On May 30, 9:55 am, "Leon" wrote:
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On May 29, 9:46 am, Charlie Self wrote:

Actually, he probably figured everyone read the dialy newspapers

Thank the heavens above we can all trust the press, eh?
Where would we be without their bright light of truth...

Here's a great example of the press in action during Katrina:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/39162/south_park_katrina/

And for anyone that actually watches it, yes, I know, it's a cartoon.
But it confused me for a while as I couldn't tell it from the
jackasses in the regular press.

Robert

Cartoon caracters, but actually how it play out.
Having been through a disaster like that, the people themselves have to take
responsibility in helping them selves. Fema could have been there moments
after the storm and there would still would have been the devestation and
the people with out homes. It was a natural disaster of epic proportions.
Not a whole lot was reported about the winds of the storm which was the
really dangerous part. More was reported on the water after the storm. Too
bad the mayor let the school buses sit and be flooded. Before hand planing
and prefaration was the real problem.

Billions were spent to be prepared for an eventuality like that. Which
pockets it all ended up in nobody knows....lemme guess...General
Dynamics? Raytheon? Lockheed?..surely some defense contractor must
have made some money off the fear of the ordinary citizens?
Scared of the weather? We'll just create an agency just for you. We'll
take your tax dollars and line the pockets of a whole whack of
appointees and then then when the **** hits the fan, we'll find a high-
profile scapegoat.
And remember boys and girls, don't forget to be scared of:

(select as many as you want)

mushroom clouds
poisoned gas
hurricanes
floods
ragheads
anti-semites
global warming
exploding dust collectors
mysterious white powders
softwood lumber subsidies
mad cows (aka Hillary)
aliens
tidal waves
foreign languages
culture
good manners
people who are nice
truth.

We have the people in place to help!
(okay, they might be a little busy overseas right now, and the
remnants on the home-front are a bit short of leadership)