Why didn't Hollywood save New Orleans?

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Originally Posted by mrnoodle

So the point is about whether their effort is validated, not whether they actually help the situation.

No, the point is that NICOTINEGUN has no idea about who has done what, except for the ones the press chooses to cover. I could just as easily ask why he hasn't donated to the Red Cross.

But warch is right, it's not about private citizens attention-whoring. It's about the government's response.

Exactly.

let's give a portion to the obstructionists. They initially denounced FEMA as an evil Republican police-state tool designed solely to bug the phones of homosexuals under the guise of protecting us from Martian attack. These are the same people wondering why FEMA isn't wielding more power now.

What the hell are you talking about? FEMA isn't Homeland Security. It's a preexisting agency that was partially dismantled when it was merged with Homeland Security.