UN calls US response to tsunami disaster "stingy"

CNN Inside Politics | December 27, 2004 | CNN

[ejdrapes]

I was watching CNN's Inside Politics today (no transcript up yet) and they had a panel on - someone from the Washington Post, LA Times (Ron Brownstein) and Time magazine (Karen Tumulty). They were discussing our response to the disaster and the host of the program mentioned that the UN called our response "stingy". Then the panel went on to talk about how we "fumbled" this and were basically AWOL for one day. This just really made my blood boil. What have other countries done? The Brits say over 10,000 of their citizens were on holiday in that area. It's a large tourist area for Europeans. Where's the criticism of the EU and its member nations? And do we really have to play politics at a time like this?

[JoJo Gunn]

Perceived or real, corruption problems with the UN have nothing to do with comments made by the UN in regards to the US level of financial aid....

Oh, but it does, Little Precious. I'll not allow a band of thugs and dictators and their hippie trash Appeaser groupies to try and shame me.

Let those thugs in their golden palaces shell out some more, instead of trying to reach in my already overtaxed pockets. If life were perfect, I could help out a lot more, but my finances are finite, and every day somewhere on this planet someone is in need. But it's not my fault. If I don't take care of myself first, then altruism dies. I know that's hard for obsessive hand wringing do-gooders to understand, but it's the cold hard facts.

Now run along back to your padded cell....

[Conspiracy Guy]

Tally Ho!

[MeekOneGOP]

Bump-Ola!!!

[Conspiracy Guy]

We agree.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I hope the UN ninnies keep this up. I've hated the UN since my Air Force days and this crap is waking up more folks every day.

[fastattacksailor]

YEEEEEEEE-HAH!

[fastattacksailor]

BTW, Fuzzette thinks she's the cat's meow in her VK helmet!

:-)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Sabers Drawn!

[superskunk]

wonder how many American liberal activist tree huggers will be going to Sri Lanka to help out?


Go to Sri Lanka?!? It's just not a good time for them to vacation there. Maybe France instead?

[fastattacksailor]

We await your command!

[Conspiracy Guy]

As soon as the Artillery Barrage is over the bugle will sound. At that point you lead us in a calvary charge with sabers into the enemy lines.

[superskunk]

If I don't take care of myself first, then altruism dies.

So true! Ironically, most liberals do take care of themselves first, but few (if any) are genuinely altruistic; and all are quick to criticize others for taking care of themselves first.

[fastattacksailor]

FAS Salutes, prepares to put Fuzzette on afterburner

[Darksheare]

Be nice to my mother?

Sorry, I was not born from a mud pit, the earth is not my mother.
WELCOME TO FR.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Remind me not to be directly behind you in the charge. Afterburners are dangerous.

[Darksheare]

I like his "be nice to your mother" comment.
As if the UN is my mother, or the Earth is my mother.
I hate Gaeaists.

[fastattacksailor]

OK, I'll go easy on the afterburner---how's about full military?

wait'll ya see the sidewinder launch rails I put on Fuzzette....she's gonna pack a punch

[Conspiracy Guy]

My mule fires Tow missiles.

[fastattacksailor]

A tow is a good thing----but Fuzzette wanted sidewinders

must be a T-bred thing, I guess.....

[MeekOneGOP]

BTW, Fuzzette thinks she's the cat's meow in her VK helmet! :-)

Yep! Fuzzette and you both look just swell in that pic, I think.

I like CG's caption on that pic, too. :^D