What John Says...

Now that 29-Aug has come and gone, the focus of the media shifts to 11-Sep. Unlike us laid-back Yats and such, Noo Yawkers tend to be a bit more open about their feelings. Well, that's not totally fair to New Orleanians. We're still pretty damned pissed off at anyone from Bush to the NOPD in terms of the governmental food chain for the storm. The New Yorkers have had time for full-blown PTSD to set in. Still, what Avarosis says here applies to the way I feel about the hype of last weekend:

What the hell is our obsession with remembering September 11? We remember it, ok. I don't need a TV commercial to remind me of that day or how I felt. I was there. It took me a long time to get over it. And I most certainly don't need my politicians, or anyone else, trying to drag me back to that day kicking and screaming several times a year as if I don't remember it, and as if it's somehow healthy to keep bringing it up.

Then he finishes with this:

You want an ad campaign? Here's an ad campaign:

The answer to that question for Katrina was:

So, no, I don't need no steenking ad campaign. I need the promises made to my city by local, state, and federal officials to be kept. So do the folks in NYC. Otherwise, STFU. We'll all grieve and remember on our own.

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