Mainstream media business ‘entertainment’ appears to have been taken over by the #IceBucketChallenge, as they name-drop from CEO to CEO in the interests of ratings (as opposed to raising money for ALS). However, things took a much more serious turn today as not only did Alan Greenspan show us how he ‘cools off’ the economy but actor Vin Diesel issued the ultimate challenge to none other than Michelle Obama and Vladimir Putin…
Greenspan ‘cools’ off…
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) August 19, 2014
And Vin Diesel gets serious…
This means that the Russian president has roughly 24 hours to complete the challenge or he must, according to the “rules” proclaimed by supporters of the challenge – donate $100 to the Pete Frates Fund.
The fund is named after Pete Frates, a 29-year-old former Boston College baseball player who was 27 when he was diagnosed with ALS.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is also referred to as motor neurone disease and is characterized by muscle weakness and atrophy – one notable sufferer is Stephen Hawking.
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Will President Obama lift sanctions to enable Putin’s payment or demand he is ‘iced’…
via Zero Hedge http://ift.tt/1w5xU95 Tyler Durden