Answer: "None of the above..."
Eff them. I've donated clothing and supplies, given all the cash in my wallet for supplies, and spent last Satuday morning building a bunch of shelving units for an expanded Red Cross shelter in my area.
It made me feel good to help. I hope by God that it made the victims feel better than they did before myself and several thousand others in the metro Houston area stepped up to help. Are we saints? Not me, but I'm sure there are quite a few from Houston, and without any hope of monetary gain.
May the NYT choke on it's own bile.
This is absolutely disgusting. No city could have possibly responded better. If New Yorkers allow them to get away with this.........
Oh oh... Don't tick off the Texans. I've have watched day after day the wonderful people of Texas offer everything they have to the victims of the storm. This weekend was incredible, seeing countless people from churches and other groups helping out. Hmm... how many New Yorkers gave up their WEEKEND to help? Hmmm... not nearly as many as the Texans. If Texas does make a buck from all of this, GOOD FOR THEM, they earned it. God Bless the beautiful state of Texas and their wonderful citizens. Enough said.
Damn Yankees.
Wait til we cutoff their fuel this winter.
The New York Times is a joke. A not very funny one, but a joke nonetheless.
If anyone on this thread still subscribes to the NY Times, drop your subscription and write a letter to the Editor that you will no longer be reading a biased, slanted, lying newspaper like the Times.
I did this during the last election.
Profits? I sure as Hell have not seen any -- quite the opposite! That is outrageous!
Houston and the citizens of Houston have been more than helpful. They have essentially invited half a city to come visit and be put up for free for an extended period of time.
You bet! This article really ticks me off. The NY Slimes is deserving of that name. I hope folks really get after them. Time to stop subscriptions, folks, if there's anyone here crazy enough to take it, that is. Grrrrr.
I wonder if the career building efforts of media whores who rush to disasters, following the example of Dan Rather, aren't beginning to grate on a public that is more aware than ever of the MSM's biases?
It took a lot of guts for the state of Texas to open its doors to so many people in need.They took a big chance by taking in these people who brought a lot of criminals and opportunistic thugs along with them.I hope the people in the Houston area don't suffer from their state's decision.
Answer: "None of the above..."
At the suggestion of writer Michelle Malkin last Friday, I have cobbled together a blogsite called Texas Clearinghouse for Katrina Aid to serve as a clearinghouse for refugee efforts in Texas.
Texas is getting more refugees than any other state -- that's fine, we'll take them all -- but we need help providing them with food, clothing, and shelter.
If you are a refugee, you can information that will help you find relief. If you want to donate or volunteer, you can find someone who needs you.
Right now the site mostly covers Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio but I will add various churches, schools, and other charities in Ft. Worth and Lubbock tonight. My wife spent yesterday at Reunion Arena in Dallas handing out care packages and otherwise ministering to the refugees as a representative of her employer.
There are a lot of churches and other organizations in Texas that need help in dealing with the problem and I would greatly appreciate it if you would get the word out.
Many thanks,
Michael McCullough
Stingray blogsite
I grew up in NY now reside in Tx near Dallas. I travel often to Houston. It is a diverse thriving city with a can-do attitude among all it's multicultural residents. Texans and Houstonians mostly are friendly, decent folks. Christianity is prevalent but not exclusive. I resent the NY Slimes trashing the good city of Houston after all the city/people/churches/charities etc..is doing for the evacuees. Shame on those Northeast liberal elitists along with their EuroWeenie allies. Texas is a model to build on says this ex-NYer.
Aah, we HATE the Times. They're alway's smacking us as provincial.
But I was wondering what was going to happen to the music scene from NO. Omigod, if they resettled here, where we already have a lovin' for NO culture, same weather, lots of travel back and forth... I mean, Houston really needs a Music Scene, and that would be totally outtasight. Surprisingly, Houston has a strong rap and R&B presence (think Destiny's Child) but that has a limited demographic. Get us some second line NO Neville Bros-Wild Tchioptoulas (sp?) stuff going on downtown, and it would take off like a rocket ship.
But F the times, I don't think we much care about them any more. Let'em freeze in the dark.
How many evacuees has New York taken?