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Limbully, Greece, EU, austerity, unemployment, Rick Santelli

2010-02-05T12:58:00.001-05:00

What I learned listening to Rush:
- the doublespeak drop in unemployment to 9.7% includes, according to CNBC's Rick Santelli, a drop in the number of available jobs from 136 million to 129 million ... this helps explain how unemployment went down even though job losses continue to increase

- "America is no longer in the driver's seat of this economic bus"

- "never trust information coming out of a closed society or socialist governments," including China and U.S.

- perspective: press release dated August 1st 2003 from Queen Pelosi, bemoaning the loss of 3 million jobs after 9/11 ... meanwhile, we've seen 8 million jobs lost during the Great Recession

- Greece must reduce their deficit to 2% of GDP by 2012, according to EU -- it's currently 12% ... imagine if China made such demands on us

OPINION ALERT

This is not the first time the EU has enforced austerity rules on member countries. I have no problem with this, and wish China would call our bluff.

FYI -- I am a Godzilla fan.

- Rush joked that since unemployment is down, we won't be needing a jobs spending plan

- Rush gets called "Limbully" by a wealthy female Boca resident ... she actually mentioned Savage as another example of bullies who attack Obama

Eric Holder, Underwear Bomber, Toyota Gas Pedal Recall

2010-02-05T08:44:00.000-05:00

In case you missed it, here's a summary of yesterday's DailySkew Radio Podcast. Tony Vahl discussed:

- Attorney General Eric Holder blaming the FBI for the underwear bomber being tried in a criminal proceeding, and not a military tribunal

- the Toyota gas pedal recall
-- is it really a computer chip problem?

Be sure to listen closely for the moment when Tony Vahl's cell phone gets cut off, as it inspires this deep thought provoking question: Did Eric Holder push the button?

FYI -- this podcast is now also available at Stitcher.com, for all you smartphone users!

2010-02-04 Best of Savage Quotes

2010-02-04T22:12:00.000-05:00

Here are some great quotes from tonight's Best of Savage Nation show that I caught:

- While talking about how when your luggage goes through airport security, you lose whatever privacy you had: "When you leave this life, you take nothing. God won't even let you bring an overnight bag."

- "When a nation loses it sovereignty, the sovereignty of the individual is next."

- "Read the last paragraph of 1984 and weep in your gin."

Locked in, Obama's West Wing

2010-02-04T14:07:00.001-05:00

What I've learned today:

BBC:
- some people thought to be in a vegetative state are actually "Locked in" -- they are conscious, just unable to talk or move. The researchers managed to communicate with one person via eye blinks or something and get yes or no answers to their questions.

Glenn Beck:
- George W. Bush's West Wing had classic paintings of Washington and Lincoln on the wall in the hallways. Barack Obama's West Wing is lined with some 300 11" x 14" photos of Obama in various activities ... these photos are changed weekly.

OPINION ALERT

Sheesh. The President really is a narcissist.

It's like history started in 2009, when he was inaugurated!

The photos are changed weekly? Holy cow -- that's bad.

Side-note: the one thing I got watching Obama debate the Republicans last week was that he is AWARE of what his critics say. He spoke like a man who has heard or read what Glenn Beck and the like say, and was ready to speak out against them.

I find it unnerving that he is not above-the-fray, but instead likes to mix it up, directly addressing talk show hosts and pundits.

- Yesterday, Beck played a clip where Obama, stuttering and stammering, explained that portions of Obamacare that will prevent insured citizens from keeping their plan were "snuck in".

OPINION ALERT

How does something like that get "snuck in"?

Why (tm) doesn't he take responsibility for the screwed up state of Obamacare, with no equivocations?

I guess Nancy Pelosi is still Queen Pelosi -- we should pay more attention to her than Obama. I guess Obama, like Bush, is more of a Prime Minister than President.

- the Nazis learned politics from Woodrow Wilson, or something like that

- Obama encourages Democrat politicians to not watch the news networks or read blogs because it's an "echo chamber"

- barackobama.com has video of teenagers explaining how they have to teach politics to their parents

What I learned YESTERDAY (Thanks, mail2blogger)

2010-02-02T09:54:00.000-05:00

Well, I sent FOUR posts to this blog yesterday via my Blackberry ... all four were successfully sent. This morning, when I decided to share my posts on twitter, THEY WEREN'T THERE! They were not POSTED!

I logged in to blogger, checked out where they might be ... and they were NOT IN THE EDIT POSTS SECTION EITHER!

I searched in the WWW and found the folks at Blogger to be COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I dropped a note at the Blogger help section to let them know this is, like, a problem? Hello? Anybody out there? Someone on January 9th had the same problem and there was, like, no reply at all?

I mean, if Google is too busy to manage Blogger, uh, then, like, sell the company? Release it from it's shackles? Let it go? Hello?

Anyway, without further adieu, here are my four blog posts from yesterday:

1. HAITI, TERRY PRATCHETT, ASSISTED SUICIDE

Here's what I learned this morning on NPR and BBC:
- the U.N. and other aid agencies in Haiti are passing out food almost exclusively to women. Gangs composed primarily of men have been disruptive at distribution centers

- people in Haiti have to wait in line for a token or ticket to get food the next day

OPINION ALERT

Text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti charity.

- Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series, is pushing for the legalization of assisted suicide in Britain. He will be giving a lecture today on the subject. He announced two years ago that he suffering from Alzheimer's.

OPINION ALERT

That ought to be an, uh, interesting lecture!

2. OBAMA, DEFICIT SPENDING, MOON

Things I learned from Rush Limbaugh:
- Obama voted for the "Expensive" Medicare prescription drug bill as a U.S. Senator

- Obama voted "Yes" for spending bills that came through the Senate, going back to 2005

- Part of the deficit created by Republicans was a result of post-9/11 spending

- Obama promised to send manned missions to the Moon when campaigning against Hillary Clinton back in 2008

- Democrats controlled Congress for the last two years of the Bush Administration, and passed deficit-expanding spending bills during that time

3. GLENN BECK, NANCY PELOSI, PUTIN, CHINA

This is what I learned while listening to Glenn Beck this morning:

- Nancy Pelosi will "Pole Vault" to make Obamacare happen

- Putin approached China last year about dumping Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae stock (Opinion Alert -- I guess Putin read Debt of Honor)

- U.S. government has recently downgraded the threat from China's hackers

4. NANCY PELOSI, LECH WALENSA

Here's more of what I learned while listening to Rush today:

- Nancy Pelosi gets practically-free flights for her kids and grandkids to fly back and forth from San Fransisco and Washington D.C.

- Lech Walensa (formed first independent trade union in Poland during an era of Soviet control; later became President of Poland), speaking to a U.S. crowd during a political rally, said the world used to look to America as the last hope, but that is no longer the case. He also said the world lacks leadership and America is no longer a moral compass for the world ... something like that.

DailySkew Radio Podcast: Obama cancels NASA's Moon Launch

2010-01-29T19:42:00.000-05:00

On today's DailySkew Radio Podcast, Tony Vahl discusses:
- The news that the Obama Administration has cut funding to the Constellation Program, which was to send U.S. Astronauts back to the Moon by 2020
- Obama has proposed outsourcing missions to the ISS to the private sector and other countries
- some deep thought provoking questions like:
-- Which vision of the future will win out - Star Trek or Aliens?
-- Is privatizing space exploration a good idea?

DailySkew Radio Podcast: Is Toyota DONE!?

2010-01-28T19:20:00.000-05:00

On this afternoon's DailySkew Radio Podcast, Tony Vahl discussed:
- aspects of the Toyota gas pedal recall, including whether their reputation is shot, how they will try to spin this, and whether Vahl's family will ever buy a Toyota again

- Beck's and Limbaugh's take on the 2010 State of the Union address

DailySkew Podcast: John Edwards, 2010 State of the Union, Cellphone ban while driving

2010-01-28T19:19:00.000-05:00

On this morning's DailySkew Radio Podcast, Tony Vahl discussed what he learned this morning while watching GMA and listening to BBC, including:
- John Edwards

- highlights from the 2010 State of the Union address, and why he did not watch the speech

- a Brazilian Podcaster who, like Vahl, podcasts as he drives

- a possible cellphone ban while driving in Pennsylvania The show gets cut off at around 20 minutes in. Ironically, it was during Vahl's discussion on cellphones! Rest assured -- Vahl arrived safely at his destination this morning.

deep thought provoking questions on Toyota recall; Obamacare, Robert Gibbs, Scott Brown, President Obama Spending Freeze

2010-01-27T12:31:00.001-05:00

What I've learned today from Wii news, GMA, and Glenn Beck:
- Toyota is recalling practically all of their 2009 and 2010 vehicles due to gas pedals that stick to the floor ... dealerships are upset because they have been ordered to not sell any of these cars until the problem is fixed. They still don't have a definite solution.

OPINION ALERT ... OPINION ALERT

Just some deep thought provoking questions: Is this the end of Toyota's reputation? Will the U.S. automakers regain their reputation because of this? Will Honda dominate now? Will other Asian auto makers, like Nissan and Suzuki, swoop in and gain market share?

- The Congress is still trying to figure out how to proceed on Obamacare. They may offer a scaled-back version to attract Republican support, or continue to fight along partisan lines.

- Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary, said this morning on GMA that this was one of the worst periods in American History

OPINION ALERT ... OPINION ALERT

I'm not buyin' that statement. There's no way that 2009, as bad as it was economically, was one of the worst periods in American History.

I mean, what a historically ignorant statement. Let's forget all the economic depressions and wars this nation has been through. Okay.

Talk about lack of perspective.

- Scott Brown would beat Barack Obama if the Presidential Election was today

- During his State of the Union address, President Obama will be talking about a spending freeze on non-military domestic budget items ... this does not include Medicare and Social Security

OPINION ALERT ... OPINION ALERT

Conservatives are begrudgingly acknowledging Obama's desire to cut the budget.

I'm sorry, but as someone who remembers what Obama promised last year -- why is anyone surprised by this and assuming he's doing this only because Scott Brown lost? Obama claimed he would be cutting the budget starting in 2010, so, sorry, but this is not a Newsflash!

As far as I'm concerned, Obama's keeping his word.

Another thought -- I think he knew this first year would be tough on his popularity ... which is why he promised budgetary restraint after 2009.

DailySkew Radio Podcast: Enneagram Type 8, Senior citizens taken advantage of

2010-01-24T23:36:00.000-05:00

On today's DailySkew Radio Podcast, Tony Vahl discusses:
- his mom, an Enneagram Type 8 case study

- the cluster you-know-what that is moving someone else's stuff

- How senior citizens are disrespected, dishonored, and taken advantage of in today's American culture

DailySkew Radio Podcast: The State Department, China, Haiti, Outrun

2010-01-23T09:32:00.000-05:00

On today's DailySkew Radio Podcast, Tony Vahl discusses:
- Google, the State Department, and China

- The stupid deaths and lack of relief coordination in Haiti, including perspective from a Haitian-American on USAID

- Tribute to Outrun music; discusses Podcasting while driving

Hope for Haiti Now!

2010-01-22T22:42:00.000-05:00

I just watched the Hope for Haiti benefit concert. In case you missed it, here are my impressions:

- Overall, great job by all the celebrities and musicians involved

- Anderson Cooper and Dr. Gupta have raised the bar for journalist, getting involved in the tragedy, as opposed to just standing apart and observing

- I think Madonna found the fountain of youth along the way -- she looked and sounded like she stepped out of 1989 to sing "Like A Prayer"

- We loved Sting pointing out that there are too many photo ops and not enough help in his song

- Beyonce had a really emotional rendition of Halo

- Christina Aguilera is the Queen of Soul

- Jennifer Hudson did a fantastic job with her rendition of Let It Be

- The Sheryl Crow/Kid Rock/Keith Urban (I think) version of "Lean on Me" was awesome

- Stevie Wonder was terrific, as usual

- The Justin Timberlake "Hallelujah" duet was fantastic. My wife G. was real impressed that he stepped away from the overdubbed vocals and let his voice shine

- Coldplay proved once again why they're a great band

- Wyclef did a great job closing out the benefit concert, with some inspiring "Ra Ra" carnival music at the end

Anyway, text the word "GIVE" to 50555 to donate $10 to Hope for Haiti Now.

If you want to pre-order the concert benefit music, check out itunes.com/haiti. It's $7.99, and 100% of the proceeds are going to help Haitian victims that survived the earthquake.

As always, we here at the DailySkew put our money where our mouth is. We've given. Now it's your turn .

BPA chemical in plastics

2010-01-21T10:35:00.000-05:00

http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/01/20.php#29308

Here's what I learned while listening to Diane Rehm Show:

- BPA chemicals in plastics is potentially dangerous to everyone.

- The writers of the book, "Slow Death by Rubber Duck" recommend:
-- avoiding heating food in plastic

-- avoid non-stick cookware

-- avoid canned foods

-- avoid plastic cutlery

- A guy from the chemical industry called in defending BPA, saying the levels of BPA are safe.

NPR: Hassan, Sperm, Hope

2010-01-21T09:24:00.000-05:00

Here's what I learned from NPR while driving to work this morning:

- low level administrators and doctors who supervised or trained maj. Nadil Hassan are being investigated, including one dude who tried to get Hassan fired but was ordered by higher-ups to promote him due to possible legal issues. The higher-ups are not being investigated yet

- 81% of Americans in a Gallup poll said Muslims do not believe in equality between men and women

- a scientist showed that sperm from multiple male rats trying to fertilize an egg will group with their relatives, shunning the other groups; they don't mix together

- Hope is a new musical about the 2008 U.S. presidential election. The show is running Germany, in english. The writer/producer of the show didn't think it made business sense to run the show in America right now, given Obama's unpopularity

- U.S. Senate leaders met yesterday to discuss how to pass Obamacare out of committee, given Scott Brown's upset victory in Massachusetts. Republicans leaders want a bipartisan approach, and are saying ,"I told ya so, the American people wouldn't like it" to Democrats who decided to go it alone.

$3 a gallon for gas, here we go

2010-01-20T14:06:00.000-05:00

Gas prices are approaching $3 for regular....

Charity Navigator, Yele Haiti, Where's my Check, Bubba the Love Sponge challenge: go to Haiti for a week

2010-01-19T22:13:00.001-05:00

In case you missed it, I did some video weblog entries and podcasts. Here are the links:

Yele Haiti and Charity Navigator Part I

Yele Haiti and Charity Navigator Part II

Yele Haiti and Charity Navigator Part III

In the above three links, I basically defend Wyclef Jean and Yele Haiti. I tweeted about this subject earlier as well. Here's the text (backwards, of course):

Tax Experts say nothing wrong with Yele Haiti's related party transactions; filing late typical for small charity http://shar.es/aBVMh

When did Charity Navigator become high priest of trust? Who watches the watchmen? Only small charities in Haiti are untrustworthy? #LaME.
about 6 hours ago from txt

Yele Haiti only got $79k in donations in 2007, and ran a $400k deficit. To me, that means donors were ignoring Haiti. Is this news?
about 6 hours ago from txt
Delete
Charity experts critique Yele Haiti b/c have to wait until people pay phone bill to get $5 donation. ATT + Verizon need to pay up NOW.
about 7 hours ago from txt
Read the critiques of Wyclef's Yele Haiti. They're saying Yele is too small and new to do much or be trusted. LaME. Text 501501 to "YELE".

And finally, here's my crazy podcast, where I challenge Bubba the "Love" Sponge to go to Haiti for a week and do some good, as well as rant about where's my check:

Haiti Adoption, Volunteer in Haiti, State Department, USAID

2010-01-18T10:28:00.000-05:00

I've been in touch with a couple of people who have rental properties that they are willing to donate to house Haitian refugees. I have been unable to find anything set up yet for people with extra living space to donate, but I do have the following links which may prove useful in getting the ball rolling:

State Department Adoption page

Eligibility requirements for adoption

State Department Blog

State Department Information Page -- if you're looking for someone, or have located relatives, you can let the proper authorities know.

CIDI -- this is a government page dedicated to Haiti Crisis; there's a phone number on there for volunteer/donation.

USAID Volunteer Registration Page: if you have technical expertise or disaster experience and are willing to volunteer your time to travel to Haiti, you can register here with the proper authorities.

I hope this helps you navigate the bureaucracy and find what you're looking for.

If anyone has further information, please add it in the comments section.

Google Trends January 17th, 2010

2010-01-17T21:10:00.000-05:00

I was sitting here, trying to think of what to write about and how I can tie that to a plea for donating to Yele Haiti or American Red Cross when ... it hit me.

The sick and morbid side of my mind came up with ... looking at Google Trends and seeing what people are searching about! Surely everyone out there is focused on Haiti? All the search terms will be Haiti related, right?

Well, here's the top ten USA searches on Google Trends as of RIGHT NOW, January 17th, in the year of our Lord 2010, at 8:38pm:

1. gaines adams
2. jeremy abbott
3. under the yum yum tree
4. brett favre pants on the ground
5. johnny weir
6. chargers vs jets
7. shaq vs oscar de la hoya
8. american samoa
9. ryan bradley
10. 24 season premiere

I feel sick.

Who is Gaines Adams? Turns out he's a Chicago Bears DE who passed away at age 26.

Who is Jeremy Abbott? A figure skater who won this year's National Championships. I guess we'll hear more about him when the Winter Olympics start.

I went under the yum yum tree and found a play (?) that is running on Long Island through today, January 17th. Tickets were $20 and $25.

Dang.

I won't even bother with the rest of the list. Feel free, mutants, to comment on Shaq vs. De La Hoya or Brett Favre's pants in the comments section.

Based on the list, I would say the Realtor continues to win and win and win. Pretty LaME, if you ask me.

The world does not deserve a Dream Seeker. I think I'm going to make a bumper sticker out of that, along with ditto-head comment I made the other day.

Anyway, please text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti; or text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross.

Heineken Breathalyzer iPhone App

2010-01-17T20:29:00.000-05:00

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Heineken. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you've got an iPhone and you like the to party, you have to Download the Heineken Breathalyzer iPhone app today from the iTunes store. It's a free app that is part hilarious and part socially conscious.

With the app, you can help your drinking buddies and party-going friends know when they've had one too many alcoholic beverages. Just have him or her blow into the iPhone, and a picture will come up showing what type of character they have transformed into after drinking too much! The characters, such as The Crier or The Stumbler are funny enough to get your pal's attention, and serious enough to get them to turn over the car keys. I imagine it would be like looking in the mirror, or having cold water splashed on my face unexpectedly.

I am glad that Heineken has taken the time to create this app. It's great to see a beer manufacturer that cares about their customers and are looking for modern, innovative ways to reach out to them, helping them to stay alive.

Also: The Heineken Know The Signs website is a slick interactive website that takes you into a bar where you can click on people who are showing the signs of having drank one too many. For low bandwidth users: there are links to some funny youtube videos. This is a fun site to check out before going out, so you can be alert for the signs!

Water main broke

2010-01-16T09:42:00.000-05:00

Breaking news: a water main broke in the city of Sunrise, Florida. Water is out for the homes on the street.

I was pleasantly surprised earlier when I called city of Sunrise to report the gushing water that I wasn't the first person to call. I was a little disappointed when the dispatcher had the right avenue, but the wrong street. I guess the person who called before misspoke.

I was just thinking this morning, before seeing this, about what it was like to not have water and electricity after Hurricane Wilma, and how that was nothing compared to what the folks in Haiti are going through.

I mean, we had warning before the hurricane. We had supplies and storm shutters. We were "prepared" and it was still a clusterf*** afterwards -- waiting on line for hours for gas, ice, and FEMA cards ... each day revolving around how you were going to get through the next ...

... and that's nothing compared to what the people of Haiti are going through.

I mean, what good are emergency supplies if they're buried under rubble?

It took two weeks to get back to normalcy here after a relatively minor hurricane ... how long will it take for Haiti to recover from this apocalyptic event?

The death toll over there is unfathomable. It's too many to comprehend.

Donate $5 today by texting "YELE" to 501501 today.

Donate $10 today by texting "HAITI" to 90999 today.

Tiger Woods, Machetes, food in Haiti

2010-01-15T13:06:00.000-05:00

Here's what I learned this lunch hour:

- Tiger Woods is rumored to be spending $3 million on a hospital boat for Haiti, according to the Jim Rohm Talk Show

- Rush claims he's misunderstood, that he did not tell people to not donate to charities (whatever ... typical Rush, being the agent provocateur that he is)

- Fox News reports people with machetes fighting over food in Haiti

- Danny Glover blames global warming for earthquake

- dead bodies piled in streets, making it difficult for aid workers to get trucks around the city

- 50% of building damaged or destroyed in Port-Au-Prince

- Obama being praised for his quick response to tragedy

- there are reports of people are sceaming in the streets

- apparently some dude named Brown, who is Republican, is about to win Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat and end the Democrats 60 seat control of the Senate

OPINION ALERT

As with every tragedy, the story eventually spins out of control and gets politicized.

We here at the DailySkew encourage you to continue donating whatever you can to charities that are helping out the people of Haiti.

Donate $5 by texting "YELE" to 501501.

Donate $10 by texting "HAITI" to 90999.

Wyclef Jean on Fox

2010-01-15T11:47:00.000-05:00

I forgot to mention from the previous post that Zane Black and I discussed Wyclef Jean's interview on Fox News from last night:
- Zane had a new appreciation and respect for Wyclef

- we both were amazed and humbled at how Wyclef and his wife were out there moving dead bodies and trying to help in any way they could

- Wyclef made it clear -- they need $1 million a day, and they need the full force of the U.S. Government to rescue Haiti from disaster

Text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti today!

Check out http://yele.org for the video of Wyclef Jean on Fox.

Echoes of Katrina, GMA, Glenn Beck

2010-01-15T11:33:00.000-05:00

Here's what I learned this morning:
- echoes of Katrina -- MEDIA reporting locals are angry that aid workers are rescuing foreigners and not Haitians

- GMA found a little girl adopted by a family in Iowa alive and well, along with other kids and the orphanage intact

- my friend's family in Haiti is alive

- Hospital ship USS Comfort will be departing from Baltimore today (?) And will arrive in Port-Au-Prince Monday (?)

- USS Vinson arrived today at Port-Au-Prince airport. Plans are still being made for troop deployment (?)

- there is a bottle-neck of aid distribution at the Port-Au-Prince airport. Planes are circling in the air for hours; getting aid out of the airport is slow

- talked with Zane Black; he understood where I was coming from with Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. He said, "Can't put our faith in men." He also said, "The apocalypse happened in Haiti"

- Glenn Beck expounded on Haiti after a caller started bemoaning the corrupt Government down there:
-- Americans will give until it hurts
-- if he was president, he'd ask everyone to pray
-- the Government needs to put on a military show of force to prove to Haitians they are safe
-- the Government should not donate aid, since all governments involved are corrupt
-- let the private sector provide aid
-- criticized Government's inability to rebuild in Detroit (referring to jobs?)
-- criticized Obama reacting slowly to Fort Hood and underwear bomber, and quickly to Haiti; believes it's because Haiti is a foreign country;
-- Obama is writing Haiti story for Newsweek magazine
-- 72 hours have passed; the military needs to act quickly

OPINION ALERT

I think discussing the politics of Haiti is highly inappropriate right now. I will get into that topic once rescue efforts cease. While there is hope that someone might be alive under the rubble, my thoughts and prayers are focused on miraculous rescues of those trapped.

Someone should remind Glenn of the old axiom, "When you assume, you make an ass of u and me." Don't assume people will give, Glenn. Use your platform to encourage giving!

Text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti charity.

Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to the Amerian Red Cross.

DailySkew Radio Podcast: Haitian Earthquake Rant!

2010-01-14T19:07:00.000-05:00

Tony Vahl eviscerates Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and Pat Robertson, while imploring listeners to donate to Yele Haiti and American Red Cross, to provide relief for the victims of the Haitian Earthquake. He also discusses a great blog post by Damian Hospital over at skew.dailiyskew.com.

Feel the wrath of Darth Tony today, on the DailySkew Radio Podcast.

God help you if you've played Farmville the past two days and not donated to a charity to help Haiti in their time of need!

Here's a list of organizations/charities that are helping provide relief in Haiti:

- American Red Cross

- Hope for Haiti

- Yele Haiti

- The Lady From Haiti Store

- Text Message donations:
-- "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross
-- "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti

Glenn Beck, Pat Robertson, Haiti

2010-01-14T10:27:00.001-05:00

Just a quick note to Glenn Beck -- could you please wait a week or two before talking about how the Governments of the world will misspend funds to help rebuild Haiti?

Holy cow, jerk. People are buried under rubble, and you're talking about it like it's a line item on your balance sheet. Guess you can't shed a tear for a nation of people suffering in our hemisphere? Are you that numb and desensitized? Answer: yes.

Gee, we really need more Sarah Palin worship this morning. Wonderful.

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Side-note: my wife kind of defended Pat Robertson, saying pure Voo Doo is all about using the occult to harm others and gain power/wealth for yourself. She also said there's another form of Voo Doo that is mixed with Catholicism (Santarea?) and is used for good, but it's still occult practices.

She also agreed that the timing of Robertson's comments were inappropriate. She understood my point of view as well.