UNSTABLE PEOPLE COMMITTING THESE
ACTS.
THE ANSWER IS NOT PREVENTING
LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS FROM HAVING
GUNS.
SCOTT: DO YOU AGREE?
CARY DEATON: YES, I DON'T
INC.
THERE SHOULD BE A CHANGE WITH
RESPECT TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT.
THE SECOND AMENDMENT WILL
CONTINUE TO BE LITIGATED EVERY
TIME AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS
HAPPENS.
AGAIN, I THINK MOST OF THE
PARTIES HERE HAVE HIT ON THE
ISSUE.
THE REAL ISSUE IS THE MENTAL
HEALTH PROBLEM.
IN LOUISIANA, AND OTHER STATES,
WE HAVE SEEN DRASTIC CUTBACKS IN
HOSPITALS AND EXPENSES SPENT ON
THE MENTALLY ILL.
WE NEED MORE MENTAL HEALTH
TREATMENT INVARIABLY, EVERYONE
OF THESE INSTANCES INVOLVES
SOMEONE WITH A MENTAL
DIFFICULTY.
IT IS SORT OF LIKE SOMEBODY WHO
DRIVES A CAR, A CAR CAN BE A
DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT, BUT
IF YOU
ARE REASONABLE AND DO IT RIGHT,
IT IS NOT PROBLEMATIC.
SCOTT: THANK YOU.
BY A SHOW OF HANDS, ARE YOU NOW
-- OR HAVE YOU BEEN, IN THE
PAST, A MEMBER OF A SPORTING OR
SHOOTING ORGANIZATION?
OK, FOR CANDIDATES IN THE
MIDDLE.
WE WILL START ON THIS END.
WHICH ORGANIZATION AND WHY?
EYMAN MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL
RIFLE ASSOCIATION AND COASTAL
CONSERVATION.
I BELIEVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT,
I BELIEVE FOLKS IN AMERICA HAVE
A RIGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES.
I BELIEVE IN TERMS OF THE CCA,
THE ABILITY TO CONSERVE.
I BELIEVE LOUISIANA IS A
SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE IN A
VARIETY OF WAYS.
I BELIEVE IN CONSERVATION.
I BELIEVE IF YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH A BOY HAVE
TO HUNT, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO
HUNT FOR YOUR BOY.
I'M A GUN OWNER AND ABSOLUTELY
BELIEVE IN THOSE EFFORTS.
SCOTT: STATE REPRESENTATIVE
EDWARDS.
REP. JOHN BEL EDWARDS: I'M A
MEMBER OF THE SKIED GUN
ASSOCIATION.
I HAVE BEEN GOING THERE ALL MY
LIFE.
I'M A LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER AND
TO TIME PAST PRESIDENT OF THE
ORGANIZATION.
I BELIEVE IN SHOOTING SPORTS,
HUNTING AND FISHING.
I AM AN AVID OUTDOORSMAN.
I HAVE BEEN A LICENSED HUNTER IN
LOUISIANA ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE.
I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT IT IS
PART OF OUR TRADITION, THE
CULTURE IN LOUISIANA THAT WE
ACTUALLY GET OUT INTO THE WOODS
AND ENJOY WHAT GOD HAS GIVEN US,
AS GOOD STEWARDS AND
CONSERVATIONISTS.
BUT I BELIEVE IN THE SECOND
AMENDMENT THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND
BEAR ARMS, AND I PRACTICE THAT
IN MY FAMILY IN THE WAY THAT I
RAISED MY FAMILY.
SCOTT: SENATOR VITTER.
SENATOR VITTER: I AM A
MEMBER OF
THE NRA, I LOVE TO GO HUNTING
AND FISHING WITH MY 13-YEAR-OLD.
IT IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT.
RECENTLY, I ALSO WENT ALLIGATOR
HUNTING WITH ONE OF MY
DAUGHTERS.
BEFORE SHE WAS LEAVING FOR
COLLEGE, SHE SAID I WANT A
FATHER DAUGHTER DAY AND I SAID,
GREAT.
YOU NAME IT.
THAT'S WHAT ANY DAD WANTS TO
HEAR.
SHE SURPRISED ME, SET I WANT TO
GO ON A GATOR HUNT.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME.
IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH
OUR KIDS.
I HAVE WORKED WITH MANY OF THESE
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT
LOUISIANA, CCA, DUCKS UNLIMITED.
I'M PROUD THAT I
WAS AWARDED
LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR BY DUCKS
UNLIMITED NATIONALLY BECAUSE OF
MY WORK ON THEIR PRIORITIES AT
THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WHICH IS
ABSOLUTELY GOING TO IMPROVE
CONSERVATION, THE NUMBER OF
DUCKS, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY
THOSE BOARDS AND PASTIME IN
LOUISIANA AND ELSEWHERE.
SCOTT: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
LT. GOV. JAY DARDENNE: I AM A
MEMBER OF THE NRA AND I BELIEVE
IN THE ADVOCACY PAPER ABOUT FOR
GUN OWNERS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES
FOR HUNTING AND FISHING.
THAT IS ONE OF THE GREAT
PASSIONS FOR LOUISIANA.
I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME
TALKING ABOUT ALL OF OUR GREAT
PASSIONS IN LOUISIANA.
WITH PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER
THE WORLD TO ENJOY THE NATURAL
BEAUTY AND ABUNDANCE WE HAVE IN
LOUISIANA.
HUNTING AND FISHING ARE A BIG
PART OF WHAT MAKES LOUISIANA
MAGNET FOR PEOPLE TO BE HERE.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ADVOCATE ON
BEHALF OF THOSE THINGS THAT HELP
LOUISIANA.
WE HAVE HAD THE RECORD RAKING
YEARS OF TOURISM UNDER MY
LEADERSHIP WITH 28 .7 MILLION
PEOPLE COMING, SPENDING OVER
$800 MILLION.
THAT GOES INTO THE STATE
TREASURY.
OUR STATE
CAN CELEBRATE THE
WONDERS OF NATURE FOR HUNTING
AND FISHING IN ANY GROUP THAT
WILL SUPPORT THAT, I WANT TO
SUPPORT THEM AS WELL.
SCOTT: THANK YOU.
FOUR OUT OF SIX AGREE ON THAT
TOPIC.
LAST MONTH, GOVERNOR BOBBY
JINDAL MOVED TO CANCEL PLANNED
PARENTHOOD'S MEDICAID CONTRACT
IN LOUISIANA AFTER AN
ANTI-ABORTION GROUP RELEASED A
SERIES OF UNDERCOVER VIDEOS THAT
SHOW THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCTORS
DISCUSSING THE DONATION OF FETAL
TISSUE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
AFTER ABORTIONS.
RECENTLY, THE U.S. SENATE
REJECTED A SHORT-TERM SPENDING
BILL THAT WOULD DEFUND PLANNED
PARENTHOOD, BY A VOTE OF 52-47.
CLEARLY STRONG FEELINGS ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
WE BEGIN WITH REPRESENTATIVE
EDWARDS WHERE DO YOU STAND ON
, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FUNDING.
AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO
ARGUE YOU'RE TAKING OTHER MUCH
NEEDED SERVICES AWAY FROM WOMEN
IF THE ORGANIZATION IS DEFUNDED
BECAUSE OF ABORTION CONCERNS?
LT. GOV. JAY DARDENNE: THANKS --
REP. JOHN BEL EDWARDS: THANK YOU
FOR THAT QUESTION.
THE VIDEOS ARE DISTURBING.
TO HAVE THEM SPEAKING SO
CAVALIERLY ABOUT SENSITIVE
ISSUES, VERY MUCH DISTURBED ME.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IN
LOUISIANA,
AGREE WE NEED TO HAVE
AN INVESTIGATION.
IT NEEDS TO BE A THOROUGH
INVESTIGATION OF PLANNED
PARENTHOOD AROUND THE COUNTRY
AND HERE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE
PRACTICES ARE AND WHETHER THEY
ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
I BELIEVE WE SHOULD LET THAT AND
PLAY OUT AND LEARN ALL THE
FACTS.
ONE OF THE FAX IS PLANNED
PARENTHOOD DOES PROVIDE
PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES,
CANCER SCREENINGS, BREAST EXAMS,
AND OTHER NEEDED HELP SERVICES.
THE ONLY THING I WILL SUGGEST
IS
BEFORE WE CLOSE PLANNED
PARENTHOOD DOWN, WE KNOW THEY
ARE NOT PROVIDING ABORTIONS IN
LOUISIANA, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS
AVAILABLE FOR THE PEOPLE OF
LOUISIANA TO RECEIVE THOSE SAME
SERVICES.
SCOTT: THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER ANGELLE: AS ONE
OF
NINE KIDS AND FATHER OF FIVE, I
AM 100% PRO-LIFE.
THOSE VIDEOS ARE DISTURBING.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD HAS LOST ITS
PRIVILEGES TO PROVIDE SERVICES
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
HAVING SAID THAT, I WOULD MOVE
TO CUT ALL THEIR CONTRACTS AND
MAKE SURE THE ART DEFUNDED.
BUT WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE OTHER
SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED BY
PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
THERE ARE 137 COMMUNITY CLINICS
IN LOUISIANA.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOES NOT HAVE
A MONOPOLY ON PROVIDING SERVICES
LIKE BREAST SCREENING AND OTHER
SERVICES.
THAT IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE WE
CAN DO IT.
I WOULD MOVE TO MAKE CERTAIN
THE
OTHER FACILITIES HAVE THE
FUNDING THEY NEED.
IT SHOULD NOT SIMPLY BE A
MONOPOLY FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD
TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
SCOTT: SENATOR VITTER, YOU ARE
ALSO PRO-LIFE.
DO YOU SHARE THESE BELIEFS?
SENATOR VITTER: ABSOLUTELY.
I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO DEFEND
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FOR YEARS
BEFORE THESE VIDEOS SURFACED.
I THINK THAT
IS PRETTY IMPORTANT
AND SIGNIFICANT.
THAT IS WHY I'M THE ONLY
CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVED THE
ENDORSEMENT OF NATIONAL
LOUISIANA RIGHT TO LIFE.
100% LIFETIME VOTING RECORD.
VERY DIFFERENT THAN MANY
OPPONENTS INCLUDING MR. DARDENN
E, WHO VOTED SIX TIMES FOR
ABORTION AND AGAINST LIFE.
THAT IS ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE
WEBSITE.
THAT IS A FAILING GRADE.
I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR
YEARS.
WE NEED TO ABSOLUTELY DEFINED
PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND WE NEED
TO ABSOLUTELY CANCEL ALL
CONTRACTS IN LOUISIANA.
I HAVE A NEW/FOUR JOHN BEL
EDWARDS.
-- NEWSFLASH FOR JOHN BEL
EDWARDS.
THERE BUILDING A HUGE CAN THERE
-- BUILDING IN LOUISIANA.
AND YOUR PRESIDENT, THAT YOU
VOTED FOR TWICE, IS ABSOLUTELY
DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO
CONTINUE FINDING THIS A POOR AND
ORGANIZATION.
SCOTT: MR. EDWARDS DO YOU CARE
TO RESPOND?
REP. JOHN BEL EDWARDS: YES, HE
SAYS HE HAS 100% VOTING RECORD
AND THAT IS CLEARLY DIFFERENT
FROM OURS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW 100% IS
DIFFERENT FROM 100%.
MINE IS 100% WITH THE RIGHT TO
LIFE -- AND THE
-- IT IS
INFORMED BY MY CATHOLIC FAITH.
I'M NOT SURE HOW HE COULD SAY
HIS POSITION IS SUPERIOR TO MINE
WHEN 100%, IS 100%.
IF I CAN
RESPOND, JOHN BEL
EDWARDS ACTIVELY SUPPORTED
BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT
TWICE, WAS A DELEGATE FOR BARACK
OBAMA, NOT IN THE HOPE AND
CHANGE ELECTION OF 2008, BUT
WHEN HE CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN BETTER IN 2012.
IF THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH A
PRO-LIFE VOTING RECORD, GOD HELP
US.
THEN NOTHING MEANS ANYTHING.
THAT IS COMPLETELY CONTRARY
TO
FIGHTING AND STANDING UP FOR
LOUISIANA VALUES, WHICH START
WITH LIFE.
SCOTT: LAST WORD IN 15 SECONDS.
I GUESS WE COULD KEEP GOING
BACK AND FORTH.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS MIAMI
DEMOCRAT.
I SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT.
I HAVE ISSUES WITH MANY OF THE
ISSUES TAKEN UP BY THE
PRESIDENT.
THIS IS ONE OF THEM.
IM NOT A SINGLE ISSUE VOTER.
I VOTE MY CONSCIENCE BASED ON AN
ARRAY OF ISSUES.
ALTHOUGH I DID VOTE FOR THE
PRESIDENT, I HAVE NEVER VOTED
FOR DAVID VITTER.
[LAUGHTER]
SCOTT: THANK YOU.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, YOUR RECORD
WAS ALSO ATTACKED.
LT. GOV. JAY DARDENNE: THE
DESPERATE DATE IS AT IT AGAIN,
LYING ON THE COMMERCIALS AND
ALSO INFORMS LIKE THIS.
I DO BELIEVE PLANNED PARENTHOOD
SHOULD BE DEFUNDED.
THOSE VIDEOS ARE OUTRAGEOUS AND
HERNANDEZ.
I HAVE NOT VOTED FOR ABORTION
SIX TIMES.
I GOT GRADED ON THOSE DEALING
WITH CLOTHING THAT WERE VERY
CONTROVERSIAL, OTHER WHETHER OR
NOT THERE WOULD BE STEM CELL
RESEARCH.
IT IS INACCURATE TO SAY I VOTED
FOR ABORTIONS AT TIMES.
THE SAME MISREPRESENTATIONS EASY
ON TV.
ONE THAT
IS PARTICULARLY
OUTRAGEOUS ABOUT MY TRAVEL,
BECAUSE MY TRAVEL HAS RESULTED
IN MORE INTERNATIONAL VISITORS
COMING TO LOUISIANA AND ANY TIME
IN OUR HISTORY.
SUCCESSFUL TOURISM NUMBERS ALL
RELATED TO TRIPS I MADE TO BRING
PEOPLE TO LOUISIANA.
IT'S OUTRAGEOUS FOR HIM TO
ACCUSE MANY OF HAVING THE STATE
PAY FOR MY WIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE
TO GO OVERSEAS.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE,
AND
THE KIND OF MISLEADING THINGS
YOU SEE FROM SENATOR VITTER.
SCOTT: AND CLEARLY YOU CALLED
SENATOR VITTER A LIAR.
SENATOR VITTER:
FIRST OF ALL,
JAY DARDENNE'S VOTING RECORD ON
ABORTION IS CLEAR.
IT IS CLEAR FROM LOUISIANA'S
RIGHT TO LIFE.
VOTING FOR ABORTION AND AGAINST
LIFE EXTENDS.
THIS WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE AND
IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR.
THAT IS A VERY DIFFERENT RECORD
THAN WHAT I HAVE.
IT IS NOT ACCURATE.
ALSO WITH REGARD TO TRAVEL,
THAT IS ALSO DOCUMENTED WITH
STATE DOCUMENTS.
AT THE END OF THAT HE IS
REFERRING TO, IT SENDS EVERYBODY
TO THE WEBSITE.
THEY CAN JUDGE FOR THEMSELVES.
THEY CAN LOOK AT THE FACTS.
I ENCOURAGE VOTERS TO DO THAT.
SCOTT: I WILL GIVE LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR THE LAST WORD IN 15
SECONDS.
LT. GOV. JAY DARDENNE: I CAN'T
WAIT FOR YOU TO GO TO THE
WEBSITE AND SEE THE DOCUMENTS.
THEY WILL SHOW YOU BOTH TRANSFER
ME COST ABOUT $11,000, AND THE
$34,000 NUMBER IS EVERY NICKEL
JAY DARDENNE SPENT ON TRAVEL
DURING THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE
BEEN LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
SCOTT: SOMEHOW THIS EVOLVED
INTO
TROUBLE, BUT BACK TO THE
ORIGINAL QUESTION ABOUT PLANNED
PARENTHOOD.
SHOULD IT BE DEFUNDED?
CARY DEATON: FIRST OF ALL, LET
ME SAY,
I FORMERLY SERVED ON THE
STEERING COMMITTEE OF AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED LOUISIANA
LAWYERS FOR LIFE.
IT WAS IN OUR ACTIVIST
--
ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION THAT
LITIGATED AND TRIED TO PREVENT
ABORTIONS IN THIS STATE.
WITH RESPECT TO PLANNED
PARENTHOOD, LET ME SAY THIS
MUCH.
I WANT TO FOLLOW IN EFFECT, WHAT
JEB BUSH DID IN FLORIDA.
HE PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO
OUTLAW PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN
FLORIDA.
ONCE I AM ELECTED GOVERNOR, I
INTEND TO DO THE SAME THING
HERE.
SCOTT: THANK YOU.
REVEREND ODOM.
REVEREND ODOM: I HAVE TO SAY I
AGREE WITH REPRESENTATIVE
EDWARDS.
WE NEED TO HAVE ALL OF THE FACTS
FIRST BEFORE WE CAN SAY
WHAT
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE
PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA.
SCOTT: HAVE YOU SEEN THE VIDEOS,
ARE THEY FACTS ENOUGH OR DO YOU
NEED TO SEE MORE?
REVEREND ODOM: I HAVE SEEN PART
OF THE VIDEO.
IT DID GROSSLY UPSET MY STOMACH.
HOWEVER,
YOU ARE ASKING FOR A
CONCLUSIVE ANSWER TO ONE PIECE
OF EVIDENCE.
I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE IN
AN -- A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
INTO THE MATTER.
SCOTT: FOR THE RECORD, HAVE ALL
OF YOU SEEN THE CONTROVERSIAL
VIDEOS?
RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.
EVERYONE HAS SEEN THE VIDEOS.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
LET'S MOVE ON TO THIS ONE.
JUST HOURS AGO OREGON BECAME THE
, FOURTH STATE TO PERMIT THE
RECREATIONAL USE OF MARIJUANA.
THE OTHER THREE: ARE COLORADO,
WASHINGTON AND ALASKA.
COLORADO WAS THE FIRST STATE TO
LEGALIZE MARIJUANA.
IN THE LAW'S FIRST YEAR, THE
STATE TOOK IN $53 MILLION IN
REVENUE WITH A 28% SALES TAX.
ANOTHER SHOW OF HANDS -- HAVE
ANY OF YOU SMOKED OR OTHERWISE
EVER USED MARIJUANA?
MR. ODOM?
THAT'S ALL?
REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS.
WE BEGIN WITH YOU.
WE WILL GET
BACK TO YOU MR.
ODOM, TO REVEAL HOW YOU USED IT,
RECREATIONALLY OR MEDICINALLY?
REVEREND ODOM: IT WAS
RECREATIONAL.
SCOTT:
REPRESENTATIVE EDWARDS,
DO YOU SUPPORT PASSAGE OF
RECREATIONAL OR MEDICAL
MARIJUANA LAW?
WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN ONE ON
THE BOOKS FOR MEDICAL BUT IT HAS
NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE DISPENSED.
THE SUPPORT PASSAGE OF