Posted on 09/24/2004 3:41:57 AM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
dittos: shun Red Cross, especially (but not only) IRC. They only do a good job with prisoner issues, and even there they've strayed toward becoming politically correct.
Catholic Charities is MUCH better at these sorts of operations if you wish to get aid to the needy.
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Because high winds simply aren't very deadly at all. Look at the 15 killed in Andrew.
WATER is what kills. Grenada didn't have massive flash floods and mudslides going down denuded mountains. Their damage was mostly from wind, not flooding.
Prayers for the Haitians.
jI think the people in Rwanda and Sudan would disagree with that.
What are the FRENCH doing tohelp Haiti?
Probably blaming the hurricane on Bush.
Actually it's because Grenada didn't suffer anywhere on par with what's going on in Haiti. Haiti is pretty much deforested. The water has no place to go except the lowest point and pronto. A lot of the region hit is still underwater 5 days after the rains.
Based on what? Like I said, Catholic Charities isn't even Catholic. And the Salvationists take their charitable responsibilities very seriously.
"The leader of Haiti’s U.S.-backed government, interim President Boniface Alexandre, appealed this week for urgent aid, and numerous countries responded. On Thursday, the U.S. government said it would provide more than $2 million — an increase from $60,000 that some criticized for its paucity."
I thought $60,000 was the legal amount the government could spend until Congress approved more money? Come on, how much lower can biased news outlets like MSNBC.COM go? Does someone know how to complain and who to address a complaint?
Based on rankings provided by Charity watchdogs who rate efficiency, fundraising percentages, money actually provided to aid, and other factors.
I could question why you even brought some idea that CC isn't Catholic, or why you bothered to mention it, but I won't.
I will simply keep my thoughts to myself.
Will the United Nations send in help just as they have with the killing in Africa? It's ashamed that Jamaica doesn't have oil, they could make a deal for food.
My bad....Jamaica = Haiti. Maybe I could trade oil for brains this afternoon.
Compare July 2001 with September 2004
http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/ivan/photos/index.html
When you think it can't get any worse in Haiti....
I agree about Catholic Charities. That's where our donation is going. God help those poor people.
No kidding? So you believe that CC is somehow more efficient than the Salvationists? You really need to explain yourself.
I could question why you even brought some idea that CC isn't Catholic
Don't believe ME. Call them up and ask them, yourself. Most of the employees are not Catholic. Most of the beneficiaries are not. And Catholicism is not offered to anyone. They are a self-proclaimed secular, or inter-religious (whatever you prefer), 'service' organization.
They were originally founded as Catholic, like many universities and hospitals which no longer are. And they are still supported by the 'reform' parishes. And they do good work, make no mistake. But I don't know that they are known for being efficient, or for being anything but politically correct, rather than Catholic.
There are several Haitian families living in my gated community in Palm Beach County. They are extremely hard-working people and take great pride in their homes.
I taught a class that had a young guy from Haiti. He was serving time in federal prison.
He was taking classes to make him an electrician so that he could return home and install electricity in his village.
And the Democrats say we are poor?
Yep....I know Gonaive pretty well.
It's fairly grim for most of it's residents there on a good day.
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