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One doesn;t have to look very far to find reps of the MSM crying about FEMA not facilitating the photographing of operations recovering human remains from the shambles. For instance here in the WaPo, and when the CHief checked the NYT OpEds the futility of responding to the veritable truckloads of manure about the post-Katrina situation became immmediately evident.

The real bone of contention the MSM cites, is that to report on the situation, the public must be able to view all the gory details of retrieval of human remains after a week+ in the bilges of flooded New Orleans.

The Chief doesn't agree, but prima facie, it IS an arguable point. IF the point is conceded however, why did the MSM staunchly resist showing the people jumping from the World Trade Center on 9-11? Oh, yeah, that was to prevent offending and/or inflaming viewers with the harsh reality of the face of Islamofascism at work.

What's the difference here? In one case showing the events to the public would have had the practical effect of shoring up the support for the terror-war, and thereby reinforcing the responses of the administration. (Nope, mustn't do THAT!)

In the case of NOLA, the scenes shown would be used to try to club the administration over the Katrina disaster and it's aftermath. (Yes, the public needs to see that!)

Once again, the MSM is showing that it's effective motto should be adapted from it's flagship New York Times slogan "All the news that's fit to print" morphing into a more truthful version: "ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS, WE PRINT!"

Today's arraignment: A 22-year-old man accused of impregnating then marrying a 14-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Tuesday to raping her. Matthew Koso was arraigned in Richardson County District Court, where he is charged with first-degree sexual assault, punishable by up...

Top federal officials left out of loop

State and local officials did not inform top federal officials early on of the deaths and lack of food among hurricane victims in the Superdome or convention center, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said yesterday. Mr. Chertoff said neither he nor Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown was told of the deteriorating situation in New Orleans until Thursday night.

"This is clearly something that was disturbing. It was disturbing to me when I learned about it, which came as a surprise. You know, the very day that this emerged in the press, I was on a video conference with all the officials, including state and local officials. And nobody, none of the state and local officials or anybody else was talking about a convention center," Mr. Chertoff told CNN.

Why should this be a big surprise? The NOLA emergency plans called for using city transit and school buses to help with evacuation. On the occasion however, the city left the buses to get flooded, while people were stranded without transportation. Not much the Feds had to do with THAT! A better evacuation would have avoided many of the rescue problems that were all too present.

Dead bodies are floating in the streets, the entire city is mostly submerged, looters are running amok, inmates have taken hostages at a local jail, and they're evacuating the Superdome (a site where there have been, what, three deaths now?)....

If they gave Pulitzer's to Internet blogs, NROs The Corner would get one for its Katrina coverage. I would encourage readers to give it a look and see what smart, caring, and fiesty conservatives are saying. I don't claim to...

TRIBES - A new Bill Whittle essay

Well worth reading and thought, as are his archives. Check it out!

Bill Whittle is, IMHO, the Thomas Paine of the 21st Century!

[This post has been bumped to appear on the top of the page, all day today. Scroll down for new posts.] Time for a Hurricane Katrina blogburst. Instapundit wants a post recommending relief efforts to donate to, and here are...

Once again, here are a couple of links if you're wanting to make a monetary donation to help out with Hurricane Katrina aid: The American Red Cross. Soldiers' Angels. The American Kennel Club's Canine Relief Fund. Here's a mailing address...

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