In a post that cries out for intervention by Obviousman, I gotta say...

[harlinchi]

...that the lack of real reporting regarding the numbers of deaths due to Katrina is distressing. When will numbers be reported? The event happened five months ago and so-called reputable news sources are still reporting the 1,300 plus number. This is patently ridiculous.

I disagree with the hidden numbers of deaths, in both the Persian and the American Gulf regions. At least in Iraq, the president gives himself an extremely thin veneer of rationale, saying he hides the returning coffins out of respect for the deceased. Bush says that to do otherwise would give aid and comfort to our enemies. I disagree, but the patina of a reason exists. This has an equivalent effect, though, of being 'penny wise and pound foolish' in that he concerns himself with the small insults like the viewing of returning coffins, and ignores the larger ones, like the death itself. The media abets his actions by burying bad news.

Katrina occurred, however, in America. There are no enemies to receive aid and comfort from any information published. The only ones receiving such aid and comfort from not publishing the numbers of deaths that occurred as a result of the hurricane are the members of the administration who were charged with responding to it, and the president himself. We all shall see whether he ultimately will be considered an enemy of the United States of America.


Obviousman is an occasionally recurring character in the Philly Inquirer's comics section. He is a fat, balding white guy with glasses in a superhero uniform. On his chest is a circle containing the word 'Duh!' with a diagonal bar slashing through it as if to say 'no' (as in No Duh!).



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