Really Staten Island?????

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59. My guess is the OP feels frustration.

I find the posts here on DU comparing Staten Island to Katrina to be incredibly frustrating. And the media running people claiming they're being ignored and berating the government for ut adds to the frustration.

The media has a predetermined narrative for everything. They and the right, as always, have determined that they need to make this "Obama's Katrina." That strategy was telegraphed before the storm even hit.

This storm was horrific, and my heary breaks for ALL of those affected. Staten Island is one community among many that was decimated. But there's no Superdome full of people in chais. It's been three days and the government is doing everything it can to help the largest numbers of people it can.

Yes, people should have taken warnings more seriously. They didn't, but they still are entitled to help. But I too am frustrated at the sensationalistic coverage that is trying to make the govt response another Katrina. It's so frigging not.