Project 21 Press Release (sic)

[Montauk6]

Project 21 Responds to Congressional Black Caucus Criticism of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

9/2/2005 3:03:00 PM

To: National Desk

Contact: Ryan Balis of Project 21, 202-543-4110 ext. 19 or [e-mail]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus held a press conference today in which it was that asserted God "cannot be pleased" with the Bush Administration's response to Hurricane Katrina and suggested race is a factor affecting the likelihood of a person's survival in the aftermath of the hurricane.

Speaking at the press conference, Rep. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), said "To the President of the United States, I simply say that God cannot be pleased with our response." Cummings also said: ""We cannot allow it to be said that the difference between those who lived and those who died in this great storm and flood of 2005 was nothing more than poverty, age or skin color."

Members of the black leadership network Project 21 have blasted the Congressional Black Caucus -- whose elected members are charged to serve the best interest of all Americans -- for racially politicizing a natural catastrophe.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=52551

[willing dwarf]

1. When will History become history?

"Racially politicizing a natural catastrophe..." as if all that has happened to create the conditions of thousands of poor and marginalized in this country wasn't all along a racial issue!

America keeps wanting to turn its back on the truth of its own racist policies, but until the white people need it bad enough, and unless there's a Truth Commission that brings everyone along, and obliges everyone to take responsiblity for the shit in their own history, the politics of America will continue to be the politics of racism and division. Over isn't over till its over, and the handling of the aftermath of Katrina has just poured new blood on the tree of the poison tree of racism in this country.