Incredible FOX clip and Katrina by the numbers

If you've seen the Outfoxed documentary, you know what kind of operation FOX runs. But it seems the reality of the situation in New Orleans came through unfiltered during a segment of Hannity and Colmes:

Horror Show

Shepard Smith and Geraldo Rivera were livid about the situation in NOLA as they appeared on H&C. When Hannity tried his usual spin job and said “let’s get this in perspective,” Smith chopped him off at the knees and started yelling at him saying, “This is perspective!” It was shocking.

Geraldo who I'm no fan of was crying, holding a little child up to demonstrate the extremely inhumane conditions these people are forced to live under. Forced is the right word because they are locked in the dome by our government and can't leave. Troops are guarding the bridge.

Follow this link to Crooks & Liars to watch the video clip.

Also today, Daily Kos user ilona has a great diary entitled, "Katrina by the Numbers". An excerpt:

A collection of raw numbers that offer another glimpse on the magnitude of the events of the past week:

• # of days we eyed Katrina before she reached the US Gulf Coast on 8/28: 7
• # of days since hurricane Katrina slammed into the US Gulf Coast: 5
• # of days before US federal government response: 4
• # of months in hurricane season: 6 [ends Nov. 30]
• # in line of named tropical storms/hurricanes for Katrina: 11
• # of current tropical storms/hurricanes in Atlantic basin: 13
• # of tropical depressions formed in Atlantic basin: 14
• Area covered by federal disaster declarations: 90,000 sq. miles
• Wind speed of Katrina as she struck LA on Monday: 140 mph
• # of Kristina's hurricane category at landfall: 4
• Combined length of NOLA hurricane levees: 350 miles
• Size of gap in NOLA's 17th Street Canal levee breach: 300 feet
• Depth of water covering parts of NOLA: 20 feet
• % of NOLA under water: 80%
• # of days engineers and crews expect to need to dry out NOLA: 36-80

Read the whole thing.