Talking Heads Must Die

God, I hate the morning "newspinion" shows Today and Sunrise. They are full of themselves and just act like idiots generally, but who I really hate are there talking heads. I have no idea who they are, but they seem to have no idea about anything, especially when they were talking about Hurricane Katrina. They were saying that the people who stayed in New Orleans could have got out and should have got out, but chose not too. You know, they didn't really have that much warning, and New Orleans is one of the poorest cities in America. If you're living in a slum, you might not have a car or television. If you're a tourist in a hotel, you probably don't have access to transportation out of New Orleans. If you are homeless, you definitely don't. They could't leave. And this guy who is on the telly thinks he is so much better than them because he is saying they should have got out on themselves.

Then he says people are silly for expecting the Australian government to aid Australians trapped in New Orleans... hello? That is what consulates are for... helping our citizens.

Then they say it's silly to play the blame game. The New Orleans disaster was handled inappropriately. Some people are at fault. I think it is perfectly fair to blame people. Though I'm not going to point the finger at anyone, I'm going to say that the American emergency and disaster response services need a big upgrade. This should be one place where both everyone can agree that government spending is not just a good idea, but a neccessity.