Monday, September 05, 2005

No matter how cynical I get, I can't keep up.


You really couldn't make this stuff up. There's this:

British Prime Minister Tony Blair led world leaders' pledges of aid to hurricane-stricken areas of the U.S. Friday with an offer to help "in any way we can."

And there's this (hat tip to commenter "maple moonbat"):

British families trapped in New Orleans last night claimed that US authorities had refused to evacuate them as Hurricane Katrina approached the city.

Although assistance was offered to US residents, British nationals were told they would have to fend for themselves. According to those who remain stranded in the stricken city, police had visited hotels and guest houses on the eve of the hurricane offering to evacuate Americans, but not Britons.

I can't even top that with satire. Seriously.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Perhaps the police thought the foreigners were French?