Yeah, good point: how did those LiveAid concerts come out vis-a-vis solving whatever it was they were going to solve...?

And we all can remember what a resounding success all that Live Aid money did for the Ethopians, right? More famine and misery in the resettlements than before the Live Aid efforts.

You're on to something, Winston.

I was leaving my office in Downtown Chicago about six months ago.  These twenty-somethings are out in front of one of the government buildings on my way to the trainstation as I'm heading home.  There are always Leftist organizations that stalk you on the sidewalks of Chicago, trying to get you to sign some kind of petition to support this Leftist cause or that one.  I had had my fill as one kid approached me.

"Excuse me, can I...."

I had shitty day, and didn't want to hear it this day of all days.  "No, dammit, no Left Wing causes, thank you," was my reply, and I kept walking.  

He yelled to my back "Hey man, this aint a Left wing cause, man, its for the children, man!  Aren't you right wingers always saying we need more private sector involvement for charities like this."

I just wanted to get home (my train ride from the office is a grueling hour long - either way).  But since then I wish I would have had the patience to walk back toward him and give him this talk:

"Let me ask you a question, son.  Do you support Operation Iraqi Freedom?"

(Guessing his answer, based on the scraggly facial hair and beads) "No, man!"

"Great," my reply would have been.  "So you'd rather throw a bowl of mush at a starving child living under a corrupt government.  Its easy to do.  No hard decisions to make.  No sacrifice other than making someone living in the US feel guilty for not listening to your sales presentation.  The child living under a corrupt/fascist government gets a bowl of mush from the guilty Leftist American, you.  You pat yourself on the back, go home and turn on your Xbox feeling like you've made a difference.  You feel good, you did something, but what did you do to give that child a long-term hope?  Not a damn thing.   You feel good, your guilt for being an American is eased somewhat, but that child finishes the bowl of mush and still lives in squalor.”

If you compassion Nazi’s on the Left were really concerned about the plight of the “children” around the world, then spend your treasure and support the men and women in uniform that look to wipe tyranny and fascism from the face of the earth.

Now, I don’t want to be bombarded with emails from people who do charity work around the world and feel like I am taking a shot at them.  That is NOT my intention.  But, if you really want to help the plight of the suffering around the world, work to spread open society, Constitutional (limited) government and capitalism around the world.  That solves the problem for the long term.

Support Operation Iraqi Freedom.  Do it for the children.

Good question old cro.  The money aspect of these concerts will mostly be overlooked by the msm and certainly by your run-of-the-mill spectator or person on the street.   What, indeed, do they plan on doing with the huge gate from these events.  And don't forget the TV revenues.  Oh, this really smells! 

Pure SNAKE OIL!  What really galls me is the way that most people just eat this up.  They go to the msm buffet each night and fill up their empty heads with tons of deep fat fried (in trans-fat oil), sugar coated, so-called news, satisfied that they are well informed on current issues and events. 

Slowly?

Yaba daba doo!  -Fred Flintstone campaign slogan

I'll be praying for snow.

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