I don’t anyone without a heavy heart these days. Images of the thousands of suffering people from New Orleans and coastal Mississippi will be on our minds for many years to come. We have just witnessed history, the “big one” that was feared for years in New Orleans. I doubt if we ever know how many people died in Hurricane Katrina, but we do know about the survivors who are now scattered all across the southeast U.S. Thousands are here in Alabama with us. And, there is a good chance a good percentage of these folks will wind up staying here, becoming our permanent neighbors.
While I am really disgusted with those who are playing the “blame game” now on the initial response, I am thrilled to see how a majority of the American people are coming together to help our neighbors… including people right here in Alabama. People are volunteering their time and money in remarkable ways. There will be plenty of time to play the “blame game” in the years ahead, but in my opinion this is not the time.
Thursday evening, we will give everyone in Alabama a chance to pitch in and help. We will be on the air live on ABC 33/40 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. from the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center for a “telethon” to help the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. I will be joined by Brenda Ladun, Dave Baird, and Linda Mays, along with a number of local celebrities and dignitaries who simply want to help. We will do our best during the program to communicate the needs of the evacuees here in Alabama, and in other parts of the nation through agencies like the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. We promise to get you to the NFL opening night football game on time at 8:00. Hope you can join us!
While I am really disgusted with those who are playing the “blame game” now on the initial response, I am thrilled to see how a majority of the American people are coming together to help our neighbors… including people right here in Alabama. People are volunteering their time and money in remarkable ways. There will be plenty of time to play the “blame game” in the years ahead, but in my opinion this is not the time.
Thursday evening, we will give everyone in Alabama a chance to pitch in and help. We will be on the air live on ABC 33/40 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. from the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center for a “telethon” to help the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. I will be joined by Brenda Ladun, Dave Baird, and Linda Mays, along with a number of local celebrities and dignitaries who simply want to help. We will do our best during the program to communicate the needs of the evacuees here in Alabama, and in other parts of the nation through agencies like the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. We promise to get you to the NFL opening night football game on time at 8:00. Hope you can join us!
on September 15, 2005, 10:55 pm
First off, this is not a "game" as those responsible for the tragedy would like it to be portrayed as. Second, public's memory being what it is, the time to pinpoint the responsibility is now when the facts are fresh. If this is put on the back burner, then pretty soon everybody will forget the tragedy only to see it repeated.
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