That Branson guy looks a LOT like a professional wrestler, doesn't he? Are we sure he isn't just hyping his next bout?

Me likey clintonistas!

AAAHHHHHH! MOVE OVER MONICA.......

wastedvoteinNY:

"Positive Spin from another bunch of Clintonistas.

Listen and watch the video.

Its an investment, not a donation.

It is a good thing, don;t get me wrong, but the applause should be for the effort, not the charity that it was originally spun to be."

PEOPLE TRY TO DO SOME GOOD IN THIS SCREWD UP WORLD AND YOU STILL HAVE HEAPS TRYING TO PUT A NEGETIVE SPIN ON THINGS...MORE POWER TO THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO DO GOOD!!!!!!

stop shouting, you're hurting my feelings.....not

Edinberg: I agree that its a good thing, and thought I said as much. Why, though, did it take a world wide media event and a Clinton ass-kissing contest for all these so-called philanthropists to dig deep and do good. Go check the guest list and doner list to see how many gloom and doom envisioned republicans also stepped up for this cause, without the celebrity and fanfare.

My point was not against Mr. Branson, but against those spin-doctors who played some of you like a rented fiddle into thinking this was about charity. Branson is proof that you can do good and also make a profit. This global initiative is as much about profit and opportunity as it is about good works. They can and do work well together. The gloom and doom is you and the other protectors of the liberal cause that can't complete a thought without complaining about republicans.

Watching this video reminds me that at one time in the not so distant past there was a positive vision for future. We used to have a balanced budget and peaceful world. I miss Clinton.

"why ever make a charitable contribution with after tax money?"

Maybe some people don't look at whether or not it affects their balance sheets before acting from their hearts, which none of us has the ability to discern. Agreed, if you can contribute and also use legitimate tax rules to reduce the tax burden then I'm for that. But the spirit behind the charitable donation should be the overriding factor, not whether we can keep a few more coins in our treasure chest.

I'm facinated at the cynicism in this world. I've watched Clinton all week promote his initiatives and admire his belief that we are generally good and want the world to succeed instead of what we have gotten from the present administration. Isolation, fear, scare tactics and unilateralism are not ways to bring hope, command respect and unite a very volatile world right now. It's no surprise that Clinton is far more loved internationally than Bush can ever dream of. But then I don't think Bush cares about that. His narrow view of the world has diminished us globally, heightened the level of distrust for America and made us vulnerable. I am counting the days untill he his history.