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To: ~digs who wrote (350)	9/5/2005 8:28:26 PM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1118

The Left Descend Into Madness Freeper essay \| 9/2/05 \| pete Posted on 09/03/2005 12:02:58 AM EDT by Pete CNN and MSNBC have had Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and others on all day claiming that the Federal response to the disaster has been slow because the victims are poor and black. The Congressional Black Caucus openly advocates that position and CNN and MSNBC are more than willing to carry their water. They have all slipped into madness. It is more than an outrage. They are selling these lies to victims of the disaster and crushing their hope. So much so, that the people at the convention center are now convinced that they are being punished by the government because they are poor and black. It should not even be necessary to say that these accusations are not only absurd but they defy reality. Here are some numbers: * 40,000+ moved through New Orleans airport - 800 per hour * 98,000 people from New Orleans are in shelters outside New Orleans and that does not include the 18,000 at the Astrodome. * The Coast Guard has rescued more than 7,000 people from New Orleans, mostly by helicopter. Clearly, help is already there. And that does not include all the efforts in the other affected areas - over 90,000 square miles. Another thing. Everyone keeps saying it has taken 5 days. Wrong. On Monday night, every network was reporting that New Orleans had dodged a bullet. The levee broke some time Monday night/Tuesday morning. By noon on Tuesday it was clear to local media that there was a big problem. But the national news was unaware. So much so, that the anchorwoman on a local channel, WDSU, was literally screaming at CNN to stop reporting that everything was OK. It wasn't until late Tuesday that first real reports of the scope of the devastation hit the national networks. The Governor of LA didn't even ask for troops until Wednesday AM. Within 24 hours of that call, the military was staged outside New Orleans and ready to enter. Within 24 hours!! That is an amazing accomplishment. Also keep in mind that it was reported that the trip from Baton Rouge to New Orleans had taken a news crew 13 hours immediately after the storm because they had to stop every 100 yards on the highway to clear trees and and debris. However, even though the military was ready to go in, there was a problem - actually three. First, the local and state officials had completely dropped the ball. When the Federal resources asked them where they were needed, the Mayor and the Governor not only didn't know, they had no plan. Second, communication was completely down. The local officials had no plan for that either. Third, New Orleans was a war zone. Again, the local officials had failed to enforce any laws early on and by Thursday, things were out of control. FEMA, the Red Cross and the Salvation Army were ready even before the military but could not go in because they could not guarantee the safety of their people. [FEMA had pre-positioned huge amounts of resources in the area even before Katrina hit.] Boats were being high-jacked. Ambulance and helicopters were being shot at. But, by Friday, the Feds had mustered the resources to handled those problems as well. They did develop a plan and entered the city in large numbers on Friday morning - a mere 72 hours after the levee break and 48 hours after being requested - even with all the failures at the local level. Now, having said all that, go back to the numbers. An incredible amount of work was done in the first days after the levee break even with all those obstacles. I am so proud of all the men and women who have worked so hard to help their fellow Americans. For liberal leaders to use this tragedy for political gain by race baiting is not only outrageous, it is extremely offensive and I believe the networks promoting this idea will suffer in ratings. It is sickening. Worse than that, to suggest that the victims of the storm and flooding in New Orleans were neglected because of economic status or race is to SPIT in the faces of the brave souls who risked their very lives to pluck them from the deadly waters. freeper.com