Democratic National Convention Keynote Address.docx
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DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddress
DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddress
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1988DemocraticNationalConventionKeynoteAddress
thankyou.thankyou.thankyou,verymuch.
goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.buenasnoches,misamigos.
i'mdelightedtobeherewithyouthisevening,becauseafterlisteningtogeorgebushalltheseyears,ifiguredyouneededtoknowwhatarealtexasaccentsoundslike.
twelveyearsagobarbarajordan,anothertexaswoman,barbaramadetheKeynoteAddresstothisConvention,andtwowomeninahundredandsixtyyearsisaboutparforthecourse.
but,ifyougiveusachance,wecanperform.afterall,gingerrogersdideverythingthatfredastairedid.shejustdiditbackwardsandinhighheels.
iwanttoannouncetothisnationthatinalittlemorethan100days,thereagan-meese-deaver-nofziger-poindexter-north-weinberger-watt-gorsuch-lavelle-stockman-haig-bork-noriega-georgebush[era]willbeover!
youknow,tonightifeelalittlelikeididwheniplayedbasketballinthe8thgrade.ithoughtilookedrealcuteinmyuniform.andtheniheardaboyyellfromthebleachers,"makethatbasket,birdlegs!
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andmygreatestfearisthatsameguyissomewhereoutthereintheaudiencetonight,andhe'sgoingtocutmedowntosize.becausewhereigrewuptherereallywasn’tmuchtoleranceforself-importance,peoplewhoputonairs.
iwasbornduringthedepressioninalittlecommunityjustoutsidewaco,andigrewuplisteningtofranklinrooseveltontheradio.well,itwasbackthenthaticametounderstandthesmalltruthsandthehardshipsthatbindneighborstogether.thosewererealpeoplewithrealproblemsandtheyhadrealdreamsaboutgettingoutofthedepression.icanremembersummernightswhenwe’dputdownwhatwecalledthebaptistpallet,andwelistenedtothegrown-upstalk.icanstillhearthesoundofthedominoesclickingonthemarbleslabmydaddyhadfoundforatabletop.icanstillhearthelaughterofthemantellingjokesyouweren’tsupposedtohear–talkin'abouthowbigthatoldbuckdeerwas,laughin'aboutmamaputtin'cloroxinthewellwhenthefrogfellin.
theytalkedaboutwarandwashingtonandwhatthiscountryneeded.theytalkedthestraighttalk.anditcamefrompeoplewhowerelivingtheirlivesasbesttheycould.andthat’swhatwe’regoingtodotonight.we’regoingtotellhowthecowatethecabbage.
igotaletterlastweekfromayoungmotherinlorena,texas,andiwannareadpartofittoyou.shewrites,
“ourworriesgofrompaydaytopayday,justlikemillionsofothers.andwehavetwofairlydecentincomes,butiworryhowi’mgoingtopaytherisingcarinsuranceandfood.ipraymykidsdon’thaveagrowthspurtfromaugusttodecember,soidon’thavetobuynewjeans.webuyclothesatthebudgetstoresandwehavethemfrayandfadeandstretchinthefirstwash.weponderandtrytofigureouthowwe'regonnapayforcollegeandbracesandtennisshoes.wedon’ttakevacationsandwedon’tgoouttoeat.pleasedon’tthinkmeungrateful.wehavejobsandaniceplacetolive,andwe’rehealthy.we'rethepeopleyouseeeverydayinthegrocerystores,andweobeythelawsandpayourtaxes.weflyourflagsonholidaysandweplodalongtryingtomakeitbetterforourselvesandourchildrenandourparents.wearen’tvocalanymore.ithinkmaybewe’retootired.ibelievethatpeoplelikeusareforgotteninamerica.”
well,ofcourseyoubelieveyou’reforgotten,becauseyouhavebeen.
thisrepublicanadministrationtreatsusasifwewerepiecesofapuzzlethatcan’tfittogether.they'vetriedtoputusintocompartmentsandseparateusfromeachother.theirpoliticaltheoryis“divideandconquer.”they’vesuggestedtimeandtimeagainthatwhatisofinteresttoonegroupofamericansisnotofinteresttoanyoneelse.we’vebeenisolated.we’vebeenlumpedintothatsadphraseologycalled“specialinterests.”they’vetoldfarmersthattheywereselfish,thattheywoulddriveupfoodpricesiftheyaskedthegovernmenttointerveneonbehalfofthefamilyfarm,andwewatchedfarmsgoontheauctionblockwhileweboughtfoodfromforeigncountries.well,that’swrong!
theytoldworkingmothersit’salltheirfault--theirfamiliesarefallingapartbecausetheyhadtogotoworktokeeptheirkidsinjeansandtennisshoesandcollege.andthey’rewrong!
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theytoldamericanlabortheyweretryingtoruinfreeenterprisebyaskingfor60days’noticeofplantclosings,andthat’swrong.andtheytoldtheautoindustryandthesteelindustryandthetimberindustryandtheoilindustry,companiesbeingthreatenedbyforeignproductsfloodingthiscountry,thatyou’reprotectionistifyouthinkthegovernmentshouldenforceourtradelaws.andthatiswrong.
whentheybelittleusfordemandingcleanairandcleanwaterfortryingtosavetheoceansandtheozonelayer,that’swrong.
nowonderwefeelisolatedandconfused.wewantanswersandtheiransweristhat"somethingiswrongwithyou."wellnothing'swrongwithyou.nothing’swrongwithyouthatyoucan’tfixinnovember!
we’vebeentold--we’vebeentoldthattheinterestsofthesouthandthesouthwestarenotthesameinterestsasthenorthandthenortheast.theypitonegroupagainsttheother.they'vedividedthiscountry,andinourisolationwethinkgovernmentisn’tgonnahelpus,andwe'realoneinourfeelings.wefeelforgotten.well,thefactisthatwearenotanisolatedpieceoftheirpuzzle.weareonenation.wearetheunitedstatesofamerica.
now,wedemocratsbelievethatamericaisstillthecountyoffairplay;thatwecancomeoutofasmalltownorapoorneighborhoodandhavethesamechanceasanyoneelse,anditdoesn’tmatterwhetherweareblackorhispanicordisabledorawomen[sic].webelievethatamericaisacountrywheresmallbusinessownersmustsucceed,becausetheyarethebedrock,backboneofoureconomy.
webelievethatourkidsdeservegooddaycareandpublicschools.webelieveourkidsdeservepublicschoolswherestudentscanlearnandteacherscanteach.andwewannabelievethatourparentswillhaveagoodretirementandthatwewilltoo.wedemocratsbelievethatsocialsecurityisapactthatcannotbebroken.
wewannabelievethatwecanliveoutourliveswithouttheterriblefearthatanillnessisgoingtobankruptusandourchildren.wedemocratsbelievethatamericacanovercomeanyproblem,includingthedreadeddiseasecalledaids.webelievethatamericaisstillacountrywherethereismoretolifethanjustaconstantstruggleformoney.andwebelievethatamericamusthaveleaderswhoshowusthatourstrugglesamounttosomethingandcontributetosomethinglarger,leaderswhowantustobeallthatwecanbe.wewantleaderslikejessejackson.
jessejacksonisaleaderandateacherwhocanopenourheartsandopenourmindsandstirourverysouls.andhehastaughtusthatweareasgoodasourcapacityforcaring,caringaboutthedrugproblem,caringaboutcrime,caringabouteducation,andcaringabouteachother.
now,incontrast,thegreatestnationofthefreeworldhashadaleaderforeightstraightyearsthathaspretendedthathecannothearourquestionsoverthenoiseofthehelicopters.andweknowhedoesn’twannaanswer.butwehavealotofquestions.andwhenwegetourquestionsasked,orthereisaleak,oraninvestigationtheonlyanswerwegetis,“idon’tknow,”or“iforgot.”
butyouwouldn’tacceptthatanswerfromyourchildren.iwouldn’t.don’ttellme“youdon’tknow”or“youforgot.”we'renotgoingtohavetheamericathatwewantuntilweelectleaderswhoaregonnatellthetruth;notmostdaysbuteveryday;leaderswhodon’tforgetwhattheydon’twanttoremember.andforeightstraightyearsgeorgebushhasn’tdisplayedtheslightestinterestinanythingwecareabout.andnowthathe'safterajobhecan’tgetappointedto,he'slikecolumbusdiscoveringamerica.he’sfoundchildcare.he’sfoundeducation.poorgeorge.hecan’thelpit.hewasbornwithasilverfootinhismouth.
well,nowonder,nowonderwecan’tfigureitout.becausetheleadershipofthisnationistellingusonethingontvanddoingsomethingentirelydifferent.theytellus,theytellusthatthey'refightingawaragainstterrorists.andthenwefindoutthatthewhitehouseissellingarmstotheayatollah.theytellusthatthey’refightingawarondrugsandthenpeoplecomeontvandtestifythattheciaandthedeaandthefbiknewtheywereflyingdrugsintoamericaallalong.andthey’renegotiatingwithadictatorwhoisshovelingcocaineintothiscountrylikecrazy.iguessthat’stheircentralamericanstrategy.
now,theytellusthatemploymentratesaregreat,andthatthey’reforequalopportunity.butweknowittakestwopaycheckstomakeendsmeettoday,whenitusedtotakeone.andtheopportunitythey’resoproudofislow-wage,dead-endjobs.andthereisnomajorcityinamericawhereyoucannotseehomelessmensittinginparkinglotsholdingsignsthatsay“iwillworkforfood.”
now,myfriends,wereallyareatacrucialpointinamericanhistory.underthisadministrationwehavedevotedourresourcesintomakingthiscountryamilitarycolossus.butwe’veletoureconomiclinesofdefensefallintodisrepair.thedebtofthisnationisgreaterthanithaseverbeeninourhistory.wefoughtaworldwaronlessdebtthantherepublicanshavebuiltupinthelasteightyears.youknow,it’skindoflikethatbrother-in-lawwhodrivesaflashynewcarbuthe’salwaysborrowin'moneyfromyoutomakethepayments.
well,butlet’stakewhattheyaremostproudof.thatistheirstandofdefense.wedemocratsarecommittedtoastrongamerica,and,quitefrankly,
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