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Roemer Jumps Into the Race
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Former Louisiana governor explains why he has joined the 2012 presidential race
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- Date Jul 21, 2011
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But the -- -- president of field is growing -- here who just jumped in the race for the Republican nomination.
Former Louisiana governor and former Democrat Buddy -- he made an efficient today he wants to be your president.
But after -- -- absence from -- will he be able to connect with voters.
Joining -- Republican presidential contender.
Former governor buddy drummer -- means there.
They Greta good to see you again it was -- loss since we last visited.
In deal was -- -- that well I said governor we had a big problem here in Washington and so I'm I'm Andrea hypothetical imagine your present unites states.
And the senate and you get a cut capital balance set -- -- -- table lot of people like get by the way do like that are not.
And has its moments it's not enough it has its moments we need to cut 1%.
From the GDP that's a 140 billion dollars it's real simple do away with all energy subsidies for big goal for ethanol do away with it.
And didn't do -- -- of the Department of Energy truck headed right on your show.
We need to be energy independent we can do it by the end of the decade.
-- there is no leadership Greta none.
I so let me ask you let us that usually there's a problem let's say get a senate majority leader who says that the one -- won the idea this on a table to cut cap and -- idea.
Is -- worst legislation history.
Colleen conservatives who supported weak and senseless.
Then you got a Republican congressman -- to a Republican congresswoman that she's vial and insults -- and other ways and sends that email around for leadership.
Then you've got senator Barbara Mikulski.
Who is save that one of the veteran democratic senators she's making insulting remarks about -- the speaker of the house Boehner making cracks about his tears and about his golf and I can go on and on and -- not how to -- -- US the president -- judicial leadership with essentially everyone that's been unbelievably obnoxious to each other here on the hill.
Only -- running for president.
Who's been both a congressman.
And to governor only -- I've been there done that left their very happen it's -- -- press.
These people are clowns.
They're wearing makeup they don't tell the truth there's no plan to reduce the deficit art of managing.
You're earlier speakers right call rove said it.
This president has never submitted a budget how can you have a president that doesn't show any leadership but by the way.
None of this is the real problem.
The real problem is true.
One we're getting eaten alive in international trade from unfair competition.
We are losing our best jobs we are given -- we let GE.
Give -- 151000.
American jobs and pay no taxes but look governor he has a problem and this -- it -- -- front runner up I can't say it.
It was a -- Washington is bought and sold.
You know why we don't do these things you -- while we don't revise the budget.
You don't -- we don't check honestly the books you know while we have a tax code that's it can read his book I obvious -- -- these gas.
-- -- -- They might -- I don't read I don't disagree would be done I don't disagree that -- -- but tell me how the people who have the -- Who are gonna help you don't get rid of all these things.
Are any each other's throats how to -- leadership to get that these people -- -- be sensible and not be at each other's throats.
And work with a later.
Well a couple of things -- gonna happen in America.
And the clowns in Washington better pay attention all they'll be gone.
America is in trouble and it's gonna get worse before it gets better we have a debt that we cannot repay.
And excessive debt -- summation you lose a space program.
He Napoleon sales to Louisiana to America because he's got to pay a debt and Jefferson buys it -- to an acre he doubles America.
And you can wave goodbye out of France.
Excessive -- -- -- But the problem -- -- police.
Is that we are giving our jobs away.
And the president of the United States will not protect American workers it's a disgrace and number two.
The reason that the big corporations.
Say -- jobs overseas and get away with it is that they give money to the politicians I'm telling me.
I accept a hundred dollars -- less that -- it.
No -- money just like when I was in congress Greta and I ran three times and what's on a post in congress this is -- hard work.
But you have to be honest and you have to be free and you Cheney take money from the lobbyist.
And governor I didn't go but I -- -- come -- ovens we along recently flew got a lot of things to talk about to tell us so let's -- -- next few days -- Donald Trump was right they're not even talking about the problem.
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