The New Orleans Times-Picayune editorial staff comments...
...yesterday, picked up and posted in its entirety by CNN.
Excerpted from "An Open Letter to the President":
. . . Despite the city's multiple points of entry, our nation's bureaucrats spent days after last week's hurricane wringing their hands, lamenting the fact that they could neither rescue the city's stranded victims nor bring them food, water and medical supplies.
Meanwhile there were journalists, including some who work for The Times-Picayune, going in and out of the city via the Crescent City Connection. On Thursday morning, that crew saw a caravan of 13 Wal-Mart tractor trailers headed into town to bring food, water and supplies to a dying city. . . .
If the hallmark of authenticity is to be on the scene, the Times-Picayune is as authentic as it gets.