Comments on: Mr. Bill and New Orleans

Mr. Bill and New Orleans

centerpunch — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:20:39 -0800

He made a 45 minute documentary shown on PBS (very interesting, watch it (windows media file) here), and even did a public service spot (another wmv). His home page (yes, www.mrbill.com) also has a recent radio interview (MP3) with the Mayor of New Orleans blasting the non-response from the feds to date.

By: ernie

ernie — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:00:45 -0800

oh no...

By: centerpunch

centerpunch — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:07:15 -0800

Oops, I see the radio interview was already posted below! Please don't hurt me.

By: PeterMcDermott

PeterMcDermott — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:08:25 -0800

That interview with the Mayor is a remarkable thing. He seems to be so angry about the way the federal government is responding to the problem that it's provoking a level of candour that is almost totally unknown. Was it just me, or did he appear to be choking up with tears at the end of the interview?

By: amberglow

amberglow — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 20:34:13 -0800

a clay doll knew more than the President, the FEMA director, and the Director of Homeland Security--reassuring, huh?

By: dhartung

dhartung — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:08:17 -0800

To be fair, Mr. Bill is just the public face of the entire America's Wetland effort -- which is, of all things, an effort coordinated by the State of Louisiana, and begun under a Republican governor. The sympathetic Williams has produced several TV spots for the group beginning last year, each with a different "Estuarian" character. The hope was that including Mr. Bill would bring attention to the issue outside of Louisiana. That appears not to have gone as far as was hoped. They got their logo on Tabasco products, for instance, but I just checked -- I'm still using an old bottle.

By: Busithoth

Busithoth — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 21:42:43 -0800

well, I guess Jon Stewart wasn't kidding about this administration making writing the show easy. Bush claim's no one could have predicted the failure of the levees, but even a Mr. Bill public service announcement spells it out. How much plainer do you have to speak to get it through to a numbskull?

By: blasdelf

blasdelf — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:03:50 -0800

I can't wait for the next episode of the Daily Show. SPECIAL ONE HOUR DISASTER PORN SPECIAL!