I feel sorry for him. |
I had laid out like an eight-week to ten-week timeline where we could get the city back in semblance of order. It's probably been pushed back another four weeks as a result of this, |
I have no idea what they're doing but I will tell you this: God is looking down on all this and if they're not doing everything in their power to save people, they are going to pay the price because every day that we delay, people are dying and they're dying by the hundreds. |
I have to deal with the reality. |
I just can't wait for the rhythm of New Orleans and the sounds of New Orleans to come back. |
I keep hearing that it's coming. This is coming. That is coming. My answer to that is: B.S., |
I know a lot of you are frustrated. I am frustrated, too. But 80 percent of our city went under water and we have a lot of work to do. And the only way we are going to get that done is if we stick together. |
I know the people of this city have been away from their homes and businesses for three weeks now, ... I'm asking you to just hold on for a little longer. |
I know we had a little disappointment earlier with some signals we're getting from Washington but the international community may be able to fill the gap. |
I love New Orleans. |
I said, 'Mr. President, Madam Governor, you two have to get in sync. If you don't get in sync, more people are going to die.' |
I struggle with, 'Are we moving too soon? Are we moving too slow?' ... You guys are pushing me in an area I don't want to go. I don't want to lose another person. |
I think Congress and the federal government don't fully understand the risk to this jewel of New Orleans, ... They spend billions on the Everglades and on the Big Dig in Boston ... yet our COASTAL EROSION ISSUES ARE REAL, but we haven't had the corresponding investment. |
I think it was awful, ... I was surprised that it happened frankly. I don't know what the gentleman (Davis) did but whatever he did, he did not ... deserve what I saw on tape ... That kind of behavior is not going to be tolerated. |
I think it's amazing he's making that claim. If he's got that kind of money in the bank, God bless him. We're gonna find out once the campaign reports start being filed. |