I saw the interview this morning too and was pissed off as Bush condescendingly defended his ZERO TOLERANCE/NO LOOTING, I DONT CARE IF YOU HAVE NO SHOES OR NO FOOD policy, because HELP IS ON THE WAY....I've been pissed about that remark all day.....So, MR. President, you expect people to starve, walk w/o shoes even with all the contaminated water, broken glass, even if it means dying in the name of obeying the law????Apparantly our president has not one iota of common sense, nor compassion....
I cant believe Bush did not make a distinction between the criminal looters, who are clearly taking advantage of the situation and SHOULD be condemned, and those who are merely desperate and are just trying to survive and RIGHTLY so....there is a BIG difference!
Anyway...I'm trying to think of what to do to help...I can't stand sitting here in my comfy home and feeling helpless.....I thought of driving there myself to give people that are walking a ride out of there but since I have a small car and wouldnt know where to find those walking along the roads....I'm going to donate money to the Red Cross instead....I worry about whether the money will go to this disaster or to a different one...but you know what...when it comes to the Red Cross...there is no other charitable organization I trust more....so Red Cross it is...
Its so hard to watch so many people suffer at the hands of mother nature, at the hands of our inept govt., and at the hands of the rampant criminals taking advantage of the chaos... :sad: