In Hurricane's Aftermath, Winfrey Calls for Apology

The New York Times ^ | September 7, 2005 | Edward Wyatt

[Cecily]

the first of two shows devoted to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Oprah Winfrey said yesterday that the nation owed an apology to the people who died in the streets of New Orleans and elsewhere, and to the survivors whose misery was compounded by a relief effort whose inadequacy "makes me so mad."

Ms. Winfrey, of course, was far from the only celebrity who gained access to restricted sites in New Orleans, or whose ministrations to survivors at the Astrodome in Houston were captured by a phalanx of reporters and cameras.

But unlike the politicians, musicians and movie stars who toured relief facilities and the news networks whose reporters were bound to let officials defend their relief efforts, Ms. Winfrey was able to turn her own cameras on the suffering, to have a celebrity physician tour medical facilities and diagnose injuries, to orchestrate family reunions and to feature aid efforts headed by celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Faith Hill.

[Cecily]

Another opportunistic media vulture weighs in.

[brivette]

Ophra's a bloviating pig.

[lOKKI]

Exactly how many million did Oprah contribute to the relief fund?

[ChadsDad]

OK, I'm sorry. Now, ...stfu

[YouPosting2Me]

That's a good idea... I think she should.

[Gunder]

I know I'm one of the few people on this board who genuinely likes Oprah. But I wish she hadn't played the race card. He show yesterday made me cringe.

[cyborg]

I'm sorry. I just sorry that Nagin didn't use the schoolbuses to help old grannies escape.

[theDentist]

Dear Oprah,

Shut Up.

[sheik yerbouty]

She needs to apologise for spewing hot gas into the atmosphere.

[cyborg]

Me too. She makes herself sound like a bubbleheard. Glad I didn't see it.

[beckybea]

OK, I'm sorry. Now, ...stfu Ditto.

[Blogger]

Okay, I'm sorry- you're Oprah.

[Brilliant]

If the nation is responsible for the death of these people, then it owes more than an apology. If it is not, then it owes nothing.

[najida]

She just annoys me with this
"I'm a victim, you're a victim, she's a vitim too!"

[Gardener]

From what I read she's donating 10% of her income for this year or approximately 22.5 million dollars.

[Finalapproach29er]

God needs to humble this broad....soon- for all our sakes.

[Syncro]

Brilliant, Brilliant.

[Dallas59]

I'm sorry that the elected Democrats of New Orleans and Louisiana failed to protect the city against disaster. I'm sorry that New Orleans "Cops" deserted the populace when desperately needed to halt the looting, rapes and murders that occurred in the city and Superdome "sk-helter" after the Hurricane hit.. I'm sorry.

[onyx eyes]

...I don't owe no apology to people who live twelve feet below sea level and are surrounded by a lake and a mighty river and fronted by a vast ocean.....

[onyx eyes]

...unless you want to say that the people of Venice should get re-compensation and apologies from Italy and so on.....