Comments on: Distasteful comments about Haiti from close to home

By: Obi

Obi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:01:39 +0000

Hello.
My name is Obi, and I was the one who uploaded the audio recording.
Because Dr. Dennison has been so anxious to say that he’s been taken out of context, I’ve decided to provide it for him and his defenders. I’ve just uploaded 10 minutes of audio that leads up to the infamous remarks. I would welcome any attempt to show how the context saves him from anything.
After storming out of the service, a friend had emailed me, asking me why I had left. She thought maybe I had another appointment. Let that sink in.
What bothers me most is that there are no apologies going around. Just defenses. Unbelievable.

By: Chrystal Ocean

Chrystal Ocean — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:43:48 +0000

And what would Haiti look like today had more of their houses been built with low-cost earthbags or similar inexpensive techniques and materials? As in Canada, the ideas and innovation for extremely low-cost housing are out there. The money, alas, is not for them. It's not for the alleviation of poverty in Haiti or at home. It goes instead to support business-as-usual.

By: Adrian Thysse

Adrian Thysse — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:15:31 +0000

Considering that most Haitians are Christians and that Christian churches and charities were flattened as well, I would think that the destructive hand of Jesus could have been a bit more accurate…;)

By: Ffib

Ffib — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:51:23 +0000

I believe there is a “little bigot” in all of us, whispering in our ears, so to speak. The paster’s just happens to be a religious one.

As for the premier, he’s just a politician talking to an industry that depends on moving timber, he probably pissed off the cinder block industry though…

I guess the question is how much money did the Premiere ask the truckers to give, since that would be the only logical reason to make such a reference to Haiti,