Posted on 09/01/2011 1:27:41 PM PDT by martosko
On Thursday, former Louisiana governor and long-shot Republican presidential contender Buddy Roemer warned about the economic threat to America from China — while standing in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
“China is the bear in the room eating jobs and no one pays attention,” Roemer claimed during a nearly hour-long address attended by just over a dozen members of the press and no other spectators.
“I will get the bear out of the room,” he promised.
“Why am I the only presidential candidate to see the bear?” Roemer pondered later in the speech, after giving a history of America’s failed trade policies.
Buddy the bear slayer didn’t merely come loaded with anti-bear rhetoric, but with a detailed list of protectionist proposals to strengthen America by weakening the bear, which he insisted was conspicuously “eating our jobs, eating our fortunes.”
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He’s a kook.
I don’t think Buddy Roemer is a kook, he just doesn’t stand a chance of being elected. He was the governor of Louisiana and a good Conservative Democratic vote for Ronald Reagan before switching parties.
Well okay. But some of the few things I’ve seen him say were bizarre. I recall him saying something about limiting everyone’s political contributions to $100.
“Scrub the budget”
“Scrub the budget”
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