MSNBC just showed footage of looting in a New Orleans Wal-Mart. People were running around with carts full of stuff–from food to a giant Dora the Explorer ATV. When one looter was asked what he was doing with the toy car, he replied, “My daughter needs this stuff. Everything was destroyed.”

The most hilarious and shocking part was the two police officers not stopping the looters. Instead they were caught on tape grabbing shoes for themselves. “That’s my size,” said one of the cops. When they noticed the news cameras, the officers denied stealing and accused the reporters of trespassing.

There are few things I despise more than a cop on the take. I hope these people lose their badges.

Many of you know that my in-laws are from Biloxi, MS. I am hurting for them and the victims of hurricane Katrina. However, headlines like this make me mad. The people in the Pacific region affected by the

tsunami had no warning, not to mention that the scale and magnitude of last December’s disaster were far greater. Worse than hurricane Camille? Yes. Our tsunami? While there are similarities in terms of death and destruction, I find it distasteful for the media to draw such a close connection. Even if it is a quote from Biloxi’s mayor, its placement as a headline takes the remarks out of context and perpetuates what amounts to a gross exaggeration.

As a Fox News fan I rarely watch MSNBC or browse their news site, but they always seem to have the best photography.

I used to have one of these way back when. I cannot believe you can still get the original.

I am staying up glued to the coverage of hurricane Katrina, mainly because we have loved ones in harms way. Part of it, however, is motivated by a fascination I have always had with storms. I wonder how many of these guys have been going in the opposite direction–toward New Orleans?