AJC likens feds’ flood response to Katrina

September 25, 2009 by Ken Edelstein · 2 Comments
Filed under: MEDIA/TECH, POLITICS 

"Shades of Katrina"?Here’s an AJC headline that borders on tasteless. It at least falls into the category of slanted and sloppy.

Barely a day-and-a-half after Gov. Perdue asked President Obama to declare parts of north Georgia a natural disaster area, one local politician — a guy who happens to be running for statewide office — gripes to Jim Galloway, the paper’s political blogger, that the president’s taking too long.

Galloway’s headline? “Shades of Katrina: A frustrated Sam Olens wonders if Washington knows how badly metro Atlanta is hurting.”

Whoa, now, Jim. Doncha think that’s a tad melodramatic? Read more

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