giving money to Africa is ok, remember they went in Africa enslaved many people and the dominoe is still hurting to this day!

Ditto!

you need to get a heart.

They did contribute to various charities in the US, it wasn't all sent over to Africa. Read the article...it mentions Boys and Girls Clubs, Feed America and the Children's Health Fund.

The one last year was just horrible...I taped it and ended up FF thru most of it. That may have been why contributions were down last year.

I prefer to choose my own charities and donate to them, rather than donate to a fund that distributes the money it collects to a dozen different places as it sees fit.

What does it matter what country someone is from??? Suffering is suffering; human beings are human beings. I was fortunate enough to be born in a developed nation where I have opportunities, as do ALL Americans. In many other nations, people do NOT have free education, they do NOT have public assistance, they do NOT have many of the things we here in America take for granted. Not to mention the fact that those suffering in America suffer a heck of a lot less than those who suffer in disease-ridden, seriously impoverished nations. When we take care of anyone anywhere, we ARE taking care of our own. "Mankind" is our own. It is by luck that we have been born in a free, developed nation. We need to help those who were not so lucky.

Can't agree with you more

since when is making money a crime? this is a capitalist society and the best one in the world (at least it was). fox is a business and the purpose of a business is to make money.

Aren't people in other countries still people? What sort of life do we live is we are the only one's able to live it? Besides, our country has all of the resources and much much much much much more to take care of the entire world's financial problems 100 times over. Let's discuss the real problem in America, to whom and what does all of the money go to!!!? The rich, exploiting, government-manipulating CEO's, lobbyists, congressman, and other political "figures".

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How selfish we are to think that we shouldn't help others in need - even if they are in other countries! Go there and live. We should help ALL living people - no matter where they come from.

$60 million is still a lot of money so trying to justify it's cancellation by saying they raised less makes no sense. I also don't see how people coming together to help others is considered controversial.

SHare the wealth? Dude, move to communist Russia. If people choose to give charitably, that's fine. But saying people should have to share the money they earned is ridiculous. I don't want Bill Gates's money, or Oprah's or yours. I'll earn my own, thank you. If you feel so strongly then shun your worldly goods, join a monastery, and preach it, brother. But keep your hands outta my pockets. I'll give to the cause I see fit, not the ones you or Idol mandates.

I really don't think you thought this through. Ever swim across the pool. Not try swimming across the pool with six or seven hanging on to you. Can't do it can you. Our great Nation cannot continue to do if forever either. Those who think so are a real part of the problem. You will be one of the first to yell, WHY, whey you don't have what you need and can't buy what you want. What a thoughtless statement you did make.