Well, I guess unless you're not the recipient and your school wasn't involved, then you have a right to present a contrasting point of view. With the cost of going to college on the rise and cutbacks on federal education loans, many colleges and universities are receiving "donations" from outside the main stream. Recently, Boone Pickens made a donation to Oklahoma State University. A donation that was perfectly legal and well above board. However, the "MSM" tries to put a different light on things as the following article from "FREE MARKET PROJECT" so eloquently puts it. I guess they think it could be put to better use?
'Oops!' They Did It Again
NY Times, CNN sling mud at businessman Pickens’ charitable gift, calling it a ‘controversy’ even though actions were legal and school benefits from the gift.
“I may not be the smartest person around, but when you’ve invested $6 million with someone and they’ve turned it into $31 million, it makes you feel confident enough to have all your investments with that person.”– Mike Holder, athletic director for Oklahoma State University, beneficiary of Boone Pickens’ donation
By Amy Menefee - Free Market Project - Feb. 24, 2006
Audience beware: when the media say “some” unidentified people or unnamed “critics” are questioning something – it means the media are questioning it.
That’s what The New York Times did to billionaire investor and philanthropist Boone Pickens on February 24. The Free Market Project is one of many beneficiaries of Pickens’ generosity. Pickens made a massive donation to his alma mater’s athletic program, but the Times jumped on the contribution to question his ethics, saying “to some,” it raised ethical questions.
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