
I don't know about you, but my Labor Day weekend, wasn't quite as relaxing this year. It was hard to enjoy the holiday weekend knowing what was happening in Louisiana and Mississippi. With the mayor of New Orleans warning that as many as 10,000 people may have died, it puts things in perspective.
It's hard to not be glued to the television watching the amazing coverage. The reporting of this tragedy by CNN has been extremely impressive. A few highlights have been the reporting of Jeanne Meserve and Anderson Cooper. Meserve summed up the tragedy eloquently and respectfully. Anderson Cooper at one point broke down on camera, and also openly questioned Louisina senator Mary Landrieu about what the government was doing to help.
Senator, I’m sorry… for the last four days, I have been seeing dead bodies here in the streets of Mississippi and to listen to politicians thanking each other and complimenting each other — I have to tell you, there are people here who are very upset and angry, and when they hear politicians thanking one another, it just, you know, it cuts them the wrong way right now, because there was a body on the streets of this town yesterday being eaten by rats because this woman has been laying in the street for 48 hours, and there is not enough facilities to get her up. Do you understand that anger?
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Of course, the celebrities have gotten on the Bush and response bashing. Kanye West was probably the most shocking of the bunch. He stated during the NBC telethon that George Bush doesn't care about black people. Angelina Jolie is quoted as saying, "It is wonderful to hear of the relief efforts that are finally coming into New Orleans and the rest of the region today, but as we all know, it is simply not going to be enough." And Michael Moore wouldn't be Michael Moore without putting in his two cents.
Bloggers are also expressing their views as well. Some of the best can be found at Towleroad, cityrag, and Wonkette.