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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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To: Howlin
All I know is another Rebublican will never get my money ever again and the next Cheney or Tom Delay letter is getting sent back with a pile of dog crap in it !

The GOP has been horrible every time I see any of them on TV.

21 posted on 09/05/2005 9:26:54 PM PDT by america-rules
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To: america-rules

I have a long list, too; and a LOT of them were added this past week.

Frankly, I cannot think of anybody who has stood up for Bush -- except -- much as I hate to say this -- Trent Lott.

Not one "conservative commentator."


22 posted on 09/05/2005 9:30:23 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: Howlin
[...every single one of them, D's and R's, were on TV blaming Bush before the winds died down.]


That's because everybody knows this hurricane was just another plot by Bush, Cheney, and Rove to make their oil buddies rich. It couldn't be just a coincidence that Katrina hit the heart of our refining capacity on the week before Labor Day, thus allowing price gouging at the gas pumps.

NO MORE HURRICANES FOR OIL!

/s


But series-ly, there is an undesirable consequence to this bashing of the government by the disaster victims and their representatives: The people of America who usually open up their bank accounts to give to those in need are going to be more likely to snap their checkbooks shut and say "Screw those whiners."
23 posted on 09/05/2005 9:30:46 PM PDT by spinestein (Forget the Golden Rule. Remember the Bronze Rule.)
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To: veronica
started cussing

Nagin deems that a quality in himself he admires as well

24 posted on 09/05/2005 9:30:49 PM PDT by wardaddy (i forgot)
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To: spinestein

I agree 100 percent. And I'm directing mine to LA and MS.


25 posted on 09/05/2005 9:32:35 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: veronica

Thank God for people like Honore. Our Country would be dead without them.


26 posted on 09/05/2005 9:34:19 PM PDT by vpintheak (Liberal = The antithesis of Freedom and Patriotism)
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To: Howlin

[Frankly, I cannot think of anybody who has stood up for Bush -- except -- much as I hate to say this -- Trent Lott. Not one "conservative commentator."]



From the few hours of Limbaugh I listened to last week, it seemed he did a more than admirable job of sticking up for the Fed's response and he also reamed out the people who were attacking the government and who were wasting no time making a political issue out of the disaster.


27 posted on 09/05/2005 9:37:29 PM PDT by spinestein (Forget the Golden Rule. Remember the Bronze Rule.)
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To: Texasforever

The White House should really consider this guy for Press Secretary. He's got what it takes to handle the media these days! I've never heard a briefing like this where the person taking questions just simply said what needed to be said.


28 posted on 09/05/2005 9:38:46 PM PDT by KoRn
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To: Texasforever

I can't begin to ponder the corruption should LA and NO pols get their hands on federal money. THAT will be a national disaster.


29 posted on 09/05/2005 9:39:17 PM PDT by onyx (North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
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To: veronica

Not a John Wayne Dude

30 posted on 09/05/2005 9:40:34 PM PDT by SlowBoat407 (My tagline has been looted.)
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To: veronica

"The fiery general, in charge of the military component of the mission, lost his rag during a press conference..."

Where did THIS phrase come from?


31 posted on 09/05/2005 9:43:00 PM PDT by decal ("The Republic was not established by cowards, and cowards will not preserve it")
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To: Mad_Tom_Rackham

You mean Nagin isn't "genuinely heroic" like the BBC said?


32 posted on 09/05/2005 9:45:20 PM PDT by Sometimes A River ("The leaves have broken on Lake Ponktran" - WKAT 1360 AM Miami Newsreader)
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To: sine_nomine

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

I think that line has already been credited to Billy Tauzen, but I think it was half underwater, not 45% and half under indictment, not 45% under indictment.


33 posted on 09/05/2005 9:48:59 PM PDT by GladesGuru ("In a society predicated upon liberty, it is essential to examine principles)
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To: Howlin

"I agree 100 percent. And I'm directing mine to LA and MS."

If you mean *AL* and MS - then yes, me too. Screw the corrupt whiners in New Orleans. Never reinforce failure.


34 posted on 09/05/2005 9:49:18 PM PDT by Fenris6 (3 Purple Hearts in 4 months w/o missing a day of work? He's either John Rambo or a Fraud)
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To: Fenris6

Yes........thanks for correcting me. It's late is my only pitiful excuse.


35 posted on 09/05/2005 9:56:39 PM PDT by Howlin (Have you check in on this thread: FYI: Hurricane Katrina Freeper SIGN IN Thread)
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To: veronica

Yes, Nagin, but when Honore cursed he got results because he knew how to back it up with action. All you backed up curses with was paranoia the CIA had a hit on you.


36 posted on 09/05/2005 9:58:12 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Barbour/Honore in '08)
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To: veronica

I LIKE him. A LOT. Just loved his smack down!


37 posted on 09/05/2005 9:59:09 PM PDT by used2BDem (Navy Vet (Navy Mom))
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To: dfwgator

There's certainly no shortage of places to insert the nozzle.


38 posted on 09/05/2005 10:02:56 PM PDT by troublesome creek
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To: Howlin

Pols: (three Govs/one Senator)

Barbour
Riley
Perry
Lott

Commentators:

Rush - on top of it from the day it begun
Mark Levin
Sean Hannity
Tony Snow
Brit Hume
Fred Barnes
Moose (Brian Wilson)
Tammy Bruce
Ben Stein

These are the people I know off the top of my head. It is clearly possible the MSM could have hid others, so I leave that an option since they like only publishing negativity, but until shown to be the case I only give credit where due.


39 posted on 09/05/2005 10:03:17 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Barbour/Honore in '08)
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To: GladesGuru

I was using the Steyn redaction!


40 posted on 09/05/2005 10:24:01 PM PDT by sine_nomine (Protect the weakest of the weak - the unborn babies.)
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