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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:45 PM Original message |
Barack gave nothing because he formerly had nothing till his book sales |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. People are *hit, |
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stellanoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. I had the same thought. |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Exactly they'll turn any story upside down. At least if they are going for Obama they should use .. |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. kick |
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riverwalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. actually quite generous |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. He gave about 1% of his income which is fine. But again $200K a year is not "nothing" |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The sad reality is that when you're paying off student loans to Ivy-league... |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Yeah, I have over $120,000 in student loan debt... |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 04:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
36. I feel your pain... |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. There was only one year where he gave "only" one percent |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I did not mean it like that. |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Doesn't matter what anybody else gives -- unless they're running for president. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Do you have ANY idea how much the monthly loan payments are for... |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I'm not criticizing his charity. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Don't be coy. You're trying to suggest he's greedy and uncharitable. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Coy? 1st line from me: "He gave about 1% of his income which is fine." |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. And I just explained to you how $200K can mean almost nothing. |
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rinsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Your previous point that "You're trying to suggest he's greedy and uncharitable." |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. If this were the Clinton's giving habits being discussed, NOTHING would be off limits or unfair. |
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Shakespeare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I won't speak to that, because I'm neither a Hillary nor an Obama supporter. |
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Lisa0825 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. Well we WOULD if she'd release her damned tax returns! |
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samdogmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 11:14 PM Response to Reply #24 |
35. Duh! You may be right...or you may be wrong! |
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Chisox08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. Yes $200k is nothing when |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. When I have money, I give that. When I only have time |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Yes thats what most folks do... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. How desperate do you have to be to go after this? |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Well...yeh, exactly. |
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mrreowwr_kittty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Oh come on!! You're acting like he had, you know, kids to feed or something. |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:48 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Yeah, let them eat Ketchup soup! |
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Rageneau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. Obama never gave squat to charity until he started running for president. |
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galaxy21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Was his first book that successful when it first came out? |
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skater314159 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. "not well, I betcha"? How about some data... |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. If Michelle has only recently paid off college loans. It would say htey had squat to give. |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. Having no money for charitable orgainizations while working to help people |
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Kaylee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
27. My thoughts exactly..... |
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cooolandrew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-26-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
32. kick |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-27-08 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
37. No widow's mite then? |
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