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Earlier this week, in a press conference on evacuation plans for New Orleans in the event Hurricane Rita moves north, Mayor Ray Nagin was displaced at the podium by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who took over when reporters started to badger Nagin. Here are a few excerpts from Gen. Honoré’s remarks:

Honoré: Mr. Mayor, let’s go back, because I can see right now, they’re setting this up… There are buses [at the convention center]. Is that clear to you? Buses parked. There are 4,000 troops there. People come, they get on a bus, they get on a truck, they move on. Is that clear?

Female reporter: Where do they move on…

Honoré: That’s not your business.

Male reporter: But General, that didn’t work the first time…

Honoré: Wait a minute. It didn’t work the first time? This ain’t the first time. Okay?… Let’s get a little trust here, because you’re starting to act like this is your problem. You are carrying the message, okay?

Male reporter: We were told that Berman Stadium…would be another staging area…

Honoré: Again, the current place, I just told you one time, is the convention center… Let’s not confuse the questions with the answers… You’re asking last storm questions for people who are concerned about the future storm. Don’t get stuck on stupid, reporters. We are moving forward. And don’t confuse the people please. You are part of the public message. So help us get the message straight.

Male reporter: Why [will the convention center work] this time, though, not last time…

Honoré: You are stuck on stupid. I’m not going to answer that question. We are going to deal with Rita. Rita is happening now… We can have a conversation on the side about the past, in a couple of months.