Oprahs Account on Katrina...

Ok... I will be the first to say that I am not a political advocate at all... I have my own political beliefs and tend to keep them to myself, because let's face it... It's just not a subject that should be openly discussed amongst friends or strangers. Well today on Oprah, yes I know typical woman show. Well the way she does her news reports is on an eye-to-eye level. She breaks down the "fluff". I will say that I cried for pretty much the entire show. I hadn't been too emotional over the whole Hurricane until yesterday. Oprah went into the SuperDome and what a sight that was. It was so scary!! You don't take into account that it was dark in there until it was pointed out to you. There are dead bodies all over and some are covered and others are just lying out for anyone to see. The contaminants are so disgusting it's ridiculous! E. Coli and all kinds of other health issues are happening down there. How disgusting!!! One person went on to say that these people couldn’t die with any dignity. Oprah's initial accounts of her story were all stories of survivors, which was orchestrated very well, but…

Then Lisa Ling was giving her account of what happened. For those of you who have never heard of Lisa Ling. She's an Asian reporter that does some pretty high-risk documentaries. She has done reports from Prisons to the jungles of Africa giving accounts of African females who are stripped of their feminineness by having their clitoris removed. Well everything was great until she pulled out the fucking race card. If it were in a predominantly white area the response time would have been faster... Holy crap! I can't believe that came out of her mouth and it was aired! Kanye West tried the race card and ABC or NBC and a public apology was made because he decided to speak his mind.

Nate Berkus then went to help out other survivors of Hurricane Katrina. For those of you who have lived under a rock for the past 6 months, Nate was vacationing when the Tsunami hit around Christmas 2004. He lost his life partner and as a result he has been moving on and now he finally has a chance to give back!! What a noble man!!! He helped some guy with his dog. The government is bussing out people to various parts of the US and they are not allowed to bring their animals. The top priority down there is to get the survivors out then concentrate on the dead and then the animals. There are strays all over the place. This gentleman didn’t want to leave his dog behind and he wasn’t going to leave without Rafiki (the dog). So Nate said he was going to take Rafiki and another man’s dog and house them for a night. Nate then reunited both men with man’s best friend. I know it sounds so miniscule, but some people really love their pets and they are truly a part of their error.

Then lastly… these Americans that have become homeless are being referred to as refugees!! Um, they are American citizens who have lost everything!! And now they are refugees??? Ah, no! They aren’t coming from Mexico or Cuba these are our own and to be called refugees is so sad…

Oh, and did any of these people think that there is a hierarchy with the government??? You have City, State and Federal Law… There are chains of command and the federal government can’t step in unless the State asks for help!!!!

Ok, I have babbled on way too long… Just had to vent this because it’s bullshit!!