For the first time in quite some time I have been totally lost for words. I have been simply searching for the right terminology to express my very deep feelings about this natural disaster. There is so much hurt, pain and anger to go around that most days I simply sit and listen to Kayne's latest just to escape the madness. For the record, it's bananas!!!
One can spend a great deal of time pointing the proverbial fingers at the local officials, the State Government, or The Federal Government for not being adequately prepared. But, in the end, it is always the people that suffer. Some political pundits are pointing the finger at race, when economics is probably closer to the real truth. After all, many black people hopped in their Escalades, Hummers, and Jeeps headed north and have not returned since--some never will.
Nevertheless, as one's heart tries to find the strength to aid the victims, their families and the overall lives that have been lost in this disaster; you then have the misfortune of reading that a lady, born and raised (and who still resides) in Stone Mountain Ga., who tried to scam the Red Cross out of $1,200--falsely claiming that she too was a victim of the hurricane. I believe Satin has her reservations ready.
You read stories of Bush babbling that: "We never thought the Levees would fail in our lifetime." Honestly, that sounds like something I would've said. But, in my defense, I think I deserve a pass for two reasons:
A) Three weeks ago I had no idea what a Levee was... And,
B) I am not the president.
I did, however, know that New Orleans is a city surrounded by water from Lake Pontchartrain, the Mississippi River, and the nearby Gulf of Mexico. So, at the very least, I would have concluded that a city surrounded by water, built below sea level, with a Category 4 storm (looming); which happens to be named after a woman, reeks of an emergency evacuation. Hell, every 28 days most married men I know evacuate their homes until "that" storm clears.
Man, sometimes I really wish Bush had applied himself and became a devoted UPS Driver. Usually, the UPS Driver delivers good news, like the time they dropped off my Kanye West CD.
1 love,
Ray Lewis
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