Forum Post: The ugly truth about celebrities and their FAKE humanitarian work. IT IS A SHAM!
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 31, 2011, 8:23 p.m. EST by ModestCapitalist
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The rich and famous do not want to be seen as 'pigs' or go down in history as 'villains'. They want to be seen as 'heros' and go down in history as 'humanitarians'. The market for their product has become global. The fan base has become global. Therefore, the 'humanitarian' effort and 'good will' PR machine has gone global. These 'humanitarian' efforts and 'good deeds' are not chosen to address the greatest need or injustice. They are chosen almost exclusively to appeal to the largest demographic for their respective commercial products. The largest fan base. Efficiency or effect is of little or no concern. Its all about PR, marketing, image, and fame. This is why so many of the rich and famous have taken up 'philanthropy' or 'good will' around the world. This is why so many have 'schools' or 'foundations' in their name. This is why so many play golf or appear on a TV game show for 'charity'. This is why so many sign motorcycles, other merchandise, or auction off their own 'personal effects' for 'charity'. This is why so many have TV shows with a 'charitable' gimmick. This is why so many arrange photo ops with wounded veterans, firefighters, or sick children. This is why so many have adopted children from around the world (Which they always pay others to care for full time. The hired professionals are sworn by legal contract to confidentiality. Not allowed to discuss or appear in public with the children they care for. Those 'photo' and 'interview' opportunities are reserved exclusively for the rich and famous 'adoptive' parents. Often sold for millions.). This is why every 'humanitarian' effort and 'good deed' is plastered all over the media worldwide. Its not about 'humanity' or 'good will'. Its all about marketing, image, fame, and PROFIT. This is why we are so often reminded of their respective 'good deeds' or 'humanitarian' efforts shortly before or after the release of their latest commercial product. IT IS A SHAM.
Charitywatch.org and Charitynavigator.org are both non-profit charity watchdogs. Of all the well rated charities (about 1500) only three are closely affiliated with celebrities. Michael J Fox (he is not the primary donor), Tiger Woods (he is not the primary donor), and Bill Clinton (he is not the primary donor). That's three well rated celebrity foundations out of 1500. THREE OUT OF 1500. That should tell you something. In general, celebrity foundations run like crap because they blow half the money flying around in private jets, securing five star accommodations, and hiring PR crews.
The fans have been terribly misled.
Virtually every penny 'donated' by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has come from repeated sales of baby photos. With each sale, the baby money goes to the 'Jolie-Pitt' 'foundation '. A foundation which has never done anything but shelter funds.
When Jolie or Pitt have a new movie to promote, a portion is donated from their own bogus foundation to a legitimate charity. This leaves their ignorant fans under the impression that 'another' donation has been made. When in fact, its the same old baby money being transferred again and again. Another portion is blown on private jet rides, super-exclusive high-end accommodations, photo ops, and PR crap. This saves Jolie and Pitt millions on travel/stay expenses and their respective studios tens of millions in advertising. It's all very calculated.
Of course, Jolie and Pitt could simply endorse the most efficient and effective charities. Of course, the baby money would go much further if it were donated to such charities to begin with.
But that would be too boring.
The 'Make it Right' Foundation took in over $12,000,000 the first year alone. Tens of millions overall. Brad Pitt has never been the primary donor, planner, or designer. Not even close. He is a figurehead and salesman with a position on the board of advisors. Nothing more. Still, he has been showered with glorious praise by fellow celebrities and media outlets around the world. Again, the fans have been terribly misled.
In order to move into a 'green' home, the innocent victims of Katrina are required to provide a deed, meet a number of financial requirements, and pay an average of $150,000 UP FRONT. That's tougher financing than any bank. The difference is offered in cheap loans or on rare occasion forgiven. To date, only a few dozen former residents have qualified.
The 'Make it Right' foundation was never intended to help the lower income residents of New Orleans. In fact, 'Make it Right' is part of a calculated effort to rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward without them. Part of a calculated effort to raise property values in the area by displacing the poor. They are by design, excluded.
Of course, Brad Pitt could have simply endorsed 'Habitat For Humanity'. A well known, proven, and efficient home building operation. Of course, the tens of millions in funding would have gone MUCH further.
But that would be too boring.
Two examples of rotten disgusting immoral behavior involving five very well known filthy disgusting rich multi-hundred-millionaire fake humanitarian celebrity pigs.
The ugly truth about the housing market, Countrywide, predatory lending, and the endorsements of Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneres, and Dr Phil. Ch'Ching!
The first subprime loans were issued in 1994. It was a gimmick to sell more homes, artificially inflate the market, sell more homes at higher profits, foreclose on those who could not pay when the ARM rates readjusted, take their homes leaving them with nothing to show for their payments, resell the homes at a higher profit and so on. It was a cruel and calculated plan to sell more homes and artificially inflate the market. Those loans were incredibly profitable for well over a decade before the house of cards finally collapsed. In the meantime, bankers got richer along with the richest one percent who made off with higher dividends. It was a sham.
The biggest player in the game was Countrywide. Endorsed by Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneres, and Dr Phil. If you have their shows from '04' to '06' on tape, watch them again. All three were paid millions specifically to endorse Countrywide by name. The biggest subprime player in the game. They issued more ARM loans than anyone else. Foreclosing on those who could not make their monthy payments when the rates suddenly went through the roof. It was a cruel and calculated plan to sell more homes, artificially inflate the market, foreclose, and resell for a higher profit. The sham worked like a charm for 12 years before the house of cards finally fell in.
At this approximate time, the worthless paper was sold to unsuspecting investors.
Oprah, Ellen, and Dr Phil were paid millions for their endorsements. Ch'Ching!
They have always had their ignorant love-sick fans eating right out of their hands. This alone is irresponsible. But to stand there and tell their ignorant love-sick fans to run out and get a loan from the biggest rat in the industry. That's just sick.
These three pigs are not naive little uninformed twits like Paris Hilton. They are educated, informed, and extremely savvy mass media juggernauts. They knew damn well about predatory lending. It was a common phrase by then. Still, they stood there and endorsed the biggest subprime rat in the industry. They did so with a big fat FAKE smile on their face. Unfortunately, public figures are not legally required to be straight with their ignorant fans.
But they God damn well should be.
Bono is no humanitarian. In fact, he made millions from a shady deal with Live Nation in which other investors were made to subsidize his multi-million dollar stock options regardless of market value. The stock tanked, Bono unloaded, and those 'other' investors did in fact take giant losses in part, so the filthy disgusting rich multi-hundred-millionaire 'humanitarian' Bono would not have to.
Ch'Ching!
Just another rotten immoral disgusting trick perpetrated in the name of greed.
Madonna secured a similar deal with Live Nation.
I've said it many times and I will say it many more.
There is no such thing as a multi-millionaire humanitarian.
Filthy disgusting rich celebrities like Kelly Ripa, Brad Pitt, Rachael Ray, Ellen Degeneres, and Dr Phil have been using the illusion of 'good will' to sell more overpriced crap. DON'T FALL FOR IT.
Of all their marketing tricks, the fake 'good will' offends me the most. For example: Everyone knows how incredibly expensive health care is in the US. It's downright obscene. The industry is still making record high profits. But they are too greedy to pay for their own research and development. So they affiliate with celebrities like Kelly Ripa and use the illusion of 'good will' to trick you into buying overpriced crap like super high end Electrolux appliances. In this marketing trick, they promise to donate $1 to the health care industry. Later, they will claim the tax deduction. The $1 goes to the health care industry so they don't have to dip into their record high profits for research and development.
Any breakthroughs made are for treatment only. Not cures. Treatment is incredibly profitable so that is what they focus on. Treatment only. There have been virtually no cures discovered in decades. Also, the treatment is not 'given' back to the people who donate money for research and development. It is SOLD back to the people for maximum profit.
In this video, Kelly Ripa teams up with her NBC sponsor Electrolux to get your money and maximize profits for Electrolux and the health care industry. GE, the parent company of NBC, is the largest producer of medical imaging equipment in the world. They are also the biggest corporate tax evader in the world. Meanwhile, NBC pays its talk show hosts hundreds of millions of dollars in part, to plug the health care industry and it's affiliates. It's a complicated web of mass market BS.
DON'T FALL FOR IT.
As far as health goes, of course I want all of you to be healthy. Take care of yourselves, eat relatively healthy, try to keep your weight reasonable, get some sort of exercise every day, stretch several times a day, and see a chiropractor if you have any kind of joint/muscle pain.
Use pharmaceuticals only as a last resort. Otherwise, you will be riddled with side effects ranging from constipation/diarrhea to depression, weight gain, fatigue, rapid heart beat, ect. The more pharmaceuticals you take, the more likely you are to be riddled with side effects.
Watch the video but don't fall for the BS. Don't be fooled by Kelly Ripa's fake smile or her fake 'good will'. Don't buy anything from Electrolux. It's way too damn expensive. After all, they are paying Kelly Ripa millions just to run her mouth. Let the health care industry pay for their own research and development. After all, they are still making RECORD PROFITS.
http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=uQASu6KeeEc