News Coverage focusing only on negative

[elizabethann]

I just saw Geraldo saving the elderly lady and her elderly dog too. But they are now showing a downed Coast Guard helicopter. I think everybody is alive but there are injuries.

What's this about some contractors being killed on the bridge? I heard the cops shot them? If true, how awful.

[elizabethann]

O.K. well NOW they're saying it's a civilian helicopter AND contractors were not killed (but the people who were shooting at them).

[Scooby4]

The media is jumping to conclusions or making assumptions BEFORE proof is presented. The downed helicopter was a civilian craft. There were 2 civilians on board and they both survived with minor cuts/bruises. It was a Coast Guard helicopter that came to the rescue. The cause of the crash was unknown. However, the news media Presented Speclative information and tried to "correlate" the location of the shooting to the location of the helicopter. There were 5-6 gun men who had opened gun fire on Core Engineer workers. The police returned fire and killed the shooters. Why the gang was shooting at the workers is still unkown.
I first saw the pictures of the downed helicopter and assumed it was a coast guard one as well at first. The reporter stated it was one. I took a closer look and it didn't match a typical Coast Guard helicopter or have it's markings. About 5 minutes after that, they announced it was civillian.
That got me even more furiated at the press! There doesn't seem to be anymore "Professional Journalist" anymore. Is it just me or is there a decline in journalism? A professional journalist should provide the pictures but offer no exact details until officials report it. A cause of this helicopter crash can't be determined until the FAA makes a determination. NOT the press!
I say give us a media break!!! Let the pictures say the words not the paid cut throat journalist out to make a name for themselves. I can't stand one more journalist expressing opinions and then saying "but that isn't confirmed...." They put the "elephant" in the room and leave it Quite frankly, I am tired of picking up Elephant dung!!! No wonder the government gives away cheese! They are trying to attract mice to scare the elephant's away!!!

[cute_pup]

They always like to show the bad side of people. i think its because most people are more interested in the bad than good.

Not me.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

A WHACK! upside head for the media for every time they ask someone a question or their opinion or what they experienced then keep either butting in before they can tell their story or butting in and saying, "thanks but we have to go now!" (read: somethinge more interesting is happening than YOUR story/opinion)!!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!!

They are saying now that the chopper than is down is an animal rescue chopper. JUST GREAT!!! AS IF THE POOR ANIMALS AREN'T HAVING A BAD ENOUGH TIME, THEY LOSE ONE OF THE ONLY HELPS THEY HAVE IN THIS MESS!

[RICHARD]

One news report stated that none of the levees were compromised.

how true is that??? I don't know....but it was also reported that the flood channel collapse was partly to blame for the flooding.

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I was watching Gen. Honore's walking among the troops and public.

This guy rocks.

There were trucks loaded with cops and soldiers passing by where he was standing.

There was no audio playing at the time....

He was motioning to his troops and the cops to secure their weapons.....He yelled at one cop to drop the barrel of his rifle down..the cop, a little stunned did as the Gen. said....

He also was giving instructions to another soldier and asked him, "Can you do this???" The soldier said, "Yes".

Honore then told him, "You are the man!!"

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Honore also did a face to face with some dip sh-- reporter
who asked him about the dead bodies that were scattered around the area.

The reporter challeneged him about the people complaining about the dbs...


Honore said that he had to choose between the living and the dead....


"What would YOU do???" He challeneged the reporter.....

They cut the interview at that point and showed clips of the city.

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As horrible as this whole event is, it is a wakeup call to America as to what the rest of the planet goes thru during a disaster.

We are spoiled by INSTANT everything.

We are spoiled by picking up a phone and calling for help.

We are spoiled by not having to get off our lazy arses and getting things done.

We even order our pizza over the internet...I know, I do.....

That is the story that the media should cover.....

Just how spoiled, lazy and whiny some of the people of America are..


America is a great place.....It's some of the people that screw it up.

[lizbud]

An interesting article on FEMA's lack of response.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...home-headlines

[Lady's Human]

Only one problem with that article. It lays the blame for FEMA budget cuts on the administration. Congress, NOT the President, writes and approves the budget. Congress also wrote and aproved the legislation creating DHS and folding FEMA into the DHS.

The vote in the Senate was 90-9 in favor of the bill. The House vote was 295-132. Evidently Congress, regardless of it's current carping, thought it was a good idea, and with the incumbency rate well above 90% I'd be fairly comfortable with the assumption that those who are carping about the state of FEMA now voted in favor of the Bill.

[lizbud]

Are you saying that a Republican (this time) President has
no influence or leadership role in getting legislation (from a majority Republican ) House & Senate passed?

[delidog]

Yes,I agree...That new General (3stars,I believe)

Honore...Is the Man to watch...He is the New Patton...
He Stepped In and Took Control.....Thats' what the Sick,Injured,hungry,tired and elderly needed.....

They could not overpower the FEW Uneducated that the media focused on...and ultimately blew out of control..

He Is The Man of this Disaster...Bush can fly in and shake hands as much as he wants...

Gen.Honore Made Things HAPPEN in New Orleans,and restored order...so Rescue Could begin
We Thank You Gen. Honore

[dukedogsmom]

I agree that he is awesome! I was watching him a bit this morning. Good that someone could get the job done.
Richard, I love it when he put that reporter in his place. I can't stand the press!

[Lady's Human]

Are you saying that a Republican (this time) President has no influence or leadership role in getting legislation (from a majority Republican ) House & Senate passed?

Liz,

Not at all. What I am saying is that the DHS Bill passed by a large majority, much larger than a party-line vote. There were more than the 50+ Republican Senators and 220+ Republican Congressmen who voted in favor of it. If the vote was close, the case could be made that the white house strongarmed the legislation through. That's not the case here, 88 democrats voted for it in the house, and 30+ voted for it in the senate.

[Scooby4]

You also forgot to notice that Senator Lott has a home in Mississippi as does several other senators/representatives. Hmm, I wonder if a disaster bill would get signed faster when the majority leader owns a house in the area affected?

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lizbud
An interesting article on FEMA's lack of response.


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...home-headlines

Aha, the local fishwrap here....

The Los Angeles Times is great.

Should you read it in the bathroom, like I do, it distracts you from the methane produced!


It all comes down to money.

Everyone (you and I) don't want to pay taxes, so wer strong arm our legislators and get pissed off when the special interest groups get their hooks into their skin.

If we all payed attention there would be no crooked politicians, we only have ourselves to blame

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There was a few stories tonight on the telly.

One was of a woman who was working at Walmart, 4 days after she was stranded next to the Superdome.. Walmart offered positions to all employees who lost their jobs in the storm,


Another story was of a woman who was relocated to Houston...

what was she doing her third or fourth day there?

Riding the bus lines looking for the place where she was going to start her new life over.

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and then there was the woman who called a local El Lay radio station to lament the fact that her daugther's first year of law school was ruined because of the hurricane.

The gal escaped to Shreveport, Louisiana with her roommate.

Both were attending Temple Uni (????)

Three states got kicked in the crotch and this woman was worried about her daughter's career as a lawyer.


She probably wouldn't graduate in time to take part in the lawsuits against FEMA and the government....

An opportunity wasted....

[delidog]

Yes,I saw those stories....Grrr!! Not to All of them,Just that one