when the levees broke

Aug 22, 2006 11:33

when the levees broke part 1

I am interested in anyones oppinion on the first installment of this hbo special produced by spike lee..I watched and I cried.I want to see how it affected other people who werent directly affected by the hurricaine.I was there.I saw the destruction.I walked through the dead bodies.I was affected directly and it still affects me.Watching the coverage on tv,everything is different when you actually lived through it.the stench still haunts me.The images still haunt me.so vivid my memory repeats the events over and over in my brain.Sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat wishing I could have done more than i did but i know i did a hole hell of alo more than most people,including our pathetic government.This show really touches you no matter what.Some people are touched much deeper.It makes me sick to my stomache how governmental agencies reacted in thier snail slow and carefree manor.In 1965 when hurricaine betsy hit our commander and chief,Lyndon B. Johnson went into new orleans in the darkness and shined his flashlight and said "I am here".like they say in the documentary,that became an LBJ joke but it was like hope shining through to the people of the city because it did show them that hey,the president is here and he fucking cares.Where was our fearless leader in the thick of the crisis? he was here in MY hometown playing air guitar and talking about th war in iraq and anything else that was not hurricaine related.What a fucking joke.Absolutely pathetic.I cant go on anymore on this for tonight,i must gather my thoughts and will post another new orleans blog in a few days after i see the next installment airing tomorrow on hbo.But anyone who saw it i do welcome your feedback have a great night kids!
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