One part of the culture of New Orleans was crime, murder, and the life of a thug. The vast majority (not all) of the people who stayed behind were the welfare and criminal class whose role models were Tupac, C-Murder, and other thugs.

When a white person can't walk down the streets of a black neighborhood without fear of being shot, it's no surprise that no one is shedding a tear for them. It's a disgrace that the NG and police have to be armed with M-16's to rescue these people. They came to help, not to fight a war.

This isn't racism. It's the hard truth. If you want to see racism, drive to the blackest and poorest Detroit neighborhood you can find, and ask them what they think of white people. I'll be surprised if you come out alive.

Politicians and officials should be blamed for late action or inadequate planning, but you can't blame them for the anarchy in NO that has hampered the rescue. You can't help people who refuse to help themselves.