I dont think that any person can fix FEMA. I think FEMA needs a total restructuring. I think it needs to be taken from scratch and redone. The regulations are outdated; the rules are outdated. Ray Nagin More Quotes by Ray Nagin More Quotes From Ray Nagin Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I had better news for you but we are facing a storm that most of us have feared. This is a threat that we've never faced before. Ray Nagin better you storm news We are facing a storm that most of us have long feared. Ray Nagin us most storm long We could receive a storm surge of three to five feet. Ray Nagin storm five three feet We're learning as we go. We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat of a hurricane. Ray Nagin go understand learning time At the end of the day, I believe truth is stronger than any lie that's out there. Ray Nagin lie day truth believe If it were my decision, I'd knock the Superdome down. If I couldn't knock it down, I'd just open the roof and gut the whole inside - totally modernize it. If you just dust it off and paint a little bit but don't reimage it, the legacy will be horrible. Ray Nagin down you legacy decision When people are dying, bureaucracy should be thrown out of the water. Ray Nagin bureaucracy dying water people The reality of Katrina didn't really strike me until the first time I flew up in a helicopter and saw areas of the city that I had ridden my bicycle as a youth being fully flooded. Ray Nagin city me youth time I want to continue to stay plugged into New Orleans and help people who are still struggling with the recovery here, and then, if I can help around the country and around the world, absolutely, I'll be open to that. Ray Nagin new country people world I'll just tell you, I'm not a big FEMA fan. Ray Nagin big just tell you I was among the people in the Superdome. I knew what was going on every minute. I did not have air conditioning nor shower facilities. I made decisions based upon facts and not what I thought was going to happen. So history will judge me based upon those actions. Ray Nagin judge me history people This city will be chocolate at the end of the day. This city will be a majority-African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. Ray Nagin city day you god I'm a lifelong Democrat, but I have supported some Republicans. I'm all about results, man. If somebody can deliver, that's where I'm gonna go. It's about who can get the job done. Ray Nagin job go man done I need a break from politics, that's for sure. This is the hardest job in America. Ray Nagin need job politics america
