Katrina - One Year Later
I’d better warn you – today’s comments are filled with a year’s worth of sadness and rage.
Today marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a catastrophe that still bothers me on so many levels. The storm was bad enough, but the government response afterwards? That really was one heck of a job you did there, Brownie. (Don’t worry, though – I hold your imbecile of a former boss accountable, too.)
If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, be sure to check out Spike Lee’s outstanding documentary on the aftermath of the storm – it’s called “When The Levees Broke”, and it’s on HBO this month. It’ll piss you off and break your heart at the same time.
It’s also remarkable that CNN and NBC were able to get full crews into the heart of the Convention Center and Superdome mess a good 3 days before the National Guard. Maybe the next time there’s a national disaster FEMA should just fund MSNBC. That way those in need would get the aid they need in a timely manner, and Stone Phillips would have something to talk about on Dateline.
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been hard (on other levels) in the Gressel household too – since Miss Katie’s full name is “Katrina”, every time she now tells her name to anyone they either make a bad joke about it, or they recoil in shock. It’s like telling someone you’re getting married on September 11th or that your grandfather’s first name is Adolph, I suppose – guilty by association.
But no little girl deserves a lifetime of scorn because of a hurricane she didn’t name. So I’m asking you – be nice to all the Katrinas in the world.
Anyway, my heart goes out to those in the Gulf Coast; they’re not out of the mess yet. A lot of people are still suffering, yet seem to be mostly forgotten by the media and the White House.
And here’s to hoping that the next time something goes horribly wrong like this, our leaders will get off their heavily isolated, not-so-bright asses and help the people of our country before it’s too late.
Today marks the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a catastrophe that still bothers me on so many levels. The storm was bad enough, but the government response afterwards? That really was one heck of a job you did there, Brownie. (Don’t worry, though – I hold your imbecile of a former boss accountable, too.)
If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, be sure to check out Spike Lee’s outstanding documentary on the aftermath of the storm – it’s called “When The Levees Broke”, and it’s on HBO this month. It’ll piss you off and break your heart at the same time.
It’s also remarkable that CNN and NBC were able to get full crews into the heart of the Convention Center and Superdome mess a good 3 days before the National Guard. Maybe the next time there’s a national disaster FEMA should just fund MSNBC. That way those in need would get the aid they need in a timely manner, and Stone Phillips would have something to talk about on Dateline.
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been hard (on other levels) in the Gressel household too – since Miss Katie’s full name is “Katrina”, every time she now tells her name to anyone they either make a bad joke about it, or they recoil in shock. It’s like telling someone you’re getting married on September 11th or that your grandfather’s first name is Adolph, I suppose – guilty by association.
But no little girl deserves a lifetime of scorn because of a hurricane she didn’t name. So I’m asking you – be nice to all the Katrinas in the world.
Anyway, my heart goes out to those in the Gulf Coast; they’re not out of the mess yet. A lot of people are still suffering, yet seem to be mostly forgotten by the media and the White House.
And here’s to hoping that the next time something goes horribly wrong like this, our leaders will get off their heavily isolated, not-so-bright asses and help the people of our country before it’s too late.
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