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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At this point in time, know where you are going to go and how you are going to get there,
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We all wanted more, faster, ... We needed more, faster. We were limited by our own capacity. We were limited by the speed at which organization could be mustered. There isn't any person who is not sorrowful about wanting to do more in a quicker amount of time. We knew lives were being threatened minute-by-minute. Everything is now stabilized. We know there are still people to be rescued. Loved ones need to be buried.
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We all know that there were failures at every level of government: state, federal and local, ... The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.
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We all know that our businesses and industries need far more than a shot of adrenaline to rebound and put our people back to work,
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We will pray that Rita will not devastate Louisiana, but today we do not know the answer to that question,
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We will be either loading them by boat, helicopter, anything that is necessary, ... Good Morning America.
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To anyone who suggests this great city should not be rebuilt, we will rebuild,
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We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters, ... We believe there are hundreds more out there. And so tonight is critical.
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We've pulled literally hundreds of people out of the waters,
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What angers me the most is that in these situations, you usually see the best from people. But here we saw also the worse. We're going to enforce law and order.
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We will do what it takes to bring law and order to our area. I'm just furious. It's intolerable.
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New Orleans and the surrounding parishes may be ravaged, but our spirit remains intact, ... To anyone who even suggests that this great city should not be rebuilt, hear this and hear it well: We will rebuild.
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Obviously it is a lot easier this time because the assets have not left Louisiana, ... So I believe that what we are preparing for will give us the strength to take care of the situation, however it works itself out.
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Right now, it looks like Louisiana is in line for a possible direct hit. It does not bode well for southeastern Louisiana.