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QuoteJohn Abbott College denies allegations by Sun News commentator Ezra Levant that David Suzuki requested female-only bodyguards for his visit to the college last October.



Levant lashed out at the enviromentalist this week during his controversial week-day show The Source, saying Suzuki had requested female-only "escorts" for his visit and that his request bordered on "creepy". Levant also called Suzuki a "hypocrite" for accepting a $30,000 speaker's fee for the appearance while at the same time speaking out against rampant consumerism.



Levant said he got his information from emails he said were written by John Abbott officials about Suzuki's visit. He said he obtained the emails through access-to-information requests.



The statement issued by the college on Wednesday reads: "To set the record straight regarding Dr. David Suzuki's visit to our campus October 24, both male and female students escorted him throughout a full day and evening of activities in order to facilitate his movements throughout our campus. Those students, all of whom were chosen for their professionalism, were part of our Police Technology program.



"There was no rider in (Suzuki's) contract specifying the gender or dress code of those assisting him throughout the day. The negative comments and innuendos made are demeaning to those students and to the college and are the result of the misinterpretation of emails exchanged between colleagues."



The statement said Suzuki's fee was in line with his full day of activities, which included a speech before 1,600 students, streamed live on the Internet to 13,000 students at schools in the Lester B. Pearson School Board and followed by a question-and-answer period, his appearance at the official opening of the campus' Science and Health Technologies Building and his keynote speech given during a gala fundraiser that evening, attended by the college foundation's benefactors.



//http://westislandgazette.com/news/story/2013/01/30/john-abbott-adminstrators-to-respond-to-criticism-of-david-suzukis-visit-to-the-college-last-fall/

Quote from: "Shen Li"Romero,



Use your head of course they are going to deny it. Did you really expect them to admit they pimped out their female students? Anyone that catered to such a request should be immediately terminated.

QuoteIt was a banner day for John Abbott College as one of Canada's best-known environmentalists; Dr. David Suzuki addressed the students and staff of the Ste. Anne de Bellevue School last week. JAC rolled out the red carpet for Suzuki, cancelling morning classes so thousands of students could watch him live in the gym and on closed circuit television. Also joining in was almost 14,000 Lester B. Pearson School Board students who watched via a live webcast.



JAC student Joanne Santos is working her way towards an environmental certificate from the college. "I found him (Suzuki) a down-to-earth kind of guy," she said. "I learned that environmentalism is a lot more than just re-cycling. It's about changing our values." Santos's fellow student and friend Karyna Evangelista felt Suzuki spoke from the heart, not "dumbing it down" for students. "He expects the same amount from us as adults," she said. "We (young adults) have the power. Everything involves the environment, which is why we have to keep it in mind."



Suzuki's address coincided with the inauguration of the college's new, yet-to-be-named science and health technologies building, a $43 million public-private project that houses the pure and applied sciences and professional training programs (nursing and paramedics).



"I am thrilled that Dr. David Suzuki was able to be with us," said JAC Director General Ginette Sheehy. "The timing could not be better as we are celebrating the opening of our new Science and Health Technologies building which, we hope, will be certified LEED gold. At the beginning of the project, the college community asked the administration to do everything in its power to make the new learning facility a green building and we have delivered."



//http://thesuburban.com/news/articles/?id=article00952

Quote from: "Gary Oak"I remember once listening to an interview on the radio and hearing David Suzuki say   that whenever he saw a white guy he would want to go and beat him up for all the bad things that white people have done to the natives,the blacks etc..... Now this is very interesting because...



1 David Suzuki is Japanese and IF WW2 is scrutinised one will find that the Japanese were even worse than the nazis to the peoples that they conquered



2 David Suzuki in 5'3" and scrawny

Quote from: "Gary Oak"Why does the world  admire David Suzuki ? He despises white men ? He didn't treat his wiife very nicely at all according to the son of a scientist who knew her. I remember hearing him say on the radio decades ago that when he was younger whenever he saw a white guy he wanted to beat him up for all the bad things that whites have done to blacks ,natives etc.... [ he's about 5 foot nothing by the way ] Well excuse me but he is Japanese and y'know  WW2



http://youtu.be/lANFWsTmegA

Quote from: "Real Woman"I know a few people personally who have worked for and with him and they don't say he's a nasty piece of work at all.  Quite the opposite actually. (And they're all white Gary.)

QuoteI showed up at a book-signing in Victoria to interview him and discovered that the man I had thought of as a kind, wise environmentalist was in fact an obnoxious, rude guy who made no attempt to hide his contempt of the fans gazing at him all fawn-eyed and adoring.

http://closer-look.blogspot.ca/2013/01/what-to-make-of-david-suzuki.html

QuoteAt the end of my last postI mentioned that I was going to tackle how David Suzuki broke my heart recently. I've talked about it on twitter, too. You see, I grew up hearing, watching and reading things about and by David Suzuki. He is an intelligent man. I have always respected what he believes, and trusted what he does. Until now. -

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QuoteAt the end of my last postI mentioned that I was going to tackle how David Suzuki broke my heart recently. I've talked about it on twitter, too. You see, I grew up hearing, watching and reading things about and by David Suzuki. He is an intelligent man. I have always respected what he believes, and trusted what he does. Until now. -

He's a total fucking pig.

Quote from: "Obvious Li"in the pantheon of scumbags, located somewhere in the western world, suzuki would be one of the top 5 scumbags, along with gore, strong, clinton, obongo, and the endless list of scumbags that follow

QuoteI added that I would really appreciate it if I could speak with him or meet with him.



Then, he placed me, or so it seemed.



Suzuki ―





You're the fish farmer.



I had barely begun to explain that yes, I used to work in fish farming ― seven years ago ― but before I could say much, Dr. Suzuki looked me straight in the eye and started telling me to ...





FUCK OFF.



Not just once.





FUCK OFF.



Then, suddenly, he seemed to catch himself, and quickly sat down.



I was so stunned, I was speechless ( which doesn't happen very often ).



Dr. Suzuki went back to eating his crepe, or whatever he was eating.



I was rather offended.



FOR THREE YEARS, I HAVE BEEN SENDING OPEN LETTERS to Dr. Suzuki, fully referenced, in an academic and respectful manner.



I don't feel that I deserved to be told to FUCK OFF.



What's more, Dr. Suzuki was quite happy to get up and speak with me ― until he realized who I am.



My camera happened to be hanging around my neck as just minutes earlier, I had been taking photos of my daughter and her girlfriends.



As it turned out, I picked up my camera and took a few photos.



When I got the film developed, I found out that, in fact, I'd taken two photos of Suzuki himself.



See photo entitled PROFANITY MAKES SUZUKI HUNGRY.



At that point, Dr. Suzuki stood up again and came towards me.



He seemed very angry, maybe even furious.



Suzuki ―





Look.



What do you want ?



He asked me, twice, I believe.



He was yelling at me by this time ― or so it felt.



HE SEEMED SO ANGRY THAT I WAS AFRAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO HIT ME, so I started to back up ― which is not very easy to do at Cafe Crepe on Granville Street.



I told him that what I want to know is HOW MUCH AMERICAN MONEY HIS FOUNDATION HAS RECEIVED, HOW MANY MILLIONS, or perhaps TENS OF MILLIONS.



U.S. tax returns that I have seen show that U.S. foundations have paid about $US 10 MILLION to the David Suzuki Foundation.



Suzuki ―





Why ?



What do you care?



I answered Dr. Suzuki's question by saying that the reason that I care is because HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS BECAUSE OF HIS CRUSADE AGAINST SALMON FARMING.

http://pesticidetruths.com/2013/10/21/david-suzuki-temper-temper-when-david-suzuki-told-me-to-f-ck-off-the-price-of-greatness-is-responsibility-vivian-krause-2010-06-17/

Quote from: "cc li tarte"Some friends of a friend we occasionally party with in Van  ...  trannies who used to be  pre-op  "working girls"  tell interesting "tails" of the slimebag. Two claimed he stiffed them during .... and "after"

Quote from: "Real Woman"I just go by what people who have worked for and with him say.  Not people who pester him during breakfast.

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Quote from: "Real Woman"I just go by what people who have worked for and with him say.  Not people who pester him during breakfast.

People who work with him are mostly likely of like mind as he is. It's like saying that Himmler thought Adolf Hitler was an upstanding nice guy. How much of what they have to say can you really believe? How much of it do you think isn't tainted with personal bias? The guy attracts far left nitwits just like himself. Rational people cannot work with or co-exist with extremists without wanting to strangle them or get as far away from them as possible.

Quote from: "cc li tarte"Other than "strangling them", what is not to understand. "Like attracts like" has been  typical human experience  since Eve got laid.

Quote from: "Renee"People who work with him are mostly likely of like mind as he is. It's like saying that Himmler thought Adolf Hitler was an upstanding nice guy. How much of what they have to say can you really believe? How much of it do you think isn't tainted with personal bias? The guy attracts far left nitwits just like himself. Rational people cannot work with or co-exist with extremists without wanting to strangle them or get as far away from them as possible.

Quote "Like attracts like" has been typical human experience since Eve got laid.

Quote from: "cc li tarte"She said no such thing.

Quote from: "Renee"It's like saying that Himmler thought Adolf Hitler was an upstanding nice guy.

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Quote from: "cc li tarte"She said no such thing.

Quote from: "Renee"It's like saying that Himmler thought Adolf Hitler was an upstanding nice guy.

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Quote from: "cc li tarte"Some friends of a friend we occasionally party with in Van  ...  trannies who used to be  pre-op  "working girls"  tell interesting "tails" of the slimebag. Two claimed he stiffed them during .... and "after"

I like his show The Nature of Things..



He seems like a kindly grandfather type, but I know looks can be deceiving.

Quote from: "Real Woman"Renee, do you have any idea how fucking stupid that sounds?

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Quote from: "Real Woman"Renee, do you have any idea how fucking stupid that sounds?

It might sound stupid to you but compared to your last post it was genius. I'm really starting to worry about you.



Do you really believe that a follower of an extremist is going to give an accurate character description of their leader? How can they when their point of view is probably just as skewed as his is. Extremists are extremely single minded people and they only know one thing and that is agenda, agenda, agenda. In their view anyone who follows that agenda must be aces. A rational person would question someone as single minded as an extremist and would look at them as candidates for the loony bin.



Do you get it now?

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Quote from: "cc li tarte"She said no such thing.

Quote from: "Renee"It's like saying that Himmler thought Adolf Hitler was an upstanding nice guy.

That says like minded people think others are swell, not Suzuki is Hitler.



The real issue is, how does Renee really know if Himmler thought Hitler was an upstanding nice guy? Maybe he thought he was a ruthless bastard and that's what he liked about him.

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Quote from: "Real Woman"Renee, do you have any idea how fucking stupid that sounds?

It might sound stupid to you but compared to your last post it was genius. I'm really starting to worry about you.



Do you really believe that a follower of an extremist is going to give an accurate character description of their leader? How can they when their point of view is probably just as skewed as his is. Extremists are extremely single minded people and they only know one thing and that is agenda, agenda, agenda. In their view anyone who follows that agenda must be aces. A rational person would question someone as single minded as an extremist and would look at them as candidates for the loony bin.



Do you get it now?

An admin assistant working at a foundation doesn't scream "extremist" to me. And once again, I have worked with people who have similar views as I do and I still thought they were fucking pricks.  Why you can't wrap your head around that is beyond me.

Quote from: "Renee"Since when do extremists ever see themselves as extreme?



I really don't care what you see or how you view it. Don't think for one second that Suzuki isn't one of those megalomaniac dickheads that wouldn't attempt to make a colleague's life uncomfortable if that colleague decided to criticize or give an accurate character description.

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Quote from: "Renee"Since when do extremists ever see themselves as extreme?



I really don't care what you see or how you view it. Don't think for one second that Suzuki isn't one of those megalomaniac dickheads that wouldn't attempt to make a colleague's life uncomfortable if that colleague decided to criticize or give an accurate character description.

Since you don't like him, you may as well just assume. That's good enough for you!

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Since when do extremists ever see themselves as extreme?



I really don't care what you see or how you view it. Don't think for one second that Suzuki isn't one of those megalomaniac dickheads that wouldn't attempt to make a colleague's life uncomfortable if that colleague decided to criticize or give an accurate character description.

Quote from: "Renee"Look nitwit I have no feelings about the man one way or the other. All I know is that he is considered a leftwing extremist on most accounts and from what I understand of his sociopolitical and environmental point of view I have to concur.   That being the case, I have to conclude that like all extremists, he is a bit of a "nut".



Oh and BTW, anyone who supports or defends extremism (of any kind) is also a "nut" in my book.

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Quote from: "Renee"Look nitwit I have no feelings about the man one way or the other. All I know is that he is considered a leftwing extremist on most accounts and from what I understand of his sociopolitical and environmental point of view I have to concur.   That being the case, I have to conclude that like all extremists, he is a bit of a "nut".



Oh and BTW, anyone who supports or defends extremism (of any kind) is also a "nut" in my book.

That's what you call having no feelings about the man?  :lol:

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Since when do extremists ever see themselves as extreme?



I really don't care what you see or how you view it. Don't think for one second that Suzuki isn't one of those megalomaniac dickheads that wouldn't attempt to make a colleague's life uncomfortable if that colleague decided to criticize or give an accurate character description.

WTF do you know about the guy or working with or for him?  Do YOU know anyone who has worked with or for him?  Oh.  I have!  I can say my former boss, who worked for him was no extremist unless you consider extreme niceness criminal then she stands convicted.



My point is Renee, you know fuck all and are talking out of your ass.  But hey, thanks for coming out anyway.

Quote from: "Renee"Yeah I have no real personal feeling about the man. Until his craziness affects me he is free to be a nut all he wants. That doesn't mean I can't call him a loon based on my observations.

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Quote from: "Renee"Yeah I have no real personal feeling about the man. Until his craziness affects me he is free to be a nut all he wants. That doesn't mean I can't call him a loon based on my observations.

Okay, you have no personal feeling about the man. You just think he's a crazy loon. Got it.

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Since when do extremists ever see themselves as extreme?



I really don't care what you see or how you view it. Don't think for one second that Suzuki isn't one of those megalomaniac dickheads that wouldn't attempt to make a colleague's life uncomfortable if that colleague decided to criticize or give an accurate character description.

WTF do you know about the guy or working with or for him?  Do YOU know anyone who has worked with or for him?  Oh.  I have!  I can say my former boss, who worked for him was no extremist unless you consider extreme niceness criminal then she stands convicted.



My point is Renee, you know fuck all and are talking out of your ass.  But hey, thanks for coming out anyway.

So your former boss was a nice person. Like that doesn't taint your opinion.  :lol:



Get real FFS. Talk about talking out your ass.

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WTF do you know about the guy or working with or for him?  Do YOU know anyone who has worked with or for him?  Oh.  I have!  I can say my former boss, who worked for him was no extremist unless you consider extreme niceness criminal then she stands convicted.



My point is Renee, you know fuck all and are talking out of your ass.  But hey, thanks for coming out anyway.

So your former boss was a nice person. Like that doesn't taint your opinion.  :lol:



Get real FFS. Talk about talking out your ass.

Did you eat a batch of bad mushrooms today or something?



What do YOU have to go on Renee other than sweet fuck all?



Typical fucking righties.

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So your former boss was a nice person. Like that doesn't taint your opinion.  :lol:



Get real FFS. Talk about talking out your ass.

Did you eat a batch of bad mushrooms today or something?



What do YOU have to go on Renee other than sweet fuck all?



Typical fucking righties.

Do you think your personal perceptions don't taint your opinion??? Are you serious?



I think the bad shrooms crack was a bit of projection. Either that or you are just naturally delusional.

QuoteI absolutely hate David Suzuki. For those of you who don't know him, he was the host of an awesome educational show in Canada called The Nature of Things. As the host of this show, Suzuki became a beloved public educator. On this show he came off as soft-spoken, kind, and wise. For all appearances he was Carl Sagen, Mr. Rogers, and Bob Ross all rolled into one.



Well, unlike these giants, David Suzuki is nothing like the man he played on TV -- he is an arrogant asshole who would rather tell his fans to piss off than give them a minute of his time and encourage their activism. He's known for telling kids to "get lost," even after spending a decade curating an image of warmth and patience on his show. Could you imagine if a kid went up to thank Fred Rodgers to tell him how his show was really important to them, and then Mr. Rogers looked down at them like they were scum for even speaking to him? Well that's David, fucking, Suzuki.



On top of his cancerous personality, Suzuki gave up on real science long ago. Now he just spouts fallacies from behind a podium and bullies his opponents with the credibility he earned long ago. Suzuki is a donkey, and he is a major liability to the environmental movement. I hope he chokes.
 

QuoteI was in Vancouver airport a few years ago in the Air Canada lounge and unknowingly sat near David Suzuki.



I saw a few people say hi to him, and each time he gave them a death glare and told one young business woman to get lost after she came up and said he was her inspiration for being something or other.



He just seemed like a dick.

QuoteEvery person that I know who has had the misfortune of dealing Suzuki has said the same thing. If you work as a technician at any stage he is set to speak at, expect him to pretend you don't exist until he gets cranky and wants to complain.

Quote from: "Shen Li"More personal experiences here from people who have met Mr. Sunshine, David Suzuki.

QuoteI absolutely hate David Suzuki. For those of you who don't know him, he was the host of an awesome educational show in Canada called The Nature of Things. As the host of this show, Suzuki became a beloved public educator. On this show he came off as soft-spoken, kind, and wise. For all appearances he was Carl Sagen, Mr. Rogers, and Bob Ross all rolled into one.



Well, unlike these giants, David Suzuki is nothing like the man he played on TV -- he is an arrogant asshole who would rather tell his fans to piss off than give them a minute of his time and encourage their activism. He's known for telling kids to "get lost," even after spending a decade curating an image of warmth and patience on his show. Could you imagine if a kid went up to thank Fred Rodgers to tell him how his show was really important to them, and then Mr. Rogers looked down at them like they were scum for even speaking to him? Well that's David, fucking, Suzuki.



On top of his cancerous personality, Suzuki gave up on real science long ago. Now he just spouts fallacies from behind a podium and bullies his opponents with the credibility he earned long ago. Suzuki is a donkey, and he is a major liability to the environmental movement. I hope he chokes.
 

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QuoteI was in Vancouver airport a few years ago in the Air Canada lounge and unknowingly sat near David Suzuki.



I saw a few people say hi to him, and each time he gave them a death glare and told one young business woman to get lost after she came up and said he was her inspiration for being something or other.



He just seemed like a dick.

For RW's pals

QuoteEvery person that I know who has had the misfortune of dealing Suzuki has said the same thing. If you work as a technician at any stage he is set to speak at, expect him to pretend you don't exist until he gets cranky and wants to complain.

Quote from: "Real Woman"At the end of the day, it's ALL personal perception ya ninny.



I don't agree with you on pretty much anything yet I wouldn't go around shit talking you as a general poster.  See how that works?  Your opinions don't colour who you or your behaviour for me.  There are people I agree with strongly that I think are total cunts.  My point is that disagreeing or agreeing in principles doesn't make a person great to work with or not a dick head.  Why you don't get that is beyond me.

Quote from: "Renee"
Let's look at the difference between me and you. On this issue my opinion is based on Suzuki's sociopolitical and environmental point of view, while yours is based on the fact that you once worked with a person that worked for Suzuki and that person was wheeely wheeely nice to you. Who has the more valid opinion in this and does it really matter? But at least I can hang my hat on what is known fact while you are leaning on an emotional attachment to a former member of David Suzuki's foundation. You see how that works?????

QuotePosted on: 02/22/2007 16:16



A good friend of my husband took a course from David Suzuki at UBC in the '70's. He was arrogant and rude as a prof. My husband refuses to watch "The Nature of Things" because he finds Suzuki so annoying. Maybe none of this reflects on his environmental work. But I do get the feeling that he is a bit of a publicity hound, and not really respected that much by some other scientists. He has made himself into a sort of envirnmental guru
 

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Quote from: "Real Woman"At the end of the day, it's ALL personal perception ya ninny.



I don't agree with you on pretty much anything yet I wouldn't go around shit talking you as a general poster.  See how that works?  Your opinions don't colour who you or your behaviour for me.  There are people I agree with strongly that I think are total cunts.  My point is that disagreeing or agreeing in principles doesn't make a person great to work with or not a dick head.  Why you don't get that is beyond me.

Okay, you are delusional.



Let's face facts shall we, I know that's hard for people like you but please try. There are plenty of posters around that you disagree with and you never miss an opportunity to slam or shit talk them. Don't make me call out names.



Why you would treat me any differently, I have no idea.



Let's look at the difference between me and you. On this issue my opinion is based on Suzuki's sociopolitical and environmental point of view, while yours is based on the fact that you once worked with a person that worked for Suzuki and that person was wheeely wheeely nice to you. Who has the more valid opinion in this and does it really matter? But at least I can hang my hat on what is known fact while you are leaning on an emotional attachment to a former member of David Suzuki's foundation. You see how that works?????

Quote from: "Shen Li"
Definitely you Renee. Everything I have heard and read is that Suzuki is one rude, nasty, arrogant piece of work. Whether one believes his "science" is up to them. What is not is that most people who have worked for him and did not kiss his ass or Gawd forbid ask him a question he does not like have all been the recipients of his contempt for them.

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Definitely you Renee. Everything I have heard and read is that Suzuki is one rude, nasty, arrogant piece of work. Whether one believes his "science" is up to them. What is not is that most people who have worked for him and did not kiss his ass or Gawd forbid ask him a question he does not like have all been the recipients of his contempt for them.

Thanks Shen for pointing out we are talking about the guy's personality.  Renee didn't get that memo.

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Definitely you Renee. Everything I have heard and read is that Suzuki is one rude, nasty, arrogant piece of work. Whether one believes his "science" is up to them. What is not is that most people who have worked for him and did not kiss his ass or Gawd forbid ask him a question he does not like have all been the recipients of his contempt for them.

Thanks Shen for pointing out we are talking about the guy's personality.  Renee didn't get that memo.

Look dipshit if you were following along like you should have been then you would understand that I do not give a rats ass about his personal character or personality. All I said was that from what I know of David Suzuki he appears to be an extremist and a nut and that he probably attracts people to his foundation that are of like mind and since they work for his fundation they probably aren't going to publically criticize him.



Now you being the belligerent asshole that you have turned into of late proceeded to argue that I didn't know what I was talking about because someone who once worked for him was nice to you. :lol:  



WTF, bitch???



Do you not see just how fucking stupid you look at this point? Probably not because that would be so completely uncharacteristic of you.

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Thanks Shen for pointing out we are talking about the guy's personality.  Renee didn't get that memo.

Look dipshit if you were following along like you should have been then you would understand that I do not give a rats ass about his personal character or personality. All I said was that from what I know of David Suzuki he appears to be an extremist and a nut and that he probably attracts people to his foundation that are of like mind and since they work for his fundation they probably aren't going to publically criticize him.



Now you being the belligerent asshole that you have turned into of late proceeded to argue that I didn't know what I was talking about because someone who once worked for him was nice to you. :lol:  



WTF, bitch???



Do you not see just how fucking stupid you look at this point? Probably not because that would be so completely uncharacteristic of you.

No Renee.  I see how fucking stupid you look.  I'm going to shut up now before you further embarrass yourself

Quote from: "Real Woman"or I say something I regret.

Quote from: "Real Woman"No Renee.  I see how fucking stupid you look.  I'm going to shut up now before you further embarrass yourself or I say something I regret.

Quote from: "Keeper"Calm your shit Ladies. Take a deep breath