there is a forum for people who like Mahler here.

[fortyfeetunder]

107. Welcome UndergroundLight4

(there is a Classical Music group, Mahler spoken there)

Back to the matter at hand...Before we bash Bush, this might be his "down payment"....

[sistersofmercy]

97. Keep believing that, it's tax deductable.

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[boomboom]

52. Bush Sr & Houston making Jr look bad

However, Mattress Mack is probably the only Houstonian who didn't contribute to the Inaugural festivities.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/topstory2/2979314

[Massachusetts]

53. Bentley Drummle

throws a few crumbs to the destitute. BFD

[Disturbed]

57. The Silverspoon Sociopath has shame?

This jerk has no concept of it. One would think that his handlers would have more sense than to announce that paltry sum.

[durablend]

56. I wonder how many illegals at the ranch he canned?

Guess he's gonna have to clear the rest of the brush himself. :eyes:

[Skittles]

61. yeah, I'm sure it came from his heart

:puke:

[maduroftime]

63. I will not condemn him

for donating to those in need and affected by this tragedy.

[Algorem]

65. LOL!

[LynnTheDem]

67. Double LOL!

[katinmn]

78. I think it would be good -- if he really did it

I don't trust any information issued by the White House.

[rooboy]

80. This the equivalent of "The Good Samaritan"....

flicking the guy a quarter and continuing to walk on by.

He's a tight-assed fucking terd.

[susanna]

101. I do not "condemn" anyone who helps.

But I do believe he could do more, and my conscience is clear with that. This is not some senior citizen who is choosing between food, medicine and the rent/mortgage here. This is a multimillionaire AND the leader of one of the most generous countries on earth (individual citizen-wise). I do think he made a mistake in giving so little when he has been given so much.

[cosmicdot]

64. is he still in damage control mode?

good grief ... now, on what other issues can public opinion shame him to do something against his grain and the agenda to destroy this country and world?

[Malva Zebrina]

66. ten thousand is what the twins spent at a fashion show

and look what they bought. Bordello costumes.

I cannot imagine spending ten thousand dollars on clothes.

I cannot imagine this cheapskate begging the American people to contribute (looks good for him, when they do after all--once again he has taken the baton and claims it for his own.)

[IndianaGreen]

68. And world driving champion Michael Schumaker gave 10 million!

Let's have some perspective here where Schumi gave 10 million out of his 25 million dollar annual salary he gets from Ferrari, while Bush gives a paltry 10 grand.

Who is the tight wad?

[Cha]

69. Oh, and bush didn't get his money from

the backs of others?

On edit~ Sandra Bullock gave a $Million of her personal money.

[NYC Liberal]

70. This, when the asshole waited

THREE DAYS to say ANYTHING?! The guy makes, what, something around $800,000 a year!

Instead of giving that paltry sum, how about he makes sure they get the aid they need with the money we've already appropriated!

[daleo]

71. It probably wasn't Bush's money anyway

No doubt a rich supporter gave him the money so that he could make the gesture. He will be paid back.

And no, I have no evidence, but just think about it.

[Hanover_Fist]

72. Doesthis make his donation

"chump change" or "chimp change"?................sorry

[NewYorkerfromMass]

73. Obviously he didn't need the tax cut

if he has this much loose change to throw around.
This is proof he didn't need it, and in fact proves (if anything) he should have raised taxes on the rich.

[marew]

74. I'm so damn impressed....not. That's nothing to him!

Why doesn't he cancel his narcissistic $4 million inauguration and give it to the poor? Then maybe he could be taken somewhat seriously as a human being. I am sure many Americans have given far more proportionally than Shrub has.

[susanna]

103. It's actually a $40 million inauguration, isn't it?

Somehow a large and elaborate celebration of any sort after a disaster of this magnitude in the world is, well, disturbing.

[Seabiscuit]

75. That's like the average citizen contributing $10.00 Cheapskate!

[rooboy]

76. Dubya thinks 10 grand is a lot of money to us little people. n/t

[Neverarepublican]

77. What

a "MORON"

[KTM]

79. Hmmmm...

"McClellan would not identify the organizations to which Bush contributed."

(as my GF just said... "Could it be....... 'The Human Fund ?'")

As to JK donating... a) I don't think he'd make a show of it, b) It would probably come from The Heinz Foundation (or THK herself) and c) the Reich would be all over the story in an instant if he DID make it loud, blabbing on about how it really came from that uppity wife of his...

[Carni]

82. What a tight ass-

He'll get that back just in the kickbacks from a couple Bechtel or Halliburton porta johns.

On edit: The above is sarcasm not conspiracy!

[twenty2strings]

83. We need to emphasize fractions in school.

Ya know the one thing I liked about Ross Perot was the pie charts. Hold up the pie chart showing the portion 10,000 Bucks is compared to the combined Bush family fortune. Here's a clue kids. If the giving portion looks like a radius line then your one cheap mo'fo. Same goes for the Iraq v/s Humanitarian ratio. Learn to count America!!!:shrug:

[metisnation]

84. METISNATION DONATES 10K

100 US to any senator that has the moral courage to stand up to voter fraud in OH NM and FL!

[Pallas180]

86. 10,000. what a plick.

vomit on him

[Rose Siding]

87. Bush saved $23,000/yr in income tax cuts alone

Stingy? We need a new word.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

112. He's 13,000 short then!

Thanks! I was looking for that number!

[Rose Siding]

114. Here's the link

if you'd like it. The larger rip-off is on est tax sav.

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml%3Fi=20010625&s=chart

George W. Bush, President
2000 INCOME: $894,880
EST. INCOME TAX SAVINGS: $23,000
ASSETS: $11,080,000--$29,593,000
EST. ESTATE TAX SAVINGS: $4,100,000--$14,000,000

[NewYorkerfromMass]

116. I don't get how people 'don't get' the inequality of taxes

and how the rich are getting off close to scot free!
These numbers need to be made more digestible for the average voter.

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

91. that's like me donating one fiftieth of a penny

Wow !
And then I'd feel so great about myself I'd call all the news stations and have pictures taken.
And people would say , oh what a kind "compassionate" person !

one fiftieth of a cent.

[Ilsa]

99. This, from the man who gave his wife dessert plates for Christmas.

I bet they don't even notice that the money is out of the account.

I think the question is whether there is something he wouldn't be able to buy himself or his family because he gave that money. For most people, it means not going out to eat once or twice during the pay period, or stuff like that. Some sort of personal sacrifice to keep the family budget in line.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

104. Yes, but what they didn't mention is

that he wants change back!! hahahahahahaha

[bush_is_wacko]

105. And Sandra Bullock donates 1 MILLION!

WTF is wrong with THAT picture? Maybe we SHOULD look to Hollywood for our next leaders.

[Blue Diadem]

106. Cheapskate n/t

[dave29]

108. Sandra Bullock

gave 1 million dollars.

(for comparison)

[Rainscents]

109. Peter Jenning News...

tonight mentioned Bush giving 10,000 dollars, but he said it in a sarcastic way. Bush is a CHEAP BASTER!!!!!!!!! I gave $500.00 and I am disable!

[yorkiemommie1]

110. wow. i'm underwhelmed n/t

[Charon]

111. Bush contributes $10,000

Does anyone know how much Senator Kerry or President Clinton have donated to the relief effort?

[RollergirlVT]

115. actually...

Bush has "pledged" to contribute $10,000 in personal funds. So far, it's just talk. "*" is that guy that will gladly sponsor your charitable walk-a-thon, but coincidentally is never home when its time to collect those pledges.
Read the last line in this story: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-tsuaid04.html

[demigoddess]

117. CHEAPSKATE!!!!!!

Even if he wrote checks of 10 thou to 5 different organizations that is so cheap for a man with the money that he probably has in the bank. I bet the pool at crawford cost more than that.

[complain jane]

118. Bullock gives a million and this turd tosses out THIS?

Geez, can he handle it?

[Coventina]

119. So that's 1% of what Michael Schumacher gave.

Big flippin' deal.
:eyes: