No, you are wrong. The whole world does not stop because of a hurricane and there are plenty of news reports on the hurricane.
Just another way to temper what and when the public hears the news.
FreeRepublic is giving far better coverage of the hurricane and all other news IMHO.
It was a prime example of the media screening what the American public hears.
But of course, it isn't your home or relatives or friends in danger.
Reports of 40,000 homes flooded just in St. Bernard Parish alone, no assessment reports yet from Slidell, little from Gulfport and Biloxi, so that number could easily double. And no idea yet on (God forbid) deaths, but reports of persons calling 911 trapped by floodwaters in their attic. So pardon me if I'm not upset that you missed watching a speech on TV. If you email the White House, I'm sure they'll be glad to provide you a link or copy of the transcript, and it will be reported in online news sites within a few hours. In the meantime, where were anxious relatives and evacuees supposed to get the latest news (often the first reports) from the affected areas if the news channels were off covering a rambling speech?
That's all I'll waste arguing about it on the thread, back to the hurricane info.