I've got to say, the "Oprah" piece today put some perspective on NO for me

[pinto]

Politics and all aside, this is a human story of heartbreaking proportions. I think Ms. Winfrey reflected that today.

More than cable news or the talk shows, "Oprah" is a popular show, watched by lots of folks who may not have Wolf, Keith or Jon on their email lists. It was a poignant look at the "travesty" - as Oprah mentioned - that is New Orleans.

I appreciate that.

[valerief]

1. The travesty is the adminstration and congress that let it happen

[skooooo]

2. I wonder what tomorrow's show will be like...

...did she give any indication of what she'd do on her next show?

[BrklynLiberal]

3. I read that she is going to Mississippi

[chalky]

6. Tomorrow is Mississippi. I'm glad she's going.

Poor MS has been a blip on the screen compared to NO. Granted, the situation in NO was beyond horrific. But if it weren't for Anderson Cooper, you wouldn't have known anything was wrong in MS. (And I still don't have a clue how Alabama fared.)

If nothing else, maybe people will start to realize that the starvation and neglect happened in another state.
A state that doesn't have Blanco as governor.
A state that doesn't have a city where Nagin's the mayor.
A state who's Republican governor pretended that everything was just fine.

[DemBones DemBones]

4. Did she talk about the failures of FEMA and the * administration

that made it a travesty?

[pinto]

7. No, she didn't elaborate. Show was very non political.

[bliss_eternal]

5. What stance did she take--I didn't watch...

(wasn't home) but I am curious of the position she took on the way Katrina survivors were treated..

[pinto]

8. She called it a travesty, and repeated, "These are Americans"...no more,

no less. It was a strong statement, imo.

[yellowdogintexas]

9. If she goes to Kusciosko, her home town,

please someone post about it. I have family there. They mostly had power outages, but would still like to hear.