Guest guest Posted September 6, 2006 Report Posted September 6, 2006 Please note that the head of MDA receives a salary of over $300,00/yr. Also note that while Jerry raises an enormous amount of money using tear-jerking tales of the poor children, doomed to lives of misery, this allows the federal government (our government) not to fund research for these and other life changing issues that we Americans face - like AUTISM. Funding, now used for " other issues " , which is not directed to healthcare problems, needs to be a national priority - not Jerry ' private fiefdom. Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons. > >Reply-To: >To: < > >Subject: Re: Telethon protest in ton >Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 20:00:26 -0700 > >I will note that the protesters, as you call them, are ALL people with MDA >and muscular dystrophy. Hershey, whose work you can read at >www.cripcommentary.com WAS the poster girl for . > >So I rather imagine that they can think for themselves. > > > Telethon protest in ton > > >In this world as we know it it would seem that someone is always >complaining about something.Our rights to freedom of speech is >slowly being taken away.The telehtons raise money to do good not >harm.I know lots of people are short on cash with the economy the >way it is but my God, change the station if you do not want to >watch. I hate I mean hate pornography, I hate nudity in movies and >when I do not want to see it I change the station or leave the >movie.But I do not impose my opinions on others.I know I have stated >how I feel but I am not starting a group to ban my personal >preferences.I get tired of people collecting money on street corners >for great causes but I am not lobbying to stop this.The kind of >people that try to ban or stop good causes are very selfish.The >world is really getting to be " It's all about me " and no one else.My >husband bought a large amount of equiment at a well know office >supply place here in KY.After he was finished he picked up his bags >to leave and said thank you to the cashier. The cashier did not even >respond with a your welcome. My husband and I are both in our 40's >and we were raised to tell customers thank you however nowadays >cashiers hardly say anything.On the note of the protesters against >the MDA telethon. They must have nothing better to do with their >lives but complain.Maybe if they had a child with MDA or spina >bifida or DS/Autism they would know how much we need these groups. >Everyone says bring these children into this world there is help out >there but as each of us have learned the help is few and far >between. Cyndi > > > > > > Quote
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2006 Report Posted September 6, 2006 http://www.cripcommentary.com/ This site contains actual testimonials of prior participants as well as some of Jerry ' more memorable statements about disability. Telethon protest in ton > > >In this world as we know it it would seem that someone is always >complaining about something.Our rights to freedom of speech is >slowly being taken away.The telehtons raise money to do good not >harm.I know lots of people are short on cash with the economy the >way it is but my God, change the station if you do not want to >watch. I hate I mean hate pornography, I hate nudity in movies and >when I do not want to see it I change the station or leave the >movie.But I do not impose my opinions on others.I know I have stated >how I feel but I am not starting a group to ban my personal >preferences.I get tired of people collecting money on street corners >for great causes but I am not lobbying to stop this.The kind of >people that try to ban or stop good causes are very selfish.The >world is really getting to be " It's all about me " and no one else.My >husband bought a large amount of equiment at a well know office >supply place here in KY.After he was finished he picked up his bags >to leave and said thank you to the cashier. The cashier did not even >respond with a your welcome. My husband and I are both in our 40's >and we were raised to tell customers thank you however nowadays >cashiers hardly say anything.On the note of the protesters against >the MDA telethon. They must have nothing better to do with their >lives but complain.Maybe if they had a child with MDA or spina >bifida or DS/Autism they would know how much we need these groups. >Everyone says bring these children into this world there is help out >there but as each of us have learned the help is few and far >between. Cyndi > > > > > > Quote
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