Buddy Roemer Is Still Running for President and He Wants Huntsman to ‘Quit Bitching’
- Posted on December 3, 2011 at 4:46pm by
Eddie Scarry
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Former governor of Louisiana Buddy Roemer is running for president. He’s not on any national polls, he says he’s only raised $300,000 and he gets virtually no media attention. He’s running anyway.
In an interview with Business Insider, he vented some of his frustrations about his bid for the White House. He had some fun things to say about Jon Huntsman.
On not getting invited to participate in the GOP debates:
Whenever I meet a qualification to get on stage they change it. The process has been specifically tailored to keep me out. But I’ve raised $300,000 with no PAC money, no Super-PAC help. I‘m amazed at how far we’ve come with this little exposure.
On Huntsman‘s lack of ’guts’:
I got a word for Jon Huntsman: do something! Quit bitching and lead. You got a Super-Pac. The only way you can win is get a billion dollars from your daddy? Grow up!
He‘s a decent guy but he doesn’t have the guts to stand with me. Let me repeat that: he doesn’t have the guts to do it.
He also tweeted this thoughtful response to Herman Cain‘s announcement Saturday that he would suspend his presidential campaign:
During a debate in early August, Cain quoted a line from a song featured in a Pokemon movie. He attributed the quote simply to “a poet.”
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lightswitch
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 6:13pmBuddy Roemer is the only Republican candidate with a chance of beating Obama.
Report Post »Vomsquad
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:10pmCouldn’t agree more!
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 11:04amMr. Roemer is a total fool. (just like obama). I wouldn’t put him in charge of cleaning an airport toilet. I guess that means he is the next POTUS.
Report Post »Vomsquad
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:05pmBuddy kicks ass! Love the guy!! Refuses PAC $$, and limits donations to $100. Talks the talk and walks the walk. More than any of the other candidates can say. They’re all bought and sold by the big corporate checks. (And, in Huntsman’s case, his daddy’s deep pockets.)
Report Post »jjoy
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 11:18ambuddy who??? huntsman who???
no one really cares what these people do or say…
Report Post »Vomsquad
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:07pmI adore Buddy! Only reason they won’t invite him to the network sponsored debates is because he speaks the truth about corruption. Our corporate-run media doesn’t want his voice in the debate.
Report Post »Belzar
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 11:17amHe was one of the worse governors we ever had in La. I don’t know why he thinks he can be President. He can stand toe to toe with O’bama in debates. HE IS A TALKER. One of the best. He can not govern.
Report Post »sickoftalking
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 2:12pmRoemer balanced the budget for the first time in a decade, including measures such as cutting the work week of state employees to 36 hours and abolishing 125 boards and commissions. He passed through an education reform bill which included merit pay and teacher testing — which was overturned by the next Democratic governor — tort and insurance reform which put a greater burden on those who brought tort suits, and workers compensation reform. He created the post of state inspector general, which helped route out misuse of public funds and helped end corruption at the Louisiana Racing Commission. He passed through campaign finance reform, limiting individual contributions and contributions by PACs.
It doesn’t sound like he was all talk to me. Granted, some conservatives here might not like his efforts for campaign finance reform, and the fact that he decided spending cuts weren’t enough to balance the budget, but there’s plenty he accomplished that conservatives should like.
Vomsquad
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 4:09pmWhat!? Buddy was a great governor. Cut unemployment in half, balanced the budget, cleaned up the environment, and a lot more!
Report Post »bioengineer
Posted on December 4, 2011 at 2:12amBuddy Who? Ive seriously never heard of this guy. The other candidates are a joke though, I think Ill go check his site out, why not.
Report Post »Giveitrevolution
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 9:12pmhttp://www.infowars.com/
Report Post »BenInNY
Posted on December 5, 2011 at 11:04amhttp://www.nincompoop.net
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 6:53pmHeck I want him to quit running for President.. Please! God help us!
Report Post »ijava44
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 6:02pmInteresting! A fight for the bottom.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:56pmI don’t like Huntsman. Yeah, he’s smart and in the know politically. But it takes more than that to get my vote. Besides, he’s an establishment moderate like Romney. We had one of those last time. Remember how that worked out? Forget about growin’ a pair. How about just GET OUT!
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 6:42pm@ RIGHTPOLITICALLY : YEAH , And if Mitt wins the nomination and you don’t vote for him , How will that work out for you . 4 more years of Oscu______ma. Moron .” ANY ONE , ANY ONE BUT OSCU___ma.” Last election I went to the voting booth with a nose clip and a barf bag and voted for McRino. As bad as that jerk was he wasn’t as bad as the Muslim .If it’s necessary to do it again I will do so until we can get a true conservative . Otherwise we will get 4 more years of DEM / SOCIALIST / MUSLIM pig .
Report Post »notasheep
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 7:58pmGrunt, If Obama wins, I hope he doesn’t then in four years we can vote for Rand Paul. I would almost take for years of a lame duck Obama to get Rand in there. Almost
Report Post »garyM
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 9:09pmHand picked by Obama for“Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman” should suspend his campaign ASAP. The chances of the voters picking an idiot for president 2 times in a row is slim!
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:55pmTo completely rule this guy out:
Roemer Announces Senator Lieberman as “First Choice” for VP Running Mate
Report Post »Manchester, NH – Presidential candidate Buddy Roemer today announced that Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman would be his first choice for a Vice Presidential running mate.
JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:22pmThis guy is just upset because he sucks just as much as Huntsman. Two peas in a loser pod. Go away, you annoy me.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:21pmThis is even better…..
For Immediate Release
December 2, 2011
Manchester, NH– Governor Buddy Roemer today reiterated his support for the “Occupy” movement……
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:19pmNope. Yet another career politician RINO. From his own website:
“Four terms in the United States Congress from 1981 – 1988 as a conservative Democrat”
“Louisiana Governor from 1988-1992 as both a Democrat and Republican.”
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:14pmI agree about Huntsman. He needs to just go away and take his eyebrows with him!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:21pmI agree .. go away Huntsman .. just go away. How about back to China .. you did a bang up job for Obama.
TEA!
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:55pmOkay…, Huntsman may not combine all of the qualities that I would like in a President. Neither does anyone else. I am not beating a drum for Huntsman, I’m not that crazy about him, but here is a thoughtful column by George Will that merits reading by thoughtful people. Will fundamentally feels that relative to Romney and Gingrich, Huntsmen is more in the conservative mold. Does that mean he is electable? I don’t know. Thinking conservatives ought to at least read the article. BTW, my ticket? Santorum/Bachmann, but I would vote for almost anyone other then Obama.
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 6:30pmOoops. Forgot the link:
Report Post »http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/romney-and-gingrich-from-bad-to-worse/2011/12/02/gIQArsM3LO_story.html
Action-Not-Just_Words
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:03pmBuddy who?
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:06pmSure do wish this guy would get some media coverage. He has many good, solid positions on the important issues.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:37pmLike supporting OWS ??? See post above.
TEA!
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 5:55pmStuck
I think Catb has a point and besides I think we have enough for
Report Post »the ‘GAME SHOWS” we don’t need another insignificant one up
there, as he says we already have HUNTSMAN..lol
PossumStu
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 8:23pmDang, beat me to it. When I saw the headline I thought, “Who is Buddy Roemer?”
Report Post »preppymom
Posted on December 3, 2011 at 4:55pmAnother Harvard graduate…I think I would rather vote in a farmer with commonsense at this point.
http://www.crackingthemalecode.com/
Report Post »Unfair, Unbalanced but amazingly accurate