Evacuated Quotes

You're frustrated; you're a little nervous. We got evacuated last night at 2 p.m., and we came back at 10 p.m. They evacuated us the first time, saying that you have to get out or you'll be arrested. This time the State Police were much nicer. - Lisa Campbell

You just don't have to think about it too much because almost everybody is impoverished. Believe me, the wealthy citizens of New Orleans evacuated. - Jack Levin

You can't put the blame on Bush for all that happened. They blame Bush for the late response, but they did not put the blame on the state and local folks. There were regional buses, school buses that could have evacuated people out of New Orleans. - Craig Chilton

With some of the refineries now shut down in the Houston area and their workers evacuated, we are pulling from operations east of the area. - Steve Baker

When they evacuated, what most people took out was what they could put in a car. ... I don't think any of them expected total devastation. - Lee Watkins

What are your priorities now? We are looking at no food and water, these horrific security issues, all of these tens of thousands of people that need to be evacuated. Where is the priority? There seems to be an inadequate response in all areas. - Hannah Storm

We've shut everything down. We evacuated all our workers from the offshore platforms in the Gulf, shutting in production. We have shut down operations at our Texas City refinery. - David Nicholas

We've got a huge population of people that have been evacuated with very little by way of possessions and we have to have a way to make sure these people can function. If there are those who are out there to cheat the system, that is going to be very disappointing. But the main goal is to get the aid out. - Natalie Rule

We've evacuated most of a Deep South city, and we haven't the foggiest idea of what's going to happen six months from now. - Steve Suitts