Bill Clinton has left Haiti.
Haiti remains.
Haitians, especially in Port-au-Prince, now face cholera.
Bill Clinton's teevee spots do not stop infection or the degradation of the Haitian people. Neither does texting a bank transfer on the cell phone, the price of which could buy actual medicine, food and clean water for hundreds of people.
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someone's been blocking the aid:
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Of course they are. People with prospects are better equipped to resist Disneygentrification.
ReplyDeleteOf course, said aid could've been used to buy all the needs you suggested.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, Sean Penn's on it: http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b207628_sean_penn_chokes_up_thanks_obama.html.
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