Is there a DU thread to help Haiti?

[Born_A_Truman]

I looked to see if Skinner/EarlG had started a fund raising drive for DU to help Haiti. I couldn't find one. If I missed it, can someone link here?

[Cha]

1. Haven't seen one but here's

an email from Pres Obama on Haiti..

Cha --

On Tuesday, a catastrophic earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The full extent of the damage is still being assessed, but the death toll -- already in the thousands -- is climbing fast.

This is the worst earthquake to hit the area in more than 200 years. Entire communities have been ripped apart and as many as 3 million people have been directly affected, including tens of thousands of American citizens who are in Haiti.

Our neighbors in Haiti are racing to confront the enormous devastation -- and the OFA community can help.

Click here for more information about essential relief efforts and ways you can help today.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/haitiearthquake

Footage is pouring in of homes collapsing, Haitians carrying injured family members, and hospitals being overrun in what was already the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere.

I have directed my administration to respond with a swift, coordinated, and aggressive effort to save lives. Personnel from the United States and our partners in the international community are on the ground in damaged areas right now, working side by side with the Haitian people. They're providing much-needed food, water, and sanitation supplies, saving lives and helping local communities start to rebuild.

Despite the fact that we are experiencing tough times here at home, I encourage those who can to reach out and help. It's in times like these that we must show the kind of compassion and humanity that has defined the best of our national character for generations.

Click here to find out what you can do:

http://my.barackobama.com/Haiti

As this story continues to unfold, I hope you will continue to keep the people of Haiti in your thoughts and prayers, as well as the many Haitian-Americans who have done so much to enrich our country and who are worried about friends and loved ones in this time of need.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

[Born_A_Truman]

2. Thanks Cha

I got that today too. I am going to donate!

[Cha]

3. I figured you did, but I

just wanted to get this out here anyway..it's such good wrap up of what's happening so far.

I donated too.

[Cha]

4. Updates on Haiti from blackwaterdog's dk diary..

AND MORE: President Obama will meet Bill Clinton and George Bush tomorrow at the White House. Obama also got authorization from Cuba to have U.S. medical evacuation flights through Cuba air space - cutting the time by 90 minutes a trip, and He will Pen Cover Story on Haiti and the Earthquake for Newsweek.
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All in all, This awful catastrophe is really a shining moment for Barack Obama, as a world's leader, as a winner of the Nobel peace Prize. I've been watching a little bit of Sky News today, and they talked again and again about "How the US took the lead, what a massive operation is coming from America". They showed Marines helping badly injured people and Americans search and rescue forces digging survivors from collapsed buildings.
And you know what? Rush Limbaugh was actually right: This disaster indeed gives Barack Obama a chance to show his compassion and humanity. No wonder Limbaugh is scared to death.
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<much more>
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/15/825304/-Emotional-Haitian-President-to-Obama:-Thank-you,-thank-you,-thank-you