[D1X1E]

"Many African-Americans across the country said they seethed as they watched the television pictures of the largely poor and black victims of Hurricane Katrina dying for food and water in the New Orleans Superdome.."

Yet many of those shown begging for food and water had cigarettes....

[eureka!]

I trust you're all registering as 'rats now. ;^)

IMHO, the NYT is engaged in wishful thinking. Ken Melman is operating under the radar and will continue to do so. Je$$e Jack$on et al sound off, doing nothing. And the people know it...