Perhaps we should check how much Thailand sent us for 9/11 ... and pay them back.

The US has been the major contributor to the UN for as long as it has been in existence. We do not get much return for our dollar. You at least got a night in the Lincoln Bedroom from the Clintions. What has the UN done for us?

Wolf,
you help people in need because they are in need, not because you seek a reward. At least thats the way it should be.

We help because we are the good guys.

you are right about that Glatt. we help because it is the right thing to do, not in expectation of something in return. but it is ridiculous that some schlep from the UN has the audacity to stand up and complain about a meager $15,000,000 donation. we, as a nation, are under no obligation to send money to disaster areas. to suggest that we could pay more taxes so we could send more money if it weren't for our stinginess, is just foolishness.

Precisely, we are the good guys. And that is why we are constantly vilified but everyone seems to turn to us in their time of need.

i keep coming back to this because it really bugs me. i've been reading what i could find on this situation and something jumped out at me. we, western "christian" nation are villified for not doing more. indonesia has more muslim inhabitants than any other nation, meaning that many who are in dire need right now are islamic. can you guess how much money the oil producing, islamic nations of the middle east have committed to sending to help their brethren??? it would have to be a guess, since there is not one word of mention on the issue.

Could someone please provide me with an actual reference for Mr. Egeland's comments...that is, what he actually said? From what I've read, he was bashing the wealthy western nations, which would include us...but I didn't hear a pot shot directed at the US per se.

As far as his comments, perhaps the recent cold weather in the Northeast has affected his brain function. BFD...he's a dork who was just babbling...he's one person of many who works for the UN.

Here is further clarification of the gentleman's views.

Wow, Lookout...CNN? You're not a very good conservative, my friend.

But it reinforces what I thought...he wasn't necessarily singling out the US.

Oh, come on. You know he meant it!!

What I found surprising in a brief search for the full quote from Egeland was that there wasn't a scathing story to be found on the front page of wnd.com. Joe Farah despises the UN. Typically he'd be all over it. Newsmax was all over it, though.

Bonus points to frontpagemag.com for their excellent article title, "America, the Great Santa.

Clever.

Not necessarily...he could have been one of those socialist do-gooders a la DanaC. :)

But ... but ... but ... that means you agree with me ...

I'm just saying that he might have meant his original comments as more "I think we can heal the world with a hug" instead of "I hate you capitalist pukes...especially America!"

Has anyone thought about bottling breast milk and selling it in grocery stores?

Many jobless mothers would be able to get work (and good food), and mothers who were unable to produce their own would be able to get breast milk for their children.

Do you want to be he one responsible for the health screening of a product that people are going to be feeding their children?

Besides that, most mothers would rather feed their baby formula than "some other woman's" breastmilk.