Wyclef Jean On Twitter: "We Spent The Day Picking Up Dead Bodies"

[Hissyspit]

"WE SPENT THE DAY PICKING UP DEAD BODIES" - Wyclef http://video.foxnews.com/v/3968850/wyclef-jean-on-ground-in-haiti/ STATE OF EMERGENCY!!

CODE RED!!!!:::: STATE OF EMERGENCY ::::: Please text YELE to 501 501 right now! $5 will be donated to Earthquake Relief / visit www.yele.org

http://twitter.com/wyclef

http://video.foxnews.com/v/3968850/wyclef-jean-on-ground-in-haiti

[sandnsea]

1. DoD has several thousand on the way

Somewhere near a thousand there now, many more on the way. But I think this is going to take a much larger response still. There are 9 million people in Haiti.





The U.S. military has 329 troops on the ground in Haiti, and that number is expected to increase to more than 750 by tomorrow, and almost 1,000 by the week’s end, Fraser reported.

That’s in addition to more than 2,000 Marines, slated to arrive aboard three ships of an amphibious readiness group, along with heavy-lift helicopters, Jan. 19. The Marines are assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

An initial company of about 100 82nd Airborne paratroopers, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 73rd Infantry, at Fort Bragg, N.C., arrived in Haiti today, Fraser said.

They’ll be followed tomorrow by a command and control element from the division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team and additional 2nd BCT paratroopers. Over the next four days, about 700 additional soldiers will deploy to support relief efforts, he said.

Meanwhile, the USS Carl Vinson, an aircraft carrier home-ported in Norfolk, Va., is slated to arrive in Haiti tomorrow, carrying 19 helicopters and 30 pallets of relief goods, Fraser said. The Vinson will provide a critical platform for support for the heavily damaged island, he said.

http://obama-mamas.com/blog/?p=983

[Withywindle]

2. WHO THE FUCK UNRECCED THIS?

Seriously, I usually don't give a damn, but...WTF?


I gave $50 to Yele Wed night. I get paid tomorrow and will give another $50 to Doctors Without Borders then.

Why unrec a thread about Wyclef Jean and Yele Haiti--he is FROM there, and his organization not only helps Haitians, it *employs* them.

[Egnever]

3. Cause it makes peoples heads explode when they see an unrec

Seriously its reactions like yours that bring a smile to these peoples faces.

There should be a hide the recs feature for people who cant take it.

What freakin differece does it make if theres a rec or an unrec?


Yay for wyclef though, He is quite the tender hearted guy. K&R for him.

[Withywindle]

5. I know. It usually doesn't bother me.

I just saw this as the most innocuous thread ever.

[Egnever]

6. Meh you could post pictures of puppies licking kittens and someone would unrec it.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3Yi34O67M6o/SLdD5vdqymI/AAAAAAAAAVE/UP8E3PxsHbY/s400/puppies+kittens.JPG

[Missy Vixen]

4. I'm K&R'ing for the person who unrecced

We're not loaded right now, either, but we just gave some money to Doctors Without Borders.

I'm also lighting a virtual candle for the people of Haiti, and for those who are so desperately trying to save the trapped, treat the wounded, and comfort those who've lost loved ones in the streets of Port-au-Prince.

[FrenchieCat]

7. I gave my 19 year old daughter the text number to donate to Yele

just now.

Thanks!