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Senusret I · #1 01-19-2010, 06:53 PM

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At the same time, what better time is there than after tragedy strikes and people are searching for (sometimes mindlessly) places to donate?

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Originally Posted by Little32

I agree though, now is an appropriate time to scrutinize all of these organizations, particularly the untested ones, to make sure that they are doing the work and using the funds as they said they would. Hopefully, even if Yele's money has been funny in the past, this added scrutiny will make sure that the millions that he has received in donations certainly ends up in the right place.

I definitely agree with this.

People (on facebook mainly) have been offended and downright angry with me and other folks who question Yele Haiti. I don't know Yele from the man in the moon, so of course I will question it. Nicely, of course.

ladygreek · #2 01-19-2010, 08:56 PM

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I definitely agree with this.

People (on facebook mainly) have been offended and downright angry with me and other folks who question Yele Haiti. I don't know Yele from the man in the moon, so of course I will question it. Nicely, of course.

Yep, I've had a few such discussions myself. I meant to tell you last night how right on you were.

dreamseeker · #3 01-19-2010, 02:19 PM

^^ yeah, i understand why she feels that way, but ppl are really scrutinizing everyone now to ensure that their hard earned dollars are put to the best of use.

soo...what about the Clinton Bush Haiti fund? LOL @ Bush fidgeting in the vid. while I was watching it all i could think about was Kanye...ha! Bush looked like he was scared Kanye would run out and start talking.

nachural · #4 01-19-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamseeker

^^ yeah, i understand why she feels that way, but ppl are really scrutinizing everyone now to ensure that their hard earned dollars are put to the best of use.

soo...what about the Clinton Bush Haiti fund? LOL @ Bush fidgeting in the vid. while I was watching it all i could think about was Kanye...ha! Bush looked like he was scared Kanye would run out and start talking.

Dubya looks so cute lol

like a lil child awwwww

WinniBug · #5 01-19-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamseeker

^^ yeah, i understand why she feels that way, but ppl are really scrutinizing everyone now to ensure that their hard earned dollars are put to the best of use.

soo...what about the Clinton Bush Haiti fund? LOL @ Bush fidgeting in the vid. while I was watching it all i could think about was Kanye...ha! Bush looked like he was scared Kanye would run out and start talking.

I was going to suggest the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, also

DrPhil · #6 01-19-2010, 10:46 PM

Everywhere includes but is not limited to the media. My rant wasn't news related.

I watch the news everyday and have been doing so since childhood. That's not going to stop.

Little32 · #7 01-19-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

Everywhere includes but is not limited to the media. My rant wasn't news related.

I watch the news everyday and have been doing so since childhood. That's not going to stop.

o. k.

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Wyclef responds to claims against Yele.

I hadn't seen this one. I wonder if he has a publicist?

dreamseeker · #8 01-19-2010, 11:40 PM

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I hadn't seen this one. I wonder if he has a publicist?

lol! i thought the same thing.

dreamseeker · #9 01-19-2010, 11:03 PM

Wyclef responds to claims against Yele.

DrPhil · #10 01-19-2010, 11:13 PM

I often forget that we have to use smileys to denote lightheartedness on message boards. That sucks because I hate it when people smile when they talk about unsmiley topics in real life. LOL.

DrPhil · #11 01-20-2010, 08:57 AM

The "duty" of America often trickles down to the "duty" of Americans.

There wouldn't be this volume of solicitations for donations from GLOs, general service organizations, colleges and universities, churches, barber shops, and so forth if the White House had not made an early statement of American government/government affiliates support. Then they said "if you lazy, spoiled rotten Americans wanna do something, check out whitehouse.gov for a list of charities." The media picked that up, started listing charities on various websites, and thus began the battle of the charities. Then radio cult leaders like Michael Baisden (I like him but he and others have way too much influence both good and bad--it's like some of his listeners were mindless drones before he existed) wouldn't shut up about it--having American-Haitians record pleas for help and stuff. LOL.

Little32 · #12 01-20-2010, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

The "duty" of America often trickles down to the "duty" of Americans.

There wouldn't be this volume of solicitations for donations from GLOs, general service organizations, colleges and universities, churches, barber shops, and so forth if the White House had not made an early statement of American government/government affiliates support. Then they said "if you lazy, spoiled rotten Americans wanna do something, check out whitehouse.gov for a list of charities." The media picked that up, started listing charities on various websites, and thus began the battle of the charities. Then radio cult leaders like Michael Baisden (I like him but he and others have way too much influence both good and bad--it's like some of his listeners were mindless drones before he existed) wouldn't shut up about it--having American-Haitians record pleas for help and stuff. LOL.

See, I am not sure about that. Given the nature of this catastophe, I really do believe that we would have seen a similar outpouring, even without the White House's statement. Some people are doing this because they generally feel compassion and want to help, even if that compassion is fleeting and will be forgotten tomorrow, not because they are mindless drones.

Sometimes it is challenging to have a discussion with you because your posts suggest that you are rather dismissive the intellectual and critical abilities of all but a small few.

DrPhil · #13 01-20-2010, 11:07 AM

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See, I am not sure about that. Given the nature of this catastophe, I really do believe that we would have seen a similar outpouring, even without the White House's statement.

I disagree.

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Sometimes it is challenging to have a discussion with you because your posts suggest that you are rather dismissive the intellectual and critical abilities of all but a small few.

And when you take something like "mindless drones" out of the context in which it was written, how can you blame me?

DaemonSeid · #14 01-20-2010, 10:36 AM

People finder tool on Google as well are places to make donations

Little32 · #15 01-21-2010, 11:05 AM

^^I mean I have seen a lot of folks asking for donations, but not in the context that it is our "duty" to make these contributions. I don't have people asking me what have I done for Haiti or telling me that I should be doing something, but that is my community. To me it hasn't seemed particularly different from other great natural disasters that we have seen in the last few years. I do not feel overwhelmed or surrounded.

And yes, they are related, but they are still separate and distinct; at least to me.