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   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   The red cross neeeds more blood than money.  So the way it was told,   
   nobody who would've been waiting in the line to give blood would've   
   gotten a chance... only the people donating the cash.  That seems back   
   asswards if you ask me.   
      
   On Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:48:00 -0700 (PDT), barefoot   
    wrote:   
      
   >you do realize, with the link you provided that it was either a "pay   
   >for an autograph" or "give blood" line. intended to help the red cross   
   >get people to donate blood or money. so just standing in line was not   
   >good enough, no matter how long you stood in line..   
   >you HAD TO give blood or donate money to get an autograph or photo   
   >with the celebrity. if they let everyone who just wanted a picture in   
   >without doing either of these things, it would have been overrun and   
   >no one would have helped the red cross at all. that's not fair to the   
   >red cross.   
   >no offense to the 12 year old kid, you could have given some blood and   
   >that would have been it. and gotten a free cookie.   
   >these events happen all the time on the west coast and it's expected   
   >to give blood. and if you knew about this event ahead of time, you   
   >should have expected it too. i mean, i guess there were no signs or   
   >anything, but how else did other people know they had to pay?   
   >but don't get upset about the people "plunking down" money, someone   
   >should have warned you.   
   >m   
      
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