please welcome, governor buddy roemer. [video] special interests control washington dc. >> is been a congressman and a governor. >> they don't seem 20 minute conversation. >> who hasn't been invited to a single televised debate. >> they still in your government. >> learn more at buddy roemer.com. >> i am buddy roemer and i approve this message. [applause] >> welcome to louisiana. [applause] may your stay be wonderful. i was the governor, 30 years ago. after eight years as a congressman. i've been around the world a couple of times. and i can tell you, that louisiana is one of the special places in the world. [applause] it's flora, the fauna, values, rivers, cultural, -- i speak slowly as i get old because i am a type i diabetic. and i have diabetic neuropathy. it affects both my speech and my walking. and it gets worse and worse, so i apologize. i praise the work of this convocation. i ran for the united states congress five times. four of them successfully. and i ran for governor and i won in upset. after 20 years i ran f

[applause] buddy roemer is a louisiana native. he's a former member of congress and serves as governor of louisiana from 1988 to 1992. u.s.a. presidential candidate in 2012, a platform center at unreadiness system. please welcome, governor buddy roemer. >> to get here the politicians in washington for these facts. >> washington has bought and sold. >> what they don't want you to hear. >> special interests control washington d.c. >> a congressman and governor. who hasn't been invited to a single to date. >> wake up, america. based on your government. >> i am buddy roemer and i approve this message. [applause] >> welcome to louisiana. [cheers and applause] may your stay be wonderful. our governor 30 years ago after eight years of congressmen. i've been around the world a couple times. and i can tell you that louisiana is one of the special places in the world. [cheers and applause] is laura, its values, its rivers. its coastal weapons. it's french heritage. some call occasion. i speak slowly as i get old because i'm a type one diabe

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[applause] buddy roemer is a louisiana native. he's a former member of congress and serves as governor of louisiana from 1988 to 1992. u.s.a. presidential candidate in 2012, a platform center at unreadiness system. please welcome, governor buddy roemer. >> to get here the politicians in washington for these facts. >> washington has bought and sold. >> what they don't want you to hear. >> special interests control washington d.c. >> a congressman and governor. who hasn't been invited to a single to date.

[laughter] literally.n this is new orleans and i am sharing a stage with jennifer lawrence and buddy roemer. i am perfectly happy to be here today. none of us want to have to be here. none of us want to be living in a democracy where our first fight has got to be about that democracy because all of us believe that there are real things, important things, substantial things that this democracy must do but that it cannot do now. some of us want to address climate change, finally. some of us want to fight the inequality that has shot through .he society this is america and that is not right. some of us wanted to kickstart the economy were middle-class wages hover and they do not rise productivity and corporate and rise.se, rise, for two generations, 50% of americans have seen no growth in their income. last year, 1% of americans captured 82% of the wealth that this economy created. that is not right. whatever the issue, whatever the want, what we know is we -- we won't address any of these until we fixly this democracy first. this we all know. what we don't know is how we do that. i don't mean

[applause] buddy roemer is a louisiana native, a former member of congress and served as governor ofouisiana from 1988-1992. 1988-1990 two. he was a presidential candidate in 2012 with a platform centered on on rigging --