Robatoy wrote:
How different the aftermath of Katrina would have been had there been
a pile of rublle to stand on top of...with a bull-horn.
The image of minorities paddling for dear life makes for lousy photo-
ops.


What would be different? Why would a hurricane or flood care what race it
chose for victims? While major media did play the race card facts pretty
much didn't support it...death counts certainly didn't .....in fact much of
the initial wildly exaggerated claims for 10,000 or more dead and many of
the horror stories from the shelters were all bull**** as well.... but when
honest accountability gets in the way of a dramatic story why wreck it? The
initial system failure was all local including the re-elected black mayor.
That some hospitals or nursing homes were not evacuated is certainly of
local responsibility. That thousands choose to ignore the warnings and did
not leave rests solely with the individual as well. Further since the city
had a black majority and white deaths were not proportionate to their
population one might claim some white discrimination.

The FEDs are not ever first responders, nor constitutionally can they be, at
least if it involves the military.

Best case scenario ....when a city of a half of million, has nearly 80%
housing stock flooded.... realistically what could anyone do logistically
that would have made much difference in that first week or so that wasn't
done?......It does beg the question of why anyone thinks a major disaster is
painless and a not inconvenient. Rod