"There's way too many frickin' -- excuse me -- cooks in the kitchen."

"I need reinforcements, I need troops, man. I need 500 buses. Get every dog-gone Greyhound bus line in the country and…"

"I just tell you, I'm not a big FEMA fan."

"You know, I'm sure I could have done a lot of things much better, but I will tell you this, Tim: I was there."

"I think I did everything possible known to any mayor in the country as it relates to saving lives."

"They're feeding the people a line of bull, and they are spinning and people are dying."

"I don't know whether it's the governor's problem, or it's the president's problem, but somebody needs to get … on a p…"

"They thinking small, man, and this is a major, major deal."

"Get off your asses and let's do something."

"As we think about rebuilding New Orleans, surely, God is mad at America. He's sending hurricane after hurricane after…"