Billionaire Chen Guangbiao invites 1,000 poor Americans to dinner in Central Park

The South China Morning Post ^ | Wednesday, 18 June, 2014 | Mimi Lau

[Tijeras_Slim]

This will not turn out well.

[cripplecreek]

Oh this should be entertaining.

[MrB]

Anything “free” will not turn out well.

[PGR88]

Dumb@ss is going to have a riot on his hands.

[Vendome]

What you are doing is a luxury and an attempt to fill some void in your life.

[Black Agnes]

Shoe store owners are ordering extra Nike stock right now.

[Uncle Miltie]

I’m gonna host a picnic for 100,000 political dissidents in Tianamen Square.

Okey dokey?

[Oliviaforever]

“Controversial billionaire Chen Guangbiao placed a full-page advertisement in Monday’s New York Times and a half-page advertisement in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal, inviting 1,000 underprivileged Americans to dine with him. “

This more than anything illustrates the devastation of the Obama economy as even those who read the New York Times and Wall Street Journal are now “underprivileged.”

[RJS1950]

If the jackass wants to help americans then how about doing everything he can to remove democrats from power and restore an economy that provides jobs and a strong economy.

NYC as the place to do this? It’s many of these “underprivileged” who vote (some multiple times) for democrats. How about spreading it around to those outside of the liberal shithole cities who are out of work because of the obama economy and left with no hope or means of finding work?

[TexasGator]

He wants to buy the NYT Opinion page so he can write what a great guy he is.

[adaven]

Wow, this is going to turn out well.

/s

[Fido969]

What could go wrong?

[CARTOUCHE]

In New York City the definition of poor is anyone making less than $55,000 per year.

I think Guanggeou or whatever his name is ought to offer dinner to about 1/4 of all New Yawkas.

[Freelance Warrior]

I’m gonna host a picnic for 100,000 political dissidents in Tianamen Square. Okey dokey?

Err.. excuse me... Do you have the money?

[Col Freeper]

Chen said he expected the 1,000 places to be filled in a few days.

Oh Yea!

[Uncle Miltie]

Yes.

And for the political impact, I’d do it.

Might bring down the Communist Party in China. Totally worth it.

:-)

[a fool in paradise]

[a fool in paradise]

“Controversial billionaire Chen Guangbiao placed a full-page advertisement in Monday’s New York Times and a half-page advertisement in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal, inviting 1,000 underprivileged Americans to dine with him. “

How much did he spend on that advertising?

How much of it could've gone to a soup kitchen which already distributes food to the homeless/poor?

[MDspinboyredux]

More like a political power statement.