please welcome buddy roemer.lause) governor, good to see you, please, sit down. >> a federalist, huh. >> stephen: well, i don't know. you were a democrat then you became a republican. >> i can see like lincoln, a wig, dinner republican. you have to be flexible, steve. >> stephen: all right, speaking of flexible we have a couple issues to deal with before we start the interview. >> all right. >> stephen: i have a federal superpac. and my lawyer trevor potter who turns out is also your lawyer trevor potter has warned us that i can in no way coordinate with you. i can't discuss your campaign plans prorx swrekts, activities or feeds so no one can accuse us of working together. i may be a high priced call girl but i'm not offering my services. got it? >> the deeper the plot the more he lash rate the rules but we'll follow them. >> stephen: the audience may want to know some of your ideas about how you plan to run in iowa or elsewhere. i can't know about them. if at some point you start talking about them i'll put on t

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. >>> add buddy roemer to the list of candidates for president. he'll be the 11th gop candidate to declare. >> japan's women's soccer team met with kan today. hundreds of fans swarmed the airport in tokyo when the team arrived home last night. they won in a stunning pent kick shootout taking home the first world title for any asian team. >> congratulations to them. this year's world cup final made history in another way. sunday's match set a new record on twitter. twitter users sent messages at the rate of 7,000 tweets per second during the world cup finals. that's more twitter action than during the super bowl, the royal wedding, or the death of osama bin laden. >> that's fascinating to me. >> how do you see the game if you are busy tweeting? >> particularly in games where you wait for something very sudden to happen. >>> up next, 77-year-old u.s.

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because buddy r roemer is my guy now. and i know i said herman cain is my guy. but i'm beginning to think-- and i never thought i might say this-- herman cain might not be the next president of the united states. (laughter) you threw that one away. nation, jesus said the poor would always be with us. well, it turns out jesus does not know everything. for more, fox news stu vashny sy makes words come out of his mouth. >> when you think of poverty, you think of this. but what if i told you it really looks like this. a new report showing poor families in the united states are not what they used to be. i'm just going to give our viewers a quick run-through of what items poor families in america have. 99% of them have a refrigerator. (laughter) 81% have a microwave. >> stephen: a refrigerator and a microwave? they can preserve and heat food?

then former louisiana governor buddy roemer announces his candidacy for president. after that, the state of u.s. national parks. now, the feature documentary, "the library of congress," behind the scenes in the world's largest library. ♪ >> the pursuit of knowledge is something progressives, liberals and conservatives, and libertarian's all agree on. they may disagree on how to do it and how much to spend on it, but essentially they are all in favor of accurate information that lawmakers can use. there is a connection between reading and democracy. >> our institutions were entirely created in the age of print. >> the work in the mind, the search for an formation, the free availability of information in a democracy must be celebrated. i think that comes through very dramatically in the building. >> it started as a small space in the capital where congressman could get in permission. it has grown to eight separate facilities, including the madison building and the atoms building -- adams building. but it's true home is this, the jefferson building. where there were on

. >> next, a former louisiana governor buddy roemer announces his candidacy for president. then, the state of national parks. then, the impact of arab political protests. former louisiana governor buddy roemer launched his campaign for the republican presidential campaign thursday at dartmouth college in new hampshire. he wants to stop unfair trade and end the use of special interest money in washington. this is about 40 minutes. >> we are about to kick off. i hope this does not mean anything for our campaign, but i noticed a sign when i walked in that had memorial services 5:00 p.m. >> i am a methodist so i don't believe in those kind of signs that it was tumbling. are we ready? today i ran for president of united states of america. i run to prepare america to grow jobs again. beginning with the elimination of our tolerance for unfair foreign trade practices and the use of our own tax code to ship jobs overseas. i run to reveal and challenge the control of the special interests over our nation's capital and demonstrate the freedom to leave that can only come from refusing

former louisiana governor and former democrat, buddy roemer he wants to be your president. o connect with voters? joining us former governor buddy row her. -- roemer. >> it was iowa since we last visited. >> greta: i remember. imagine you are president of the united states and the -- you got cut, cap and balance on the table, do you like that? >> it has its moments. it's not enough. we need to cut 1% from the gdp that's 140 billion dollars. it is simple, do away with all energy subsidies for big oil, ethanol. then do away with the department of energy. trump had it right. we need to be energy independent. we can do it by the end of the decade greta. there is no leadership greta, none. >> greta: here's the problem. let's say you go a senate majority leader who says the one idea on the table is the worst legislation in history. calling conservatives who support it weak and senseless. then you've got a republican congressman saying to a republican congresswoman she is vile and insults her in other ways and sends that e-mail around for leadership. then you have senator me could

. >> yesterday, buddy roemer lost his presidential campaign at dartmouth college in new hampshire. the former governor of louisiana switched parties. he said he will not accept campaign contributions in excess of $100. this is 40 minutes. >> i am a methodist so i don't believe in those kind of science but it was humbling. -- signs that it was tumbling. are we ready? today i ran for president of united states of america. i run to prepare america to grow jobs again. beginning with the elimination of our tolerance for unfair foreign trade practices and the use of our own tax code to ship jobs overseas. i run to reveal and challenge the control of the special interests over our nation's capital. and demonstrate the freedom to leave that can only come from refusing their money. i run as a proud republican but an even broader american. i believe in america, its values and future. r a nation at risk and neither the president nor any other candidates for this office addresses are as solutions for the two major problems facing america. one is on fair trade which is stealing our best jobs, s

. >>> and buddy roemer kicked off his campaign with free to lead. he holds the presidential campaign right after the iowa caucus. >>> and new york city mayor rudy giuliani says he is making a decision to run. he has traveled to new hampshire several times in the past few weeks. >>> even donald trump who bowed out of the race back in may is saying, don't count me out quite yet. last night, the donald revealed he is considering a run again. >> if the economy continues to do badly, and if the republicans pick somebody that i think is the wrong person and isn't going to win, i would very seriously consider running as an independent. >> all right. joining me now is nationally syndicated talk show host michael smerconish who is also a msnbc contributor. >> and jeff, the one thing i know for sure and probably the only thing that i feel i know to a certainty about the 2012 cycle is that that man will never run for president. i happen to think that the reason he does want into run is the reason he says he is most anxious to run which is that he can't wait to

buddy roemer is now a candidate. it could be a crowded debate in september, maybe even more.ry. maybe one or two other surprises. so we'll see, we'll watch and wait. >> wolf blitzer, i appreciate it. thank you so much. we'll be watching for those names to comfore forth. and we'll get another political update for you. now just about the top of the hour, watch this. >>> 15 days till the u.s. may not be cover all of its bills and washington still doesn't have a debt deal. coming up, i'll speak to some of the agencies threaten to downgrade america's credit rating, which affects all our wallets. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >> we think of ourselves as a sleepy little town. a woman found naked, lifeless, hanging from the balcony of a ceo's mansion. now his 6-year-old son is dead. we're getting answers as this bizarre mystery unfolds. heads are rollin ining and the seat is waiting. hours from now, rupert murdoch and his inner circle are set to face tough questions about the media empire's hacking scandal. >> order! >> find out what to expect. plus, casey anthony vanishes aft

i noticed that the sign said buddy roemer, 1130 -- a 11:30 a.m. and it said funeral, 12:30 p.m. i do not believe in signs. are we ready? i run to prepare america to create jobs again. beginning with the use of our own tax code to ship jobs overseas. i run to reveal and challenge the control of the special interests over our nation's capital and demonstrates the freedom to lead that can only come from refusing their money. i run as a proud republican, but an even prouder american. i believe in america, its values, its future. we are a nation at risk. neither the president or any other candidates for this office addresses or has solutions for the two major problems facing america. one, unfair trade, which is stealing our best jobs, stopping economic growth, causing us to slowly sink under a mountain of debt while we attempt to maintain our standard of living by borrowing rather than working. no one mentions unfair trade or a solution for the problem. no one. which leads to the second one mentioned problem. -- unmentioned problem. special interest checks write the tax code, health

the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until >> buddy roemer launches campaign for the republican presidential nomination on thursday at dartmouth college in new hampshire. the former louisiana governor said his to top things would be reducing unfair trade to return jobs to the u.s., and any the influence of special interest money in washington. he has promised to limit content contributions to $100 per person and will take no pac money. this is about 40 minutes. >> we are about to kick off, i hope this doesn't mean anything for my campaign, but i noticed a sign when i walked in and said he roemer, 11:30. and right before it it had memorial services, 5 p.m. [laughter] >> imf this i don't believe in those kinds of signs, but it was humbling. are we ready? today i run for president of the united states of america. i run to prepare america to grow jobs again. beginning with the elimination of our tolerance for unfair foreign trade practices, and the use of our own tax code to ship jobs overseas. iran to reveal and challenge the control of the spec