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01-26-2012, 06:38 PM
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Location: Land of Free Johnson-Weld-2016
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Am I the only woman who has the hots for Bill Gates. He's smart and rich, and seems to be a wonderful hubby to Melinda.
Apropos of nothing, I read a story on the Daily Mail about how his foundation is donation money to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Can he get any more awesome?
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donates $750m to fight AIDS, TB and malaria | Mail Online |
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01-26-2012, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by kinkytoes
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Some people think he could have gotten "awesome" years ago when he took a lot of abuse for not doing much for charity. |
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01-26-2012, 08:21 PM
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Location: Land of Free Johnson-Weld-2016
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Some people think he could have gotten "awesome" years ago when he took a lot of abuse for not doing much for charity.
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That's strange. To my knowledge the Gates' Foundation has been active for years. |
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01-26-2012, 09:53 PM
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Location: Here.
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Can he get any more awesome?
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Yes!
...by giving some money to me!  |
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01-26-2012, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Retroit
Yes!
...by giving some money to me! |
This is sad. There's always someone looking for a handout. |
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01-27-2012, 01:59 PM
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Location: Central Texas
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Originally Posted by jodipper
Some people think he could have gotten "awesome" years ago when he took a lot of abuse for not doing much for charity.
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Quite a few years ago Gates said at that point in his life he was focused on growing Microsoft. He promised that at some point in time he would focus instead on philanthropy. He honored his promise and leads the world with his philanthropy. He's so good at it Warren Buffet is giving him $1B per year of his wealth to distribute. |
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02-02-2012, 07:28 PM
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Location: Coastal New Jersey
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Originally Posted by kinkytoes
Am I the only woman who has the hots for Bill Gates.
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Yes, kinkytoes, I think you probably are.  |
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02-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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Location: Coastal New Jersey
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Watch it that the conspiracy nuts don't show up here...there are people who claim that the vaccine programs run by Gates are really part of a sinister plan to wipe out "undesirables" in impoverished parts of the world. I'm not making this up.
I admire Bill and Melinda Gates and what they do. |
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