Sarah Palin visits Haiti under tight guard

[RandySF]

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began a tightly stage-managed visit to Haiti on Saturday in which she visited cholera clinics while avoiding crowds and the press.

The 2008 vice presidential candidate was a guest of Rev. Franklin Graham, whose aid group works in the impoverished country. Haiti is facing a brutal cholera epidemic while struggling with an electoral crisis and reconstruction from the January earthquake.

Palin, who traveled in part by helicopter, provided access on her tour solely to the U.S. cable network Fox News.

Graham's organization, Samaritan's Purse, refused to discuss Palin's itinerary with other media and asked Haitian and American reporters to leave its compounds, citing a "security lockdown."


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/12/11/international/i161600S41.DTL

[Ruby the Liberal]

1. Honestly, who gives a shit?

The sooner this moron disappears into the anthill she crawled out of, the better.

[bigtree]

2. she's nothing but a nusiance

What a disgrace. She does nothing, and is good for nothing.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Were they afraid she would defect??

[EFerrari]

13. They were protecting cholera from Palin. n/t

[lunatica]

4. She needs to soften her image after beating a Halibut to death and shooting a caribou

And after pardoning that turkey who got slaughtered right behind her in Alaska while she was governor and gushing about how wonderful it is to pardon the turkey.

I hope she doesn't insult the Haitian people.

[bigtree]

5. she is an insult

[dkf]

10. Yeah she needs to fix that crazy image

Whacking that halibut was too much

[bigtree]

11. fish beaters

not an uncommon method . . . one nets them into the boat, the other knocks them out with a stick. :shrug:

[dkf]

28. Baby seal killers..whack em over the head.

Just because thats how you do it doesnt meant its a good thing to be associated with.

[undeterred]

20. Hey, its in the Republican womans cookbook.

Beating your fish to death, that is.

[undeterred]

6. Someone should tell her its not a state so they can't vote for her.

[fascisthunter]

7. the Wealthy Elite's Puppet

what a gross example of a human being.

[Sheepshank]

8. 20 things to add to her Presidential nomination resume

#18 Hold nose and visit a some people in need. Remember to pretend to avoid media while having the media report on the visit,

[nc4bo]

9. Yes.

At least I believe that's exactly what her slimy, grifting behind is doing.

[bigtree]

15. I wonder if her witchhunting preacher is there with her

Pastor Muthee

[nc4bo]

23. She could easily find a replacement, I'm sure. nt

[Drale]

12. Ok really dark here for a minute

maybe she will get one of the many disease running rampid down there and disappear for a while.

[Webster Green]

24. Like maybe the worst case of cholera ever seen.

I would laugh my ass off.

Useless grifter piece of shit.

[MrMickeysMom]

14. Hot of the pages of yellow journalism!

I think I saw it in line today at the grocery store... right after Britney's heartbreaking relationship and cellulite showing celebrities!

[asjr]

16. She is there for a photo-op only, making

the US look like fools and taking advantage of people living in poverty and hunger. It is all about her--nothing else!

[Whoa_Nelly]

17. O Boy! Can't wait for her follow-up witty tweets!

...am so excited! :sarcasm:

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

18. Haven't these people suffered enough???!!!! nt

[upi402]

19. And Sean Penn is elbow to elbow with the people

What does that say to Fux News fools and Rush's dildo heads?

She's on a photo op, just like Bush's plastic turkey for the troops.

[pa28]

29. I'm sure Sean Penn will have some choice words.

Her photo-op is about to get skewered.

[malaise]

21. According to our local news most of the Haitians said

Sarah who?
Word is that she told Satan to get out of Haiti so I asked what time her aircraft was leaving. :evilgrin:

[Va Lefty]

22. Could she see Putin from there?

:evilgrin:

[elehhhhna]

25. nope,,.she was checking up on Venezuela & Hugo

lol

[NBachers]

26. So, what should they do with their new Palin replica dolls?

[Warren Stupidity]

27. I've never wished the bloody flux on anyone. nt.

[applegrove]

30. Even they don't want her talking off the cuff. Too much of a chance of something bad happening.

[HopeHoops]

31. I'm sure the Haitians will be safe from her. She can't shoot worth shit.