Why Don't We See People Like These?

The Katrina coverage doesn't tell the whole story. Here is an excerpt from a story you can read in its entirety by clicking on the title:

Back at his mother's hospital room, Lodoen saw television reporters interviewing victims who appeared angry and indignant. "I thought, 'Where are they coming up with these people? I'm not seeing them.'" He was also shocked at the shrill finger-pointing on the news. "All around us, politicians are focused on the blame game. Yet the victims themselves are blaming no one. I didn't hear one complaint. In fact, I was overwhelmed by the love, faith, determination and compassion that everyone shared."

What could be the reason that the mainstream media in general wants us to hear only about the angry, dissatisfied people?

---Katie

What is obvious must be labeled simplistic.

From the AP:

WASHINGTON - The architect of the memorial to a plane downed in western Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, said Wednesday he would work to satisfy critics who complained that it honors terrorists with its crescent-shaped design.

Designer Paul Murdoch said he is "somewhat optimistic" that the spirit of the design could be maintained.

"It's a disappointment there is a misinterpretation and a simplistic distortion of this, but if that is a public concern, then that is something we will look to resolve in a way that keeps the essential qualities," Murdoch, 48, of Los Angeles, said in a telephone interview.

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So, I guess looking at the design and seeing a red crescent is simplistic, but that is ok as long as we can stop this thing in it's tracks!

---Katie