Presidential candidate LaRouche visits campus

Lyndon LaRouche, Democratic presidential candidate, addressed the University about his campaign on Tuesday, Nov. 18. His visit began with a press conference, followed by a community forum later that night. LaRouche has been excluded from the presidential debates but is on the Missouri Democratic Primary ballot. Ranked number six in total money raised and number two in the total number of contributions in the Democratic race, LaRouche has not been a highly mentioned candidate. He spoke about the major crises facing the nation and how the other candidates are avoiding these issues. Along with LaRouche were Rep. Juanita Head Walton, Rep. Esther Haywood, former Rep. Quincy Troop and a member of LaRouche's campaign, Stuart Rosenblatt. Each of the Missouri representatives gave an introduction of the presidential candidate. The evening community forum brought in around 70 people, where LaRouche again spoke of the crises dealing with our nation as well as the other Democratic candidates. Walton spoke ahead of LaRouche about her reasons for supporting his campaign. She recently heard LaRouche speak, and he made a good impression on her with his visions. "After listening to what he had to say, I was very impressed and wanted him to come to St. Louis to speak and I also felt that his voice was not being heard in our community," Walton said. When speaking to the crowd, LaRouche talked about the problems with the Democratic candidates, in particular. One of his main points was that the other candidates "are not in the real world." He said that they are all in a universe that existed many years ago, and that is why they are all failing. "The politicians today fail because they are discussing the issues of 1964 and 2002," LaRouche said. "Therefore, they're irrelevant to the reality of war and major economic depression among us right now." According to LaRouche, behind the danger of war are even more fundamental issues: the danger of economic collapse, or even poverty. He also said that we have lost most of our economy and that 80 percent of the population in the United States is looking at much worse conditions. Speaking about the war, the candidate said that it is spreading and unnecessary. He is completely against it and conversed some about his views of Roosevelt and his traditions. "All of the other candidates are denying reality and the issues that are at hand right now. I represent the Roosevelt tradition, the others represent a world that is dying," LaRouche said. When speaking of the economy, LaRouche said that part of the problem with it is Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart only buys products produced outside of the U.S. in cheap labor markets. As a result, local businesses in the U.S. are being forced to shut down, and people are being laid off. LaRouche said that the reason that people buy from Wal-Mart is because of cheap prices. We need to raise the standard of living and prevent this from happening any further, he also stated. All of this is part of a youth movement that the Democrat has been working on. He is trying to provide leadership and a way to get the nation out of the crisis that it is currently in. A question-and-answer session was held after the presidential candidate spoke. A small reception was held after the event.

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