He responded to a complaint about cuts in jobs and salaries for California teachers by urging people not to expect "something for nothing" from their government."

VOA: standard.2009.03.20

They have nothing. They are just hoping for something,". Asked about the security situation in Port-au-Prince, U.S.General Ken Keen noted that gang activity and lawlessness existed in Haiti before the earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.01.18