http://www.dddnews.com/story/1119138.html">Daily Dunklin Democrat: Story : Column by Gene Lyons: "An equal-opportunity disaster
Gene Lyons
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
You know things are upside-down when President Malaprop makes sense about race. A reporter asked Bush about talk that 'there was a racial component' to who got no immediate help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 'My attitude is this,' the president said. 'The storm didn't discriminate, and neither will the recovery effort. When those Coast Guard choppers, many of whom were first on the scene, were pulling people off roofs, they didn't check the color of a person's skin. They wanted to save lives.'
Were the words scripted? Probably. To the limited extent he's capable of empathy, however, Bush is no bigot.
I'm less sure about Queen Mother Barbara Bush, whose stunningly callous remarks about how well things were working out for the thousands of 'underprivileged' hurricane victims in the Houston Astrodome--delivered with a condescending chuckle--will not soon be forgotten. No homes, no jobs, no schools, family members missing and feared dead, and the president's mother begrudges refugees a free meal and a folding cot in a baseball stadium. Incredible."