[RasterMaster]

I recall an overplayed PMSNBC clip where a black woman at the dome in N.O. was yelling at the camera, "GET US OUT OF HERE!"

If they'd had listened to the President when he gave the evac order, they wouldn't be in the fix that they are at present. Most of the news agencies want to give them a pass because of their skin color or that they were poor.

I wish one reporter would ask these "poor black folk" about what they did prior to the storm to evacuate or prepare for it. I feel more for the tourists who shelled out $25,000 for bus transportation, only to have those buses commandeered and were told to walk to the dome.

Residents of the city have a far better chance at survival than the tourists or travelers that were trapped with no help at all. The number of people who were still in the city when the storm hit should have been cut to a minimum. Instead, the "leadership" in LA put many lives at risk.

[sinkspur]

I wish one reporter would ask these "poor black folk" about what they did prior to the storm to evacuate or prepare for it. I feel more for the tourists who shelled out $25,000 for bus transportation, only to have those buses commandeered and were told to walk to the dome.

Nobody should be condemned to die of dehydration because they made a dumb mistake. Not if something can be done about it.

The "coulda, shoulda" game is for later.