I think this is a really goofy fad. Somebody “challenges” you to donate to ALS. Then they poor a bucket of ice water on your head. Then you donate to ALS. I’m sorry but that’s some really stupid ****. Limbaugh seems to be the only one who has figured it out. If you donate, as he did, they shouldn’t be dumping ice cubes on your head because you met the challenge. Do all these goofy clips mean nobody is donating?
I’m so sick of these fads. USA FOR AFRIKA and KONY.
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I would hazard to guess that most of these folks even know what ALS is.
The ice bucket challenge is trendy and faddish...and a lot of celebs are doing it.
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Well duh. That's because there is no cure. I don't think they even know the actual cause of the disease yet. All of the attempts at a cure have failed so far. That's how research goes. Lots and lots of failure until the right thing is found. As far as the embryonic stem cell thing goes... First I'd be slow to believe anything just because it's on the Internet. If it's true, that's a shame, but there are probably still many other ways to support research that does not use stem cells from embryos. I'm not a big fan of the gimmicky ice bucket challenge. But it's hard to argue with results. There's probably been more people learning about the disease in the last couple of weeks than there was for the last twenty years.
The ALS Association hit the lotto with this gimmick. Raises for everybody!
There is a lady at work that was saying she did the ALS challenge, a really sweet 50 some year old with a southern drawl.
She said she did the ALS challenge, and I got to talking with her. I said “Hey, did you see Sarah Palin” ALS challenge?”
her: “No, I won’t watch that”
me: “Why?”
her: “I think she’s stupid”
me: *curious* “why do you think Sarah Palin is stupid”?
her: “because of the thing she said about her foreign policy”
me: *even more curious* “what foreign policy?”
her: “she said she can see Russia from her house”
me: “No, that was Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin on SNL”
her: “No, I watched her say it with my own eyes”
me: “Oh, okay”
She quickly changed the subject after emphatically stating she saw her say that, well that’s impossible. She immediately knew we would never see eye to eye on that and moved on.
Here's the truth:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3296
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3296
Wow, that is really sad.
I hate the Komen and other “pink” cancer funds because they go to support the cottage (nay, mansion) industry of poison and surgery only.
I definitely believe in surgery where warranted. But I believe chemotherapy will one day be seen as leeches and bloodletting are now. And I give to funds that support that kind of research, which is anti-funded. The current western oncology machine (which does do some good of course) fights against threats to other adjunctive or replacement treatments, even if they are clearly better.
I didn’t know the ALS fund was so top heavy. Insane to profit to thst extent off such sick people. And to not be more open about it.
I only donate to two, the Salvation Army, and people I know who are in need of help.
after watching some of the videos of some ice bucketing, expect to see series injuries as this latest ploy plays out.
as to stem cell research, people will buy into almost anything if they are desperate enough.
What has CIRM come up with after how many years of controversy and grants?
I’ll keep my ice bucket dry,, for now.
I won’t be participating even if asked.