It will be unsafe to return to the coastal area for several days. Be patient. Don't be in a hurry to go back. |
It's beyond imagination. I never thought I'd see something that looks worse than Camille, but this looks worse than Camille. |
It's crucial that people who enter into contracts keep their contracts. And that's what an insurance policy is — it's a contract. |
It's no secret that Mississippi's image around the country and around the world is not as good as it ought to be, ... One of the things that helps our image is any time visitors come and see Mississippi and meet Mississippians. This casino industry brings millions of people here. Those people like what they see. They like the people that they meet. |
like there'd been a nuclear weapon set off. |
Local people have to make the decision, ... The purpose of this commission is not to impose decisions on you. It's to illuminate the choices. |
Many will see the vote on shore-based gaming as the first defining vote of where Mississippi is headed, ... Will it be business as usual; the same old, same old? Or are we going to lift our horizons and take advantage of this opportunity to have something better? |
Nobody is going to talk about bringing [the casinos] inland or anything, ... But the question is, should the bottoms, should the floors actually sit on land or pilings instead of out in the water. And because every one, or virtually every one of the casino barges, the casino floors were blown inland and did a lot of damage, the legislature, I think, will do that. That's going to be my recommendation. |
Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise, ... As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships. |
Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise. As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships. |
She's very, very smart. She's very political and she's got tremendous political talent around her. She can raise enough money to burn a wet mule. It takes a pretty tall stack of money to burn a wet mule. |
Six thousand homes were destroyed in Camille, ... I suspect it's going to be higher. |
Some people are trapped in their homes, but we can't rescue them until the winds die down. |
Some people believe state government is being run so efficiently that no money can be saved. I am not one of those people. |
that the federal government understands that it has a major commitment here. It's going to be required to support financially what we do, particularly in areas of public infrastructure. |