king george may actually be correct here

race may NOT have been a factor in the piss-poor response to katrina (although it ALSO MAY have been). personally, i believe it was CLASS NOT RACE. i also believe the king and his court STILL don't care. i happened to catch part i of spike lee's when the levees broke. the last few moments were so hard to watch. well it was ALL so hard to watch. i need to watch part ii now. it's a film i highly recommend

Bush denies race was a factor in Katrina response

By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-Chief September 4, 2006
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - President George W. Bush strongly denied that race was a factor in the federal government's slow response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, saying all levels of government could have done a better job. (COULD have done a better job? COULD have???)
"Now in terms of the politics of Katrina, I will - I flatly reject the concept that the federal response was based upon race. I just - I reject that out of hand. And whoever says that is trying to politicize a very difficult situation." (well of course the whos saying it are THOSE ON THE GULF COAST. THOSE THAT ACTUALLY KNOW)
Bush made those comments in an exclusive interview Monday with April Ryan, White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks. Ryan, an African American, questioned Bush about many issues on race aboard Air Force One as the president headed to Mississippi's Gulf Coast region and, later, New Orleans.
"The federal response could have been better, and I've taken responsibility for the federal response," the president told Ryan. "As a matter of fact, the governor took responsibility for the state response, and the mayor took responsibility for the local response. In other words, our point was, we all could have done better."
In the 20-minute interview, Bush acknowledged the existence of a racial divide.
"The storm exposed a racial divide; the rebuilding has a chance to heal that divide," Bush said. "It's hard work, but it's necessary work." ..........