Comments on: Exclusive: Without Jerry Lewis, MDA Couldn’t Collect 50% of Last Year’s Pledges

By: Ira

Ira — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:59:20 +0000

Let the truth be known. There are now cures for many horrible afflictions that affect many of us. From MDA, to Cancer, Diabetes (which I have). But think if they revealed these cures many people would lose a great deal of money. Starting with the insurance companies, then the pharmaceutical companies. Many people and corporations would lose money or lose their jobs. Then there would be lawsuits. Now we can’t have that happen, can we???????

By: abby

abby — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:34:31 +0000

A doctor sent Jerry the cure for MS. It’s cheep and non-patentable. Jerry was so excited but when he went to the medical board they fired him and sent him on a cruise. He was threatened with a law suit if he said anything.

Greed and corrution in the AMA and the ACA too. Rockefeller started the AMA and the ACA and formed the FDA for goons as enforcers. He also gave money to the large medical schools to teach the “Rockefeller” medical training.

This was in 1913, the same year of the Federal Reserve (a cabal of criminal private bankers) and the illegal IRS. Look it up.

Susan Koman race for the “cure” The salaries and perks are outrageous. Less than 19% actually goes to finding a cure.

The medical industrial complex.

By: joseph c smith jr

joseph c smith jr — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:23:24 +0000

Jerry Lewis found a way to prevent and/or cure Muscular Distrophy, he was fired because that cure threatened the status quo. Also, the doctor who originally found the causes is a nutritional focused doctor, and those kind are viewed as quacks by the established medical industry. Lewis is awesome for his decades of service.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:25:30 +0000

Here it is, middle of November and MDA has yet to release the amount of the Pledges for their 3 hour broadcast Labor Day Weekend. What in the heck are they hiding?

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:06:26 +0000

I know hands on that my daughter and I helped our local area for two years raise money for MDA and to send children like my daughter to camp that cost
$800.00 for one child. When we got our packet for this year we could not believe that they would not be using any locals. As far as helping people , the only help we got was for her to go to camp and the physical for camp. When you go to get wheelchairs and braces your medical ins pays most of the cost and MDA pays what is left over. When asked in 2011 why Jerry wasn’t there we could never get a out right answer. All we heard was he was stepping down. It just didn’t seem right.Jerry had a heart for the children. We didn’t watch in 2012 and could not get how much they raised. We will not be giving anymore money to MDA

By: Jim Rademacher

Jim Rademacher — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:54:31 +0000

I worked with Jerry Lewis for 25 years delivering the mail on each telethon. No one ever worked hardethan Jerry. True, in those early years Lewis was up the entire 21 hours. Slowly it became necessary to reduce the hours of his actual appearance. The fact that Lewis is no longder there is bad enough but the shorttened hours makes it appear they do not want contributions. Also what is no publized is the manner in which they have treated some employees. On a Friday afternoon in Roanoke, Va. a 22-year faithful employee was told to not show up in Monday. Others have likewise been fired so that the healthy salaries can continue. What is involved here is the future of the MD victims, not employees or salaries or totals.

By: lroy

lroy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:01:42 +0000

I have never donated to MDA due to their policy of their endorsement, and potential embryonic stem cell research (which as a devout Catholic I am against). However, I always watched the telethon because it was the only time I could watch the big Las Vegas entertainers that never travel or give performances in my area. For that reason alone, they should go back to the original format.

By: Eagleman1969

Eagleman1969 — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:52:02 +0000

I too watched Jerry’s MDA Telethons since a kid in the 1960′s. Sure they had hokey acts and “old time” singers & actors; BUT, THEY ALL HAD LOVE IN THEIR HEARTS! They offered and meant their best. I was very proud when I was first able to give $100 after I started to work full time.

Another American tradition now ruined by the modernistic JERKS. When will people leave this nation and its values ALONE. The best of us give the most of us when left to our own spirits of charity, patriotism, love of God & fellow man.

Look at the would-be pro golfer house sitting OUR White House. He goes to his various scheduled TV guest spots while the Mid East burns and our fellow citizens die. No matter with doing his job; meeting with those boring guys at the UN might harm his election plans. Another person who thinks “THE SUCKERS” will just sit still, shut up and keep paying the bills.

By: Ron a true NYer.

Ron a true NYer. — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:56:14 +0000

I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE JERRY GET CLOSE OR HIT THE CURE FOR MDA BEFORE I PASSED. I SUPPOSE BECAUSE OF THE WAY MDA DID HIM…I WILL NEVER SEE THIS HAPPEN. “SHAME ON YOU MDA”. HE GAVE HIS BESTTO HAVE YOU GIVE HIM THE SHAFT!

By: Former Telethon Volunteer

Former Telethon Volunteer — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:23:31 +0000

I spent over 35 years working on the Canadian form of the Jerry Lewis Telethon….along with thousands of other dedicated, selfless individuals. Our summers were geared towards preparing for the Telethon, raising awareness of MD, attending various fund raisers, publiclly thanking our Firefighters and others….all the efforts culminated in the final tote, whether higher than the previous year or not…we all knew we had done our best. To have Jerry and others tossed out by an uncaring beaurocrasy (sp?) (hugely over paid, I might add) was, at least, a huge insult. At most, it was a betrayal of the spirit of volunteerism that has built our two countries. My suspiscions of a padded final tote on the 2011 Telethon has been proven…less than 50% of telethon pledges actually collected…in spite of huge salaries to the higher ups…shame on MDA!!!! Unfortunately the clients and their families, and the dedicated doctors fighting MD are the ones to suffer. Let’s all show our disgust by giving directly to our local chapters of MD and MDAC….the true heroes of the case against neuromuscular disorders! Many chapters then can give research funds to local doctors and services benefitting those fighting MD. After 35 years as regular volunteer, then as co-chairman and chairman of the Ottawa Telethon, I am committed to the over all cause against neuromuscular diseases…but no longer through huge conglomerates led by uncaring and out of touch people bringing in obscene salaries! I will also go out and personally buy as many Jerry Lewis DVD’s as I can find!!! Thank you Jerry for your years of leadership….and for taking not even a dime for your efforts…and a humongous thank you to all the U.S. and Canadian volunteers whether you donated an hour and a dollar or much more….we are all part of the solution….let’s make muscles work!!!! May the Lord continue to bless you!