Wow, I just watched it...what a dumb broad Soledad is. She just can't conceive that anyone in NOLA is a proud, self-sufficient person not begging for government assistance.
Thank God there are smart, tough women like this interviewee to counteract the morons. This bike lady was totally ready for both the hurricane and these insufferably smug reporters.
And what is her obsession with the smell of the water? Does she think her stuff don't stink?
Thank God there are smart, tough women like this interviewee to counteract the morons. This bike lady was totally ready for both the hurricane and these insufferably smug reporters.
I just viewed the clip, and I don't think Soledad O'Brien was being dumb or smug at all. I think she was asking the same questions viewers might be asking in light of the indelible visions of the more disgusting things we have seen. O'Brien was learning on the fly how Ms. Labarre was able to cope with the situation, and it was informative, especially the part in which Labarre indicated she has contacted an attorney and asked the mayor for a meeting with other resistors (fat chance). I look forward to the follow-up in Labarre's home, regardless of whether we get to watch Soledad lather up (sorry, couldn't resist).
One more thing: Ms. Labarre shook Soledad's hand and graciously said O'Brien would be welcome in her home. What was transcribed as "Don't touch me" was said off camera as O'Brien was wrapping up the live report, and her words were not crystal clear. It might have been something completely different, because Labarre sounded like she was laughing as she said it. But if Ms. Labarre did indeed say that, she didn't say it to O'Brien.
And what is her obsession with the smell of the water? Does she think her stuff don't stink?
Be reasonable. Nobody likes to breathe around raw sewage.