Comments on: Brad Pitt Gives to Fight Proposition 8

By: Top Stories Today – 09.18.2008 : GLAADBlog.org

Top Stories Today – 09.18.2008 : GLAADBlog.org — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:54:51 +0000

[...] Box Turtle Bulletin – Brad Pitt Gives to Fight Proposition 8 [...]

By: A.J.

A.J. — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:31:17 +0000

How can u not love Brad!!! Thanks for the support!!

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:08:00 +0000

JustJohn (is that a reference to “Just Jack”?),

Thank you for your comment. Occasionally we forget the hatred that lives in the heart of those who seek to use religion as a club to attack and condemn others and comments like yours remind us that we are fighting a true evil.

May God have mercy on you.

By: JustJohn

JustJohn — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:42:40 +0000

I pity and pray for the simple minded, who are either enslaved to the sin of homosexual behavior or support the ludicrous notion that homosexuals should be able to marry or adopt. Their thinking is nothing more then mere folly, as a man made marriage contract will never legitimize the perverse behavior in the eyes of a Holy and Righteous God.

Neither will naming a detestable, immoral and perverse behavior as “being gay.”

One cannot argue ignorance in this matter, for God’s word revealed to us over two thousand years ago: “Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.”

FACT: The only fruit homosexual unions are capable of producing is disease and death. Consider the weight of the evidence produced by the AIDS and HIV pandemic.

Scriptural Truth will always trump political correctness.

Just John3:16

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:39:32 +0000

Well, add T.R. Knight to the list! He just donated $50,000 to "NO" on Prop. 8! From the Advocate: California - Vote "NO" on Prop. 8! Arizona - Vote "NO" on Prop. 102! AGAIN! Florida - Vote "NO" on Amendment 2!

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:22:30 +0000

Ok, I do have to give some props to HRC. I looked them up and this is what I found:

California Prop. 8:
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN – $237,409 (Oppose)

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:56:49 +0000

Although, I wonder if the people that give money to HRC do not show up on this list? Because HRC would then be the one making the contribution. Even though it was made up of money that came from other people.

Maybe that’s what’s happened here?

I prefered to give my money directly to the cause, because I don’t like how HRC siphons off some of the funding for their own operating costs and Joe’s salary, over $250k per year!

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:47:39 +0000

Jason D – I believe that since this is a public voting issue, all donations have to be made public.

Ben in Oakland – I used the handy, dandy LA Times search tool, located here to lookup some of these celebs and see how much, if any, they have donated to FIGHT Prop. 8!

From your list:

David Geffen – $50,000 (Oppose)
Barbra Streisand – $0 (No records found)
Oprah Winfrey – $0 (No records found)
Patrick Knight – $0 (No records found)
Neil Patrick Harris – $0 (No records found)
Steven Spielberg – $0 (No records found)
Tony Kushner – $0 (No records found)
William (Bill) Gates – $0 (No records found)
Melissa Etheridge – $0 (No records found)
Rosie O’Donnell – $0 (No records found)
George Takei – $100 (Oppose)
George Takei – $2,500 (Oppose)

Wow! Pretty sad list! Either they are all broke, doubt it, they are waiting until the last minute, doubt that too, or they want others to give.

Well, at least I feel better about myself now that I looked all of this up! Because even though I am currently unemployed (thanks to ASU for laying me off last month!!!) I gave money to FIGHT Prop. 8 in California, Prop. 102 in Arizona and Amendment 2 in Florida! Which is more than these “celebs” can say!

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:23:07 +0000

Yet another reason to like Brad Pitt!!! What a hunk! And he’s got a BIG, FAT, wallet! :-)

By: Jason D

Jason D — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:02:02 +0000

are all contributions public? Is it possible to contribute anonymously.
Some celebrities do contribute to the world around them, but do so secretly due to modesty, privacy, or other concerns.

The finances of these celebs are not a matter of public record, so we don’t know how well they are doing. In hollywood, it’s best to put forth the appearance of wealth and success. Like with other situations, people are more likely to hire you, and work with you, when it looks like you don’t need the money.
The people mentioned so far in the comments are not A-Listers, so who knows what they’re making.