The Bush administration’s response to the hurricane confirmed the suspicion among blacks that, while they might send their boys to fight America’s wars, they had not only been left behind in America’s prosperity, but that there was neither understanding nor concern when they needed it most.
Reakce Bushovy administrativy na hurikán potvrdila podezření mezi černochy, že ačkoli jejich syny možná pošlou bojovat do válek, jež Amerika vede, oni sami nejenže byli ponecháni stranou americké prosperity, ale nenašli ani pochopení, ani starost, když je nejvíc potřebovali.