skippy the bush kangaroo

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

let's face it...we ARE cheap. (sorry skippy...had to "yell" there...)

eric alterman has a great post up over at msnbc:

next time you hear some politician or conservative pundit blather on about what a generous country we are, remember this; we’re devoting less than half of what Bush is planning to spend on his own inauguration to helping people recover from one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
wonder if tom ridge or billy tauzin would donate anything to help those in need...
just think of the generous folks who gave to bush's election cause....wonder if they are donating anything to help those in need.... (updated thought - wonder how much special interests are donating to help those in need....Special interests spent $1.1 billion during the first half of 2004 on lobbyists and advertising campaigns, according to public records that interest groups are required to file with the Senate. )

how much money is the gap donating....or better yet, how much is its' ceo. i suppose it's a secret of victoria's folks about how much they are donating...perhaps $300+ million? (victoria's secret sourced over US$350 million worth of merchandise from Sri Lanka in 2003) ...or nike, et al...

we use these countries for their cheap labor. we must no longer look at human lives as cheap in this time of dire need. take the money you would have spent buying clothing at the gap or banana republic and donate it to aide fellow human beings. i highly recommend direct relief international.



posted by Cookie Jill at 8:11 PM |

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