When The Levees Broke: a Reqieum in Quotes Pt.II

Tuesday:

- "Wathing in the water, wathing through the water..." (Opening Prayer)

- "[Our people were] thrown to the four corners of this nation."

- "George Bush doesn't care about black people!" (Kanye West)

- "It is what it is." (Mike Meyers)

- "Go fuck yourself Mr. Cheney!"

"He says it to people in Congress." (Dr. Ben Marble)

- "He stayed on holiday while people in New Orleans were drowning." (British reporter in regards to George Bush right after Katrina hit)

- "Two, three days is too late to take responsibility!"

- "President Bush can kiss my ass!" (Sheryl Livadays)

- "The aftermath is worse than the levees breaking"

- "Black Friday because that's what I see." (Phyllis Montana LeBlanc in regards to the Friday after thanksgiving a.k.a "Black Friday")

- "This is working well for them. A lot of them were underprivileged." (Barbara Bush)

- "And I aint Mike Jones!" (Phyllis Montana LeBlanc after giving out her phone number so that Barbara Bush could give her a call.)

- "Transform the Jericho Road" (Quoted from Martin Luther King)

- "If they wanted us in New Orleans, they wouldn't have tried to drown us and kill us! So I'm not going back so they can finish the job!"

- "Why don't you give them a ticket back home?" (In regards to the govt. shipping people away, but not giving them a way to get back)

- "Without black people, New Orleans would be like a bad version of Disney World."

- "The Paris of the South." (Wynton Marsalis talking about the history of N.O.)

- "It looked like someone had dropped a nuclear bomb."

- "Everything was gray."

- "I knew it was devastation, but I didn't think it was this bad. It's unbelievable!"

- "It's like someone violated your mama!" (Wynton Marsalis)

- "I've been on six different medications...." (In regards to the stress after Katrina)

- "And I never got a chance to say goodbye!" (Serena's mom)

- "She was in the kitchen under a refrigerator."

- "Katrina didn't do in New Orleans. The Army Corp of Engineers did!"

- "We didn't know why these things failed." (Army Corp of Engineers rep.)

- "We had a catastrophic failure."

- "You can't sue the Army Corp. of Engineers."

- "If they knew it could happen. It's almost like they let it happen."

- "We'd all be driving Bentleys." (In regards to the fact that the U.S. Govt. take all of the income from the oil refinaries and gives nothing to LA or New Orleans.)

- "Give us our got damn money. Give us our gas money and you can kiss our ass!"

- No place like home. (Sign)

- "Where is my government?"

- "FEMA's a disaster!"

- "FEMA's a joke!"

- "Whenever I decide to give some a blow job!" (Sheryl Livadays in regards to when her trailer will get electricity.

- "Quit the bullshit!"

- "It took all 30 years to pay that $13,000." (Wendell ____ a.k.a. Dude from 'The Wire')

- "They come up with any way to get out of paying!" (Wendell ____ a.k.a. Dude from 'The Wire' in regards to the insurance companies)

- "You are not in good hands... with Allstate!" (Wendell ____ a.k.a. Dude from 'The Wire')

- "Why didn't you tell me that in New Orleans?"

"I've been paying them for 50 years!" (Wendell ____ a.k.a. Dude from 'The Wire's father in regards to his payment from the insurance company)

- "New Orleans is surrounded by water!" (Lady at N.O. meeting/hearing)

- "Lego levees"

- "We need a diffeent government!"

- "Is it safe?" (Spike Lee)
"No it's not safe." (Civil engineer being interviewed)

- "Out of all the brokeness, I am healing." (Phyllis Montana LeBlanc)