TV Show Follows Obama's Lead on Volunteerism

June 25, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Nikki Schwab, Washington Whispers

It's something that Michelle Obama touted just today—Americans should help others and volunteer—as she and hubby Barack helped stuff 15,000 backpacks for children whose parents are in the armed services. This message of volunteerism is certainly being pushed in Washington, but has the Obama effect spilled over to TV, too? That's what actor James Purefoy would have you believe. "Absolutely. It's a very zeitgeisty time," says Purefoy, in town to debut his new TV show, The Philanthropist. "If there is an Obama drama, The Philanthropist will be it."

Purefoy's character, Teddy Rist, is a rich playboy of sorts who changes his ways after saving a young boy's life during a catastrophic Nigerian flood. Think Bruce Wayne with a twist of Bill Gates. After his experience in Nigeria, he decides to dedicate his time and money to traveling the world and helping people out, but, as it is TV, not without bullets flying at his head, getting arrested (twice), and being bitten by a snake, and that's just in the first episode. The show is based on the real-life story of entrepreneur turned full-time philanthropist Bobby Sager whom Purefoy easily quotes. "Be selfish. Go help someone," he says, sounding a whole lot like Michelle Obama.

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может у кого нить есть ещё информация по этому поводу??

kikus of AL 6:30PM June 12, 2010

Michelle Obama touted just today—Americans should help others and volunteer—as she and hubby Barack helped stuff 15,000 backpacks for children whose parents are in the armed services. This message of volunteerism is certainly being pushed in Washington, but has the Obama effect spilled over to TV, too? This was taken from the article.

That's too funny, since Obama is a drama already created by the same media. Michelle is also a media riot too. Since there's very little employment, massive lay offs, homes going on the fore-closed block and escalating taxes, with plenty of tent dwellers left over. If her hubby isn't out saying stupid things like. Four college degrees are not enough, keep spending students aka there's no jobs anyway, wink wait GREEN. His silly wife Michelle is out tossing GREEEN vegies for a salad via photo op, with little kids in tow, displaying ACORN and ACLU Gold colors.

This is a disturbingly odd way for them to tell very charitable Americans. "Get up off your duff, your still not charitable enough, follow us now!" Especially with high unemployment and all, were just saying. Ya can't find a job, so just follow POTUS Simon brain drain. A badly payed reality TV farce yes and in the same ole Obama/Soros staged way...

When is Soros going broke, were bored? Playing reality TV is so yesterday, besides a good majority of Americans can't even afford cable to watch TV anymore the clowns! ROFL, very pathetic and sad indeed. By the way, where is that Liberty fly over manifest?

Does this POTUS and wife think they cornered the market on charitable giving off of our personal bill juggling time with employment doors slamming every day in our face? Were also already giving of our charity in time and money? We don't need the POTUS and wife to play Simon sez, while stuffing bags for a camera in direct tow, how utterly fake, misleading and disgusting!

Simon the POTUS sez, "How Fast Can Your Brain Drain?"

OUT OF WORK of IL 10:18PM June 25, 2009

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