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Ellen (DeGeneres) Hooks Up Military With Cruises
The Associated Press (via Yahoo) ^ | November 24, 2005 | The Associated Press

Posted on 11/24/2004 5:28:06 PM PST by Living Free in NH

LOS ANGELES - For relatives and friends of U.S. troops serving in Iraq, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" was the place to be. Studio audience members, all with a military connection, were surprised with the gift of a free cruise at a taping Tuesday. The episode of the syndicated talk show, with guest Tom Hanks, aired Wednesday.

A total of 250 seven-day cruises for four, along with taxes and fees, were given in appreciation of troops deployed from three California bases: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Camp Pendleton and Fort Irwin.

Celebrity Cruises is providing the vacations, available at any time to allow for troops overseas to take part on their return, according to a spokeswoman for the show.

DeGeneres also joined with the USO to send more than 5,000 care packages to the audience's relatives and friends in Iraq. The episode will be repeated on Thanksgiving on the Armed Forces Network.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ellendegenerate; military; supportourtroops
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To: AnnaZ
Uh, she was famous before she "came out". Fortunately most folks are open-minded enough that her sexual preferences didn't overshadow appreciation for her talent.

Everybody knew she was a lesbian long before she "came out". She get's preferential treatment soley because of her sexual habits.

If you think she is talented then why have all of her shows failed? How many entertainers get as many second chances as she has?

81 posted on 11/24/2004 7:00:49 PM PST by Grey Ghost II
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To: lilylangtree
Your posts are beyond the pale and have forced my mouse towards the abuse button, but since I never use it I suppose I won't start now.
 
Ever heard the expression "if you haven't got anything good to say, don't say anything at all"?
 
Despite your crap-flinging Ms. Degeneres' gesture still smells like a rose. Your replies, however, definitely stink.

82 posted on 11/24/2004 7:00:52 PM PST by AnnaZ ("Oh sweet domination.")
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To: bonfire

"I always thought she was funny."

Yes me too, I like her. That whole lesbian thing got out of control, but her daily show is ok, maybe one of the best things on, but I don't watch hardly any daytime TV.

This was a good thing to do, and it's good she did it. Maybe Ellen is smart enough to know the Islamofacists don't look too kindly on lesbians, or other Americans, unlike so many in Hollywood.


83 posted on 11/24/2004 7:01:42 PM PST by jocon307 (Jihad is world wide. Jihad is serious business. We ignore global jihad at our peril.)
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To: beyond the sea
She is a very, very funny girl!

No one elses thinks so (except of course the lebian community). That's why all her shows have been dismal failures.

84 posted on 11/24/2004 7:02:13 PM PST by Grey Ghost II
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To: Grey Ghost II
Everybody knew she was a lesbian long before she "came out". She get's preferential treatment soley because of her sexual habits.

You know, Ghost, it's embarrassing to watch a fellow Catholic make a total ass of himself on a secular thread.

Ellen's a genuinely funny comedian. Her bits are clean, and she's not in-your-face about her orientation.

You hate gay people, don't you? Come on, you can admit the obvious.

85 posted on 11/24/2004 7:04:21 PM PST by sinkspur ("It is a great day to be alive. I appreciate your gratitude." God Himself.)
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To: Living Free in NH

/Salute to her, I wish there were more celebs like her.


86 posted on 11/24/2004 7:06:37 PM PST by KoRn
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To: stands2reason

No need to get nasty. Pot shots don't make your point more convincingly.


87 posted on 11/24/2004 7:08:10 PM PST by bboop
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To: Living Free in NH
Celebrity Cruises is providing the vacations

She is giving nothing, just taking the credit for Celebrity Cruise Lines' generous donation.

88 posted on 11/24/2004 7:10:46 PM PST by jimthewiz (California conservative in a bright red county)
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To: Living Free in NH

Hillary CLinton claims to be an "Evangelical Christian" and "conservative".

Hillary Clinton has a cookie recipe in the Clinton LIEbrary.

Ellen "Degenerate" gives away cruises to members of the military.

The left has made it clear that they will fake anything to full the public and make Blue turn to Purple and make Purple turn to Red in order to win the White House in 2008.

If Degenerate is a conservative at heart, then I am wrong (I doubt it). I am not wrong about Hillary.

Let's be clear here. You will see the left pull the biggest fake out in American history as they convince many gullible fools to buy into the charade that they are a horse of a different color now, all in order to win the White House in 2008.


89 posted on 11/24/2004 7:12:10 PM PST by Dont_Tread_On_Me_888 (John Kerry--three fake Purple Hearts. George Bush--one real heart of gold.)
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To: Grey Ghost II
Looks like free publicity for her.

So what? Over 200 servicemen and their families get free cruises. But I suppose you think that it would be better that they didn't get them rather than risk good press for DeGeneres?

90 posted on 11/24/2004 7:12:10 PM PST by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
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To: Grey Ghost II

" No one elses thinks so (except of course the lebian community)."

Well, judging from this thread, many Freepers also think she's funny, myself included.


91 posted on 11/24/2004 7:15:19 PM PST by Trippin
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To: Grey Ghost II; bonfire; benice; bikepacker67; lindor; Living Free in NH; TankerKC; Junior; ...
She is a very, very funny girl!....... No one elses thinks so

****

Oh yeh, G.G? Anyone want to speak up.

Ellen's an intelligent, very funny, down to earth girl. And........she was a house painter for a time. :-)

Anyone want to chime in here, please?

92 posted on 11/24/2004 7:17:28 PM PST by beyond the sea (ab9usa4uandme)
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To: Living Free in NH

Her best role.
93 posted on 11/24/2004 7:18:49 PM PST by JAWs
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To: beyond the sea

Yep. She's funny. And, her act is clean. Can't say that about many comedians today.


94 posted on 11/24/2004 7:19:58 PM PST by sinkspur ("It is a great day to be alive. I appreciate your gratitude." God Himself.)
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To: beyond the sea

"Anyone want to chime in here, please?"

I like her. She's certainly not some left wing nut, although I would imagine she probably voted for Kerry, and the stuff I've seen of her was pretty funny. Personally I don't give a damn about her sexual orientation. If I hated gays and lesbians I'd have to start hating my brother-in-law and two of my best friends. No thanks.


95 posted on 11/24/2004 7:23:09 PM PST by Trippin
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To: Grey Ghost II
She get's preferential treatment soley because of her sexual habits.
You're right. It has nothing to do with talent. Every lesbian who ever went to Hollywood made it, and solely because they were gay. Uh huh.
 
If you think she is talented then why have all of her shows failed?
We obviously have different interpretations of the word "failed".

96 posted on 11/24/2004 7:23:49 PM PST by AnnaZ ("Oh sweet domination.")
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To: beyond the sea

First, I thought the whole lesbian push she did was both wrong, and a terrible flop for her.

But outside of that disastrious and wrong-headed move on her part, she was, and is, a very funny comic, especially much of her stand up comedy> It is much, much more mild than 90% of the other stand-up comics these days...who can't seem to tell a joke that is not about bodily functions or raw sexual comments and swearing. She also has stayed out of politics as far as I can tell.


97 posted on 11/24/2004 7:24:38 PM PST by June Cleaver (in here, Ward . . .)
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To: Trippin
Personally I don't give a damn about her sexual orientation. If I hated gays and lesbians I'd have to start hating my brother-in-law and two of my best friends. No thanks.

Well said!

98 posted on 11/24/2004 7:26:01 PM PST by beyond the sea (ab9usa4uandme)
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To: Grey Ghost II

Guess we are all lesbians on this thread as most of us think she's pretty darn funny.


99 posted on 11/24/2004 7:27:46 PM PST by bonfire
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To: Living Free in NH

I always thought she was hilarious! Her stand-up was over the top. This was a wonderful thing for her to do, and I don't believe she has any strings attached, just straight up generosity.

Happy Thanksgiving, Ellen, and God Bless.


100 posted on 11/24/2004 7:31:31 PM PST by myrabach
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