Palin Urges Americans ‘Not to Forget Haiti’

NY Times ^ | 12/13/10 | Mike Shear

[pissant]

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, urged Americans “not to forget Haiti” as she spent the weekend in the earthquake-ravaged country, the Associated Press reported.

The onetime vice-presidential candidate declined to answer questions from reporters at a brief news conference, saying, “We don’t need to be getting political here today, O.K., folks.”

Ms. Palin had joined the evangelist Franklin Graham and his organization, Samaritan’s Purse, in a tour of the devastation. In her brief remarks, the A.P. said she urged a military airlift of supplies.

“I know that there’s been some discussion of U.S. aid perhaps being lifted from this area,” she said. “Again — not to get political — but if some of the politicians would come here and see the conditions, perhaps they would see a need for, say, a military airlift to come bring supplies that are so needed here.”

[Red in Blue PA]

I am very familiar with the circumstances on the ground there and I assure you that they do not have the resources they need.

Neither do we.

And before you say, yeah but, we waste ours.....so do they.

[Red in Blue PA]

Sorry, but I doubt it.

This is more of a photo op to her.....those are the cold, hard facts.

My guess is that she will not mention Haiti again in the next 2 years.

[Red in Blue PA]

What good will we be to anyone if we don’t take care of business here at home first? It rubs me the wrong way when people with more means than most of us are constantly telling us how we have to “save the world”. How much is enough? I’m having trouble keeping my own head above water.

[potlatch]

[Red in Blue PA]

Seems to me that whatever she does it will never be enough so we get you dont like her can you move on.

Do you have any idea of the resources which are required to sustain one westerner in Haiti? How about one westerner followed by 100 photographers?

If she brought some skill nobody had tot he ground in Haiti, it would be justifiable. As it is it is a photo op.

Remember when Bush didn't go to Katrina because he didn't want to get int he way or use valuable resources? That is how disasters should be handled.

[upsdriver]

Haiti needs regime change to go along with the aid. We ought to take it over as a US territory in order to bring stability and prosperity to the Haitians. If that goes well, we can do the same thing with Mexico.

[GoCards]

Oh of course, your right? whatever......

[Red in Blue PA]

The aid for Haiti that Sarah is requesting is very minimal

Minimal to WHOM?

You can buy a lot in Haiti with very little....and we send a lot.

[Red in Blue PA]

Clever retort.

[editor-surveyor]

> “As it is it is a photo op.”

OK Obama, its a photo op without the media, cuz they have blocked them out. - That’s why the sour grapes.

Samaritan’s purse is thousands of people like Sarah and Todd, and they all work.
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[GoCards]

Thanks. Sometimes simple is best. Tired of the same ole Palin isnt worth our time. Me, moving on....

[Red in Blue PA]

Honestly, do you believe she would be there for one second if she did not have Presidential ambitions?

[roses of sharon]

Forget it....if PDSers cannot even abide a Christian charity fund-raiser at Christmas time, they are surely lost.

[editor-surveyor]

> “NOTHING can solve the ‘Haiti Crisis.’”

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Wrong! - Jesus Christ can solve the crisis, and that is the key to Samaritan’s Purse’s effort there. Under Aristede, Christianity was shut out, with Clinton’s approval.

[Global2010]

Nice. Your work?

[potlatch]

Thank you. Yes, I make animation and slideshows and put my screen name on them.

[editor-surveyor]

> “Then why did she go?”

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They were invited by Franklin Graham, in hopes of giving their mission there more visibility, and thus more funding, and volunteers.

My guess is that her presence there will help in accomplishing that goal to some degree, but to those of your mindset, its of no effect, I’m sure.

[B4Ranch]

I agree with you.

[bvw]

What resources do you say they need, that will not be left to rot, stolen and ruined, or otherwise wasted?

[pissant]

You are more cynical than even I am.