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01/24/2010 at 5:24 pm #1729463
America: the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill without treatment – yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations. I think maybe we should think about taking care of our own first
01/24/2010 at 5:41 pm #1920969The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.01/24/2010 at 6:27 pm #1920970@vtwinspin wrote:
America: the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill without treatment – yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations. I think maybe we should think about taking care of our own first
Well said vtwinspin. It is great to help others but I agree we need to take care of our own first.
01/24/2010 at 7:23 pm #1920971@raslas wrote:
@vtwinspin wrote:
America: the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill without treatment – yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations. I think maybe we should think about taking care of our own first
Well said vtwinspin. It is great to help others but I agree we need to take care of our own first.
I wish we did’t have too but I agree!
01/24/2010 at 11:36 pm #1920972@vtwinspin wrote:
I think maybe we should think about taking care of our own first
Perhaps if our elected officials someday learn to work together, instead of playing politics to protect their phony-baloney jobs, some of those issues might start to be solved. However, it would be unthinkable to turn our backs on the victims of a massive disaster like the one in Haiti simply because we have unsolved problems here.
01/25/2010 at 1:51 am #1920973counted 24 channels last night
01/25/2010 at 2:33 pm #1920974@Captain and Mate wrote:
@vtwinspin wrote:
I think maybe we should think about taking care of our own first
Perhaps if our elected officials someday learn to work together, instead of playing politics to protect their phony-baloney jobs, some of those issues might start to be solved. However, it would be unthinkable to turn our backs on the victims of a massive disaster like the one in Haiti simply because we have unsolved problems here.
IMHO, If you want to see true bi-partisanship, elect a truely independant President.
How many stations carried the benefits and fund raisers for New Orleans? I don’t remember it being on so many staions, but my memory could be wrong.
01/25/2010 at 2:44 pm #1920975That’s a thought. IMHO, partisan political junk from both parties has ground the effectiveness of our government to a halt. 😡
01/25/2010 at 3:07 pm #1920976Funny, I thought the whole world was our own. I wonder when the rest of the world will wake up and see that we’re all one big family on this planet, and start working for a better world, not a better country/state/city/neighborhood/self.
01/25/2010 at 11:04 pm #1920977@vtwinspin wrote:
America: the only country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed without eating, elderly going without needed meds, and mentally ill without treatment – yet we have a benefit for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations. I think maybe we should think about taking care of our own first
I actually sent a email to Fox 11 about this subject Last week.
I just think its a joke that someone will send $$$ to a foreign country, and not help a starving neighbor, or their local food pantry, and don’t forget about our 4 legged friends at your local shelter.
Keep the money local, screw the other countries.
this is just my opinion
Barry
01/25/2010 at 11:20 pm #1920978Compassion should not know boundaries. I have no doubt that those who have found it in their hearts to help the people of Haiti have also found it in their hearts to help those in their backyards.
The partisan bickering we could all do without, but disaster of this scale goes beyond any of that. As does the plight of the homeless, the hungry and others who suffer in our backyards. I see them at my school every day. People have reached into their own pockets to help those families when the need is identified.
My opinion.
01/26/2010 at 12:35 am #1920979@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:
Compassion should not know boundaries.
Absolutely!
01/26/2010 at 8:29 pm #1920980@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:
Compassion should not know boundaries. I have no doubt that those who have found it in their hearts to help the people of Haiti have also found it in their hearts to help those in their backyards.
The partisan bickering we could all do without, but disaster of this scale goes beyond any of that. As does the plight of the homeless, the hungry and others who suffer in our backyards. I see them at my school every day. People have reached into their own pockets to help those families when the need is identified.
My opinion.
Bravo!
And to quote my own signiture…
01/27/2010 at 5:26 pm #1920981I dont agree with all of this blog, but it makes you think.
http://www.flipcollective.com/2010/01/26/if-you-rebuild-it-they-will-come-by-paul-shirley/
01/28/2010 at 1:25 am #1920982@Braid Beard’s Gang wrote:
I dont agree with all of this blog, but it makes you think.
http://www.flipcollective.com/2010/01/26/if-you-rebuild-it-they-will-come-by-paul-shirley/
this guy could not have said it better.
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