Bill White
Bill White
From 2004 until 2010, this Democratic Party politician served as Mayor of Houston, Texas. Previously, during the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, White had held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1954
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Hurricane Rita is dangerous, and Houston is well-prepared,
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There is no good place to put a shelter that could take a direct hit from a Category 5 hurricane. I don't want anybody out there watching this and thinking that somebody is bound to open a local school for me on Friday, not with a hurricane packing these kinds of winds.
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There is no evidence we pose a danger. The evidence is that this other side is a danger.
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Pat Priest has the reputation of being one of the finest judges in the state, and he's a Democrat, and he has a reputation for being a scholar. He has a reputation of being scrupulously fair.
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Our meters don't start running until we pick the customer up,
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I expected a good demonstration and some good coverage of it. A lot of it exceeded my expectations.
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He wanted to know where he stood in this relationship. That's the only reason he went over there, ... He will tell you he had no intent to kill anyone.
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I think from the beginning it was clear what the judge intended.
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Use your common sense and (if) you doubt the capacity to withstand high winds, then we are asking you to evacuate, ... Few mobile homes, if any, could withstand some of the types of winds that may be characteristic of a hurricane that is of the projected magnitude of Rita. We are asking you to evacuate.
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We had dozens of church members asking how they could help, and be part of the solution. I am so gratified, even as my heart breaks over all the misery.
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We have a very firm policy that we do not discuss numbers,
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We need the citizens, who are the first line of defense and neighbor caring for neighbor in this community, to do your job and to go out and to actively look for those who may need assistance,
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I think there's a general awareness that's caused a spike in our tire business. Right now we're seeing a bit of a fall off in the Firestone passenger tire business, but that's the only line we carry, and frankly, it's not as dramatic a falloff as I would have expected.
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I think there's a general awareness that's caused a spike in our tire business, ... Right now we're seeing a bit of a fall off in the Firestone passenger tire business, but that's the only line we carry, and frankly, it's not as dramatic a falloff as I would have expected.