And Hannity just tried to sugar coat the whole thing and he missed his opportunity to really ask the real question to that Red Cross guy... If the news media is there, and they are not shot at - what's it gonna take ? Do we have to watch all those people die of dehydration and starvation live on TV? Why didn't hannity say to him - do you need an armed presence, if you're afraid? Why not put it on some army trucks then and ship the BASICS for LIFE in there right away.
What a disgrace. I know why Sean is sugarcoating it, he wants to protect BUSH, but why did Allen Colmes also play nice with the Red Cross guy? I am just shocked.
Shep and Geraldo are witness to a national disgrace.
Among other things, there's been this teensy matter of a few hundred equal-opportunity snipers ...
(but you already knew that)
Shep and O'Reilly were talking about favoritism and racism. No doubt that there is a lot the former and perhaps some of the latter.
But think about this from the perspective of the police or the initial National Guard. They know they are overwhelmed. Their resources were and still are, to a lesser degree, puny in comparison to the needs. So, they likely respond to specific requests that are manageable . . . "Hey, come gets few dozen people with these medical needs, this many elderly, etc."
Those doing the rescuing and transporting want to, at a minimum, be reasonably safe. They also want to arrive and be somewhat welcomed. Say a bus arrives and can take 40 or so. It is certainly helpful if a group of 200 people voluntarily prioritize who will go instead of mobbing the bus. I believe favoritism may be given to those who are creating some order, making their case to those with resources, and welcoming them rather than blaming them.