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| Honore to Reporters: "You are Stuck on Stupid." |
| 2005-09-21 |
| Here's the transcript: Honore: And Mr. Mayor, let's go back, because I can see right now, we're setting this up as he said, he said, we said. All right? We are not going to go, by order of the mayor and the governor, and open the convention center for people to come in. There are buses there. Is that clear to you? Buses parked. There are 4,000 troops there. People come, they get on a bus, they get on a truck, they move on. Is that clear? Is that clear to the public? Female reporter: Where do they move on... Honore: That's not your business. Male reporter: But General, that didn't work the first time... Honore: Wait a minute. It didn't work the first time. This ain't the first time. Okay? If...we don't control Rita, you understand? So there are a lot of pieces of it that's going to be worked out. You got good public servants working through it. Let's get a little trust here, because you're starting to act like this is your problem. You are carrying the message, okay? What we're going to do is have the buses staged. The initial place is at the convention center. We're not going to announce other places at this time, until we get a plan set, and we'll let people know where those locations are, through the government, and through public announcements. Right now, to handle the number of people that want to leave, we've got the capacity. You will come to the convention center. There are soldiers there from the 82nd Airborne, and from the Louisiana National Guard. People will be told to get on the bus, and we will take care of them. And where they go will be dependent on the capacity in this state. We've got our communications up. And we'll tell them where to go. And when they get there, they'll be able to get a chance, an opportunity to get registered, and so they can let their families know where they are. But don't start panic here. Okay? We've got a location. It is in the front of the convention center, and that's where we will use to migrate people from it, into the system. Male reporter: General Honore, we were told that Berman Stadium on the west bank would be another staging area... Honore: Not to my knowledge. Again, the current place, I just told you one time, is the convention center. Once we complete the plan with the mayor, and is approved by the governor, then we'll start that in the next 12-24 hours. And we understand that there's a problem in getting communications out. That's where we need your help. But let's not confuse the questions with the answers. Buses at the convention center will move our citizens, for whom we have sworn that we will support and defend...and we'll move them on. Let's not get stuck on the last storm. You're asking last storm questions for people who are concerned about the future storm. Don't get stuck on stupid, reporters. We are moving forward. And don't confuse the people please. You are part of the public message. So help us get the message straight. And if you don't understand, maybe you'll confuse it to the people. That's why we like follow-up questions. But right now, it's the convention center, and move on. Male reporter: General, a little bit more about why that's happening this time, though, and did not have that last time... Honore: You are stuck on stupid. I'm not going to answer that question. We are going to deal with Rita. This is public information that people are depending on the government to put out. This is the way we've got to do it. So please. I apologize to you, but let's talk about the future. Rita is happening. And right now, we need to get good, clean information out to the people that they can use. And we can have a conversation on the side about the past, in a couple of months. |
| Posted by:RG |
| #21 "I am stuck on stupid, 'cause stupid's stuck on me. I am stuck on stupid, as you can plainly see. 'Cause it sticks on all dumbasses, be they in print or on teevee. I am stuck on stupid, 'cause stupid's stuck on me." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-09-21 22:05 |
| #20 chances are - the reporter's Producer would have to read the card to them |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-21 19:45 |
| #19 I live in Texas and regarding Rita we could use the rain. Looking forward to it! |
| Posted by: RG 2005-09-21 18:53 |
| #18 My brother lives in Spring, Texas, about 15 miles north of downtown Houston and about 20 feet above sea level. He and his family will board up their house tomorrow morning and head for New Braunfels, to stay with relatives until Rita has passed. My suggestion would be to go back to Pineville, LA, where we had the family reunion. It looks like New Braunfels will get more from Rita than Louisiana will. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-09-21 18:16 |
| #17 "Does anybody have the name of that reporter? I want to send him a card." I didn't know Hallmark made "Drop Dead" cards, Cyber Sarge. Maybe I'll look for a "You're Such A Loser" card to send him. ;-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-21 18:09 |
| #16 Riverwalk to become a log flume ride? Aieeeeee!!! |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-09-21 16:36 |
| #15 Barbara, we're ready: SAN ANTONIO -- San Antonio city officials say they're prepared to welcome residents displaced by Hurricane Rita, which reached Category 4 status Wednesday morning. The city is already housing about 3,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees, but Mayor Phil Hardberger says it can handle another influx of evacuees, if needed. "We'll probably use the shelters we have first, but if they fill up, the Red Cross has a great many more in reserve," said Hardberger. Hardberger said city leaders have learned from Katrina not to take any chances when it comes to preparing for Rita. "When you take the experts that we already have here, plus our own expertise in this, I do feel confident that San Antonio will be able to take care and do a good job with the evacuees," he said. She should pass to the east of us, expecting tropical force winds and rain. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-09-21 16:12 |
| #14 Sgt. Mom, if you're available, what's the report from San Antonio? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-21 15:22 |
| #13 Perhaps they will follow their "plan". Already evacuating the nursing homes and hospitals, next the poor and the helpless, then the able bodied. The schools are closed so they can use the buses and the drivers get to take their families out first, and that was in the pre plan, and probably in N.O.'s evacuation plan also. |
| Posted by: bman 2005-09-21 14:37 |
| #12 Obviously we're going to be more ready for Rita than Katrina because we like Texas better than Louisianna. Everybody knows that. Mom always liked Texas best, too. |
| Posted by: Fred 2005-09-21 14:05 |
| #11 Does anybody have the name of that reporter? I want to send him a card. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-09-21 14:05 |
| #10 Seafarious, that is when you just say you loose 'em to static electricity. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-09-21 14:04 |
| #9 .com, I could never get my chemistry equations to balance back in high school. Always had an electron or two left over... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-09-21 13:53 |
| #8 Wouldn't anybody - even a dimwit - be more worked up over Rita when Katrina is not even a month old? You'd have to have zero short-term memory; we know a lot don't have long-term memory! |
| Posted by: Hupereting Sputing8806 2005-09-21 13:38 |
| #7 Dems are calling for an investigation over why FEMA is more ready for Rita to hit Texas than they were for Katrina to hit Louisiana and Mississippi. The poor, dumb bastards just don't have anything else in the playbook. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2005-09-21 13:29 |
| #6 our "elite" media are really showing their weaknesses with their lame-brained squawking over the WOT, Katrina, Rita....et al |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-21 11:20 |
| #5 America Social Chemistry 201 Equation A*: chatter + anti-chatter = chatter² Equation B*: chatter + anti-chatter = anti-chatter + humor energy * Big Dog In Charge Effect: A - Activated when the Big Dog is a wet-finger-in-the-wind idiotarian PC fuckwit. B - Activated when the Big Dog delegates authority and trust to professionals to get the job done. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-09-21 11:14 |
| #4 I love the hard charging military types. They do not suffer fools greatly. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-09-21 09:20 |
| #3 Speaking truth to stupid. Say on, brother Honore. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-09-21 08:56 |
| #2 Better yet, have him run for Governor of LA against Blankout. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-09-21 08:49 |
| #1 Put this guy on the fast track to his 4th star. He's got Rummyspeak down pat. |
| Posted by: Steve 2005-09-21 08:39 |