The Lonely Js Club: James, Jackson & Johannah

[rue721]

None of them has any speciality relevant to disaster relief save for praying. I bet they’re going down there because they want to exploit people’s grief and fear in the wake of the storm — vulnerable people are easier marks for proselytizing. Frankly, I find it opportunistic and despicable.

[DangerousMinds]

18 minutes ago, anna0852 said:

Hey Duggars, I don't think the folks in the Bahamas need your assistance. You know who could use some missionary work? Saudia Arabia.  

Saudia Arabia would love for you guys to come proselytize to their folks. Maybe start in Mecca?

Or how about plain old inner city anywhere USA? Why don’t they help there?

[GeeGolly]

I lived through a natural disaster less than 10 years ago. I lost my house and everything in it.

The Duggar/Bates kidults would have been useless to me. Most of the folks who showed up, that weren't friends of ours, were gawkers. Trust me, noone is looking for the 'right Jesus' immediately following such devastation. They're looking for shelter, a toothbrush, etc. And normalcy. Not God botherers.

Thoughts and prayers can be sent from anywhere. The Duggar/Bates kidults are making themselves feel better at others' expense. As far as I'm concerned, unless they do any real work that truly fills a need, they can go fuck themselves.

[Lunera]

From their trips to Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Seems like these "rescue" trips are just to make themselves look good. The money spent on fuel could have been gone to better use.

[JoanArc]

43 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

Or how about plain old inner city anywhere USA? Why don’t they help there?

 Hell, how about Springdale, Arkansas?

[Lunera]

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Edited September 4, 2019 by Lunera
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[DangerousMinds]

Helping to bring medical and dental care? How?

[Churchhoney]

16 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

Helping to bring medical and dental care? How?

They brought along a bottle of aspirin and a couple of packs of floss?

[rue721]

They can't help in an American inner city, they can't help in their hometown, they can't help in the Bahamas, because they have nothing to offer. These fools can't even help themselves, let alone others.

The Bates, Duggars, et al., are like all the other scammers who see the donations and publicity that flood in after a disaster and try to divert as much of it as they can toward themselves.

This really burns me up.

[Sew Sumi]

Duggars, stop trying to make @mediccorps happen. I hope Medicorps (without the extra C) gets all your donations. 

[JoanArc]

1 minute ago, Sew Sumi said:

Duggars, stop trying to make @mediccorps happen. I hope Medicorps (without the extra C) gets all your donations. 

 You know they’re going to sue the Duggars. They have a decent case I think.

[Sew Sumi]

Lawson's had the name for awhile, thinking that he and Nathan were such medical saviours in the Philippines. However, this is the first time they've actually used it to try to solicit $$$.

[galaxygirl76]

2 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Lawson's had the name for awhile, thinking that he and Nathan were such medical saviours in the Philippines. However, this is the first time they've actually used it to try to solicit $$$.

I noticed two donate buttons. The obnoxious one on top that you can't miss and one at the bottom.

[MonicaM]

21 minutes ago, Sew Sumi said:

Duggars, stop trying to make @mediccorps happen. I hope Medicorps (without the extra C) gets all your donations. 

Haven't looked it up, but if there is a way to email the legitimate Medicorps, we should each send them a message about the phony group trying to cash in on their name.

These people infuriate me.  

[awaken]

2 hours ago, JoanArc said:

 You know they’re going to sue the Duggars. They have a decent case I think.

Oooh, I hope so!

2 hours ago, MonicaM said:

Haven't looked it up, but if there is a way to email the legitimate Medicorps, we should each send them a message about the phony group trying to cash in on their name.

These people infuriate me.  

Yes, please. The trickery is really sickening. 

[Zella]

2 hours ago, MonicaM said:

Haven't looked it up, but if there is a way to email the legitimate Medicorps, we should each send them a message about the phony group trying to cash in on their name.

These people infuriate me.  

http://medicorps.com/contact-us

[MonicaM]

12 minutes ago, Zella said:

http://medicorps.com/contact-us

Just sent them an email.  Don't know if they will choose to do anything, but at least they have been notified.  Hope others will do the same.

[Misslindsey]

5 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:

I can't wait to see her brand of missions photos, where she's perfectly filtered and made-up among the victims of this storm.

And wearing a dress from Citrus and Lemon! Swipe up!

[Zella]

9 minutes ago, MonicaM said:

Just sent them an email.  Don't know if they will choose to do anything, but at least they have been notified.  Hope others will do the same.

I hope they get hundreds of emails about it. 🙂

[MsJamieDornan]

13 hours ago, jcbrown said:

Jana, James, nor Austin has any relevant training, do they?

I'm sure Jana could redecorate something.

[YupItsMe]

Jana will probably be feeding and cleaning up after the guys while they do all the “hard” work. And taking pictures of course.

[floridamom]

I'm sure Jana is doing her 'mission work' in a skirt and sandals.

[Ohiopirate02]

After living through many hurricanes in NC and watching my dad work 20 hour days to get the cellphone towers back up, I wonder how close to the damage these knuckleheads will actually get right now.  They obviously had to land their plane on an island other than ones directly hit.  How are they going to get over to where the actual damage is?  They are going to have difficulties getting their plane onto the right islands, and any boats are going to be commandeered for actual rescue workers.  Emergency services doesn't play and they are not going to be giving lifts to people who bring nothing to the table.  They are not going to let Jana onto a boat if she is in a skirt and flimsy shoes.  The physics of boats says that they can carry Jana or bottled water not both, and the supplies are always going to trump a useless volunteer.

I predict that they will stay on whatever island they were able to land, and god-bother the evacuees.  I really hope that their planes get commandeered to move the sick and injured to a hospital in a safer place.

[crazy8s]

mediccorps set up in dec 2018 - John, Nathan and an ER dr from trenton MIch who seems to work in grand rapids hospital or maybe and one in frankfort kentucky.... trenton michigan is not close to either of those

https://health.usnews.com/doctors/esli-gollapalli-804246

[Tasya]

I'm not seeing how this is a bad thing. Is it self-serving in some way? Of course it is. However the vast majority of organizations/people that go to provide relief after disasters do so to not only "assist" but to be seen "assisting". As long as this group provides some assistance and doesn't take from the Bahamian people, then I don't fault them. Maybe because my timelines are regularly full of people "praying for the people of XX" disaster area but never doing anything to help. Be it monetary, spiritual or otherwise. If the Duggar/Bates bunch goes down there and helps even one then it's better than most people will ever do. Our family has survived a flood disaster and one of the things that meant the most to us was just being able to sit down and talk/laugh with others about things that weren't related. It was so overwhelming that just focusing on something else, however briefly, was a relief. 

[Fosca]

I suspect the Freetown airport will be closed indefinitely, along with the ones on the Abacos--and when they open, small planes full of random people will be last on the list.  So they're most likely at Nassau, wandering around looking for people to help/god-bother.  It would have been a better idea to send money.  But they can't get attention that way.  

[Ohiopirate02]

55 minutes ago, Tasya said:

I'm not seeing how this is a bad thing. Is it self-serving in some way? Of course it is. However the vast majority of organizations/people that go to provide relief after disasters do so to not only "assist" but to be seen "assisting". As long as this group provides some assistance and doesn't take from the Bahamian people, then I don't fault them. Maybe because my timelines are regularly full of people "praying for the people of XX" disaster area but never doing anything to help. Be it monetary, spiritual or otherwise. If the Duggar/Bates bunch goes down there and helps even one then it's better than most people will ever do. Our family has survived a flood disaster and one of the things that meant the most to us was just being able to sit down and talk/laugh with others about things that weren't related. It was so overwhelming that just focusing on something else, however briefly, was a relief. 

Immediately after a disaster like a hurricane on an island, is not the time to show up unless you have real skills.  Any outsider on the island is taking away resources from the people who need it the most at this stage.  The amount of food and clean water is finite at this stage, and every do-gooder who shows up is taking away those resources from the people affected.  I mentioned in the other thread that if relief efforts are using boats then they have to decide between bringing a person or other resources.  Also, fuel can be an issue so the relief boats may not be able to go back and forth ferrying people and supplies. 

At this stage it is better for everyone to send money to established relief organizations.  They can help in the relief effort in a month or two when the professionals have moved on.  if they really want to help, there is still a lot of work to be done in Puerto Rico and even in NC.  We are still recovering after Florence and getting ready for Dorian to hit us.  Florence hit us not even a year ago and we are still recovering.  People have short memories on natural disasters. 

[Natalie68]

On 8/30/2019 at 6:46 PM, Sew Sumi said:

He's probably envisions himself as the next Gothard. After all, that guy started his ministry with the teen centers. He preyed on the parents' fear of their children becoming hippies.I

I wonder if any of the kids at Jed's week(end?) were forced to go? Maybe a little rebellion?

Wonder how he feels about feet?  

[Natalie68]

17 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:

Perhaps she took the picture?

I can't wait to see her brand of missions photos, where she's perfectly filtered and made-up among the victims of this storm.  

But of course!  She is Fundie Florence Nightingale!  I wonder what makes these people think they are capable of being any sort of help?  I suppose prayer tracts could sub for toilet paper in a pinch.

[lascuba]

1 hour ago, Tasya said:

I'm not seeing how this is a bad thing. Is it self-serving in some way? Of course it is. However the vast majority of organizations/people that go to provide relief after disasters do so to not only "assist" but to be seen "assisting". As long as this group provides some assistance and doesn't take from the Bahamian people, then I don't fault them. Maybe because my timelines are regularly full of people "praying for the people of XX" disaster area but never doing anything to help. Be it monetary, spiritual or otherwise. If the Duggar/Bates bunch goes down there and helps even one then it's better than most people will ever do. Our family has survived a flood disaster and one of the things that meant the most to us was just being able to sit down and talk/laugh with others about things that weren't related. It was so overwhelming that just focusing on something else, however briefly, was a relief. 

It's a horrible thing. They have no business being there. They have no real skills and will just be in the way of any relief efforts.

[Churchhoney]

1 hour ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

 if they really want to help, there is still a lot of work to be done in Puerto Rico and even in NC.  We are still recovering after Florence and getting ready for Dorian to hit us.  Florence hit us not even a year ago and we are still recovering.  People have short memories on natural disasters. 

Of course, these famewhoring idiots wouldn't go to those places because now the cameras and the public attention are GONE....

They don't run to disasters. They run to spotlights. 

Because that's what you do when you're preternaturally modest and equipped with that killer "servant's heart." 

[Angeltoes]

I am on several Abaco Facebook pages because we vacationed on the island the last two summers.  Officials appreciate that we all are concerned and want to help but they have asked that people stay the hell away unless specifically asked to come down.  There's no place to tie up boats and the airports are a mess.  It is chaos as it is.

[DangerousMinds]

2 hours ago, Tasya said:

I'm not seeing how this is a bad thing. Is it self-serving in some way? Of course it is. However the vast majority of organizations/people that go to provide relief after disasters do so to not only "assist" but to be seen "assisting". As long as this group provides some assistance and doesn't take from the Bahamian people, then I don't fault them. Maybe because my timelines are regularly full of people "praying for the people of XX" disaster area but never doing anything to help. Be it monetary, spiritual or otherwise. If the Duggar/Bates bunch goes down there and helps even one then it's better than most people will ever do. Our family has survived a flood disaster and one of the things that meant the most to us was just being able to sit down and talk/laugh with others about things that weren't related. It was so overwhelming that just focusing on something else, however briefly, was a relief. 

I disagree that the vast majority of people/organizations help in order to be “seen” assisting. Most do not care about that.

[galaxygirl76]

1 hour ago, Natalie68 said:

But of course!  She is Fundie Florence Nightingale!  I wonder what makes these people think they are capable of being any sort of help?  I suppose prayer tracts could sub for toilet paper in a pinch.

Dressed in sponsored clothing and swipe up to donate. Not to the actual cause but to them so they can go and be in the way there. 

56 minutes ago, lascuba said:

It's a horrible thing. They have no business being there. They have no real skills and will just be in the way of any relief efforts.

I believe the government there had requested no helpers unless affiliated with the major organizations like the Red Cross. 

[ehall1052]

For many years, I was a part of Florida Baptist Disaster Relief. Even though this is a part of a religious organization, we were approved  to go into disaster areas, however we had to wear FEMA approved credentials around our neck which meant we passed a background check and attended yearly classes to keep these credentials current.

Not just any “do-gooder” could go into a disaster area, no matter how good you intentions are.

[BetyBee]

20 hours ago, BigBingerBro said:

Perhaps she took the picture?

I can't wait to see her brand of missions photos, where she's perfectly filtered and made-up among the victims of this storm.  

And if any victims are showing Nike levels of skin, she can photoshop Gothard approved clothes on them!

[crazy8s]

this was interesting - not sure the amount of truth

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/counting-on-members-of-the-duggar-family-are-in-the-bahamas-to-help-with-hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief.html/?fbclid=IwAR2hk8PfGLsmBGkOQnP1TmbNoOPZVplQhnRQxa30AzspqV4pLVE1G4n_zz0

this is a different thing than the LLC

from the article "Medic Corps says that their short-term rescue mission in the Bahamas will cost $15,000 to $20,000. People who want to donate to support the relief efforts can do so through the organization’s website. The organization has applied for tax-exempt status but has not yet received it, according to its website." 

I don't see that anywhere on the mediccorps website

[BitterApple]

That's probably not an inaccurate figure given the fuel costs to fly several planes round trip from Arkansas to the Bahamas, however that's precisely the reason why the whole thing is a waste of time in the first place. You might as well just donate directly to a relief organization already operating in the country. 

[Lunera]

They misspelled Bahamian, spelled it Bohemian. The page already has over 5,000 followers. 

They just posted a video flying into Treasure Cay.

[madpsych78]

Why wasn't Abbie included? She has training as an LPN

[Ohiopirate02]

Just now, madpsych78 said:

Why wasn't Abbie included? She has training as an LPN

I'm assuming it's because pregnant white women cannot go to help the brown people in a foreign country immediately after a natural disaster.  That little white life growing in her uterus is more important than any of the people they may help.  I wish I was joking, but I do believe this is their line of thinking.

[Churchhoney]

Mendacious Egomaniacal Dumbfuckistan Idiots Corps 

[laurakaye]

21 hours ago, JoanArc said:

The company behind the medicorps web site is the same one that runs the Bates Girl Boutique.

F'n idiot grifters.

So the Duggars/Bates jumped on a plane, sponsored by a company that also sells dresses (?), into a disaster zone where a major hurricane had barely just passed through, managed to find a landing spot, and then assembled for a group photo op before wandering around aimlessly looking to "help" while Lawson played his guitar?  Do I have this right?   

Edited September 4, 2019 by laurakaye

[Churchhoney]

1 minute ago, laurakaye said:

So the Duggars/Bates jumped on a plane, sponsored by a company that also sells dresses (?), into a disaster zone where a major hurricane had barely just passed through, managed to find a landing spot, and then assembled for a group photo op before wandering around aimlessly looking to "help" while Lawson played his guitar?  Do I have this right?   

Well, I think you're probably making it sound a little more sensible than it actually is. 😁

[Sew Sumi]

I think that pic of Lawson playing his guitar was from when he "helped" in Puerto Rico last year.

[doodlebug]

25 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I'm assuming it's because pregnant white women cannot go to help the brown people in a foreign country immediately after a natural disaster.  That little white life growing in her uterus is more important than any of the people they may help.  I wish I was joking, but I do believe this is their line of thinking.

They do have Zika down there and the CDC recommends against pregnant women travelling to that area, so I have no problem with Abby staying home.  If only the rest of them were pregnant and would've stayed home...

[crazy8s]

40 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

So the Duggars/Bates jumped on a plane, sponsored by a company that also sells dresses (?), into a disaster zone where a major hurricane had barely just passed through, managed to find a landing spot, and then assembled for a group photo op before wandering around aimlessly looking to "help" while Lawson played his guitar?  Do I have this right?   

it is just the same company making the 2 websites. not that they are sponsoring or involved in ether selling dresses or grifting donations

[gonecrackers]

1 hour ago, crazy8s said:

this was interesting - not sure the amount of truth

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/counting-on-members-of-the-duggar-family-are-in-the-bahamas-to-help-with-hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief.html/?fbclid=IwAR2hk8PfGLsmBGkOQnP1TmbNoOPZVplQhnRQxa30AzspqV4pLVE1G4n_zz0

this is a different thing than the LLC

from the article "Medic Corps says that their short-term rescue mission in the Bahamas will cost $15,000 to $20,000. People who want to donate to support the relief efforts can do so through the organization’s website. The organization has applied for tax-exempt status but has not yet received it, according to its website." 

I don't see that anywhere on the mediccorps website

I don't begrudge them helping others, if that is what they are doing, however, I think they all have more than enough to fund their efforts. They're asking for money when they take numerous trips, flying themselves wherever, whenever, & film a long running reality show that most likely pays pretty well. They plaster pics all over SM of their trips & numerous parties, 1,000+ people weddings, etc. etc., which I think makes it kind of offensive to set up a tax exempt whatever it is & ask for "donations". If it's really the Lord's work they can fund it themselves or through private helpers, & stop looking for attention & glory for their efforts as well.

[crazy8s]

Just now, gonecrackers said:

I don't begrudge them helping others, if that is what they are doing, however, I think they all have more than enough to fund their efforts. They're asking for money when they take numerous trips, flying themselves wherever, whenever, & film a long running reality show that most likely pays pretty well. They plaster pics all over SM of their trips & numerous parties, 1,000+ people weddings, etc. etc., which I think makes it kind of offensive to set up a tax exempt whatever it is & ask for "donations". If it's really the Lord's work they can fund it themselves or through private helpers, & stop looking for attention & glory for their efforts as well.

I would also not begrudge them helping others. but let's see some pics of them loading the supplies they took. the tools and equipment they took etc .

What we have seen so far they flew 6 people on their own plane, nathan bates went in a helicopter and they started a new twitter sept 1 asking for donations.

they have no FEMA approved status, no pics of them helping anyone, maybe no charitable status.

so this all seems we will see a bunch of bros posing and looking manly (or like douche canoes) while they rake in the money

[galaxygirl76]

They thrive on the glory and attention they get for being good scamatarians. 

It amuses me that it's MedicCorps when the C in Medic already stands for corps.