GMA- hurrican victims townhall right now- how will it be, I wonder?

[geekgrrl]

Good morning america is doing town halls with hurricane victims, reps from federal govt and Blanco. It is very cool that they are doing this- I wonder how it will go.

Will it be filled with plants who aren't outraged at Bush (like they did during the election)? I hope not.

We haven't even heard much from these hardest-hit victims yet- they haven't voted in the polls, they haven't been online like we have. Once they begin getting their voices out I hope the outrage against Bush increases 10 fold!!

[KyndCulture]

1. Thanks for the heads up.

No TV, post details if you could.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. They're probably all 'INVITED BUSH LOVERS' to set up Blanco.

I wouldn't doubt it.

[geekgrrl]

3. so far just 2 "soft ball" questions

like the little girl asking when she can go home.

When will the hard questions come??

Just when it looks like the media is becoming more like journalists in the true sense of the word, this is probably going to just dissapoint!

[itzamirakul]

4. Some victims say that distant relatives are telling them that

"some people" are trying to politicize the slow response and of course these plain folks are just disgusted that someone might want to blame George Bush Jr. for nearly killing them.

I'm ready to let the whole thing go now because the media will turn everything to blame Blanco. The other governors will get off ok because they are Repubs.

[Fleshdancer]

5. they took a water sample....

this is going to be good info.

Water taken from 9th ward in NO. Sewage bacteria 45,000 times more than found in a lake. Human waste, the water GLOWS under a black light! Holy crap that's horrible!!

[Fleshdancer]

6. causing infectious diarrhea in children

the doctor is concerned about the long term effects this contaminated water will have on the kids. :cry:

[jane_pippin]

7. Thanks for the heads up--This lady, Rebecca, is letting FEMA guy have it!

Good. Let this jerk try to explain to these people why this happened. I dare him.

On edit: Oh, oops. Spoke too soon. Back to the "are people politicizing this" questions.

Damn it. Still, good for the lady who was mad at him.

[geekgrrl]

8. the FEMA guy didn't do too bad with the politicizing questions-- I know

they are all under orders to stand by how the federal govt has acted (I know someone in FEMA). At least he agreed some tough questions had to be asked.

Now someone is asking where everyone was for NO- Why did it take so long?? You go girl!!

And Blanco is saying they didn't have enough resources!!

[dweller]

9. ABC right?

am watching, what is Vitter doing answering questions?

dp

[geekgrrl]

10. Blanco is saying they were begging for more resources- it took too long

She isn't really sticking it to Bush, but she is saying that they needed boats and helicopters, and didn't get them soon enough.