Criticism of Gov't Response

[philothea]

A cover story on a recent issue of [i]Fortune[/i] talked about how when the government couldn't manage to help people affected by Katrina, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and FedEx did.

I only got to peek at the story a bit before the magazine was taken, though. It was kind of amusing. (IIRC) Wal-Mart had sent people off to guard their stores from looting, and a few sympathetic employees started giving stuff away to needy people. Finally someone at Wal-Mart realized this was A GREAT PR OPPORTUNITY, and trucked loads of supplies in.

[hierochloe]

Meh, NPR charges for their transcripts. So I can't link the report I heard. It was Morning Edition.

[jmjtina]

I"m amazed at the response of the local communities of the ordinary person. You wouldn't believe how many ppl were helped in that first week due to the kindness and organization of small ministries, churches, etc, when no government, nothing was there to help them.

sure it wasn't everybody. But one person at a time, with no help from any big organization is amazing.

Now if only our gov't would have acted as quickly.......but they didn't.

Good people will rise above the tragedy.

The gov't must still act and act quickly. I pray for those who started rebuilding their lives in Texas to only evacuate elsewhere.

[Lounge Daddy]

[quote name='jmjtina' date='Sep 26 2005, 10:26 PM']I"m amazed at the response of the local communities of the ordinary person. You wouldn't believe how many ppl were helped in that first week due to the kindness and organization of small ministries, churches, etc,  when no government, nothing was there to help them.

sure it wasn't everybody. But one person at a time, with no help from any big organization is amazing.

Now if only our gov't would have acted as quickly.......but they didn't.

Good people will rise above the tragedy.

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ill tell you ... from here - it looks like the gov't acted very well in Texas... esp compared to Louisiana
and Texas pretty much, it seemed from way up here in Michigan - Texas was told "you all know what is comming - and you are responsible for your families... period"

With Louisiana it was - everything is cool don't worry ... untill the VERY last moment - and then it was FEDERAL GOVERNMENT will bail us out... help! even though they had a 36 hour evacuation plan in place that they didnt use

the difference from a distance to me was total dependance on government to "hold the hand" kinda' leadership (nanny state) vs independance, and "the strength of the people" kinda' leadership
and in my book "the people" won --- Texas set the great example

[Lounge Daddy]

[quote name='philothea' date='Sep 26 2005, 09:27 PM']A cover story on a recent issue of [i]Fortune[/i] talked about how when the government couldn't manage to help people affected by Katrina, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and FedEx did.

I only got to peek at the story a bit before the magazine was taken, though.  It was kind of amusing.  (IIRC) Wal-Mart had sent people off to guard their stores from looting, and a few sympathetic employees started giving stuff away to needy people.  Finally someone at Wal-Mart realized this was A GREAT PR OPPORTUNITY, and trucked loads of supplies in. 
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interesting how companies like wal-mart are the first to be stolen from by looters and victims what-not ... but still the first to step up to the plate to help, and to still GIVE AWAY supplies and food and clothes to survivors

[Kilroy the Ninja]

[quote name='Lounge Daddy' date='Sep 26 2005, 09:51 PM']ill tell you ... from here - it looks like the gov't acted very well in Texas...      esp compared to Louisiana
and Texas pretty much, it seemed from way up here in Michigan - Texas was told "you all know what is comming - and you are responsible for your families...    period"

With Louisiana it was - everything is cool don't worry ...  untill the VERY last moment - and then it was FEDERAL GOVERNMENT will bail us out...  help!    even though they had a 36 hour evacuation plan in place that they didnt use

the difference from a distance to me was total dependance on government to "hold the hand" kinda' leadership (nanny state) vs independance, and "the strength of  the people" kinda' leadership
and in my book "the people" won    --- Texas set the great example
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Well you know this IS Texas. We could/should be our own country. :