Excellent news, Dana.
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Jesse - Sep 06, 2005 12:24:19 pm PDT #4981 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Laura - Sep 06, 2005 12:24:34 pm PDT #4982 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
That is so good to hear Dana.
Kathy A - Sep 06, 2005 12:25:04 pm PDT #4983 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Well, I don't see anything wrong with acknowledging one of the companies that stepped forward first, probably encouraging a lot of others to do the same. Especially in the absence of any federal activity worthy of note.
Oh, I definitely think that the company did some great things, and that $15 million donation is a wonderful amount, especially in light of the fact that they have to answer to their shareholders. However, the family donation of $8 million is what the ThinkProgress people are questioning, especially Bush41's praise of them. I'm guessing we're not going to be hearing much praise from the same quarter when Gates/Hollywood/other wealthy liberal Democrats start ponying up the big bucks.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2005 12:26:09 pm PDT #4984 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dana, that's marvellous.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 06, 2005 12:27:44 pm PDT #4985 of 10002
What is even happening?
Dana, I'm so glad you've had some good news. Are you parents heading to your place to stay for a while, now?
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Re the Walton donation: People that are worth 90 gajillion dollars don't have it in liquid form. I think that's a terrific gift. I don't care what they're worth. If someone calculated what I'm worth (house, etc.) my donation would look more like shit than it does already, too.
bon bon - Sep 06, 2005 12:31:03 pm PDT #4986 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
That 90 billion is their collective 38% ownership in Walmart. Of all things to concentrate on...really. That could very well be the largest individual donation so far.
aurelia - Sep 06, 2005 12:31:43 pm PDT #4987 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That is good news, Dana!
Excellent!
Hee. I wish I could remember what magazine I saw that in (a few years ago). Gotta love Google image search, though.
Trudy Booth - Sep 06, 2005 12:33:25 pm PDT #4988 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Dana, that's fantastic.
Connie Neil - Sep 06, 2005 12:34:20 pm PDT #4989 of 10002
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Wolfram - Sep 06, 2005 12:35:14 pm PDT #4990 of 10002
Visilurking
Re the Walton donation: People that are worth 90 gajillion dollars don't have it in liquid form. I think that's a terrific gift. I don't care what they're worth.
Exactly what I was thinking. Nobody in New Orleans is scoffing at an 8 million dollar donation, I can promise you that. And with all due respect to thinkprogress.org, criticizing sizable donations isn't progress, it's petty.