Haley Barbour
Haley Barbour
Haley Reeves Barbouris an American Republican politician who served as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi, from 2004 to 2012. He was given a national spotlight in August 2005 when Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997. Prior to holding elective office, Barbour was a lobbyist and co-founder of the Washington lobbying firm BGR Group. which he again joined after his service as governor. Barbour also co-chairs the Bipartisan...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
After Camille in 1969, another opportunity was lost,
absolutely and entirely consistent with what I campaigned on.
Obviously, we regret the base closure commission's decision about Pascagoula, but it's no surprise. As we said when Pascagoula was first put on the list, all the naval vessels at Pascagoula either have been or are scheduled for decommissioning, and it's hard for the defense department to keep a naval base that doesn't have any ships.
like there'd been a nuclear weapon set off.
That's why they got chocolate and vanilla, Wolf,
This is not just a coast calamity. All the way up in the state, there's terrific damage,
This is the worst natural disaster in the history of this country. Nobody's ever done this before. Every day we try to make a little progress. We are going to make mistakes along the way, realize things we should have done, things we shouldn't have done and things we should have done differently. We are out there in uncharted water.
Before I was chairman they were generous donors, and they were while I was chairman.
It will be unsafe to return to the coastal area for several days. Be patient. Don't be in a hurry to go back.
I worry that we had a little hurricane fatigue, ... People boarded up for Ivan, evacuated and nothing happened. Then they boarded up for Dennis, evacuated and nothing happened. I think until very, very late, a lot of people thought, 'Ah, I'm not going to do that again.'
Creating a renaissance in this area is what I'm working on for the rest of the time I'm governor,
These transit and infrastructure issues are real, and now we have a chance to come at them from different ways.
Six thousand homes were destroyed in Camille, ... I suspect it's going to be higher.
I urge all Mississippians to please take this storm seriously, ... Now is the time to prepare yourself, your family and your friends.