The truth is, a terrible tragedy like this brings out the best in most people, brings out the worst in some people. We're trying to deal with looters as ruthlessly as we can get our hands on them. |
the ultimate decision-making would be at the local level. |
There are structures after structures that survived Camille with minor damage that are not there any more. |
There is incredible evidence that the casualties are more than 50, maybe 80, ... and it seems likely that that's not the end of it. It may be higher, maybe substantially. |
There was a part in there that people could have taken the impression that we in Mississippi need the federal government to come in and take over what we're doing, that we need some kind of czar to tell us how to run Mississippi. We don't need that, ... Larry King Live. |
There will be more of those. As I've said to you before our goal is 10,000 by the end of the month, and we're working hard at that. |
There's not every thing I would put in there, but I think it is a very good bill that will make the structures much more secure, |
These transit and infrastructure issues are real, and now we have a chance to come at them from different ways. |
They are unconfirmed but likely are accurate and likelier to go up when we take in the other counties, |
They're a great taxpayer, |
They're not severely damaged. They're simply not there, ... We would see 10- and 20-block areas where there was nothing. Not one house standing. There were so many places where a home had been and there was nothing left but slab. It looked like it had been swept off with a broom. |
This bill is about more than gaming, ... By signing this bill, the state is taking the necessary precautions to provide safety for the casinos and, in turn, is providing jobs for thousands of displaced Mississippi workers. |
This deal is like anti-politics, |
This is a small solution, ... We are going to look at base camps and modular cities, if you will. But I just want to say to you we are not where we need to be on temporary housing. |
This is all stuff we'll be able to pick up and work on next week, |