Ray Nagin
Ray Nagin
Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr., also known as C. Ray Nagin, previously served as the 60th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 2002 to 2010. A Democrat, Nagin became internationally known in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 June 1956
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
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I think it's going to send a wonderful message to the world that New Orleans is on the road to recovery.
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I think it's amazing he's making that claim. If he's got that kind of money in the bank, God bless him. We're gonna find out once the campaign reports start being filed.
We are facing a storm that most of us have long feared.
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Today I feel better about Rita, and I'm not as prone to do a hard, mandatory evacuation, ... But I want to leave that open as an option.
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I'm a lifelong Democrat, but I have supported some Republicans. I'm all about results, man. If somebody can deliver, that's where I'm gonna go. It's about who can get the job done.
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I had laid out like an eight-week to ten-week timeline where we could get the city back in semblance of order. It's probably been pushed back another four weeks as a result of this,
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It is important for people to see their homes and move forward with the process of building a new future for their families,
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He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing and people started moving, ... And he's getting some stuff done. They ought to give that guy - if they don't want to give it to me - give him full authority to get the job done, and we can save some people.
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He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing, and people started moving, ... I give the president some credit on this. He sent one John Wayne dude down here that can get some stuff done.
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Get people to higher ground and have the feds and the state airlift supplies to them -- that was the plan, man,
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Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I had better news for you but we are facing a storm that most of us have feared. This is a threat that we've never faced before.
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I was among the people in the Superdome. I knew what was going on every minute. I did not have air conditioning nor shower facilities. I made decisions based upon facts and not what I thought was going to happen. So history will judge me based upon those actions.
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Let me just say it one more time and make sure everybody understands it ... We will rebuild this entire city,
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People are saying it's too early to bring back jazz, the gumbo and the red beans, ... If it's too early, when is the right time?