Hurricane Katrina Dubbed "National Failure"

[MiamiensisWx]

The media got totally off of what the real issues are and that was to help the people and inform us on the horrible devestation in ALL of the effected areas

they fail horribly

I totally agree.

[MGC]

Tis the media's efforts to blame the inept Bush administation, or so they want you to believe. Without making this political, I fault everyone involved. From the President down to the guy sweeping the floors in the Capital Building. Our government dropped the ball on Hurricane Katrina. If you are relying on the government to come to your rescue after a major disaster than I've got news for you. They ain't coming! I saw lots of guys with FEMA in big letter on their shirts running around like chickens with their head cut off doing nothing. One of them approached me while I was loading drinking water into my car, sweating like crazy, a couple of days after Katrina. He didn't even offer to help me put the water into the car, but bragged that "we are going to get things back to normal soon." I about laughed in his face. Here we are nearly 6 months later and south Mississippi is still a wreck......MGC

[MiamiensisWx]

Not getting political, but having people who are not part of the government who could be helping - such as Bill O'Reilly - are not even bothering. I actually fault people like him most of all... instead of helping, they focus only New Orleans and blame residents (synonym: black residents) and say the city was judged. This dosn't help at all. I can't believe this is all in the name of "religion" and politics. I hate saying this, but it's the truth.



By the way, I saw some ridiculous site that Texas was judged with Rita for helping New Orleans. I hate people like that most of all. Who agrees? I hate saying this, but it's true.

The only joy you get from seeing sites like that is getting the opportunity to ignore them.

[StormScanWx]

The media has neglected the areas completed destroyed like Pass Christian, Mississippi. Also, Bayou La Batre, Alabama suffered severe damage. This town is based on the seafood industry, and without it functioning, America will have to pay higher prices at the grocery stores or seafood markets. I hope the media coverage along with the blame-game in Washington will stop. You can't change what happened in the gulf coast states devastated by Hurricane Katrina, all you can do is prepare for the next big storm, and be ready. What the media should be focusing on is the positive rebuilding efforts going on in these hurricane-ravaged states.

However, I do think that Ray Nagin (the mayor of New Orleans, LA) made an absolutely disgraceful comment about chocolate, etc. This is unnessecary behavior by him, and in the future he should actually think about what he is saying.

[MiamiensisWx]

Agreed again, StormScanWx!

I also can't understand how some won't help in the name of "religion". I guess there are many Hitlers out there.

[Ixolib]

Even though I'm with MGC in relation to the condition of South MS, I personally can't see how any of us can blame anyone for anything in regard to Katrina.

The point being that Katrina far outweighed anything humankind has ever had to endure or react to - at least in our recorded history here in the US. I believe Bush, Nagin, Blanco, and their pals, just like any of the rest of us, simply did not know how to react because there was no precedent ever set for comparison. Consequently, things quickly snow-balled out of control and it's been downhill ever since. But, would any of us have known how to do it better - and then had the ability to put it effectively into action to a point where everything would now be nice and rosey?

In our state, thankfully, Barbour seems to have his head on right and is generally looking forward instead of backward. He has lobbied for a substantial sum of recovery money that will soon make its way to the actual people on the ground - the ones who need help the most. Yes, the last 6 months have been veeeeery long for those of us on the front line, and the years it will take to come even close to normal will take even longer. But, placing blame on anyone for something as catastrophic and unprecedented as Katrina is simply shooting in the wind - the result of which is nothing... I can absolutely say I'm sure glad I'm not in their shoes!

[Pearl River]

Sunny,you're right. I don't blame anyone but the media. It's unfortunate, but race does play an important role in this. I am by no means a racist,but it's a fact. All joking aside, other areas have been forgotton. But instead of dwelling on misery, we all just need to continue pulling up our shirt sleeves and continue making the come back.

[Audrey2Katrina]

Well I may get in one comment before it's "locked"... as it most certainly has the potential to be a politically hotbutton thread if the atmosphere isn't kept cool.

1.) The focus on primarily New Orleans is MEDIA driven...like Sunny very aptly put it, this is not OUR fault.
2.) The sensationalization of issues are driven by points several have already alluded to in here, and I concur they are beyond the absurd. It should have been about the STORM, and about the recovery of EVERY area affected.
3.) Opportunistic politicians are seizing upon this tragedy to make political hay and score points... this is beyond inexcuseable IMHO in light of the human calamity it created.
4.) A catastrophe of this magnitude DESERVES a lot of attention--all the beating of dead horses and finger pointing DO NOT.
5.) In all probability over 2,000 people lost their lives in this disaster and more billions in damage than the rest of the top five hurricanes combined--The lesson I HOPE we learned is to be better prepared for the next one--learn to take PERSONAL responsibility for ones own actions or inactions, and respect the enormity of Mother Nature's wrath!

No offense intended to any... just my 2 cents on what this thread is about FWIW.

A2K

[MiamiensisWx]

I agree, Pearl River and Audrey2Katrina!

[Audrey2Katrina]

Well said Ixolib!

A2K

[JTD]

Also, another thing is that the storm hit during the last weekend of August. None of the "A-team" in Washington was on deck or paying attention until it was too late.

[ROCK]

Also, another thing is that the storm hit during the last weekend of August. None of the "A-team" in Washington was on deck or paying attention until it was too late.

yep, time to move this thread or lock it........

[HurricaneBill]

Listen to the song "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley. It pretty much sums up the media.

[Jim Cantore]

Even more media failure

Bush Bush Bush FEMA FEMA FEMA

enough of it already

there were regular people and non profit organizations down there feeding people and saving lives and got no attention, no publicity, no credit, they were helping people while Brownie was twiddling his thumbs and watching Judge Judy

[brunota2003]

uh...i thought this thread died several days ago...

[Jim Cantore]

uh...i thought this thread died several days ago...

New thoughts can sometimes give threads one final revival before then finally go dead for good

its not like threads that I've seen from say 3 years ago that somebody revives with an uneeded piece of outdated info that has no relivence to the topic anymore

[terstorm1012]

I think that this thread, since it deals more with the aftermath, should be moved to Hurricane Aftermath and Recovery.

[cycloneye]

Moved thread to this forum.

[f5]

Katrina was a swril of clouds problem was she form in a salt water lake basically surrounded by land with that in mind she had to hit somewhere