..don't tell the mayor that.

He won't know what to do with himself after that.

...Man he handled himself so poorly; when he should've been a bastion of hope and steadfastness all he could do was whine.

Glad he wasn't over new york in 2001...

I really liked how the mississippi governor handled things, basically saying that yes things are/were bad but they will get better.

Oh yeah and to pray..go figure.

Well the NO Mayor just kept saying that 1000s were dead in just New Orleans.

I mentioned awhile back that he reminded me on Denenthor from Lord of the Rings (if you've read the book or seen the movie). 

Oh yeah I agree.

...did he set himself on fire yet??

Or was he just talking in to a big crystal ball.  Either wouldn't surprise me :-D

he did NOT set himself on fire...instead he went in front of the news cameras and walked like a peacock.

Yup.

The guy pissed me off I know that much.

His story is how not to act in a disaster scenerio

Speculation is always wrong. Especially if done by the press or a politician. That's why I think we should eliminate all estimates.

I estimate that 99% of estimates are estimated incorrectly.

I'd say that your estimate is biased and that the true value of the estimate should be either higher or lower.

I think your estimate of my estimate is not just biased but opinionated.  Studies show that most people agree with me than with you.  I took a non-scientific poll of 3 people and 2 agreed with me, while one told me to shut up and go away because he was eating.

OK, I give up. But I estimate that such tactics wouldn't work on Champy.

Playing mind games on Champy is like estimating the finite density of a nebula star in the 3rd quadrant and the percentage of solar particles that resides in it.

You really did your homework. I'm glad you're putting the truth out there.

The truth has always been out there.

I, personally, always thought the numbers were way over the top.  But, I'm even surprised by how low they are.

Instead of a tremendous catastrophy, we just have a horrible tragedy.

You make a good point.

I wonder how much of the politicians' responses were encouraged, editted for effect, and shown in context to make them appear to be worse than they actually were.  If you have ever been involved in a newsworthy story and then seen how that sotry was told in the media, it would leave you soured forever. There is something inherently unreliable about relying on profit-making media groups to report news reliably.  That golden carrot is just too juicy for them to resist, as you illustrated in your post. 

bad news travels fast...and is usually more profitable than good news.

this bad news was profitable for the News people, and for the states that recorded big losses and asked for lots and lots of taxpayer money.

I want to be on the record to say, "thank goodness that the numbers are so low" but let's face it...we were all scammed.

good fact finding, toot.  Thanks!

The media almost everytime overdramatizes things -- Geraldo Rivera is the most over dramatic one out there.  I LOVE FOX, but they need to send him somewhere where he just gets lost!

Geraldo is PAID to be dramatic.  That's his job.

That's why he gets the audience he has...

I know but I mean,  I have to have a drink before I watch him.  He stresses me out!  LOL

hey, have a drink for me too.

haha -- you bet.