I didn't hear him when he said them, I only learned of the remarks when the Governor commented on them. I'm not a big fan of our Governor. I think she's made a lot of stupid remarks since this all started, but I was proud of her when I heard her speech. She demanded an apology from the speaker of the house, not asked for, but demanded. Yes, I heard he later recanted his statement, not long after saying it, but it doesn't matter. How could he have been so stupid to begin with?
What did he say? He commented that maybe we shouldn't try to rebuild the city of New Orleans. Maybe it was for the best just to let it die.
I'm sure there are some out there that might be thinking the same thing. It's one thing to think it, even say it if you're an average citizen, you've got the right to say or think whatever you want. But this is one of the most powerful men in the world, he's right after the vice president in order of succession. And he's going to tell a city of people that have lost their homes, their every possession, some their loved ones, that don't worry about coming back to your home, we're not going to build it, we're just going to level it down.
The governor said that all these people have is hope right now and such statements crushes such hope. I agree completely.
And for the record the city of New Orleans wasn't just build below sea level for the fun of it. It's actually sinking, but besides that it was build because of the port. New Orleans is one of the most important ports in this country.
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