Nobel money donated Obama gives it all away.

[Danno 1,228]

Nobel money donated

Obama gives $200,000 to Haiti fund

President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he’ll divvy up his Nobel Peace Prize money — $1.4 million — among a variety of charities, including some that help minority students go to college.

Several of those that help minority students — including the Posse Foundation, the United Negro College Fund, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund and the American Indian College Fund — received $125,000 each.

“These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need,” Obama said in a statement. “I’m proud to support their work.”

The complete list of charities follows.

• $250,000 to Fisher House, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for families of soldiers receiving care at military or Veterans Affairs hospitals

• $200,000 to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund

• $125,000 to College Summit, a group that works with elementary and middle schools and school districts to increase college enrollment rates

• $125,000 to the Posse Foundation, which spots public high school students who may be overlooked in the traditional college admissions process; Posse scholars are awarded four-year, full-tuition leadership scholarships from colleges and universities

• $125,000 to the United Negro College Fund, which helps more than 60,000 students attend college each year

• $125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation’s leading Hispanic scholarship organization

• $125,000 to the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation, which helps students from Appalachia go to college

• $125,000 to the American Indian College Fund, which helps build awareness of tribal colleges and universities, in part by distributing about 6,000 scholarships annually to American Indian students

• $100,000 to Africare, which has projects in 25 countries, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, that focus on HIV/AIDS, agriculture and water resource development

• $100,000 to the Central Asia Institute, which supports community-based education and literacy, especially for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/03...d7f7bde1c8.html

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Of course... it wasn't HIS to give away.... but I suppose that matters not to this congress....

[Ban Hammer 13,657]

Of course... it wasn't HIS to give away.... but I suppose that matters not to this congress....

i thought it was his

but kudos to him on this. the fisher house!

[Niels Bohr 72]

How many of us donate prize money to charity?

There are a lot of Nobel Laureates that donate to charity. This story is not surprising. I know one Professor from RIT or Pennsylvania area donated 100% of his Nobel Prize money to charity.

Edited March 12, 2010 by Niels Bohr

[Danno 1,228]

How many of us donate prize money to charity?

There are a lot of Nobel Laureates that donate to charity. This story is not surprising. I know one Professor from RIT or Pennsylvania area donated 100% of his Nobel Prize money to charity.

And seeing how Obamer is a millionaire .... that tax write-off will come in handy?

A win for everyone.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Danno, if Obama had kept the money, you'd have complained about that too.

Poor ####### can't win

[Obama 2012 1,714]

i thought it was his

but kudos to him on this. the fisher house!

His acceptance of the peace prize/monies is unconstitutional without congressional approval.

The last time I checked, they didn't vote to allow him to accept it.

The money technically belongs to the American people.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

His acceptance of the peace prize/monies is unconstitutional without congressional approval.

The last time I checked, they didn't vote to allow him to accept it.

The money technically belongs to the American people.

Technically, I doubt they often enforce that.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I don't think so. He's a citizen just like any other. Where does it say that in constitution specifically? When you find it, read the entirety. When you post it, post the entirety just to make sure there isn't any reading comprehension problems on the constitution.

His acceptance of the peace prize/monies is unconstitutional without congressional approval.

The last time I checked, they didn't vote to allow him to accept it.

The money technically belongs to the American people.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

I don't think so. He's a citizen just like any other. Where does it say that in constitution specifically? When you find it, read the entirety. When you post it, post the entirety just to make sure there isn't any reading comprehension problems on the constitution.

WP breaks it down in simple terms

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9101502277.html

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

How much did WE pay for him to collect the prize?

[Danno 1,228]

How much did WE pay for him to collect the prize?

Well what ever it was it was worth it.... to have him picking up the Nobel "Peace" prize....and sending troops to Afghanistan at the same time.