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.
Well, Lott was wrong about funding for the Army Corps NOLA levee project.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1478445/posts
I kind of liked the way Britt handled the situation last night.
From the CNN transcript:
COOPER: In retrospect, was it a mistake for the federal government in the last couple years to cut the budget for the army corps of engineers in southeastern Louisiana for hurricane protection? Was it a mistake to cut some of the federal funding for flood control in that region?
LOTT: Yes, I do think that's been a mistake. People that don't live in flood areas of the country -- and lots of the country don't really fully understand good work the corps does and how badly we need it. Yes, I don't think it was a wise decision. I think we should put more into flood control problems.
But, you know, you've got papers like the "Washington Post" editorializing against what the corps does when they build levees and they build pumps. But yes, we ought to be putting more into it, and I vote that way every year.
Remind me.
Britt held up a picture of the Mayor's pool of buses.
Did you happen to hear Rush today? I actually got to. He blasted those idiots out of the water. Then this one guy actually called in and accused him of spinning and said that he really believes that Bush wants black people dead. Just when I thought the DUmmies couldn't get any dummber. This pinhead was blaming the situation on Republicans. I loved Rush's response. He said, "what party has been in charge of the city of New Orleans for the past 50 (?) years?" The guy says, "democrats." Then Rush said, "and what party has been running the state of Louisiana for the past 5 decades?" The guy says, "democrats." Rush goes on to ask him him how, in a city run by democats in a state run by democrats, he could say it was the Republicans' fault. LOL! It was great. Needless to say, the guy didn't have an answer, so he spouted some NAACP talking points crap about how Bush wouldn't meet with black leaders.
No, I didn't get to listen to him; I need to get a radio with a non-broken antenna at work so I can hear him.
Those are great questions asked by Rush....there would be no sane or truthful answer to that if one was intent on continuing to blame Bush/Republicans....yet, they try. thanks for the update.
I thought he said it was in Miss. but I am not sure.
My point seems to have escaped you. I am not happy at all that he lost his home and everything that was in it. It is his superior attitude, his stinking, superior attitude, that galls me.
Trent did no honor to himself during the self-pitying interview he gave after talking on TV about his 150+ year old house that had "withstood everything" nature could throw at it, till Katrina ... it disgusted me.
"My point seems to have escaped you. I am not happy at all that he lost his home and everything that was in it. It is his superior attitude, his stinking, superior attitude, that galls me."
I guess I did miss that part
Uh, could that be because the ones doing the rescuing were federal troops and couldn't be used for law enforcement?
Well, bless your heart . . .
roflmbo
I didn't elaborate on it in the original post -- the "self-pitying" part, but that was also where he was talking down to the little people, which seems to be where he lives, but he does have some success in glossing over it when he's giving practiced, slick speeches and can rely on the forms of correct political speech. When speaking to the camera about his house, it was straight Trent.
Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
You speak a lot without knowledge and I am not going to get into a sparring match with you over this. You are wrong when you say I am a Lott hater. I am not. I can't stand a lot about him but I do not hate him.
I can discern a lot about a politician or any person when they have as much face time on TV as Trent does.
I don't like the man's oppressive persona. I don't like his racial stance. I think he is slimy. He has done some fine things, I am sure, meaning, he has cast some votes that have helped his state and the nation. But I personally do not like watching him speak. It's like the old saying, You don't want to eat bologna once you've seen it made.
The end.
You just go right ahead and keep discerning. I think you are way off base when it comes to Trent Lott. I know his voting record, and I'd take his record over that of almost every other sitting US senator.
Read that post again
and tell me you are REAL sure
you are not a Lott hater.
If you are not a Lott hater
you would make a real good one.
I am "real sure."
You seem determined to pigeon-hole me in that category. You are wrong if you do.
I am a Christian, born again, as you state on your home page that you are. A person can strongly dislike, even hate, what someone does without hating him / her or wanting to be in the same room with him / her. That's how I am re Lott. I tell you before God and by the faith I have in Jesus Christ, I do not hate Trent Lott. If that isn't enough to convince you -- my testimony through the blood of the One who forgives me -- nothing will.
Please note I separated my opinion of his voting record from my opinion of him as a person.
Hate the sin\Love the sinner
Love the man \Hate his politics. :>)
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