Wilder: Need Leadership in Recession

" Now to the man who shattered all precedence and history when he became the first African American governor in this country. Former democratic Virginia governor Douglas wilder governor wilder on very good to have you sir you did not. Support and very good sir you did not support predicts. When. A group that."

" First of all I've sent to him did not feel that he was identifying with the needs of college. They were. Fiscal accountability and responsibility. And for him to believe at this point that this looks very is that and then these taxes. We're not realistic and unfortunately. For him. The majority of the people and state particularly. Independent voters felt the same way. Things are tight fiscal accountability responsibility. The kinds of things that. Most people believe and you know but it element is that is a big -- right next to the nation's capital. We are all play yeah but we're going to be real. The cavity. I was not that person that could express. Communication. With the things that people in Virginia but he I agreed with the previous analyses that. -- Stressed these economic reasons the no time -- entries taxes realism and the recognition of the real values didn't get. Dragged down into. A delineation of socialism is they'll they'll they'll be there. But leadership is what people -- looking for the days leadership and recession. That was Paramount and I didn't think that these. Well it's."

" The other going to be many analysts say governor that had -- thrown its support -- deeds he might not be losing today and that this was actually a personal than data between new. You'd certainly didn't support you and a couple of quick solutions. You return the favor. What. Massive."

" Not at all opposes the election last time around when he -- in general it was nothing new. New stood in terms of fiscal accountability and responsibility. As you know -- output for the establishment of the reserve fund that are rated they've -- As an asset to the democratic national challenge you can't have government. That we got to be a responsible. We've got to show that we can god and safeguard the people's trust that they put in those two. Measure how old dolls are being spent is not our money it's bad public. As the UK tax and you can't spend you've got to get away from that moniker you gotta get away from that designation. And unfortunately. We haven't seen that to the extent that you've had a suite as you've just described. Governor do tell ago. Attorney general possibility of several house seats going. This is hopping that they acquired a rose has got to pay attention to."

" So that's ever see you think governor doesn't -- and serve you think that a lot of this could be a reflection and should be a reflection. On on what's happening in Washington and specifically the ones."

" There is no there's no doubt -- that part of it is combined. It is at all deviates fault -- lots of it is. But it's also the -- that. What I think these people believing that that tendency of the government is tilting. Towards the wrong direction are we talking about a continuation of Texans fan. They're looking at the deficit being in trees they're looking at spending being increased. They're looking at the possibility of even some more taxes and yet they know that we are in a recession. And so they'll say well where are we going consequently of this of the referendum you point out some rarely been doing is a big story. It's a pivotal state in the supply area today one of the reasons that I camper and so strongly. In Virginia and across the country arrest -- about Barack Obama was I believed. That that difference could be made. I think this is the first real look. As to where the administration is heading. Is this a result of some of that taking place and the fallout. And the tea leaves being read here in Virginia could very is that he's going to be very -- and see what happens for the renewed her."

" sound it sounds like you're a little disappointed in the present."

" That disappointed in terms I've always read this book the president is that the best possible team of people around. To get him elected. I have also says to the present governor of rigid. It's a very demanding to. It's a job that people -- going to be looking to lose you what that governor quartet. When you're out the national chairman of the democratic put. In his home state. Having that kind of result we've seen to date it's not good for the National Democratic Party and obviously that. Means that the Puerto straws of that is it included a better assessment."

" You know governor. Don't you are -- this is necessarily accurate statement that had it not been for you when your victory. In Virginia there would be you know Barack Obama and then and the pads that you cleared attitude to allow forever -- I don't think I'm on this -- smoking I think that's fairly accurate statement. Do you do you think then well we're beyond the racial thing and and that may be now would just judging this president. On just a competency thing because a lot of folks who were saying fairly or not governor. That this is now gone beyond race and then you know the news whether the president up to the job. It eat it it is whether he is competently handling this economy well what do you think."

" What I think back to the extent that he's run for the office he's proven the battle to win the office. Means that when he's there he shouldn't be concerned about whether racial on the you know on our way and then won the governorship of Virginia. I couldn't walk without tremendous support in the -- community as well as overwhelming supported an African American community but it takes."

" Even then all manage your victory members will lead this dial a lot of the polls in that morning it was you or your lying about it man oh man it was a close ones and they argue and they are -- was. It was people -- that date on an African American governor but you you got in but it was close. It's different now but do you yeah believe in waiting now for Barack Obama. "

" Well I think that the weather the criticism. Wherever the criticism comes. If you cannot. You all then to being. Concerned about whether racial -- you laws that leave you there that you accepted you accept the plaudits and accept the criticism. Take the best possible people around him to go ahead and to govern this country. The president of the United States has the most powerful position the world to the extent that you -- Governor accordingly and consequently I expect that he really expect that he doesn't the issue it. And if you you can't allow. You on this misstep by the failure to win the state. To be some of us that your back on LA. -- to the extent that people. Around you might believe well you know they're coming after that then come and -- whatever they've got these dog looked it was that you know on got."