Rumsfeld and wife donate to Pentagon 911 memorial

[The diplomat]

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his wife, Joyce, have donated $100,000 to help fund a Pentagon memorial for the 184 victims killed there on September 11, 2001, sources said.

Believed to be the largest single gift to the project so far, the donation comes as fund raising for the memorial is going slowly.
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/01/14/rumsfeld.memorial/index.html

Kerry and his wife have tons of money. Edwards is a multi-millionaire. Maybe the Dems running for President could donate to this memorial to show they care about the victims of 911?

[JohnT]

I like how you re-defined "caring" to mean "the desire to donate big bucks to the Pentagon 9-11 memorial." I'll notify the good folks at the OED immediately.

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by JohnT


I like how you re-defined "caring" to mean "the desire to donate big bucks to the Pentagon 9-11 memorial." I'll notify the good folks at the OED immediately.

Well, this memorial will serve to remember and honor the victims who died in the Pentagon on 9-11.

Helping to build such a memorial is a good thing, isn't it?

[JohnT]

Yes, but it doesn't define "caring."

[The diplomat]

Originally posted by JohnT
Yes, but it doesn't define "caring."

It can demonstrate you care in a concrete way. Just saying you care about something is nice, but actually doing something is better!

[Imran Siddiqui]

Jeez... when I think there is hope for this country some asshat turns a charitable giving into a partisan bashfest.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by The diplomat


It can demonstrate you care in a concrete way. Just saying you care about something is nice, but actually doing something is better!

Not donating to the Pentagon memorial is not equivalent to "doing nothing" to care about 9-11 victims. I didn't donate to this particular memorial either... does that mean I didn't care when I wrote the personal $250 check for one of the many 9-11 victim funds a couple of years ago, or when I organized an office donation drive and convinced management to match dollar-to-dollar all donations made by employees (over $1,500, meaning a check of over $3,000 was sent)?

And do you know that the others haven't donated? No, you just know that Rumsfeld has openly PR'd the fact that he did.

[Boris Godunov]

Wow, diplomat...you've even managed to rankle two staunch Republicans with this steaming pile.

How about you go look up how much money Kerry and Edwards have given to charitable causes, including those relating to 9/11, before you make these kind of revolting generalizations?

What bad taste.

[GePap]

Good for Rumsfeld. The rest of the post is asenine.

[JohnT]

Actually, the check I made out was to an organization that specifically helped the Pentagon victims - my wife made the perfectly good point that the WTC tower victims were getting a disproportionate amount of the TV press (better footage, obviously ) and that the Pentagon victims were relatively... "uncared for", to use your phrase, diplomat.

[GePap]

Obviously the Diplomat feels uber liberals like Ted Turner are wonderful people given the huge amount of money they have donated: when will those rich conservatives like Forbes start donating their billion! Shame on all conservatives!

[JohnT]

Well, there's the question of who TT is giving the money to, GePap.

Of course the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has $24 billion in funding. I guess that means they "care" more than Ted... or me, even.

[Boris Godunov]

Has Bush donated to this fund? If not, he must be a heartless communist bastard who bathes in the blood of small children. Obviously.

[SpencerH]

Is Gates a dem or repub, anyone know?

[JohnT]

At least he mercifully kills the kids before he drains their blood, unlike those Liberal Kennedy bastards!