[flounder_smacker]

got this in an email not sure how true it is.

> Well, it appears our African-American friends have found yet
> something else to be pissed about. A
black congresswoman (this would

> be Sheila Jackson Lee, of Houston ), reportedly complained that the
> names of hurricanes are all Caucasian sounding names.
>
> She would prefer some names that reflect African-American culture
> such as Chamiqua, Tanisha, Woeisha, Shaqueal, and Jamal. I am NOT
> making this up!
>
> She would also like the weather reports to be broadcast in "language"

> that street people can understand because one of the problems that
> happened in New Orleans was that black people couldn't understand

> the seriousness of the situation, due to the racially biased (WHAT?)
> language of the weather report. I guess if the weather person says
> that the winds are going to blow at 140+MPH, that's too hard to
>
understand!
>
> I can hear it now: A weatherman in New Orleans says...
>
> Wazzup, mutha-***kas! Hehr-i-cane20Chamiqua be headin' fo' yo ***
> like Leroy on a crotch rocket! ***** be a category fo'! So, turn
> off dem ****lins, grab yo' chirren, leave yo crib, and head fo' de
> nearest FEMA office fo yo FREE ****!