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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Shelter life is not a quality life, ... The president and I both agree that people in shelters need more stable, private housing.
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Let's just support the Saints. That's what I say.
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Louisiana is in line for a possible direct hit. We know that we're going to take the brunt of it.
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Popular governors are popular when they have a lot of money, ... This is a tough session when you have a nearly $1 billion shortfall.
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Search and rescue operations, evacuations and trying to control the levee breach are our priorities for today.
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Send Bush here and we'll make him a po' boy and tell him to leave us alone,
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Some 700 people have been brought to dry ground during the night,
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We didn't lose as many lives as had been predicted although we're still in the process of finding those we lost.
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I care for you. I want to make life safer and better for you.
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When your whole system, your whole civilized system goes down, this is pretty much what you get left with. We have no communications, no running water, no electricity, no real help.
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The first light of day today revealed what we had feared. The devastation is greater than our worst fears. It's just totally overwhelming.
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We have witnessed the most extraordinary devastation. The magnitude of the situation is unbelievable. It's just heartbreaking.
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No one, it seems, even those at the highest level, seems to be able to break through the bureaucracy,
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Only an independent, nonpartisan commission investigation that commands full support from the executive and legislative branches will accomplish what we need: a thorough, comprehensive review which is only concerned with getting to the truth,