re: Sorry, who is Bobby Jindall?
Bobby Jindal is the Republican congressman from the district in suburban New Orleans (Jefferson, St. Tammany parishes, etc.). He was narrowly defeated by Mrs. Blanco in the governor's race two years ago.
I don't know if it is the coverage of this event, truly a reality of the event or what? Last night as I laid down to sleep, my thoughts were on what is happening in NO. Not the evacuations as such, but the amount of violence we're witnessing and I fell asleep puzzeled by it.
Floridians often seem to pull together, help each other, and in most events that's is what we get highly broadcast. New Yorkers seemed to do the same thing. Sure, there were some elements that tried to take advantage, but it was never to the extent we're seeing today. It seems to me that the coverage of this event is different. The focus is on the seedy element.
Then, it finally struck me. At what time have we ever abandoned an entire city? I think that's the difference. The people in Florida or New York have hope to rebuild and it appears the people of NO have no hope. The looters and violence being exhibited by the criminal element is because the good people have had hope taken away from them. Hope for a home to come back too, hope for the way of life they had, loss of hope.
Perhaps I just can't comprehend what's happening, but in my mind if I were there now as a victim and shots being fired at the very people trying to help me. I'd start walking that freeway those buses were coming from. Refugees all over the world walk great distances to get to safety and I'd walk out of NO or die trying.