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The news media has always been tainted with a political agenda. Except for a few exceptions, in the last twenty years, the agenda has been trumped by the drive for ratings.
Irene was not destructive in terms of a traditional hurricane. All the hype of wind and storm surge (especially in NYC) was manufactured for the ratings and the politicians that love to get free airtime. Yes, there is flooding but that can happen without a tropical storm on a smaller scale. The cost estimates are not comparable to previous storms due to inflation. I had to laugh at the news people when they reported that 20k people were without power in Queens like it was some shocking statistic. It's sad that the folks were without power but that's only a few city blocks! Duh.
Side note: there is no reality in "reality shows".
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