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September 09, 2005
Words Fail
Almost two weeks since I voiced my worst fears about the fate of New Orleans...and it's been even worse than I imagined.
Because of moving and working and trying to figure out why we can't have two computers online at the same time in our new place, I haven't even attempted to organize my thoughts about the big tragedy and all the countless little tragedies happening down South. I've been checking some websites, though, where amazing reporting and commentary has been happening:
AmericaBlog has been doing its usual great job of following the news, and has sent a reporter into the center of the nightmare (scroll down till you see the posts by Kyle).
I've been reading Oliver's blog a lot; he's pointing fingers in the right directions and is ably handling the fact that he's got more than his fair share of Bushbot trolls clogging up his comments.
I've discovered how good Steve Gilliard at NewsBlog is. His post ripping the conservative mindset says it all.
And the single most appalling and unbelievable thing I've read yet...the story of two paramedics who had just finished a conference in New Orleans when Katrina hit, and their attempts to get out or get help. It's jaw-dropping. Read it and send it to everyone you know.
As for the "blame game", I'd like to say we have the luxury of figuring out what went wrong after the Gulf Coast is cleaned up. But with hurricane season still in full force, and the ever-terrifiying threat of terroristic terror, I'd like to think that the country would be able to handle multiple catastrophes at the same time. Not counting, of course, our self-made catastrophe in Iraq.
But at least someone's trying to tell us how to keep ourselves safe.
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