“Unless I see a shark or whale go flying by, I’m good.”

“Unless I see a shark or whale go flying by, I’m good.”

Matt Sandlin

Of Amarillo, Texas, on his level of concern about Tropical Storm Erin.

“I think the symbolism is just bad.”

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory

Explaining his refusal to fire a pistol to kick off an upcoming road race. He noted that his city set a record for homicides last year.

“If someone says this is a project to entrench oneself in power. No, it’s only a possibility, a possibility that depends on many variables.”

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez

Calling for extended presidential terms and the elimination of limits on his re-election.