[Ultra Sonic 007]

It was amazing how fast some were willing to believe all these stories considering how much the MSM is distrusted on this site.

True. People suspect the MSM lies about the Bush Administration and anything having to do with Christianity, religion (except Islam), or conservatism.

HOWEVER, you don't really suspect the MSM to spend time spreading hyperbole and baseless rumors about suppposed quagmires of human suffering.

The fact that there was less death than reported is a relief.

However, the fact that the rumors were reported unchallenged...well, the MSM really likes going for the lowest common denominator, eh?

[Ultra Sonic 007]

Never mind, nix my Islam statement.

The MSM lies about that too...except the make it sound a lot better than it is, instead of the other way around.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

Well we all know that the media, like many "leaders" and pundits out there practice the soft bigotry of low expectations. There are some real problems in NO and all of this talk of how many people were murdered or not murders in the supderdome -and who lied about how many people were raped is clouding the fact that no one else had the problems evacuating and getting rescued as the area of NO did. Why is that?

Rescue workers were shot at and stores and homes were looted- bunches of innocent people were scared to death of getting shot at- for a couple of days and had to endure a different American than most people here can even imagine. ( Nothing says depressing like seeing crowds of National Guard in riot Gear in your neighborhhod- at your favorite newstand.)

Why are so many people willing to look past that?

I saw this same phenomena go on in the media after the LA riots -when we read how it wasn't so bad afterall.... Yeah right.