Before Katrina hit New Orleans, it was already one of the poorest places in the country, ... I think it is right to gather and look at an agenda for more equitable distribution of wealth in America, at what are we going to do about affordable housing and education.

What he did in New Orleans -- I mean, that's worse than what Bull Connor did in his entire career as a racist in the South. Look at these neighborhoods before Katrina hit. Bush made that community what it is. Katrina did the rest, in partnership with Bush, to deliver the final blow.

I don't think we will crumble the economy of the United States on May 1 but we will make a dent.

If you go down to New Orleans in the poorer places, you still see things that are unimaginable. We were so lucky in Baton Rouge. We gave up our time, our homes, to help.

New Orleans is ruined, it will never be what it was again. I shed tears when I think about it. It seems hopeless.

New Orleans is ruined, it will never be what it was again, ... I shed tears when I think about it. It seems hopeless.