Clooney vs. O'Reilly

[cwjerome]

Um... you don't get it do you? Try harder:

"Yeah... he got so controlled this media attention will certainly help his ratings :roll:

O'Reilly pwned you and Clooney 🙂 "

Think...

 

[her209]

Isn' t the money that is raised to be donated to the Red Cross?

link

TV Special To Benefit American Red Cross

POSTED: 11:18 am PST January 12, 2005

Several music industry stars will perform during a live broadcast on Jan. 15 to benefit victims of the Asia tsunami disaster.

Madonna, Sheryl Crow, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan, Mary J. Blige, Lenny Kravitz, John Mayer, Kenny Chesney, India.Arie, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Brian Wilson and Gloria Estefan are scheduled to perform during the live broadcast of the NBC Universal benefit special "Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope."

Additionally, there are scheduled appearances by Halle Berry, Kevin Spacey, Usher, George Clooney, Uma Thurman, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Bruce Willis, Danny DeVito and Rhea Pearlman, Tim Robbins, Eric McCormack and Sean Hayes.

To further the reach of this benefit, Telemundo and PAX TV have been added to the networks airing the special, which include NBC and all of the NBC Universal cable properties.

Funds raised through the special will support the American Red Cross two-phased assistance plan, which includes specialized relief immediately and over the long term in the following five areas:

• Food and safe water
• Healthcare and disease prevention
• Immediate family supplies
• Mental health counseling
• Disaster preparedness and prevention measures

Copyright 2004 by TheKSBWChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: her209
Isn' t the money that is raised to be donated to the Red Cross?

Nice find. Suggests O'Reilly is bleating about absolutely nothing-- like most of his supporters here. It really all comes down the guy wanting to create some fake outrage in his fans that tend to look down on hollywood until a cool blockbuster comes out. It's especially dispicable when they are only trying to help people.

I think it still is important for said celebrity to at least attempt to make sure all is well.

By doing what exactly?

 

[BunLengthHotDog]

Uhmm, picking up the phone. I dont think Mr Clooney would have any trouble getting ahold of the higher ups at (insert foundation here) if he called them.

"Hey this is George, just calling to make sure the aid is going where it should"
"Yes Mr Clooney it is, would you like us to send you some paperwork"
"Sure, thanks much"
"Bye"

Wow, that was rough (obviously it wouldnt be exactly like that)
O'Reilly's statements aside, what would it hurt to have the celebs check up on things they helped with?

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
Uhmm, picking up the phone. I dont think Mr Clooney would have any trouble getting ahold of the higher ups at (insert foundation here) if he called them.

"Hey this is George, just calling to make sure the aid is going where it should"
"Yes Mr Clooney it is, would you like us to send you some paperwork"
"Sure, thanks much"
"Bye"

Wow, that was rough (obviously it wouldnt be exactly like that)
O'Reilly's statements aside, what would it hurt to have the celebs check up on things they helped with?

It wouldn't be rough because it would be completely useless and you know it. If Clooney doesn't have the abilities/training to look through the paperwork why the hell would need to get it? And what would it hurt for the accountants to get on stage to show they really care about the event by talking about the tsunami? It wouldn't hurt them, but it would be a waste of everyone's time. It's completely useless.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
O'Reilly's problem with celebrity fundraising isn't that it shouldn't be done, its that the celebrities come, donate what basically amounts to pocket change (with a few notable exceptions being Bulloch recently etc)...and then take off. For most its a publicity stunt and nothing more. His big issue is that some celebs take advantage of situations by making appearances / lending their names to the cause...yet feel they have no responsibility when it comes to making sure the aid money actually gets to its intended destination. Don't get me wrong, O'Reilly can certainly act like an ass, but I feel he is right in this situation. If a celebrity is going to take part in any sort of fundraising, they should (in some fashion) be responsible for making sure the money gets to where it needs to be.

Clooney did own him by calling him out though...well thought out move there.

I love how every likes to doubt the reasons of these people. OMG IT teh PUblicIty StUNT!!! OMFG! EVAl HOllyWood LIBERal elITEs!!!

Now I want you to be sure that the money you donated makes it to were you wanted it to go. Take some responsibility. Oh wait I forgot, you just did it to make yourself feel good (assuming you donated at all) :roll:

 

[BunLengthHotDog]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
O'Reilly's problem with celebrity fundraising isn't that it shouldn't be done, its that the celebrities come, donate what basically amounts to pocket change (with a few notable exceptions being Bulloch recently etc)...and then take off. For most its a publicity stunt and nothing more. His big issue is that some celebs take advantage of situations by making appearances / lending their names to the cause...yet feel they have no responsibility when it comes to making sure the aid money actually gets to its intended destination. Don't get me wrong, O'Reilly can certainly act like an ass, but I feel he is right in this situation. If a celebrity is going to take part in any sort of fundraising, they should (in some fashion) be responsible for making sure the money gets to where it needs to be.

Clooney did own him by calling him out though...well thought out move there.

I love how every likes to doubt the reasons of these people. OMG IT teh PUblicIty StUNT!!! OMFG! EVAl HOllyWood LIBERal elITEs!!!

Now I want you to be sure that the money you donated makes it to were you wanted it to go. Take some responsibility. Oh wait I forgot, you just did it to make yourself feel good (assuming you donated at all) :roll:

No 1 : I NEVER mentioned liberal / conservative / elitism / politics in this thread. Nice trolling
No 2 : I also mentioned that there are exceptions. I also never said that Clooney was doing this as a stunt
No 3 : I work for a Fortune 100 company, and did donate money for Tsunami relief via the companies collection fund, and am aware of where its going.


Your membername certainly is appropriate

 

[PatboyX]

pwned.

 

[KidViciou$]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
hahahahahahahahahaha, clooney shut o'reilly DOWN!

What?! Haven't you read what WCjerome said? Apparently O'Reilly shut down clooney when he accepted Clooney's invitation! :roll:

oh yes, i read it, but o'reilly tried to play the celebrity card and got called on it, hahahaha, r0x0r3d

 

[Drift3r]

O'Reilly personally air lift boxes of sex toys to Asian brothels, right after he finishes harassing another co-worker.

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
hahahahahahahahahaha, clooney shut o'reilly DOWN!

What?! Haven't you read what WCjerome said? Apparently O'Reilly shut down clooney when he accepted Clooney's invitation! :roll:

Do you guys buy this stuff? Seems a lot like WWF (wrestling) gimmick, only slightly more subdued.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot

Originally posted by: BunLengthHotDog
O'Reilly's problem with celebrity fundraising isn't that it shouldn't be done, its that the celebrities come, donate what basically amounts to pocket change (with a few notable exceptions being Bulloch recently etc)...and then take off. For most its a publicity stunt and nothing more. His big issue is that some celebs take advantage of situations by making appearances / lending their names to the cause...yet feel they have no responsibility when it comes to making sure the aid money actually gets to its intended destination. Don't get me wrong, O'Reilly can certainly act like an ass, but I feel he is right in this situation. If a celebrity is going to take part in any sort of fundraising, they should (in some fashion) be responsible for making sure the money gets to where it needs to be.

Clooney did own him by calling him out though...well thought out move there.

I love how every likes to doubt the reasons of these people. OMG IT teh PUblicIty StUNT!!! OMFG! EVAl HOllyWood LIBERal elITEs!!!

Now I want you to be sure that the money you donated makes it to were you wanted it to go. Take some responsibility. Oh wait I forgot, you just did it to make yourself feel good (assuming you donated at all) :roll:

yeah, oreilly is the same guy that attacks them if they dont give publicly and says stuff like "where is the boss with all his money for relief?!!?!" completely missing that he then accuses anyone who donates and reports it of just doing it for publicity. he is either an idiot or thinks his audience is.
and clooney rightly pointed out the lack of irony with which oreilly points his finger at celebrities as though he is a "common man" that makes tons of cash selling his brand of entertainment...
whoever compared it to wwf is right. except the viewers of oreilly believe he is a legitimate combatant.

 

[conjur]

I guess the people of SE Asia will soon be immersed in "falafels"....errr....luffas.

 

[hysperion]

My thoughts....who cares......2x the number of people who died in the tsunami die daily of all sorts of causes. The Tsunami was one that humans had no control over- why not work on finding a cure for Aids or something that will actually save alot of lives. The red cross is garbage and takes a good chunk of the change away before it gets to the victims as well or did you all forget the 9/11 fiasco already.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: hysperion
My thoughts....who cares......2x the number of people who died in the tsunami die daily of all sorts of causes. The Tsunami was one that humans had no control over- why not work on finding a cure for Aids or something that will actually save alot of lives. The red cross is garbage and takes a good chunk of the change away before it gets to the victims as well or did you all forget the 9/11 fiasco already.

The "9/11 fiasco" was an over abundance of funds that the Red Cross wanted to use for other worthy purposes. Many were upset that their money wasn't going to the 9/11 families, but what was the Red Cross to do? Hire Ed McMahon to distribute excess amounts of cash?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: hysperion
My thoughts....who cares......2x the number of people who died in the tsunami die daily of all sorts of causes. The Tsunami was one that humans had no control over- why not work on finding a cure for Aids or something that will actually save alot of lives. The red cross is garbage and takes a good chunk of the change away before it gets to the victims as well or did you all forget the 9/11 fiasco already.

The "9/11 fiasco" was an over abundance of funds that the Red Cross wanted to use for other worthy purposes. Many were upset that their money wasn't going to the 9/11 families, but what was the Red Cross to do? Hire Ed McMahon to distribute excess amounts of cash?

Wasn't it the United Way as Clooney corrected in his letter to O'Lielly?

 

[TravisT]

I'm not going to criticize anyone who donates. Anything helps, and I chose not to donate at all. So I don't think theres any room for pushing and shoving anyone who made ANY attempt at helping if you did not do so yourself.

How much has O'Reilly donated?

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Yo_Ma-Ma

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: KidViciou$
hahahahahahahahahaha, clooney shut o'reilly DOWN!

What?! Haven't you read what WCjerome said? Apparently O'Reilly shut down clooney when he accepted Clooney's invitation! :roll:

Do you guys buy this stuff? Seems a lot like WWF (wrestling) gimmick, only slightly more subdued.

Nice take on it but I think O'Reilly is a big enough a-hole that this is not just a stunt.

 

[PatboyX]

Originally posted by: TravisT
I'm not going to criticize anyone who donates. Anything helps, and I chose not to donate at all. So I don't think theres any room for pushing and shoving anyone who made ANY attempt at helping if you did not do so yourself.

How much has O'Reilly donated?

thats the rub, isnt it?
he talks about his donations to charities and then claims that celebrities who do it are just doing it for publicity...

 

[hysperion]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: hysperion
My thoughts....who cares......2x the number of people who died in the tsunami die daily of all sorts of causes. The Tsunami was one that humans had no control over- why not work on finding a cure for Aids or something that will actually save alot of lives. The red cross is garbage and takes a good chunk of the change away before it gets to the victims as well or did you all forget the 9/11 fiasco already.

The "9/11 fiasco" was an over abundance of funds that the Red Cross wanted to use for other worthy purposes. Many were upset that their money wasn't going to the 9/11 families, but what was the Red Cross to do? Hire Ed McMahon to distribute excess amounts of cash?

Wasn't it the United Way as Clooney corrected in his letter to O'Lielly?

The United Way is even worse, they're like a charity middle man. Give your money to us and we'll distribute it to the right charity for you. Considering the Red Cross is by far the largest benefactor of the United Way it's basically one and the same.

United way CEO 200k
Red Cross CEO 500k
Salvation Army CEO 13k and housing

So remember the bell ringers/ evil christians actually aren't that bad. Personally I don't give to any of them as I don't really believe in charity- at least in this country.