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Also, there's no such thing as global warming, and extreme weather events related to a warming earth aren't becoming more common. Nothing like burying your head to feel better!

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Lets just pretend the rest of the world isn't there, and have another argument about Obamacare.

http://www.channel4.com/news/typhoon-philippines-death-toll-rises-haiy
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Lets just pretend the rest of the world isn't there...

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You're right - we need to fix the world now that England is busy doing nothing. Good call.

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Barry is bizzy playing his 150th round of golf.

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"The power and frequency of major storms has DECLINED in the past decade."

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Originally posted by Geezer:
So. Any of you bleeding hearts pony up some money for the folks in the Phillipines? Or would you rather kvetch?

I got $100.00 in so far.

Anybody match it?


"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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... and it's more important to try to disprove ANYTHING I say.

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Geezer - America doesn't care, and it's more important to try to disprove ANYTHING I say.

Aren't you following along ? Sheesh!

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... and it's more important to try to disprove ANYTHING I say.

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"It isn't safe ..... for them!"

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Originally posted by Niki2:
I don't get "America says 'Meh'"...

"U.S. offers aid, sends teams to help typhoon-ravaged Philippines", http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/09/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-us-assist
ance/

"Red Cross Sends Support to Philippines for Typhoon Response", http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Red-Cross-Sends-Support-to-Philip
pines-for-Typhoon-Response

"U.S. Sends Marines to Help Philippines after Typhoon", http://www.onenewspage.us/n/Science/74w4f0y2b/Sends-Marines-to-Help-Ph
ilippines-after.htm

"Relief Effort Begins After Philippine Typhoon", http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/relief-efforts-begin-philippine-typ
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There are tons of stories, and Americans are, as always, opening their pocket books to help. What exactly does he mean?

Oh, wait, does he mean that we're not talking about it here? Is that the criteria by which "America" is judged?

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:
Here, in the four min I got to spare here.

More direct Red Cross support, on-site, prolly still keep most of it but some will get through and it's affect will be more immediate.
http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

Also, ShelterBox, Mark is on the scene, and members are also headed for the next landfall in southeast asia, but they face the logistical issues of getting the aid to the site right now and could use some help.
http://www.shelterbox.org/

-F

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Originally posted by AURaptor:

Geezer - America doesn't care, and it's more important to try to disprove ANYTHING I say.

Aren't you following along ? Sheesh!

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Prove 'em wrong.

Drop a few bucks.

https://www.redcross.org/donate/index.jsp?donateStep=2&itemId=prod
4650031


"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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Geezer, we automatically donate monthly to support two kids overseas and to Wounded Warrior Project, and send money to every major disaster. What's your point?

I still don't get the title of this thread, given America always mobilizes for disasters and sends aid. IS it just that we're not discussing it here on RWED?

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I'm saying that ... SignyM [is] snarking about America not caring about helping the folks in the Phillipines

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I still don't get the title of this thread, given America always mobilizes for disasters and sends aid. IS it just that we're not discussing it here on RWED?

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I think this is very much like the coverage of the 2004 tsunami near Sumatra, which devastated Banda Aceh and other low-lying islands and killed almost 300,000 people. It was the day after Xmas, I believe, and the media was slow to pick up on it.

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"The power and frequency of major storms has DECLINED in the past decade."

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So have you contributed to aid for the Phillipines?

That's what this thread seems to be about.


"When your heart breaks, you choose what to fill the cracks with. Love or hate. But hate won't ever heal. Only love can do that."

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I'm saying that ... SignyM [is] snarking about America not caring about helping the folks in the Phillipines

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Hmmm, the confusion must be on your end. I said no such thing. Please reread my posts, and then tell me what I DID say.

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I think this is very much like the coverage of the 2004 tsunami near Sumatra, which devastated Banda Aceh and other low-lying islands and killed almost 300,000 people. It was the day after Xmas, I believe, and the media was slow to pick up on it.

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How about a bit of honesty and accuracy in the reporting, huh folks ? Hello! 4.5 BILLION year old planet here... I'll bet, oh - EVERYTHING that there's been bigger, stronger storms.

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Geezer, we automatically donate monthly to support two kids overseas and to Wounded Warrior Project, and send money to every major disaster. What's your point?

I still don't get the title of this thread, given America always mobilizes for disasters and sends aid. IS it just that we're not discussing it here on RWED?

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Signy - I think Geezer's post was a snark about you being OED...

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How about a bit of honesty and accuracy in the reporting, huh folks ? Hello! 4.5 BILLION year old planet here... I'll bet, oh - EVERYTHING that there's been bigger, stronger storms.

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Maybe. But do you really want to live there?? COULD you really live there?

How's THIS for honesty?:

In the entire history of the species, humans have NEVER lived under such high CO2. We have NEVER seen what that is like.

Well, we're getting a taste of that now.

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China has said it is sending $1.6m (£1m) to the Philippines to help with the aid effort following Typhoon Haiyan.

Beijing had been criticised for its initial pledge of $100,000 - a fraction of that committed by other major nations.

The offering from the world's second-largest economy, which came with another $100,000 from the Chinese Red Cross, prompted cries of protest from analysts and media in the West.

The Reuters news agency called it "relatively paltry"; Time Magazine described it as "measly" and "insulting".

True, China's initial donation paled beside the $20m given by the United States or the $10m pledged by Japan - or even the $2m donated by Indonesia.

But for all the global criticism, it didn't attract much attention at home. Most Beijing residents questioned about it said they hadn't heard about it and of those that had, only one thought the amount too small.

"It doesn't matter how much the donation is," one woman said, "it's the thought that counts."

The Chinese government hinted early on that there might be more money in the pipeline. But even its new pledge of $1.6m is dwarfed by the contributions of Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and others.

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"The power and frequency of major storms has DECLINED in the past decade."

Where's Geezer DEMANDING a reference when you need him? Certainly not here, despite his claim to be neutral to everything but facts.

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