Friday, January 29, 2010

Hank Asher's Take on the Relief Effort

From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hank-asher/saving-lives-in-haiti-gen_b_433950.html

GENEROSITY vs RIDICULOSITY

So many beautiful people from so many countries are doing so many beautiful things. And there's so many organizations planning on making a plan; instead of going to f'n Haiti. The problem is now!!! And the problem is in Haiti, not in committees in air-conditioned offices in DC, NYC or anywhere other than f'n Haiti. Move now.
~Save people's lives now.

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University of Miami- Global Institute of UM: has donated more than 100 staff. Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt, the Dean of UM Medical school is from Belgium, goes to Haiti and is coordinating massive efforts himself with Dr. Barth Green and Medishare. YOU GO PASCAL!!! YOU Go UM!!! The most common way a Dean of a Medical School can get fired is to do something financially risky. Pascal is a ROCK with STONES!!! Help Pascal keep his job and save tens of thousands of lives: www.umglobalinstitute.org

RIDICULOSITY Winner
Overall every US Agency and Agent has been great. There was one rogue Customs officer who accused us, actually screamed at us, of using a disaster in Haiti to bring orphans into the United States. Questioning 4 children on my plane with Doctors keeping them alive; a double amputee, one in renal failure, one with 3rd degree burns on 50% of her 19 month old body and one having seizures makes him the winner so far. Agent KILO - You win the dumber than dog snot contest. And KILO you win the nastiest punk I've met in years award. Nothing uglier than a little bit of power.

AMBIGUOSITY
FPL (Florida Power and Light)
We are awaiting an answer back from FPL. I've seen them do miracles in hurricanes; a thousand trucks rolling when the wind was still blowing. Great engineers. It's not about restoring electric to Port au Prince. That will take years. Today, it's about a little power where it's really needed. I hope FPL helps!

When will food and water at the airport be delivered to the hospitals and people in Port au Prince?

Where's the Red Cross hiding in Haiti?