Sarah Palin's Haiti Visit: Blink and You'd Miss It (No matter what, attack Sarah Palin!)

Time Magazine ^ | December 12, 2010 | Jessica Desvarieux in Port-au-Prince

[2ndDivisionVet]

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's visit to Haiti was over faster than you could say cholera. Palin spent less than 48 hours in the earthquake-ravaged nation that's currently facing a growing cholera epidemic that has already killed more than 2,000 people, and mounting political unrest due to a contested election. Palin was accompanied by her reality-TV-star daughter, Bristol, and her husband, Todd. And she mostly remained off-limits to media organizations except for Fox News, the network on which she serves as a news analyst.

The trip to Haiti had been planned a month in advance, and was hosted by the Rev. Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist Billy Graham and founder of humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse. During the weekend, Palin visited a couple of cholera treatment centers in the notorious slum area of Cité Soleil. Palin made herself briefly available to the media on Sunday at the headquarters of Samaritan's Purse, alongside a depot with temporary-shelter materials — the organization has built about 10,000 temporary shelters since the earthquake.

Haiti is the fourth country outside North America that Palin has visited, and she said her impressions of the poorest country in the western hemisphere were "much harsher" than she had expected.....

[2ndDivisionVet]

She is the shadow president, and they know it only too well.

[zwerni]

How dare she leave so quick with all that cholera there !!

[maggief]

PING!

[sinanju]

Must have run out of bottled water.

I sure as hell wouldn’t eat or drink anything there.

[antceecee]

TIME - all the news we want to make up for you.

Sheesh! What a bunch of blithering idiots... their agenda out in the open for anyone with a smidgen of intelligence to see.

[antceecee]

TIME - all the news we want to make up for you.

Sheesh! What a bunch of blithering idiots... their agenda out in the open for anyone with a smidgen of intelligence to see.

[trumandogz]

With all the horror and despair that that Haitian people have experienced over the last eleven months, any glimmer of hope is welcome and the people of Haiti welcomed Sarah with open arms and Sarah brightened their day for the first time since the quake.

[The Cajun]

And she mostly remained off-limits to media organizations except for Fox News, the network on which she serves as a news analyst.

And that's what pi$$ed them off more than anything else, they were denied a "got-ya" moment!

[antceecee]

I think Sarah will take this into her heart and find some way she can help.

[jonrick46]

This was an information gathering trip; not a lengthy stay in the mission field. Sarah is building the case that Christian mission work is the most effective than foreign aid from our government. Christian agencies bring that aid directly and does not get funneled away by a corrupt government.

[kcvl]

Jessica Desvarieux

[onyx]

LOL. This insane news media really must get over its insane fascination with all things Sarah Palin. I cannot trust their biased printed word or unidentified photos...! I mean, get real.

....visit to Haiti was over faster than you could say cholera.....

Too cute by half. Idiot writer. Was Sarah Palin expected to stay a week? Maybe a month?

[onyx]

[smokingfrog]

You think that's bad, check-out the Huffpo.

Huffpo major PDS attack

[Syncro]

Christian agencies bring that aid directly and does not get funneled away by a corrupt government.

Or put in Clinton's pocket.

Things haven't improved at all even with Bush and Clinton all over the TV collecting millions.

[Clyde5445]

You can see Greta in the pic as well. Greta is the one w/ the white shirt. The corner of it that is. That sandy color hair is definitely Greta’s.

[Syncro]

Obama went to Afghanistan the other day, and stayed 4 hours!

The media gushed all over him for his brave trek into the war zone.

[Syncro]

Yup, Greta's hair doesn't move...so Bristol didn't need to scrunchie it!

[toldyou]

“Palin was accompanied by her reality-TV-star daughter, Bristol..”

Okay...I missed something unless they meant Sarah’s show.

[ReneeLynn]

Aww, Sarah wouldn’t give them special attention. Wah wah wahhhh.

When was Barry’s last visit?