[Dog Gone]

I just saw a reporter in New Orleans giving a report wearing a rain slicker. It wasn't raining.

New Orleans is the center of the universe for the media. A few weeks ago, it was dusty field in Crawford, Texas.

I think they have no clue how ridiculous they are.

[Types_with_Fist]

It wasn't raining.

Notwithstanding a raincoat or slicker does no good whatsoever in southeast Louisiana because of humidity, especially this time of year. In all my years down there I never saw anybody wear one. You end up just as wet because of sweating. It's really annoying down there when it starts to rain and your car window will fog up too.

[SE Mom]

Exactly- NOLA has become the Cause de jour.

[kenth]

They've become their own caricatures. This pic is hilarious to me because there is an old Bloom County cartoon that made fun of Geraldo. It showed an extreme closeup of him, wild eyes and mustache filling the panel, with him losing his mind over some exaggeration of his.

The media has long since stopped reporting the news and has tried to become it. Reporters standing in the wind and rain, reporters giving their opinions of how much suffering will likely to be had, feigned outrage and other emotions; they really are ridiculous.

[Hatteras]

"I just saw a reporter in New Orleans giving a report wearing a rain slicker. It wasn't raining."

I saw a reporter yesterday in the Keys and she had her slicker tightened up and her hood pulled tight around her face and she was talking about how, even though the storm has passed, it was quite nasty and still dangerous. Then she turned to interview a young surfer looking guy (in his early 20s) who was checking on his boat. The guy was standing there in his t-shirt and behind them was a group of 4 or 5 kids (looked to be about 10-14 years old) and they were jumping off the pier into the canal having a blast.

When they pulled back from the young guy's face shot, the girl had sheepishly removed her hood.