Jerry Lewis' Labor Day telethon

[Socnorb11]

Does anybody really think they're making ANY progress with muscular dystrophy? Could the hundreds of millions of dollars be better spent elsewhere?

[cardinalkarp]

I heard this morning that he's raised over 1.4 BILLION.

[Socnorb11]

My concern is that the telethon is making scientists and the medical industry rich, but not really doing enough for the MD victims.

[Popeye_Card]

Does anybody really think they're making ANY progress with muscular dystrophy? Could the hundreds of millions of dollars be better spent elsewhere?

I guess. But you could make an argument that this nation spends millions and billions of dollars on all sorts of things much less worthwhile than trying to find cures for various diseases.

I mean, relatively speaking, we're spending hundreds of billions to avenge the tragic loss of several thousand people on 9/11. But that battle seems every bit as futile as throwing billions at diseases (cancer, heart disease, AIDS, malaria, etc.) that kill many more thousands each year. That's not even getting into the billions spent on random government projects each year that seem relatively worthless.

I'm much more comfortable with telethons that you elect whether you give money to their cause than having politicians decide what causes to fund.

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[omaha_red]

jerry looked pretty good yesterday though.. that's good to see..

[Fat_Bulldog]

jerry looked pretty good yesterday though.. that's good to see..

Yeah, it was real neato.

[omaha_red]

jerry looked pretty good yesterday though.. that's good to see..

Yeah, it was real neato.

you wanna fight?

[Popeye_Card]

jerry looked pretty good yesterday though.. that's good to see..

Yeah, it was real neato.

you wanna fight?

Gentlemen, shouldn't you be fighting over a more worthwhile cause? Like ketchup on hot dogs?

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[Fat_Bulldog]

jerry looked pretty good yesterday though.. that's good to see..

Yeah, it was real neato.

you wanna fight?

Settle down. I just though it was real nifty as well.

[omaha_red]

jerry looked pretty good yesterday though.. that's good to see..

Yeah, it was real neato.

you wanna fight?

Settle down. I just though it was real nifty as well.

i'll settle down when i'm done punching your face