« I'm a baby | Main | Not a good way to start »
September 06, 2005
Seven days too late
How come nobody is getting on Travolta's case? It takes the federal government four whole days to mobilize and get down to New Orleans and take over the city, but when John Travolta shows up SEVEN days later, nobody gives him any shit. Doesn't Travolta, like, have more money and power than the federal government anyway?
It seems to me that celebrities are the only ones who get anything done around here anyway. When America has been in crisis, we turn first to the president, and then to Kanye West and P. Diddy. And, I think, the fact that our trusted glitterati took so long to respond to the hurricane crisis speaks volumes about their committment to us so-called little people.
METAIRIE, United States (AFP) - Actor John Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, flew in their own private jet to deliver five tons of food for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Travolta, an experienced pilot, flew the supplies to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, then toured the flooded city of New Orleans and visited rescue workers and shelters for evacuees. The two movie stars also brought along 400 doses of tetanus vaccines for rescuers.
The star of "Saturday Night Fever" and "Pulp Fiction" told AFP he was coordinating with
Oprah Winfrey to get even more relief for the more than a million people affected by one of the worst storms in US history.
"That's our job today," he said. "We're hoping this time we're effective."
Posted by oz115 at September 6, 2005 08:48 AM