I wish I felt proud about that. But just like Shepard Smith was almost gleeful in his assessment of the post-hurricane damage from his limited view in the French Quarter early on, I don't think the news media is doing a good job at all about setting out the real consequences of what happened.
It may be more exciting to show video of a few rescues and some looting, but the real story is how do you evacuate a city of residents that refused to evacuate once before when it was far easier?
Anyone heard any estimates of when the water taps will be back on with safe water? Any estimates of when sewage will be working?
No. These people are wading in a toilet. Someone in the media ought to be asking how long they can do that.
I think the media did a disgraceful job covering this story. They were obsessed about the category, liked lots of pictures with their hair blowing around; did not understand the aftermath. They are useless.
Shep Smith no longer has that look of "excitement" on his face or in his voice.
He wants out of there, fast.
I heard a report from him earlier tonight, and, if I didn't misinterpret it, he was basically resigned to the fact that anybody still in NO, is now stuck in NO for the forseeable future......including him.
The female reporter on CNN (the one that's been so good, think her name is Jeanne) made a point today.
She had waded over to the Super Dome from her hotel in knee deep, then thigh deep water.
She commented that as reporters they were used to visiting Third World countries and were fully vaccinated for diseases such as Typhoid, but the regular NO folks that were wandering around weren't and it was just a matter of time before disease struck.