Texas Tragedy Brings Out Both The BEST And The WORST Of Americans

Part of the greatness of America is the liberty that lets people become who they really are, some have character that leads to nobility and heroism, others show the world what craven, cynical monsters can REALLY look like.
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In this instance, the event that showed the true face of so many people was the tragic flash flood that devastated, among other things, one campground was especially hard hit, where 8yo little girls went to have the camping experience, many of whom will now never come home.

The official death toll, so far, has climbed to 82, while at least 10 people still remain missing after the river rose 26 feet in only 45 minutes. The Texas Governor called for a statewide day of prayer as rescue teams continued their desperate race against time in searching for survivors.

There will be plenty of time to demand answers of what went so incredibly wrong, and what can be done to prevent it happening again. But rushing ahead to conclusions to point fingers of blame, while emotionally satisfying for some, accomplishes nothing toward that larger goal.

In the meantime, we can take a moment to show gratitude for acts of courage and self-sacrifice in the saving of lives, and the heartless opportunists who see this as just another chance to score some partisan talking points.

For context, since many of us have never seen flash flooding, here’s a video clip showing just how quickly the river rose.

Timelapse flooding in Texas. Nature is powerful and dangerous pic.twitter.com/nuDf5S0ez3

— Justin Hart (@justin_hart) July 5, 2025

This is what a hero looks like:

A number of people on social media shared the story of the founder of Camp Mystic who spent the last of his strength in trying to save the little girls in his camp before being carried away by the current himself.

“Richard “Dick” Eastland, beloved co-owner and director of Camp Mystic, has been confirmed dead—swept away by the violent floodwaters as he fought with every ounce of strength to save the girls he had devoted his life to.
Survivors say he was waist-deep in the rushing current, gripping the hands of terrified campers, pulling them to safety one by one. But the water was too fast. Too strong. And in a heartbreaking instant, he was torn from their grasp—dragged under while still reaching for one more child.

He didn’t run. He didn’t save himself. He stayed. He fought. He gave his life trying to save theirs.

Camp Mystic has lost more than a leader. They’ve lost a protector, a father figure, and a man whose last breath was spent in love and sacrifice. His absence echoes louder than the flood itself.”

Post source: Ebonie Baxter

Anyone who thinks heroism is the province of the young, only, need look no further than Dick Eastland’s photo:

And finally:

On the other side of the ledger we have people who saw in this tragedy an opportunity to be petty, political, and cruel.

Rosie O’Donnell doubling down on her more grotesque instincts proving that Trump has been right all this time to dunk on Rosie as being ‘sick’.

There’s a video that anyone who really cares what she has to say can click through to, but we’ve spared most of our readers by including just the still shot here.

The media never seem to miss an opportunity to be on the wrong side of an issue. This was no exception.

Stevie Ray Vaughn gave us ‘Texas Flood’ in 1983, but we’re all supposed to believe that floods are a new thing that only exist in the ‘Climate Change’ context.

Riiiiiight.

There were plenty of internet trolls and Democrat influencer types that jumped firmly into on of those two categories. But a few crossed all the way into being deliberately cruel.

For example:

The woman in this video took time, while the bodies of children were still warm, to talk smack about the supposedly white-exclusive racist group of Christian kids, and she wants you to remember that *before you give money and put on your rain boots to find those little girls*.

How did that seething hatred work out for her? It cost her a government job.

Congrats, Sadie. You got so wrapped up in your hatred that you played yourself.