tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15755953.post113639555663272908..comments2024-03-08T03:12:04.069-05:00Comments on da po' blog: The Bridge over Troubled Waters: Closedda po' boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13639638708282388176noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15755953.post-1136397157186546742006-01-04T11:52:00.000-06:002006-01-04T11:52:00.000-06:00(imvho) I actually think they were scared to death...(imvho) I actually think they were scared to death. We (the public) were told <I>much after the fact</I> that the stories from the Superdome and the Convention Center were exaggerated. While the MSM has (sort of) tried to correct the reporting done then, they cannot undo the damage caused at the time.<BR/><BR/>What Gretna <I>said</I> was that there was nothing to offer folks trying to come out of the city: no power, no food, no water... etc. There was also no large facility in which to shelter anyone, I don't think (though I don't think anybody has mentioned that). (?anybody?)<BR/><BR/>All of that may be true, but most importantly there was no flooding. <BR/><BR/>Was it discriminatory? Racist? Considering all the hype and MSM hysteria fuelling the fears in those early days, it's probably gonna be impossible to judge from where we stand today. Gretna has done little (judging from recent quotes from various residents) to correct the perception of the area as appallingly racist, though.Polimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299128977522282905noreply@blogger.com