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Thread: Barry Manilow, who donated $2,300 to Ron Paul, donated $100,000 to LA schools

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    Red face Barry Manilow, who donated $2,300 to Ron Paul, donated $100,000 to LA schools

    http://www.examiner.com/x-27692-LA-C...nified-Schools

    Legendary vocalist Barry Manilow has donated $100,000 to the Los Angeles Unified School District, and is touted on the LAUSD website for his generosity. In a front page greeting titled 'Thank you Mr. Manilow', Superintendent Ramon C. Cortines thanks Mr. Manilow for the donation, which will go to purchase "clarinets, flutes, saxophones, trumpets, trombones and other instruments".

    Manilow, of Woodland Hills CA, made news among Ron Paul supporters when it was noted that he donated $2300 to Ron Paul's presidential campaign in 2007. Manilow also donated to four Democractic presidential contenders Obama, Clinton, Biden and Edwards.
    I'm not sure what they all have in common besides wanting to get the troops out of Iraq, or at least saying that they supported withdrawing troops.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Knightskye View Post
    http://www.examiner.com/x-27692-LA-C...nified-Schools



    I'm not sure what they all have in common besides wanting to get the troops out of Iraq, or at least saying that they supported withdrawing troops.
    its gotta be the war issue
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    he made it throuuuuuugh the raiiiin...

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    Manilow is one of the hardest working entertainers around. not my thing but I respect him. he went bankrupt once due to bad advice, incredible story he has.


    I hope he is a client of Peter Schiff now and invests his money with him :-)

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    Oh Ron Paul, you came n' you gave without takin', but we sentchu awayyyyyy
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    Direct donation I can appreciate. I imagine he's also visiting the schools' music programs to encourage them. The ability of guest clinicians/musicians at my old high school was very exciting to experience.

    I wonder what his thoughts are on Obama now it's obvious his integrity (particularly re keeping out of other nations' military affairs) failed post-election as Bush's did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itshappening View Post
    Manilow is one of the hardest working entertainers around. not my thing but I respect him. he went bankrupt once due to bad advice, incredible story he has.
    Gotta love wiki

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Manilow

    Never knew anything about him before except for that Mandy song

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    I don't think it was so much a war issue as just him wanting to use his money for something. I have a lot of respect for those that use their money to help out schools through donations being a teacher, especially those that give money to those subjects that NCLB ignores... you know, like the ones that will actually help the kids later on in life.
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    Maybe he would be interested in donating to Dr. Rand Paul as well?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
    Maybe he would be interested in donating to Dr. Rand Paul as well?
    Rand does not have the same noticeable anti-war rhetoric that Ron has.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Krippy View Post
    Rand does not have the same noticeable anti-war rhetoric that Ron has.
    Right. Ron Paul had that great moment at the Iowa debate when he said, "We just marched in; we can just march home."
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    $100k donation? Just a writeoff for Barry's Copa... Copa Cabana
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