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Why the hell should we be in Haiti anyways?

Personally, I would like to see Haiti become a territory of the United States, much like Puerto Rico is. That might be a bit heavy handed, but what are we going to do if another earthquake happens or if they get hit by a tsunami or by a hurricane? Are we just going to go back and rebuild again? Why not just teach the Haitians how to manage their resources properly? It could be used as a tourist area and possibly agriculture.

N-n-n-now dats makes a lots of sense. *winks* ...*Takes anuders swigs of moonshines.*

Haaaaaaa-ha-ha-ha...*coughs uncontrollably*
 
When America has a devastating earthquake, I wonder who will come and help us?
 
When America has a devastating earthquake, I wonder who will come and help us?

If anyone tried, conservatives would just claim that they are a foreign power seeking to occupy sovereign U.S. soil anyways.
 
When America has a devastating earthquake, I wonder who will come and help us?

The rest of the world as we did after Katrina.

Not our fault your government refused/did not use the 800 million+ aid sent by countries around the world. We offered.
 
The rest of the world as we did after Katrina.

Not our fault your government refused/did not use the 800 million+ aid sent by countries around the world. We offered.
Really? What happened to it?
 
What point do you think you made there?

I let your own quotes demonstrate your hypocrisy all by yourself.

Unless the God you purport to believe in supports the taking of innocent lives as you do. And if that's the case, who gives a crap whether God blesses us or not!
 
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Ive never met anyone here who has ever said that.America did save us in ww2 however where you one of the people who did?

My father was, but I won't bash the Brits. My mother was born and raised in Middlesex, and was working in London during the war. With buzzbombs falling all around, she still never missed a day of work, and neither did most Brits. I actually admire their courage.

You know, people seem to forget that the US and Britain have been allies for a very long time, so there is no need for us to bash each other. We are all on the same side here.
 
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I notice the First Lady is on TV asking for donations to the Red Cross for the Haitians. I wonder if this isn't racially motivated?. Would she be so eager to push for help to help the UK, if a massive earthquake took out most of its infrastructure, since the UK is largely a white nation?

Another thing I notice is the plight of the Haitian orphans. I can't help but notice the many white families reaching out and adopting these unfortunate little children. This is a heartwarming act, but yet, I don't see any black families stepping up to the plate to do the same thing. Perhaps there are black familiies adopting these children, but I haven't yet seen any on the news.
what's your problem? exactly how many white families have you seen on the news who have adopted haitian orphans?
 
what's your problem? exactly how many white families have you seen on the news who have adopted haitian orphans?

All of 'em, but no black families were filmed. If they had been there, the news media would have filmed them and made a big issue about it.
 
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The rest of the world as we did after Katrina.

Not our fault your government refused/did not use the 800 million+ aid sent by countries around the world. We offered.

You have been reading the wrong sources regarding Katrina. You need to check on why Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco refused to ask for help from the US Government. The buses were sitting there waiting to evacuate the citizens from New Orleans, but Nagin twiddled his thumbs and waited too late. The rescue of its citizens falls to the state first, and if they need help, they have to request help from the US Government before help arrives.
 
We're just one of the many there to help.
 
I let your own quotes demonstrate your hypocrisy all by yourself.

Unless the God you purport to believe in supports the taking of innocent lives as you do. And if that's the case, who gives a crap whether God blesses us or not!

My idea of God is neither Good nor Evil. Basically I am wishing for good things to happen to my country, and using a common phrase to make my point.
 
Well, of course First Ladies are racists.

When the earthquake hit Wenchuan, China with 69,195 killed, 374,177 injured and 18,392 missing you didn't see Laura Bush on TV asking for donations. Why? Just look at Laura and then at a Chinese. Kind of obvious isn't it.

I was in Beijing when that quake hit, she was on TV over there expressing support for the Chinese people.
 
Why have you people ruined a nice thread?
 
My idea of God is neither Good nor Evil. Basically I am wishing for good things to happen to my country, and using a common phrase to make my point.

So you don't believe what you said, you just used it for effect?
 
Don't know the author, but I received this via e-mail. I agree.

Haiti is without a government.


To help out, I am donating
one Obama
one Biden,
one Pelosi
one Reid,
one Frank
one Coakley
two Clintons

They may keep them permanently!!

I'd give them a constitution; but I can't find mine right now!! :2razz:
 
Don't know the author, but I received this via e-mail. I agree.

Haiti is without a government.


To help out, I am donating
one Obama
one Biden,
one Pelosi
one Reid,
one Frank
one Coakley
two Clintons

They may keep them permanently!!

I'd give them a constitution; but I can't find mine right now!! :2razz:

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

Good one! ZING
 
Haiti is different, they didn't get hurt because of their own stupidity such as New Orleans( build a city below sea level and it will flood in time). A earthquake can happen anywhere ant anytime, plates or no plates. This wasn't a case of them being invaded and bombed because of their actions eother. That said yes, American corps will find a way to profit from this. The rebuilding for example but...i seriously doubt to many Haitians will complain in this case. I am not a huge fan of the First Family but don't see this as a racist thing.
 
Haiti is different, they didn't get hurt because of their own stupidity such as New Orleans( build a city below sea level and it will flood in time). A earthquake can happen anywhere ant anytime, plates or no plates. This wasn't a case of them being invaded and bombed because of their actions eother. That said yes, American corps will find a way to profit from this. The rebuilding for example but...i seriously doubt to many Haitians will complain in this case. I am not a huge fan of the First Family but don't see this as a racist thing.

Well, at least this is going smoother than NOLA. What pisses me off about Katrina is all the fingerpointing Dems and Reps were doing in the wake of it. Meanwhile, people died. Yea, the Governor screwed up. So did Bush. There is plenty of blame to go around in both parties. At least, on this one, I am glad to see both parties pretty much pulling together to help out. Sometimes, even in the worst of circumstances, our Congresscritters are able to learn from past mistakes (Katrina) and put the bickering behind them and do something good (Haiti).

NOTE: Congresscritters are much like any other animal. After so many tries, they can actually be trained. Doesn't make them smart, though, just trainable (sometimes:mrgreen:).
 
The complaing seems to be centered around:

Should you support what you categorize as good behavior done for reasons you disagree with?

Which is similar to the phrase "Cut off your nose to spite your face".

Who cares if Anderson's ratings went up by him helping? Emotional people who are incapable of making good choices? Leaders do all sorts of things to set an example, that they believe will further their interest. Who cares, if the interest is good, it's good, if not, it's not.
 
I guess Pete doesn't know what happen to the Katrina money they gave us.
 
If you like the Lee Greenwood song, "Proud to be an American" you are a conservative. If you hate it you are a liberal..

That's the test.
 
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