"The superdome is not in any dangerous situation," Gov. Kathleen Blanco said.

Sometimes I fantasize
that I am Wolfman Jack--

broadcasting to you
on pirate air waves--

exposing The Man.

But I know that's not true
because I am not hairy--
in fact, I especially love
my body today. I look/feel fabulous.
We should all love our bodies today.

The Man I wish to expose this morning?
CNN [no surprise here]
for its unabashedly flamboyant
sensationalism of Loisiana's plight:
KATRINA MAY BE 'OUR ASIAN TSUNAMI' [website headline].

Do I even have to elaborate on how absurd
this headline is? How 'hopeful' it sounds?

This headline seems to be based off from
the single statement of some Ivor van Heerden,
director of the Louisiana State University
Public Health Research Center in Baton Rouge:

"We need to recognize we may be about to experience
our equivalent of the Asian tsunami,
in terms of the damage and the numbers
of people that can be killed."

Maybe I'm stupid,
but I just can't comprehend a comparison.

Further, I hope/trust that Mr. Heerden
will be proven horribly wrong,
that today isn't _The Day After Tomorrow_ &
that CNN will be, uh, made to pay for all of the storm's
damage to thousand's of private homes in
Loisiana and Mississippi.