I caught myself doing something last night I never thought I'd ever do, much less admit to anyone in a public forum:
I watched "Scarborough Country" on MSNBC.
It was quite by accident. I was watching MSNBC for coverage of the day's "recovery" efforts in New Orleans, and the Scarborough hour started up before I could quickly change the channel (Scarborough has been, up until now, NBC's concession to having a sympathetic right-wing viewpoint on its staff).
Scarborough and his wife spent much of last week and this past weekend in and around New Orleans, as well as Biloxi and Gulfport.
Last night, however, he was back in the studio and was engaged in a rant and outraged tirade over the inadequacy of government agencies, as well as agencies like the Red Cross, for not being in and around the areas that needed them the most.
He was critical of FEMA and its nearly crippled status as part of Homeland Security. He was, in fact, righteously raging against the "administration's" unforgivable sluggishness at providing relief to the victims STILL stranded.
At some point, he began repeating himself and I changed the channel to another, similar show. There was a featured story about a man from California who chartered a jet and flew it to Louisiana. He offered it to the National Guard and to FEMA, both of whom turned it down. So, the man went to centers where "evacuees' (no, not "refugees" -- no one was seeking "refuge." I guess they were seeking "evac") were biding their time and he offered whole families an opportunity to move to California. He offered to get them jobs and a place to stay. He has since made several trips back and forth, taking in medicines and supplies that FEMA and the feds have YET to be able to provide.
It was a wonderful piece, until the man began to unravel. He began ranting at Target and K-Mart, asking them where they've been during all this turmoil. He began calling out Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, both of whom (he claimed) have a million times more resources than he does...and the rant went on until the embarrassed host essentially just talked over him, saying "Sorry, but we've got to break away."