Mr. Blackwell goes to the Gulf

In another example of how the sensationalist American Press creates stories and sexes them up, Kenneth Li of Reuters reports in "Texas Warns of Catastrophe" about the plight of those who have evacuated and those who have stayed behind.

What possessed Mr. Li to report on not only the desperate words of these resident, but their attire is beyond me.

"I'm really scared. We're going to get wiped out," said Annie Johnson, 54, staying behind with daughter Anisha, clad in bedroom slippers decorated with tiny Tweety Bird cartoon figures, daughter Monique and a year-old granddaughter.

What's next? Full Runway-Style reporting of the news?

"The evacuee is wearing a Vera Wang Brown silk chiffon seamed top with jeweled underbust band and sage brocade skirt. Oh no! This is just devastating. She has just broken a Jimmy Choo heel while trying to escape the storm surge."

"Jim we are wathing a dramatic rescue as this woman is raised into the helicopter from the rooftop. M'am. Can you hear me? Who are you wearing?'

In our increasingly fashion-conscious culture, it's only a matter of time before Joan and Melissa Rivers are dispatched at the first sign of dark clouds.