Posted on 09/10/2005 9:00:31 PM PDT by Colonial Warrior
In a stark reminder of how drastically Hurricane Katrina has impacted the lives of New Orleanians, Mayor Ray Nagin has purchased a home for his family in Dallas and enrolled his young daughter in school there. Nagin, who spoke with The Times-Picayune by telephone from Dallas, where he has been since Wednesday, said he planned to return to New Orleans on Saturday. He said he will remain in the Crescent City while his family lives for the next six months in Dallas, making occasional visits to his family when possible. It’s not clear where Nagin will be living: His home along Bayou St. John suffered massive flooding, the mayor said, although he has not inspected it. In a brief but wide-ranging interview, the mayor reflected on the tragedies of the past two weeks, acknowledging that he may have made some mistakes but said that he hopes others in positions of authority – including President George W. Bush and Gov. Kathleen Blanco -- are scrutinized as closely as he and his staff have been. “I’m not pointing any fingers at anyone,” Nagin said. “But I was in the fire. I was down there. Where were they? I’m confident the truth is gonna come out. But I want everybody’s record analyzed just as hard as mine. “Listen, this was unprecedented. Nothing has ever happened like this. For people to sit back and say, ‘You should have done this, you should have done that’ … it’s Monday morning quarterbacking. They can shoot if they want, but I was there, and I will have the facts.”
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Sorry you had trouble.... It was the second article down on the link.
Duty - Honor - Country
Yeah, I mean he could have gone to Baton Rouge...that would have looked better.
“But I was in the fire. I was down there. Where were they? I’m confident the truth is gonna come out. But I want everybody’s record analyzed just as hard as mine. “Listen, this was unprecedented. Nothing has ever happened like this. For people to sit back and say, ‘You should have done this, you should have done that’ … it’s Monday morning quarterbacking. They can shoot if they want, but I was there, and I will have the facts.”
You were right in the fire, hah? Watched them buses flood and "your" people drown, did you? Keep talking, stupid. You sound like a REAL smart fella.
Wholesale changes are needed...gotta start somewhere...
Blanco and Nagin should resign, good enough for "Brownie", good enough for those two.
Landrieu...should apologize on the Senate floor for her comments about the President and for her remarks on Fox News Sunday...I believe the voters will oust her in the end.
So, he can Monday Morning Quarterback and blame Bush, but he, Blanco and Landrieu can't be criticized?
get rid of this animal
Party town? Ask George W. - there's a guy that knows party towns and even likes to reminisce about them when they are in the process of being destroyed by flood waters. Party hearty, fella!
Welcome to FR.
Oh, you're really gonna last a long time.....hold on to your butt, jac123...
you will be "jacked" in 3... 2... 1...
I like you. Will you correspond with me?
I'm into all sorts of things.
Send me some mail and we can have some fun together. We can party down.
Tell me all about yourself. I bet you're beautiful too.
Love, from the Battlegearboat!
hit the road, jac, an' don'cha come back no mo' no mo' no mo' no mo'!
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