Someone's Been Reading Jack Shafer

Wolf Blitzer on CNN, just now: "You see that picture [of people stranded on roofs or wading through water] over and over and over again but no matter how many times you see that picture, you simply get chills every time you see these poor individuals ... almost all of them are so poor, and so black..."

Right. If only they were a little less poor. Or a little less black. (Maybe there's a connection?)

RELATED:  Lost in the Flood [Slate]