Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20111216:12:47:00
>> i first ran across governor roemer when he was defending his governorship against edwin edwards and david -- well, he lost the primary, and that's how i got to new orleans. i can give you a little credit. because once you get there, it's hard to leave. >> it is hard. >> i was not a tax-paying citizen of louisiana in those days, so it didn't matter to me that i was covering. i'm sorry you lost, but you were not nearly as much fun to follow around. you still had that rubber band, is what i want to know? >> no, i don't have the rubber band. i lost it with my youth. >> you banished all negative...