Parish Pres., President Obama 'Chewed Me Out'

[otohara]

GRAND ISLE, La. -- Billy Nungesser, the president of Plaquemines Parish whose frustrations about the federal government response have been featured prominently on TV in the past few weeks, told ABC News that in the private meeting the president had with local leaders here today, President Obama "chewed me out."

Nungesser, a Republican, told ABC News that President Obama "told me that we need to communicate."

He said that he told President Obama that after his first visit to the region a few weeks ago, "We got the jack-up boats done cause of you. And you spent more time with us than any other president. But since then, it was a bottleneck. Things weren't getting done. All of it was sitting in the marsh."

Nungesser said the president told him, "'Well you know, if you can't get it done through the chain of command' -- and he's made some changes; we've got a guy on the ground now that can make decisions -- he said, 'you pick up the phone and call the White House. And, if you can't get me on the phone, then you can go blast me.'"

"And I said, 'Well, Mr. President, I didn't want to blast you. I'll blast the Coast Guard for not making BP be accountable.' And I know he is the Coast Guard. So, in a sense, you know, he was right.

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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/parish-president-president-obama-chewed-me-out.html

[babylonsister]

1. Plaquemines Parish President: "He cares and he's a hands-on guy. I was real impressed."

Plaquemines Parish President: "He cares and he's a hands-on guy. I was real impressed."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x319394

[emulatorloo]

2. he said, 'you pick up the phone and call the White House.'

Pretty cool.


Nungesser said that "if things happen like they happened after the last meeting, you won't see me blasting anybody because things happened right after that. And things are happening today. The oil that we showed you is being cleaned up. There's equipment all over the parish and we do have a senior person from the Coast Guard in our office now that can make decisions and can hold BP's feet to the fire, because they are the ones that should be stepping up to the plate."

He concluded: "I think he cares and he's a hands-on guy. I was real impressed."

[FrenchieCat]

3. You neglected to include the money quote out of that article......

Nungesser conclusion of the President's visit:

He concluded: "I think he cares and he's a hands-on guy. I was real impressed."

[dionysus]

4. b-b-but he's EVIL1121!

;)

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[FrenchieCat]

6. It's the money quote because the entire article is about how

this guy and the President's meeting went yesterday, and his impression following it.

I haven't seen the quote a "Zillion" times......even if you have. :shrug:

As for your "Dear Leader" response in all caps; why are you so excited? :shrug:

[Cha]

10. So "excited" it got

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[suzie]

9. That might make Obama sound like a good guy. Not allowed.

[NYC_SKP]

7. Recommeded. Nungesser had really been out in the media.

I feel for the guy, but he was given a LOT of media attention, and he seemed to be getting more and more angry, and it wasn't helping things.

I'm glad Obama got down there, and glad Nungesser's got the message and is sharing it.


"...Nungesser said that "if things happen like they happened after the last meeting, you won't see me blasting anybody because things happened right after that. And things are happening today. The oil that we showed you is being cleaned up. There's equipment all over the parish and we do have a senior person from the Coast Guard in our office now that can make decisions and can hold BP's feet to the fire, because they are the ones that should be stepping up to the plate."

He concluded: "I think he cares and he's a hands-on guy. I was real impressed."

:patriot:

[tranche]

8. Probably won't be seeing this guy in the media anymore. Carville and Matalin have better message...

discipline.

[Kdillard]

11. K and R.