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The Presidential Palace, the only decent building in the country, has been reduced to rubble.
Blessed are the murderous.
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Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
HAHAHAHA
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Date: January 12, 2010 10:04PM
Just great, we are sending our fire/rescue to Port Au Prince Haiti. How much will they repay our county for the costs associated with this reckless project. Nothing I am sure of that. Stay in Fairfax, and provide services to those that pay your salaries. We cannot save the world Sharon Bulova.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 12, 2010 10:06PM
The news is reporting that the earthquake has devastated Haiti. Ummm. How can they tell?
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: January 12, 2010 10:17PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> The news is reporting that the earthquake has
> devastated Haiti. Ummm. How can they tell?
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> The news is reporting that the earthquake has
> devastated Haiti. Ummm. How can they tell?
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
()
Date: January 12, 2010 10:25PM
What the fuck is that thing in the foreground? Are they hauling the truck somewhere, or is it some sort of Haitian taxi?
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
BackDraftFUCKYEAH
()
Date: January 12, 2010 10:30PM
Just looking for attention and an excuse to put another sticker on their fancy gold leafed shiny red penises..err. I mean fire apparatus showing how great they are.
America's Heroes! = overpaid manual laborers
America's Heroes! = overpaid manual laborers
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
monkeygonecrazy
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Date: January 12, 2010 10:34PM
The news is reporting looting,chaos ect... Sounds like another hurricane Katrina situation.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: January 12, 2010 10:55PM
That island has been fucked over for centuries. Conquered by Spain, bought and sold by France to England, etc. It's where the slaves were dropped off and told to be free. Then the U.S. took over for a few decades, and we still fuck with their politics.
Despite that, they're our neighbors and have no quarrel with us. The people who live there just experienced a major disaster. Give them a break.
Despite that, they're our neighbors and have no quarrel with us. The people who live there just experienced a major disaster. Give them a break.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
john696969
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Date: January 12, 2010 10:58PM
actually.....Since Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is used as the base for FEMA Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) ALL costs bore by the county are reimbursed for FEMA.
When I say ALL costs I mean ALL costs.....everything from transportation, time away from work, paying the guys when they go and also paying overtime to backfill their positions.
In the end having VA-TF1 staffed by FCFRD is a huge benefit to Fairfax County. Since Fairfax doesnt have to front any money and has the people and equipment to do urban search and rescue. This is a precious resources that MOST area fire departments are simple not equipped to handle.
Fairfax County FRD as VA-TF1 is one of only two urban search and rescue teams that are allowed by FEMA to work overseas. Just to put that in perspective every state is supposed to have at least one team and most states have more than one. VA-TF2 is based with Richmond Fire if i recalled correctly.
When I say ALL costs I mean ALL costs.....everything from transportation, time away from work, paying the guys when they go and also paying overtime to backfill their positions.
In the end having VA-TF1 staffed by FCFRD is a huge benefit to Fairfax County. Since Fairfax doesnt have to front any money and has the people and equipment to do urban search and rescue. This is a precious resources that MOST area fire departments are simple not equipped to handle.
Fairfax County FRD as VA-TF1 is one of only two urban search and rescue teams that are allowed by FEMA to work overseas. Just to put that in perspective every state is supposed to have at least one team and most states have more than one. VA-TF2 is based with Richmond Fire if i recalled correctly.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
DP
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Date: January 12, 2010 11:40PM
And who pays for all that equipment that they use? NOT FEMA!!
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
pat
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Date: January 13, 2010 12:12AM
They will be there by saturday by the time they unload, set up and get a grip of the massive amount of distruction it will be monday by the time they do anything .... Too little too late.
http://www.vatf1.org/news.cfm?CFID=3653475&CFTOKEN=19375878
http://www.vatf1.org/news.cfm?CFID=3653475&CFTOKEN=19375878
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
guess
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Date: January 13, 2010 12:18AM
I say 30,000 will be dead/unacounted for by the time its over. Port has 2-3 million living there
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Registered Voter
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Date: January 13, 2010 12:25AM
It's called doing a good turn for our neighbors. This is the kind of assistance it makes sense for us to give them, and no doubt the US Navy will send some ships with supplies and helicopters to get in and help with assessing damage and rescuing stranded folks. It is the least we can and should do.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: January 13, 2010 07:37AM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> The people who live there just
> experienced a major disaster. Give them a break.
Is there really a point in saying that here?
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> The people who live there just
> experienced a major disaster. Give them a break.
Is there really a point in saying that here?
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:13AM
pgens Wrote:
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> TheMeeper Wrote:
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> > The people who live there just
> > experienced a major disaster. Give them a
> break.
>
> Is there really a point in saying that here?
What I really meant to say is: those stupid poor people are all losers. they really need to get a life, and are probably here illegally and should be deported.
they're gay, too.
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> TheMeeper Wrote:
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> > The people who live there just
> > experienced a major disaster. Give them a
> break.
>
> Is there really a point in saying that here?
What I really meant to say is: those stupid poor people are all losers. they really need to get a life, and are probably here illegally and should be deported.
they're gay, too.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
()
Date: January 13, 2010 09:19AM
pgens Wrote:
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> lol, and republikans.
It's actually not funny. I'm sure alot of Hatians were pretty shaken up by this whole thing.
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> lol, and republikans.
It's actually not funny. I'm sure alot of Hatians were pretty shaken up by this whole thing.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:27AM
We have a choice. Either use our resources in Haiti to perform rescue operations and restore order or use our resources to deal with the tens of thousands of boat people we'll see headed to Florida in the coming weeks.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:28AM
It sounds like the entire UN staff may be dead. The Presidential Palace is a complete loss. Does Haiti even have an acting President right now? If so, where is he? Is he dead?
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:33AM
President Rene Preval survived. The article I read said most of Port au Prince has been destroyed.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:36AM
Haiti is the country that cannot catch a break.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:39AM
It's their own fault for not having vast oil reserves.
But seriously, I don't see how anyone can think just not helping is a good idea.
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But seriously, I don't see how anyone can think just not helping is a good idea.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
ITRADE
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:43AM
The FFX team is routinely sent out for major disasters. Turkey, Haiti, and possibly even China after the SiChuan quake.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:45AM
We can't even get the full scoop on how bad they're fucked up because of how bad they're fucked up.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:51AM
MrMephisto Wrote:
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> We can't even get the full scoop on how bad
> they're fucked up because of how bad they're
> fucked up.
Makes you wonder if it wouldn't just be best to drop about 20 "daisy cutters" in there and start over.
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> We can't even get the full scoop on how bad
> they're fucked up because of how bad they're
> fucked up.
Makes you wonder if it wouldn't just be best to drop about 20 "daisy cutters" in there and start over.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
ITRADE
()
Date: January 13, 2010 09:54AM
maybe they could transfer the Gitmo detainees to Haiti...
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 09:55AM
ITRADE Wrote:
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> maybe they could transfer the Gitmo detainees to
> Haiti...
Members of Al Qaeda + Failed State = Not So Much. No.
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> maybe they could transfer the Gitmo detainees to
> Haiti...
Members of Al Qaeda + Failed State = Not So Much. No.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
()
Date: January 13, 2010 09:56AM
SET HATEY ON FIRE!!!!1!!!
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 13, 2010 09:57AM
ITRADE Wrote:
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> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum
> b/6/67/BLU-82_Daisy_Cutter_Fireball.JPG/800px-BLU-
> 82_Daisy_Cutter_Fireball.JPG
Yep. Twenty of those and then sell what's left to the Marriott Corporation.
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> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum
> b/6/67/BLU-82_Daisy_Cutter_Fireball.JPG/800px-BLU-
> 82_Daisy_Cutter_Fireball.JPG
Yep. Twenty of those and then sell what's left to the Marriott Corporation.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
ITRADE
()
Date: January 13, 2010 10:00AM
Behh....Marriott wouldn't buy it. Butch Stewart - the guy who owns Sandals and runs it like a fiefdom - woud buy it...
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 10:44AM
The Presidential Palace, the only decent building in the country, has been reduced to rubble.
Blessed are the murderous.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Tim45
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:35AM
Consdering what Haiti looked like before the earthquake it is tough to see what damage it caused and what was already there.
Billions have been pumped into Haiti for years but it is so corrupt nothing seems to take hold.
Billions have been pumped into Haiti for years but it is so corrupt nothing seems to take hold.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:40AM
Before...
After...
What a shame. Probably one of the few points of pride in the country.
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After...
What a shame. Probably one of the few points of pride in the country.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:56AM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Before...
>
>
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>
> After...
>
Yikes. If it can damage a palace like that, imagine what it did to thousands of poorly-constructed wood and concrete buildings.
You'd almost be better off living in a tin shack. At least you could pick that back up and put it together again.
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> Before...
>
>
>
>
> After...
>
Yikes. If it can damage a palace like that, imagine what it did to thousands of poorly-constructed wood and concrete buildings.
You'd almost be better off living in a tin shack. At least you could pick that back up and put it together again.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
thatsucks
()
Date: January 13, 2010 12:07PM
The prime minister of haiti just claimed on CNN that there are hundreds of thousands dead.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 12:17PM
thatsucks Wrote:
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> The prime minister of haiti just claimed on CNN
> that there are hundreds of thousands dead.
"hundreds of thousands?" Obviously, that's a guess at this point. But if it is even close, this will be on par with the Christmas tsunami.
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> The prime minister of haiti just claimed on CNN
> that there are hundreds of thousands dead.
"hundreds of thousands?" Obviously, that's a guess at this point. But if it is even close, this will be on par with the Christmas tsunami.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
thatsucks
()
Date: January 13, 2010 12:29PM
Obviously its a guess.. 3 million people live there in concrete homes stacked on top of each other that have all virtually colapsed. Also, give it a week when the diseases start to spread. The aids rate is out the roof, aids+disease= a crap load of dead people.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
FFXU advocate
()
Date: January 13, 2010 12:48PM
However, since this is FFXU, where the fun never stops, I am waiting for the inevitable:
"They're all wormfood!"
There, it's been said.
Now back to the compassion.
Cam someone find some Facebook pics to post, or some gay porn?
"They're all wormfood!"
There, it's been said.
Now back to the compassion.
Cam someone find some Facebook pics to post, or some gay porn?
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 13, 2010 12:50PM
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
DollaDollaBIll
()
Date: January 13, 2010 12:58PM
FEMA pays for the equipment they use. They replace all the supplies used while on deployment. Not a dime is spent by County to deploy the team. Even the people who have to do OT to fill in for the deployed staff here in county, their money comes from the FED, not the county.
Which means we have a highly trained, capable, and equipped team in our backyard, at literally no expense to the county.
Which means we have a highly trained, capable, and equipped team in our backyard, at literally no expense to the county.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 01:08PM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> Yikes. If it can damage a palace like that,
> imagine what it did to thousands of
> poorly-constructed wood and concrete buildings.
I was watching MSNBC this morning. They were doing a live interview with a reporter on the ground. One of the people in the studio in NY said, "The Presidential Palace doesn't look that bad. Only the dome fell down. But the rest of the roof looks fine."
The correspondent answered, "Well, it used to be a two story building."
Idiot commentator.
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> Yikes. If it can damage a palace like that,
> imagine what it did to thousands of
> poorly-constructed wood and concrete buildings.
I was watching MSNBC this morning. They were doing a live interview with a reporter on the ground. One of the people in the studio in NY said, "The Presidential Palace doesn't look that bad. Only the dome fell down. But the rest of the roof looks fine."
The correspondent answered, "Well, it used to be a two story building."
Idiot commentator.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Gman Connally
()
Date: January 13, 2010 01:52PM
thatsucks Wrote:
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> Obviously its a guess.. 3 million people live
> there in concrete homes stacked on top of each
> other that have all virtually colapsed. Also, give
> it a week when the diseases start to spread. The
> aids rate is out the roof, aids+disease= a crap
> load of dead people.
Fairfax County, 20 years from now
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> Obviously its a guess.. 3 million people live
> there in concrete homes stacked on top of each
> other that have all virtually colapsed. Also, give
> it a week when the diseases start to spread. The
> aids rate is out the roof, aids+disease= a crap
> load of dead people.
Fairfax County, 20 years from now
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Stinkfist
()
Date: January 13, 2010 01:55PM
It's refreshing to have a President who responds so fast to help others. It took Bush days to respond to Katrina and it was on our own soil.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
move on
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:05PM
I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people were playing cards at a table in the street while next to them was a woman rolling around on the ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them helping themselves. Hopefully the task force brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:07PM
move on Wrote:
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> I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people
> were playing cards at a table in the street while
> next to them was a woman rolling around on the
> ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them
> helping themselves. Hopefully the task force
> brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
You and your conservative friends can bitch about that when the rafts start showing up in Florida.
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> I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people
> were playing cards at a table in the street while
> next to them was a woman rolling around on the
> ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them
> helping themselves. Hopefully the task force
> brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
You and your conservative friends can bitch about that when the rafts start showing up in Florida.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
in the know
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Date: January 13, 2010 02:09PM
move on Wrote:
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> I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people
> were playing cards at a table in the street while
> next to them was a woman rolling around on the
> ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them
> helping themselves. Hopefully the task force
> brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
this was an anonymous registered voter post
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> I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people
> were playing cards at a table in the street while
> next to them was a woman rolling around on the
> ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them
> helping themselves. Hopefully the task force
> brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
this was an anonymous registered voter post
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
496
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Date: January 13, 2010 02:09PM
This guy has been spotted....
Attachments:
Attachments:
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
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Date: January 13, 2010 02:15PM
496 Wrote:
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> This guy has been spotted....
Shouldn't he have Red Stripe or Prestige in that thing?
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> This guy has been spotted....
Shouldn't he have Red Stripe or Prestige in that thing?
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
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Date: January 13, 2010 02:19PM
move on Wrote:
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> I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people
> were playing cards at a table in the street while
> next to them was a woman rolling around on the
> ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them
> helping themselves. Hopefully the task force
> brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
Yeah, the people of Haiti should stop buying playing cards and be buying edible food, potable water, clothes, shelter, medicine, medical supplies, and a new hospital. There's stores ALL OVER Haiti that sell those things. I'm sure if you asked, they'd give some bullshit excuse like "the grocery stores and Wal-Marts and hospitals were flattened in the earthquake, along with our homes, possessions, and population."
If they made the mistake of buying playing cards in an attempt to distract themselves from the absolute carnage that Mother Nature has wrought, they should return them for a full refund and hire a doctor to help that poor lady.
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> I just saw a video on Fox where a goup of people
> were playing cards at a table in the street while
> next to them was a woman rolling around on the
> ground and looked injured,, refreshing to see them
> helping themselves. Hopefully the task force
> brought fresh decks of cards to distribute...
Yeah, the people of Haiti should stop buying playing cards and be buying edible food, potable water, clothes, shelter, medicine, medical supplies, and a new hospital. There's stores ALL OVER Haiti that sell those things. I'm sure if you asked, they'd give some bullshit excuse like "the grocery stores and Wal-Marts and hospitals were flattened in the earthquake, along with our homes, possessions, and population."
If they made the mistake of buying playing cards in an attempt to distract themselves from the absolute carnage that Mother Nature has wrought, they should return them for a full refund and hire a doctor to help that poor lady.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
thatsucks
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:28PM
Great, reports just in that the humanitarian first responders are being robbed of their supplies. Military needs to go in first then humanitarian groups. Its a mess we need to stay out of!!
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:34PM
Reports are also in that 800 or so "Doctors Without Borders" personnel are MIA.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
TheMeeper
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:36PM
I heard a prison collapsed and many of the inmates escaped and are running loose. I can't imagine how scary it must be to be there right now.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:38PM
thatsucks Wrote:
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> Great, reports just in that the humanitarian first
> responders are being robbed of their supplies.
> Military needs to go in first then humanitarian
> groups. Its a mess we need to stay out of!!
Sorry, but that's not an option, even if we wanted it to be...
Expect the Caribbean between the Keys and Haiti to be littered with boats and corpses in the coming months. This is going to be bad.
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> Great, reports just in that the humanitarian first
> responders are being robbed of their supplies.
> Military needs to go in first then humanitarian
> groups. Its a mess we need to stay out of!!
Sorry, but that's not an option, even if we wanted it to be...
Expect the Caribbean between the Keys and Haiti to be littered with boats and corpses in the coming months. This is going to be bad.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:38PM
MrMephisto Wrote:
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> Reports are also in that 800 or so "Doctors
> Without Borders" personnel are MIA.
That's fucked. How many doctors do they have volunteering? How are they going to replace those people to respond to this?
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> Reports are also in that 800 or so "Doctors
> Without Borders" personnel are MIA.
That's fucked. How many doctors do they have volunteering? How are they going to replace those people to respond to this?
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:47PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> MrMephisto Wrote:
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> > Reports are also in that 800 or so "Doctors
> > Without Borders" personnel are MIA.
>
>
> That's fucked. How many doctors do they have
> volunteering? How are they going to replace those
> people to respond to this?
I think that was the right figure. I saw a fleeting blurb on TV in passing.
But, all three of their hospitals have either been destroyed or rendered unusable. This article discusses it a bit:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100113/world/earthquake_haiti_cda_aid_1
And there's a lot of info on CNN.com.
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> MrMephisto Wrote:
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> > Reports are also in that 800 or so "Doctors
> > Without Borders" personnel are MIA.
>
>
> That's fucked. How many doctors do they have
> volunteering? How are they going to replace those
> people to respond to this?
I think that was the right figure. I saw a fleeting blurb on TV in passing.
But, all three of their hospitals have either been destroyed or rendered unusable. This article discusses it a bit:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100113/world/earthquake_haiti_cda_aid_1
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:50PM
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0113/Haiti-earthquake-Head-of-UN-and-other-key-employees-missing
Brazilian military is delivering food and medical supplies today. Looks like only the capital was affected, the rest of the country was not damaged. Unconfirmed reports that the head of the UN mission is dead.
Brazilian military is delivering food and medical supplies today. Looks like only the capital was affected, the rest of the country was not damaged. Unconfirmed reports that the head of the UN mission is dead.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:52PM
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/kindness/post/2010/01/how-to-help-victims-of-the-haiti-earthquake/1
You can donate to the Red Cross relief by texting Haiti to 90999 for $10 or text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5.
Blessed are the murderous.
You can donate to the Red Cross relief by texting Haiti to 90999 for $10 or text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5.
Blessed are the murderous.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
pgens
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:56PM
eesh wrote
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> Looks like only the capital was affected, the rest of
> the country was not damaged.
I guess that answers my question on why we haven't heard about problems in the Dominican Republic.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2010 02:57PM by pgens.
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> Looks like only the capital was affected, the rest of
> the country was not damaged.
I guess that answers my question on why we haven't heard about problems in the Dominican Republic.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2010 02:57PM by pgens.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 02:58PM
pgens Wrote:
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>
> I guess that answers my question on why we haven't
> heard about problems in the Dominican Republic.
According to Pat Robertson, it's because of the Devil...
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>
> I guess that answers my question on why we haven't
> heard about problems in the Dominican Republic.
According to Pat Robertson, it's because of the Devil...
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Warhawk
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:01PM
Everything, according to Pat Robertson, is because of the Devil. How about "shit just happens".
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
496
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:03PM
TheMeeper Wrote:
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> I heard a prison collapsed and many of the inmates
> escaped and are running loose. I can't imagine
> how scary it must be to be there right now.
Thats easy, just go to Anacostia....
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> I heard a prison collapsed and many of the inmates
> escaped and are running loose. I can't imagine
> how scary it must be to be there right now.
Thats easy, just go to Anacostia....
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
thatsucks
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:04PM
After 911 and katrina, I would never donate a single dime to the Red Cross. 60%+ of donations go to administative salaries and other causes. I would only donate canned goods, asprin stuff like that not money.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
graymoose1
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:09PM
GOD's way of population control. Faster than AIDS I guess
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:15PM
thatsucks Wrote:
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> After 911 and katrina, I would never donate a
> single dime to the Red Cross. 60%+ of donations go
> to administative salaries and other causes. I
> would only donate canned goods, asprin stuff like
> that not money.
+1
The Red Cross is the biggest fraud going. My late father-in-law was in the military. He would go to Red Cross stations while overseas and the Red Cross would charge the soldiers for coffee and candy. Sickening. I would suggest giving to Doctors without Border.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
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> After 911 and katrina, I would never donate a
> single dime to the Red Cross. 60%+ of donations go
> to administative salaries and other causes. I
> would only donate canned goods, asprin stuff like
> that not money.
+1
The Red Cross is the biggest fraud going. My late father-in-law was in the military. He would go to Red Cross stations while overseas and the Red Cross would charge the soldiers for coffee and candy. Sickening. I would suggest giving to Doctors without Border.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:23PM
Warhawk Wrote:
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> Everything, according to Pat Robertson, is because
> of the Devil. How about "shit just happens".
Kinda like what he said were the reasons behind 9/11. Something about our society was becoming decadent and we brought the terrorists on ourselves.
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> Everything, according to Pat Robertson, is because
> of the Devil. How about "shit just happens".
Kinda like what he said were the reasons behind 9/11. Something about our society was becoming decadent and we brought the terrorists on ourselves.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Santeria
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:44PM
graymoose1 Wrote:
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> GOD's way of population control. Faster than AIDS
> I guess
You piece of shit faggot...I hope your wife and daughters are raped and killed by a gang zombie Haitians. Either that, or, I hope they perish in a collision on Fairfax County Parkway. I'm getting my voodoo dolls out as we speak.
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> GOD's way of population control. Faster than AIDS
> I guess
You piece of shit faggot...I hope your wife and daughters are raped and killed by a gang zombie Haitians. Either that, or, I hope they perish in a collision on Fairfax County Parkway. I'm getting my voodoo dolls out as we speak.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
graymoose1
()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:59PM
Re: Haiti Earthquake new
Posted by: Santeria ()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:44PM
graymoose1 Wrote:
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> GOD's way of population control. Faster than AIDS
> I guess
You piece of shit faggot...I hope your wife and daughters are raped and killed by a gang zombie Haitians. Either that, or, I hope they perish in a collision on Fairfax County Parkway. I'm getting my voodoo dolls out as we speak.
You still play with dolls and you call me a faggot?? hahahahaha
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Posted by: Santeria ()
Date: January 13, 2010 03:44PM
graymoose1 Wrote:
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> GOD's way of population control. Faster than AIDS
> I guess
You piece of shit faggot...I hope your wife and daughters are raped and killed by a gang zombie Haitians. Either that, or, I hope they perish in a collision on Fairfax County Parkway. I'm getting my voodoo dolls out as we speak.
You still play with dolls and you call me a faggot?? hahahahaha
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W.W.S.D. what would Scooby Doo
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Warhawk
()
Date: January 13, 2010 04:00PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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>
> +1
>
> The Red Cross is the biggest fraud going. My late
> father-in-law was in the military. He would go to
> Red Cross stations while overseas and the Red
> Cross would charge the soldiers for coffee and
> candy. Sickening. I would suggest giving to
> Doctors without Border.
Or take in your own personal Haitian refugee!!
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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>
> +1
>
> The Red Cross is the biggest fraud going. My late
> father-in-law was in the military. He would go to
> Red Cross stations while overseas and the Red
> Cross would charge the soldiers for coffee and
> candy. Sickening. I would suggest giving to
> Doctors without Border.
Or take in your own personal Haitian refugee!!
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 04:04PM
Warhawk Wrote:
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>
>
> Or take in your own personal Haitian refugee!!
Ha! Sponsor your own Haitian. I'll take one that knows how to paint and do plumbing.
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>
>
> Or take in your own personal Haitian refugee!!
Ha! Sponsor your own Haitian. I'll take one that knows how to paint and do plumbing.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
A. Lee Ass
()
Date: January 13, 2010 04:07PM
and one that will urinate in your mouth since you like to drink pee
>
>
> Ha! Sponsor your own Haitian. I'll take one that
> knows how to paint and do plumbing.
>
>
> Ha! Sponsor your own Haitian. I'll take one that
> knows how to paint and do plumbing.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
johnnygood
()
Date: January 13, 2010 04:10PM
Did anyone just see the interview with the haitian president? Damn that guy is flat out dumb!! BTW is only a matter of time before we all start getting spamed " Hello my name is zulluame and I need your help to tranfer monies to my account at the national bank of haiti ectt..."
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Wahhh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 04:18PM
America is largely to blame for keeping Haiti down, and given its history as a country founded on a slave revolt, it is no surprise why. American foreign policy has always been designed to punish those poor people - always has, always will. Read a book called Uses of Haiti - it spells it all out.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Registered Voter
()
Date: January 13, 2010 04:22PM
Seriously though, this article is rather stupid. This is nothing like Katrina, the response will not even come close to what should have happened with Katrina, so the comparison to Katrina is full and utter BS. Unless I missed something and we just made Haiti a territory that can vote in our elections. Honestly, other than saving people and getting in supplies, what are we going to do, ship in a bunch of the old formaldehyde laden campers for them to sleep in?
Obama quake response seeks to avoid Bush pitfalls
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60C5NV20100113
And of course, the article fails to note that in the tsunami relief, the Indonesians told us to stay the fuck out for the most part - the government there didn't want our help.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2010 04:26PM by Registered Voter.
Obama quake response seeks to avoid Bush pitfalls
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60C5NV20100113
And of course, the article fails to note that in the tsunami relief, the Indonesians told us to stay the fuck out for the most part - the government there didn't want our help.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2010 04:26PM by Registered Voter.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
MrMephisto
()
Date: January 13, 2010 05:00PM
Obama should follow Bush's example and demonstrate the power of a good fly-over.
But, he should wait until tomorrow to do it.
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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.
But, he should wait until tomorrow to do it.
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13 4826 0948 82695 25847. Yes.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Warhawk
()
Date: January 13, 2010 07:23PM
You're doing a great job Greeny!
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
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That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 13, 2010 08:09PM
Registered Voter Wrote:
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> Seriously though, this article is rather stupid.
> This is nothing like Katrina, the response will
> not even come close to what should have happened
> with Katrina, so the comparison to Katrina is full
> and utter BS. Unless I missed something and we
> just made Haiti a territory that can vote in our
> elections. Honestly, other than saving people and
> getting in supplies, what are we going to do, ship
> in a bunch of the old formaldehyde laden campers
> for them to sleep in?
>
It's not stupid because the Obama Administration anticipates what I have been saying....we will see Haitian boat people in Florida. If we fail to react in a timely manner, the Mariel boat lift will look like a Potomac Boat Club skiff race.
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> Seriously though, this article is rather stupid.
> This is nothing like Katrina, the response will
> not even come close to what should have happened
> with Katrina, so the comparison to Katrina is full
> and utter BS. Unless I missed something and we
> just made Haiti a territory that can vote in our
> elections. Honestly, other than saving people and
> getting in supplies, what are we going to do, ship
> in a bunch of the old formaldehyde laden campers
> for them to sleep in?
>
It's not stupid because the Obama Administration anticipates what I have been saying....we will see Haitian boat people in Florida. If we fail to react in a timely manner, the Mariel boat lift will look like a Potomac Boat Club skiff race.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: January 13, 2010 09:05PM
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/01/haiti-updates-14-un-staffers-dead-150-missing/1
14 UN personnel are confirmed dead and 150 are still missing.
14 UN personnel are confirmed dead and 150 are still missing.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:27PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Before...
>
>
> After...
>
>
> What a shame. Probably one of the few points of
> pride in the country.
Yeah, what a shame. The President's Palace falls, in a country where greed, corruption and racism condemn its people to suffer in ignorance and abject poverty. Those few who make up the ruling class, those lighter skinned elite, live in luxury, while the rest suffer in overcrowded, disease ridden slums, rampant with TB and AIDS. With little or no access to education, many still believe disease is caused by magical spells.
I feel really bad about the President's Palace.
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> Before...
>
>
> After...
>
>
> What a shame. Probably one of the few points of
> pride in the country.
Yeah, what a shame. The President's Palace falls, in a country where greed, corruption and racism condemn its people to suffer in ignorance and abject poverty. Those few who make up the ruling class, those lighter skinned elite, live in luxury, while the rest suffer in overcrowded, disease ridden slums, rampant with TB and AIDS. With little or no access to education, many still believe disease is caused by magical spells.
I feel really bad about the President's Palace.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
fag it
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:30PM
this alias sounds like a real racist. what a shame people like her still exist today.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Registered Voter
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:31PM
In a sad commentary, they could probably start with a bunch of bulldozers at the border to the Dominican Republic and head straight West, pushing everything in front of them into the ocean. That would be quickest way to clean up, and then maybe we could just get rid of Haiti all together.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2010 11:31PM by Registered Voter.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/13/2010 11:31PM by Registered Voter.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Registered Voter
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:36PM
fag it Wrote:
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> this alias sounds like a real racist. what a shame
> people like her still exist today.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Attachments:
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> this alias sounds like a real racist. what a shame
> people like her still exist today.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Attachments:
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Melissa
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:42PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> We have a choice. Either use our resources in
> Haiti to perform rescue operations and restore
> order or use our resources to deal with the tens
> of thousands of boat people we'll see headed to
> Florida in the coming weeks.
Yes, and I'd rather them stay in Haiti so I'll send my $20 to help.
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Being vague is almost as fun as that other thing.
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> We have a choice. Either use our resources in
> Haiti to perform rescue operations and restore
> order or use our resources to deal with the tens
> of thousands of boat people we'll see headed to
> Florida in the coming weeks.
Yes, and I'd rather them stay in Haiti so I'll send my $20 to help.
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Being vague is almost as fun as that other thing.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Registered Voter
()
Date: January 13, 2010 11:45PM
fag it Wrote:
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>
Wow, aren't you special. Keep up with those meds - your pre-occupation with Alias is a sure sign you have been palming them lately.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
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>
Wow, aren't you special. Keep up with those meds - your pre-occupation with Alias is a sure sign you have been palming them lately.
If you can’t model the past, where you know the answer pretty well, how can you model the future? - William Happer Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics Princeton University
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:58AM
fag it Wrote:
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> this alias sounds like a real racist. what a shame
> people like her still exist today.
I'm not a racist.
I've never even met Harry Reid.
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> this alias sounds like a real racist. what a shame
> people like her still exist today.
I'm not a racist.
I've never even met Harry Reid.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Harry Tuttle
()
Date: January 14, 2010 06:13AM
When I was doing it, we called it "cheeking the meds"... They watched us take them from the little cup so there was no way you could "palm them"...
Registered Voter Wrote:
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> Wow, aren't you special. Keep up with those meds -
> your pre-occupation with Alias is a sure sign you
> have been palming them lately.
Registered Voter Wrote:
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> Wow, aren't you special. Keep up with those meds -
> your pre-occupation with Alias is a sure sign you
> have been palming them lately.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
IFAG
()
Date: January 14, 2010 07:53AM
ITRADE Wrote:
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> Wormfood. And lots of it.
ur a fucking faggot...I hope u die in ur sleep, old man! :)
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> Wormfood. And lots of it.
ur a fucking faggot...I hope u die in ur sleep, old man! :)
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
fairfaxdude
()
Date: January 14, 2010 08:42AM
I like the Heritage Foundation's take on it:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/wm2754.cfm
Excerpt:
The U.S. should therefore do the following:
* President Obama should tap high-level, bipartisan leadership. Clearly former President Clinton, the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, is a logical choice and is already coordinating the international responses with the U.N. President Obama should also reach out to a senior Republican figure, perhaps former President George W. Bush, to lead the bipartisan effort for the Republicans.
...Cause NOTHING says "disaster relief" quite like George W. Bush.
______________________________________________
I have had to change the addresses to my retaliatory blogs over half a dozen times.
http://www.heritage.org/Research/LatinAmerica/wm2754.cfm
Excerpt:
The U.S. should therefore do the following:
* President Obama should tap high-level, bipartisan leadership. Clearly former President Clinton, the U.N. special envoy to Haiti, is a logical choice and is already coordinating the international responses with the U.N. President Obama should also reach out to a senior Republican figure, perhaps former President George W. Bush, to lead the bipartisan effort for the Republicans.
...Cause NOTHING says "disaster relief" quite like George W. Bush.
______________________________________________
I have had to change the addresses to my retaliatory blogs over half a dozen times.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Warhawk
()
Date: January 14, 2010 12:35PM
That place is going to be the perfect breeding ground for infections, parasites, and bacterial diseases in a few days. It's a shithole as it is and now there's no power, no sanitation, no clean water, dead bodies in the streets, etc. It's going to be hell on earth.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
__________________________________
That's not a ladybug, that's a cannapiller.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 14, 2010 12:59PM
Bob Dole and Bush Sr. are the preferred "go to" guys. They could send Dick Cheney, but he might start eating the children.
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Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
FFXIntlResponse
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:07PM
Fairfax County serach and rescue team has been deployed. Thank goodness that teams with these capacities are going to help the victims of this tragedy. I noticed LA County has a similar team (financed by USAID not FEMA) as well.
That being said and at the risk of being insenstive, can someone explain to me why a county firefighting unit is in the business of responding to international disasters? Is this to build their capacity so they can respond to disasters in Farifax County? Do they have to call-up reserves to replace themselves when they're deployed overseas? Why isn't a private or non-profit group fulfilling this role/responsibility? Do doctors from our county public health group deploy overseas or do our county psychologists go to help families deal with the tragedy or loss? No, groups like Dr. w/out Borders or the Red Cross do that job. I'm not questioning the need - they're needed more than ever, but are county government workers paid to by local taxes to serve localities the one's who should be international responders? Seems odd and misplaced in my opinion. Then again, if/when these experienced workers dig me out of the rubble at home, I may appreciate it more.
Regardless, contribute to some of these orgs (Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc.) and help the Haitian people.
That being said and at the risk of being insenstive, can someone explain to me why a county firefighting unit is in the business of responding to international disasters? Is this to build their capacity so they can respond to disasters in Farifax County? Do they have to call-up reserves to replace themselves when they're deployed overseas? Why isn't a private or non-profit group fulfilling this role/responsibility? Do doctors from our county public health group deploy overseas or do our county psychologists go to help families deal with the tragedy or loss? No, groups like Dr. w/out Borders or the Red Cross do that job. I'm not questioning the need - they're needed more than ever, but are county government workers paid to by local taxes to serve localities the one's who should be international responders? Seems odd and misplaced in my opinion. Then again, if/when these experienced workers dig me out of the rubble at home, I may appreciate it more.
Regardless, contribute to some of these orgs (Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc.) and help the Haitian people.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:14PM
FFXIntlResponse ()
You don't sound insensitive. Just stupid.
Haiti has experienced a nearly unprecedented natural disaster. Tens of thousands are dead. Hundreds of thousands are probably trapped or in need of medical care. Millions are homeless. There's no water. No food. No sanitation. Virtually no medical care. Virtually no rescue capacity.
As for the groups that should be doing this, even at full capacity, groups like Doctors without Borders and the Red Cross would have their hands full. However, these groups lost a lot of people the quake. And, most of their people are deployed all over the globe with no means to quickly respond to Haiti.
There is nothing wrong with FFX County and other local jurisdictions helping out until additional capacity arrives in the coming weeks.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
You don't sound insensitive. Just stupid.
Haiti has experienced a nearly unprecedented natural disaster. Tens of thousands are dead. Hundreds of thousands are probably trapped or in need of medical care. Millions are homeless. There's no water. No food. No sanitation. Virtually no medical care. Virtually no rescue capacity.
As for the groups that should be doing this, even at full capacity, groups like Doctors without Borders and the Red Cross would have their hands full. However, these groups lost a lot of people the quake. And, most of their people are deployed all over the globe with no means to quickly respond to Haiti.
There is nothing wrong with FFX County and other local jurisdictions helping out until additional capacity arrives in the coming weeks.
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
He's back, baby, he's back!
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:23PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> Bob Dole and Bush Sr. are the preferred "go to"
> guys. They could send Dick Cheney, but he might
> start eating the children.
President Obama asked former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the U.S. relief efforts in Haiti.
Obama called Bush Wednesday night to ask if he would join with Clinton, sources said, and the White House could announce the arrangement as early as Friday.
Clinton, who is the United Nations special envoy to Haiti, similarly partnered with Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
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> Bob Dole and Bush Sr. are the preferred "go to"
> guys. They could send Dick Cheney, but he might
> start eating the children.
President Obama asked former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the U.S. relief efforts in Haiti.
Obama called Bush Wednesday night to ask if he would join with Clinton, sources said, and the White House could announce the arrangement as early as Friday.
Clinton, who is the United Nations special envoy to Haiti, similarly partnered with Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
WashingTone-Locian
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:28PM
He's back, baby, he's back! Wrote:
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>
> President Obama asked former Presidents George W.
> Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the U.S.
> relief efforts in Haiti.
From a future news report...
Upon observing the devastation that blanked the Haitian capital city of Port au Prince, George W. Bush remarked, "President 'Ears' told me Hades had great golf. I don't see no golf course!"
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
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>
> President Obama asked former Presidents George W.
> Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the U.S.
> relief efforts in Haiti.
From a future news report...
Upon observing the devastation that blanked the Haitian capital city of Port au Prince, George W. Bush remarked, "President 'Ears' told me Hades had great golf. I don't see no golf course!"
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http://bible.cc/1_corinthians/13-11.htm
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
gawd
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:29PM
Agreed. I can't believe how callous and selfish people can be. Fairfax's disaster team is specifically trained for this type of disaster relief. There are only a few of these teams in the whole US. They have cadaver/buried victim locating dogs and equipment that the Haitians simply don't have.
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> FFXIntlResponse ()
>
> You don't sound insensitive. Just stupid.
>
> Haiti has experienced a nearly unprecedented
> natural disaster. Tens of thousands are dead.
> Hundreds of thousands are probably trapped or in
> need of medical care. Millions are homeless.
> There's no water. No food. No sanitation.
> Virtually no medical care. Virtually no rescue
> capacity.
>
> As for the groups that should be doing this, even
> at full capacity, groups like Doctors without
> Borders and the Red Cross would have their hands
> full. However, these groups lost a lot of people
> the quake. And, most of their people are deployed
> all over the globe with no means to quickly
> respond to Haiti.
>
> There is nothing wrong with FFX County and other
> local jurisdictions helping out until additional
> capacity arrives in the coming weeks.
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> FFXIntlResponse ()
>
> You don't sound insensitive. Just stupid.
>
> Haiti has experienced a nearly unprecedented
> natural disaster. Tens of thousands are dead.
> Hundreds of thousands are probably trapped or in
> need of medical care. Millions are homeless.
> There's no water. No food. No sanitation.
> Virtually no medical care. Virtually no rescue
> capacity.
>
> As for the groups that should be doing this, even
> at full capacity, groups like Doctors without
> Borders and the Red Cross would have their hands
> full. However, these groups lost a lot of people
> the quake. And, most of their people are deployed
> all over the globe with no means to quickly
> respond to Haiti.
>
> There is nothing wrong with FFX County and other
> local jurisdictions helping out until additional
> capacity arrives in the coming weeks.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
CBS
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:32PM
WashingTone-Locian Wrote:
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> He's back, baby, he's back! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> >
> > President Obama asked former Presidents George
> W.
> > Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the
> U.S.
> > relief efforts in Haiti.
>
>
> From a future news report...
>
> Upon observing the devastation that blanked the
> Haitian capital city of Port au Prince, George W.
> Bush remarked, "President 'Ears' told me Hades had
> great golf. I don't see no golf course!"
Katie Couric: President Obama issued the following response, "Uh, George, uh, how is the uh, 57th state, uh down there, uh? Are uh all the uh asthmatics uh getting their uh breathalyzers? Uh good uh luck and uh sorry for sending uh fatass uh with you. If you uh think uh he is uh a pain in the uh ass, try uh dealing with uh his wife."
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> He's back, baby, he's back! Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> >
> > President Obama asked former Presidents George
> W.
> > Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the
> U.S.
> > relief efforts in Haiti.
>
>
> From a future news report...
>
> Upon observing the devastation that blanked the
> Haitian capital city of Port au Prince, George W.
> Bush remarked, "President 'Ears' told me Hades had
> great golf. I don't see no golf course!"
Katie Couric: President Obama issued the following response, "Uh, George, uh, how is the uh, 57th state, uh down there, uh? Are uh all the uh asthmatics uh getting their uh breathalyzers? Uh good uh luck and uh sorry for sending uh fatass uh with you. If you uh think uh he is uh a pain in the uh ass, try uh dealing with uh his wife."
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:39PM
Harry Tuttle Wrote:
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> When I was doing it, we called it "cheeking the
> meds"... They watched us take them from the little
> cup so there was no way you could "palm them"...
>
> Registered Voter Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Wow, aren't you special. Keep up with those meds
> -
> > your pre-occupation with Alias is a sure sign
> you
> > have been palming them lately.
Maybe "fag it" is "cheeking" them.
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> When I was doing it, we called it "cheeking the
> meds"... They watched us take them from the little
> cup so there was no way you could "palm them"...
>
> Registered Voter Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Wow, aren't you special. Keep up with those meds
> -
> > your pre-occupation with Alias is a sure sign
> you
> > have been palming them lately.
Maybe "fag it" is "cheeking" them.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
politely decline
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:39PM
He's back, baby, he's back! Wrote:
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> President Obama asked former Presidents George W.
> Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the U.S.
> relief efforts in Haiti.
>
> Obama called Bush Wednesday night to ask if he
> would join with Clinton, sources said, and the
> White House could announce the arrangement as
> early as Friday.
Bush should decline to do it. When they find out how bad it really is there and how we will be accepting refugees and whatnot, Obama will blame Bush. Katrina all over again - making Bush the scapegoat for Democratic ineptitude.
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> President Obama asked former Presidents George W.
> Bush and Bill Clinton to team up to lead the U.S.
> relief efforts in Haiti.
>
> Obama called Bush Wednesday night to ask if he
> would join with Clinton, sources said, and the
> White House could announce the arrangement as
> early as Friday.
Bush should decline to do it. When they find out how bad it really is there and how we will be accepting refugees and whatnot, Obama will blame Bush. Katrina all over again - making Bush the scapegoat for Democratic ineptitude.
Re: Haiti Earthquake
Posted by:
FFXIntlResponse
()
Date: January 14, 2010 01:46PM
Okay, the guy who talks about eating children has set me straight. I understand now that our county govt should double as an intl. relief agency - gotcha. I don't believe that their responses haven't been limited to unprecedented disasters though - they seem to be deployed a lot.
There are only an estimated 40,000 intl. non-governmental organizations in the world, so thank god for our lil' ol' Fairfax County fire and rescue team. With your logic, we should send our police to keep order and our water authority to help with clean water and sanitation, too.
These NGO's are ready to deploy and store foodstocks and relief supplies regionally to respond fairly quickly (e.g. RC has a regional center in Panama - not that far away), dumbass.
You know nothing about the RC either. More than 60% goes to victims, but any agency has a lil' thing called overhead (logisticians, shipping costs, transport vehicles, staff to manage the programs & funds, communication costs, etc.). Cost out a charter flight or 1000's of metric tons of relief items or the cost of vehicles and fuel to transport the stuff...
There are only an estimated 40,000 intl. non-governmental organizations in the world, so thank god for our lil' ol' Fairfax County fire and rescue team. With your logic, we should send our police to keep order and our water authority to help with clean water and sanitation, too.
These NGO's are ready to deploy and store foodstocks and relief supplies regionally to respond fairly quickly (e.g. RC has a regional center in Panama - not that far away), dumbass.
You know nothing about the RC either. More than 60% goes to victims, but any agency has a lil' thing called overhead (logisticians, shipping costs, transport vehicles, staff to manage the programs & funds, communication costs, etc.). Cost out a charter flight or 1000's of metric tons of relief items or the cost of vehicles and fuel to transport the stuff...