*Does seeing Michelle Obama represent the Red Cross on TV make you less likely to give money to Haiti? *
No, but watching you idiot republicans shit their pants because the administration is doing exactly the right thing is quite entertaining. I've donated $50 so far for Haitian relief. How about you? On Jan 16, 4:31 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Does seeing Michelle Obama represent the Red Cross on TV make you less > likely to give money to > Haiti?http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/in<http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1263640329&_fb_q=1><http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1263640329&_fb_q=1> > dex.php?pid=1263640329&_fb_q=1<http://apps.facebook.com/opinionpolls/index.php?pid=1263640329&_fb_q=1> > > [image: The Daily Reckoning] Dear *Daily Reckoning* Reader, > > "The Haiti earthquake could not have been worse," according to our Byron > King - who has a close friend in the middle of it all. > > "A shallow fault zone gave way, almost directly below Port au Prince. The > full force of the shock - at least 7.0 magnitude - transmitted directly into > the foundations of a city that lacks even the rudiments of good building > practices." > > At last word, up to 50,000 people may be dead...and another 300,000 > homeless. > > The UN hasn't even calculated the number of injured, but the need is > undoubtedly immense...and the quake destroyed many of the nation's hospitals > within seconds. > > That means the burden on the few remaining is overwhelming - including > the *Hospital > Albert > Schweitzer*<http://clicks.dailyreckoning.com//t/AQ/3+Q/5eI/AAEweA/AQ/AttdgA/Xr4J>(HAS). > > "HAS," says Byron, "was founded in 1954 as a joint project of the Mellon > family in Pittsburgh and the legendary humanitarian Albert Schweitzer." > Byron's friend Ian Rawson is manager at HAS. He writes: > > *"We are far from the epicenter, but overnight [Wednesday into Thursday] we > began to see more patients from areas outside of the valley, where two and > three-story buildings are more common. > > "The influx of patients is straining our resources, but has been handled > calmly and efficiently by the all-Haitian medical and nursing staff. All > available gurneys and benches are in use, our trauma protocol triage system > has been implemented, and there is a steady flow of patients to the > diagnostic center and the operating suite. > > "The lack of communications has been a large psychological problem. All of > our professional staff have families in Port au Prince, and all cell systems > have collapsed, so people wait anxiously for news of relatives. > > "Haiti has a long history of natural disasters; floods, mudslides, > hurricanes, and more. Each one reinforces our awareness of the limitations > of the formal infrastructure and the resilience of the informal system of > family and community support."* > > Byron adds this: "Note the comment about 'trauma protocol triage system.' > That means, they're picking and choosing who gets treatment and lives, > versus who does not get treatment and dies." > > So that gives you a picture of how urgent the situation is. > > Usually you turn to us for investment ideas - helping you sort through a > bewildering array of choices. > > Likewise, maybe you've wanted to donate to the relief effort in Haiti, but > you have no idea which organization is worthy of your dollars: After all, > many of them waste huge amounts of money on overhead. 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