Sen. Kennedy: ‘I Wish I Understood Better Why Bad Things Happen to Good People’

Kennedy I wish I ░░░░░░░░ better why bad things ░░░░░░░░ to good people If ░░░░░░░░ make it to heaven ░░░░░░░░ m going to ask ░░░░░░░░ those people who don ░░░░░░░░ believe in objective evil ░░░░░░░░ you have to do ░░░░░░░░ look at what happened ░░░░░░░░ our city early this ░░░░░░░░ If this doesn t ░░░░░░░░ the gag reflex of ░░░░░░░░ American every fair amount ░░░░░░░░ Americans I ll be ░░░░░░░░ surprised I m here ░░░░░░░░ these are my people ░░░░░░░░ m here because these ░░░░░░░░ my people s friends ░░░░░░░░ m here because there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Louisianians ░░░░░░░░ are scared tonight I ░░░░░░░░ t want them to ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ information going around Some ░░░░░░░░ it is actually true ░░░░░░░░ of it isn t ░░░░░░░░ federal government is now ░░░░░░░░ charge of this investigation ░░░░░░░░ that I mean the ░░░░░░░░ House the FBI the ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security and ░░░░░░░░ Department of Justice I ░░░░░░░░ not talked to the ░░░░░░░░ Maybe they ve talked ░░░░░░░░ my staff I don ░░░░░░░░ know I did talk ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of Homeland ░░░░░░░░ a little while ago ░░░░░░░░ I told him that ░░░░░░░░ all the respect I ░░░░░░░░ muster that we expect ░░░░░░░░ put the full force ░░░░░░░░ resources of the federal ░░░░░░░░ behind this investigation Our ░░░░░░░░ troopers our local police ░░░░░░░░ our sheriffs we ve ░░░░░░░░ many sheriffs here today ░░░░░░░░ been terrific so far ░░░░░░░░ federal government is cooperating ░░░░░░░░ them I hope that ░░░░░░░░ continue Here s what ░░░░░░░░ want to ask from ░░░░░░░░ federal government Catch these ░░░░░░░░ Catch these people And ░░░░░░░░ tell the American people ░░░░░░░░ truth Now I don ░░░░░░░░ want you to tell ░░░░░░░░ yet anything that s ░░░░░░░░ to interfere with your ░░░░░░░░ And there s things ░░░░░░░░ I ve been told ░░░░░░░░ I think are true ░░░░░░░░ I m not sharing ░░░░░░░░ you today because it ░░░░░░░░ interfere with their investigation ░░░░░░░░ after we get to ░░░░░░░░ bottom of this I ░░░░░░░░ to tell the American ░░░░░░░░ the truth and the ░░░░░░░░ of New Orleans the ░░░░░░░░ and the people of ░░░░░░░░ the truth I think ░░░░░░░░ mayor and the governor ░░░░░░░░ very wise to postpone ░░░░░░░░ ballgame for 24 hours ░░░░░░░░ s just too much ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ it s just not ░░░░░░░░ it But I guess ░░░░░░░░ final point is I ░░░░░░░░ promise you this I ░░░░░░░░ when it is appropriate ░░░░░░░░ this investigation is complete ░░░░░░░░ will find out what ░░░░░░░░ and who was responsible ░░░░░░░░ I will raise fresh ░░░░░░░░ and I will chase ░░░░░░░░ in the federal government ░░░░░░░░ are responsible for telling ░░░░░░░░ what happened like they ░░░░░░░░ Christmas.”