Terry Ebbert
Terry Ebbert
asking mayor national pushing
This is a national disgrace. We have got a mayor who has been pushing and asking but we're not getting supplies.
aid bail city command fema massive national send three tsunami victims
This is a national disgrace. FEMA has been here three days, yet there is no command and control. We can send massive amounts of aid to tsunami victims but we can't bail out the city of New Orleans.
struggle
It's been a four-month struggle to get moving.
compared dire encouragement far initial minor numbers relatively
There's some encouragement in the initial sweeps. ... The numbers (of dead) so far are relatively minor as compared with the dire predictions of 10,000.
learn lessons move next weekend
The lessons we learn this weekend will be incorporated into the next phase. We will move very carefully.
armed groups large
These are not individuals looting. These are large groups of armed individuals.
ask call food genius needed storm system
You don't have to be a genius to know when the storm hits, you're going to need water, food, diesel, gasoline, evacuation needs, helicopters, boats, medicine. So why does someone call me up when I don't have any communications and ask me, 'What do I need?' The system needed to go into automatic.