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UN's Jan Egeland Responds to Freeper Email
Free Republic ^ | December 28, 2004

Posted on 12/28/2004 4:11:38 PM PST by Howlin

Earlier today, responding to these remarks by the UN's Jan Egeland

But U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland suggested that the United States and other Western nations were being "stingy" with relief funds, saying there would be more available if taxes were raised.

"It is beyond me why are we so stingy, really," the Norwegian-born U.N. official told reporters. "Christmastime should remind many Western countries at least, [of] how rich we have become."

"There are several donors who are less generous than before in a growing world economy," he said, adding that politicians in the United States and Europe "believe that they are really burdening the taxpayers too much, and the taxpayers want to give less. It's not true. They want to give more."

I sent this email to Jan Egeland

You seem to be under the impression that the ONLY way that individuals can donate money to charities and disasters is if the government TAKES the money from them in the form of taxes and gives it to YOU.

Leaving aside the fact that the UN is the last place I want MY government to give money (see Oil for Food scandal), we don't need to be taxed into giving. The United States is a generous country and we WILL give a lot of money to this cause; we're just not going to give it to YOU to spend as you see fit.

The people who really need and deserve the money will get it, without you having the opportunity to cut your slice off of it.

Howlin @ FR

Raleigh, NC

P.S. Forget about a UN and/or world tax; it's not going to happen.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Free Republic; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: howlin; humanitarianrelief; janegeland; stingy; sumatraquake; tsunami; un; unitednations; unlist; waytogosir
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To: crz

Sent this to the twerp this morning. I couldnt hold back any longer. Wish I lived in NYC. I'd go down and burn their friggan flag in front of them.


381 posted on 12/29/2004 6:47:29 AM PST by crz
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To: Howlin

Way to bust his chops on both of your emails.

These lying bastards are so arrogant, they don't realize that we can have their exact words, sentences and phrases right after they utter them.

Lying and revision of the lying when caught, just will not work in today's world.

Great Job!


382 posted on 12/29/2004 6:48:38 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Rummy Phobia is the new mental disorder of the left. It is similiar to the Hate GW Syndrome!)
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To: Howlin; All

Dubya just called the UN's statement "uniformed & misguided" in his news conference this morning. ;o)


383 posted on 12/29/2004 6:57:24 AM PST by tsmith130 ("Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."" - GWB)
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To: cyncooper

cici what a ***CH.
i damn near broke all the windows in my house screaming at the tv.


384 posted on 12/29/2004 6:58:32 AM PST by 537cant be wrong (no kittie! thats my pot pie!)
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To: PhilDragoo
You tell him, Phil!





385 posted on 12/29/2004 7:07:35 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Happy2BMe; PhilDragoo
Me too! Ah'll be sending him a piece of my mind shortly as well!

386 posted on 12/29/2004 7:15:25 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (There is only one GOOD 'RAT: one that has been voted OUT of POWER !! Straight ticket GOP!)
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To: Texas_Jarhead
...implore you and your fellow UN bureaucrats to keep on running your mouths and insulting the cows from whose udders you suck. You and your ilk can only aid in the efforts of patriotic Americans in disassociating our nation from your corrupt, ineffectual, and anti-American “organization”."

Well said! And on the last sentence, from your lips to God's ears.

387 posted on 12/29/2004 7:34:28 AM PST by Sal
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To: tsmith130

Honest? I had to go out and run an errand so I missed it! Dang it!


388 posted on 12/29/2004 7:35:08 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin

Yawn Egghead's remarks were not misinterpreted. The SOB stuck his cheesey foot in his mouth and he's trying to extract it without causing further damage to the UN.

Contact your Senator and your Representative and ask them to withrdraw the US from the UN and expel these anti-American insurgents from the US.


389 posted on 12/29/2004 7:38:20 AM PST by ArmedNReady (Islam, the cancer on humanity...)
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To: mewzilla

Well, you don't want these transnational elites to get caught in an avalanche when they are skiing in Gstaad, do you?

Unbelievable.


390 posted on 12/29/2004 7:40:20 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin

Wow. Good letters. Good work. Glad you summed up so well how many of us feel.


391 posted on 12/29/2004 7:43:09 AM PST by Lijahsbubbe
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To: Howlin
Here's the quote from Fox news...ooops I said "uninformed", President Bush said "ill-informed".

The president also pointedly dismissed a United Nation official's suggestion that rich nations like the United States have been "stingy" in relief efforts. "I felt like the person who made that statement was very misguided and ill informed," Bush said.

392 posted on 12/29/2004 7:48:03 AM PST by tsmith130 ("Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."" - GWB)
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To: tsmith130

Oh, so sweet!

He always comes through, doesn't he???


393 posted on 12/29/2004 7:55:07 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Lijahsbubbe

Can you tell I almost went over the edge yesterday????? I think I'm a little calmer today; we'll see how the day goes........LOL.


394 posted on 12/29/2004 7:55:58 AM PST by Howlin
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To: ArmedNReady; OXENinFLA; Mo1

LOL......I like your name for him!


395 posted on 12/29/2004 7:56:45 AM PST by Howlin
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To: ArmedNReady; Howlin; Grampa Dave
Yawn Egghead's remarks were not misinterpreted

LOL .. love how you pronounce his name too!

396 posted on 12/29/2004 8:00:28 AM PST by Mo1 (Should be called Oil for Fraud and not Oil for Food)
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To: Howlin
He always comes through, doesn't he???

He sure does! Although, I like what you said in your letter too. ;o)

397 posted on 12/29/2004 8:04:22 AM PST by tsmith130 ("Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking."" - GWB)
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To: tsmith130
Dubya just called the UN's statement "uniformed & misguided" in his news conference this morning. ;o)

Interesting take; I thought he was just giving a shout out to the those fun loving DUmmies again.
398 posted on 12/29/2004 8:04:52 AM PST by PigRigger (Send donations to http://www.AdoptAPlatoon.org)
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To: tsmith130

Well, what I said is exactly why I could never be president. :-)


399 posted on 12/29/2004 8:08:35 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin

Wow!

I am so impressed!


400 posted on 12/29/2004 8:08:39 AM PST by najida (Some days, there just isn't enough Prozac in the world.)
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