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December 29, 2004

The Tsunami

I find it hard to post about disasters like this, claiming more than 60,000, perhaps even 100,000,, more than half of them children. I find my words too small and poor for the magnitude of the tragedy.

Michele at a Small Victory tries to wrap her mind around the dimensions of the catastrophe.

She also posts an exhaustive list of agencies which are trying to provide relief to the survivors, and to which you can donate.

And there's always Amazon's on-line relief fund, which has just passed $2 million in American stinginess.

I just donated myself, using some of that crazy blog-money you've been nice enough to send to me. Not a lot, but together it all ads up.


posted by Ace at 02:58 PM
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And just a thought to any liberals reacting to this crisis: Do something to help and stop looking for someone to blame.

Posted by: Nickie Goomba on December 29, 2004 03:12 PM

Nickie,
This has got to be one of the biggest natural disasters/tragedies most of us have seen in our lifetimes. Why why why would you so quickly start pointing fingers? Liberals & conservatives alike are distraught over this event. This has nothing to do with politics. There is nobody to blame for this. There are 100k+ people dead and/or missing. The world community has to work together to help those directly affected. Please don't politicise this tragedy.

Posted by: Ryan on December 29, 2004 03:17 PM

Why why why would you so quickly start pointing fingers?

Ummm, because UN socialist douchebags already began finger-pointing, and the liberal douchebag media is already hot on the story of how Bush's Christmas vacation is somehow "insensitive" given this tragedy?

Don't sit there and pretend that this tragedy, like every other, isn't being used by the left to score political points.

Your words about us all being in this together and all equally distraught are no doubt true. But I would suggest you're addressing the wrong audience.

Posted by: ace on December 29, 2004 03:25 PM

Ace,
You seem to have a lot of misdirected anger.
You are not a welcome opponent in an argument as it always seems to come down to the mythical liberal media and all the crybaby liberals doing this or doing that. Start using logic, start being rational. That goes for you and your psychotic rightwing followers who sit there and scream all day long about how stupid, evil, uncaring, weak, do-nothing liberals are. You clearly have no world view. Its your view, for better or worse. You have a square peg view and will cram it into the round hole world. There is no bend, there is no compromise.

Don't tell me that the liberals use every event for political gain. That is wrong and just sad. And so are you Mr. Of Spades. Go stick that in your little blogerator you closed minded nerd humper.

Posted by: Ryan on December 29, 2004 03:49 PM

"Closed minded nerd humper?"
Are you serious?

Posted by: Rob on December 29, 2004 04:05 PM

Ryan is really Princess Leia in disguise. He meant "nerf herder."

Posted by: NickS on December 29, 2004 04:14 PM

I'd sooner kiss a Wookie.

Like, for example, Ryan's mom.

Posted by: ace on December 29, 2004 04:51 PM

tsk, tsk Ace

That sounds like just more of your misplaced anger. Does somebody need a hug?

Posted by: lauraw on December 29, 2004 05:18 PM
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