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
We have learned the hard way that making them float on water is not a good idea.
We do need the federal government's help. We need them to be a good partner, but we don't need a takeover,
We will rebuild bigger and better than ever. It's going to take some time, and people have to be patient.
There are structures after structures that survived Camille with minor damage that are not there any more.
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.'
Some people are trapped in their homes, but we can't rescue them until the winds die down.
Local people have to make the decision, ... The purpose of this commission is not to impose decisions on you. It's to illuminate the choices.
like there'd been a nuclear weapon set off.
While it took a long time, the Legislature has passed the essential parts of the special session agenda, ... We will put those into effect immediately.
We got hit by the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.
To that end I am proposing an agenda that can be summed up by three words: Momentum, UpGrade and Streamline. We must continue our Momentum in job creation and economic growth, UpGrade education in this tough budget period and Streamline that budget back into structural balance.
we don't need them coming in and running things.
This storm is going to have a statewide effect. This is not a coastal storm, ... we are talking about a 30 foot wall of water. Take this seriously.
We know that there is a lot of the coast that we have not been able to get to, ... I hate to say it, but it looks like it is a very bad disaster in terms of human life.