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George Soros is a generous guy…
Donald Trump is a billionaire but I never hear about him being generous. Is he? If so, he must keep his philanthropy fairly unknown.
Then there’s George Soros. This billionaire gives away so much money that someone just wrote a book about it. Chuck Sudetic is publishing “The Philanthropy of George Soros” (Public Affairs) this month.
Here’s some information from the press release:
“George Soros is one of the world’s leading philanthropists. Over the past thirty years, he has provided more than $8 billion to his worldwide network of foundations: the Open Society Foundations, which have applied the concept of the open society, the cornerstone of Soros’s thinking on democracy, freedom, and human rights, in the United States and abroad. This book, written by former New York Times journalist Chuck Sudetic, marks the first exploration of George Soros’s innovative philanthropic strategies and unmatched commitment to building open societies in places where dictatorship and violent repression have been the rule for too long.
Soros is widely lauded for his brilliant financial and economic insights and investment strategies. But his philosophy-driven philanthropy and its impact are unprecedented for a private individual, and have produced remarkable results. Soros’s visionary efforts include:
helping to topple communism in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union and attempting to foster civil society in China
initiating and nurturing global and local organizations fighting to overcome the driver of war, repression, and corruption in oil- and blood-diamond states
helping Sarajevo’s people endure three years of siege during the Bosnian War
fighting resistant strains of TB in Russia’s jails and Lesotho’s mountains before the disease can devastate the world’s great cities
undertaking the first attempt in history to help Europe’s most downtrodden people lift themselves from poverty and segregation
supporting democratic resistance in Burma and building communities in Haiti’s roughest slums
applying new methods for fighting poverty and drug addiction and reforming dysfunctional justice systems in Baltimore, New Orleans, and other U.S. cities.
The Philanthropy of George Soros reveals the thought and practice behind a lesser-known dimension of this remarkable man’s life, his goals for society, and his underlying vision for the future.”
Rather impressive, don’t you think? So what has Donald Trump done to make this world a better place? Besides pushing so hard to prove that President Obama is really an American citizen ….I mean, really-what good has Donald Trump actually done?
Vick Mickunas
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By Squirrellygirl
May 12, 2011 8:48 AM | Link to this
Not sure why I would comment about Bin Laden on this link. I just now saw your question, Vick. I was addressing the subject which was about George Soros being a generous guy (yeah, mostly to organizations seeking to overthrow our government).
By vick
May 2, 2011 3:21 PM | Link to this
OK, SquirrellyGirl, you have written 5 posts (so far) on this George Soros link. But you haven’t uttered a peep yet about Osama bin Laden. How come?
By Squirrellygirl
May 2, 2011 2:33 PM | Link to this
While I was reading through Soros’ funded organizations listed below, I found unions were included. Why am I not surprised that Soros funded the unions? The more information I get, the scarier it is. We need to make sure the unions are crushed. They are ruining our country. Just wanted to point out that the communist Soros was funding the unions. Thought others here might want to know that if they didn’t already.
By Squirrellygirl
May 2, 2011 1:55 PM | Link to this
Soros got rich off the suffering of other people. He made money when Britain’s economy failed. He’s targeting America now. You think he’s a good person? Who’s future do you think Soros cares about? Look at the groups he funded. They are listed below. Communist organizations seeking to overthrow our Republic. Soros is a Jew-hating Jew. He supported the Nazis and removed property from the Jews. That’s the kind of guy he is. An infidel. A hater. A destroyer. An old fart who is seeking Israel’s demise. You ought to do some research before you start ringing Soros’ bells, seriously. Soros is the devil to America.
By truth in advertising
May 2, 2011 12:58 PM | Link to this
Soros is the best thing that ever happen to the right wingers. They do need their straw men… Soros cares deeply about the future and does something about it. I like him because he thinks pot laws are about as stupid as 95% of these comments.
By Squirrellygirl
May 2, 2011 10:33 AM | Link to this
Soros was thirteen years old in March 1944 when Nazi Germany occupied Hungary. Soros took a job with the Jewish Council, which had been established during the Nazi occupation of Hungary to carry out Nazi and Hungarian government anti-Jewish measures. Soros later described this time to writer Michael Lewis: The Jewish Council asked the little kids to hand out the deportation notices. I was told to go to the Jewish Council. And there I was given these small slips of paper…It said report to the rabbi seminary at 9 am…And I was given this list of names. I took this piece of paper to my father. He instantly recognized it. This was a list of Hungarian Jewish lawyers. He said, “You deliver the slips of paper and tell the people that if they report they will be deported.” After this he later served the Nazis by taking away Jewish property. There’s more out there if you want to yahoo it. George Soros compares himself to God. He’s a scary dude. Beck is right about him. He destroyed Britains economy, too.
By Al Gore
May 2, 2011 10:01 AM | Link to this
Vick, you missed the boat on this. Instead of praising a fluff piece, maybe you should take a honest, thorough look at Soros, and his intentions. Follow the $. You showed your true colors with your “personal touch” on this book. I never took you for a propagandist. Most people are smart enough not to beleive anything they read, just because it’s what they want to hear.
By Raoul
May 2, 2011 9:50 AM | Link to this
Vick, you sure know how to provoke. If you want to get at the difference between Trump and Soros, I would say that Trump is a harmless salesmen always trying to make a buck and elevate his status in the world. Soros, on the other hand, seems to think he should control the world and is the abriter of how the world should be run. He has a lot of power to do that. That makes him very dangerous. He embodies the super elitist world of progressives, who think they know how the rest of us schlubs and zools should live.
By GeorgeSoros=Kapo
May 2, 2011 9:17 AM | Link to this
George Soros was a teenage Kapo = a Nazi concentration camp prisoner who was given privileges in return for supervising prisoner work gangs: often a common criminal and frequently brutal to fellow inmates.
By GeorgeSorosIsACommunist
May 2, 2011 9:14 AM | Link to this
George Soros is a man who has a lot of money and manipulates worlds currencies and destroys truly democratic economies. He’s target America’s economy, and we are going down. Soros is a communist who has the ear of our President. Some people call Soros Obama’s boss. Our FED has devalued our dollar by Quantitative Easing (QE, or Monetizing). This, together with Soros’ “contributions” to Communist organizations seeking to overthrow our economy, the union’s sabotage of Chase Bank and our stockmarkets, and Cass Sustein’s overregulation and lack of permits for oil drilling will be the end of our Republic if it is allowed to continue. I will end with these words: George Soros, our Freedom’s enemy, should be banned from America.
By figured
May 2, 2011 8:51 AM | Link to this
Figured you worship at the alter of a man trying to destroy the dollar, and the American way of life. You should REALLY look into what this man is all about instead of skimping a shi** book. What other job could you hold besides working for the Dayton Daily Democrat? Maybe you should open an inscent shop in Yellow Springs…hack. One other point why don’t you ask the almighty one..Why didn’t he just show BC in the first place instead of wasting time and money? To busy: traveling, basketball, golf
By Comrade Zukov
May 2, 2011 8:38 AM | Link to this
George Soros is a dangerous guy.
By Squirrellygirl
May 2, 2011 8:14 AM | Link to this
I posted the “charities” that George Soros contributed to. I don’t know if Vick Mickunas will post it, or not. It scares me that any American would post a glowing article on a communist who seeks to destroy us. Maybe Vic can enlighten us as to why he thinks Communism would be better for America than freedom. George Soros’ idea of “democracy” is as warped as Obama’s idea of the “American Dream”. I pray that God opens all of your eyes before it is too late for all of us.
By GeorgeSorosIsABadMan
May 2, 2011 8:07 AM | Link to this
BEST KNOWN, SOROS-FUNDED SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS The Democratic Party ACORN SEIU (Andy Stern) NAACP MoveOn.org Planned Parenthood American Civil Liberties Union AFL-CIO United Steelworkers Union OTHER SOROS-FUNDED SOCIALIST/COMMUNIST ORGANIZATIONS Abortion Access Project After Prison Initiative AFSCME Alliance for Justice America Coming Together American Arab Anti-Discrimination Research Institute American Constitution Society for Law and Policy American Friends Service Committee American Immigration Law Foundation American Prospect Amnesty International Brennan Center for Justice Campaign for America’s Future Campus Progress Catholics for Choice Catholics for a Free Choice Center for Law and Social Policy Children’s Defense Fund Center for American Progress (John Podesta) Center for Community Change Center for Constitutional Rights Center for Investigative Reporting Center for Policy Alternatives Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Coalition for an International Criminal Court Community Rights Counsel Critical Resistance - Beyond the Prison Industrial Complex Death Penalty Information Center Death Penalty Mobilization Fund Death with Dignity National Center Democracy 21 Democracy Alliance Democracy Now! DEMOS Drug Policy Alliance Economic Policy Institute Earth Charter Equal Justice Works Esperanza Center Feminist Majority Fenton Communications Ford Foundation Free Exchange on Campus Gay Straight Alliance Network Gun Violence Prevention Harlem Children’s Zone Huffington Post Human Rights First Human Rights Watch Immigrant Funders’ Collaborative Institute for Policy Studies Immigrant Legal Resource Center Independent Media Institute Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission International Human Rights Funders Group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice John Edwards Joint Victory Campaign 2004 Legal Action Center Legal Defense and Educational Fund Lindesmith Center Lynne Stewart Defense Committee MADRE Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund Midwest Academy Million Mom March Mother Jones Magazine Moving Ideas Network Ms. Foundation for Women Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation NARAL Pro-Choice America Nation Institute National Council of La Raza National Gay and Lesbian Task Force National Lawyers Guild National Organization for Women National Immigration Law Center National Immigration Forum National Public Radio (NPR) National Security Archive Fund Network for a Progressive Texas Network on Small Arms No Peace Without Justice International Committee Open Society Institute Pacifica Foundation Peace and Security Funders Group People for the American Way People of Color In Crisis Physicians for Human Rights Population Services International Project On Death in America Project Syndicate Prison Moratorium Project Proteus Fund Public Citizen Foundation Reform Institute Rocky Mountain Peace Center Sentencing Project Social Investment Fund Network Southern Center for Human Rights State Strategies Fund Tides Center Tides Foundation United Nations Millennium Development Project Urban Institute U.S. Justice Fund Violence Policy Center We Interrupt This Message Western States Center Youth Law Center MANY OTHER Worldwide Organizations Not Listed
By Old Guy
May 2, 2011 8:04 AM | Link to this
This new book might single-handedly revive Glenn Beck’s TV show.John Stewart is secretly praying for such an event.
By Squirrellygirl
May 2, 2011 8:04 AM | Link to this
George Soros is not a good person. He has intentionally destroyed the economies of other countries, and he is targeting ours right now. He is a Jew who admits he hates Jews. He has contributed to left wing radical organizations that seek to overthrow our Republic. Communist, Socialist organizations. One comfort I have is that God says, “Vengeance is mine” — so I’m assured Soros will get his in the end. Two of the most dangerous men to our Republic are George Soros and Cass Sustein, Obama’s regulatory czar.
By sickofstupid
May 2, 2011 6:19 AM | Link to this
Comment to “Mark from St. Paul,” you need to find out the difference between democracy and socialism!!!!!
By janet cooke
May 2, 2011 4:47 AM | Link to this
He is also one of those wonderful democratics. How else would he get any praise on book nook.
By Jones
May 2, 2011 4:11 AM | Link to this
Soros made his money through opportunistic maneuvering and financial sleight of hand. He is basically a crook. George Soros a philanthropist? Please. The money he gives away is for the advancement of his personal far-left agenda. This is a fact, and Soros has admitted it. But then again Vick, I suppose you don’t mind that.
By Beware
May 2, 2011 2:31 AM | Link to this
George Soros will destroy humanity if he has his way.An evil demon!
By Irishguy
May 1, 2011 11:03 PM | Link to this
I wonder if Mr Sudetic mentions that Soros was a teenage kapo. A time which he described by saying: “It was probably the happiest year of my life, that year of Nazi occupation”
By Mark from St Paul
May 1, 2011 9:00 PM | Link to this
On my planet the sky is blue and most people speak respectfully of those who share their fortunes with those less fortunate. Sadly, our planet is also home to the easily gulled who seem to think that there’s a difference between rightwing billionaires sharing their wealth (charity) and leftwing billionaires sharing their wealth (social engineering). Too much of what the right says about Soros is little more than false witness, and God takes that Commandment just as seriously as He does the other ones. Soros has spent a lot of money trying to spread democracy around the globe, but that offends the folks at Fox News who are partly owned by Saudis, with the rest of their stock held by oligarchs who like 3d World dictatorships for keeping wages at rock bottom. It’s amazing how offended some are by good deeds.
By what color is the sky in your world
May 1, 2011 4:46 PM | Link to this
you keep drinking the Koolaid fool he is the most treacherous son of a b***h on the planet
By Ron
May 1, 2011 4:39 PM | Link to this
Soros is in the perfect position to be philanthropic, most authoritarian elitist are. Soros uses his position and power to effect change, that is to use the state to force his view of morality on the ignorant masses who are supposedly unable to take care of themselves. Isn’t it a lovely system. The elites grow fat from largesse,throw the peasants crumbs and the peasants cheer and fawn. Same for Trump. He’s a horse of a different color but still a horse. Statist, one and all! Soros needs to develop a strategy to build liberty as an answer to the dictatorship known as the Presidency of the United States. What would one call stroke of the pen legislation, executive orders, signing statements, unchecked ability to engage in aggressive war? We think we are free, the joke’s on us.
By Tom
May 1, 2011 4:05 PM | Link to this
Soros is a liberal pig!
By JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ
May 1, 2011 3:50 PM | Link to this
He has you asking this question in place of following blindly Obama’s agenda.O took him seriously and supplied a fake birth record.Why can you not accept the fact that he is highly successful on several fronts and would find you and your lib friends underachieving blind followers sucking the life out of the taxpayer.
By Just wondering
May 1, 2011 3:39 PM | Link to this
soros is a communist.does that matter?
By red
May 1, 2011 3:24 PM | Link to this
Great post, well written and full of excellent reporting. NOT…. Man, I’ve got to meet you someday you must live in a van down by the river. There’s no way you get paid to write this stuff. Trump and Sorros have more in common than you realize. On a serious note, you really need to think more about what you are writing. When you write garbage like this, you reputation is damaged. Trump may have some good ideas, but his rants, his BS, his poor comments about our President whether you like the guy or not make him look like a fool. I have no respect for Trump, Sorros, or you. The only person you are benefitting when you write what you have wrote here is yourself. Stick to writing about books, get a haircut, and put down the bong.