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Richard Joly wrote:
> 
> "Smith, Barry" <beradio@warwick.net> wrote:
> >all throughout the holiday season, there was Yoko Ono, who has more
> >money than you or I will ever see, lives a very luxurios lifestyle in
> >the most exclusive (restricted) of neighborhoods; shilling for American
> >Express. Says Yoko: "we've come a long way in helping the homeless, but
> >there's so much more that _YOU_ can do"... I found that patronizing,
> >insulting and contemptible. For every $1,000 dollars you run up on your
> >American Espress Card, Yoko Ono will deliver a shiny new dime to the
> >soup kitchen or flop house of your choice...
> 
> Letting the facts speak for themselves:
> 
> * Yoko made a donation of one million dollars  to GMHC in NYC, on last
> Dec. 1st, World Aids Day 1996 .
> 
> * Charities she contributed to in 1996, apart from Free The Hunger :
> War Child, Free Tibet !,  Disable Online, IKAM mask project, Doodle
> For Kids, and others.
> 
> More info on Ononet and InstantKarma! :
> 
> * http://www.odyssee.net/%7Ericjoly/ononet.hml
> [ next update this coming weekend]
> 
> * http://www.instantkarma.com/
> 
> Richard Joly

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 A sincere point Mr. Joly. But the point I tried to make in my letter to
Valarie was the need for celebrities to boost their ego, political
agenda, popularity, ratings, ie, bank account by taking up and
exploiting any number of politically correct causes. 
 Economics 101 teaches us that a tax deductable donation of one million
dollars, isn't really that much of a sacrifice. Add to that, all the
free publicity generated by this noble deed and you're doing pretty
good. 
 I remember when John was murdered, I'd just started in the newspaper
business, one of my first assignments was to cover the memorial service
(three minutes of silence) in Central Park and being a Lennon fan
myself, I was glad for the opportunity.
 Among the thousands of people who showed up that day to pay their
respects, the one that really stood out was a New York City policeman, a
big, burly, barrel chested fellow. And he was crying.
 John as we all know, was a hell raiser, the ultimate icon of the
counter culture and in this crying policeman, I appreciated the irony. I
talked to that cop for the better part of an hour and was surprised to
find out John was a very big supporter of the N.Y.P.D. so much so, that
he'd donated many thousands of dollars to the cash strapped city in
order to make sure they all had bullet proof vests. And it didn't stop
there. John did a lot of good deeds on behalf of many people. But he
never once took a bow for it.
 He never once, called a press conference or hired a camera crew to
document those particular acts. He was public on his stand against the
war and he took an awful lot of heat for it. And I'm sure you remember
Nixon even tried kicking him out of the country for it. And during that
ordeal, John never once tried to hide behind his charitable works in
order to generate public sympathy. And in his restraint, showed great
humility.
 I never agreed with Johns politics, but I've always admired his
integrity. A quality of which, in my opinion, is sorely lacking in the
widow Lennon. And the American Express commercial, I submit, as
evidence...
 If the G.M.H.C. or other worthy cause should benefit due to celebrity
ego, all well and good. I merely suggest we keep it in perspective. 
 I would also point out Richard, while engaging in this exchange of
opinion, we miss the overall premise of the original topic. That being,
the current situation facing Mr. Stewart. 
 In closing, let me say, I appreciate the civility of your criticism...

Sincerely,
Barry Smith
 
    



 
 


 
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pocketbook
How much is she willing to pony up on behalf of Mr. Stewart?