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![]() "Matt Whiting" wrote in message ... They shouldn't. The sad part of this is that many folks in the media and politics are claiming that race is playing a role. I find that hard to believe, but I don't live anywhere near NO so who knows. I don't think it is at the federal level which is what the claims have mainly been as Bush clearly did his part even BEFORE the storm hit. I don't know what else they expected Bush to do without a request from the governor. The mayor of New Orleans says the governor of Louisiana hesitated to pull the trigger on Federal aid for 24 hours. With all the blame flying around, I am amazed that the state and local governments have escaped it thus far. It is my opinion that this is where the majority of the blame should reside, at least in New Orleans. The folks fanning the racial flames ought to be downright ashamed of themselves too. They didn't help things one little bit. Hull of a slave ship indeed. Reverend Jackson is such a uniter and healer. Someone asked him if he would make the same comment if the refugees were white. I thought that was funny. I don't remember his response, but it was funny to me because he wouldn't *be there* if they were white. It is pretty simple. Huge hurricane + unprepared vulnerable area + incompetent local government = HUGE disaster. I can't see where race enters into it. I can see where socio-economic class does though, but the race issue is a red herrring in this situation. -Trent PP-ASEL |
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