George W. Bush in office


The following is from a past edition of the Peoria Journal Star published six months after the disaster:

“Bodies were everywhere, laid out under sheets, cardboard or nothing. Most were cleared by garbage trucks and front-loaders. Others were burned. Some are still being found.

But an estimated 20 million cubic meters of rubble continues to make most … impassable. Even with 300 trucks working daily, 98 percent of it remains.

The number of people in relief camps has nearly doubled to 1.6 million, while the amount of transitional housing built is miniscule.

Most of the $3.1 billion pledged for humanitarian aid has paid for field hospitals, plastic tarps, bandages, and food, plus salaries, transportation and upkeep of relief workers. About $1.3 billion went through U.S. relief groups.

Hundreds of millions have yet to be spent, with agencies such as the American Red Cross saying they want to avoid dumping money into half-baked projects.

Aid workers say the money already spent helped prevent epidemics, floods and political violence, while distributing food and other essentials. Food markets are back to normal, and the foreign doctors and equipment that flowed in have left medical care--while deeply flawed--better than it was before ….”

“Police … are back on patrol. Crime is more prevalent … with attacks in camps terrorizing thousands, especially women and girls. However, violence is nowhere near the levels faced ….

But very little long-term progress has been made. Reconstruction remains a dream.

It took more than three months to hold a donors’ conference ....

That committee is set to oversee the $5.3 billion pledged internationally for the first two years of … reconstruction--money separate from the total spent on humanitarian aid. But only 10 percent of it has been delivered …. The rest is mired in bureaucracy and politics of more than 60 countries and organizations that pledged to help.

Everyone bemoans the lack progress. But … says the government needs to proceed with caution so it doesn’t replicate the … slums.”

Is this an old article discussing the aftermath of Katrina? Is this another disaster during the George W. Bush Administration? No! The article is from the Peoria Journal Star published on July 12, 2010, page A5. The title of the article is “Haiti: Little progress six month latter.”

Reading the title and the article, the first thing I thought of was: What if this tragedy had occurred during the Bush Administration? What would be the headline? Perhaps something along the lines of “Bush fails to provide satisfactory relief for Haiti.” Or, “Bush is slow to react once again!” Or, “Why is Bush missing in action?” Certainly, something along the lines of blaming George Bush for the lack of progress, don’t you think?

Do you believe that there is a difference in the headlines and the slant of the story within the United States based upon who is President? The entire story does not contain one word about Barack Hussein Obama or the Obama Regime. Why do you think that is?

If this was occurring during the Bush Administration, do you think some would be shouting “racism!” Do you think some would be claiming that the Bush administration isn’t doing enough? Do you think some would be claiming that the Bush Administration doesn’t care about the plight of poor nations? Do you think some would be shouting that the Bush Administration doesn’t care about the plight of Haiti?

Which Administration it is, makes a different when reading news stories on what is said, parroted, and believed! Don’t you think!