Jeff Bezos awards Jos Andrs $100 million for 'Courage and Civility'

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Source: Washington Post

Lauded chef and humanitarian José Andrés picked up another accolade on Tuesday, when he collected a “Courage and Civility Award” from billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The award isn’t just some bookshelf decor: It comes with $100 million that the recipient can distribute to the charities of his choosing. The announcement came at a high-profile moment for Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post. Bezos revealed the new award and gave out the inaugural pair at the conclusion of a news conference following his flight to space aboard a rocket developed by his company, Blue Origin. The other award went to CNN commentator and activist Van Jones.

“We need unifiers and not vilifiers,” Bezos said before revealing the recipients. “People who argue hard and act hard for what they truly believe, but always with civility and never ad hominem attacks. And unfortunately we live in a world where this is too often not the case.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/07/20/jeff-bezos-jose-andres-award/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main

[DURHAM D]

1. I don't get the Van Jones thing. nt

[Worried2020]

3. The other award went to CNN commentator and activist Van Jones.

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A CNN commentator?

Ponder that for a second . . . . .



W

[DURHAM D]

4. I did ponder it.

Wasn't he fired from the Obama White House?

[Cicada]

10. Van Jones left the WH because of a firestorm over his prior support for communism

The right wing hounded him out of the Obama White House because of his youthful support for communism. He got into the White House because of his heroic organization which created inner city jobs by training people to work in environment saving jobs. Like installing solar panels etc. Good jobs for people having trouble getting good jobs all for a super good cause. And it was extremely successful.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Wow.

And you had a recent birthday thread about him too - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215622479

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Anderson Cooper 360°
@AC360
CNN contributor @Van Jones68 and @chefjoseandres recount the moment Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sánchez called to inform them of the $100 million gifts to help them further their missions as part of the "Courage and Civility" award. https://cnn.it/3hT9oVf
8:39 PM · Jul 20, 2021

[samnsara]

5. i loved this entire broadcast

[Joinfortmill]

6. Chef Andres is a righteous man.Love him.

[Javaman]

7. wouldn't it be something if andres gave the money to the underpaid amazon employees. nt

[Tree Lady]

9. My granddaughters new husband

Worked for Amazon last two years and after he got written up for peeing in a bottle because bathroom was a 15 min walk and your pay is docked if you are a min late from break, he quit and thankfully this is an employees time found another warehouse job for $19 a hour in Sacramento.

This is a young nice polite kid. He wasn't the rebellious kind not to follow rules. He had no choice. Amazon is stupid. Get more bathrooms!!

[joetheman]

13. Perhaps someone should inform Bezos what his managers are doing in his name to win huge bonuses??

Working conditions and employee policies are most often developed and enforced by second and third from the top down who seek huge bonuses for slave driving workers and all sorts of other employee issues.

[JI7]

11. It wouldn't be much money for them .

[Javaman]

12. That's not the point. Nt

[Richard D]

8. I'm couragous and Civil!!!!! (nt)