CNN keeps playing NO mayor's strong message ( transcript )

[Kurovski]

Edit: tune in, they will be playing more of the interview. 4:00 am Pacific. Keep tuned to CNN, they are going to play more in the next hour. (Maybe all day?)Geez, these people know how to increase viewership.

I think this is what DUer's have been talking about. The "we've been left to die " message.

Newscaster said it was remarkable, or amazing.

Read below (DrDebug's post #58) for a rush transcript of the interview.

[Kurovski]

1. On now

[XanaDUer]

2. Good for him!

...

[Kurovski]

5. it's good

"God is looking down on them, and they will pay a price" The feds, Bush.

[NYC]

3. It is remarkable. Everybody listen.

[RSchewe]

4. WOW! He is PISSED! n/t

[Kurovski]

6. and they're playing the whole interview

Get in there and listen, folks

[Kurovski]

7. kick

[RSchewe]

98. kick n/t

[BootinUp]

8. Why is the news guy continuously hinting that the

Military can't help because the Governor has not done something to allow it?

[SofaKingLiberal]

10. Cause hes a piece of shit

[Kurovski]

20. he's not a piece of shit HE AGREES.

[BootinUp]

30. agreed

but I would like to know who is saying that there is some law or procedure holding up the relief, where is the reporter hearing this exactly.

[Kurovski]

57. they were hinting because perhaps

it would have made it "political " to name names.

But it was so beautifully NOT political.

It was an angry cry to help the people of his city.

If any RightWing yappers on the TEEVEE say otherwise, feel free to rip out their eyeballs by way of their anus...

[Name removed]

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[SofaKingLiberal]

60. K, I'm too quick on the draw today

[Kurovski]

65. I hear ya. all is forgiven, and there is plenty to be pissed about.

carry on... :-)

[Kurovski]

12. i don't think he did.

he agreed with the mayor, the interviewer was saying others seem to think that.

[NashVegas]

102. Gotta Wonder

If Blanco was told/asked to NOT make an official call for help.

[ananda]

107. nasty politics bc Blanco's a Dem??

It looks as if Bush wants to punish NOLA for being blue and the state of LA for having a Dem governor.

This is SO sick. Ugggggggghhhhhhh.

Sue

[nine23]

9. Man, this should be played HOURLY on ALL the major networks...

...until they get some help in NO. Jeezus...

[HysteryDiagnosis]

13. Holy sh*t, George, you are TOAST.

[yankeedem]

11. Talking about drug addicts looking for a fix

and becoming violent and looting hospitals.

CNN has been the best of the 3 networks in this crisis.

This mayor is mad as hell and won't take it anymore. Talking about how we can send money to Iraq but can't act on NO.

[ThoughtCriminal]

14. I'm stunned

It actually is worse than I thought. Even worse than Cassandra told me.

[mixedview]

15. regardless of party - mayors are always the best - like Rudy on 9/11

mayors are most connected to the city, and are always the least ideolgical.

this guy is telling it like it is, dammit !

[RSchewe]

16. So let me get this straight, red tape is stoppping the help?!

Amazing interview. He is spilling his guts. This is serious.

[rodeodance]

89. yes, it is red tape-everyone seems to need to get official permission

from everybody. Look at Fema director yesterday-saying he just heard yesteday! (whether this is true of not I do not know)--

[ET Awful]

17. Ray Nagin is my new hero.

Damn.

[Kurovski]

18. if any mother f*cker dares to call this "political" I hope God

sends a bolt of lightening straight up their idiot ass.

[rodeodance]

19. Get off you asses and get down here!

[rodeodance]

24. He is tired of taking the blame and wants help-resources, buses, etc.

[Libby2]

21. Good For Him !!!

They are both crying

[Maine-ah]

22. OMFG.

OMFG. Everyone, right now, if you can, start flooding government offices with email, phone calls letters.

I am so fucking angry, I'm sitting here crying. The guy on cnn is crying. WHAT THE FUCK IS FUCKING WRONG WITH OUR FUCKING GOVERNMENT!!! THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS.

[libhill]

115. They are typical

self serving, self interested, pond scum fucking politicians.

[Kurovski]

23. And the interview ended with both in tears.

We all gotta hear this, there are internet links to it.

[qanda]

25. Wow!

I guess he won't be cutting anymore $1,000 checks for Bush.

[XanaDUer]

29. He's a Republican?

He gave Bush $1000.00?

:shrug:

[enigmatic]

48. He's a Democrat n/t

[qanda]

64. He's a DINO

Supported Bush in 2000 and supported Jindal, the Republican, over Blanco for governor. I don't know who he supported in 2004, but I doubt it was Kerry.

[rodeodance]

72. whatever stripe he is-he needs help now for the people.

[RSchewe]

75. After hearing this, I doubt he will be anymore... n/t

[kath]

123. Thanks, quando- I posted on another thread that he was a Bush supporter,

(after reading it here) and got slammed for it.

[TexasLady]

26. OH God to hear him cry!!!

Im crying again,too...:cry:

Mayor, KEEP TALKING!!!

[Orrin_73]

27. Hallaluya what a message

unbelievable, this will shock the very foundations of the Bush administration!!!!!!!!!!!

[rodeodance]

34. I hope it does!

[Wizard777]

28. I Love this guy! He's not afraid to speak his mind and tell teh truth.

Don't worry about any getting into any trouble. We got your back Bro!

[RSchewe]

31. How can Bush do a helicopter tour with people shooting at the choppers?

Seems like a dangerous thing to do since the rescue choppers are afraid to fly in.

[RBHam]

37. The CIA will hold their fire for the Prez

nt

[ReadTomPaine]

44. Heh. n/t

[kath]

124. heh, very good point, RBH.

[Biased Liberal Media]

32. I can't sleep- if only all mayors could stand up for their people

as much as he did.

I do not blame him at all...I'm sitting here in tears along with him.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

35. In your face truth and reality!! Thanks for posting

I would have missed it and it was in your face truth.

[Kurovski]

Oh sweet lord, my pleasure whoopass. n/t

[Hekate]

36. God, that was powerful

Talk about speaking truth to power. I hope that tape gets aired all over the place tomorrow. Thanks for the alert.

Hekate

#Why won't the Chickenhawk cross the road?#

[OhioChick]

38. OMG........

I wake up hoping to finally hear some decent news today and hear this??? Didn't anyone arrive there overnight??

[Alamom]

40. No, he said no help

is there yet. Glad you heard.

[OhioChick]

45. Hey there.........

Glad to see you, Alamom!

WTH is going on??

[Alamom]

53. It's worse than reported last night.

I've been up for several hours and the interviews are getting worse and worse. No one who has been interviewed has seen any help.

[OhioChick]

62. You've got to be shitting me........

5 %$%# days and help still hasn't arrived for them? Sweet mercy...........and where the hell is jackass * today?

[Alamom]

66. "They" still say he is going to NO today...

after what has been reported overnight...I will be very surprised if he sets foot on the ground.

Maybe another high altitude flyover

[OhioChick]

69. What an asshole...........

I just read over the interview that someone posted and am shocked beyond words...........Every damn day is worse than the previous and nothing is being done. It sickens me. I hope the rest of the country is outraged. My God.......those poor people.

[Alamom]

81. CNN said they going to replay his interview

I hope everyone in this counntry realizes this could happen anywhere a major disaster happens.

More storms, fires, floods, quakes, "T" attacks...I don't expect to ever see them do any better than they have here.

We have no Leaders, we have no Government.

[Kurovski]

92. 'It could happen anywhere."

we were just talking about that here at my house yesterday.

[OhioChick]

94. We were talking about that here, too.

It could be us there and no one in the government would give a damn.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

110. Yep and this could be anyone anywhere...

It was the tsunami victims and many helped but many said f*ck 'em it's not me. Now for the gulf coast it is you. Who is next? California earthquake? Gulf coast again when a new hurricane hits? Hurricane season lasts until November right?

[sickinohio]

105. He's probably sleeping off another

hangover so he can get ready to pop some xanax before he does the heroic thing and "fly over the area in a helicopter today"! This is totally unfucking believable that this is happening in "Amuraka". This administration all needs to be thrown in jail, or, better yet, thrown in the middle of the Superdome or the Convention Center right smack dab in the center of it all!!!!

:mad: :banghead: :cry: :cry: :banghead: :grr: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[LosinIt]

39. of course it's 6;30AM east coast, but maybe they will re-air it

it is a powerful piece. I want my mother to hear this. I am so sick of hearing from people that "wellll, it takes a while for help to get there". The fuck it does. If NO had taken the Cat 5 hit to the west of them like they thought it would originally and the levees had broken right away this devastation would have happened on a faster scale. This is what they were expecting. So why weren't they mobilizing troops when Georgie Boy declared a disaster area before Katrina hit? This is just total incompetence.

[leftchick]

51. I was shocked to wake up and hear him

omg bush is just leaving them there to die! That was such an emtional tape. fuck I am crying.

:cry:

[Kurovski]

93. they have said they will.

[RSchewe]

41. I am dumbfounded... n/t

[rodeodance]

43. They shoud re-play Cafferty's rant of yesterday also!-over and over!

[Lindsay]

42. I hope they keep playing this all day,

and that other media pick it up.

The country and the world need to hear this.

[rodeodance]

46. nominated.

[rodeodance]

49. a transcript should be available soon.

[DrDebug]

58. Rush Transcript (from another thread)

http://rapidshare.de/files/4632564/nagin.mp3.html

Rush transcript of the file (probably contains errors, but it gives you an idea)

...
I mean to dictate and to manage military resources down here and I'll fix it for you. You call him right now and you call the governor and you tell them to deligate the power that they have to the mayor of New Orleans and we'll get this damn thing fixed.

It's politics man and they are playing games and they are spinning it. They are out there spinning for the cameras.

> But can't they just... If nothing else look at 25% of their energy coming from this state is not flowing through the pipelines. We are on the verge of anarchy. Can't they understand that if nothing else they are going to be hurt politically?

I don't know what they are doing. I mean the airconditioning must be good, because I haven't had any in 5 days. And maybe there's some smoke coming out of the airconditioning unit that is clogging some folks' vision.

> Have you talked to the president.

I've talked directly to the pResident. I've talked to the head of Homeland Security.

> What they say?

I've talked to everybody under the sun. I've been out there. I've flown these helicopters. Been in the crowds. Talking to people. Crying. Don't know where their relatives are. I've done it all, man!

And I'll tell you, man: I'll keep hearing that it is coming This is coming. That is coming. And my answer to that today is: BS! Where is the beef? There is no beef in this city. There is no beef anywhere in south-east Louisiana and these goddamned ships which are coming: I don't see them!

> What did you say to the pResident of the United States and what did he say to you?

I basically told him that we had an incredible crisis here and that him flying over it on AirForce One does not do it justice and that I have been all around this city and I am very frustrated because we are not able to master resources and we are outmaned in about every respect.

Do you know the reason why the looters got out of control? Because we had most of our resources saving people, 1000s of people that where stuck in attics, man. The old ladies. When you pull of the ventilator vents and look down there and standing there in water upto their fricking neck.

They don't have a clue what is going on down there. They flew down here. One time. Two days after the doggawn event was over with TV cameras, AP reports, all kinds of goddamn - excuse my French everybody in America, but I am pissed.

> Did you say to the pResident of the United States. I need the military in here?

I said I need everything. Now, We'll tell you this: I'll give the pResident some credit on this. He send one John Wayne dude down here that can get some stuff done and his name is General Armery(sp?) and he came of the doggawn chopper and he started cussing and people started moving and he is getting some stuff done. They are going to give that guy - if they don't want to give it to me - full authority to get the job done and we can safe some people.

> What do you need right now to get control of this situation?

I need reinforcements. I need troops, man. I need 500 buses, man and we are talking - one of the briefings we were talking about public school bus drivers and come down here and bus people.

I'm like you gotta be kidding me. This is a national disaster. Get every doggawn Greyhound busline in the country and get their asses moving to New Orleans. That's them thinking small, man and this a major, major, MAJOR deal. And I can't emphasise it enough, man. This is crazy

I've got 15-20,000 people over there at the Convention Center. It is bursting at the seems. The poor people in Tammany(?) Parish. They are airevacing people over here in New Orleans. We don't have anything and we are sharing with our brothers in Tammany Parish. It is awful down here.

> Do you believe that the pResident is seeing this and holding news conferences on this, but can't do anything until Kathlyn Blanco requested to do it and do you know whether or not she has made that request.

I have no idea what they are doing, but I will tell you this: You know God is looking down on all this and if they are not doing everything in their power to safe people they are going to pay the price. Because everyday that people delay, people are dying! And they are dying by the hunderds down there. I'm willing to bet ya.

We are getting reports and calls that are breaking my heart from people saying: I've been in my attic. I can't take it anymore. The water is upto my neck. I don't think I can hold out and that is happening as we speak.

And you know what really upsets me, G... (?)
We told everybody of the importance of the 17th Canal Street issue. We said please, please take care of this and we don't care what you do figure it out.

> Who did you say that to?

Everybody! Governor, Homeland Security, FEMA, you name it - we've said it and - you know - they've allowed that pumping station next to pumping station 6 to go under water. People to stay there and endanger their lives. And what happened was that when that pumping station went down, the water started flowing again into the city and it started to get to levels that probably killed more people.

In addition to that, we had water flowing through the pipes of this city. That's a powerstation over there. So there is no water flowing anymore on the East bank of New Orleans Parish. The critical water supply was destroyed, because of lack of action.

> Why couldn't they drop the 3000 pound sand bags or the containers that they were talking about earlier? Was it an enginering feat that just couldn't be done?

They said it was some pullies that they had to manufactor, but you know in a state of emergency you are crazy and you figure out ways to get stuff done. Then they told me that they went overnight and that they build 17 concrete structures and that they had the pullies on them and that we are going to drop them.

I flew over that thing yesterday and it is in the same shape that it was after the storm hit. There is nothing happening! And they are feeding the public a line of bull and it's spinning and people are dying down there

> If some of the public called and they are right. There is a law that the pResident, the federal government can't do anything without local or state request would you request Martial Law?

I've already called for martial law in the city of New Orleans. We did that a few days ago.

> Did the governor do that too?

I don't know. I don't think so. But we called for martial law when we realised that the looting was getting out of control and we directed all police officers to direct them to controlling the streets. They were dirty, dead tired from saving people, but they worked all night because we thought that this thing was going to blow wide open last night, so we redirected all of our resources and held it under check. I'm not sure whether we can do that another night with the current resources and I am telling you right now:

They are showing all these reports of people looting and doing all the weird stuff - and there are doing that - but people are desperate and they are trying to find food and water. The majority of them. And you've got some knuckleheads out there and they are taking advantage of this lawless, this situation where - you know - we can't really control it and they are doing some awful, awful things, but that's a small minority of the people.

Most of the people are looking to try and survive. And one of these things. Nobody talked about these things. Drugs flowing in and out of New Orleans and the surrounding metropolitan area so freely it was scary to me and that's why we had the escalation in Murrays. People don't want to talk about this, but I want to talk about this.

You had drug addicts that are now walking around this city looking for a fix and that's the reason why they were breaking in hospitals and drugstores. They are looking for something to take the edge off their Jones if you will and right now they don't have anything to take the edge off and they've probably found guns, so what you see is drugstarving, crazy addicts - drugaddicts that are reacking havoc and we don't have the manpower to deal with it. We can only target certain sections of the city and form a perimeter around them and hope to God that we are not overrun.

> Well you and I must be in the minority, because apparantly there is a section of our citizenry out there that thinks that because of a law that the Federal Government can't come unless requested by the proper people. That everything which is going on to this point has been done as good as it can possibly be.

Really??

> I know you don't really feel that way?

Well did the Tsunami victims request. Go through a formal process to send a request?
Did the Iraqi people request that we go in there? Did they ask us to go in there?

What is more important? This is - I tell you man - I'm probably going to get in a whole bunch of problem. I probably get in so much trouble it ain't even funny. They don't even want to deal with me after this interview is over.

> You and I will be in the funny place together.

But... we authorized 8(0) billion dollars to go to Iraq. After 9/11 we gave the pResident unprecedented powers to take of New York and other places. You mean to tell me where most of y'all is coming through. A place that is so unique. When you mention New Orleans all over the world, everybody's eyes light up. You mean to tell me that a place where you probably have 1000s of people that have died and 1000s more that are dying everyday - that we can't figure out a way to authorize the resources that we need?

C'mon man. I'm not one of the those drug addicts - I am thinking very clearly and I don't know whose problem it is. I don't know whether it is the governor's problem. I don't know whether it is the president's problem. But somebody needs to get their ass on the plane and sit down - the two of them - and figure this out right now!

> What can we do here.

Keep talking about it.

> We'll do that. What else can we do?

Organize people to write letters to their congressmen (email), to the president, to the governor. Flood their doggawn offices with requests to do something. This is ridiculous. I don't want to see anybody to anymore goddamn press conferences. Put a moratorium on press conferences. Don't do another press conference until the resources are in this city and then come down to the city and spend with us when there are military trucks and troops that we can't even count. Don't tell me 40,000 people are coming in. THEY ARE NOT HERE! It's too doggawn late! Get off your asses and let's do something and let's fix the biggest doggawn crisis in the history of this country

> I'll say it right now: You are the only politician that has called and called for arms like this and whatever it takes the governor, president, whatever law president it takes, whatever it takes, I'll bet that the people listening to you are on your side

Well, I hope so Garland. I am at the point now where it don't matter. People are dying. They don't have homes. They don't have jobs. The city of New Orleans will never be the same ... in this time ...

> That's mayor Nagine in an interview ...

[rodeodance]

67. hey thanks-I missed the beginning of it. "Where is the beef"? he asks

....And I'll tell you, man: I'll keep hearing that it is coming This is coming. That is coming. And my answer to that today is: BS! Where is the beef? There is no beef in this city. There is no beef anywhere in south-east Louisiana and these goddamned ships which are coming: I don't see them!

[Kurovski]

Thanks for posting this, DrDebug! Now it's worth nominating

for greatest.

[RSchewe]

79. Just noticed the audio clip link on this post. Thanks. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

97. IOW, STOP patting each other on the back AND FUCKING DO

SOMETHING to SAVE these People! I missed the live interview so thanks very much for posting this! He's right, they probably won't deal with him after this very hard hitting and very revealing interview.

[Window]

99. Thanks so much for sharing this.

Good for you Mayor Nagin!

[RSchewe]

108. kick n/t

[Misunderestimator]

113. I love this man. I hope his passion pays off with more help.

Dammit

[Alamom]

47. I hope so, too.

[rodeodance]

55. He wants the President to take a personal interest in saving people!

[rodeodance]

59. He really slammed all the press conferences that get so much attention!

[RSchewe]

50. RECOMMENDED! n/t

[Robeson]

52. Incredible interview. Absolutely incredible....

...A politician telling the hard truths. So rare.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

54. That was one hell of a wake up call

I recorded it so I hear it again and again.

[shockra]

56. That was spellbinding.

I can't believe I heard it on CNN.

[rodeodance]

63. It should shame the hell out of the Fed Gov.---people are still dying!

[laylah]

61. Could you please

recap for those of us who don't have cable? Or maybe provide a link? Thanks!

Jenn

[RSchewe]

68. They mayor basically had an extraordinarily emotional rant on TV

The kind you never hear. He ripped everyone and said that they are basically being left for dead. It was a long interview and he was pissed calling out everyone, putting it all out on the line. He pretty much criticized everyone.

Amazing.

[rodeodance]

70. see post 58-someone posted a rush transcript.

[RSchewe]

71. Just saw it, thanks, everyone should recommend this! n/t

[wake.up.america]

78. Amazing how people just cannot get it together.-

Bush invades Iraq, without reason with proper logistics, and now New Orleans.

Republicans still support the jerk!

You give someone hot coffee in McDonald's, they spill it you get sued, you lose your job.

You screw up like Bush, you give a press interview and people yell USA, USA, USA. I am so sick of hearing that!

[NYC]

104. Link to audio.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4573721

Follow the instructions.

[rodeodance]

73. kick

[MsTryska]

74. man, the mayor told it like it is......

and I am so glad he did.

I keep hearing there's all these troops down there, and they've been there - well where the fuck?

[steve2470]

76. kick nt

[rodeodance]

77. It needs to be pipelined into Bush's earpierce!!

[rodeodance]

80. "everyday that people delay, people are dying!"--yes yes yes

[rodeodance]

83. they are replaying some of it --"I give the President some credit......

[rodeodance]

85. now they are bleeking our the swear words which they included earlier.

[RSchewe]

82. Getting replayed on CNN. n/t

[Kurovski]

84. ON NOW again!

[rodeodance]

86. It is powrful--even this short clip (see # 58 for transcript)

[rodeodance]

88. He is right-they need buses!! and drivers!! etc etc.

[RSchewe]

87. You know this is going to get attacked, I wonder what will be said

to try to discredit what he is saying and by whom.

[rodeodance]

90. Cnn telling FEMA that they get intel than they do (the Convention Center)

[RSchewe]

91. Kick! n/t

[shadowknows69]

95. trying to link it to my website

but my server is being evil today. or at least republican...hmmm i wonder.

[RSchewe]

96. Morning Sedition on Air America is playing it now! n/t

[RSchewe]

103. They are going to play more again later. n/t

[Lochloosa]

100. Why does this Thread have only 11 VOTES FOR THE GREATEST PAGE

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ POST 58!!!!

IMPEACHMENT IS TO GOOD FOR *

[RSchewe]

101. kick

[Kurovski]

106. Playing interview again

[RSchewe]

109. The AP reports on the interview...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/K/KATRINA_ANGRY_MAYOR_HK1?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-09-02-08-26-14

[Kurovski]

114. Thanks! good to see word of this spread.

[RSchewe]

111. kick

[BrklynLiberal]

112. kick!

Heartbreaking interview....

[Kurovski]

116. Once again playing parts of the interview.

[Kurovski]

117. CNN IS playing this all day long. Next half hour: full interview

coming up. it is now around 7:00 am pacific time

Keep this kicked.

[RSchewe]

118. The interview is getting major airplay on CNN and AAR

It is getting played in it's entirety time after time.

[Kurovski]

120. It's incredible, but shouldn't be.

EVERYONE is furious and heartbroken over this horror in NO.

CNN & AAR know this HAS TO BE HEARD by everyone till we keep calling out reps to DO SOMETHING.

[Citizen Jane]

119. Springer playing it at the top of the hour every hour

Or so he just said while I was driving to work.

Edit for typo

[apnu]

121. MIRRORS of the interview with Nagin are HERE:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4577184&mesg_id=4577184

[Kurovski]

122. Thanks. n/t

[Helga Scow Stern]

125. Playing an excerpt now: Enough God damned press conferences!