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Former NBA Player Dropped as ESPN Writer for Haiti Comments

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Posted by logi_cal 2010-01-27 15:49|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Definitely NOT Politically Correct.

Posted by tipover 2010-01-27 18:07|| 2010-01-27 18:07|| Front Page Top

#2 Truth can also be sad.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-01-27 18:28|| 2010-01-27 18:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Never heard of him.

Posted by tu3031 2010-01-27 19:14|| 2010-01-27 19:14|| Front Page Top

#4 Haiti was a deeply messed-up place long before the earthquake. That's far more the fault of a long series of kleptomaniac tyrants than of the people unfortunate enough to live under their misrule, but let's be generous and say it's a debatable point.

This is not the time to be saying what he said in that way. Whatever flaws Hatian culture may have did not cause the earthquake. This earthquake caused 200,000+ deaths in a population of 10 million--that's over 2% of the population wiped out in less than an hour. Total casualties, of course, are much higher. Holding your tongue at a time like this is not "political correctness," it's simple decency.

Remember Michael Moore complaining that the 9/11 terrorists should have attacked a city in a state that went for Bush? Remember Kos cheering the murder of Americans in Fallujah? Remember all those sick bastards who cheered 9/11 and said we deserved it? Disgusting, weren't they? No class, right?

This is just as bad.

Posted by Mike 2010-01-27 19:47|| 2010-01-27 19:47|| Front Page Top

#5 I disagree Mike. He doesn't blame them for the earthquake although he makes a wrong assertion that a 7.0 quake could be prevented like NoLa being built in a known flood plane. Different issues. Comparing this guy to Kos or fat Moore is way off the mark. Matter of fact his basic points are what I hear many well thought out people say every day. Haiti is a cesspool, I blame both its leaders and its people and their culture or lack there of. I also blame all those well-intentioned but foolish folks who keep enabling them with blind donations and no accountability.

Posted by Broadhead6 2010-01-27 20:11|| 2010-01-27 20:11|| Front Page Top

#6 What BH6 said. sorry those folks got the short end of the stick when the quake hit, but there didn't seem to be a lot of self directed effort in looking for survivors and such; just wandering around and wondering about when is the help gonna get here? Comparisons to post katrina N.O. are warranted, no self support, just looting, chaos and hands out for help whining.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2010-01-27 23:38|| 2010-01-27 23:38|| Front Page Top

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