Predictable but unfortunate WWL Update:
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Updates as they come in on Katrina
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07:22 PM CDT on Saturday, September 3, 2005
Tom Planchet
7:22 P.M. - JACKSON, MS (AP): The president of the NAACP says class and economic status played a clear role in how the federal government responded to Hurricane Katrina.
Bruce Gordon says there are clear discrepancies between how the government responded to September Eleventh and how it reacted to the needs of Katrina's victims, who were largely poor and black.
For now, though, the civil rights leader says he's not going to point any fingers. Gordon says that can wait until after the storm victims get the care they need.
The NAACP president spoke in Mississippi hours after top advisers to the president met with African-American leaders in Washington.
Mr Gordon.
$100 million (so far to the Red Cross). Untold other hundreds of millions to other charities involved. The full force of the United States military (bringing an end to the chaos). Billions in taxpayer dollars.
Your're welcome.
Gee, I can't take anymore...now I know how Howlin felt yesterday...how is Bush going to survive this onslaught...