WTF, people, you'd rather argue about looters than give to the Red Cross?

crispini

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:32 AM
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WTF, people, you'd rather argue about looters than give to the Red Cross?

This thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4541980

only has about 16 posts on it and it keeps falling off the front page!!! C'mon, DU'ers, we can do better than this!

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MercutioATC

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:34 AM
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1. I'm not sure the two are mutually exclusive.

Just because people aren't responding to the thread doesn't mean they aren't giving...

I don't know about everybody, but I'm capable of donating money and discussing events at the same time.

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crispini

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:35 AM
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2. It would make me feel better if I could see that thread had

hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of posts on it. It was started yesterday, for pete's sake.

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MercutioATC

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:36 AM
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3. Maybe people are donating instead of posting about donating...

Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 10:36 AM by MercutioATC

This is a pretty good community. I don't think there'll be any shortage of donations made here.

:)

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cbear70

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:36 AM
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4. I gave

Just through my community so didn't think about posting it here. sorry.

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crispini

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:37 AM
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5. Thank you.

I guess I'm just wiggy right now. :hug:

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cbear70

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:41 AM
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9. its okay.. i am too.

:hug:

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gkhouston

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:45 AM
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15. I hope it's an attractive wig and not some sort of Ronald McDonald

thing. :-) Seriously, my husband made a donation for us before that thread got started, so I didn't feel a need to chime in with a "Done!"

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crispini

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:49 AM
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19. Hey sweetie!

:hug:

We're taking off tomorrow, I think. I felt better yesterday but that footage from NOLA this am really freaked me out this morning.

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gkhouston

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Thu Sep-01-05 11:28 AM
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21. take as much gas and water as you can carry

And baby wipes (unscented -- you don't want to smell that perfumed shit the live-long day) are great, too. My best to your relatives.

And yes, NO is scary shit. Makes me think about how our government is going to respond if there is a massive flu pandemic and the strain turns out to be highly lethal.

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gkhouston

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Thu Sep-01-05 11:30 AM
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22. self-delete; dupe n/t

Edited on Thu Sep-01-05 11:31 AM by gkhouston

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MrBenchley

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:38 AM
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7. Exactly so....

Nor do I need a thread in GD to know that the Red Cross is there...

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Tyranny_R_US

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:37 AM
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6. Although I donated (and should everyone else) I have a problem

with how the red cross has been handling this whole thing you see more pictures of them collecting aid than you actually see them offering aid

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cbear70

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:42 AM
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11. yeah me too

I am starting to wonder...

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Greybnk48

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:40 AM
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8. It doesn't hurt to push people

I didn't respond either, but we're donating through my husband's company which has offered to match donations 100% (Sanofi-Aventis, a French pharmaceutical co). Two of my husbands co-workers in NO have lost everything we have heard.

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puddycat

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:42 AM
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10. I can do both, quite well

although I must admit I argue better than I donate, because I
don't have as much money as I do opinions.:bounce:

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kstewart33

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:42 AM
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12. I gave - it is so easy to do online

EVERY DU member should give to the American Red Cross. Even $5 will help.

Let's do it!!!

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natrat

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:43 AM
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13. i gave 200 yesterday

another 100 today---wish i could help--seems like incredible incompetence down there

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natrat

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:44 AM
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14. this thread or something like it should get stuck at top

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redwitch

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:45 AM
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16. we gave

i would imagine lots of us are doing so, quietly

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Pithy Cherub

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:49 AM
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17. Please donate blood as well.

I can not emphasize enough how much this is going to be needed continuously in the months ahead. There needs to be surgeries, injuries attended to, transfusions for illnesses and the nation's blood supply will not hold up and it will go for the most urgent first. It will be a tragedy that we all can help prevent now. The issue is that there are no more places in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama to give and store blood until the power comes back, so please I beg you to give money and donate blood. Every first responder who gets injured will need it as well as those being rescued. Please...

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fishnfla

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:49 AM
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18. Yes, and yes

I'm concerned for my brothers business on the west bank-he put his lifes savings into it

and yes I'm over $880 in donations now

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redwitch

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Thu Sep-01-05 10:51 AM
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20. kick

I wish I could go down and DO something. Jesus.

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