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Beyonce, Jay-Z Give Blue Ivy $80,000 Barbie
Beyonce and Jay-Z spent $200,000 on a birthday party for her daughter Blue Ivy’s, who just turned turned a year old.
The celebrity couple spoiled their young daughter with a diamond Barbie doll worth $80,000. Wow!
Beyonce and Jay-Z spent $200,000 on their daughter’s first birthday bash.
The couple, who were named the highest paid celebrity couple after earning $78 million last year, spared no expense when it came to their daughter’s princess-themed party last Monday.
An insider said, “Nothing’s been too big or expensive for their little princess. They wanted her first birthday to set the tone for the rest of her life. They work hard for their money and the first thing they want to spend it on is their baby girl. It’s hard to imagine how they can top this next year — or what her Sweet Sixteen will be like.”
The custom Barbie doll includes 160 diamonds set in gold jewelry, which cost around $80K.
Friends and family members attended the party at a private venue, which was decorated with $95,000 worth of pink and white roses and balloons.
The young guests of the party received “goodie bags” with jewelry, princess costumes, and playhouses. The adult guests received personalized gold pens, along with concert tickets.
Beyonce and Jay-Z have spared no expense on their little girl, who has an expensive suite at Brooklyn’s Barclay Center.
A source said, “Jay rents a luxurious basement suite for $1 million a year. It has an area for Blue filled with toys.”
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To be completely fair, they
To be completely fair, they did earn that money doing something they were paid to do. If they had won the lottery I could see where people are coming from. But we paid for what they provided. Period. Also, has anyone considered that they are driving the economy? All of that had to be bought somewhere, which means businesses were driven forward and the recession has been slightly relieved for those people. Im not saying this wasn't obscene wealth at its most bloated. But, we have to consider the good it just did for the economy. Now, we just need to get the gay marriages moving for the same reason. Think of all that money pumped into the economy for 'fabulous' weddings...
"How do you know so much about everything?'" was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was "By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant." - John Abbott (1821-1893)
Someone in the FB comments
Someone in the FB comments made a good observation. Someday when they are facing some tragedy or something, they will be whining about their privacy and all, but when life is good, they don't mind rubbing our noses in it. Their wealth comes from people who barely have enough to afford to be entertained by these people. Their fans. I hope they remember that when life is not going so well, and their fans want every tiny detail.
Redistribution of wealth ala
Redistribution of wealth ala Jesus himself:
Mark 10:21
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Matthew 19:24
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 6:26
“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. ...
Luke 16:1-10
I could go on....
~ Cyn, the Cynfully Cynical
If it's so damned important
If it's so damned important to live in poverty, why does the Catholic church (among others) seem to have so much wealth?
Because it is the serfs who
Because it is the serfs who are expected to live in poverty to support the catholic church. Look up the origins of Nepotism, where popes would give good jobs to their nephews.
Their favorite saying is Do
Their favorite saying is Do as I say... Not as I do.
Those that can't or won't defend themselves can only be slaves.
It's their hard-earned money,
It's their hard-earned money, their child, and their daughter's first birthday party. This is America...if you can afford it, you can have it!
Socialist comments concerning redistribution of wealth are anti-American...oops, the America that used to be! God Bless!
Aaaaaand repost:
Aaaaaand repost: Redistribution of wealth ala Jesus himself:
Mark 10:21
Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Matthew 19:24
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 6:26
“But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. ...
Luke 16:1-10
I could go on....
~ Cyn, the Cynfully Cynical
So, yeah, your religion is for it Carol.
"How do you know so much about everything?'" was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was "By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant." - John Abbott (1821-1893)
I think Cyn is trying to quit
I think Cyn is trying to quit commenting to Carol because of responses like the one Carol gave you. (Nice "non reply", Cyn!) :)
I keep catching myself thinking, "but if I just explain X to her, she'll get it". No such luck. I assume she feels the same way about most of us.
Sim Sim Salabim! ;)
Savannah
Cyn and Savannah, "I keep
Cyn and Savannah,
"I keep catching myself thinking, 'but if I just explain X to her, she'll get it'. No such luck. I assume she feels the same way about most of us."
Here is the state of the debate for conservatives:
1-conservatives reach an opinion by looking at history, ALL of the statistics, and through life experience 2-it isn't NOT so important for THEIR view to be correct as to HAVE the correct view (look at #1 to see how this is derived) 3-they can be open-minded, but NO AMOUNT OF EMOTIONAL RHETORIC sways an opinion based on FACTS 4-Conservatives are willing to listen, but NOT change beliefs which are based on FACTS 5-WINNING THE DEBATE IS NOT IMPORTANT, but having the correct facts is of the utmost importance
Here is the state of the debate for liberals:
1-Liberals form their opinion based on emotion, viewing some of the facts, taking the view that makes them "look" compassionate, without reference to history, and looking at the "supposed" life experiences of the disenfranchised 2-It is imperative that their view is "seen" as correct (regardless the actual facts) 3-Liberals are NOT open-minded and resort to name-calling, bullying, and "political correctness" as a means of "arriving" at facts 4-They are NOT willing to listen but spend inordinate amounts of time to try and belittle and denigrate ANYONE with a differing opinion 5-WINNING THE DEBATE IS EVERYTHING, facts rate a poor second
You are right, Savannah, in that I might "feel the same way about you", if you mean that I pray for your growth, knowledge, and adherence to God's truths. If this is NOT how you feel about me, then no, we have differing opinions even on this.
Always, God Bless!
Carol, "1-conservatives reach
Carol,
"1-conservatives reach an opinion by looking at history, ALL of the statistics, and through life experience 2-it isn't NOT so important for THEIR view to be correct as to HAVE the correct view (look at #1 to see how this is derived) 3-they can be open-minded, but NO AMOUNT OF EMOTIONAL RHETORIC sways an opinion based on FACTS 4-Conservatives are willing to listen, but NOT change beliefs which are based on FACTS 5-WINNING THE DEBATE IS NOT IMPORTANT, but having the correct facts is of the utmost importance".
If you removed the word "conservatives" and replaced it with the phrase "some people", I'd agree with you. I'm not saying this to insult you in any way - sincerely - but I do not read your comments and see you as someone who can be described with most of the attributes you listed above.
"1-Liberals form their opinion based on emotion, viewing some of the facts, taking the view that makes them "look" compassionate, without reference to history, and looking at the "supposed" life experiences of the disenfranchised 2-It is imperative that their view is "seen" as correct (regardless the actual facts) 3-Liberals are NOT open-minded and resort to name-calling, bullying, and "political correctness" as a means of "arriving" at facts 4-They are NOT willing to listen but spend inordinate amounts of time to try and belittle and denigrate ANYONE with a differing opinion 5-WINNING THE DEBATE IS EVERYTHING, facts rate a poor second."
Again, I'd agree if you changed the word "liberals" with the phrase "some people".
"You are right, Savannah, in that I might "feel the same way about you", if you mean that I pray for your growth, knowledge, and adherence to God's truths. If this is NOT how you feel about me, then no, we have differing opinions even on this."
No, Carol, I don't pray for you nor do I hope for your adherence to "God's truths". When we discuss things, I do hope to find something that I could say that might lead you to understand that your religious beliefs are BELIEFS, not absolute fact, and they are not shared by everyone. I do hope to find something that might lead you to see that you have a very one-sided view of history and of people. From what you have said about all "liberals", I'm assuming you feel the same about me with regard to the latter.
While I do not believe in prayer or in God, if you truly do pray for me personally and you do it out of kindness, then thank you. I appreciate the sentiment.
As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point the wrong way.
Kalthian, God redistributes
Kalthian,
God redistributes wealthy everyday...He gives it and He takes it away because it is ALL HIS! And those who do NOT appreciate this fact will very likely have a rude awakening when it just evaporates one day. How many times has Donald Trump gone bust???
It is, however, a choice to follow God and missionaries choose to do this AND to not accumulate wealth. Rev. Billy Graham NEVER took a salary more than $100,000 regardless the multi-millions that came to him.
Wealth CAN pervert the mind (eg. George Soros), or it can result in millions given to charity (eg. Mitt Romney). Money in and of itself is not evil, but when it becomes a mini-god to the holder it creates problems.
Throughout the Bible God warns of this "money-worship", but He also BLESSES those who follow Him without question: Job was given the wealth of many men and his life was restored for his faith and obedience.
God says: Joel 2:25 "I will restore to you what the locusts have eaten...". God made money, He can take it away, and He uses it to bless us when we are faithful. The Bible is full of ALL of these references!
Rather than take just a few verses out of the whole, it is wise to read, learn, and understand the ENTIRE CONCEPT that God wants us to see! God Bless!
What they spent, of course,
What they spent, of course, is but a tiny fraction of their earnings, hence their likely justification. Who knows: Maybe as a percent of their income, it's what any of us would have spent, too. It could also be viewed as an investment. Doll collections can get pretty pricey over the years.
Of course, it's nevertheless ridiculous... and obscene, in my opinion. Shame on them both. If they needed a place to spend their money, I've got a non-profit that helps the homeless, disabled (and even enabled, if they nevertheless need the help) vets, the indigent elderly, the prostituted, recent parolees, and others similarly in need that could sure use a little help.
The other thing I always think about when I read something like this is that they're not stopping to realize that fame, and the concomitant big money, is fleeting; and that, like an NFL quarterback, they'll only earn it for a while, and should be stockpiling and investing it for the future. This is how happens to people such as that which happens to famous people about whom we read, when their star has faded, are broke. This couple should live in a more reasonable home, drive more reasonable vehicles, spend more reasonable and normal amounts on things, and be paying the best investment advisor in the country the highest fees reasonable to earn so much for them that they can live on just the interest, and fund a non-profit foundation to help inner-city kids learn how to stay out of gangs, and get an education, and stuff.
[sigh] It's asking too much, I suppose.
Gregg L. DesElms
Napa, California USA
gregg at greggdeselms dot com
Veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi.
Veritas nimium altercando amittitur.
DesElms - Jan 14 2013 -
DesElms - Jan 14 2013 - 6:06pm "What they spent, of course, is but a tiny fraction of their earnings, hence their likely justification. "
Do you think they need to or tried to justify it? They don't have to, of course. It's not taxpayer money, it's fan base and portfolio money.
@gregandrene wrote: Do you
@gregandrene wrote: Do you think they need to or tried to justify it?
MY RESPONSE: Of course not. It's their money to do with what they want. But that doesn't mean I don't get to sit in judgement of it, and declare it obscene.
Anyway, my over-arching point was really more that temporarily famous people need to remember that whatever they earn from their fame has to last the rest of their lives... including, in the case of this couple, potentially 60 or more years with no (or at least little) new income deriving from whatever made them temporarily famous. Therefore, my advice to such as they -- and, of course, they never asked for my advice, but I'm just sayin' that my advice to such as they -- is to buy nice stuff, but not TOO nice. Buy a normal, production, reasonably-sized and -featured Mercedes, but not a high-end Rolls, Duesenberg or Bentley; and drive yourself around. Buy a house that's large enough for the family, and maybe has a nice view, a little land, some privacy, and is something of which to be proud during parties; but don't buy a mansion... and mow your own lawn. Find a scary-smart (and honorable and ethical and honest) financial advisor and leverage a little of the money in medium- to high-risk stuff, and invest the rest in moderate to conservative stuff guaranteed to have a decent yield, and leave it alone; live off only a portion of said yield and don't blow the principal on frivolity and bling. Be smart... and so, then, stay rich long after you're no longer famous.
I don't much like actor Wayne Rogers (who played "Trapper John" in the old M*A*S*H TV series) because he's a raving Republican who's always on the FOX NEWS CHANNEL; but even in old on-TV cast reunions they all joked about how Rogers, in between scenes, was always on the phone to his broker. Today, Rogers is actually earning, from his investments, more than he ever earned from M*A*S*H -- either while it was in primetime, or from rerun royalties -- and hasn't worked a day, to speak of (other than the work he does managing his portfolio) since. He's "richer than God," as my ol' man used to say... all from the initial money he earned from M*A*S*H which he used to seed his investment portfolio which he has since turned into a monstrously-huge sum of interest-earning money. He actually enjoys the market, and so knows a lot about it an can even advise investment advisors, now. But I'm even not suggesting anyone do that. It's enough to find a good financial advisor who has a reputation just short of Jesus, so that one can trust, and then have what he does independently audited annually by a CPA firm; plus have him/her explain his/her actions in quarterly meetings every year. That's all one need do. One needn't become an expert like Rogers.
Spending outrageous amounts of money on things not truly necessary is, I say again, obscene. I'm not saying that one may never indulge oneself, now and then; but those indulgences add-up, and next thing you know, all the money's gone if one's not careful. It has happened to movie or music star, after star, after star, after star, for decades. This couple is not exempt from that kind of stupidity...
...as the article-in-chief on this page clearly evidences.
Gregg L. DesElms
Napa, California USA
gregg at greggdeselms dot com
Veritas nihil veretur nisi abscondi.
Veritas nimium altercando amittitur.
You sure can't buy class. The
You sure can't buy class. The amount the moronic cretins spent on the ignorant party could have saved lives. Pathetic rich parasites are repulsive even to read about, let along look at a picture of their ignorance.
Those that can't or won't defend themselves can only be slaves.
No you can't, but you can
No you can't, but you can certainly buy a whole bunch of stuff if you have the money. And they don't have to listen to the "have nots" bitch about it since they don't answer to them.
You are totally right they
You are totally right they can waste every cent they have and tell the world to go to hell.
Spaceship Earth has finite resources, when you have the mentally damaged rich wasting millions of times their share it just means that someone else somewhere else goes without. Enjoy your selfish evil world you pathetic clown.
Those that can't or won't defend themselves can only be slaves.
"their share"? And just who
"their share"? And just who divvies it up, who decides what everyone's "share" is? YOU? I think not. Besides, money and entertainment are NOT finite resources like oil and coal. Both can be generated. You are just jealous and angry because you missed the money train.