Disaster Nostalgia

[Taem]

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OK, what agenda is being pursued with this 24/7 coverage of non news, New Orleans and Katrina, by news channels frustrated that 2006's hurrican season has not produced better disaster ratings? What, folks, the bloodletting in Lebanon not enough for you lampreys?

After Hurrican Andrew, a massive mess, the media did not come out with this great national nostalgia campaign of "oh how we all sucked and how it all sucks" the following year. What makes New Orleans so special, and Katrina? A damned fool of a mayor, and a bigger fool of a governor?

Think back to 2004: can any of you name the hurricane that kicked the crap out of Pensacola, Florida, in September? Come on folks, if we are going to get nostalgic, let's show a little fair mindedness.

Is this attention an attempt to replay the "We need to concentrate more power in Federal Government" card? Anyone smell a smokescreen?

Hey, New Orleans, I have one word for you and the moron you re elected as Mayor: Tsunami.

Two weeks from now, if you like, we can all rend garments in disaster nostalgia over the World Trade Center, an event sure to be played like an out of tune political harp. Five year anniversary cards, please folks, for the widows and orphans. Make checks payable to . . .

Where is the National Nostalgia parade for Mount Saint Helens? For the 1989 SF Earthquake? For Northridge? Hopefully, nowhere. Where is the Nostalgia parad for the 1993 flooding along the Missouri? Nowhere. Good.

Dear America, quit wallowing in the cult of the victim. Take a clue from the cultural Mother country, England, and

Get On With It!

Occhi (Somewhere near Indianola.)

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That's funny, because while driving home from work today, I flipped on NPR news radio and all the information being broadcasted was about NO. It brought to mind how last night while channel-surfing (a luxury I don't often get, but when I do I am thankful I didn't go through with canceling my cable subscription) I flew past several news channels talking about the hurricane and NO. So jump back to present, while driving in my car I felt a little bit of annoyance creep up with the exact same sentiments spoken of by Occi. Interesting I say, that I am not the only one feeling this way.