[Rokke]

"Before this whole thing I had a complex about white people; this thing changed me forever," said Brant, 36, a truck driver who, like many of the refugees receiving public assistance in Houston, Texas, is black."

So will men like this stop listening to the likes of Jackson, Sharpton, CBC, etc etc etc. It will be interesting to see what good does come from this whole mess.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Karen Warren / Chronicle David Brown, 68, an evacuee from Louisiana, takes a breather on his new bed in his new two bedroom apartment that he will share with his longtime friend and caregiver, Victoria Lott, at Primrose at CasaBella, a senior assisted living facility.

Karen Warren / Chronicle Lucille Mossop, 69, rescued from Louisiana several days ago and placed in the Astrodome, hugs Michael Cutler, a family physician from Utah and volunteer at the Astrodome, after Mossop was given the opportunity to be placed at the Primrose at CasaBella senior living facility.

Steve Campbell / Chronicle Volunteer Bob Kontor helps a child that he only knows as Terrill, choose a crayon as they color in the children's area of Reliant Center.

[OMalley]

I wonder if this is why jackson doesnt want folks heading too far from home.

[cyborg]

Wha makes you think he was listening to Jesse Jackson? Ever stop to think that maybe he's met the wrong people in life who haven't been exactly so charitable? Maybe. Sometimes it's not all about Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.

[evad]

So will men like this stop listening to the likes of Jackson, Sharpton, CBC, etc etc etc. It will be interesting to see what good does come from this whole mess.

You'd think so but I'm willing to bet it won't happen. It's too ingrained.

Case in point would be Marion Barry in DC, convicted felon and ex-mayor that was reelected by his constituency, this time to a post on the council.

Never quite figured out how that happened since felons weren't supposed to be able to run but I guess they made a "special" execption in his case.