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'John Wayne dude' general blasts Katrina complaints as 'B.S.
AFP/Yahoo ^ | Sep 5, 2005

Posted on 09/05/2005 8:48:54 PM PDT by veronica

Lieutenant General Russel Honore lived up to his 'John Wayne dude' nickname, blasting complaints that red tape or poor security were snarling relief efforts as "B.S."

The fiery general, in charge of the military component of the mission, lost his rag during a press conference after President George W. Bush's visit to rescue coordinators here.

"That's B.S. It's B.S.," Honore raged.

"I can tell you that is B.S. We have got 300 helicopters and some of the finest EMS workers in the world down there.

"There is no red tape ... there are isolated incidents that people take to paint a broad brush."

Honore also lashed out at questions from journalists at the Baton Rouge emergency operations center concerning the security situation in New Orleans.

"You need to get on the streets of New Orleans, you can't sit back here and say what you hear from someone else.

"It is secure, we walk around without any issues. Why the hell are you trying to make that the issue, if you can help, get there and help," he said, saying that people were being scared away by reports of violence.

When one reporter argued that there still reports of bureaucracy and unrest stalling relief efforts in some outlying parishes of New Orleans, Honore fumed: "I don't care if it is Hancock County, Mississippi -- we are not going to have that kind of issue."

The comments that sparked Honore's verbal blast were apparently made by US Representative Bobby Jindal, who represents a New Orleans district.

"The bureaucracy needs to do more than one thing at a time. It's appropriate to save people with helicopters, but it can't be done to the exclusion of everything else," Jindal was quoted by Time magazine as saying.

Honore did not discount that Jindal may be basing his complaints on "isolated" incidents, and said he would follow up with him.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin dubbed Honore 'one John Wayne dude' in admiration for his efforts when he showed up in the city last week.

"He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing and people started moving," Nagin said in a radio interview on Thursday.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: honore; katrina; katrinafailures
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1 posted on 09/05/2005 8:48:54 PM PDT by veronica
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To: veronica

Jindal must be drinking some of the same "funny stuff" that Nagin has been drinking.


2 posted on 09/05/2005 8:52:50 PM PDT by syriacus (The young folks were IMPRESSED by their rescuers. Look for an increased military + guard enlistment)
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To: veronica

Evertbody knows the reporting about Katrina has been BS except for the xxx-sucking US media.


3 posted on 09/05/2005 8:53:09 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Hate yourself? Hate everybody else, too? You'll be at home with the Democrats!)
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To: syriacus
He is trying to make sure that he covers all of his bases, however, the only people who are going to remember Jindal's idiotic statements come election time are people who write checks to his campaign. I guess I will give that check I would have written to him to one of the Mississippi Republicans who don't blame anyone for their problems.
4 posted on 09/05/2005 8:56:59 PM PDT by Sthitch
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To: syriacus
Brit Humme was right that LA politicos from both parties at every level are reading off the same page. The reason is simple, LA doesn't have politicians it has Mafia Dons and they all have something on each other. I think before this is over, the LA rock is about to be turned over and reveal to the country the slime it hides.
5 posted on 09/05/2005 8:57:52 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Sthitch

Jindal can kiss any National-level political ambitions, good-bye.


6 posted on 09/05/2005 9:00:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Texasforever

All LA politicians are blaiming the fed Gov't. Jindal looked like an idiot on Brit Hume's show when he said everyone shared the blame, yet proceeded to only fault FEMA.


7 posted on 09/05/2005 9:00:22 PM PDT by Rosemont
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To: Texasforever

LA - 45% underwater, 45% under indictment. Quoting Steyn, who was quoting someone else.


8 posted on 09/05/2005 9:00:38 PM PDT by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn babies.)
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To: veronica

"Get off your @ss Pilgrim!"

9 posted on 09/05/2005 9:01:04 PM PDT by Bommer
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To: veronica
It's appropriate to save people with helicopters, but it can't be done to the exclusion of everything else," Jindal was quoted

And on the list of 1-10, which number should be saving lives?

10 posted on 09/05/2005 9:01:21 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe (To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world)
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To: Texasforever

Hopefully Louisiana politics is about to get an enema.


11 posted on 09/05/2005 9:01:26 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: sine_nomine
In Texas the saying has always been,"there are only 2 types of politicians in LA. Those that have been indicted and those that will be indicted".
12 posted on 09/05/2005 9:02:00 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever

Did you see this video?


13 posted on 09/05/2005 9:03:13 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: veronica
"He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing and people started moving," Nagin said in a radio interview on Thursday.

Well, we know that Nagin likes the cussing, it is the only thing that he seems to have a modicum of talent for. But what I really believe is meant by his comment is a sense of jealousy. Deep down Nagin knows that if he had half of the testicular fortitude that Honre has, he would not have made such an ass out of himself.

14 posted on 09/05/2005 9:03:14 PM PDT by Sthitch
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To: Howlin

The press conference? Yes once the good general cut loose the press became very quiet. I think he may have shot the next one to make a smart-assed remark. This guy has his 4th star in the bag.


15 posted on 09/05/2005 9:05:39 PM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Sthitch

Robert Duvall in " Apocolypse Now"


16 posted on 09/05/2005 9:08:22 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Lijahsbubbe
"And on the list of 1-10, which number should be saving lives?"

That would be item #4. Item #1 is to save the political class of Louisiana; item #2 is to insure that the flow of graft is not interrupted because of something small like a catastrophic natural disaster. At #3 is to set a photo-op for any Hollywood type who wants to come and make an ass out of himself Sean Penn . Then you come to #4 which is to save people.

17 posted on 09/05/2005 9:09:14 PM PDT by Sthitch
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To: Lijahsbubbe
"And on the list of 1-10, which number should be saving lives?"

That would be item #4. Item #1 is to save the political class of Louisiana; item #2 is to insure that the flow of graft is not interrupted because of something small like a catastrophic natural disaster. At #3 is to set a photo-op for any Hollywood type who wants to come and make an ass out of himself Sean Penn . Then you come to #4 which is to save people.

18 posted on 09/05/2005 9:09:43 PM PDT by Sthitch
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To: Texasforever

Somebody on the live thread said that they had known him before and he was TAME on TV.

Somebody else said it looked like he could have pulled out his pistol, shot the reporter, and said, "Take that, you Commie bastard!"


19 posted on 09/05/2005 9:10:41 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: Texasforever
I think before this is over, the LA rock is about to be turned over and reveal to the country the slime it hides.

That is the ONLY reason that explains why every single one of them, D's and R's, were on TV blaming Bush before the winds died down. To a person, they all say the same thing, almost word for word.

And they ALL cry.

FGS, there is NO crying in hurricanes.

20 posted on 09/05/2005 9:12:56 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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