Exxon Mobile

[mhall]

Have you guys been seeing the new commercials they have out. Beating thereselves across the back about how they are helping out the African people, blah, blah, blah, PUKE. Whenever it comes on and I can't get to the remote fast enough it makes me want to reach into the Television grab that little meally mouth money grubbing twink and knock an industrial sized knot on his beany head. I got an idea instead of helping out everybody in foreign countries have a better life how about helping some daggone Americans struggling day to day trying to buy your dang overprised products. It just makes me sick. Hey Exxon Mobile with your BILLIONS of dollars of PROFITS, HELP America, stupid idiots. Sorry for the rant, had to vent this fine Wednesday morning.

[Bobby Headrick]

No need to apoligise. You are right on on this one. We take way to much care of non citizens and other countrys while we suffer. It makes no sense to me why this is allowed to go on and on. I feel your rant. Maybe we should start sending our posts to Washington and or congresmen and rep's and legaslatiors. Or better yet send the Fishin .com OFF TOPIC crew to DC to voice our opions and maybe get in a litte fishing on the Potamac.

[know1]

I think it's not exactly kosher to question a company or someone else's charitable activities. We can all always do more than we're doing. I know I can.

[mhall]

I think it's not exactly kosher to question a company or someone else's charitable activities. We can all always do more than we're doing. I know I can.

Oh give me a break, if I had billions I'd do a heck of alot more than most but I don't have billions now do I. And this I can tell ya it would be for people in the good ole U.S.A.

[Bobby Headrick]

If the company is sincere in what they are doing then more powwer to them but some just do it for the big tax break and the press from it. I do not think Exxon Mobile is doing this to help Africa but what better way to make a big co look good. Africa needs help we need to stop buying diamonds from them and instead of going to war in Iraq we should have went to Africa and stopped those blood thirsty power mad gangs that have desroyed that country. This nation has turned it's back on Africa for so long and they have had worse dictators than Saddem ever was but they had no ties to Washington or the Saudies so we forsake them to quote LIBERATE IRAQ. The genoside that has went on there is unforgivable millions have been killed for control and greed only and it is a shame. The sad thing is that any money or aid that gets sent there winds up in the gangs hands and never gets to the ones who need it.

[know1]

Have you ever looked into Exxon Mobile's charitable giving record within the U.S.? I think they do quite a bit.

I wouldn't expect a large, international company to only do charity work in one country...especially since that's one of the riches countries of the world already.

When the U.S. sends foreign aid to Africa or to help tsunami victims, etc., should that be spent at "home" as well?

[mhall]

I'll be honest with ya and this is gonna offend some of you kinder, gentler types, because I'm kind of a hardass sometimes. The Unites States didn't cause Africa's problems therefore I see no reason for us to have to pay to clean up their mess. This country does way too much big brother crap in my opinion. Nobody ever GAVE me anything I earned it all myself. First car payed for it by working. First boat payed for it by working. First house payed for it by working and so on and so forth. There are certainly worthy causes out there that's for sure but some of this junk we do is just that, JUNK. I should have grown up a 100 years ago I guess this Coombaya singing brotherly love, freedom of speech liberal crap sometimes just plain chaps my arse. Again I'm sorry Lord, and even the dang starving Pygmy's down thar in New Guinea.

[stratosjoe]

I personally find it hard to help some one that for the lack of anything else to do sit around and create more mouths to feed. I seem to remember quite a few years ago some charitable foundation was shot down because they were sending condoms and people to Africa to teach them birth control methods and the world condemned them for it. I feel if you can feedem havem if you can't don't make me feedem. ANY WHERE ON THE PLANET

[DJD]

I'll be honest with ya and this is gonna offend some of you kinder, gentler types, because I'm kind of a hardass sometimes. The Unites States didn't cause Africa's problems therefore I see no reason for us to have to pay to clean up their mess. This country does way too much big brother crap in my opinion. Nobody ever GAVE me anything I earned it all myself. First car payed for it by working. First boat payed for it by working. First house payed for it by working and so on and so forth. There are certainly worthy causes out there that's for sure but some of this junk we do is just that, JUNK. I should have grown up a 100 years ago I guess this Coombaya singing brotherly love, freedom of speech liberal crap sometimes just plain chaps my arse. Again I'm sorry Lord, and even the dang starving Pygmy's down thar in New Guinea.

Second that one brother!

[zx150]

RIGHT ON Mhall.

[know1]

I'll be honest with ya and this is gonna offend some of you kinder, gentler types, because I'm kind of a hardass sometimes. The Unites States didn't cause Africa's problems therefore I see no reason for us to have to pay to clean up their mess. This country does way too much big brother crap in my opinion. Nobody ever GAVE me anything I earned it all myself. First car payed for it by working. First boat payed for it by working. First house payed for it by working and so on and so forth. There are certainly worthy causes out there that's for sure but some of this junk we do is just that, JUNK. I should have grown up a 100 years ago I guess this Coombaya singing brotherly love, freedom of speech liberal crap sometimes just plain chaps my arse. Again I'm sorry Lord, and even the dang starving Pygmy's down thar in New Guinea.

Do you think you'd be where you are if you'd have had the misfortune to have been born in Africa? No matter how hard you worked?

In any case, my main point is that I think it's bad form to criticize someone else's charitable givings.

[Col Forbin]

Any honest charitable act is good. I see the importance of helping other americans, however, when compared to the rest of the world we seem to already have it all.

Exxon is investing in Africa. By increasing opportunities and overall standard of life for the African Citizens, they are expanding their future business relationships and opportunities in Africa. So I wouldn't say they are doing this totally out of the kindness of their hearts, however, it can do no harm.