John Edwards

John Edwards welcome to veterans forum here and AM 680 WRKO in Boston. And a good luck with the the Mellencamp this is back country -- about Iran a 36 hour nonstop barrage.

We are we are 36 hour marathon -- last all year where. About halfway through it out we're not yet it is late but that that they -- we're out here work.

I understand the adrenaline that Iran on senator senate -- told out here in Boston red. Repeatedly that you put together an organization in each of the 99 counties. In -- what is your sense on the eve of the caucus how do you think the team is going to perform and -- you they are you going to be in the top two.

We have a great organization oh we also have a great orders placed after Ottawa. -- wonderful people very well -- And what I think it's I think that people are responding to this message the message change that it not in the corporate greed -- there was so much damage to middle class jobs in this country. And it's Republican or presidential spot for it would -- or they with New Hampshire primary voters. We have a huge amount about better the on the ground out swelling. -- it it everybody in the room and a huge amount in -- very --

And we told well also that you know the blogs in the other sources that -- have senator with again with darkness senator John Edwards who's right out the midst of the scrum out there and -- with the caucus just around the -- tomorrow until that polls show you'd be a comfortable second choice fall lots and lots of people as we understand the way the caucus works. If another candidate doesn't make 50% that candidate's supporters can and might very likely drift. Into the John Edwards camp -- swelling the result field.

At that had so -- that they we are -- and it will -- into the freeway. At this moment except that we are absolutely I -- I clearly got the most adamant there's. And they don't up today at all the indications are that -- psychic choice for all a lot of caucus goers. What's your vantage we hope that a war.

Where you could it be great to join us quick question you mentioned earlier your E PR campaign seems to be burning with almost like a white hot. Rhetoric about class wall feared the moneyed interest special interest against the ordinary guy dug out. As I look at the field on the other side. His Mitt Romney the personification of what you are talking about that kind of corporate sold their list blood less approach to life here in America.

Well I don't like you alone I think there'll Lotto and -- that this message standing up for for working people in the -- classic yet out of corporate agree -- war against -- is to be honest it that he would certainly be one of the people who be strong.

John your dad was a worked in a mill my dad was self employed as a -- in a poster -- I think we could each -- blue collar background. You've had extraordinary success in your life I've had a reasonable amount of success in my life. What he's a message you seem to be imparting doesn't seem to square with my experience. Any Yaron experience are I think the experience of millions of Americans how does what you characterizes this out of control corporate greed selfishness. You hot. Ordinary folks like me and you and everybody else was listening to the show I don't see it I don't buy -- and I speak as a Democrat.

Octavia out they they're excited that they were tried to create opportunity for. That we need universal health care as being bought by -- drug companies church a lot. We need to attack global war active about art it's it be right but all -- ought. We need try to have straight law that stand up for American jobs created. But is that we have straight ball is at the opposite people right. We have black water rolled around and -- In effect in what -- you forward it it is eight dollar epic but Alpert. I think it's absolutely they would get used to it is the prop. -- battle like but there's people here you know -- it you'll is that anybody. It would I'm not speaking about this is true that resident with the American people. It is battling not to -- is Teddy Roosevelt great president but the and monopoly. Right Roosevelt -- up to these rights as a Truman did that's what we need about.

Senator everybody's aware of the the battle on the struggle on thus far successful battle and struggle of your wife Elizabeth. And yet there are a lot of people under I'd include myself in this group would say that you wife Elizabeth health care. And her progress would probably not be is notable if she was in any other country in the world this is the country with the innovations taker. That take place your own home state of North Carolina has become. Really oh alleged to biotech for example innovation. And success in bringing molecules to market that helped people beat. Breast cancer or other forms of cancer and other disease how do you swing your wife's experience -- experience and success. With his sense that some -- the pharmaceutical and biotech industries have a squelching everything positive that can and should be current.

Well what you do is that a 100% true and then change the and if we walk this kind of -- and -- create it. We want to we ought to be investing it. In researching all of these areas doubling the research yet eight. As they prepare for a for the future but that doesn't mean we stepped 478 people don't have belt here. And also designate which have. They -- or that there were air out of that losing effort it -- 84. We have a dysfunctional -- there's doesn't cover all America it's. Wait to falsely it has huge -- we don't have that'll -- parity we know everything but and it aired on here it's. It'll here is there are people worried they'd lose their job were it laid off and at the signal is there now. It would put more money in the help here that it accepted industrialized world if one of the worst products the other it's. Cost inefficient it's also much help there. The -- want to do is or -- helped your system for everybody at. Covers everybody -- dramatically reduced -- reduces --

Senator is Eric country held -- that is an -- has achieved what what you and I might describe as universal access universal coverage. That you think has also the requisite quality that type of quality that you wife Elizabeth has been the beneficiary of that I and everybody was listening here in Massachusetts and New Hampshire by the way the beneficiaries of it seems to me that there is a and in a noticeable drop. In quality and service in the provision of the technology MRIs cat scans alike he can't even get -- you wait sometimes a couple of several months if not a couple of years in other countries that claim to have universal coverage but in the end in the end it's rationed.

But that the that is the reason that -- universal health care proposal give every American shorts. Between private land and it -- The government -- is essentially Medicare -- Which -- a lot of the efficiency cost efficiencies other governments that now they're assistants. But we also give people probably product George that you keep churches or private -- is much more heavily regulated that today I'm sure it's a capsule. They charge for for profit over oh what -- it will cover everybody. Reduced we expect under to -- dollar a -- and we can in you know where's the innovations that your I totally agree. It's a crucial for America -- adult leader in medical and research that we are.

Senator for years ago he ran on a ticket with John Kerry -- United States senate you folks came within a whisker of being president and Vice President. Probably eight and a decidedly different course for our country if in fact he had prevailed in many many people obviously disappointed in the loss for years later John Kerry pointedly not supporting you were not supporting anybody to my knowledge what it won't what's the relationship with UN John Kerry at this point.

Oh he's -- it very competitive very well ever happened him straight out in a vote in the family I think he just doesn't need I think yeah lots of friends. It's certainly happened the Marriott think he's respect is -- art. I -- it is a very good man very.

We're talking the United States a former United States senator John Edwards right in the midst of the first -- scrum out here in the Iowa caucus soon to be followed by the New Hampshire primary which will coming -- closely obviously an RKO is John if you should become the president and I know the road ahead remains along what you are -- and you yes thundering around a curve now in a comin' down the homestretch in very good position. How does -- John Edwards when he or she season describes the special interest that have a particular grip a peculiar grip on Washington DC. How do you approach and describe the trial lawyers association of America.

Well I think where a lot especially you know I've ever take -- anybody from specialists or -- all watch lot. And that includes lobbyist lawyer on the trial lawyer. Out of a lot of Indian affairs the lobby for or an idea but it act jubilee that the primary problem. It is the -- it ethnic or corporate lobbyists are outspending everybody else I mean all. Because they have the money and what that there is they have wants what happened the -- that -- the they have more money spent a lot. What we want to do though all but it is use the power of the lobbies in the power of these these are -- at this. This certainly is about -- it's about trying to -- the plot which he worked for everybody says it's people like you're bad. And -- have an equal -- as the -- that the basic concept of our -- country as the read a book about others believe -- that's where I. And we shouldn't have this war eve warped perspective that we have say what those old enormous amount of money and power. And you -- was the way decisions.

Was that John at the voice of John Edwards is what the -- we've been listening to talking to the last several minutes the Iran for parents forum on IK EO he's in the midst of this is our country rally crossing fifteen counties and Iowa. Tomorrow's the big day John you put in months and months and months with a -- the join us. And dead may be if I know it it'll be a sprint east. After -- the Iowa caucuses will be open Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday -- Tuesday John left they have you stop by and we can go -- one here achievements are which I think will be notable in the next 24 hours into the game plan for New Hampshire and beyond. Report right the voice of senator John Edwards