Katrina Anniversary
- Posted by: Morgan Clendaniel
- on August 29, 2007 at 9:40 am
Today we mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The rebuilding efforts go on, but there is still much work to be done in New Orleans, so it must be a little frustrating for residents to have the sympathy turned on for this one day (President Bush is in town; you can’t imagine any president is going to be missing this anniversary for a while). Here is the New York Times‘ continuing coverage, and a cover story from Time. We covered a small project doing its part to help get the Crescent City back on track in our most recent issue. And in case you’ve forgotten, here is the incredibly poignant clip of Fox News’ Shepard Smith losing it on-air, and a little of the Kanye-fueled post-Hurrican outrage, and The Boss rocking “My City of Ruins” at the original benefit concert. Gets us every time.
DISCUSSION: 1 Comment
Hard to believe that Katrina wreaked havoc two years ago already. One might expect more work to have been done thus far, but I suppose any progress is good progress.
I liked Obama’s speech the other day regarding hurricane relief and how Bush messed up two times in a row in Southeast Asia and New Orleans and that a third time simply was not acceptable. It is our nation’s duty to step up to the plate in times of crises, regardless of whether it occurs in the US or anywhere else in the world.