We will not go bankrupt, |
we'll have to make another tough call. |
We're a lot smarter this time around, |
We're at a time in our history right now where we can move our state forward as never seen before or we can continue to languish in mediocrity and complacency, ... I choose to move forward and help write this history, not just be part of it. |
We're bringing New Orleans back, |
We're bringing New Orleans back, ... We're bringing this culture back. We're bringing this music back. I'm tired of hearing these helicopters. I want to hear some jazz. |
We're getting reports and calls that [are] breaking my heart from people saying, 'I've been in my attic. I can't take it anymore. The water is up to my neck. I don't think I can hold out.' And that's happening as we speak. |
We're going to have to deal with this perception as we're going forward. |
We're going to try to deal with this as best we can. We are going to infuse the police department with new blood. We're going to build one of the best departments in the country. That's all we can do. |
We're in the process of filling the bowl, |
We're learning as we go, |
We're learning as we go, ... We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat of a hurricane. |
We're looking at a 3-month period before this city is back to normal, |
We're not even dealing with dead bodies, ... They're just pushing them on the side. |
We're out of nuclear crisis mode and into normal, day-to-day crisis mode, |