Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2010
Who knew that former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were fast friends? Well, they did, and they outed themselves on Sunday's "Face the Nation," discussing their "very honest, good friendship," as Clinton put it, and telling host Bob Schieffer about their daunting task of leading a major fundraising effort for Haiti on behalf of President Obama. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 19, 2010
Hoping to find help among friends or family members, or just hoping to get out of their country's devastated capital, thousands of Haitians fled Port-au-Prince on Monday by the busload and headed for the countryside. Meanwhile, the top-ranking American commander in Haiti called an estimated death toll of 150,000 to 200,000 a "start point," according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2010
In a rare moment of on-air candor, Stephen Colbert consults with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about the situation in Haiti and learns a very important texting trick that viewers can use to send money, now, to add to the earthquake relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2010
Talk about aftershocks: The politically charged commentary flowed freely from certain media-friendly sources following Haiti's giant earthquake, and according to Jon Stewart's assessment, Rush Limbaugh is missing a key organ, Pat Robertson needs to watch his "pie hole" and Rachel Maddow isn't very good with the whole timing thing. Watch and learn, pundits! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2010
Is the tragic story of the Haiti earthquake as much about poverty and failed governance as it is about a natural disaster? Is the Banking Commission a kangaroo court? And what does the Massachusetts special election have to do with the future of the health care plan in Congress? All this and more on this week's episode of "Left, Right & Center." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2010
In this brief news update, The Associated Press reports about the status of relief efforts in Haiti and the latest in the ongoing saga of health care reform in Washington. In other news from our nation's capital, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas pleads guilty to a felony gun charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 16, 2010
Rush Limbaugh's not one to miss an opportunity to diss the Obama administration, and in his latest class act the conservative radio impresario was nothing if not consistent. Not only did Limbaugh warn against sending money to Haiti via the White House, he also used American racial politics to explain the president's impulse to help. What's more, he seemed to suggest that listeners not donate to Haiti at all -- although he denied later that this was his intention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2010
The horrors of the Haitian earthquake continue, but so does the outpouring of international support. Along with hundreds of millions of dollars in public and private donations, the U.S. has announced it will send up to 10,000 troops to Haiti to assist in the relief effort. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 15, 2010
Televangelist Pat Robertson's post-earthquake commentary about Haiti -- more specifically concerning the island nation's alleged pact with Satan -- has drawn fire from multiple directions, and now the White House has weighed in via spokesman Robert Gibbs. Meanwhile, CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), which ran "The 700 Club" clip featuring Robertson's statement, is in backpedaling mode. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 14, 2010
President Barack Obama, declaring that "[t]his is one of those moments that cries out for American leadership," announced a $100 million aid package for quake-ravaged Haiti. Other nations, meantime, were also jumping on the humanitarian bandwagon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 14, 2010
In this episode of "Pat Robertson Explains It All," our host takes to the Christian airwaves to help everyone make sense of Tuesday's gigantic earthquake in Haiti. Needless to say, it's news to us that the Prince of Darkness had a hand in the matter, but Robertson assures his nodding sidekick that it's the truth. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 14, 2010
As rescue teams and aid groups rush to help the injured and displaced -- and to tend to the dead -- after Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Haiti, officials from the Caribbean nation estimated Wednesday that the number of casualties could exceed 100,000, even by a large margin. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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