The Jackals After the Storm
Orson Scott Card has posted his thoughts on Katrina. As usual, he is well-spoken, precise, and thoughful...and says things which are obvious to many of us.
...Most depressing, for me at least, are the jackals of the news media. Most are simply reporting what happens. But there are some ...
I think of Geraldo, standing in the midst of human misery, condemning those who "allowed this to happen." He's hardly alone, though.
The governor of Mississippi, for instance, was pressed hard by a television news interviewer until he finally said, "I know what you want me to say -- that the federal government dropped the ball on this. But they didn't. They were as prepared as anyone could have been, and they've done everything that could be done." (Or words to that effect).
A constant theme in the news media has been: Blame the federal government. Most particularly, blame President Bush.
And there was Jesse Jackson, claiming that if we hadn't been fighting the war in Iraq, we would have had more resources and money to take care of this disaster.
It's as if the media jackals and the spokesmen of the Left were all starring in a satire that made fun of their own stupidity. Not even their worst enemy could make them look as foolish as they're making themselves appear.
...Most depressing, for me at least, are the jackals of the news media. Most are simply reporting what happens. But there are some ...
I think of Geraldo, standing in the midst of human misery, condemning those who "allowed this to happen." He's hardly alone, though.
The governor of Mississippi, for instance, was pressed hard by a television news interviewer until he finally said, "I know what you want me to say -- that the federal government dropped the ball on this. But they didn't. They were as prepared as anyone could have been, and they've done everything that could be done." (Or words to that effect).
A constant theme in the news media has been: Blame the federal government. Most particularly, blame President Bush.
And there was Jesse Jackson, claiming that if we hadn't been fighting the war in Iraq, we would have had more resources and money to take care of this disaster.
It's as if the media jackals and the spokesmen of the Left were all starring in a satire that made fun of their own stupidity. Not even their worst enemy could make them look as foolish as they're making themselves appear.