Louisiana has been punked enough. Maybe that's why we're in no mood for this sort of seagull activism--fly in, crap on everything, fly out. Besides, flim-flam men masquerading as public servants--seen it, lived it, almost died from it. No thanks.

Oh, and it's news to us that any elected officials have a "master plan for New Orleans," even a sinister, conspiratorial one. Mother Nature will moot anyone's schemes in any case, unless the state gets its fair share of federal oil and gas royalties AND is compelled to devote them to coastal restoration.

Your story shows that culture, civil society and good taste fall to the wayside when people hit rock bottom. The neglected people along the Gulf Coast have hit rock bottom.

My prediction: The future for this country looks a lot like New Orleans post-Katrina.

What are we to expect if fewer have health care, jobs are being outsourced to foreign countries and there is a president in power who is hostile to the poor? How else could you describe his complete indifference to the fate of millions of Americans? Bush will deny his hostility, but his actions (or lack thereof) speak louder than his words.

Bush and his neocon friends look forward to some sort of American Paradise when their dominion is achieved. I predict that they will be sorely disappointed with their results, having miscalculated badly.

I saw the documentary. These guys aren't that clever. They aren't helping things out, they are only pissing people off. So that when a legitimate progressive comes along, those that were scammed earlier will be ever more leery. With friends like these, who needs Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, and Ann Coulter?

Opponents of the single-party, Republican destruction of our national infrastucture have been given no voice by the ruling power. Karl Rove rules the airwaves with an iron fist.

Any political dissent by Democrats, progressives or liberals is proclaimed treasonous and is followed by scurrilous personal attacks. The US is founded on principles of free speech for a good reason... to prevent the abuse of power, which is now happening.

More power to the Yes Men for having the courage and initiative to bring attention to the suffering of neglected Americans.

In fact, I thought it was cruel to use the misery of the people of New Orleans to stage yet another political grandstand. Maybe these "Yes Men" should consider using their talent for real dialogue and change, rather than for parlor games and posing for the camera.

Unfortunately, in our current media climate, people have to resort to stunts like this to get noticed. Sure, they could invite members of the press to hear them speak earnestly about issues, but the press would never show up.

I don't blame the media. I blame the stupid media consumers who lack the sagacity, the inquisitiveness, and the sense of responsibility to make them seek out thorough, unbiased reporting of important topics. The Yes Men have to compete against heiresses whose sex tapes somehow get leaked, and movie stars whose perverse and wild antics can scarcely be believed. To be heard above the din, they have to make spectacles of themselves.

If Yes Men's bold stunts make you angry, because they could hurt people's feelings, then use that anger constructively. Don't direct it toward the Yes Men, because they gave people false hope. Instead, direct it against the leaders who made the people hopeless in the first place.