Anderson,
I am so glad to see that you are keeping Obama honest. Because as I listened to his speech I heard several lies. Afterwards I went on the net and researched and found many more! PLEASE keep him honest!!

I am SO very happy that you all will be in Katrina tonight. I don’t care for the sappy look backs either so I hope that you all can tell and show what is going on now. Can’t wait for your two hour show!

And I see that you must be extremely tired cause you made some grammatical errors! I’ll forgive ya this time! LOL

C-Ya tonight!!

Cindy…Ga.

Thank you Anderson Cooper for having anniversary broadcasts! As a Katrina relief volunteer, it means so much that someone is letting the world know how far this city stil needs to go. Last year you were interviewing a gentleman who was in charge of “rebuilding” the city. He said that all the street signs were back up. I was there a month later and I couldn’t find my friend’s house because there were no street signs in her whole neighborhood!

Thank you for ‘Keeping them Honest’!

Anderson, I am glad to see you back in NOLA to cover Hurricane Gustav, I just hope, as I am sure all the Gulf Coast do, that Gustav doesn’t make land fall.

I hope you do have time to tell us what plans have been made to evacuate the people compared to the last time. I heard Mayor Nagin say the other night that their will be no “place of last resort”, so I do hope that their plans are better and different this time around.

Take care and stay safe.

Hey Anderson
i just read your storry,it seems you a tired of convention,so try to make a good show for this poeple in new orleans.you promissed them,you will not forget their storrys,and jou do it.you are a belifer.so now they need you more than ever,if this hurrican gustav will come,the poeple in this area needs journalist like you,telling the truth.you have possibilits to ask political for answers,what they do in the last 3 years,to pretect the city.i know jou are tired,but try to be strong for this poeple and make a good show tonight.i will watch you from germany.all the best for you

I look forward to seeing you broadcast in New Orleans Anderson.I cant believe its been 3 years since Katrina.I still hate how the american government handled the aftremath.It was a horrible job.Hopefully Gustav wont be the next Katrina.

Hi Anderson,

Democratic convention - moving - very moving.

Hi Anderson,
I look forward to your report tonight. The neglect that has occured in NOLA is a disgrace. Keep them honest and let people there know they are NOT forgotten!

Anderson,

I am happy to see that you are going to be in New Orleans for the 3rd anniversary of Katrina, if only to remind people not to take Gustav lightly. I reside in Tampa and read an article in the Tampa Tribune last week from a woman that was “sick and tired” of seeing all of the coverage in the wake of Tropical Storm Fay. She did not understand why schools in Tampa where closed due to the “threat” of the tropical storm. Luckily for Tampa, unlike the east coast of Florida, we felt little effects from Fay. But you never know. Wouldn’t you rather the coverage and the warnings, even if it does seem overbearing at times, then have the results of another Katrina. Human life is what is important. And if the storm passes by and you are left without a scratch….then great. But keep the warnings and coverage coming. So thank you Anderson for going back to New Orleans, if only for the fact to have people not take things lightly.

Suzanne, Tampa FL

You are living up to your promises, you are following through when so many have not. It’s part of why I admire you and your crew so much.

As for the eclipsing political events of the past week and just today, I’m still scratching my head and keep mumbling ?Sarah Palin?

I’ll be watching.
Happy Labor Day weekend to everyone and to everyone on the boards!

Anderson, I spend two or three days per month in New Orleans for work. I have a suggestion for Gov. Jindal and Mayor Nagin; the thousands of able-bodied men and women on welfare in the Gulf Coast area can be put to work cleaning up the neglected areas of New Orleans. As I say, it’s a suggestion. I know it’s politically incorrect to talk about welfare-to-work programs. I also suggested many times to cnn to show that there are hundreds of unfilled basic wage jobs in New Orleans listed in the news paper. That’s an angle that should be pointed out on the news to viewers who think there’s no work to be had in N.O. Thanks

Anderson,
I am looking forward to your coverage tonight. What happened in NOLA is a disgrace! Please let the people there know they are not forgotten.
Best wishes

Anderson,
Ilook forward to your coverage tonight. Please let the people of NOLA know that they are not forgotten.

Anderson, gald to see you’ll be broadcasting from NOLA tonite. Hopefully NOLA has a better evacuation plan than they did 3 years ago. Lets hope they learned from Katrina. Looking forward to the broadcast tonite.

Thanks,for comming to NOLA.

Hi Anderson! Its so great to see your ON IT AGAIN, making your way NOLA! Having lived on the gulf coast for the past 10 years & having moved to San Antonio, the sanctuary city for Texas, I was amazed when Katrina hit NO. I got down on my knees the night before and prayed for the city and its inhabitants. I had read the possibilites of a full force hurricane there and what the affect would be. In fact I was there a year to the day of that hurricane, I remember our bus driver there saying the city was below sea level! It was no secret there would be the soup bowl affect. But I did not really have a full scope of the magnitude of the mass destruction Katrina would leave!
Your presence there, constant updates and attention that you have given to this city and to those in crisis everywhere is so powerful!
Your expertise and devotion to your reporting is second to none!
I watch you in awe and respect and love you for all that you do! Rest up! Stay fresh! The world needs you!
Huge fan
MJ

Anderson, thanks for all you’ve done to support NOLA and it’s surrounding affedcted areas…as we are remembering the worst of the worst, we are now looking down the barrell of Gustav with Hanna not far behind (harsh memories of a Katrina followed by a Rita)…we hope we do not need you to be here for the next month as you were 3 years ago but trust that if it so happens you will do us (the “refugees”) justice by putting out the stories, good and bad…there is a bit of a feeling here that all the media attention is less about the storm coming and more about whether we will fall on our face, AGAIN…we will NOT…we are New Orleanians, we will always get back up!

Hi Anderson, I’m glad to hear you’ll be broadcasting from NOLA tonight, though I wish “most” of the show was going to be about the region and not politics, instead of the other way around. But I get why it has to be that way. If only John McCain had the same respect for those affected by Katrina that he supposedly had for Obama yesterday. There are plenty of other days he could have made his VP choice public.

Hi Anderson, I hope and pray Gustav moves away from land to spare people from suffering. As I was watching Sen. Obama’s speech last night, I have to admit that while I was touched by all the words he said, at the back of my mind, I was thinking about Gustav and the paths it has taken and will take. It’s hard to fully enjoy the convention knowing that Gustav is there. I’m trying to keep positive thoughts. For the sake of the people of New Orleans, I hope your trip there is uneventful. Thanks for blogging, Anderson, and take care.

Lilibeth
Edmonds, Washington

Anderson,
HOW do you keep a Politician Honest?????
When you find out PLEASE let us know!!!!!.
I have heard a LOT of talk- The People in NOLA & along the Mississippi that recently flooded don’t need talk THEY NEED ACTION.
We can send BILLIONS overseas but when it comes to our own people the attitude is “Your on your own” CHARITY BEGINS RIGHT HERE AT HOME with the PEOPLE who pay the taxes.

Anderson,

Although I still believe you remain sincerely concerned about NOLA and the Gulf Coast, something tells me that Gustav has forced you back to NOLA on this anniversary of Katrina. Nonetheless I am glad that you are there.

I hope that the reports are wrong about Hurricane Gustav being a cat. 3 when it hits land, but if it is, all eyes will turn towards it and the wind will go out of the presidential race for the time being. Everyone will be interested in how Governor Jindal, Mayor Nagin, and other government officials handle it. Your interview with Nagin at the DNC didn’t sound very hopeful as far as the levees are concerned. I couldn’t believe that Nagin was uncertain about what shape they are in! What has he been doing these past three years?

I am not sure that I agree with McCain’s selection of Governor Sarah Palin for VP, but it was a bold choice, something totally unexpected from both camps I am sure. With this choice McCain has shown the Democratic Party what being a maverick is all about.

I think that the pomp and circumstance of the Obama spectacle last night was nothing more than a distraction from the lack of substance, and frankly truthfulness, in Obama’s speech. Someone should remind Obama that for months he has continually refused McCain’s numerous requests for town hall meetings, denying the voters a chance to compare the candidates in an informal setting.

Although all of you at CNN covering the event seemed blown away by its superficial trappings, just remember that there will be no fireworks, brightly colored streamers, or blaring music in the voting booth in November, just the conscience of each and every voter.

I look forward to your reporter’s notebook about your memories of Katrina. It sounds like it is going to be an interesting program tonight.

Stay safe,
Jo Ann
North Royalton, Ohio

Anderson, I will look forward to your broadcast tonight. I have a feeling that your much more comfortable being a reporter than an anchor. I am also looking forward to more information on Senator McCain’s VP pick. I’m pretty confused. Please cut to the chase and come up with the truth.

Hi Anderson:
Glad you made it to New Orleans. It is refreshing to get a Friday night show and a 2-hour LIVE one to boot. I’m also interested in hearing whether NOLA is prepared. I don’t think “talk” will cut it this time. I also think your blog has been highlighting some great stories in recognizing the anniversary. There is also lot to talk about between Obama’s speech last night, Palin being announced as McCain’s VP, and Democrats’ response to the pick. Sounds like a good show is in store tonight.

P.S. Despite what a particular blogger said above, I found your post to be grammatically correct. I loved your use of the word “treacly”. Very good choice to express your thought.

Jolene, St. Joseph, MI

Hi Anderson:

I am glad that you still go to New Orleans to keep reminding those that seem to have forgotten those people and what they went through. Someone has to keep the country on its toes and I guess that be you!

Keep up the great coverage.

If nothing else, the vp debate should be interesting. Of course 99% of viewers will be more concerned with what she is wearing.

Anderson,

As always you come to NOLA with your dedication and efforts to make things honest. I have heard from reliable sources that there are several breaches in the levee system. Three are located on the lake side and one is located on the river side. I know the National Guard is already there and apparently the NOLA police have a game plan for any sort of trouble that may happen in the city. Everyone is very anxious and believe that the levees will break. I hope everyone will be praying for us. I hope you and your crew will be careful and safe.

I agree Anderson. Let’s hope that Senator McCain’s pick of a VP doesn’t end up being another tradegy.

I do hope you manage to catch up with the elderly chap who was rebuilding his home. He was such a great character. I think I remember him saying that he was nearly finished.

I suppose the opportunity to see if things have improved and whether lessons have been learnt is a good enough reason if one was need to mark this anniversary.

Enjoy the shrimps !

Hi Anderson. I am glad that you are coming to New Orleans tonight. I was unable to see any of your initial coverage of the Katrina aftermath because I am a resident of South Mississippi. We had no power for a month so seeing what was going on in the rest of the world was difficult.
A storm like Katrina should not be remembered for the devastation it caused. It should be remembered for the the people that stood together and helped raise their communities back to life.
Currently there are 17 comments to your report and all of them are concerning New Orleans. I simply ask people to remember that New Orleans was not the only area in Katrina’s path.
As the possibility of Hurricane Gustav looms in the waters, our communities are preparing for the worst and praying for the best.

Anderson, You have done an awesome job. I can’t begin to tell you how many countless hours I watched your broadcast during Katrina. My brother lives in NOLA and while he was a last minute evacuee during Kat I watched continuously while he and his partner were on their 20 hour journey to Florida. They had no cell service at the time so when they stopped along the way they would call for updates knowing I was glued to AC. They are not planning to evacuate for Gus, they were spared flooding, they live in the quarter and “believe” they are well stocked. I will no doubt be glued to AC once again, I am relying on you ! If you happen to be on Bourbon stop @ Skully’z or Bobby Blue and give my Scott’s a hug from their sis, and then take them to Molly’s for a drink!

I’m glad you’re keeping them honest because, lets be serious, he’s going to go over the ENTIRE federal budget line by line?! Sure, he is! Let’s try to find out where he REALLY thinks the money for all of his unspoken plans is going to come from. His motto is, “Yes we can!” That’s all I have heard… I haven’t heard, “This is how!” Inform us Anderson!

Dear Anderson, Hi, how are you? Please be safe in New Orleans
Love you,
Kashmira
P.S. I know your anniversary coverage will be great.

Anderson, I am so glad that you are headed back to New Orleans. I
know it has been awhile since you have done a show from there and
I was worried you were beginning to forget. We wish everyone in the
gulf coast good luck dealing with this and they will be in our hearts and on our minds in the next couple of days. Keep up the good work
at least you and the 360 team keep this alive.

Cindy Kissel

I am glad you are going to New Orleans, I haven’t had a good update
since our church sent a group of volunteers to the gulf not long ago. I think you are the only newscaster that is still giving regular feedback as to what has been done so far. Look forward to hearing your comments on McCains pick as his vp. Loved the coverage cnn did at the dems comvention, we are now wainting for you guys coverage of the republicans convention. I hope Wolf gets more good music, who
would have ever thought he was a rocker.

I dare you to drive from the River down Elysian Field to the Lake.

I dare you to show the homes on 3 story high stilts.

I dare you to show the water line between Rampart on Elysian to Gentilly Rd and Elysian.

I dare to ask the mayor about the Tax incentive zone Bush promised.

I dare you to ask why New Orleans has only recieved a few million dollars, while California forest fires received 4 Billion dollars.

I dare you to show hwo the levees are being repaird in trhe same manner that they were built. The same manner that caused them to break in the first place.

I dare you to acknowledge that Katrina didnt destroy the city, the Army corps did.

I dare you to report how much money Home insurers have made since Katriona, and how little they have paid out.

But you won’t. You are like every other American that i have met since I became a refugee: Ignorant, uncaring, and indifferent.

Funny how the timing all comes together…Hmmm let’s see 3rd anniversary of Katrina, now another hurricane coming under the GOP’s watch , then dirty Ol’ man McCain picks a 2nd trophy wife for himself, what a joke.

Do you really believe Palin is ready to assume the position of President if need be? Pity the thought! If she is qualified then I assume 90% of all mother’s and father’s that work hard are eligible, Hell let’s just go grab the nearest skid row bum down on his luck., I’m sure there is an astute and experienced businessman and college grad amongst them somewhere.

This political game is sickening and your pundits, especially Gergen, do nothing to help bring legitimacy to the campaign. You can just see Mr. Gergen all excited now about Palin and how this will be hard for the Dems to get over,ha! what a joke! Believe me Mr. Gergen, Obama and Biden are laughing right now at McSame’s desperate attempt to match their game. Biden will clean the floor with Palin in a debate.

AND! to top it off they have to consider now if they must delay the GOP convention. Couldn’t happen to a better bunch of people. Talk about Karma. Sure looks like God has a hand in this one. Maybe the Gop should pray and repent and maybe god will spare them.

Hey Anderson, I just wanted to let you know that you are a marvelous journalist I enjoy watching your program because you do use as much fact as you can possibly find. Please remember though Mr. Obama may stretch the truth but I fully understand that he does it far less than Mr. McCain. So I expect to watch another segment soon that reflects on his speech. My heart goes out to all in NOLA as well as all surrounding areas affected from Katrina I see not much in here about the other city’s like those in Mississippi. God bless anyone who has the personal fortitude to survive through that. Personal Question Anderson: Do you still remember your days at classroom 1 the news program I used to watch every morning at school?

Anderson,
Hi! It’s great to see your writing on the blog this afternoon.
The Democratic Convention was amazing. You did a great job–I hope you enjoyed the time there. The atmosphere in New Orleans must be a serious contrast to that in Denver. I’m glad the remembrance of Katrina hasn’t been minimalized between Conventions–though it’s unfortunate another threatening hurricane highlights the anniversary.
I look forward to your live broadcast tonight–and hope you all stay well protected.

It is hard to believe that 3 years have past since Katrina hit land. I am glad you will be on for 2 hours tonight cover NOLA and politics.

Anderson, I spent a week in the Lower 9th Ward this past spring break doing work/mostly walking up and down the streets talking to anybody my group could find and telling them about one of the local clinics. My heart was broken over what I saw and the stories I heard. One thing I learned from the people of the ward and of NOLA is that if you have faith and hope, anything can be accomplished. Thank you for doing what you can to remind people across the country/world that there is still SO much that needs to be done, I wish that I could be down there!

Hey Anderson,

Glad to see you made it to NOLA and I can’t wait to watch tonite.

Thanks for the warning that the show will be heavy on politics, but I saw that one coming. I am just glad that you are there and praying quite hard that Gustav gives the Crescent city a miss. Frankly I cannot imagine what is going through everyone’s minds down there. My God how could this possibly happen again? It is so unconscionalble.

Can’t wait to see your Reporter’s Notebook. When you put words to pictures and share your thoughts in this manner, I am always deeply moved. Good stuff.

Hopefully you can stay, Gustav will pass you all by and the good people of NOLA can get on with the recovery. It amazes me that we are still talking recovery three years later. My oh my. Please be well and stay safe should the storm hit hard.

Thank you for keeping focus on New Orleans. The focus needs to remain until the last fence post has been driven into the ground. Too many of us are already seeing the New Olreans and gulf coast disaster as a distant memory (please dont forget the rest of the gulf coast). I sincerely hope your “reporter’s notebook” isn’t sappy.

Anderson:
I have returned as a Katrina recovery volunteer as recently as this past January 2008. Yes, progress has been made, but what I don’t think people realize is how many people have not returned back to their homes since Katrina.

We worked day and night for a gentleman named Jay. He came to New Orleans from NYC two months before Katrina. After our week (along with many other weeks of volunteers), Jay was able to move back into his home in Jefferson Parish from a FEMA trailer. His resiliency is amazing. This man is disabled, walking with a cane and living on disability. He said he came to New Orleans for the warm weather. Instead, he lost everything.

On the bright side, he said he loves New Orleans and will stay.

As a volunteer, I worry about Jay and how he will manage if Hurricane Gustav floods New Orleans. I remember the black mold; I remember the broken windows and waterlogged wood; I remember the smell of sewage throughout New Orleans and the blight of the homeless under I-10.

Yes, Anderson we need to remember the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina because we need to recognize the survivorship of incredible individuals who faced insurmountable odds against a killer storm.

Thanks for going to New Orleans whether it is for the third anniversary or looking down the throat of Hurricane Gustav.

Anderson,
The way you covered Katrina defined how you do your show. Anyone who has watched your show from day one knows that. You have been honest.You have shown the country and the world the truth. Nothing dramatic just the truth. You took on a certain Sen. I will alway’s watch your show because I know it’s not about you ,it’s about the stories you present to this country and the world. As much I found the convention interesting and meaningful at times. It was so scripted. It’s time to get back to the truth and no spin. Thank you for what you do. I have great respect for you.

Hi Anderson - you are an inspiring journalist. I was incredibly affected by your coverage of Katrina three years ago. When you asked Sen. Mary Landrieu “do you get the anger that is out here?” I got it, and I think a lot of other people did too. Your dedicated and responsible coverage inspired me to do what I could to help the survivors of the tragedy.

I’m a musician from Chicago, and I set the words of your interview with Mary Landrieu to music in my piece KATRINA BALLADS, in hopes of highlighting through artistic expression the way you stood up and demanded accountability for the neglect of the aftermath. New Amsterdam Records has released Katrina Ballads as an album today, in honor of the third anniversary, as a way of preserving your commendable actions in music.

Glad you’re back. Katrina is one nobody can forget. You all giving voice to that for the world will always matter. And here we are three years later better prepared and praying the worst doesn’t hit again. This afternoon I covered computer equipment and packed my personal belongings from my classroom to take home just in case the tracks are right and Hurricane Gustav (or Gus-Gus as I like to call him since it just sounds friendlier) hits St. Mary Parish (which is where I’m at). Of course if it’s a Cat 3 or above and winds rip the roof off as rain drenches the rooms, I’m not sure what good plastic bags over the projector, laptop cart, and other equipment will do. Things are frenzied. Some are staying (LSU is playing, Decadence is still running, and the Shrimp and Petroleum Fest is still on down here). Some are bugging out (not so much for the storm but just for the weekend). Everyone is just waiting to see where the track goes over the next couple of days. Me included. Well, here’s hoping Gus-Gus is as friendly as Cinderella’s mouse, all you have to do is eat well and enjoy the city, and all of us in the school system just get an extra day off Tuesday to recover from the fun of the weekend.

Andeson, if Gustav hits New Orleans, please spend some time stressing the need for help for the elderly and the animals so they will not be left behind this time. I have an adopted Jack Russell terrier left behind due to Katrina - he was one of the lucky ones, so many others were not. Thank you so much for your coverage of New Orleans tonight.

Anderson,
I look forward to your report tonight. Thanks for keeping them honest! Please let the people there know they are not forgotten!

Anderson:

Senator Obama stated that CHANGE comesTO Washington!!!!!

THEN:

What is sooooooo wrong with Governor Sarah Palin????????

I trust YOU to be an honest broker and ask the questions!!!!!

Susan
Phoenixville,PA

Stay dry and safe in New Orleans!!!!

AC, New Orleans is one city that still has a story to tell,especially with Gustov bearing down. This Anniversary story still has a lot of meat to it. As for politics, I was disappointed with Obama’s pick, though I do like Biden. I am intrigued by McCain’s pick. I can’t wait to hear more about the Governor from Alaska. Looking forward to the show. Have a safe trip and enjoy your time in NOLA!

Anderson-
It good to see you back in elements! I from Baton Rouge and much family lives in New Orleans, I remember leaving Vietnam going help my brother and his wife when picking up their posessions from middle of road. We all cried over destruction. I had to stay for over month helping family, and went back twice to help others. To see you back where you do best work make me so happy. I going to Louisianna in three week and wish to not have work to do.

@Jolene, I too was amused by the use of the word “treacly.” Anderson Cooper doesn’t just bring us the news, he expands our vocabulary! Heh.

Anderson, as a resident of New Orleans I am begging you: please stop with the repeated showings of New Orleans right after Katrina. People in other parts of the country, and the world, take these images literally. Being in the tourism industry, I’ve spoken to so many people from other parts of the country that still expect devastation because of the false images they see on TV!

So many people have no idea how much recovery has happened here. So much has been rebuilt and is really thriving 3 years later. It is an insult to us when the media continually replays Katrina devastation when we’ve worked so hard to rebuild. Why spend so much time a storm that is over? We get it! Please, please, please show the other 90% of the city is that is thriving, alive, booming and full of life!

Anderson,

Time to keep you honest. You said you wouldn’t let people forget about Waveland - Ground Zero for Hurricane Katrina, yet you continue to focus on a city that flooded as a result of the hurricane. What about the complete and utter devastation of Waveland, Bay St. Louis, and the other Mississippi cities? Rarely is Mississippi mentioned or visited by the media - it’s always New Orleans. Hope you can one day mark a Katrina anniversary in the place that actually deserves it.

My brother and his family will be watching tonight from Waveland - at least give them a mention while they are once again packing to evacuate.

Hi Anderson,

I can’t believe 3 years has passed since Katrina. I really hope that New Orleans is ready as Nagin says. I hope that everyone is evacuated safely and no one is left behind should this storm hit. I am hoping not.

Thanks for your dedication to getting to the bottom of each story. The DNC was amazing. I watched it all and I was never really interested in politics.

Should the hurricane strike NO you will not see the same kind of incompetent response by the mayor (he left hundreds of buses to be taken by the flood waters and did nothing to utilize them during Katrina) or the incompetent Governor (she simply stood by and blamed Bush!!). There is now a competent Republican Governor in charge and folks will be moved out when the time is necessary. The press, especially CNN will be down trying to find yet another reason to blame Bush for the Hurricane - when the real story was a Governor and a Mayor who did not even know how to respond because they were so inept. In addition, you had about 3 generations of democratic welfare folks who could not read or write or even speak in full sentences because they had been told for 40 years that the government would take care of them. The entire episode of Katrina simply exposed the failed collective policies of 40 years of failed democratic social policies and a inept and incompetent press, which for the most part , is simply a voice for these same policies. The corrupt and incompentent years of Demoratic rule in Louisiana simply all got exposed by one hurricane - and the corrupt press missed the entire story.

Anderson
Hope Gustav doesn’t cause too much damage, but if so please remember Oprah Winfrey can come to the rescue….

The three years seem short to me. I can’t say that I am looking forward for that horrid weather again. But, it’s so common in the south where the warm water come from and that hurricanes are stalking the Gulf Coast as well as Florida and Texas for years. We can’t just beat and control the monster. Can’t we?

But, we can always rebuild the New Orlean, the better. I hope everyone there in NOLA is leaving now from the harm’s way. And, also I forgot the name..Mr ??…he is the one you had interviewed him several times about rebuilding his house and bringing his dear wife home. I will be thinking about them and hope they will be okay.

While I realize that “our” hurricane, Rita, followed in the shadow of Katrina, is it any less worthy of being covered? We are also approaching our third anniversary (Sept 25), but still no one bothers to broadcast from Lake Charles or even acknowledge Rita even happened. In Southwest Louisiana, many whole communities were wiped off the map. An interesting idea for a story may be to contrast the two hurricanes and their respective recoveries. People in this area are still rebuilding, still fighting insurance, still dealing with government beauracracy, but more importantly, still helping their families and neighbors. That’s how we get things done here in Southwest Louisiana.

In the weeks following Katrina, I watched cable news like never before, most particularly Anderson Cooper, who appeared every night to be so deeply concerned and genuinely committed to the story of Katrina. I wish that we had had an Anderson Cooper covering our story.

Dear Anderson,

I thank you for reporting on a cause that needs to be looked at. It inspires me in what I do.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Take care.

Sincerely,

Lisa L
Sydney, Australia

Good morning from across the Pond.

Thoughts and prayers as always, for the Gulf Coast, and Caribbean Islands.

That WAS some Convention, wasn’t it? WOW. I was one of the skeptical Hillary Clinton supporters. I support Obama, because she’s a ‘capital “D” Democrat’, and she does… but I was lukewarm about his sincerity.

Then he made that magnificent, accurate (sorry… I detected only one inaccuracy — and he wouldn’t know), thorough, beautifully crafted speech! Now, I reluctantly admit, I’m bitten.

I would still have preferred if Senator Clinton had won the nomination. I never wanted her to be Obama’s veep. She can accomplish so much more in the Senate.

Check out little Sarah Palin! ROFLOL!

On the subject of rhetoric Anderson , the liberal media and the conservative media are debating the choice Governor Sara Palin who has good experience working with budgets in government. Senator Obama is a very good motivational speaker, his speech was well delivered. Senator McCain made a good gumtion pick for his vice presidential running mate. As a reformer Sarah Palin will bring change to the McCain/Palin ticket. I am glad you are broadcasting on AC/360 again. Are the tinsel strength of the levees on the banks of the bayous strong enough to hold the river water in case of heavy rains? I love the way you covered the convention commentary. Everyone at CNN did a good job in Denver.

Anderson– a nervously weary welcome back to the Gulf Coast.! We are grateful to see your return…a bit like watching the calvary arrive early this time. Here’s hoping the people’s resources via FEMA and our executive level public servants will be of some significant help if necessary. Meanwhile, we remember that you guys handed the water out, brought folks back in boats, and yelped as you watched your first (plastic) Ramada Inn sign fly by in Pensacola before your very heartfelt and professional sojoun in NOrleans.
Good timing for the storm to repeat. Repeat the gaze. How are we doing in compassion, in strategies, in helping and allowing help to be given? Pehaps humanitarian vs police force efforts will help with our Americans in need at home this time. America watches again.
p.s. if we do get a dismal repeat of poor government planning, viewers please just get in your cars and come help. Thanks.
Virginia - Pensacola

Wow, in all the news about Hurricane Gustav, I’d forgotten all about the Katrina anniversary. I’m glad you didn’t forget. I also hope that you’ll stay long enough to see the new hurricane through to the end. As much as the convention coverage this week was 1000 times better with you there keeping Wolf Blitzer on pins and needles about revealing his musical past, I think America and the world needs you on the Gulf Coast a lot more now than at the Republican Convention.

Take care,
Susan Lemarie, Fairfax, VA

Anderson,

I am looking forward to tonight’s show. I was in NOLA the end of June attending a convention with my husband and we were amazed at the progress that had been made. And I agree with James. Everyone told us to please tell our friends that NOLA was not under water and to come on down. Show St. Charles Street and that beautiful park, the name is escaping me.

I was off today and watched the big show this morning. I am not voting for McCain but good for him to shake things up. I was kind of sorry for Dana Bash having the boring assignment of traveling on the Straight Talk Express and here she is in the thick of things. H/e, no way does she have the experience or national exposure to be President. Only in the movies and if I was a screen writer I would have an outline to sell by next week. Nice try John.

Charlotte D, Stockton CA

Anderson:

I am glad to see you back on NOLA again,but wish it was for a different reason.

I hope the Gulf Coast and NOLA are spared this time,they DO NOT need this now,when so many are still trying to get their lives back together,three years on.

Three years ago today…….it is hard to believe……

thank you for remembering these people,and what happened there,and for keeping those accountable honest.

I look forward to your show this evening,especially your Reporter’s Notebook…..

and…….

IF the storm DOES hit next week,please, stay safe down there.

Take care.

Anne

Hi Anderson,
I hope Nagin’s plan for evacuation is a strong one. Our prayers are with the people of New Orleans, hopefully Gustav will weaken before it can cause any damage. Looking forward to tonight’s broadcast. I hope you will be able to enjoy those great restaurants this weekend. Stay safe!

Dear Anderson,
yes, it’s the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and where else would you be? Let us all pray Gustav stays out of New Orleans’ path. Please stay safe and if you get an opportunity, enjoy some of the wonderful restaurants!

I love your commitment to New Orleans.
I always criticize the news media for hardly ever following up on a story that before had gotten white-hot attention. It’s always off to the next story. What was important one minute, does not matter anymore the next minute.
At least with this story you keep checking in. I don’t know any other journalist who does that. Cool.

Hi Anderson,

I only read your book a few months ago (..better late than never..). It was interesting to read your accounts of the Katrina disaster - up close & personal - you gave a perspective that was different from the usual norm of disaster writing/reporting.

Looking forward to watching your live report (2hrs really?) - Anderson + New Orleans + Katrina versus Anderson + New Orleans + Gustav. All the best.

AC,

Thank you so much for continuing to share the stories, sorrow and strength that have been a result of Katrina and the impending Gustav. My husband and I will be following your coverage.

As for VP picks, I’ve noticed a few things that the experts haven’t mentioned. My degree isn’t in psychology, yet I can’t help but notice how Obama’s admiration of Biden goes beyond politics. It’s almost as though Biden sometimes appears as a father figure to Obama–a relationship Obama never really had. He clearly respects Biden’s loyalty and devotion to family, which I believe has less to do with a matter of political platforms.

John McCain’s pick is almost so predictable that it’s unpredictable. Is he that desperate for the support of the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits,” or did his alleged temper make it too difficult to work with someone like Romney?

Anderson,

I know that you deserve a day rest after the DNC. You are the best! Thank you for going to the Big Easy tonight ! I will certainly be watching, as I always do, as there is no one, I’d rather watch…to get the full story on what is really goin on !! My wish really is that you would not have to be covering another storm in their path, on this day!
Hey, by the way…I am in Houston, and hopefully, we won’t need you here ! ! eep up the good work, many people like me, trust and look forward to all that you do!!

Mary

Anderson:

It’s three years later and your dedication to New Orleans is still going strong. If I thanked you every day for the next decade, it wouldn’t be enough.
On an unrelated topic…I think McCain’s choice for VP is a very strange one.

Anderson…
I am glad there will be a LIVE two hour broadcast from NOLA tonight. Please stay safe! I do enjoy your ” Reporters’ Notebooks”.

But why, must all the media ignore the tragedy that was Hurrican Ivan which struck on the westernmost part of the Florida panhandle( where I live) and southern Alabama. These waterfront communities were devestated(I know you were there, at the time but there has not been any follow-up on the Huricane recovery from both Ivan and Dennis, the latter hitting coastal Northwest Floria a mere ten months after Ivan! The people here have lost a lot, and we’re rebuilding. There was not the huge loss of life and property which occured in NOLA but we Northwest Floridians and Southern Alabamans have hurrican battle scars as well.

Regarding McCain’s pick as VP, I think it is historical but at the same time I wish he would have announced this news either before now or waited until the convention begins on Monday. I think its wonderful that a woman is on a Presidential ticket again in my lifetime.

Yes Anderson,
it seems you are stronger than any other vortex to be able to refresh memories about passing events or potential others for the next future. Sharing your electrical gift it’s a real bless.

I’m with Paul Belgala… (actually, that seems to happen quite often).

Sarah Palin would be funnier, if she weren’t so terrifying.

McCain has clearly tried waaay too hard, to not pick another old-ish, bald-ish, white guy.

Sarah (hockey-mom) Palin and John (72 with recurring malignant melanoma) McCain bring new meaning to the ‘heartbeat away’ concept.

Imagine Sarah Palin, whose been Governor of AK for two years (a job which left plenty of time for raising 5 kids, going to PTA-meetings, and being a ‘hockey-mom’ — which says a fair old bit about the job…), suddenly in the capacity of Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces. She has no education! She’s never been around gun-crime! Colorado State-Legistators have more real-life responsibility. So do Brooklyn, NY Borough-Presidents! This woman could control the nuclear threat of the USA — right when relations with Putin are running a bit chilly.

Yes, she’ll bring in the anti-intellectual and/or Christian Extremist Fanatic (idiot — because all extremist fanatics are idiots) and/or gun-toting vote.

Wow. The Redneck-Lunatic Fringe Survivalist Vote. (Don’t underestimate it. I lived in Colorado for 20 years!) McCain was weak in that area. It was one of his most attractive qualities.

BE WARNED: McCain & Palin are even further out on the Christian Extremist Fanatic limb than George Bush! Embryos deserve all the rights of adult men, until they’re born. Then, if they’re female, they become second-class. Right-wing women have very twisty thoughts.

As many people have said else where, this is tokenism, and pandering. ‘Does anyone seriously think she would have been chosen if she were a man?’

Anderson,
I wasn’t sure about you when “AC 360” took the 10:00 p.m. time slot from Aaron Brown (hey, how is he anyway?). I thought “who is this dude?”

Three years ago is when I really took notice of your journalistic abilities when you covered Hurricane Katrina. Thanks for your commitment to communicating the plight of people from around the world.

God bless you and the crew

Anderson:

You are a true son of the south, keeping your word, and keeping them honest.

Anderson

I’m glad you are in NOLA tonight and I hope that Gustav doesn’t strike the Mississippi coast or NOLA again. I still see those mental images you reported on when I think of Katrina; I can’t imagine what it would have been like to be there reporting on it.

Glad you are doing 2 hours tonight - it has been an eventful day. Did anyone tell all the newsmakers that its Friday? Too much going on for a Friday!

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Blue-collar is the heartbeat of the country, and élitist snobbery is obnoxious.

I am not being a snob, I think, when I suggest that the highest Office in the USA (and the ‘heartbeat away’ one) should be held by people who are BETTER educated, BETTER trained, BETTER qualified to do the tasks required by their job-descriptions than you and I.

Do you think a delicate welding job should be done by a 16 year old bus-boy, who’s seen welding on tv? Of course not!

Enough already with the Obama=élitist, Democrats out-of-touch with the blue-collar public argument. It’s spurious.

John McCain is qualified to be President… Sarah Palin, a heartbeat away from a repeat cancer-survivor who is 72 years old, is NOT. I doubt whether she could locate Georgia (the country, not the State) on a map, at first glance. I doubt she could name its Capitol*. If someone started talking about Hamas and Fateh and Ramallah and Felafel to her, would she know which is the ‘terrorist organisation’, which is the ‘Palestinian Authority’, which is the city where the Palestinian Authority is based and where it is on a globe, and which is the tasty snack? She’s a climate-change skeptic, for heaven’s sake!! Even George Bush had to declare polar bears endangered by climate-change. Climate-change skepticism is right up there with Creationism, in the anti-intellectual counter-snobbery department!

Just because good ole boys and gals don’t know, does not mean the Vice-President of the USA SHOULD not know. On the contrary.

Barack Obama is qualified. Joe Biden is qualified.

*Tbilisi

You’re “Keeping them honest” piece didn’t hold up to it’s own ridiculous standards of “omission”, as if it’s the candidate’s responsibility to counterpoint his own arguments.

You can’t honestly gig Obama on omitting his voting record and then say Obama’s plans can’t be paid for and then OMIT IF MCCAIN’S PROGRAMS CAN BE PAID FOR. (by the way McCain can’t)

Why don’t you stick to facts instead of “omissions”

And secondly, it’s apples and oranges. IF Obama voted with BUSH a high percentage of the time, that’s relevant. THat he voted with his own party IS NOT. REPUBLICANS are the incumbants.

Don’t confuse your own bad journalism with “honesty”…using semantics to sound “balanced” is phoney, as in this fake example, “Bob killed five people, but it should be noted his opponent also has issues with violence. He once kicked an innocent dog.”

If, godsforbid, Gustav should make landfall in a catastrophic way, on one (or more) major city in the USA, I hope FEMA et al have learnt their lessons.

I am grateful that there was a report, however brief, of the calamitous flooding in Bihar, India. When natural disasters strike in Asia, the sheer numbers of fatalities are so extreme, that I often wonder whether people in the West grasp the disasters.

That doesn’t mean Katrina (and Rita, and others) were not tremendously destructive.

I merely point out that the number of displaced people in India is in the millions. Not in the tens of thousands.

Hello,
I am a college student who has gone down to New Orleans to help with the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina. The last time I went down was in July and I know that the city is doing really well compared to how it was but the lower 9th ward and other areas in the parish are still not getting the attention that they need. I know that you have seen that having been there many times in the past 3 years but any suggestions on how to help make others aware that they still need help down there? I have been telling everyone that I meet and am going back down over spring break but people still aren’t getting the message and I’m just getting more aggravated. I’ve been watching Gustav and am praying it doesn’t hit New Orleans, or any place for that matter, but they need help fixing the damage thats already been done. Thank you and good luck.

Anderson,

I just want to say thank-you for your committment to my city and that you have never forgotten about us. I search and search all over the net to see if anyone will remember what happen 3 years ago and sadly the most I can find is about Mccain.

I was raise in New Orleans most of my life, to see what my beautiful had went through was heartbreaking. I shred blood and I had shred tear over many nights as I watch the news coverage on katrina three years ago. Till this day the images are still stuck in my head. I was lucky to get out of the city in time, otherwise I would have been on the roof.

Please Anderson don’t forget about us, keep reminding America that this disater happen on the American soil, not in a third world country. Please keep on coming back and show america how much we had rebuild and how much we have stregthen.

As an Alaskan I see all of you talk about how Sarah Palin needs more experience to be the VP incase she needs to become President. Well, Regan, Clinton, Carter and Bush all were just governors, yet no one asked them if they should be President. Sarah has balls and she does her job no matter who she works for or with!!!!

There are already a few places in the world experiencing flooding and evacuation. Let’s pray and hope that New Orleans will not have to go through this again.
Do take care and please don’t be ‘too risky’ with your lives.

Is it inevitable that Gustav will become a category 5 political storm? If the storm breaks through the levees in New Orleans I hope that the Democrats will resist the urge to make political headlines out of the tragedy. If not, it will be interesting to note whether the GOP uses it to try to close the door on Katrina. I think it would be deplorable in either case.

Anderson,
Looking forward to seeing the show in replay and hearing the buzz about last night’s speech and McCain’s pick. I will admit that McCain’s pick shocked the heck out of me and I am still scratching my head, thinking what???? I hope the storm doesn’t pack the punch of Katrina and somehow spares the Gulf. Looking forward to getting an update on that too as I have been away from the news for several hours. Taking a break as I feel like I was glued to all the political coverage and need to detox from the tv. Have to take a little break as Monday night will be here before you know it.

Previous comment was not meant for those who wrote about Gustav and the devatstation that happened three years ago in the South.

First, thank you for upholding your long-standing promise to keep eyes on New Orleans.

But about Sarah Palin…

It’s refreshing at first point as she seems very genuine.

But at second blush, it’s troubling that upon second, third and fourth thought: In fact, it strikes me as utterly opportunistic in the most shallow sense and indicates John McCain’s impetuous nature is, well, not assuring to say the least.

He could have chosen Kay Bailey Hutchinson - not my favorite but a person of “weight.” Or Romney, Ridge…but wasn’t strong enough to pcik them with their heft because he wasn’t strong enough to face down the most conservative elements of his own party.

So, sorry, if this is the first big choice one being considered for president can make…wow.

To hire a person who is so brazen, so ready to “play craps with utter enthusiasm” and takes pride in that is…so far from what we need in these times.

We need change; we need fresh air. But with heft.

Bad. Very bed.

Anderson -

Although your “Keeping Them Honest” segment is usually OK, I didn’t understand two of the three objections your commentator took to Obama’s speech. I agree Obama took the $5,000,000 “middle class” comment out of context. However, there was nothing wrong with pointing out that McCain voted with Bush 90 percent of the time, and not mentioning his own voting record with the Democrats. What’s newsworthy about voting with your own party? Also, your commentator said Obama didn’t explain that he would pay for some of his programs by letting the tax cuts for families earning over $250,000 expire. However, he did say earlier that families earning over $250,000 would see their taxes go up, while the 95 percent of families earning less than that would see a tax cut. It seems to me your newsman was being intellectually dishonest by trying to make an issue of these. Moreover, contrary to the lies, distortions and other nonsense we’ll hear from the Republicans this week, Obama should be credited for delivering a speech that, in my opinion, contained only one, slightly misleading reference.

Love the way everyone worries about new orleans? Look at the track Morgan City will get hit. We don`t have help or buses!

Anderson

You are the best! I can’t believe it’s been 3 years since Katrina first made landfall. Thank you for keeping them honest and teeling the truth about what the government has done nad not done to help the poeple of New Orleans. I aslo think John McCain has offically picked the strangest choice for V.P. It’s going to be interesting in the nesxt while.

Thanks for blogging Anderson
Keep it up!
Michelle D.

Anderson,

Thank you for choosing to go back to NOLA. I am a former member of AmeriCorps, the national service group that you interviewed for last year’s story. I am back home now…after serving in the Gulfcoast for more than two years and I was saddened to see such little attention given to Katrina last night. Thank you for continuing to remind people oh how important this issue was, is, and will continue to be.

Erica
Tampa, FL

Hi Anderson, as I reflect on the show last night…

I’m still hoping for a miracle that Gustav will decide to veer away from land and stay on the ocean. I can’t bear to think the potential destruction it may cause. All I can think of is the people…haven’t they suffered enough? Let’s hope that whatever happens, contingency plans are much better this time around and everyone in the region will be in good hands and taken care of.

Awesome reporter’s notebook…thank you for that.

Regarding your analysis of Sen. Obama’s speech, while it’s not perfect, the thing that struck me the most was when he said “I am my brother’s keeper; I am my sister’s keeper.” I love that. That is exactly how I feel. We need to take care of each other. Have personal responsibility, but also care enough to take care of each other.

Regarding Gov. Palin as McCain’s VP pick…as a Democrat, all I can say is that she’s a fine choice…I’ll leave it at that.

I won’t be able to blog in the next few days here. I’ll be traveling and may or may not have access to a computer…we’ll see. Meanwhile, please stay safe, wherever the news takes you.

See you later,

Lilibeth
Edmonds, Washington

Hi Anderson,

I don’t know if my comments will be posted by I’m glad I could respond to Anderson’s View almost a day later, when ususally the comment box is closed.
I too thought Obama’s speech was soaring, and I support his rhetoric as being fair and quite factual. Give and take any President’s speech, there is always room for factual errors, but by and large it should reflect the larger concerns of the people and address the issues as such.
He did support the troops and also highlighted the important changes that need to come about to pull America in an optimistic direction.
A change for a better education, a change to alleviate poverty, a change in the state of well being for veterans, appropriate tax-cuts etc. was well pointed out by him. America is about the rich, the middle class and the poor. Ignoring the poor has become second nature to society, because the voices of protest may hardly be heard.
He was being pragmatic when he said that the 10 billion dollars that is being reserved on a monthly basis to fight a pointless war, when Iraq has an 80 billion dollar surplus in its ledger books, clearly shows that America is being taken for a ride in enemy territory.
Part of that war money budget should be used to re-inforce our borders here in America. And the fact that Obama implied that we need to use our own natural and intellectual resources to find a solution for self-sufficient energy resources and also to curtail outsourcing of jobs may appear as an idealistic venture, but unless a spark of hope is provided, the gears that run the engine of this country will not move in a positive direction. Only when room for hope is given to provide an optimistic direction, can the positive momentum of this country pick up- in order to provide the much-needed change that is required. Because without high ideals, there can be no revolution. Only the same old involution that we have all gotten so used to and seem to stagnate in.
I found Obama’s rhetoric very, very fair, full of hope and definitely, definitely factual. What’s your opinion Anderson??

By the way Anderson, I enjoyed your 2 hour show from New Orleans, and like everyone else even I am praying that this hurricane avoids NOLA completely and that everybody stays safe and the levees will hold up to any assault by this monster. Take care Anderson.

Hey Anderson, just a quick reminder to be mindful of the many pets and animals down in the gulf region as Gustav approaches. I know evacuating the humans is a priority for most, but they have a CHOICE and their pets do not. Hopefully, this time, FEMA, the National Guard, and other agencies will be assisting with pet evacuations, instead of hindering them. There are also a lot of the animal rescue and welfare organizations pre-positioning to offer their help when needed. Of course, it should go without saying, these groups could use donations now before the hurricane actually hits. Maybe you can provide links to some of these animal welfare organizations on CNN? Thanks for all the great work you do!

I’m very happy you are covering the anniversary of Katrina, but why is it always in New Orleans. I understand that the city was devastated and it definitely deserves attention but Katrina did not do the worst damage there. The storm hit in Mississippi and, since the worst side to be on is the eastern side of a Hurricane, the damage spread from one end of the Coast to the other. New Orleans did receive damage from the winds but theirs were not as severe. If the levees had not given out (some time after Katrina made landfall) the damage would not have been as bad. I believe all of the focus on a well known city by the media is why nobody realizes Mississippi lost almost 10 cities/towns. The cost was tremendous and the deaths enormous but all were overlooked and paled in the shadow of the well known and loved City of New Orleans.

My friend, Chris Usher, is down there for the anniversary too, trying to launch his book on a photojournalists’ perspective of Katrina… he’s been down there 6 times since it hit, I think. He was having a party at Live Bait last night - apparently y’all did a shot from there. Too bad you didn’t run into each other - 2 people dedicated to the Gulf Coast for what’s been done, and what may BE done.

Your picture in “One of Us” looks great, by the way.

Hey Anderson,

I can’t imagine how on edge the people in New Orleans must be right now. I pray the hurricane misses them. So many have worked so hard to bring the city back. The wounds are probably just starting to heal; it would be so devastating for another storm to hit them.

When Katrina hit we were introduced to you and very impressed with your compassion when you reported on the storm. Now we feel like we know you and it’s going to be so hard watching you in harm’s way now that so much time has passed. Please be careful down there. I’ll be praying for you and for all those in the path of the storm.

God Bless!

Hey- Good luck in Nola. I know the storm keeps getting stronger.

Ariston, FL

The best way for any of us to truly care for our fellow Americans is through our actions. The tragedies of Katrina and Rita were compounded by the wholesale incompetence of the local, state, and federal government agencies who were tasked to care for those affected by both storms. It is truly amazing that after three years, the different branches of government still cannot rebuild or properly care for those affected—but leave it to the charitable organizations and volunteers! Now a potential category 4 storm is coming ominously close to the same area, and all we hear from politicians is “We hope……that the levees hold, we are…..cautiously optomistic that we are prepared better, etc., etc.” So many volunteers have worked so hard and given so much to help the good people of New Orleans rebuild their city. We all need to pick up a shovel and work, because we have seen what happens when re-building is left to the politicians. Talk is one thing, actions are another.

A.C.,

Thanks for covering Katrina’s 3rd anniversary. If you stopped covering New Orleans/Katrina, everyone would forget how New Orleans is still trying to re-build after 3 years (which is totally ridiculous). By you keeping this topic alive, you’re sending everyone a reality check that even though we’re excited about Obama and the 2008 Presidential Election. We failed. No one should ever have to leave a parent dead covered by a sheet or blanket. Ever.

Keep up the excellent work. Without you those poor souls would be forgotten.

Nikki

Anderson,

Please be careful. Your coverage of Katrina made me a huge fan but please be careful.

JackieS NJ

Everyone take care out there. The doctors and nurses who have volunteered to ride out the storm at Children’s Hospital are some truly amazing people - as most doctors and nurses tend to be.

I know there’s going to be some sad stories - people who didn’t get out, sad people returning to devastated homes - but I hope we get to hear more stories like the ones you’ve been printing on this website the last week - stories about good people who did quietly heroic things to help each other out through an unbelievably difficult experience.

Take care out there and don’t take any chances you don’t need to take.

We’re praying for all of you.

One’s word is his bond. Thanks for keeping yours about New Orleans. Stay safe.

Anderson, .I live in Ft. Myers, FL. .for 13 years now but i am from St. Bernard, LA. …After Katrina, I had 13 peoples living with me for 2 to 3 months. …YOU kept us so informed for Katrina and we all really appreciated your dedication. ….Most of my family and husband’s family lost everything. Husband lost his mother at St. Rita’s Nursing Home. ….After 3 years family settled in scattered parts of LA., MS., some even rebuilt back in St. Bernard Psh. …….Now this is the eve of another terrific hurricane and we now have family in Houma that we are worried about. …. Anyway don’t know what’s in store but I do appreciate you and Now Rick Sanchez for covering extensively as you did for Katrina. …..
Just one comment…..CNN needs to air Rick Sanchez’s name much more while he is broadcasting even as i type this. He is also great but needs to be regconize better. Thanks, Lucille Pizzuto

Anderson,
Please take a trip to Wasilla, Alaska so people can see how small, tacky, with no diversity and religious this place is.
Please let people know that what she did for this town is bring in Walmart and Target.
Please inform people about Palin for what she is a small town, small minded beauty queen.

Sincerely