MrsSpringsteen
Blue Crack Addict
One year ago today
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/w...&en=61cc55f155e68f18&ei=5094&partner=homepage
BILOXI, Miss., Aug. 28 — On the eve of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush returned to the devastated Gulf Coast today promising to continue federal assistance, and eagerly pointing out signs of progress.
“It’s amazing, isn’t?” he told a gathering under a sweltering sun. “It’s amazing what the world looked like then and what it looks like now....
...Mr. Bush delivered his remarks at an intersection in a working-class Biloxi neighborhood against a carefully orchestrated backdrop of neatly reconstructed homes. Just a few feet out of camera range stood gutted houses with wires dangling from interior ceilings. A tattered piece of crime scene tape hung from a tree in the field where Mr. Bush spoke. A toilet seat lay on its side in the grass.
..........Nearby, along the ocean, ravaged antebellum homes and churches still dotted the waterfront. The beach, stretching from Gulfport to Biloxi, was deserted. Debris hung from craggy trees and motels stood shuttered. Blue tarp still patched the roofs of more dwellings than not. A fence around a home in Biloxi was spray painted in green: “You loot, I shoot.”
Now I'm not expecting miracles in one year, but it's "amazing"? How many people there would agree with that assessment? I wonder. I saw a piece on ABC News a few nights ago about a teacher who had the determination and will to rebuild her school pretty much under her own direction, after the govts (state, local, and federal) couldn't get the job done. And she did it for much less money, in much less time. People like her are amazing-maybe she should be running FEMA. The survivors are all amazing, just for surviving.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/28/w...&en=61cc55f155e68f18&ei=5094&partner=homepage
BILOXI, Miss., Aug. 28 — On the eve of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Bush returned to the devastated Gulf Coast today promising to continue federal assistance, and eagerly pointing out signs of progress.
“It’s amazing, isn’t?” he told a gathering under a sweltering sun. “It’s amazing what the world looked like then and what it looks like now....
...Mr. Bush delivered his remarks at an intersection in a working-class Biloxi neighborhood against a carefully orchestrated backdrop of neatly reconstructed homes. Just a few feet out of camera range stood gutted houses with wires dangling from interior ceilings. A tattered piece of crime scene tape hung from a tree in the field where Mr. Bush spoke. A toilet seat lay on its side in the grass.
..........Nearby, along the ocean, ravaged antebellum homes and churches still dotted the waterfront. The beach, stretching from Gulfport to Biloxi, was deserted. Debris hung from craggy trees and motels stood shuttered. Blue tarp still patched the roofs of more dwellings than not. A fence around a home in Biloxi was spray painted in green: “You loot, I shoot.”
Now I'm not expecting miracles in one year, but it's "amazing"? How many people there would agree with that assessment? I wonder. I saw a piece on ABC News a few nights ago about a teacher who had the determination and will to rebuild her school pretty much under her own direction, after the govts (state, local, and federal) couldn't get the job done. And she did it for much less money, in much less time. People like her are amazing-maybe she should be running FEMA. The survivors are all amazing, just for surviving.