[Howlin]

He's asked it no less than four times.

He just said, "People are saying that if this had happened in a predominantly white area, the response would have been faster."

[NittanyLion]

Any word on the status of hospital evacuations? I have relatives working at Charity and Tulane.

[tcrlaf]

**He just said, "People are saying that if this had happened in a predominantly white area, the response would have been faster."**

The "predominantly white" areas around new orleans have people DYING in them, too. but you'll notice the lack of CAMERAS, so no one in the media seems to care about that!

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I think this time the media is going to be held responsible for crap like that with the American public.

Every where I turn people are talking about the welfare class being at fault for a majority of this mayhem-people know about the race riot in NO and no one I know of is amused right now.

[r9etb]

He just said, "People are saying that if this had happened in a predominantly white area, the response would have been faster."

Let's just say that if it had happened in a predominantly civilized area, the response would have been faster. Race doesn't play into it. The fact that the residents were shooting at the rescuers certainly does.

My gosh, these idiots just will not face the truth, even when it comes at them in bullet form.

[Interesting Times]

Wolf Blitzer: "People are saying that if this had happened in a predominantly white area, the response would have been faster."

Answer: "Possibly. It would depend on whether they shot at their rescuers."