New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin's Message

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Sat, Sep 3, 2005 11:34AM

Mayor Ray Nagin Audio from WWL-AM radio. aired Sept 1st at 4:45pm.

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"...you tell him (the president) to authorize me to dictate and
give me executive powers. to allow me to dictate and to manage military resources down here and i'll fix this for ya.",
"you call him right now (the president) and you call the governer, and tell them to delegate the powers that they have to the Mayor of New Orleans (himself) and we'll get this dammed thing fixed.",
"It's Politics man and their playing games and their spinning, there out there spinning for the cameras."
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"i keep hearing that its coming (massive help). this is coming and that is coming. my answer to that today is BS,
where is the beef? Cuz there is no beef in this city.
There is no beef anywhere in South East Louisiana,
and these Goddammed shifts that are 'coming'...
I dont see them."

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Sat, Sep 3, 2005 12:12PM

The mayor lashed out at the government, saying: "I have no idea what they're doing, but I will tell you this: God is looking down on all this and if they're not doing everything in their power to save people, they are going to pay the price because every day that we delay, people are dying and they're dying by the hundreds."

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