Snarky Iraqis

A snarky AP reporter went out and got advice from Iraqis on dealing with blackouts:

10: SLEEP ON THE ROOF.
9: SIT IN THE SHADE.
8: HEAD FOR THE WATER.
7: SHOWER FREQUENTLY.
6: BUY BLOCKS OF ICE.
5: CHECK FOR BITTER-ENDERS. "They should go to the power stations and see what the problem is," suggested Ahmed Abdul Hussein, 21. "Maybe there are followers of Saddam Hussein who are sabotaging their power stations. That's what happens here."
4: GET A GENERATOR.
3: CALL IN THE IRAQIS. "Let them take experts from Iraq,"' said Alaa Hussein, 32, waiting in a long line for gas because there was no electricity for the pumps. "Our experts have a lot of experience in these matters."
2: USE FOUL LANGUAGE. "When the power goes out, I curse everybody," said Emad Helawi, a 63-year-old accountant. "I curse God. I curse Saddam Hussein. And I curse the Americans."
1. TAKE TO THE STREETS. Some said demonstrations can be effective in persuading authorities to turn on the switch. "We held protests. After that we had fewer blackouts," Ahmed Abdul Hussein said without even a hint of sarcasm. "I'd suggest Americans go out and demonstrate."

It's fascinating to watch TV news operations cover a big breaking story like this; they're actually making an effort to convey information about complex topics, and sort of succeeding. Imagine if they practiced more.     1 comment(s)  

i like the cursing suggestion. never enough good cursing going on in my day.
      ...posted by the mighty jimbo on August 15, 2003 8:00 PM

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