Thursday, September 01, 2005
"A lot of people are ashamed of what is happening in this country right now...."
There truly are no words for what is happening right now but Anderson Cooper comes very close:
I just got word on a college buddy living in Mississippi who managed to finally reach a mutual friend to let him know that he and his family were OK but also to say, in describing the situation down there, that "New Orleans is much worse than the media is letting on...."
At first the prospect of Hurricane Katrina touching down in the Gulf Coast area was worrying but some humor didn't seem out of line.
And then it hit and things got bad, then worse:
- New Orleans in Anarchy With Fights, Rapes
- Superdome descends from refuge of last resort into chaos and anarchy. (related: LA Times' take)
And the reasons were several, most of them federal.
While the two photos already seen around the internets only underscored how far things still have to go when a tragedy like this occurs and highlight the differences and problems this country has rather than uniting it.
Sadly, it seems our government, even in desperate times like these, is unwilling to ask the nation to make the sacrifices needed to pull through this or to even acknowledge how serious a problem there is.
But on a lighter note, because we still (or especially) need laughter and art in these trying times:
Eric Benet Hurricane - Yikes... the title of his recently released album and the first single from it are a stunning display of the continued bad luck for Benet, aka "the dumbest man on the planet", a title he earned after divorcing Halle Berry.
Led Zeppelin "When The Levee Breaks" (mp3 via Drummer World)
Despite my glibness, believe that my prayers go out to all those suffering in New Orelans and on the Gulf Coast.
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