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Posted on 04/06/2009 1:02:42 PM PDT by devere
The United States said Monday it would donate 50,000 dollars in emergency aid to Italy after a powerful earthquake killed at least 100 people. "We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed in the earthquake. Our embassy in Rome will provide 50,000 (dollars) in emergency relief funding," State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. Italian authorities told the United States they did not need rescue teams, Wood said. President Barack Obama earlier offered his condolences on a visit to Turkey and voiced hope that the United States could send rescuers. The earthquake killed at least 100 people and injured 1,500 more as it reduced medieval buildings to rubble in the central town of L'Aquila. Wood said there were no reports of US citizens among the dead or injured but that the US embassy in Rome was reaching out to Americans living in the region.
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We need to send him the word that if we have to downsize, then so does the WH. Actually shouldn’t the WH lead the way considering this economy???
YGBSM!!! $50K???????? If that were a muslim country, obambi would’ve committed us to $10B+. That’s the best “we” can do for an ally??
I agree with whoever said that when Hamas gets $900 million and Italy gets only $50,000, something is seriously wrong...
We could’ve raised that amount just within the ranks here at FR in two hours. $50K. Damn, that’s shameful.
$50,000? That’s embarrassing.
Remember, folks....that’s $50,000 BEFORE the exchange rate deductions.
$50K has got to be a mistake. Why even bother with an amount like that and insult an ally to boot?
Nicely done, Barry. Dumbass.
yeah, my thoughts exactly. Obama isn’t exactly generous.
Right. They’ve spent all our money already.
“You’re welcome Italy!” :(
Did the Clintons donate underpants?
$50K has got to be a mistake. Why even bother with an amount like that and insult an ally to boot?
“Don’t spend it all in one place!”
Got that right. This is a new low.
Tell me again, how much did we pledge to Hasmastan?
ML/NJ
Don’t spend it all in one place.
If my memory is correct, his tax returns showed very small donations. Does anyone have that info? I was under the impression that as a couple they were stingy.
Shhesh. You can’t get a decent groppa for $50K in Italy!
Damn straight. After 9/11 we raised $12,000 in two days just at my local middle school alone (teachers, parents, and kids).
It is getting very embarrassing to be an American.
Too bad Rush wasn’t on today when this news broke. I think he might have sent them a larger donation himself.
Tell me again, how much did we pledge to Hasmastan?
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