tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post7876717623175373183..comments2024-03-28T22:25:39.706-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: Headline on Drudge TonightMichael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-25636961414855874722010-01-16T18:29:29.059-07:002010-01-16T18:29:29.059-07:00Many of the first responders we met in the first s...Many of the first responders we met in the first season of TBS/SURVIVAL are in Haiti...we'll be debriefing when they return....<br /><br />mbMichael Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-12526761087258742282010-01-16T15:15:18.445-07:002010-01-16T15:15:18.445-07:00I have to say that one of my first thoughts on hea...I have to say that one of my first thoughts on hearing of the quake was "I hope Michael is in touch with people who will be studying this situation intimately from start to finish from a 'Best Defense - Survival' perspective."eeyorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-46476841915188155612010-01-16T11:58:08.548-07:002010-01-16T11:58:08.548-07:00My wife and I opened our wallets to the people of ...My wife and I opened our wallets to the people of New Orleans. In return we got demands for more money, excuses, refusal to invite FEMA and then blaming FEMA for what was actually a very competent response, the grossest incompetence on the city and state level, dispersed criminality as people were moved to Texas, insistence on continued, tax-paid hotel stays: whining. And an insistence on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-1709043266385085652010-01-15T13:35:29.217-07:002010-01-15T13:35:29.217-07:00Mark,
The DR has historically enjoyed better gove...Mark,<br /><br />The DR has historically enjoyed better government, got the better 2/3rds of the island, doesn't have this fault running right through their captial system, and managed to make teh jump from "successful banana republic" to "budding representative democracy" in the late 1970's.Geodkythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328915597574377444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-62346180512457392892010-01-15T12:13:48.022-07:002010-01-15T12:13:48.022-07:00I don't like throwing money away. I won't...I don't like throwing money away. I won't willingly give money to our government or especially the UN/UNICEF.<br /><br />But there are many truly good organizations that are helping and many that were already there. There are SO many orphanges there that do incredible things with minimal moneys.<br /><br />The "problem" with this quake is the epicenter was pretty much dead R_Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-57263166500408426622010-01-15T12:00:14.519-07:002010-01-15T12:00:14.519-07:00What about the people in the Dominican Republic? ...What about the people in the Dominican Republic? Are they not on the same island? How come I am not hearing the same calls for them? Is it because they are capitalist and not socialist? Were there buildings better?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05309418329955283847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-10759800582656599252010-01-15T08:40:14.081-07:002010-01-15T08:40:14.081-07:00Perhaps this is an unpopular sentiment but I have ...Perhaps this is an unpopular sentiment but I have a hard time donating money for earthquake relief to a people with an entitlement mentality. When you add that to gangs of armed thugs roaming the streets and roadblocks made from dead bodies (see Reuters - link on Instapundit), you have to question whether your donation is going to help poor, suffering people or just line the pockets of the TontonJohn Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151468462458613615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-34290183393812178942010-01-15T07:59:20.972-07:002010-01-15T07:59:20.972-07:00We will do what we can to help both on a personal ...We will do what we can to help both on a personal and governmental level. I just hope they remember our help in the future and stand by us. My prayers to their quick recovery<br />BTW ever wonder why it took our leadership hours to respond to this and days to respond to a terrorist attack. Just a thought!Steve Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-43574833272391002552010-01-15T07:57:09.638-07:002010-01-15T07:57:09.638-07:00Michael,
The problem is that headline could have ...Michael,<br /><br />The problem is that headline could have run before the earthquake as well. <br /><br />Ratcatcher55Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-11737699635950999302010-01-15T06:27:06.808-07:002010-01-15T06:27:06.808-07:00Tks. Done. Made contribution via cell phone.Tks. Done. Made contribution via cell phone.nj_larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-13147732362109811842010-01-15T00:17:03.800-07:002010-01-15T00:17:03.800-07:00Aid is on its way--in the meantime, let's pray...Aid is on its way--in the meantime, let's pray for them...DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830676680597495230noreply@blogger.com