Posted on 12/12/2010 11:14:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's visit to Haiti was over faster than you could say cholera. Palin spent less than 48 hours in the earthquake-ravaged nation that's currently facing a growing cholera epidemic that has already killed more than 2,000 people, and mounting political unrest due to a contested election. Palin was accompanied by her reality-TV-star daughter, Bristol, and her husband, Todd. And she mostly remained off-limits to media organizations except for Fox News, the network on which she serves as a news analyst.
The trip to Haiti had been planned a month in advance, and was hosted by the Rev. Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham and founder of humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse. During the weekend, Palin visited a couple of cholera treatment centers in the notorious slum area of Cité Soleil. Palin made herself briefly available to the media on Sunday at the headquarters of Samaritan's Purse, alongside a depot with temporary-shelter materials — the organization has built about 10,000 temporary shelters since the earthquake.
Haiti is the fourth country outside North America that Palin has visited, and she said her impressions of the poorest country in the western hemisphere were "much harsher" than she had expected.....
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Ha! I just knew it wasn’t my fault ;)
I believe you missed my point. I agree with you, which is what I was trying to say.
Nice pics. I like Greta...she’s willing to go up against all her inside-the-Beltway buddies to stick up for Sarah!
I think it’s wonderful that this whole crew took time out from their busy holiday schedules to go down there to give gifts to Haitian children.
I am REALLY surprised that Greta’s husband went along!
Greta’s husband, the prominent lawyer and politcal savvy John Coale, works “with” and for Sarah Palin! Make a little more sense to you now? The Coales and Palins are close friends I think.
Yes. But I think Greta likes to take most of her trips without him. (Not that they don’t like each other. Greta is just so darn independent; she and Sarah have that in common!)
LOL. I'll say!
You are too sweet and kind, dear Vinnie. I'd be thrilled just to meet her, or be her hairdress...LOL.!
I trust you're not looking for an argument, because this trip was arranged over a month ago and all parties went for the right reasons. Sarah Palin and I think also Franklin Graham will be Greta's guests on her TV show tonight.
Truly, they are all trying to bring attention the needs of the suffering and to help the people in Haiti, especially the children and the cholera victims.
If Palin walked on water, the next day’s headline would read, “Palin Can’t Swim!”
Yes, I think most of Greta’s trips are solely business trips. This trip was charity and business, since Sarah Palin was also there.
If she cured cancer tonight, by tomorrow they’d be complaining about the ingredients and the methods she used.
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