My personal comments: The following makes the Democrats look very petty and
bad in view of the fact that President Clinton, and President H.W. Bush just
signed on with our present President to assist in the aiding of the tsunami
victims. Oh well, perhaps enough people will come to understand that the
Democratic Party has totally lost touch with reality and has been hijacked
so far to the left by the socialists that they have left their old
constituency in the dust. Many of those who used to be Democrats are
becoming Republicans or Independents.. Read on....
CONSERVATIVE TRUTH 01/03/05
Democrats and UN Politicize Asian Disaster
By Tom Barrett
[email protected]
They haven't even finished counting the bodies, but already the Democrats
and UN officials are trying to use the tsunami disaster for political gain.
Over one hundred thousand have died in Asia, but all these ghouls can think
about is how they can use the disaster to bash the United States and its
President.
This morning a Democrat spokesman was asked on a talk show what she thought
about the US response to the disaster. She said that she thought there was
"something wrong" when the US pledged $35 million for relief, but the
Inaugural is going to cost $40 million. She then made a snide comment about
how much body armor the $40 million would buy. Her comments were obviously
"talking points" issued by the Democratic National Committee, because I have
heard almost exactly the same phrases from other Democrat "strategists" and
"spokesmen" in the last few days
There were several things wrong with her statements. First, the Inaugural
celebrations were planned long before the disaster, and the funds were
pledged for it before most people ever heard of a tsunami.
Second, she neglected to differentiate between public and private funds. The
funds the President set aside for the disaster were public funds - taxpayer
dollars. The funds donated for the Inaugural were private donations. She
knows the President can't divert those funds from the purpose for which they
were donated to a relief effort. She also knows that there is more than
enough money for relief. She was simply using this as an opportunity to use
the tragedy of hundreds of thousands of Asians to further her political
agenda. In the political trade, it's called "dirty tricks."
Third, at the time of the interview, the money pledged by the US had already
been increased ten times to $350 Million. She knew this, but she artfully
covered her tracks by saying that the "initial" amount pledged was $35
Million, and then contrasted that with the $40 Million for the Inaugural.
Most people didn't hear the word "initial"; they only heard her contrast the
two amounts. Those who had not heard the other news reports about the $350
Million came away thinking that the President spent more on the Inaugural
than on the disaster. Exactly the misinformation she wanted to disseminate.
Fourth, regarding the dig about body armor. She gave the impression that the
President was deliberately spending money on the Inaugural that could have
been spent on body armor. She knows that is not true, but, hey she's a
Democrat. What should we expect? But just in case she's stupid and not a
deliberate liar, here are the facts. First, the donors decided to give money
to the Inaugural event, not to buy body armor. Second, as everyone in
Washington (even the dumbest liberal) knows, the problem of the lack of body
armor in Iraq has nothing to do with money and everything to do with
production capability. The money is there; the manufacturers just can't
produce the stuff fast enough. But what Democrat is going to let facts stand
in the way of a chance to trash the President?
What about the UN? High UN officials have accused the US of being "stingy"
in its response to the Asian disaster. And Democrats like the ones I have
seen on the talk shows this week have disgraced their party by agreeing with
them. Let's do something that liberals in the UN and the Democrat Party
hate. Let's look at some FACTS.
FACT: The people of the United States number only FIVE per cent of the
world's population. And yet this one nation, the most generous of all
nations, gives FORTY per cent of ALL the humanitarian and relief aid given
by the almost TWO HUNDRED nations on the globe. If you include the money
given directly by the United Nations for relief, most if which is extorted
from the United States, by some estimates we give FIFTY per cent of ALL aid
worldwide.
FACT: The $35 Million figure was the initial reaction of the United States
at the time when about 5,000 were reported dead. As new reports have come
in, and the magnitude of the disaster has become clearer, the money pledged
has risen to the current figure of $350 Million. According to US aid
officials, that number is expected to eventually rise to $1 BILLION.
FACT: People who are experienced in disaster relief will tell you that
resources are much more important than money. What earthly good does it do
anyone to have millions of dollars of food and medicine piling up in ports?
The real need at this point is for men and equipment to get the supplies to
where they are needed, and the US is meeting that need. Other nations are
tossing money at the problem while the US is "rolling up its sleeves" and
DOING something. We are sending troops and aircraft to get the relief to the
people before more die. But of course the UN won't include those costs
(which could easily exceed the cash donations in their figures).
The bottom line: The UN and The Democratic Party leaders hate the US and
will take every opportunity to bash her. (Please notice that I said the
Democrat Party Leaders, NOT the members. I believe most Democrats have been
misled by the artful liars that lead their Party.) They will use any dirty
trick, even this shameful ploy of using a world disaster, to advance their
cause.
What is their cause? The weakening and eventual destruction of the US which
will allow the establishment of a true one-world government. The United
States is the only world power that can defeat them. So they will do
anything they can to cause harm to this great nation.