US gives 50,000 dlrs for quake-hit Italy

AFP ^ | April 6, 2009 | AFP staff

[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.

[LottieDah]

Chump change indeed. It is a sin. How much of our money is ACORN getting?

[devere]

“Don’t spend it all in one place.”

It will buy you a couple of weeks at the Galleria in Milan. It’s a very nice place right between the Duomo cathedral and La Scala Opera House.

[Mouton]

What do you expect, Italy is a Christian state and they did support us, although not greatly, in Iraq.

I cannot wait for that POS muslim non citizen to be removed from office.

Vince

[ctdonath2]

If O can’t use money to control operations of an organization, that organization won’t get much beyond a token amount.

[Oldpuppymax]

Yeah but this is the NEW money, with Husseins picture! That alone makes it quite a bit more valuable.

[donna]

$50,000?

50,000 Seats Ready For Larry The Cable Guy Concert

[Marysecretary]

Yes, I recollect the same.

[Arizona Carolyn]

I was just thinking earlier this morning that the world who thinks Obama is so wonderful is going to learn how much more generous the USA was pre-Obama and that under Obama they will learn they are basically on their own.

[Jonny foreigner]

If O can’t use money to control operations of an organization, that organization won’t get much beyond a token amount.

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i just keep thinking about the cost the resent europe trip may have cost the american tax payer. hmm considering 500 people constant stuff (i guess “let alone their personal salary” they did not swimm to europe) , air force one, fighter escort... then donate 50 K ??? so how much did it cost per hour 50.000, 100.000, 500.000...? who knows.

[CGTRWK]

Obama gave essentially zero - under 1% of gross income, at a time they were making 300K a year - until he decided to run for President.

Whereupon the purse strings opened up and the checks started going out - $27,500 to his God Damn Whitey “church”, $12,000 to the God Damn Whitey Congressional Black Caucus, etc.

[Hildy]

I think it’s better to give nothing than to offer an obvious pittance.

[AliVeritas]

He gives Hamas 800K...

He's going to pay for Gitmo thugs to come here, get representation and live with benefits (trust me, terror types love economic jihad)...

Millions to ACORN thugs...

Millions to snuff out babies not only here, around the globe...

No telling if he's wiggled that huge Global Poverty Bill through for the UN...

That's just what we know about.

No nukes, weapons, defense, Da Fence, school vouchers, tax cuts, etc.

I wonder how much it cost to fly his chef and entourage of five hundred to Europe?

Beautiful.

[yldstrk]

how underwhelming to our good ally in the fight against terror. Guess if it had been Spain we would have dnated more........