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
Even though personally he is not in favor of gaming, he let the House work its will. He deserves credit and no one else,
Between the beach and the railroad, ... every house is just gone, ... Ninety percent of the structures are totally just gone. Debris (is) knee deep, waist deep, hip deep.
I'm floored that the House leadership would turn its back on job creation for Mississippians.
They're not severely damaged. They're simply not there, ... We would see 10- and 20-block areas where there was nothing. Not one house standing. There were so many places where a home had been and there was nothing left but slab. It looked like it had been swept off with a broom.
I'm going to tell you, Mississippi got hit much harder than they did, but what happened in the aftermath ? it makes your stomach hurt to go miles and miles and miles and the houses are all under water up to the roof,
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.