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16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 0 replies · +1 points

Now I agree with you! We must give by conscience, not by mandate. Not by gov't mandate or public pressure either. I also agree that to challenge all conservatives to be charitable is good. That's not what you did in your initial post, however. You really went off on him without having the facts except for a liberal news article...

"Newt is fascinated with himself...obviously. He's playing a small violin, 'my heart bleeds for you'--while the pomp and circumstance of first-class travel bring him his salty peanuts and Cabernet Sauvignon. Conservative, indeed. Spend your own money on that crap, ingrate."

Seriously, that's as much class warfare rhetoric as Obama ever spews. Sounds like you are better than that. Encouraging charity is one thing, choosing a villain to make your point is another.

16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 3 replies · +1 points

My guess is that his donations are private to him. Being a Christian, he's specifically instructed in the Bible NOT to make his charity public. Plus, I know he's a public figure but that doesn't mean he owes us an accounting. Why do you assume the worst about what he is doing with his money? Is it because he makes so much? You are STILL calling hypocrisy, yet you still know nothing of what he does with his money.

I understand that are not suggesting we "take" his money. But you are still suggesting that Newt "win hearts and minds" with publicly announced charity. I disagree. It's his job to be an individual and do whatever he wants to do with it. If he chooses to give some away, which my bet is that he will give away at least 10% if he is truly Christian, then that is great. Go Newt. Make a billion.

RE the contributions, do we have any way of knowing what he is using that money for?

16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 4 replies · +1 points

Amanda, you suggest that by giving his money away, that the libs would somehow think, "Gee, these conservatives are just like us, they're not so bad." That will never happen because truth is that the libs don't care about other people. They don't care about healthcare. They could give a crap about the poor unless they can buy their votes. Look at BO's charitable donations up until this year - less than 2%. Their policies are the cruellest of all. They teach dependence on government and crush the entrepreneurial spirit. They only want to cement their power and to control people. They use this false concept of "self-immolation as morality" as a way to manipulate people's emotions and to falsely assume the moral high ground over capitalists. Atlas Shrugged is the best illustration of this I have seen.

16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 1 reply · +1 points

Consider that as long as we assume the only moral high ground is to give away everything you have for the "common good", you are operating under the assumption that becoming wealthy is suspect. And becoming wealthy without giving away a large part of what you earn is not moral. I suggest that it is not moral for you to apply your judgment against the man and how he uses his money, especially when you have no idea how he uses his money. What if he is trying to build a trust fund for his children and grandchildren? Certainly he has the right and the moral legitimacy to do something like that, right?

16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 5 replies · +1 points

I'm sorry Amanda, I don't mean to come off rough. I was listening though. You said, "An old guy raising money so that he can fly around the United States to sell his own books and tout his intellect through speaking arrangements....REALLY bothers me."

My response is that its none of our business. He is a free man and we should not assume the worst about what he does with the fruits of his labor.

But I think the crux of what you're saying is that he should give his money to help poor people buy health insurance to set a good example, when in fact, you are asking him to do exactly what we are trying to keep the government from doing - teaching dependence and parading it as virtue to gain support.

16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 0 replies · +1 points

Anyone know of a 912 group in the Johnstown/Altoona area of PA?

16 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Stand Up & Lead · 15 replies · 0 points

Are you serious? Ya know, we should cap how much money he can make while we're at it. Why not limit the number of people who can buy his books so that other books have a chance. Heck, let's just help the libs bring Atlas Shrugged into reality once and for all.

Who are you to tell him how much money he can make or what he can do with it? Do you have any idea how much money he gives to charities? Do you have any clue how many people, who may otherwise be liberal control-freaks that he helps to understand the truth.

I understand your desire to help others, which is commendable. But your desire to force others to do it, rather than asking how you can do better yourself is a symptom of the philosophy that is killing freedom everywhere.

God bless Newt Gingrich and everyone else out there who has become successful and had an impact for good.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - Vent through 4/22 · 0 replies · +2 points

There are still tea parties scheduled for the weekend. This story isn't over. Johnstown PA is Saturday in Central Park.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - America's Wish List · 0 replies · +2 points

Thanks for the insight. I like the idea of service limits even better.

17 years ago @ Glenn Beck - The 912 P... - America's Wish List · 0 replies · +1 points

Sir, I just appreciate your attitude. You don't want a handout and are willing to seek more admirable solutions. Don't overlook the value of your mind. You're obviously more moral and righteous than most. There are businesses that need your kind of thought process.

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