tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post8485532964446233002..comments2024-03-28T14:57:10.887-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Supplemental: What actually happened in Haiti?<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-54438854050722392862015-02-10T22:35:26.863-05:002015-02-10T22:35:26.863-05:00What happened in Haiti, Bob?
Black people sold th...What happened in Haiti, Bob?<br /><br />Black people sold their souls to Satan.<br /><br />They bought eternal damnation in return for getting rid of the infernal French.<br /><br />Don't you watch the 700 Club?<br /><br />Liberals like you asking stupid questions. No wonder your progressive agenda is lost. Reverend Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-15204241481178289602015-02-10T21:43:45.140-05:002015-02-10T21:43:45.140-05:00He stated in the video that perhaps the girl shoul...He stated in the video that perhaps the girl should be left with her Restevek family since she was being fed and allowed to attend school. He said several times he thought the system helped poor families who could not support their kids. He seemed untroubled by the beatings, the forced labor, the separation of kids from all family contact and the sexual abuse. He kept repeating that he was troubled by the intervention on this girls behalf. What a guy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-42067055832234026842015-02-10T17:29:43.632-05:002015-02-10T17:29:43.632-05:00Kristof was neither saying nor implying of those t...Kristof was neither saying nor implying of those things.urban legendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-81590025302043328702015-02-10T10:19:30.646-05:002015-02-10T10:19:30.646-05:00@ 11:09 Let's be frank. Since the Kristof Khro...@ 11:09 Let's be frank. Since the Kristof Khronicles approach Tuscaloosa Tales in length, it will be necessary for Somerby to single out one "lovely child" among those "beautiful Haitian kids" to demonstrate he cares more about than the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-83512465052996052062015-02-10T10:14:07.416-05:002015-02-10T10:14:07.416-05:00If it's good enough for Newt Gingrich, it'...If it's good enough for Newt Gingrich, it's good enough for Haiti.<br />How else will the disadvantaged learn the value of hard work and self-discipline?gravymeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075831177588700301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-5629158540550968022015-02-10T10:12:25.726-05:002015-02-10T10:12:25.726-05:00So Jennifer Garner has actually nothing to do with...So Jennifer Garner has actually nothing to do with "What Actually Happened in Haiti." And what was unspoken is 9:52 has an imagination working with the same fertility as Kristof and Somerby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67291304977969251672015-02-10T10:08:27.953-05:002015-02-10T10:08:27.953-05:00See, it's working already.See, it's working already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-72866993128144091402015-02-10T01:58:31.794-05:002015-02-10T01:58:31.794-05:00Jennifer Garner was the Hollywood celeb in the seg...Jennifer Garner was the Hollywood celeb in the segment prior to the Haiti segment (which featured Alfre Woodard). Jennifer was visiting the poor in their rented trailers in West Virginia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-85540448206626967312015-02-10T01:51:57.252-05:002015-02-10T01:51:57.252-05:00Go away, as they say.Go away, as they say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-74232398650288060712015-02-10T00:53:29.142-05:002015-02-10T00:53:29.142-05:00http://www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_most_popular_...http://www.ted.com/playlists/171/the_most_popular_talks_of_allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-64627113946781159932015-02-10T00:44:10.014-05:002015-02-10T00:44:10.014-05:00Uno mas, as they say:
http://dailyhowler.blogspot...Uno mas, as they say:<br /><br />http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2014/05/starting-tomorrow-our-month-of-gaps.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-77870307525627933492015-02-10T00:29:45.765-05:002015-02-10T00:29:45.765-05:00I found one of the posts @ 12:13. I'll keep l...I found one of the posts @ 12:13. I'll keep looking.<br /><br />http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2014/06/anthropology-lessons-oleaginous-oily.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-49016427816382424932015-02-10T00:25:12.406-05:002015-02-10T00:25:12.406-05:00Your comment @ 12:13 seem to illustrate that word ...Your comment @ 12:13 seem to illustrate that word gap Bob wrote about when forcefully reminding us at great length that liberals don't care about kids. My mom had a big vocabulary but she was short on positive conversation, so I can at least empathize half way.<br /><br />I'd link you to his post on solutions so you could read it and work on your problem, but can't find it off hand.<br /><br />Please stay and keep trying. You remind me of that eloquent description Alfre Woodard gave in the film Bob linked us all to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-15646471008308883662015-02-10T00:13:13.859-05:002015-02-10T00:13:13.859-05:00go awaygo awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-90709953419892079582015-02-09T23:16:20.299-05:002015-02-09T23:16:20.299-05:00I find my self wondering who had the authority to ...I find my self wondering who had the authority to allow 7:05 on the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-63036872481207155972015-02-09T23:12:32.145-05:002015-02-09T23:12:32.145-05:00What do hot showers and AC have to do with this po...What do hot showers and AC have to do with this post.<br />Hell, what does Jennifer Gardener have to do with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67215095427998522302015-02-09T23:09:35.509-05:002015-02-09T23:09:35.509-05:00I fully expect poor Marilaine to become this year&...I fully expect poor Marilaine to become this year's D'Leisha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-68329462577076779122015-02-09T23:07:44.862-05:002015-02-09T23:07:44.862-05:00Life is going to tend to suck without the availabi...Life is going to tend to suck without the availability of daily hot showers and central heat and AC in extreme climates no matter how many relationships or life experiences one has.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-61523369499899845582015-02-09T23:05:02.622-05:002015-02-09T23:05:02.622-05:00Bless you majneb. Many progressives have failed t...Bless you majneb. Many progressives have failed to see the wisdom in what I told them 5 years ago.Reverend Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-78118851649556272182015-02-09T22:33:32.067-05:002015-02-09T22:33:32.067-05:00Things don't lead to happiness. Relationships ...Things don't lead to happiness. Relationships with people and life experiences do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91910904502596002682015-02-09T22:33:29.355-05:002015-02-09T22:33:29.355-05:00Bob already has two factual errors in this preview...Bob already has two factual errors in this preview post, so we can't wait to see him allege timeline inconsistencies and other problems through what <strong>"seems"</strong> to be written by Kristof or shown on PBS. I will point them out when the time comes, and his followers will quickly say Somerby errors don't count.<br /><br />Whenever you see the word "seem" in a Somerby post, prepare for novelizing or worse. He has already started in this one. He "seemed to see" the story on PBS. He never "seems" to tell the truth when he is already wiggling over whether he saw something or not.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-8569428838383048832015-02-09T21:52:21.789-05:002015-02-09T21:52:21.789-05:00Jennifer Garner: "I can't wait to get bac...Jennifer Garner: "I can't wait to get back to my kids." Unspoken: and my enormous, luxurious, fastidiously clean house, with soft sofas and espresso machine and pristine kitchen and walk-in closets and giant master bath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-67916116791326851002015-02-09T19:57:06.670-05:002015-02-09T19:57:06.670-05:00They head for Mexico though.They head for Mexico though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-53637542291646402432015-02-09T19:45:43.267-05:002015-02-09T19:45:43.267-05:00It's rare to see Americans of any social class...It's rare to see Americans of any social class or ethnicity heading to Haiti for a better life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-71065328938426195652015-02-09T19:05:59.421-05:002015-02-09T19:05:59.421-05:00Kristof seems to be arguing in favor of the Restav...Kristof seems to be arguing in favor of the Restavek system, which is essentially child slavery. He seems to argue that if the slaves are well-treated, it doesn't matter that they are slaves. He thinks it is OK to force poor children to work as domestic servants instead of nurturing them as children. He suggests several times that the do-gooders are perhaps misguided (as if he knows what is best for Haitian kids). If anyone were to seriously argue that American slavery should be reinstated because black children today live in poverty, would such a view be acceptable? Why is OK for Haiti? The fact that 2/3 of these children are girls is pretty much ignored.<br /><br />Kristof tells two different stories because he is using this girl's life circumstances for his own purposes, just as she was used by her Restavek family for their purposes. It is abuse when no one considers what the girl's best interests are. I found myself wondering who had the authority to sign the release for her video to be used in this show, since her guardianship was contested. Does it not matter who signed for her, since she is a third world child?<br /><br />Haiti is not a hell-hole. It is poor. Many parts of the world are poor. It doesn't make them hell-holes. To assume that people who are poor do not have a life with joy, friendship, relationships and family, and are not entitled to such things leads to people assuming that it is OK to beat this girl as long as she is being given food. Katherine Boo's book on the slums of India is an excellent example of how people are able to build full lives under extreme poverty and why assuming they must be miserable is wrong, just as it is wrong to assume our elderly are miserable because they are old or ill, or our rural poor are miserable because they are uneducated or non-working. In my opinion, the most miserable people on earth are lawyers, because they hate their work and have no time for any life beyond it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com