The Media's Warped Views on What's Important

Time for a serious post. I'm pretty upset with the national media and our government right now -- most major news networks have not shown much footage at all of the floodings in Tennessee.  29 people have been killed as a result and many homes are destroyed.  Looking at pictures brings to mind images of New Orleans after Katrina.  Most of the historic downtown area of Nashville remains underwater, including the Grand Ole Opry! Not sure why the nation is choosing to ignore the country capitol of the world, but whatever the cause, it is clearly misguided.

Some news stations are slowly beginning to display coverage and stories about the disaster....nearly a week after the flooding occurred.  More of use need to be aware that a major natural disaster just occurred (the most catastrophic damage we've seen from flooding not associated with a hurricane), which is going to cost the city close to $1 billion.

I understand that there are important things happening right now, including the oil spill in the Gulf (which has affected many Houstonians already), the tornadoes in the South, and the potential terrorist attack in New York, but just don't forget about the people in Nashville.  Many are still attempting to piece their lives back together, returning to find all their belongings completely destroyed by something many of us just considered to be "a little rain".

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