Wow. What a tool. Very compassionate, really.

congrats to Jerry Shirley…you've won the tool of the week award! runner up?

pat robertson

You gotta wake up pretty early in the morning to be that stupid and insensitive. First of all Mr. Shirley don't all people want to live in squalor and ignorance w/little or no realistic chance of bettering themselves while having their basic human rights stamped on by a historically corrupt gov't. (At least here we have some rights left, for how much longer remains to be seen). And Pat Robertson would know all about deals w/Satan as he's got special spots reserved for him in the 4th, 8th and 9th circles of hell.

(climbs down off his soap box and scrambles back up into the cyber canopy)

What about all the people suffering in chile? I haven't seen any music people up in ams about this? Just sayin'

I"m sure there are going to be very more natural disasters bore we are done.

ltamer i'm not saying it's right, but you definitely have a point. Chile didn't have the devastation that Haiti experienced but that's due to engineering. Chile experiences quite a bit of seismic activity and as such the buildings are designed differently. Haiti's usual form of natural disaster are more weather related (hurricanes etc) then seismic in nature. Also, Haiti's earthquake struck in a major city and Chile's didn't. It seems as though Madison avenue usually goes after what's "sexy" over factual elements and true numbers of the causes "du jour" and it sickens me. Just out of curiosity and maybe someone can refresh my memory, how many nations actually contributed to the efforts at ground zero after 9-11? How 'bout Katrina? How 'bout the SoCal wildfires a few years back that lasted almost the whole summer? If you ever want to know what the nations around the world REALLY think of us…sit back and watch the efforts made by other nations when WE have a disaster or emergency. Compared to not only our nation's government but the generosity of our private citizens and industry too???. Not even close and it's a slap in the face quite frankly. The Japanese have an expression, when you point a finger at someone…you're pointing three back at yourself. Don't waste time affixing blame…fix the PROBLEM. But some of these nations/citizens have some real crust when it comes to what they think our contribution SHOULD be to their relief efforts…jerks.