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
escaped worst
I can't feel we escaped the worst, because we don't know what the worst is.
greater situation totally worst
The situation is untenable, ... At first light, the devastation is greater than our worst fear. It's just totally overwhelming ... heartbreaking.
greater light revealed today totally worst
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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The devastation is greater than our worst fears. It's totally overwhelming.
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The devastation is greater than our worst fears, ... It is just totally overwhelming. It is a tragedy of great proportions.
greater mission people save totally worst
The devastation is greater than our worst fears. It is just totally overwhelming, ... We need to save as many people as we can save, and that is our mission for today.
government highest hope level people prepare sign worried worst
This is a sign that the people at the highest level of government are worried about this storm. We must prepare for the worst but hope for the best,
imperative katrina response
For these reasons, it is imperative that the investigation into the response to Katrina be comprehensive, probing and non-partisan.
falsehoods misleading oath
Such falsehoods and misleading statements, made under oath before Congress, are shocking,
forces integrated watching work
I do want to tell you how much we appreciated watching all of the integrated forces at work as one,
comparison complex economic recovery situation
By comparison to New York's economic recovery challenges, Louisiana's situation is vaster, more complex and will be more protracted,
buses either lift measure necessary running walk whatever
They've been running buses in through the night. We're going to get them out, either by boat, lift them out by helicopter, or if we can walk them to the buses, we'll do it. Whatever is necessary, whatever measure is necessary is what we'll do.:
encouraged messages
I'm very encouraged by the messages I got,
creation job talk
I have come here to talk about job creation,