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Old 12-06-2011, 04:38 PM
 
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So who does Maher give his money to?

As others have mentioned, the items Oprah gave away were not something her show paid for. The sponsors gave them gratis. We know the organizations Oprah has founded and supports.

If Maher can sit in judgment and talk about greed and pontificate how the money should have been spent better somewhere else (even tho that is nonsensical - these were free items donated from manufacturers for marketing purposes) . . . let's have an account from Maher about his life of ascetism and how he has eschewed "greed" . . . and given all his money to the homeless.

Easy to stand in judgment when no one is gonna call him to task.

I am not purporting to know what Maher does with his money. Just saying . . . if he is so big on talking the talk and criticizing others . . .he should be willing to walk the walk and give us all an example of his altruism.
He gives to plenty of environmental and animal causes:

Best Friends Animal Society
Comic Relief
Dogs Deserve Better
Global Green
Robert F Kennedy Memorial
Save the Chimps
Somaly Mam Foundation
The Humane Society


Read more: Bill Maher's Charity Work, Events and Causes

The above reference literally took 10 seconds... more than it took to write your post.
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Old 12-06-2011, 06:59 PM
 
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You missed the point. People are going ape-**** crazy about material "things." Didn't you watch the video?
Of course I did. But your previous post was directed toward Oprah and Ellen, so that's why I posted what I did.
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Old 12-06-2011, 08:12 PM
 
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Bill quickly points out what Americans really worship.


Bill Maher's Christmas Message to Oprah Winfrey - YouTube
Wow; maybe I should be paying more attention to Bill Maher. He's got the audacity to say it like it is. I never liked the materialism of Oprah's "giveaways" & he is spot on here. I'm inspired by this piece- seriously we need more people like him....
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