Oh come on!
Mood:
incredulous
Topic: Politics
I guess it was only a matter of time before the black leadership in this country started crying. I heard through some co-workers that people in New Orleans were whining that the government didn't give them enough warning to get out. Now seriously, did they never watch a TV, or listen to a radio, or read a paper, or even talk to anyone who had? I find that hard to believe.
There was also a mandatory evacuation order given a day or two before the storm hit...that should be plenty of time to get out. But the black caucus and Al Sharpton have their ugly mugs all over the news complaining about the slow response, and the media coverage of the barbaric acts of the mostly black population of New Orleans. But the media isn't to blame...if people are shooting at those folks trying to bring in aid and help people...then that needs to be reported. If the black caucus doesn't like it, and thinks that it is just the media trying to perpetuate a stereotype...then perhaps they should try and change the black American culture. That culture breeds violence...ever listen to rap music or hip hop? Ever seen a "black" movie? There is tons of violence and horrible examples of how to live your life...but those ways are applauded as being "street" or whatever. That is for another post on another day though...
And then there are some of the serious wack jobs on the left saying that Bush somehow tried to stop aid and help from getting in...because he doesn't like black people. Really? Didn't he declare the area a disaster area before the storm even hit? I remember hearing that and thinking, at the time, that seemed odd to be doing that before the storm even touched land. That is much sooner than usual.
And then you had the dumb-asses that stayed, in a city below sea level, and then were somehow surprised that the city flooded. Duh! And after that, they are surprised that with no power, water, telephone or cell towers...or roads for that matter...that it took a couple of days for supplies to get in. Now I don't think that you have to be the head cashier at Wal-mart to figure out that if there is a storm coming, the supplies need to be moved out of the way of the storm, and then afterward, they need to be brought back in once the roads have been cleared of debris. Well, this time the roads were completely flooded, and I'm sure there was plenty of debris that needed to be cleared before even getting to the New Orleans area. All of that takes time...could have been done faster, I don't know, I'm not there but...
On top of all that, whoever was in New Orleans that was shooting at cops, and firefighters and doctors are more to blame for the slow trickle of supplies that got in immediately. I wouldn't have gone in either if I knew that there were morons shooting at people that were trying to bring in help. If the people of New Orleans want to blame anyone for the slow response...start with those people!