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Hurricane Katrina Two Years Later:
The Hell Continues for Survivors; Our Government Still Fails Them
by Kevin Caruso
August 29, 2007
The horrible images are indelibly etched in the minds of Americans: The disaster that was Hurricane Katrina and the unnatural disaster that was the response (or lack thereof) by the U.S. Government.
The breached levees.
The devastation in Mississippi.
The flood in New Orleans.
People stranded in New Orleans.
George Bush laughing and playing a guitar.
Yes, there was a HUGE disconnect between our government and Hurricane Katrina.
Our Federal government remained unaware, unprepared, and unresponsive.
And Bush had his head up his ass.
So what has changed in two years?
Answer: Not much.
Some areas of the Gulf Coast still look like Katrina hit yesterday. Although the debris has been cleared, many houses stand derelict amid a sea of weeds and dirt.
The sense of loss and hopelessness is still as strong as ever for many.
Most survivors will never collect insurance money they thought was coming, and now insurance rates have skyrocketed.
Many survivors are still stuck in FEMA trailers.
The promised rebuilding grants are nowhere to be found.
The death rate in New Orleans is up about 50 percent because some of the hospitals never reopened.
Mental illness is still very high among survivors, and most of them are not getting the help that they need.
Some survivors have died by suicide.
And our federal government still has no clue.
We donât want to hear your bullshit speeches Bush. You abandoned the people of the Gulf Coast when they needed you two years ago. Your empty words about Hurricane Katrina and the survivors are as hollow now as they were then.
So save us your pathetic platitudes, Bush. You still have blood on your hands because of Katrinaâ¦and you always will.
You are not welcome in the Gulf Coast.
So why in the hell are you there today? So everyone can remember how 1800 people died and innumerable people suffered while you and your staff were on vacation?
Or do you want to commemorate your idiotic âBrownie, youâre doing a heck of a jobâ comment.
Or perhaps you want to remind people that your major concern was getting good backdrops for your photos and videos when you first visited the devastated region two years ago.
Remember that, Bush?
Why in the hell didnât you visit the lower 9th Ward? Wasnât it pretty enough for you?
And you stood in front of St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square when you addressed the nation a couple of weeks after Katrinaâ¦and you pretended that you cared.
The cathedral did look beautiful, Bush.
But you still looked like an uninformed, clueless, uncaring ass.
So a pretty backdrop didnât help you after allâ¦did it, Mr. President?
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the great people of the Gulf Coast who have suffered in unimaginable ways.
God bless all of the angels we lost because of Hurricane Katrina.
And God bless the survivors.
We love you all.
Please click below to visit Hurricane Katrina.com:
Hurricane Katrina.com
Take care,
Kevin Caruso
HurricaneKatrina.com
Founder, Director, Editor-in-Chief
Suicide.org
Founder, Director, Editor-in-Chief
ProjectCare.com
Founder, Director, Editor-in-Chief
The Hell Continues for Survivors; Our Government Still Fails Them
by Kevin Caruso
August 29, 2007
The horrible images are indelibly etched in the minds of Americans: The disaster that was Hurricane Katrina and the unnatural disaster that was the response (or lack thereof) by the U.S. Government.
The breached levees.
The devastation in Mississippi.
The flood in New Orleans.
People stranded in New Orleans.
George Bush laughing and playing a guitar.
Yes, there was a HUGE disconnect between our government and Hurricane Katrina.
Our Federal government remained unaware, unprepared, and unresponsive.
And Bush had his head up his ass.
So what has changed in two years?
Answer: Not much.
Some areas of the Gulf Coast still look like Katrina hit yesterday. Although the debris has been cleared, many houses stand derelict amid a sea of weeds and dirt.
The sense of loss and hopelessness is still as strong as ever for many.
Most survivors will never collect insurance money they thought was coming, and now insurance rates have skyrocketed.
Many survivors are still stuck in FEMA trailers.
The promised rebuilding grants are nowhere to be found.
The death rate in New Orleans is up about 50 percent because some of the hospitals never reopened.
Mental illness is still very high among survivors, and most of them are not getting the help that they need.
Some survivors have died by suicide.
And our federal government still has no clue.
We donât want to hear your bullshit speeches Bush. You abandoned the people of the Gulf Coast when they needed you two years ago. Your empty words about Hurricane Katrina and the survivors are as hollow now as they were then.
So save us your pathetic platitudes, Bush. You still have blood on your hands because of Katrinaâ¦and you always will.
You are not welcome in the Gulf Coast.
So why in the hell are you there today? So everyone can remember how 1800 people died and innumerable people suffered while you and your staff were on vacation?
Or do you want to commemorate your idiotic âBrownie, youâre doing a heck of a jobâ comment.
Or perhaps you want to remind people that your major concern was getting good backdrops for your photos and videos when you first visited the devastated region two years ago.
Remember that, Bush?
Why in the hell didnât you visit the lower 9th Ward? Wasnât it pretty enough for you?
And you stood in front of St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square when you addressed the nation a couple of weeks after Katrinaâ¦and you pretended that you cared.
The cathedral did look beautiful, Bush.
But you still looked like an uninformed, clueless, uncaring ass.
So a pretty backdrop didnât help you after allâ¦did it, Mr. President?
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the great people of the Gulf Coast who have suffered in unimaginable ways.
God bless all of the angels we lost because of Hurricane Katrina.
And God bless the survivors.
We love you all.
Please click below to visit Hurricane Katrina.com:
Hurricane Katrina.com
Take care,
Kevin Caruso
HurricaneKatrina.com
Founder, Director, Editor-in-Chief
Suicide.org
Founder, Director, Editor-in-Chief
ProjectCare.com
Founder, Director, Editor-in-Chief
