Here is the actor/director walking through a refugee camp yesterday, near Kibati just north of Goma in eastern Congo.
This marks his fourth trip over the last year. In May he filmed a documentary about the war-torn area for Nightline.
Says Ben: “I’m not an expert in international affairs or diplomacy, but it doesn’t take that to see the tremendous suffering here. It’s not something that we as human beings can, in good conscience, ignore.”
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We work, we toil through every day,
Seeking somehow to make our way.
We pay our taxes as we should,
To contribute to the greater good.
We honestly try to observe the rules,
Even the rules bad made by fools.
But why in the world should it ever be,
That we’re the ones required to pee?
As employees we must pass that test,
To bleed our bladders on request;
Proving that we’re fit to pay
Our taxes that somehow go astray.
And end up in the hands of those
With no demand to drain their hose;
No urine needed for them to collect
My drug-free funded welfare check.
Somehow I think there’s something missing
When only producers must prove by pi**ing.
A new political era in America may require a Change in our Pledge of Allegiance — one in which we can Hope. How about this one?
I pledge allegiance to the Government of the United States of America,
and to the New Collectivism for which it stands.
One nation, under Obama,
with bailouts and handouts for the favored.
Boy he’ll go anywhere to not have to hang out with Jen won’t he.
More global socialism pushed by Hwood freaks in order to stay relevant in the biz,
Here is a man that doesn’t give a shiite about his relationship cause his political future is more important to him.
Don’t buy into that global poverty act of Obambi , just a ploy to tax us more just like the global whining sham.
Btw did he pull the JLO card while there , cause he just can’t let it go.
NO MORE BAILOUTS ..I HAVE FOUR AMERICAN CARS.
AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE IF THE BAILOUT GOES THROUGH.
pOST 3 , so funny. way to avoid a nagging woman , go to africa lol.
Isn’t the United Nations there keeping the “peace” and RAPING poor women .
All with American taxpayer money.
God, if the vile scum who comment on here are representative of the “West”, then God help us all!
Mimi, we have been saving African people for decades, but as long as they have corrupt governments nothing will ever change.
Typical LIBERAL solutions , throw MONEY at every problem.
Well FYI MONEY alone does not fix all the worlds problems.
Benny has a photo-op .
Corrupt World Media then puts him on a pedestal.
And Hwood tosses him a few awards .
They better NOT bail out the car compaines.
Its thier own damn fault people, not yours nor mine.
They need to file for bankrupcty and get the shit together.
I feel that YOUR president will bail them out when he takes office.
He is a UNION man - and thats NOT good for YOU or ME!
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He hasnt and will NOT bring change into our country.
His so called cabinet that he is putting together are HAS BEENS - has been in office before!
There are alot of people that are SEEING this man for what he honestly is.
To bad, its a wee-bit to late……….UNLESS things honestly change in the background, and the MSM and others HONESTLY show you and others what a person he honestly is.
I hope President Bush VETOS that unemployment bill.
You can go down the road here, and GUARENTEE you will see at least 10 business’s with help wanted signs.
But, people are getting to freaking lazy to work!
They want the government to take care of them!
SLOTH!
Just ask PEGGY JOSEPH from Florida .
People are gonna be even lazier c”ause according this dumbo
“I won’t have to worry about gassing my car or paying my mortgage”
She is a youtube phenom for her stupidity.
Because of “Peggy the MOOCHER ” type of mentality.
I know people who are purposely not paying their mortgages anymore cause they know the Dumbocratic congress is urging banks not EVICT them.
Because of “Peggy the MOOCHER ” type of mentality.
I know people who are purposely not paying their mortgages anymore cause they know the Dumbocratic congress is urging banks not EVICT them.
Mimi, we have been saving African people for decades,
but as long as they have corrupt governments nothing will ever change.
Typical LIBERAL solutions , throw MONEY at every problem.
Well FYI MONEY alone does not fix all the worlds problems.
throwing money at everything sounds so “EUROPEAN”
I see it has’t worked with your Islamic thug population …torching cars anyone.
I think you dumbfuks have this site confused with Fauxnews. Sorry, one dumbfuk who changes screen names. Nobody cares about what you have to say no matter how stupid or inane the comment.
Anonymous, the white man destroyed Africa, stole its resources and its people to make the West rich, and it is still destroying it. But as you must be KKK or BNP or some such racist, dumb scum, you wouldn’t know that. Read some fucking history, you fascist fuck!
Mimi is the racsit on this post.
first one to say it, is.
Your the dumb fuck.
Your the one that even wants to keep the damn slave thing going.
give it a rest and grow up and worship YOUR president, Dumbo Ears.
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We see your true colors Mimi
Guess that goes the same for George Clooney and Brad Pitt and Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie are all
scum of the earth who don’t want to help anyone but themselves.. Angie is the one asking for government
money.. for the displaced people out there… Just like Brad who had millions donated to the Katrina
where are the 150 homes .. are they ready to move in yet..
SO BRAD ANGIE AND GEORGE AND MATT ARE ALL THERE FOR THE PHOTO OP OF THE YEAR TOO..
THOSE PEOPLE DON’T DO ANYTHING NEVER WILL TO IMPROVE THAT COUNTRY… THEY DON’T
NEED TO SHOW UP AT A PHOTO OP AND THESE WERE TAKEN WHEN HE DID HIS DOCUMENTARY
FOR ABC NIGHT LINE EARLIER THIS YEAR BY THE WAY NOT NOW
mimi, as a black person , I choose to not be a victim, as do many aficans, people with pride.
I understand help but handouts are for losers.
Ahhhhh a documentary (propaganda) from the main stream media (dying media).
Yeah and the one’s with their hands out are the big corporate dogs.So I guess they are the “losers” which you speak of, not the single struggling mom who earns 35,000 a year.
what a bulge !!!!!!!!!
Good looking out Ben more of these rich snotty folks should do the same, if i had money like that i would surely help unfortunate people out not turn my nose up and run around in 6000 dollar purses and (paris0 and driving a range rover with pink rims (hodashian) like im a super star not a sex tape troll!
stop helping these big wigs who make billions a year ..help the poor .. bailout and they spending millions on spa vacations for their whole familys???????????????
Ben better get his ass out of that third world hell hole before he gets killed…….
Well if you are a baby mama with 6 kids from different men then you are stupid and deserve to struggle.
#24 anon you are so right and these idiots are just effing steretyping fools what GD person in they right mind would even big trying to live off of welfare or handouts with 6 six kids you stupid bitc*.. aint nobody on welfare no more… do they still have it you stupid bitc* talk about those big wigs making millions and got they GD hand out bitc* and the college kids whos parents pay all that money for them and they get food stamps for food .. get the fuc* out of here bitc* with your welfare shyt!
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