Popular Mechanics Debunks the Media's Katrina Myths

The linked article is really quite entertaining. Popular Mechanics has carefully dissected the anti-administration Katrina meme popularized by mainstream media. That they do so using a careful, fact-based methodology -- reminiscent of, dare I say it, real news-reporting -- as opposed to the hysterical meanderings of rocket scientists like Keith "Zero Nielsens" Olbermann and Chrissie "Network X" Matthews is simultaneously shocking and funny.

MYTH: "The aftermath of Katrina will go down as one of the worst abandonments of Americans on American soil ever in U.S. history."--Aaron Broussard, president, Jefferson Parish, La., Meet the Press, NBC, Sept. 4, 2005 REALITY: Bumbling by top disaster-management officials fueled a perception of general inaction, one that was compounded by impassioned news anchors. In fact, the response to Hurricane Katrina was by far the largest--and fastest-rescue effort in U.S. history, with nearly 100,000 emergency personnel arriving on the scene within three days of the storm's landfall...

Drink deeply from the chalice of wisdom - and read the whole thing.

Popular Mechanics: Debunking the Katrina Myths