“They tried to rebuild their radar because they can't see anything. We waited until it was almost built and then we hit it.”

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Oliver Thomas: “Well, I really do. I mean there's a term we use right now, mucho trabajo, mucho dinero, adjetivo ingles y Americana. A…”

On the recordOctober 17, 2005
Well, I really do. I mean there's a term we use right now, mucho trabajo, mucho dinero, adjetivo ingles y Americana. A lot of work, a lot of money, very little English and very little American. That's not to knock our Spanish brothers and sisters, but if you want to truly rebuild this community, then we should be doing it with New Orleanians, with Louisianians. We could create an economy like we've never had before.
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Oliver Thomas expresses concern that the rebuilding efforts should focus on involving New Orleanians rather than outsiders.

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