MSM: In Their Own Words, A Continuing Series

eurota BLOG ^ | 9-2-05 | GEA3

[stan_sipple]

Given the hysteria enveloping the editorial pages of the NYT due to hurricane Katrina, what have they had to say on natural disasters in the past, via Lexis-Nexis:

Remember the 1993 floods in the midwest, the NYT editorialized on 14 July 1993:

For the longer term, Washington and flood-prone areas must reconsider the pro's and con's of flood control projects and flood insurance.

[stan_sipple]

sounds like the Old YOrk Times was singing a different tune when river floods were ravaging America's heartlands

[Milhous]

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