New Orleans Is Flooded Again.

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This is awful. Levees are busting all over the place, and weakened spots that needed to be repaired but were not because they were fixing actual holes have started to bust open.

This is crazy.

A moment of prayer and silence for all those in the path of Rita.
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PERSONAL NOTE: Getting very sleepy and words aren’t coming out as eloquently as I’d like, but I will try and be as clear as possible.

I found it interesting that when the storm hit, Louisiana received the brunt and tail of the damage, but all the news focused on was Texas and the oil refineries. Then I heard that bit about New Orleans on a private news station, but nothing on local or national news including CNN and the Weather Channel. After millions of Americans donated towards hurricane Katrina victims, WTF - it was like a slap in the face. The media either needed something fresh, or focused on the rich, white folks down in Texas so they would receive more sympathy - a.k.a. funding aid. I also heard in the same broadcast, thou I have no web-links to verify, that Texans affected by the storm received special aid in the form of home purchasing and rebuilding (low 1% APR, labor and parts cost discount), not to mentions they received immediate aid and food. Why were the citizens of New Orleans left high and dry? I have strong feelings on the subject, but without fact, its all conjecture so I'll keep my thoughts to myself on the matter, however if what the broadcast said about Texans receiving 'special' aid from the government was true while New Orleans was not included, that makes me ashamed of the favoritism the president obviously shows towards his home state - at the very least!