There was a cultural clash that didn't recognize the absolute inherent science of preparing for a disaster. Any time you break that cycle ... you're doomed to failure. |
There were a few stages in the match when the atmosphere was a little bit daunting, but I was able to knuckle down and finish well which was really pleasing. |
There were five trucks arriving (Thursday) night to feed well over 50,000 people. There's less than that there. We're also diverting supplies to the convention center, which I learned about (Thursday). So I understand people's frustrations. But this has been an absolutely catastrophic disaster, and we're doing absolutely everything we can to get the supplies into those folks. |
There's about 36 hours for folks to get ready. Beyond that, it's just too late. |
These demonstrate weaknesses in management and must be addressed as a matter of good practice. |
They are fighting an uphill battle. They wouldn't give me the money and resources to do it. |
They should have had awareness of it because they were receiving the same information that we were. |
They were aware of what was going on. |
They will be processed as rapidly as possible. |
They're a good team -- there's no doubt about that -- but there were a few things that we could have done that would have changed some things, |
They're not taking patients out of hospitals, taking prisoners out of prisons and they're leaving hotels open in downtown New Orleans. So I'm very concerned about that. |
They've been left by the wayside. |
This disaster did not end the day Katrina made landfall, |
This hurricane has caused devastation over a wide area. |
This is a community that's in dire need of jobs, which has a median income of less than $19,000 a year, ... If we don't use this power, cities will die. |