Replies to '08/28 Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later'

Dr. Phil thank you for helping with the city of New Orleans.  I mad that you couldn't focus on a small town like Holly Beach in Cameron Parish.  Hurricane Rita deserves as much attention if not more then Hurricane Katrina.  We did what we were suppose to and we still got screwed by alot of people.  There hasn't been any account of someone raising their voice and complaining like in New Orleans.  Well you've met the one that ain't afraid of complaining about the lack of coverage, help, and support that we should have gotten!!!!!!!!!

We got flattened, and FEMA helped but nowhere good enough.  They give you this amount for your belongings and thats it.  Where am I suppose to but the belongings once I buy them---duh that money has to replace the place I lived in first and then whats left over goes for that.  I wasn't like some people I used that money for a down payment on a way to expensive place because my credit which is my own fault not blaming the Hurricane for that one, for my children to live in.  So nothing has been really replaced because of doing the first right thing.  Not getting a trailer from FEMA that I may or may not have to give back.  So doing the right thing still left us screwed.

So where is the help for the people doing the right thing and still have nothing.  At least trying to make it.  The ones that have to eat cereal with there kids for breakfast and dinner a couple of a week because we can't get any assistance for food because "we don't qualify" and still work everyday and still don't have.

My question to you is----Because we where smart enough to leave my home for the Hurricane and had nothing to come back to why are "people--big name people" not helping us.  Is it just because we haven't complained like the people of New Orleans have???

PLEASE answer that one for this TEXAS REDNECK, that you say you are.

Just like the people of New Orleans my marriage is ruff because of money, loss, and depression.  But again where is our help.  I said before my help is in the GULF with my stuff---long gone and not coming back. 

I love you to death but you have disappointed me.  Your show along with Oprah's have given to New Orleans and the people of New Orleans help, homes, money, counseling and etc.

Well I'm one to ask where is ours, why are we so different we need just as much as anyone in New Orleans.  So are you going to be the person I think you are and help the people that were devastated in Hurricane Rita the small towns the people who don't want to ever see the ocean again.  The ones that haven't complained so far and stood around waiting for hand outs.  As proud as I am now I was proud enough to ask where is MY help.  My children need things they need a mother who is not angry at everything that people are not doing.  Who can actually try to move on.  One step forward and pushed back to the end of the line.  Do I really need to write this for you to actually know how the OTHER small town people feel about all the people helping New Orleans out and not us.

I actually challenge you to do as much and help as much as you've done for New Orleans.  Now it really is time for someone to step us to say these things and ask where is our help we are no different except we actually try to help ourselves.

A VERY!!!!! PISSED OFF REDNECK IN LOUISANA