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Shame on Haiti Critics
Kicking the
victims when
they are down
by
gested the nation was go against everything that is hu
“ c u rs e d ” .
R ush mane and just.
Limbaugh, a conserva
Haiti is the world's oldest black
tive radio and televi republic and the second-oldest
sion personality, en republic, after the United States,
couraged his listeners in this hemisphere. It is also the
J udge G reg M athis
The damage and death toll
from the earthquake in Haiti mark
one o f the biggest natural disas
ters in the last century.
In a real show o f humanity
and brotherhood, the world has
come forward, offering prayers
and monetary support to Haiti.
There are a few, however, who
have sunk lower than most o f us
can imagine, making insensitive
and inappropriate com m ents
about Haiti at a time when the
country needs and deserves our
compassion.
Right wing conservative leader
Pat Robertson remarked that the
earthquake was a result o f Haiti ’ s
“pact with the devil” and sug
The victims o f the Haiti
earthquake need your support.
Take action and make a
donation today.
not to donate funds to Haitian
relief efforts because it will make
President Obama “look good” if
funds and supplies were sent to
Haiti.
Politics and religious inclina
tions aside, it is unthinkable that
these two individuals, and oth
ers, would, in effect, kick the
earthquake victims while they
are down. Remarks like these
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Haiti is and how crime ridden its
streets are. Indeed, it is a poor
nation. And there is violence
there. But America is partly re
sponsible for the societal issues
in Haiti, from the past occupa
tion that left the country on un
stable financial ground to our
current lack o f interest in provid
ing real support to the country.
The victims o f the Haiti earth
quake need your support. Take
action and make a donation today.
Your contribution, large or small,
will serve as a slap in the face to
these insensitive critics who
choose to pour salt into the wounds
o f an already devastated nation.
Contact your local Red Cross
for information on you may help
or visit the organization online at
redcross.org.
only nation whose independence
was gained as part o f a success
ful slave rebellion. The U.S. oc
cupied Haiti from 1915 to 1934,
and many argue that this created
an unstable foundation and a
financial system that drained the
country's wealth, taking it out
Greg Mathis is a retired
side the nation instead o f rein Michigan District Court judge
vesting it in the local economy. and syndicated television show
We keep hearing how poor judge.
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