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Anyone who would have Al Sharpton on their show, should be fired. That professional RACE-BAITER is totally disgusting and I am sure that he in no way represents the American black community.

Jesse Jackson has been on CNN and MSNBC all day. Those two networks have slipped into madness. They are promoting the notion that federal response has been slow because of race. The Congressional Black Caucus openly advocates that position and CNN and MSNBC are more than willing to carry their water.

It is more than an outrage. They selling these lies to victims of the disaster. So much so, that the people at the convention center are now convinced that they are being punished by the government because they are poor and black.

It should not even be necessary to say that these accusations are not only absurd but they defy reality. Here are some numbers:

40,000+ moved through NO airport - 800 per hour
98,000 people from NO are in shelters outside NO and that does not include the 18,000 at the superdome.
The Coast Guard has rescued more than 7,000 people from NO, mostly by helicopter.

Clearly, help is already there.

And another thing. Everyone keeps saying it has taken 5 days. Wrong. On Monday night, every network was reporting that NO had dodged a bullet. The levee broke sometime Monday night/Tuesday morning. By noon on Tuesday, it was clear to local media that there was a big problem. But the national news was unaware. So much so, that the anchorwoman on the local WDSU was literal screaming at CNN to stop reporting that everything was OK. It wasn't until late Tuesday that first real reports of the scope of the devastation hit the national networks. The Governor of LA didn't even ask for troops until Wednesday AM.

Within 24 hours, the military was staged outside NO and ready to enter. Within 24 hours!! That is an amazing accomplishment. However, there was a problem - actually three. First, the local and state officials had completely dropped the ball. When the military asked them where they were needed, the mayor and the Governor not only didn't know, they had no plan. Second, communication was completely down. The locals had no plan for that either. Third, NO was a war zone. Again, the locals had failed to enforce any laws early on and by Thursday, things were out of control. Red Cross and Salvation Army were ready even before the military but could not go in because they could not guarantee the safety of their volunteers. Boats were being high-jacked. Ambulance and helicopters were being shot at.

But, by Friday, the Feds had mustered the resources to handled those problems as well. They did develop a plan and entered the city on Friday morning - a mere 72 hours after the levee break and 48 hours after being requested - even with all the failures at the local level.

Now, having said all that, go back to the numbers. An incredible amount of work done in the first days after the levee break even with all those obstacles.

I am so proud of all the men and women who have worked so hard to help their fellow Americans. For liberal leaders to use this tragedy for political gain by race baiting is not only outrageous, it is extremely offensive and I believe the networks promoting this idea will suffer in ratings. It is sickening. Worse than that, to suggest that the victims of the storm and flooding in NO were neglected because of economic status or race is to SPIT in the faces of the brave souls who risked their very lives to pluck them from the deadly waters.