Bob:
I don't know you, but you are entitled to your opinion. I find it to be very annoying when people hiding behind internet anonymity lash out at others for sharing their opinion. Just my 2 cents.
I do feel for the victims, as we all surely do...I do have a problem with people already criticizing the USA for "not doing enough", etc. I feel that material aid should be sent, along with liberal tree huggers, to help those in need. I do, however, feel that what aid we send should be proportionate to the aid we have received relative to the War on Terror. Help our allies, let the UN help the rest. One prime example...India. India has refused to send troops b/c the UN did not support the USA.
I do not endorse sending financial aid to certain relief groups as that leaves room for corruption and abuse. See UN Food For Oil, United Way, and 9/11 funds for examples. After all, it is our tax money...and we are carrying the lion's share of the burden and risks in Iraq.
But that's my opinion, for what it's worth...
PS--how many American flags were torched this year in some of these countries?
Indonesia:
http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/ar/Qindonesia-us-bush.RHRw_DOL.html
I understand your point. You aren't saying this is not a major event or a major story, but that some media are using the images to sensationalize (beyond reporting) the story. although I don't know how much this catastrophe can be sensationalized beyond reality. I am too numb from the enormity of it to take it all in.
I think I have seen others hang onto the coattails of this time of sympathy outpouring and using it to scam well-meaning people.
I get your point, but the timing of it might have been off, not sure.
Well, thank you so damn much for giving us your stamp of approval.
Quite frankly, YOU are the type of poster who gives the MSM ammunition to call Free Republic a whack site.
Go away.
Your post is insensisive and very un-PC.
I believe it is also accurate.
Unless it happens to YOU, my friend. Some people are just out-of-sight out-of-mind kinda people I guess.
This is one of the biggest, most tragic, worldwide,"non-story" of our lifetime.