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Dr. Phil

grandma petes — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:48:17 GMT

I caught a few minutes of The Dr. Phil show as I sat down to pay bills and he was talking about donating to the Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey victims. Well, I hope this doesn't sound unappreciative, but when he said he was donating $25,000. I about fell on the floor. Yes, that's very generous of him, but with all of the money he's made these past 16 years that his show has been on, not to mention the books he's written, I guess I thought his donation would have been much bigger. I know it's not my place to judge, but I truly thought his generosity was much bigger than that.

But, he is donating and for that I know many will be helped.

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Nataliesgramma — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 22:58:22 GMT

He can just claim it as a deduction on his taxes....I doubt he will miss it...

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Annabellethecat66 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:09:47 GMT

@grandma petes I agree with you. Compared to everything he's 'involved' in (money makers) it doesn't sound like much. There are working class people that probably give maybe 1/2 that amount and they are TV stars like he is.

You'll have people say, "Well he probably gives to other charities". That might be true but if that's the case he might say that because otherwise it makes him look cheap. Just saying.....

I heard other celebrities tell how much they've given (it's way more) but even they say they also have other charities they give to. I don't understand why they have to say how much it is either because some people might think..."I don't have much to give so that makes me look bad"....you know what I mean?

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Cakers3 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:22:13 GMT

@grandma petes wrote:
I caught a few minutes of The Dr. Phil show as I sat down to pay bills and he was talking about donating to the Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey victims. Well, I hope this doesn't sound unappreciative, but when he said he was donating $25,000. I about fell on the floor. Yes, that's very generous of him, but with all of the money he's made these past 16 years that his show has been on, not to mention the books he's written, I guess I thought his donation would have been much bigger. I know it's not my place to judge, but I truly thought his generosity was much bigger than that.

But, he is donating and for that I know many will be helped.

@grandma petes So did Justin Bieber.

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tansy — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:31:49 GMT

Maybe the man is living paycheck to paycheck...😏

Better than nothing I guess.

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Scooby Doo — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:32:38 GMT

@grandma petes wrote:
I caught a few minutes of The Dr. Phil show as I sat down to pay bills and he was talking about donating to the Red Cross for Hurricane Harvey victims. Well, I hope this doesn't sound unappreciative, but when he said he was donating $25,000. I about fell on the floor. Yes, that's very generous of him, but with all of the money he's made these past 16 years that his show has been on, not to mention the books he's written, I guess I thought his donation would have been much bigger. I know it's not my place to judge, but I truly thought his generosity was much bigger than that.

But, he is donating and for that I know many will be helped.

You speak with a forked tongue.

You didn't mention all the help and counseling he has donated to people on his show which has added up to millions. Yeah maybe it didn't come out of his pocket directly, but look at how much it costs to send someone to those centers.

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LeeA7 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:34:59 GMT

When you also take into consideration that he is from Texas it does sound low. I don't know how much of his own money he gave but JJ Watt has raised 22 million.

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Janey2 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:38:51 GMT

It may be $25,000 for this charity, but you do not know how much he donates to other charities. Why do people assume they know everything about what people do in life? Maybe he donates millions throughout the year, maybe he doesn't, not anyone's business.

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smb3 — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:42:14 GMT

I was shocked too. I thought I heard on the news yesterday that he made the Forbes list for highest paid tv celebrity (something like that). I heard tonight that J-Lo and A-Rod gave $25,000 each, also Kevin Hart and Steve Harvey. I'm sure there are more that I can't think of. These celebrities have millions, a lot of millions, it doesn't sound too generous when they've been blessed and are mostly earned their incomes from the public.

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croemer — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:44:19 GMT

I am more upset he donated to the Red Cross.

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SydneyH — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:17:03 GMT

Wow, not for nothing but judging the amount of the donation is petty and ridiculous. Unless you are married to him or responsible for his books, it shouldn't matter how much is spent imo.

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tansy — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 23:57:11 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
Wow, not for nothing but judging the amount of the donation is petty and ridiculous. Unless are married to him or responsible for his books, it shouldn't matter how much is spent imo.

He's the one who put it out there...

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Cakers3 — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:07:09 GMT

@LeeA7 wrote:
When you also take into consideration that he is from Texas it does sound low. I don't know how much of his own money he gave but JJ Watt has raised 22 million.

@LeeA7 Not really. He was born in Oklahoma, lived in his younger years in Texas, but went to high school in Kansas.

His "good ol' Texas boy" is just schtick.

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momtochloe — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:11:20 GMT

I don't know how philanthropic Dr. Phil is but I do know he has been sued for slapping his name on ventures that aren't as they are advertised to make a buck. On the flip side, I am tired of people being dogged out for their contributions as I often wonder how many other foundations they may be donating to on a regular basis plus I also wonder how many of them actually cut the check in the long run. Being that Dr. Phil is from TX I guess I would have thought he could up the ante a bit but as long as his check clears and actually goes to a charity I am fine with it.

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SydneyH — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:23:55 GMT

@tansy wrote:

He's the one who put it out there...

Still doesn't matter imo, the point is he did so, period.

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september — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:29:46 GMT

@SydneyH wrote:
@tansy wrote:

He's the one who put it out there...
Still doesn't matter imo, the point is he did so, period.

I agree. At this time of year,many of us have already made donations to numerous charities. We don't know what else/who else, he's given to. I've been involved in lots of fundraising events in the past, and the general motto is, "every donation counts".

No one has to give anything!

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Mj12 — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:41:48 GMT

@LeeA7 wrote:
When you also take into consideration that he is from Texas it does sound low. I don't know how much of his own money he gave but JJ Watt has raised 22 million.

@LeeA7 $27 million! Amazing!

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QueenDanceALot — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:47:23 GMT

@tansy wrote:
@SydneyH wrote:
Wow, not for nothing but judging the amount of the donation is petty and ridiculous. Unless are married to him or responsible for his books, it shouldn't matter how much is spent imo.
He's the one who put it out there...

@tansy

El Cheapo should have kept it to himself.

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QueenDanceALot — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:51:41 GMT

@momtochloe wrote:
I don't know how philanthropic Dr. Phil is but I do know he has been sued for slapping his name on ventures that aren't as they are advertised to make a buck. On the flip side, I am tired of people being dogged out for their contributions as I often wonder how many other foundations they may be donating to on a regular basis plus I also wonder how many of them actually cut the check in the long run. Being that Dr. Phil is from TX I guess I would have thought he could up the ante a bit but as long as his check clears and actually goes to a charity I am fine with it.

@momtochloe

I am getting tired of hearing people getting called out for how much they gave.

About as tired of people who say they're giving and then they never seem to.

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QueenDanceALot — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:54:23 GMT

Maybe all the critics should post their household income, expenses, and amounts they've given to charity.