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
It will be unsafe to return to the coastal area for several days. Be patient. Don't be in a hurry to go back.
They are unconfirmed but likely are accurate and likelier to go up when we take in the other counties,
The commission's role is advisory; it has no authority to impose any decision on any subject on anybody, ... inclusive, collaborative, participatory effort that arms the ultimate decision makers.
the ultimate decision-making would be at the local level.
The truth is, a terrible tragedy like this brings out the best in most people, brings out the worst in some people. We're trying to deal with looters as ruthlessly as we can get our hands on them.
This is all stuff we'll be able to pick up and work on next week,
You've got to have a place to put 'em.
I will say, sometimes I'm scared, too, ... But we are going to hitch up our britches. We're going to get this done.
If we want world-class resorts that will be about much more than just gaming, ... if we want to build the Coast bigger and better than ever before, I believe we will fail if we don't allow the casinos to come on shore, even if only a few hundred feet.
It's no secret that Mississippi's image around the country and around the world is not as good as it ought to be, ... One of the things that helps our image is any time visitors come and see Mississippi and meet Mississippians. This casino industry brings millions of people here. Those people like what they see. They like the people that they meet.
For him to say that is the equivalent of me saying Ronnie Musgrove helped hook our kids on crystal methamphetamine because he didn't oppose a 40-percent cut in the state Bureau of Narcotics drug enforcement budget,
It's beyond imagination. I never thought I'd see something that looks worse than Camille, but this looks worse than Camille.
The federal government is not prioritizing; they're throwing everything they've got at it, ... They've even deployed the Navy, the first time in our nation's history it's been used for a natural disaster. They are pushing everything in here possible from thousands of National Guard troops to temporary living quarters to the best scientists and epidemiologists. This will be the biggest relief effort, the largest humanitarian effort in the history of the world.
the federal government has been good partners to us.