Good morning, listeners. We are picking up this morning where we left off last night, we're talking about what is now being called the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States, that fictitious entity that lives in the collective mind, if you will, that is, this certainly isn't the worst natural disaster to hit the continent, referring, of course, to the Yucatan meteor impact. We're a tiny rock in space, folks.
Okay, we left off last night with a caller who was concerned about the possibility of rioting. And, thank for your comments, caller, you raise some interesting questions. I'd like to suggest something here: folks are having a hard time, they've lost their homes, that fundamental tool of comfort and survival we so often take for granted. What do you think would improve the mood? How about some music in the Superdome, some ice cream for the children? There's more to survival than bottled water. Let's hear some ideas.
An astute listener called in during the break to remind me that was Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, who ordered police and Nat'l Guard to be "ruthless" with looters. Hey, be careful out there. Nobody loses their head, nobody loses their head. Let's not hype this up too much, we are all saddened by the photos and videos that are coming in, we have greatest sympathy for the folks who lost their lives, people who lost loved ones, and the many thousands of people who are facing months of homelessness. However, I don't know about you, but a quote-unquote "ruthless" police force scares me. Stealing is stealing, folks. It's wrong, but let's not start chopping off hands, or shooting anyone on sight who happens to be walking down the street carrying a television. That would be un-American. Due process, folks, due process.
The phone lines are re-opened, give us a call, what do you know, what do you think.
