BRUCE KESLER: “The mass media has begun its self-congratulations for its coverage of Hurricane Katrina. The party may be premature.”

UPDATE: No congratulations here. Or here. (WARNING: Talking squirrel at second link. SECOND WARNING: Squirrel makes more sense than Keith Olbermann or Anderson Cooper. And don’t get me started on Geraldo.)

ANOTHER UPDATE: Or here!

MORE: Or here! And don’t forget here: “I blame the media. In this country nearly everybody has a TV set. 80% of poor people have TV sets. The private media are the principle means of the public dissemination of information. They didn’t get the word out.”

I guess now we know why it’s mostly self-congratulation . . . .