{"id":642032,"date":"2010-01-25T07:39:44","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T12:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/01\/25\/hey-david-brooks-how-dare-you-blame-haitians\/"},"modified":"2010-01-25T07:39:44","modified_gmt":"2010-01-25T12:39:44","slug":"hey-david-brooks-how-dare-you-blame-haitians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/642032","title":{"rendered":"Hey David Brooks, How Dare You Blame Haitians?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/5622634\/112k0x\/alternet~Hey-David-Brooks-How-Dare-You-Blame-Haitians\" >Hey David Brooks, How Dare You Blame Haitians?                     <\/a><br \/>Armchair commentators like David Brooks, who know nothing about Haiti, have rebuked suffering Haitians from the comfort of the U.S. and Europe.<Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/5622634\/112k0x\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Armchair commentators like David Brooks, who know nothing about Haiti, have rebuked suffering Haitians from the comfort of the U.S. and Europe.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Buzz Up\" href=\"http:\/\/buzz.yahoo.com\/submit\/?submitUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians&#038;submitHeadline=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/buzz.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Delicious\" href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians&#038;title=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/delicious.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Digg This\" href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians&#038;title=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/digg.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to FaceBook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians&#038;t=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/facebook.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Add to Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians&#038;title=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/reddit.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Stumble This\" href=\"http:\/\/stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians&#038;title=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/stumble.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Tweet This\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Hey+David+Brooks%2c+How+Dare+You+Blame+Haitians%3f+http%3a%2f%2fwww.alternet.org%2fstory%2f145374%2fhey_david_brooks%2c_how_dare_you_blame_haitians\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/icons\/twitter.jpg?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a>  <a  rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/alternet\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"780\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assets.feedblitz.com\/images\/rss.gif?fit=780%2C16\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/5622629\/112k0x\/alternet~Americans-Need-Debt-Relief-Is-Obama-Brave-Enough-to-Make-It-Happen\" >Americans Need Debt Relief &#8212; Is Obama Brave Enough to Make It Happen?                     <\/a><br \/>Taking care of the victims of predatory rip-offs is only fair. Human rights must come before property rights. <Img align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"border:0;float:left;margin:0;\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/5622629\/112k0x\/alternet\"><\/p>\n<p>Taking care of the victims of predatory rip-offs is only fair. 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Armchair commentators like David Brooks, who know nothing about Haiti, have rebuked suffering Haitians from the comfort of the U.S. and Europe. Armchair commentators like David Brooks, who know nothing about Haiti, have rebuked suffering Haitians from the comfort of the U.S. and Europe. 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