Hurricane Katrina
Some of my thoughts on Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans as well as other parts of the Southeast US.
1) I never visited New Orleans but always thought it'll be an interesting place to visit. It had the Mardi Gras, jazz festivals, the Cajun culture, the vodoo dolls, and a mix of French and African culture. There is also some immigrants from Mexico, Vietnam and other nations living there.
The one thing that sticks out in my mind about New Orleans was the rapper Master P and his record label No Limit Records. No Limit was very popular in my last 2 years in high school, and I loved many of their songs like "Make Em Say Ughhh", "Them Jeans", "Miss My Homies" "It Aint My Fault", "Wobble Wobble", and too many others to mention. Cash Money Records (once the home of Juvenille, Hot Boys and Big Tymers) had some great records as well.
2) Even after a devastating disaster, there are those who pimp the pain of the destruction for political persons.
Already, some left-wingers blamed Bush, saying his inaction towards global warming has caused the hurricane.
Meanwhile. conservative preachers have said the hurricane is punishment to New Orleans for hosting gay parades and "Girls Gone Wild" videos.
Meanwhile, Islamic fanatics say the hurricane is Allah's revenge on the US!
Another conservative minister said that the looting of stores after the storm is the fault of liberals for not allowing religious indoctorination into public schools.
Bush is blamed for not having rescuers moving fast enough to save everyone.
To all those complainers mentioned, I want them to shut up already! Their comments aren't helping anyone, all they do is irritate us!
3) Some on the Radical Left say all the looting of stores is OK, because of all the poverty, injustice, etc, etc.
Excuse me, but where's the compassion for the store owners. The store was a way of life for those working there, and now it's all gone. It's bad enough they had to put up with hurricane damage, and now predatory thugs have taken whatever else is left.
If I was a store owner, and people are looting my store, I will kill them!
In that situation, it's my life or their life! They shouldn't even be looting my property in the 1st place! They should know that, and they should be shot at if they intrude!
Look, my grandma raised 8 kids while living in public housing. They were VERY POOR! Yet, if one of her kids found a lost toy in a park, my grandma would tell the kids to put them back where they found it, because it belongs to someone else. And if they insist on keeping it, she would slap them!
I don't like to see people starving and dying of dehydration!
But I'm sick of hearing excuses for punk asses who loot stores and stealing stereos, DVD players and other luxury items! To them, looting isn't about fighting injustice. To those criminals, looting is a fun thing to do.
But it wouldn't be fun if the store owners were shooting at them, right?
4) Hawaii is even more vulnerable than New Orleans. At least there was someplace to escape from New Orleans. But people in Hawaii would have nowhere to run to. We are stuck in the middle of the ocean.
I already started storing several bottles of water a long time ago. I got most of the times I need to store in case hurricane strikes. I'll need to re-check the list one more time, to make sure I got everything I need ahead of time.
5) I will be praying for the recovery efforts for all those affected by Hurricane Katrina, and I will pray that Hawaii be spared that sort of devastation.
