Comments on: Disaster envy http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/ The editorial cartoons of Matt Davies Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:46:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: McGriff http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/#comment-4213 McGriff Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:54:08 +0000 http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/#comment-4213 My question to all those who said Bush had an appropriate response after Katrina (i.e. it was all up to the mayor and governor to handle): Why are FEMA and the White House stressing how much they learned from the hurricane aftermath and trying so hard not to let it happen again? Doesn't that say that they were wrong following Katrina? Or is it something much worse: that poor and blacks are on their own, but the weathly can rest assured that help is always nearby? My question to all those who said Bush had an appropriate response after Katrina (i.e. it was all up to the mayor and governor to handle): Why are FEMA and the White House stressing how much they learned from the hurricane aftermath and trying so hard not to let it happen again? Doesn't that say that they were wrong following Katrina?

Or is it something much worse: that poor and blacks are on their own, but the weathly can rest assured that help is always nearby?

]]> By: NYer http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/#comment-4212 NYer Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:33:50 +0000 http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/#comment-4212 So sad. So sad.

]]> By: jp http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/#comment-4210 jp Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:24:10 +0000 http://davies.lohudblogs.com/2007/10/26/disaster-envy/#comment-4210 Very good commentary, Matt. I also liked Clay Jones's take on the situation. -jp Very good commentary, Matt. I also liked Clay Jones's take on the situation.

-jp

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