Katrina Coverage
I have been pleasantly surprised a few times in the past couple of days at the coverage by the MSM from the Gulf Region. That said I have also become sick to my stomach at the coverage at other times. Not just because of the death, destruction, pain, and suffering, but because of the amount of coverage given to the folks wanting to point fingers and cry racism.
I can not grasp why so much energy is going into pointing fingers in a time of such need in the Gulf Region. Why don’t the news reports take some pictures of their own helicopters hauling people out or bringing food and water into the area?
I can not believe the comments of those claiming racism in regards to the people affected by this tragedy. People are going on TV claiming one race is getting a bad wrap in the news coverage of the disaster. These are all humans even if some find themselves partaking in animal-like instincts to protect and feed their families. None of us outside the affected areas can comprehend what might be going through the minds of the people carrying anything from stolen bread to a TV. My first reaction was to say shoot the looters carrying TVs in the head so you don’t have to worry about adding to the work load already on the medical professionals. I later came to realize that many of these people even the ones with TVs are probably so disoriented that they don’t even realize that a TV is going to pretty useless for the next few months in the city of New Orleans.
I have just about the same feelings towards government officials as I do about the people of New Orleans right now. I don’t know what they are thinking or what information they had to work with at the time they made their decisions in recent days relative to the forces of nature. What we must all do is work with what we do know and have right now. There will be a time later to go back and look at who could have done things better, but that will not help today.
Give to the American Red Cross or other reputable organization who is directly involved and experienced in these types of efforts. If you can not give money then give blood. If you can not give money or blood then at least pray and thank God for those who are able to give.