http://www.metafilter.com/tags/Willowbrook Posts tagged with 'Willowbrook' at MetaFilter. Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:08:03 -0800 Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:08:03 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/44793/The%2DMatrix%2Dshatters%2Din%2DNew%2DOrleans <a href="http://movies.crooksandliars.com/Hannity-Colmes-Smith-Rivera-freak-in-NO.wmv">The Matrix shatters before the eyes of the nation (sorry, WMP link) --</a> and on Fox News! For those old enough to remember, it's so significant that Geraldo Rivera says of conditions in the New Orleans Convention Center, "it's like Willowbrook in there." (Rivera became famous in 1972 by exposing the horrendous conditions in a home for the mentally retarded called Willowbrook; finally, after decades of degrading himself, he remembers what his job is.) And Slate's Jack Shafer on "<a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2125581/?nav=tap3">the rebellion of the talking heads</a>" -- the refusal of reporters on the ground in New Orleans to regurgitate the official spin. [via <a href="http://talkleft.com/new_archives/012103.html">TalkLeft</a>] tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.44793 Sat, 03 Sep 2005 09:08:03 -0800 Bush Colmes disaster flood Fox Geraldo Hannity hurricane Katrina media NewOrleans news racism spin Willowbrook digaman