Middle America's Worldview

I can't help feeling sympathetic to those unable to get away from the natural horror in New Orleans and Missippippi. However, I was blown away from what I heard this morning.


I was watching the news this morning before work, yeah its all about Katrina's snail trail. Some guy on the tv was saying "people are doing what they do out of necessity".

I guess necessity comes in those roll of coins within the slot machine. Vandalism and looters are rampant.

Here you have 80% of New Orleans under water and people are taking everything they can get their hands on. Unbelievable.

This same guy on the tv was saying "people are doing what they are doing from necessity". Seems the end all of me has become priority. Then he proceeds to inform the newscaster "People are crazy. There was a girl raped last night. It's all crazy here".

Geez, what neccisates a girl getting raped? Hey Harvey, you getting any since the flood. Nope. Hey look at that chick all alone.

What are these people thinking?

Later on more newscasters went out during the daylight catching anyone nearby to make a statement. Mainly everyone was stating the same thing. "We need help. We need food. We need water." I didn't hear the question, 'why are you still here?' or 'why didnt you leave when 2 days prior everyone showed this coming?' I guess they couldn't really answer that one. Albeit some couldnt leave, for whatever reason.

Personally, I do not see how they can plug this levy up. From what I heard, their dropping 1000 pound sandbags to no avail. Considering this storm could had caused even more damage if it had not wobbled a bit when it hit land.

Don't get me wrong. I am sensitive to the loss, damage, heartache these people are going through. I was thrilled to hear Germany was willing to help U.S. out. Where is the United Nations?

And my final gripe today is these freaking gas prices. Here in Southwest Oklahoma it went from 2.69 to 2.89 today alone. Unreal.