Some evacuees see religious message in Katrina - distrust of white people dispelled - new life

Reuters AlertNet, UK ^ | September 4, 2005 | Adam Tanner

[skr]

Absolutely.

[skr]

LOL!!!

I prefer your courteous "related thread" approach. We don't all see every main post before it falls out of sight.

[Clock King]

Heaven forbid! If these poor black people learn that white folks WILL open their hearts to them, and that white men aren't devils, why ol' Jesse would be out of a job.

[bluefish]

Please don't misunderstand my post. I'm not questioning Texas Hospitality. I'm questioning the basis upon which people are loving it and upon which they think they want to move there for.

Even if all the support is not government based, the mindset driving a lot of people's appreciation for Texas is that Texas provides "better welfare" (to put it bluntly). That can't be good for Texas.

This same thing is what drives illegal immigration, if that helps to explain what I'm trying to say.

[Dog Gone]

Well, if they think that, Texas provides crappy welfare. That's one reason Rick Perry is getting a challenge from a fake Republican in next year's governor election. She wants to provide a safety net for everyone that's "up to par."

[Sally'sConcerns]

I posted this on another thread because I hadn't seen this one. Please pardon my repost.

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I'm proud to call Houston my hometown. I'm very proud of the job Houston has done in helping the evacuee's.

My sister still lives in Houston and we've been talking on an at least daily basis about different aspects of the Katrina story. She's never voted for a Democrat in her life but she's said she'd strongly consider voting for Houston's current mayor. Meetings were held, decisions made and actions were taken. People pulled together and not a lot of time was wasted on what-ifs or buts or "we can't do that because...". It was 'get it done'.

Lots of kudos are due to people like the Mayor, Mattress Mack, Star Furniture, Walmart, HISD and too many others to name.

I know other cities like Dallas and San Antonio also have helped evacuees in their respective cities. I also know other states have opened up their resources for Louisiana evacuees. From what I've read and heard though, Houston had the largest number to help.

Congratulations, Houston!