Feh.

Bill Clinton spends more than that on lap dances.

Cheep bastige.

Valacirca: geuwripYODUFPWUIARHJkkjhaPOIJHHJUIhuHui. GWWWWWAAAAAAAAAA

I totally agree. Bush clearly is a cheapskate asshole who's trying to come off as a world-class humanitarian. Complete agreement.

shiat, i donated nearly as much as that. that's no Hero that's an obligation for those of us that are financially set.

You think that ten grand originated from the Texas Rangers scam, or the maybe the oil company insider trading scam?

I'm all for giving money if it actually helps a country get on it's feet. However, when you give something away for free continually then that's just bad business. This dosen't apply to the tsunami relief effort though.

If I had millions and millions of dollars I would certainly dontate money to certain causes. That is not the case however being that I am a mere college student at the moment.

I don't think people should balk at another perons dontation. Even if that person who donated could have given more. The people receiving Bush's 10K aren't going to care why it was given or if they could have given more.

They're just going to care that they are recieving aid from somewhere.

I'm not a big fan of continually donating money to third world contries in the hopes that they will somehow magically advance once a certain dollar ammount is hit. I believe that when you solve a person's problems for them then you take something away from that person.

Also, as a side note, saying that you hate republicans because you hate Bush is just stupid. Bush is a far cry for what an actual republican stands for.

The chief virtue of the republican party is supposed to be fiscal responsibility. Bush isn't really fiscally responsible and alas there are still some partisan voters who would rather see their own party line candidate in the white house than a candidate who would actually stand for what the party is supposed to stand for.

The past two elections had terrible candidates.

I don't consider myself a member of any political party because it is far more logical to vote for the candidate who you think would be best for the job rather than vote for a candidate simply because he belongs to a political party I am affiliated with.

Why do you think there is no mention of political parties in the constitution.

The people who think that anything Bush did could improve our image in the Muslim world is bonkers. Do any of you Bush haters HONESTLY think that the majority of Arab Muslims give two shiats about Indonesia and Sri Lanka?

I wonder how much "Mr. Stingy" Jan Egeland donated?

Maybe he wants to work for free this year?

*smacs Ghost Rider upside the head with a measly $10K*

If Bush gave a million dollars out of his own pocket, it still would be nowhere near enough for most of the people posting here.

As a whole, I really dig the Fark community. Most everyone has something interesting to say at one point or another. When it comes to GW though, I think a lot of people in here are just looking for an excuse to biatch about something.

Three cheers for GW for giving even $1 when he didn't need to do a damn thing.

HappyDaddy

Thanks for the link - I knew Cheney donated gobs of $$$ to charity but couldn't find a "mainstream media" account of how much.

$8.3 million ain't chump change. Beats the hell out of Clinton, Gore, Kerry and Edwards combined.

/off to check out his new TF account

Scenarios:

Bush doesn't donate any money : People whine about how he could at least send them $10,000.

Bush donates $10,000, you hear about it : Make attacks on his donation anyways.


If you dislike Bush, why not dislike him for the right reasons? Oh right...that would be too much thinking causing you to actually do research and find something out...

Probably already been said but I can't be arsed to read an infinity thread so here goes:

I would hardly say I liked the guy but respect to him for making the donation. Of course he couldn't have afforded to donate more. However I reckon most of you (including me) could afford to donate more than you have. The fact is that he has helped people who have been so anally farked from this disaster that they need our help.

Whether or not you like him or not this money has probably saved lives and that is what matters.

/still would not vote Bush

if i had an extra 10k (it's around here somewhere) i would donate it. that's more $ than most of the victims will EVER see in their lifetime. that is if they see it at all.

very decent and kind gesture by GW.

just saying is all

My 8 year old daughter donated the $50.00 she got for Christmas without asking.

I'm more proud of her then President Bush, or Bill Gates, or Sandra Bullock.

Broktun | Yes, I voted for President Bush, twice.

All those "let's cancel the inauguration and spend the money here instead" posters should take a minute to learn how your government works. The inauguration funds are not there at Bush's discreation to give away how he sees fit. That is taxpayer money, allocated by Congress. The Executive Branch doesn't control the purse-strings in this situation. Get a farking clue.

It's that Sandy Buttocks girl, yeah.



oh, and how nice of the prez. doesn't make me like him any more though.

I'd consider donating if I knew none of the cash was going to the anti-semetic Sri Lankans.

I think a reply of "Thank you very much you cheap bastard" is appropriate.

He DID give $10,000. For that "Thank you very much".

$10,000 coming from a multi-millionaire. For that "you cheap bastard".

/all the bases are covered.

Broktun: My 8 year old daughter donated the $50.00 she got for Christmas without asking.

You're 8 yr. old is pretty dumb... You should of stepped in and did something.

I'm pretty dumb also... YOUR, YOUR, YOUR....

Heres what i dont understand we forgive the Iraq people 14 billion dollars they owe the USA , not counting the troops that have died over there and i cant put a price on that . And we only donate 350 million to help all those people with there tragedy, anyone have an answer ? ?

There are two great feelings for people like me who voted for Bush in 2000 but not 2004:

1.Being called a liberal (horrors!).

2. the "yeah but Clinton..." knee jerk defense.

Neither actualy affects me, and it's all that they have.

the F1 champ gave 10 million he's no prez though

$10 000???????

Maybe he should go to talk to Michael Schumacher who donated 13 Millian (in Australian Dollars). Or the Aussie government who are giving 1 billion (aussie deniro)

Fark Bush, Schumacher donated $10mil, and won a crapload of races this year.

/sorry, had nothin'

All those "let's cancel the inauguration and spend the money here instead" posters should take a minute to learn how your government works. The inauguration funds are not there at Bush's discreation to give away how he sees fit. That is taxpayer money, allocated by Congress. The Executive Branch doesn't control the purse-strings in this situation. Get a farking clue.

Actually I think you should get a clue. You spew academia well enough but you forget street edubacation...

While the executive branch doesn't control it the republican representetives that have a majority say in the decision do. Now what do you think their opinion will be? Hmmmm...

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it's probably a chicken with good incentive to walk and talk like a duck.

Bush is a twit... And any donation he makes won't change that...

N.

If everyone gives all of their alloted charity cash on one
"need", then there will be none for any others. Granted, this one is a big one, but it appears to me that a whole lot of folks around the world are opening their accounts enough to cover this.

The need for help will not end with this one. There WILL be others...maybe very soon.

why is that homosexual waving a gun around?

Count me in as somebody else who finds Schumacher's donation more meaningful than Ws.

Time to cancel the super bowl.. We spend a ton of money on security for that.. Donate it..

I dont like Bush, Dont hate him either.. But please canceling the inauguration makes as much sense as canceling the superbowl..

HappyDaddy
I can not help but think the $30k was vested self interest. What was the $200 for? To appease your children?

I don't know if I'm more agnostic or atheist. The beauty is even if I'm out-to-lunch on the whole deity thing, well, I've been a DART member in Rwanda and stopped a child from running headlong into some UXO in Bosnia. Despite living on a modest medical release pension, I managed to donate a week's worth.

As pathetic as I am I've a feeling no matter how devout you may be I have a better place in line in what may come. Not that I believe in such things, but you may. I hope you understand.

Scenarios:

Bush doesn't donate any money : People whine about how he could at least send them $10,000.

Bush donates $10,000, you hear about it : Make attacks on his donation anyways.


If you dislike Bush, why not dislike him for the right reasons? Oh right...that would be too much thinking causing you to actually do research and find something out...

Tell you what root beer shaft you find the top ten coolest things Bush has done for the people, any people besides those named Bush, and I will gladly educate myself on it.

The #1 thing Bush did for us, sidus was he beat Kerry.

You need more?

Good for him. I've always said he was a good person.

He's just a crappy president. To bad he didn't go into another line of work. He'd be a pretty good minister I think.

Color me underwhelmed.

Good question - Why didn't Chimpy just donate quietly?
It's because he actually thinks he's being really generous to the po' unwashed masses.
'Call the newspapers Daddy, I gave a nickel to a homeless guy today. nyuk nyuk'

'Atta boy Georgie, never give the serfs too much or they'll just keep coming back for more...'

FARKERS COULD BEAT BUSH'S DONATION.

COULD ANYONE THROW UP A SITE OR A LINK TO A SITE THAT WOULD CARRY A FARK LINK COUNT?

I BET YOU IF DREW WOULD PUT UP A STICKY SOMEWHERE ON THE MAIN PAGE, US LOWLY FARKERS WOULD POUND BUSH'S POCKET CHANGE INTO THE GROUND.

/if i had the skillz i would make the site right now

This guy did something out of his own heart and pocket and you people are still critisizing him? how much money did YOU give (I know I gave none)? Whoever is dissing him for doing such a good-hearted thing is a farking low-life.

/didn't vote for kerry OR bush

Actually if Bush had donated a million I would think that was pretty cool.

But alas... This flame needs some fire...

$10,000 is only $9,000 out of pocket for his bracket...

FIGHT!!

This is ridiculous. People, if you're so against Bush, that's fine, but don't use a gesture of kindness to attack him. Tell me, what amount of money turns him from a selfish tightass bastard to a kind humanitarian? I just don't understand. If John Kerry was to give the same amount, what would be said then? Who knows what that money might do for those families? Who knows what difference it might make? I can't believe that a person could be criticized for being charitable. He might be president, but he's also a person trying to help.

I am donating sperm to the survivors of Yurmami.

democritus:

$10,000.00? That's about a billionth of a percent, a nanopercent, of the hundreds of billions in war profiteering, hundreds of billions in ceo bonus checks due to offshoring employment, and gods know how many trillions due to tax refund policies for the Uber-Wealthy.


we, as americans, need to realize that our contributions are insignificant to the tsunami relief efforts. as such, we should pull people out of the reigon, not donate even a dime more and save the 'insiginificant' resources for our the disadvantaged in he u.s. where our efforts are not so meaningless and insignificant.

if anyone dies because of the failure of the americanns to provide 'insignificant' resources, let it be on the hands of those who belittle our efforts. we'll save lives here, where our efforts actually have value.

Damn Bush...
How dare he! I say $1,000,000 or nothing!
We're such a greedy nation! I'm absolutely positive we're not giving a dollar more to these people. I say give a billion dollars or nothing at all.

I blame Bush (again).

I'm being sarcastic, although Democrats won't sense it. Then again, they were the ones who thought up the intelligent "Anyone but Bush" slogan. Real smart guys. Heh heh.