From the California fires [1] to the CarFax commercials citing that totaled Hurricane Katrina vehicles are being resold - I'm sick of the media making comparisons to Hurricane Katrina. Let's get the tally. Here's a list of illegal comparisons: Sago mine disaster, 911, California fires, David Graham - The Star "Storm Porn - Call it the Katrina effect: it's no longer enough to just report the weather; it has to be entertainment", that stupid CarFax commercial, and finally, the Presidential election and the "Katrina vote". What is next? Anyone care to predict the next comparison?

Zogby article Will Katrina Be Our Defining Moment? [2]

NewsBusters Hurricane Katrina [2]