White Liberalism speaks for the rest of us again
on December 29th, 2004 at 12:59 pmThe Washington Post provides a excerpt of Mr. Egeland’s initial press conference where he accuses rich nations being too stingy in their response to the countries affected by the recent tsunami:
Despite his claim of being “misinterpreted,” a review of the transcript of Mr. Egeland’s initial press briefing confirms that he asked reporters at the United Nations why Western countries are “so stingy” and specifically cited the United States as an example of a country whose citizens want to pay more taxes so that foreign aid can be increased.
“An unprecedented disaster like this one should lead to unprecedented generosity,” Mr. Egeland said in his Monday briefing. (more…)
Mr. Egeland (who is not even an American citizen) somehow feels as though he has the authority to speak for us Americans who he believes wants to pay more taxes to do the job of the U.N.
I don’t remember seeing his name on the ballot last month. Maybe my voting district did not get the memo.
ref. Tarzan: The father of white liberalism
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