america's generosity overwhelms italians

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america's generosity overwhelms italians

Posted: 4/6/09 at 4:38pm

italy has a quake that kills dozens and the united states is quick to donate aid.

$50,000.00
less than the cost of a hummer h2

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re: america's generosity overwhelms italians

Posted: 4/6/09 at 4:44pm

What do they want?> An iPod for Berlusconi?

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 4:58pm

Didn't we do this after the tsunami, too? Pledge some ridiculously small amount and then bump it up in the next few days?

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 6:14pm

Papa I am so glad you brought this up. I had something prepared earlier when I first heard about this and I was going to post it but figured people would just think I was being overly emotional.

I'm an Italian American and maybe that's why I feel slighted by this but I am also someone who lives in Earthquake country and have been through a few scary ones. Putting that aside, when there is a major catastropy anywhere in the world I give what I can because people are suffering.

I just find it outragous that two days after Obama talked about wanting to partner with Europe he gives a measly $50,000 to Italy. Not to mention his speech about how in the past we have been arrogant towards Europe. This pathetic offering seems pretty arrogant to me. I hope Italy tells him to keep the money.
I'm sure that the Italian American community will come up with a good chunk of change to help with this disaster.

If I have offended anyone here I apologize. I just needed to vent.

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Updated On: 4/6/09 at 06:14 PM

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 7:19pm

oh yes, reg. the u.s. initially only pledged $15 million dollars. a mere pittance. that amount that was the subject of a disparaging ny times editorial linked below. i'm sure we will see a similar one deriding the obama administration any day now.
are we stingy?

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 7:21pm

Why the hell should you care if you offended anyone? This is the BWW Off-Topic board! Offending is its main purpose! Don't the Obamas wipe their ass with $50,000 every day? How compassionate of him.

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 7:34pm

Papa, I wasn't intending to directly compare the amounts. This doesn't make any sense to me at all.

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 7:36pm

i can understand it as it's probably all the embassy has access to in a pinch for something like this, but why in god's name would you announce it without saying clearly that it's merely a first step.

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 10:53pm

John Boy 2 I know that this is where everyone gathers to be offended but that's the reason I seldom post. Today I couldn't help myself.

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Posted: 4/7/09 at 8:45am

I don't know, considering the economic condition of this country, I think I'd be more offended if we pledged 15 million.

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Updated On: 4/7/09 at 08:45 AM

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Posted: 4/8/09 at 5:28am

You're right I don't think we should pledge $15 million either but I think we could have gone at least two million. After all we just gave $900 million to rebuild Gaza.

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