Comments on: A Humble Suggestion For a Lasting Legacy For Mr. Bush

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:29:20 +0000

AR- You are right. Instead of working for international human rights abroad and promoting good works at home Carter should just go back to Georgia so he can “refill the coffers”.

Oh wait- that's George W. Bush's plan for his ex-presidency!

By: AustinRoth

AustinRoth — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:53:29 +0000

SB – I don't want to come off like I hate or am slamming HFH. I do think overall they do great work, and the majority of their projects are problem-free. They really try to help people in a meaningful way.

It is Carter I am slamming, and the only point I originally was trying to make is the one previously controversy-free good work for Carter is coming under some fire, as it was a project he was directly involved with.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:22:59 +0000

AR, my point was that the homes are built by volunteers who are trying to do good deeds and not professionals. If the recipients of this good will don't like the quality of work, they are more than welcome to hire European artisans and other highly trained and skilled professionals. The saying, “Don't look a gift horse in the mouth” comes to mind here.

I agree with you that some of the work is shoddy, but these volunteers did the best they could to help others without monetary profit to themselves. And despite the volunteers' efforts perhaps Habitat for Humanity should put in some quality control.

By: kritt11

kritt11 — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:47:40 +0000

“MG, is this a humor article? Jimmy Carter being held up as an example? Other than his involvement with Habitat for Humanity (and even that is now getting bad press for shoddy work), he is the poster boy for what NOT to do as an ex-President.”

AR- this is only believed by conservatives. Jimmy Carter is viewed as an international champion of human rights – which is why he won the Nobel Peace Prize. And I don't think JC can be blamed for the Habitat for Humanity's current problems since thousands of untrained people are involved as volunteers (which means some of the work is bound to be shoddy)

What about the shoddy work that was done by the highly paid contractors in Iraq who looted the US Treasury of billions in tax dollars under Bush???

By: AustinRoth

AustinRoth — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:10:23 +0000

No, I mean shoddy work:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/us/17habitat....
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_...
http://www.ketv.com/news/15590187/detail.html
http://www.mold-help.org/content/view/205/

By: D. E.Rodriguez

D. E.Rodriguez — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:07:29 +0000

No, Austin Roth. This is not a humor article. It is about the sacrifices that our troops have made for our country, the injuries they have received, and about how they should be treated with the respect, thanks, and proper care they deserve–and how our ex-President could perhaps contribute to that..

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:41:08 +0000

AR, what do you mean shoddy work by the Habitat for Humanity? You mean they don't employ European artisans to lay the floors and do the stonework? I'm just shocked. Totally shocked.

By: StockBoySF

StockBoySF — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:37:45 +0000

Yes, I agree Dorian. I think he should go where the root cause of our troops injuries begin… Bush should live and work in Iraq for a while on troops' concerns.

By: AustinRoth

AustinRoth — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:32:28 +0000

OMG, is this a humor article? Jimmy Carter being held up as an example? Other than his involvement with Habitat for Humanity (and even that is now getting bad press for shoddy work), he is the poster boy for what NOT to do as an ex-President.