John McCain: Speech 06/03/08

John McCain
Speech
Kenner, LA 06/03/08

TRANSCRIPT:
JOHN MCCAIN: "No matter who wins this election, the direction of this country is going to change dramatically. But, the choice is between the right change and the wrong change. . .

America has seen tough times before. We've always known how to get through them. . . . But we must rise to the occasion, as we always have; change what must be changed . . .

The right change recognizes that many of the policies and institutions of our government have failed. They have failed to keep up with the challenges of our time because many of these policies were designed for the problems and opportunities of the mid to late 20th Century . . . The right kind of change will initiate widespread and innovative reforms in almost every area of government policy — health care, energy, the environment, the tax code, our public schools, our transportation system, disaster relief, government spending and regulation, diplomacy, the military and intelligence services. . .

. . . those changes have distressed many American families — job loss, failing schools, prohibitively expensive health care, pensions at risk, entitlement programs approaching bankruptcy, rising gas and food prices, to name a few. But your government often acts as if it is completely unaware of the changes and hardships in your lives. And when government does take notice, often it only makes matters worse. . . . The right change will stop impeding Americans from doing what they have always done: overcome every obstacle to our progress, turn challenges into opportunities, and by our own industry, imagination and courage make a better country and a safer world th an we inherited.

. . . we have to rethink, reform and reinvent: the way we educate our children; train our workers; deliver health care services; support retirees; fuel our transportation network; stimulate research and development; and harness new technologies.

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We must also prepare, far better than we have, to respond quickly and effectively to a natural calamity. When Americans confront a catastrophe they have a right to expect basic competence from their government. Firemen and policemen should be able to communicate with each other in an emergency. We should be able to deliver hot water to dehydrated babies and rescue the infirm from a hospital with no electricity. Our disgraceful failure to do so here in New Orleans exposed the incompetence of government at all levels to meet even its most basic responsibilities.

The wrong change looks not to the future but to the past for solutions that have failed us before and will surely fail us again. . . Like others before him, [Obama] seems to think government is the answer to every problem; that government should take our resources and make our decisions for us. That type of change doesn't trust Americans to know what is right or what is in their own best interests. . . . And that's not change we can believe in.

You will hear from my opponent's campaign in every speech, every interview, every press release that I'm running for President Bush's third term. You will hear every policy of the President described as the Bush-McCain policy. Why does Senator Obama believe it's so important to repeat that idea over and over again? Because he knows it's very difficult to get Americans to believe something they know is false. So he tries to drum it into your minds by constantly repeating it rather than debate honestly the very different directions he and I would take the country. But the American people didn't get to know me yesterday, as they are just getting to know Senator Obama. They know I have a long record of bipartisan problem solving. They've seen me put our country before any President — before any party — before any special interest — before my own interest. They might think me an imperfect servant of our country, which I surely am. . .

I have worked with the President to keep our nation safe. . . . We've disagreed over the conduct of the war in Iraq and the treatment of detainees; over out of control government spending and budget gimmicks; over energy policy and climate change; over defense spending that favored defense contractors over the public good.

I disagreed strongly with the Bush administration's mismanagement of the war in Iraq. I called for the change in strategy that is now, at last, succeeding where the previous strategy had failed miserably. I was criticized for doing so by Republicans. I was criticized by Democrats. I was criticized by the press. But I don't answer to them. I answer to you."

LABEL: JM LA 6-3 (EW#11) SUT-Part 1

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[JoHolland92]

What the fuck is he talking about..?

[reden0024]

this guy was a fallen war vet before cindy mccain (one of the richest alcohol distributors in the southwest/a raging vicodin head) and her rich cronies lifted him up and started pumping him with money so they could buy the white house.....this man is bought and paid for! i appreciate his service over 40 years ago, but i don't think that qualifies anyone for president. use your brain in 2008!

[ptangboy]

This guy has no idea what he is talking about. He has no perspective on the current situation. Hes just reading a speech, and looks slow-witted in doing so.

[mhutchinson27]

john mccain 2012

[bigM10231]

lol at 2:03

[shane9999100]

job loss, failing schools, prohibitively expensive health care, pensions at risk, entitlement programs approaching bankruptcy, rising gas and food prices, to name a few. But your government often acts as if it is completely unaware of the changes and hardships in your lives. And when government does take notice, often it only makes matters worse.

[blaggyblah]

what happens to our dehydrated babies?

[ancientatbirth666]

I like how he giggles like Butthead after every sentence.

[hasfarr]

GREEN SCREEN!

[bestwayusa1]

Americans need to buy and support American made products. Many haven't and look at our economy. Start demanding stores to carry USA product's or shop elsewhere if they dont. Go on line for made in USA you can find great American product's there. Let"s put our fellow Americans back to work. The race to the bottom must stop! Honest, fare, safe, American made product's.

[loola456]

lol what the hell was that???

[dohboy200]

:15 seconds...that smile...LOL