"For God sakes, shut up and send us somebody."

This morning on Meet the Press, Tim Russert interviewed Jefferson Parish, Louisiana president Aaron Broussard and asked him questions about relief efforts down there. Here's an excerpt of the transcript:

MR. BROUSSARD: I'm telling you most importantly I want to thank my public employees...

MR. RUSSERT: All right.

MR. BROUSSARD: ...that have worked 24/7. They're burned out, the doctors, the nurses. And I want to give you one last story and I'll shut up and let you tell me whatever you want to tell me. The guy who runs this building I'm in, emergency management, he's responsible for everything. His mother was trapped in St. Bernard nursing home and every day she called him and said, "Are you coming, son? Is somebody coming?" And he said, "Yeah, Mama, somebody's coming to get you. Somebody's coming to get you on Tuesday. Somebody's coming to get you on Wednesday. Somebody's coming to get you on Thursday. Somebody's coming to get you on Friday." And she drowned Friday night. She drowned Friday night.

MR. RUSSERT: Mr. President...

MR. BROUSSARD: Nobody's coming to get us. Nobody's coming to get us. The secretary has promised. Everybody's promised. They've had press conferences. I'm sick of the press conferences. For God sakes, shut up and send us somebody.

Wonkette has the video here. The transcript itself really doesn't do the segment justice.

In the meantime, the folks at National Review have called for the 2008 Republican National Convention to be held in New Orleans. After all the events of this past week, these guys are focusing on symbolism at the expense of substance. Unbelievable.