Quotes of Kathleen Blanco - somelinesforyou

“ No one, it seems, even those at the highest level, seems to be able to break through the bureaucracy. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ We were begging for more resources, and you know, eventually, we got enough resources. It just took more days than we wanted it to take. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ These are some of the 40,000 extra troops that I have demanded,... They have M-16s, and they're locked and loaded... I have one message for these hoodlums: These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so if necessary, and I expect they will. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Everybody's scared, worried, desperate, and the living conditions there are horrible, so we're moving them out and trying to give them a little bit of ease. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ The radio system that is currently operational in the greater New Orleans area was designed to support 800 users; there are currently 2,500 users. To address the radio communications requirements, we need additional frequencies. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ No one, it seems, even those at the highest level, seems to be able to break through the bureaucracy. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ The entire Gulf Coast suffered, but Louisiana bore the brunt of this disaster. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ No one, it seems, even those at the highest level, seems to be able to break through the bureaucracy. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ The entire Gulf Coast suffered, but Louisiana bore the brunt of this disaster. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Education is a cornerstone of civilization, the strongest reinforcement that we can build to bridge the two Louisianas. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Well, it's a logistical nightmare,... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Well, it's a logistical nightmare,... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ We were begging for more resources, and you know, eventually, we got enough resources. It just took more days than we wanted it to take. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ It's not going to be a pretty sight. My next big worry is contamination and disease. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ It's not going to be a pretty sight. My next big worry is contamination and disease. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ The challenges presented by our budget crisis are some of the most difficult we have ever faced. We are - very simply put - adjusting to reality. These times, and our citizens, demand change. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Well, it's a logistical nightmare,... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ No one, it seems, even those at the highest level, seems to be able to break through the bureaucracy. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Well, it's a logistical nightmare,... We have identified other shelters in other parts of the state. Communities are ready to receive these people to help them out. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ The simple fact is that we needed something as simple and basic as buses delivered in a timely fashion from FEMA in order to save lives. They didn't do that. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ There were a half-dozen Scottish and English theater groups who were not invited but decided to go anyway, and camped around the edges of the festival,... A reporter saw some of the shows and said in a review that there were interesting things happening on the fringes of the festival; hence the term 'Fringe… ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ It's not going to be a pretty sight. My next big worry is contamination and disease. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ These troops are battle-tested. They have M-16s and are locked and loaded. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ It's not going to be a pretty sight. My next big worry is contamination and disease. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ Katrina and Rita altered the fabric of our society. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ I have one message for these hoodlums,... These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so if necessary. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ These are some of the 40,000 extra troops that I have demanded,... They have M-16s, and they're locked and loaded... I have one message for these hoodlums: These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so if necessary, and I expect they will. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ It's not going to be a pretty sight. My next big worry is contamination and disease. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ They are our soldiers. ”

- Kathleen Blanco

“ When I'm out hustling up new industries, I can offer Louisiana's many selling points. We have unmatched natural resources, a unique culture and fantastic workers. ”

- Kathleen Blanco
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