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→Relations with Governors Edwards and Treen
==Relations with Governors Edwards and Treen==
==Relations with Governors Edwards and Treen==
In a 1986 address before the Louisiana Broadcasters Association, Gomez criticized Governor Edwards, [[Ed Steimel|Edward J. Steimel]], the president of the Louisiana
In a 1986 address before the Louisiana Broadcasters Association, Gomez criticized Governor Edwards, [[Ed Steimel|Edward J. Steimel]], the president of the Louisiana
Association of Business and Industry, and House colleague Kevin Reilly of Baton Rouge. In his book Gomez explains:
Association of Business and Industry, and House colleague [[Kevin Reilly]] of Baton Rouge. In his book Gomez explains:
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Louisiana doesn't need a governor threatening to quit if he doesn't get his way (Edwards had said if we didn't pass his gambling proposals he would resign.), a business leader (Steimel) insinuating the state's education system sucks, or an influential legislator (Reilly) portraying Louisiana's people as 'plain dumb.' . . . I think we need the governor to govern, he's a brilliant man. We need him to use that brilliance to try to solve the problems in ways other than [threatening resignation]. . . . We need to stop blaming and start working toward solutions. I feel as though there is a group of us in the middle of all this who are trying to to tell the governor, 'you can't get gambling passed, so please use your brilliance to do something else.</blockquote>
Louisiana doesn't need a governor threatening to quit if he doesn't get his way (Edwards had said if we didn't pass his gambling proposals he would resign.), a business leader (Steimel) insinuating the state's education system sucks, or an influential legislator (Reilly) portraying Louisiana's people as 'plain dumb.' . . . I think we need the governor to govern, he's a brilliant man. We need him to use that brilliance to try to solve the problems in ways other than [threatening resignation]. . . . We need to stop blaming and start working toward solutions. I feel as though there is a group of us in the middle of all this who are trying to to tell the governor, 'you can't get gambling passed, so please use your brilliance to do something else.</blockquote>