Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Mar 13 2006
He's got a billion and he knows how to use it
I loved the Monterey Herald's account of Ted Turner's local speech this past weekend. Whether you agree with Mr. Turner's political views or wish he'd hush, it's certain that he has a way of making his point by cutting out the adjectives and adverbs a lot of speakers use to fluff out their talks. I've always thought, from my viewing place, that Mr. Turner is the perfect kind of person to have a lot of wealth at his disposal. He seems to know that money is a tool to be used by humans and does not make the mistake of letting it be the other way around. He makes money and then finds a need and fills it. I meet people who are very jealous and disdainful of people like Ted Turner, but the truth is that we need more Ted Turners in our society—people who are responsible stewards of wealth and who recognize that money can either isolate us or bring us together. If the folks who attended the dinner understood only that much they should consider their $250-a-plate meal a real bargain.
posted at: 06:48 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
I loved the Monterey Herald's account of Ted Turner's local speech this past weekend. Whether you agree with Mr. Turner's political views or wish he'd hush, it's certain that he has a way of making his point by cutting out the adjectives and adverbs a lot of speakers use to fluff out their talks. I've always thought, from my viewing place, that Mr. Turner is the perfect kind of person to have a lot of wealth at his disposal. He seems to know that money is a tool to be used by humans and does not make the mistake of letting it be the other way around. He makes money and then finds a need and fills it. I meet people who are very jealous and disdainful of people like Ted Turner, but the truth is that we need more Ted Turners in our society—people who are responsible stewards of wealth and who recognize that money can either isolate us or bring us together. If the folks who attended the dinner understood only that much they should consider their $250-a-plate meal a real bargain.
posted at: 06:48 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
