[ridesthemiles]

But according to Harry Shearer (Dr. Burns from The Simpsons cartoon - and resident Hurricane expert at MSNBC last night) she and the mayor of N.O. are doing all they can to (paraphrasing) "hold back their anger" at the federal government (e.g., Bush). *Barf* ""

Since many of us don't have cable/direct TV, Can you enlighten us as to what "their anger at the Federal government" is all about?

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

she and the mayor of N.O. are doing all they can to "hold back their anger" at the federal government (e.g., Bush).

....but we elected you our governor. not the state's drama queen.

[monkapotamus]

"Since many of us don't have cable/direct TV, Can you enlighten us as to what "their anger at the Federal government" is all about?"

He (Harry Shearer) implied the feds were not doing enough, did not fill sand bags soon enough, and criticized the Army Corps of Engineers and said, (paraphrasing) "it's called contingency planning" (as if the Army corps didn't know what that was.) It was sickening but as we all know, hardly anyone watches that channel. It was also implied that he was speaking for the mayor and governor.