Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Babineaux Blancoserved from January 2004 to January 2008 as the 54th governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman to have been elected as governor of Louisiana...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 December 1942
CityNew Iberia, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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We've fought hurricanes before. You know, we think we are hurricane-smart and there's some normal things that go on during the aftermath of a serious hurricane, but this is not normal. This is past the normal thing that we normally have dealt with over the years,
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He will direct the implementation of the state's plan through my cabinet and will coordinate the advisory committees that I will appoint to give me guidance in this rebuilding process,
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I can't feel we escaped the worst, because we don't know what the worst is.
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Get to the highest ground or the highest building in your area.
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I am cutting some of your favorite programs, ... Some of you will consider these cuts way too painful and you'll try to avoid them. Let me warn you -- this is just the beginning.
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I am greatly heartened by President Bush's strong words tonight reaffirming the nation's commitment to rebuilding southeast Louisiana,
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We cannot simply re-create what those storms destroyed, ... We must make the new Louisiana, smarter, safer and stronger.
storm weather weathered
We will weather this storm as we have weathered Katrina.
lives
We know that many lives have been lost.
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To kick us when we're down and destroy hope, when hope is the only thing we have left, is absolutely unthinkable for a leader in his position,
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To kick us when we're down and destroy hope... is absolutely unthinkable,
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We have everything it takes now to make this work like a finely oiled machine, ... We're going to do it faster than anyone expects us to do it.
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beyond the capabilities of the state and affected local governments.
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expressed his confidence that our federal partners are working hard to quickly recover all bodies.