GOP presidential primary candidate and former Louisiana Gov. Buddy Roemer has distinguished himself from the rest of the field by allying himself with the 99 Percent, visiting Occupy Wall Street and Occupy D.C., and running on a platform of attacking Big Money and special interest influence in politics.

This afternoon, during an appearance on MSNBC, Roemer took both the media and his opponents in the race to task. Roemer told MSNBC that he has yet to hear a single question from debate moderators about where the leading candidates are getting their money from. He also concluded that former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney represents the 1 Percent and that Newt Gingrich is their lobbyist:

ROEMER: [Addressing MSNBC anchor] I have yet to hear a question from you political experts during the debate about where did you get your money?

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ROEMER: I know, I didn’t mean to pick on you for it, I’m sorry. But I am passionate about this. Look, there is a difference between the one percent who rule the country and the ninety-nine who suffer their mistakes. I believe that Mitt Romney represents the one percent and I believe that Newt Gingrich is the lobbyist for the one percent.

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The New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board agrees that Romney represents the 1 Percent, as publisher Joe McQuaid said his paper refused to endorse the former Massachusetts governor for this reason. Although he never registered as a lobbyist, Gingrich has had a long career as an influence peddler since leaving office, working for the ethanol industry, oil industry, health interests, and Information Technology companies, for starters.

Former Louisiana governor and two-term congressman Buddy Roemer isn’t your average GOP presidential primary candidate. Roemer is running on a platform blasting corporate America for its control over the political process and endorsing major campaign finance reform.

This afternoon, Roemer appeared at Occupy D.C. to lend his support to the group’s efforts to break the one percent’s strangehold over our federal government. Roemer explained to one protester that “big checks are first in line” for our politicians’ ears, and that “this is a government that is owned by the lobbies, PACs, and special interests.” Watch it:

ThinkProgress asked Roemer if he supports Occupy D.C. and other groups taking their protests directly to the lobbying firms and others who have seized control of the government. He answered that he does. Watch it:

Roemer has distinguished himself by being a Republican ally for the 99 Percent, even blasting New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg after he evicted Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park.

While many in the Republican party have either scorned the 99 Percent Movement or offered tepid sympathies for their frustrations, former Louisiana Gov. and Rep. Buddy Roemer (R) has been a strong supporter, even visiting Occupy Wall Street and tweeting out their concerns.

On Sunday, Wikinews published an interview with Roemer where it asked him about his campaign and philosophy. At one point, Wikinews asked him about what “necessary freedoms” are lacking in American society. Rather than going on a diatribe about the supposed unconstitutionality of the Affordable Care Act or the merits of restricting the federal government’s regulations or some other boilerplate Republican response, Roemer struck a much more unique chord. The former governor said that “fair trade” should be one of our greatest freedoms, and that if a family doesn’t have work, it isn’t free. He concluded that our “greatest lost of freedom has been the loss of jobs“:

WIKINEWS: What necessary freedoms are currently lacking in American society?

ROEMER: Fair Trade ought to be a freedom that we can count on. The freedom to compete on a level playing field, but the big boys have bought those in control and have advertised the phrase Free Trade and all our best jobs get shipped overseas with Unfair Trade. A family without work is not happy, not healthy, not free. Our greatest loss of freedom has been loss of jobs. I’d get them back starting with Fair Trade and a level playing field with the biggest economic enemy of our great nation—-China.

Roemer is purposely restricting his campaign to $100 maximum donations per donor, in an attempt to battle the political corruption that has allowed the richest 1 percent of Americans to control our system.