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I would mention that we are Americans whose fathers, mothers, sisters, and brothers have fought and lost their lives for American freedom for over two centuries. We can't and won't be summarily dismissed by this government.

Also, we placed our safety and prosperity in the hands of the federal government when we trusted them to manage the waterways via the Army Corps of Engineers whose misdesign contributed to the billions of dollars of destruction. An American government of strong moral people should not just say "oops" "too bad" "we can't afford to help you now." Collectively, as Americans we must dig in and solve the problem with ingenuity, committment and money.

Finally, I believe that people across America want to help -- they have helped and will continue to help--I believe they were heartbroken that such an event could happen in our homeland. But the help we need now is to become an active citizen and ask them to say yes to funding of levee 5 protection. The week beginning August 29th was a week when Americans collectively felt the same disappointment and outrage at the governmental assistance in disaster. Please remember that we are still living it.

I think the ad spends too much time describing our desolate landscape. I think you have adequately done that in the first few paragraphs.