Sad Day! (Haiti Earthquake)

[dabiggestu2fan]

It's a sad day today to know that thousands could have been killed in the Haiti earthquake. My heart goes out to them in this very difficult time! Sometimes we complain about the economy or about our government but some countries get it SOOOOOO much worse. Sad day indeed!

 

[SeattleVertigo]

The scale of the disaster is unimaginable. Deaths in the thousands or tens of thousands. How many people are now homeless, or refugees? I have heard reports that all of the hospitals in Port au Prince are destroyed. The country, at its best, has very limited resources and infrastructure.

I am glad to see the United States take a leadership role in rescue and rebuilding -- Haiti will need all the help it can get.

 

[SeattleVertigo]

CNN's Gary Tuchman just spoke with the prime minister of the country at the airport -- the PM says he thinks the death toll will be in the hundreds of thousands.

 

[bigjohn2441]

Work just asked for volunteers for possible "immediate deployment" to Guantanamo Bay (which i assume would be the base and we'd fly into Haiti) to assist.


I just volunteered an hour ago, so we'll see what happens.

 

[krisi83]

Yes, a sad day indeed. Even the presidential palace has been distroyed.

Here is a link to the special page of CNN for donations:
Impact Your World - Special Reports from CNN.com

Well done bigjohn

 

[AliEnvy]

That's awesome of you, bigjohn, good luck and be safe.

I read that someone buried in the rubble is texting for help.

The before and after pic in this link is just...

Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake - World - Canoe.ca

 

[Earl-Of-IMDb]

I agree with dabiggestu2fan, I believe that is so true how other people get it worse

my thoughts and prayers go out to them

 

[sarit]

YouTube - Arcade Fire - Haiti

 

[Irvine511]

Haiti

it's so awful.

i just donated to the Red Cross.

i wish i could do more.

 

[deep]

this should be merged with

sad day, thread

 

[financeguy]

Puts things in perspective doesn't it. Don't know what else to say.

 

[Galeongirl]

Oh man. It must've been fucking huge if the seismographs here in Holland registered the shock! My heart goes out to the people and their families.

 

[corianderstem]

Puts things in perspective doesn't it. Don't know what else to say.

Yeah.

 

[coolian2]

unbelievable.

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

Work just asked for volunteers for possible "immediate deployment" to Guantanamo Bay (which i assume would be the base and we'd fly into Haiti) to assist.


I just volunteered an hour ago, so we'll see what happens.

Good for you

If I could go there and help in some way, I would in a heartbeat.

 

[Diemen]

Merged these two and modified the thread title so it's a bit clearer.

 

[Pearl]

I wish I could help. It's so sad. Especially since Haiti was not a stable country to begin with.

 

[SeattleVertigo]

It's looking pretty bleak tonight. Sonjay Gupta was trying to do a live feed from Port-Au-Prince on CNN tonight, and had to duck down because of several shots fired in the area.

So many thousands of desperate people in the street, without shelter, food, water.

That country is going to need a Marshall Plan of some sort. The pictures being broadcast are incredible.

 

[dabiggestu2fan]

Good for you bigjohn2441!!! I wish you the very best!!!! I wish I could do more too! I am going to donate some money!!

 

[lauramullen]

I feel horrible about what that country is going through. The people there never seem to get a break.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Damn...


YouTube - Olbermann Slams Limbaugh And Robertson For Sick Comments

 

[Gabi_Clayton]

Horrible.

I'm so sad about it. I wish I could help.

 

[daygloeyes2]

Fuck Pat Robertson.

Pat Robertson calls quake 'blessing in disguise' - washingtonpost.com

 

[daygloeyes2]

My heart goes out to the victims.

 

[Bonoa]

So sad! Haiti has been through enough trouble already.
My heart is with the people.

Fuck Pat Robertson.

Pat Robertson calls quake 'blessing in disguise' - washingtonpost.com

^^ Pat himself must be the devil in disguise...

 

[Tiger Edge]

I'm between sending off a donation and actually going to the store to buy food with that money to donate.

I think I'm going to do the latter since my part of the U.S. is the nearest to Haiti and will be less of a financial burden on sending it than in other parts of the country.
I don't have much to give this paycheck, but something is better than nothing!

 

[last unicorn]

It's horrible. I hope the helpers are finding a way to really get through to the people who need the help. There's so much destruction. I have supported Doctors without Borders for years now and made a donation today. It's a terrible desaster. So sad to see it on the news all the time. My heart goes out to the people affected.

 

[A stor]

It's a sad day today to know that thousands could have been killed in the Haiti earthquake. My heart goes out to them in this very difficult time! Sometimes we complain about the economy or about our government but some countries get it SOOOOOO much worse. Sad day indeed!

Well said and thank you for starting this thread. The pictures, I have seen, are horrifying. Most of these people had very little to start with and now there is nothing. Can any of us imagine being in the same situation? My prayers to the people of Haiti. And please, those of us who can afford to do so. Give to a charity that will help them.

 

[anitram]

So Rush Limbaugh doesn't want people donating to Haiti...

On his radio show yesterday Limbaugh said the earthquake in Haiti will play right into Obama's hands by allowing him to play up his "compassionate" and "humanitarian" credentials, and that the President will use this crisis to "boost his credibility with the black community."

“They’ll use this to burnish their, shall we say, credibility with the black community — the both the light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country. It’s made to order for them.”

As if that weren't enough, Limbaugh also pivoted off a caller who complained about Obama directing the public to the White House website to find charitable organizations operating in Haiti to promote a conspiracy theory that finding these charities via the White House website puts your money at risk of not reaching Haitians.

Limbaugh also seems to feel we've done enough already for Haiti: "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax."

Very Christian of him. Sounds like something that Jesus himself would have said.

 

[corianderstem]

Holy shit, that is beyond the pale. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.