A Harsh Bit of Criticism
But to my country I want to say this: During this crisis you failed us. You looked down on us; you dismissed our victims; you dismissed us. You want our Jazz Fest, you want our Mardi Gras, you want our cooking and our music. Then when you saw us in real trouble, when you saw a tiny minority preying on the weak among us, you called us "Sin City," and turned your backs.
Anne Rice launches a screed in the New York Times in which she lets it all hang out about what she thinks about the reaction to the disaster in New Orleans. It's damn near blog-like in its seeming lack of an editing filter, and I wonder if she insisted it be released as is or if the Times editing staff wanted to have a little fun. Worth a look for sure.
