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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began a tightly stage-managed visit to Haiti on Saturday in which she visited cholera clinics while avoiding crowds and the press.

The 2008 vice presidential candidate was a guest of Rev. Franklin Graham, whose aid group works in the impoverished country. Haiti is facing a brutal cholera epidemic while struggling with an electoral crisis and reconstruction from the January earthquake.

Palin, who traveled in part by helicopter, provided access on her tour solely to the U.S. cable network Fox News.

Graham's organization, Samaritan's Purse, refused to discuss Palin's itinerary with other media and asked Haitian and American reporters to leave its compounds, citing a "security lockdown."

"I've really enjoyed meeting this community. They are so full of joy," Palin was quoted as saying on the organization's website. "We are so fortunate in America, and we are responsible for helping those less fortunate."

Associated Press television journalists saw Palin talking with foreign aid workers. She wore cargo pants, a T-shirt and designer sunglasses on her first trip outside the United States since speaking to investors in Hong Kong last year. That speech was also closed to the media.

Samaritan's Purse posted pictures online of Palin touring a post-quake shelter, touching the hand of a Haitian child and laughing with Graham and Fox News host Greta van Susteren.

Palin's visit comes amid a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people and sickened more than 96,000 others.

This week the country was rocked by riots following the announcement of preliminary results from the Nov. 28 presidential election, which eliminated a popular carnival singer from a run-off in favor of the government-backed candidate.

On Saturday, two of the three leading candidates rejected an offer to participate in a re-count. Protests began again in parts of the capital in the evening.

Though Port-au-Prince was calm for most of the day, Palin avoided the capital, heading north to visit a Samaritan's Purse project in the small town of Bercy.

No Haitians interviewed had heard of Palin, but when told she is an American politican, they said her visit was welcome.

"It would be good if she came, because we could tell her that we need medicine and jobs," said Roseline Frederique, a 21-year-old resident of the capital's Cite Soleil slum who is being treated for cholera symptoms.
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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2010, 08:06:37 AM »
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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2010, 08:07:29 AM »
LOL obama left a press conference and turned it over to bill clinton...

whats funny is that when idiots like yourself were campaigning against hillary, one of the shots you morons took was that she would rely to much on bill... ;)

NOW thats some fuking irony right there  ;D :D

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thats gotta sting hahahahha

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2010, 08:12:26 AM »
it's fine for a photo op to quickly build her foreign policy resume. 

She'll bring up this trip a thousand times in the debates.

But this "avoid every media outlet" thing - running for persident - is gonna get old.  People wanna ask her questions. 

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2010, 08:12:49 AM »
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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2010, 08:14:01 AM »
it's fine for a photo op to quickly build her foreign policy resume. 

She'll bring up this trip a thousand times in the debates.

But this "avoid every media outlet" thing - running for persident - is gonna get old.  People wanna ask her questions. 
what do you think about obama running out on a press conference leaving bill to answer the tough questions?

honestly not the typical 240 douschebaggery response  :D ;)

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2010, 08:15:52 AM »
it's fine for a photo op to quickly build her foreign policy resume. 

She'll bring up this trip a thousand times in the debates.

But this "avoid every media outlet" thing - running for persident - is gonna get old.  People wanna ask her questions. 

Funny you did not say the same thing about obama going to kenya to support his marxist cousin raila odinga. 

Go figure. 

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2010, 08:17:36 AM »
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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2010, 08:40:22 AM »
what do you think about obama running out on a press conference leaving bill to answer the tough questions?

honestly not the typical 240 douschebaggery response  :D ;)

I didn't know this thread was about clinton/obama.  The thread title said it was about palin.  Only your post tried to change the topic.

I dunno what I said that you disagre with ???

It's obviously a photo op, as are visits from most politicians who smile, talk to a few people, surrounded by their team, then fly outta there.  Nothing wrong with it.  My point is that we should do a drinking game during the debates - do a shot everytime she talks about her foreign relations trip to Haiti ;)

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2010, 08:46:41 AM »
I didn't know this thread was about clinton/obama.  The thread title said it was about palin.  Only your post tried to change the topic.

I dunno what I said that you disagre with ???

It's obviously a photo op, as are visits from most politicians who smile, talk to a few people, surrounded by their team, then fly outta there.  Nothing wrong with it.  My point is that we should do a drinking game during the debates - do a shot everytime she talks about her foreign relations trip to Haiti ;)
I apologize you can go answer in this thread I created for you then

http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=359164.0

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2010, 09:04:16 AM »
sweet :)


If you support thune, bloomy, trump, newt, or whoever runs for the repubs in 2011...

You are probably annoyed with this visit.  cause 'baby girl' is going to spend the next 2 years bragging about a 35 minute photo op while surrounded by her people.

And people lie Newt who HAVE traveled the world and know how it all works will just have to bite their tongue as she brags about her great work for the poor ppl of haiti lol...

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2010, 09:10:16 AM »
Yeah its worked out great for bama.  Hahaha.

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2010, 10:55:18 AM »
Yeah its worked out great for bama.  Hahaha.

wtf does Obama have to do with Palin going to Haiti

I'm hope that she at least brought some medicine or some kind of actual aid and this wasn't just an excuse for a morbid photo opp

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2010, 11:04:01 AM »
first smart thing she's done; I'd get out of Alaska in wintertime, too.
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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2010, 11:07:26 AM »
wtf does Obama have to do with Palin going to Haiti

I'm hope that she at least brought some medicine or some kind of actual aid and this wasn't just an excuse for a morbid photo opp

The idiocy continues.  "I've really enjoyed meeting this community. They are so full of joy,"  if this is the best you can come up given the fact that that poor nation had been hit multiple times in the last 2-3 years by probably the worst natural disasters in recent memory u must really be fucked up in the head. Talkin about morbid photo ops...... ;D

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2010, 11:18:30 AM »
Ha ha ha - you guys dont realize how completely idiotic you are trashing her while ignoring the bozo you elected to office.

 


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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2010, 11:27:56 AM »
Ha ha ha - you guys dont realize how completely idiotic you are trashing her while ignoring the bozo you elected to office.

I didn't trash her and you're the last person on this board who should be telling people how idiotic they are

why did you post that cartoon of Obama in response to a story about Palin in Haiti?

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2010, 11:35:18 AM »
Just for laughs.  Here is the problem straw - and this is not directed at you at all because you at least are somewhat honest in your responses, 

Every attack on her highlights and contrasts with the silence obama supporters display on eqaully bogus shit he does that she does. 

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2010, 11:41:14 AM »
Just for laughs.  Here is the problem straw - and this is not directed at you at all because you at least are somewhat honest in your responses, 

Every attack on her highlights and contrasts with the silence obama supporters display on eqaully bogus shit he does that she does

hint - just because you think something doesn't mean it's true

your obsession with both Obama and Palin is bordering on the bizarre

try turning off your computer for a few days and maybe skip watching TV too

don't worry - it will all still be here when you come back

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2010, 11:41:39 AM »
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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2010, 11:44:49 AM »
I didn't trash her and you're the last person on this board who should be telling people how idiotic they are

why did you post that cartoon of Obama in response to a story about Palin in Haiti?


its called obsession  :D


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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2010, 02:41:39 PM »
The idiocy continues.  "I've really enjoyed meeting this community. They are so full of joy,"  if this is the best you can come up given the fact that that poor nation had been hit multiple times in the last 2-3 years by probably the worst natural disasters in recent memory u must really be fucked up in the head. Talkin about morbid photo ops...... ;D






She's at least given money to help Haiti in the past, don't know about this trip.  You ever done anything to help them out?

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2010, 03:15:17 PM »
She's at least given money to help Haiti in the past,

correct.

While most stars were loading up on swag from the Oscar gifting suites, Sarah Palin left one of them with less than when she arrived. The former vice-presidential candidate made a $1,700 donation to the Red Cross for Haiti and Chile at a swag suite at LA's Interior Illusion store Wednesday. A spy said, "She picked up a ton of gifts, but she gave the lot to the Red Cross, along with a cash donation. The only thing she took for herself was a bottle of Ty Ku sake." Palin attended an "American Idol" show and appeared on Jay Leno's "Tonight" before heading back east to pitch a reality-TV show.



Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/helping_haiti_Suks5aVs7SqAbeKYy4EnMK#ixzz17wTpVGqk

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #23 on: December 12, 2010, 06:36:42 PM »
correct.

While most stars were loading up on swag from the Oscar gifting suites, Sarah Palin left one of them with less than when she arrived. The former vice-presidential candidate made a $1,700 donation to the Red Cross for Haiti and Chile at a swag suite at LA's Interior Illusion store Wednesday. A spy said, "She picked up a ton of gifts, but she gave the lot to the Red Cross, along with a cash donation. The only thing she took for herself was a bottle of Ty Ku sake." Palin attended an "American Idol" show and appeared on Jay Leno's "Tonight" before heading back east to pitch a reality-TV show.



Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/helping_haiti_Suks5aVs7SqAbeKYy4EnMK#ixzz17wTpVGqk



Then given your comments above, I'll ask you:  Have you done anything for Haiti?

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Re: Palin Goes To Haiti, Avoids Crowds, Questions Or Press...Except FOX News
« Reply #24 on: December 12, 2010, 06:38:44 PM »
of course.

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