[Williams]

100 kids total each year and they only go for a total of 10 days??? A lot more kids could go to lots of ranches for a lot less. Reading betweeen the lines, I get the sense that Imus caters to the kids of wealthy honchos he wants to rub elbows with. Sorry, I'm not convinced.

[sinkspur]

Reading betweeen the lines, I get the sense that Imus caters to the kids of wealthy honchos he wants to rub elbows with. Sorry, I'm not convinced.

These are kids with cancer, jerkweed. He has a selection committee that tries to get kids who are well down the road, but still able to be kids, without respect to financial condition.

You can send a kid to a fancy dude ranch for 10 days for about $4,000. Call it $5,000. That's 520 kids per year versus Imus' 100.

Imus can't accommodate 520 kids, and kids can only come when they're not in school.

You're nitpicking a very generous effort, IMO. Imus is not everybody's cup of tea, but he doesn't have to do this.

From all indications, he's losing money on it.

So, tell me how he benefits, other than giving some kids with cancer a good time before they die?

That's almost Mother Teresa-like stuff.

[Howlin]

I get the sense that Imus caters to the kids of wealthy honchos he wants to rub elbows with

Don Imus has no say over who comes to the ranch.

And if you think Don Imus wants to rub elbows with anybody, you don't know a thing about Don Imus.

[SpeakLittle_ThinkMuch]

You would be wrong. The doctors pick the kids based on their ability to handle the trip, and whether the nursing staff can handle that particular child.