Comments on: Crist should appoint earthquake disaster czar, Haitian-born Rep. Bernard says

By: Joe Bernadel

Joe Bernadel — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:30:38 +0000

Representative Mac Bernard is one of the most responsible and caring politicians in Tallahassee. Mac Bernard is one of the original founders of the Palm Beach County Haiti Relief Coalition, a consortium of PBC organizations, private citizens, businesses and PBC government agencies formed in 2008 to coordinate aid and relief to victims of disasters in the Caribbean.
Some of the negative comments made against Mac reflect the shortsightedness of the writers. Haitian people in Florida contribute immensely to the quality of life of all Florida citizens. The children born of first and second generation Haitian/Floridians represent in part the future of our State. Haiti is a short 1:30 hrs flight from Florida and poses significant security concerns for our nation: refugees,drug dealers,terrorists to be, will all have a field day if Haiti is allowed to collapse. What Mac is suggesting is a grown up solution (coordination of assets dealing with a crisis so that the interests of the State and ALL its citizens can be best served). This seems to me a very sensible approach to a heart wrenching disaster. As a Haitian born/US citizen, I served 22 years in the US Army; and my son completed 2 combat tours,one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan with the Florida National Guard. I support the concept of the CZAR.

By: GEOFF FEAR

GEOFF FEAR — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:04:28 +0000

THESE IDEAS MAKE ME WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE!

By: Bull Poop

Bull Poop — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:08:51 +0000

Hey 12:39….

I guess I have 50% of the same want Charlie Crist has. He wants to be senator from Florida. And, I just want him to be from Florida….. Way away from Florida!!!! Let him take a job selling halloween costumes for his beards company in New York!

By: Laugher

Laugher — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:04:30 +0000

Dumbest idea ever, who elected this guy? Somebody tell him that glasses do not make you smart. You actually have to have good ideas. This isn’t one of them Mack.

By: LOUIS

LOUIS — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:39:32 +0000

And he wants to be the Senator from Florida ?? !!!

By: GEOFF FEAR

GEOFF FEAR — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:18:21 +0000

ENOUGH GOD DAMN CZARS!! STOP WAISTING MY MONEY!

By: Debra

Debra — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:12:53 +0000

You have GOT TO BE KIDDING!!! You want MORE taxpayer money going to help out figure out what to do with the Hatian influx from the earthquake disaster? How about appointing an earthquake Czar IN HAITI and NOT South Florida? Too nobel of an idea for a country to gain their own independence? If they put as much effort into rebuilding their own country as they do feeding off Americans they would not have sustained such destruction physically and politcally! Crist and the others balking at the support have the right idea. Americans should not be paying mroe money in bogging down our hospitals with illegal Hatian citizens. The hospitals should priortize for uninsured American citizens FIRST – where is the Czar for the homeless Floridians that have fallen victim to hurricanes and subsequent forclosures? AMERICA starts with AMERICANS! First and foremost. Once we help ourselves, we can help others.

By: Bull Poop

Bull Poop — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:10:57 +0000

This BS has gone way to far! We have people unemployed, starving, loosing houses, loosing cars and trucks. Crist needs to pay attention to our problems right here in Florida before he starts trying to save the world. No on feels sorrier for the pople of Haiti than I do. charity starts at home. Right now we can’t even help our own selves.
The 12% unemployment rate does not count the self employed people who do not qualify to get on the unemployment rolls. If you add all of them we probably realistically have 25-30% unemployment in the state. Let Crist name someone a job finding and bill paying Czar.