1450 Nevertheless, we need to address in this country. . .

Blah, blah, blah. That's what is said when the talking heads discuss why all these people waiting on bridges and in sports palaces in a town built on the shaky economic base of tourism are African American. It couldn't be that the city is 70% black or that they elected people who were inexperienced or incapable of addressing the problem.

No, it is white racism. No one has said, at least not that I've read, "Where are the men?" I saw so many touching, heart warming scenes of women helping women--pushing an elderly relative in a grocery cart, or four women floating a mother or auntie through the sewage filled water on an air mattress. Yes, I did see some men, many of whom looked like they may have been homeless before the flooding (they were mostly white, btw), but overwhelmingly the cameras picked up on the faces of the women. There would be groups of 10 or 15 making their way to safety with only 2 or 3 men. Now is that TV bias to get our sympathy, or is it reality? I'm sure someone will raise this issue and blame CNN and Fox or whoever provided the feed.

Another thing I didn't see (doesn't mean it didn't happen) was the flooded out people attempting to organize themselves to help each other. Families were helping family members, that much was clear, but did anyone create safe areas, or latrine areas, or organize in any way to protect the larger group against thugs? Yes, they were expecting help momentarily, but it was also 90+ degrees, the town was flooded and on fire. Was there no one in those crowds who could have at least provided some organization until help arrived?