Comments on: (Way) Outside the WSOP – Day 37 http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/ Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kevin Mathers http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169486 Kevin Mathers Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:10 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169486 I believe Refugees International was Annie Duke's charity on Celebrity Apprentice. Also, the front page of the AUFA website lists only the Enough Project and Refugees International. Why the International Rescue Committee isn't mentioned on that site, don't know. I believe Refugees International was Annie Duke’s charity on Celebrity Apprentice. Also, the front page of the AUFA website lists only the Enough Project and Refugees International. Why the International Rescue Committee isn’t mentioned on that site, don’t know.

]]> By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169485 DanM Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:42:23 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169485 kevin, you list refugees international. i thought that, too ... but i'm pretty sure (and you know hesitant to question your facts) that they are not the other charity. perhaps you are confusing them with http://theirc.org? kevin, you list refugees international. i thought that, too … but i’m pretty sure (and you know hesitant to question your facts) that they are not the other charity. perhaps you are confusing them with http://theirc.org?

]]> By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169476 DanM Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:33 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169476 Oops, my bad ... the AUFA money isn't going to Refugees International -- it's going to http://www.enoughproject.org, which is a project of the Center for American Progress. http://www.AmericanProgress.org/ Oops, my bad … the AUFA money isn’t going to Refugees International — it’s going to http://www.enoughproject.org, which is a project of the Center for American Progress.

http://www.AmericanProgress.org/

]]> By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169475 DanM Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:58:58 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169475 let's face it, too ... no matter what the charity, people tend to give to ones that have in some way personally touched them. You or a family member gets cancer, you start giving to cancer causes. Don Cheadle, who happened to be enlightened about and affected by the horrors of African genocide while filming Hotel Rwanda, decided to focus his energies (and the money raised) toward Refugees International. Anyone who wants to see a more <s>protectionist</s> Ameri-centric charity poker tournament ... awesome, do it! Because if you're not gonna, you don't really have much ground to stand on criticizing someone else dedicating their efforts to humans who don't happen to live in the grand ole U.S. of A. (This is the WORLD Series of Poker, after all.) Aaron, I agree ... it's really more about pictures of people you see in movies playing poker. let’s face it, too … no matter what the charity, people tend to give to ones that have in some way personally touched them. You or a family member gets cancer, you start giving to cancer causes. Don Cheadle, who happened to be enlightened about and affected by the horrors of African genocide while filming Hotel Rwanda, decided to focus his energies (and the money raised) toward Refugees International.

Anyone who wants to see a more protectionist Ameri-centric charity poker tournament … awesome, do it! Because if you’re not gonna, you don’t really have much ground to stand on criticizing someone else dedicating their efforts to humans who don’t happen to live in the grand ole U.S. of A.

(This is the WORLD Series of Poker, after all.)

Aaron, I agree … it’s really more about pictures of people you see in movies playing poker.

]]> By: Aaron A. http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169474 Aaron A. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:38:42 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169474 Ok ill lighten this up a bit... Hey Dan and Jen! Get some pictures of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will ya! Ok ill lighten this up a bit… Hey Dan and Jen! Get some pictures of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck will ya!

]]> By: BJ Nemeth http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169473 BJ Nemeth Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:31:41 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169473 That's an argument you hear a lot, but it's extremely narrow-minded. Why put money toward the space program if people are starving in Africa? Why give money to people in Africa if people are starving in America? How can you buy a $60,000 car when some people can barely afford to clothe their children? Why play poker when that time could be better spent volunteering at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter? It's bad news for America if other parts of the world are in total chaos and suffering from genocide. No, it doesn't directly affect most Americans the same way as the price of gas or the mortgage crisis, but the effects are real nonetheless. That’s an argument you hear a lot, but it’s extremely narrow-minded.

Why put money toward the space program if people are starving in Africa? Why give money to people in Africa if people are starving in America? How can you buy a $60,000 car when some people can barely afford to clothe their children?

Why play poker when that time could be better spent volunteering at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter?

It’s bad news for America if other parts of the world are in total chaos and suffering from genocide. No, it doesn’t directly affect most Americans the same way as the price of gas or the mortgage crisis, but the effects are real nonetheless.

]]> By: Scott http://pokerati.com/2009/07/02/way-outside-the-wsop-day-37/comment-page-1/#comment-169468 Scott Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:52:16 +0000 http://pokerati.com/?p=9987#comment-169468 How about Ante Up for AMERICA. There are plenty of problems in your own country that could use funds. How about Ante Up for AMERICA. There are plenty of problems in your own country that could use funds.

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