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Buddy Roemer (photo: dsb nola)
With this statement, Republican niche candidate and debate outcast Buddy Roemer becomes the first in the field to fully embrace Occupy Wall Street.
As I continue touring college campuses throughout New Hampshire, I am reminded of all the young Americans currently taking part in the Occupy Wall Street movement. Please know that I stand by you.
It is Main Street that creates the majority of jobs in America; it is Main Street that sends our brave young men and women to war; it is Main Street that hurts when another manufacturing plant closes only to be re-opened in China; it is Main Street that is being foreclosed on; and it is Main Street that is suffering while the greed of Wall Street continues to hurt our middle-class.
Too-big-to-fail banks have only gotten bigger thanks to government bailouts, and as president, I will end the corporate tax loopholes that un-American corporations take advantage of only to ship our jobs overseas. Fair trade not Free trade.
Money in politics has created institutional corruption. Both parties are guilty of taking the big check and are bought by Wall Street. My campaign is the only one that speaks out against this and I look forward to the day lobbyists are not allowed to donate to campaigns.
Wall Street grew to be a source of capital for growing companies. It has become something else: A facilitator for greed and for the selling of American jobs. Enough already.
Whether this gets Buddy Roemer a spot on a debate stage, or any publicity at all, is quite another matter.
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Wow.
Well done Mr. Partridge. Republicans, just like Democrats, could govern for generations if they would betray the Oligarchy in favor of the people.
Inside Buddy Roemer’s unlikely White House run – Reuters
Good catch.
Why is this guy self associating with the Republican Corporatists?
As bad as associated with the Democrat Corporatists.
Heads they win, and tails we lose. Both parties are beholden to the same masters … not us.
Recommended. Some things never change.
I would add that not only are our jobs shipped overseas, but our tax dollars as well. see tax holiday to repatriate dollars for stock buy backs.
Maybe Roemer is an old fashioned Republican. I’d like to see more information on Mr Roemer. Perhaps a reasonable write-in candidate? I’m collecting names.
The Alonya show just pimped this article on the twitter machine. I like it. Great diary, Teddy. Recommended.
TEDDY!
Guess Obama missed the bus……AGAIN!
tweeted and recommended teddy. wow, thanks
Just read the bio. No, he’s not going on my list. Please do your due diligence on this guy. He’s an interesting character, former Democrat, but not steady enough to be effective. Kind of all over the map.
Sounds almost too sane to be true. Thanks, Teddy.
Buddy should get his happy ass down to Wall St or to the DC Occupy event and show he means it.
That might get some media attention.
I don’t know where Roemer stands on other issues. But credit where it is due.
This does not surprise me as much as I though it might. After all progressivism has it’s roots in the republican party. It was the anti-communist hysteria of the post WWII years that squelched it and forced those who would still embrace progressivism to the Democratic party for a time.
Some of the most progressive legislation came from the likes of Teddy Roosevelt and Eisenhower and of course Abe Lincoln and senator Bob La Follette.
Roemer used to be a Louisiana Democrat–in the ‘give ‘em hell Huey Long tradition.
I’ll vote for that, long before I’ll vote for Wall Street’s Barack Obama, again.
Fool me once…
x2
Due diligence is good advice–a lot of us didn’t do it when it came to Barack Obama circa 2008.
We got bigger investment bank bailouts than Bush–and more troops in the Middle East, too.
Now there’s some change NOT to believe in.
Any chance a Democrat will enter the race?
Thanks Teddy. This could put more pressure on Ron Paul and other GOP candidates. The best part about this is that Dick Armey, Karl Rove, the Koch brothers, and the rest of the Oligarchs are beside themselves. Right left pressure means it’s tougher for the media to ignore it.
Like Selise always says: “Fair Trials!”
I assume you mean the mythical “real Democrat”? No idea. Not sure there are any. Bernie Sanders is not: http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/09/30/the-myth-of-bernie-sanders/ Let’s dispense with that story right up front.
Obama is God’s gift to the GOP right-wing.
Any chance the guy will step aside and gain an honored place in history? That would be too sensible.
Or does he insist on going down in flames and destroying the Democratic party of FDR, along with his fragile psyche?
The jig is up for these liars. It’s an oxymoron to agree with occupy wall street and be part of the GOP. They say anything to get elected. Just like mr hope and change.
Vote for a “republican” — ANY republican — at your own risk.
As Jim above me says, “they say anything to get elected.”
There is no “two-party” system; there is only the one Money Party, and any “republican” or “democrat” who pretends to be bucking that party is a liar. This guy is just the first to recognize the marketing genius of “supporting OWS” to win votes, taking the first step to total co-optation.
How many Trojan horses do we welcome through the gates before we learn?
Really? Let’s see how far that strategy gets Mr. Roemer.
Elections = political campaigns = government to the highest bidders. The oligarchs always win.
That’s why I favor the elimination of elections for public office and replacing them with the random selection of one-term (of 4 years) representatives.
Roemer used to be a Democrat till the political winds in Louisiana favored Republicans.
“Obama is God’s gift to the GOP right-wing.”
Thank you, Jer1957, for confirming that God favors the GOP’s right wing. GOP = God’s Own Party. (I got that from LandoverBaptist.org. Check it out.)
it is Main Street that sends our brave young men and women to war;
I understand what he is meaning, but it is Main St. sons and daughters who are enlisting. . .it is Wall St. that sends them to war.
Just a passing comment to those who are jumping on the bandwagon now. Where were they 2 weeks ago when the “revolution” began. Were they waiting to see if the movement caught fire?
A GOP candidate couldn’t function within his party and work against Wall Street. This is a bald face lie. And a show of complete contempt for the people of this country because it is such a blatant lie.
That’s hid defining characteristic.