“While Coburn continues to hold up much-needed reconstruction aid over a relatively meaningless objection, “just 2 percent of [Haiti’s earthquake] rubble has been cleared and 13,000 temporary shelters have been built – less than 10 percent of the number planned.” There are estimated to be 1.3 million Haitians still homeless as a result of the earthquake.”
I had heard that private organizations are having trouble because no one is coordinating what the various agencys are doing.
fennec, you rarely disappoint in showing your total ignorance about most of the subjects you insist on airing an opinion on.
If you really looked at the Haiti disaster situation, you would find that a mere 5% of the approximately $1.5 billion in humanitarian donations have been spent to date … .but it would make people of your ilk feel better if there was a few more $millions shoveled at the problem.
The first horseman in Haiti, and much of the world, is poverty. Whether in the 9th Ward, Somalia, Darfur, or Haiti, a few “haves” try to do good work and help (like Penn, Clooney,Gates, and others less famous), but most of our U.S. “haves” are intent on keeping not just the wealth, but the POWER, that feeds their egos and squashes their empathy.(Coburn, Inhofe, Boehner, etc.)
There are those who work in “government” (& NGOS) because of what they can do FOR people. There are others in “government” intent on what they can do TO people. The latter are called “politicians”.
Simon_Jester over 13 years ago
The Fifth Horseman is Tom Coburn
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
In many respects- Jester.
rockngolfer over 13 years ago
I had to look that one up.
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/09/29/coburn-haiti-earthquake-objection/
“While Coburn continues to hold up much-needed reconstruction aid over a relatively meaningless objection, “just 2 percent of [Haiti’s earthquake] rubble has been cleared and 13,000 temporary shelters have been built – less than 10 percent of the number planned.” There are estimated to be 1.3 million Haitians still homeless as a result of the earthquake.”
I had heard that private organizations are having trouble because no one is coordinating what the various agencys are doing.
One hand does not know what the other is doing.
petergrt over 13 years ago
Another ‘shovel-ready” project …
Simon_Jester over 13 years ago
^Quick Maw, th’ durty lib’ruls has us surrounded. Change th’ subjeck, afore it’s too late!
petergrt over 13 years ago
fennec, you rarely disappoint in showing your total ignorance about most of the subjects you insist on airing an opinion on.
If you really looked at the Haiti disaster situation, you would find that a mere 5% of the approximately $1.5 billion in humanitarian donations have been spent to date … .but it would make people of your ilk feel better if there was a few more $millions shoveled at the problem.
Simon_Jester over 13 years ago
you rarely disappoint in showing your total ignorance about most of the subject you insist on airing an opinion on.
ROFL at that sentence.
fennec may be ignorant petey, but at least he knows his grammar.
BTW, got anything to back up that claim about only 5% of the donations having been spent?
CorosiveFrog Premium Member over 13 years ago
I’m surprised nobody said that “God was mad at them because of voodoo” yet…
WarBush over 13 years ago
^Puppy’s not here (and haven’t seen her in a while). But we have blank (wo)man to teach us about religious hate.
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
The first horseman in Haiti, and much of the world, is poverty. Whether in the 9th Ward, Somalia, Darfur, or Haiti, a few “haves” try to do good work and help (like Penn, Clooney,Gates, and others less famous), but most of our U.S. “haves” are intent on keeping not just the wealth, but the POWER, that feeds their egos and squashes their empathy.(Coburn, Inhofe, Boehner, etc.)
There are those who work in “government” (& NGOS) because of what they can do FOR people. There are others in “government” intent on what they can do TO people. The latter are called “politicians”.