Awareness of the Inattentive Public

In a recent article from CBS News a little known Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Louisiana recently came up in a story about his backing of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Candidate Buddy Roemer is a rare example of republican politicians that are openly supportive of the OWS movement. In a statement Roemer was quoted as saying “It is Main Street that is being foreclosed on and it is Main Street that is suffering while the…greed of Wall Street continues to hurt the middle class.” He goes on to show his disapproval of how the government is heavily influenced, not by the average Americans, but instead wealthy special interest groups, and other corporations. As the author of the article Lucy Madison points out that along with Roemer’s Harvard education and long standing career as a politician gives him credibility when it comes to his opinions on this issue. For those who don’t follow government actions or other political news, aka the attentive public, Roemer is the third party that the inattentive public can look to in trying to form an opinion of the OWS movement.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20118163-503544.html