Comments on: Nick Should Pick

By: The Six-Pack l Packers Lounge

The Six-Pack l Packers Lounge — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:39:03 +0000

[...] at it’s finest, read the comment section of Nick Barnett’s choice for charity poll. I knew that would be a bad [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:10:48 +0000

What he is doing is great, no doubt about it. However, it is obvious his poll has been abused, and there was never any doubt in my mind that this would be the case.

I am a big Barnett supporter, and converse with him here and there. He knows full well I am on his side.

No one is overlooking his kindness. However, it is our duty as human beings to bring attention to the failures of the method.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:53:46 +0000

I think what Nick is doing is great. To donate any kind of money to any charity is wonderful. I think that his act of kindness is getting pushed aside. It’s his money. Period. He can out vote his Twitter followers and he may it’s his choice, but the point is, he is giving.

It’s a sad day when someone tries to give money and people harass him for it. All of those charities go for good causes. Just please sit back and be thankful. Unless you would all like to donate the same amount of your own money or maybe even double it?

Thank you Nick!!

By: Asshalo

Asshalo — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:00:47 +0000

Nice post, Alex. I hope you responded to him on his twitter. I will be sure to vote for some other charity.

By: Jersey Al

Jersey Al — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:40:42 +0000

Barnett is just too nice of a guy and a bit naive to realize this kind of stuff goes on all the time. As Greg said, he should pick 10 charities and let people vote.

By: Greg C.

Greg C. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:49:23 +0000

I guess I live under a rock, because I hadn’t heard of this. I just haven’t bought into the idea that everything that happens on Twitter is somehow special.

I agree that Nick should’ve been more careful. There is nothing wrong with judging the worthiness of one charity over another, because there are a lot of questionable ones out there. And the article you linked shows that this one is shaky at best. Nick would’ve been better to provide a list of charities and let people vote on them or something.

By: MrBacon

MrBacon — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:21:49 +0000

Each legit charity is nice, but for some reason, I always like watching Make A Wish foundations videos during the summer on ESPN.

Maybe one day they will have Greg Jennings, cause I havent seen him in one yet.

There will be some kid with leukemia, and then he is playing his video games when Jennings pops on the screen.

“Hey Jimmy, this is Greg Jennings of the Packers. I want you to come down to our training camp to meet me and the guys.”

The childs face is in shock, he gets to see his favorite team up close.

Classic.

By: Franklin Hillside

Franklin Hillside — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:13:12 +0000

“not registered with the IRS”

‘Nuff said. There’s a reason organizations have to register, so they can’t just funnel people’s money to other causes with zero oversight.