Charlie Melancon
Charlie Melancon
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Melançonis the incoming secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. From 2005 to 2011, he was the U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. In 2010, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by the retiring Republican David Vitter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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When you are pulling people out of the water and off of rooftops, there are no Republicans and no Democrats.
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Tie or not for tonight? Button down blue shirt?
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We know very little about the role that you played,
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I think too many of the politicians in Washington have forgotten simple ideals like solving problems and helping neighbors. The Washington game is more about scoring points or sticking it to the other guy.
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I'm a proud fighter for the little guy and the people of my state who are struggling to make ends meet. That's what Louisiana values are about.
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Clearly, he understands now the tremendous challenges we face and how much we are counting on FEMA and the resources of our nation, ... The president, by his statements today, is demonstrating the leadership and accountability needed to get the inadequate federal response to this crisis behind us and move forward with rebuilding Louisiana.
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As bad as things are in south Louisiana right now, can you imagine how much worse they'd be without functioning local governments?
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For that reason, as the representative of the homeless, the inundated, the destroyed and the dead, we ask you to give your full support to the formation of an independent, non-partisan commission,
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All the president's visit did was tie up New Orleans for a couple of hours.
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If history is any indication, then no, I don't think they're ready. They are still not prepared for doing all that's required for Katrina.