The Blizzard Wasn’t Katrina

Not Even Close. The Mainstream Media damages its credibility and demeans the victims of Katrina with the comparison.

By Art Gallagher

This photo was taken in New Orleans on September 5, 2005, seven days after Hurricane Katrina hit the city:

Source: popmatters.com

 

This photo was taken this afternoon in Monmouth County, NJ, seven days after the Blizzard of 2010 hit:

 

FEMA will be in New Jersey tomorrow to start to access the damage caused by the blizzard.  The damage will be a great deal less than the $81 billion that Katrina caused.   The loss of live and human suffering caused by the blizzard was negligible.   Not so Katrina.

Last week Capitol Quickies and InTheLobby got caught up in the hysteria of the storm and Governor Christie’s absence from the state during the storm.  By now they should be over it.

Today, the Star Ledger used the Katrina reference in critiquing the public relations of Christie not being here during the storm. 

The Sledger even quoted the PR hack who advised former Louisiana Goveror Kathleen Blanco during Katrina.  Talk about epic failure.  The hack, Bob Mann did a heck of a job for Blanco in 2005.  Now he teaches political communications at Lousiana State Univeristy.  Yikes!  That’s like Jim McGreevey teaching ethics at a New Jersey state college.

Here’s a video of Chrisite answering the Sledger reporter’s PR questions during his press conference on Friday at the Monmouth County Hall of Records:

I guess the reporter didn’t like the Governor’s answer.

Posted: January 2nd, 2011 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Chris Christie, NJ Media | Tags: Blizzard of 2010, Chris Chrisite, NJ Media | 1 Comment »

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