[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Rita - Don't Get Stuck On Stupid

[brad haslett]

Bill,

Here is a link to the video.  It appears to be 2:25
Pacific yesterday afternoon.

http://thepoliticalteen.net/2005/09/20/stuckonstupid/

"Don't Get Stuck On Stupid" is destined to enter our
language as the latest catch phrase.

Brad

--- Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Brad,
> 
> Exactly when is "a little bit ago"?  I've had a some
> difficulty finding 
> this press conference.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> brad haslett wrote:
> 
> >You gotta love this guy.  Too bad he wasn't in
> charge
> >during Katrina.  Brad
> >
> >----------------------------
> >
> >New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin held a press conference
> a
> >little bit ago, and started losing control to a
> media
> >pool assembled that was showing signs of panic, due
> to
> >the previous incompetence in the region by the
> local
> >and state government. Lt. Gen. Russel Honore
> stepped
> >in and literally took over. Here's what he had to
> say:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Honore: And Mr. Mayor, let's go back, because I can
> >see right now, we're setting this up as he said, he
> >said, we said. All right? We are not going to go,
> by
> >order of the mayor and the governor, and open the
> >convention center for people to come in. There are
> >buses there. Is that clear to you? Buses parked.
> There
> >are 4,000 troops there. People come, they get on a
> >bus, they get on a truck, they move on. Is that
> clear?
> >Is that clear to the public? 
> >
> >Female reporter: Where do they move on... 
> >
> >Honore: That's not your business. 
> >
> >Male reporter: But General, that didn't work the
> first
> >time... 
> >
> >Honore: Wait a minute. It didn't work the first
> time.
> >This ain't the first time. Okay? If...we don't
> control
> >Rita, you understand? So there are a lot of pieces
> of
> >it that's going to be worked out. You got good
> public
> >servants working through it. Let's get a little
> trust
> >here, because you're starting to act like this is
> your
> >problem. You are carrying the message, okay? What
> >we're going to do is have the buses staged. The
> >initial place is at the convention center. We're
> not
> >going to announce other places at this time, until
> we
> >get a plan set, and we'll let people know where
> those
> >locations are, through the government, and through
> >public announcements. Right now, to handle the
> number
> >of people that want to leave, we've got the
> capacity.
> >You will come to the convention center. There are
> >soldiers there from the 82nd Airborne, and from the
> >Louisiana National Guard. People will be told to
> get
> >on the bus, and we will take care of them. And
> where
> >they go will be dependent on the capacity in this
> >state. We've got our communications up. And we'll
> tell
> >them where to go. And when they get there, they'll
> be
> >able to get a chance, an opportunity to get
> >registered, and so they can let their families know
> >where they are. But don't start panic here. Okay?
> >We've got a location. It is in the front of the
> >convention center, and that's where we will use to
> >migrate people from it, into the system. 
> >
> >Male reporter: General Honore, we were told that
> >Berman Stadium on the west bank would be another
> >staging area... 
> >
> >Honore: Not to my knowledge. Again, the current
> place,
> >I just told you one time, is the convention center.
> >Once we complete the plan with the mayor, and is
> >approved by the governor, then we'll start that in
> the
> >next 12-24 hours. And we understand that there's a
> >problem in getting communications out. That's where
> we
> >need your help. But let's not confuse the questions
> >with the answers. Buses at the convention center
> will
> >move our citizens, for whom we have sworn that we
> will
> >support and defend...and we'll move them on. Let's
> not
> >get stuck on the last storm. You're asking last
> storm
> >questions for people who are concerned about the
> >future storm. Don't get stuck on stupid, reporters.
> We
> >are moving forward. And don't confuse the people
> >please. You are part of the public message. So help
> us
> >get the message straight. And if you don't
> understand,
> >maybe you'll confuse it to the people. That's why
> we
> >like follow-up questions. But right now, it's the
> >convention center, and move on. 
> >
> >Male reporter: General, a little bit more about why
> >that's happening this time, though, and did not
> have
> >that last time... 
> >
> >Honore: You are stuck on stupid. I'm not going to
> >answer that question. We are going to deal with
> Rita.
> >This is public information that people are
> depending
> >on the government to put out. This is the way we've
> >got to do it. So please. I apologize to you, but
> let's
> >talk about the future. Rita is happening. And right
> >now, we need to get good, clean information out to
> the
> >people that they can use. And we can have a
> >conversation on the side about the past, in a
> couple
> >of months. 
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >	
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