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Mrs. Bush: Women Making Important Decisions About Future of America
Design Net Engineering
Lakewood, Colorado
MRS. BUSH: Thank you so much everybody. Thank you all for being here today. Thanks a lot. I think I see our two budding engineers over here. Good to see you all. Thanks. Thank you.
I have just had a really great tour. This is so terrific, Design Net Engineering. In every way, the research and the production that's going on here is just cutting edge for the United States of America. And it's a real thrill.
Thank you very much, Sandy, and thank you, Gerry, also very much for letting me visit your business. And thank you, Governor Norton, for welcoming me to Colorado. It's great to see you.
Sandy and Gerry Murphy, who own Design Net, are really realizing the American dream of ownership and at the same time, they are helping our economy grow stronger. Everything they produce has an impact somewhere else economically. And in fact, I saw examples of two businesses that sort of came from the synergy of this business that are separate from these but are also growing. And I want to thank Sandy and Gerry very much.
I also want to thank Frances Owens for being here with me. Thank you so much, Frances. (Applause.) Her husband, Governor Owens, is one of our really good friends, and he's a great leader for Colorado. Thanks for joining me, Frances.
And also Peter Coors will be a great senator from Colorado.
(Applause.) Thank you, thank you for joining me. Thanks to Peter Coors and to Marilyn. I'm so glad to see both of them.
And then Claudia Beauprez, thank you very much for being here.
(Applause.) Congressman Beauprez is a very good friend of ours, and Claudia is also a successful businesswoman in her own right.
Gwyneth Dieter is here. Gwyn, thank you very much. (Applause.) Gwyn is leading our W Stands for Women effort in Colorado. She is working to mobilize women to get the word out about the President's strong leadership on behalf of women. Gwyn -- this is supposed to, I guess, be private. But Gwyn's husband, Bob Dieter, was one of George's roommates at Yale. And thank you so much, Gwyneth, for being a part of it.
I want to urge everybody here to reach out to voters around your state and to let them know how important it is that President Bush is reelected.
This is a great day to talk about women in politics because on August 18th, 1920, 84 years ago, women received the right to vote in the United States. (Applause.) The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on that day 84 years ago. And 84 years doesn't seem that long ago, does it? My mother is 85, so she was born a year before women received the right to vote in the United States. But today, 74 women are serving in the United States Congress, including 14 in the U.S. Senate. And women like Governor Jane Norton are serving at the top levels of state government throughout America.
Women are making important decisions about the future of America, and it all started with our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers who fought for their rights to be heard. And I think we need to take an example to heart -- their example to heart and make our voices heard as well.
And if you need any more inspiration, think about the women of Afghanistan. They were once denied the right to work or to go to school or even to leave their homes unless they were escorted by a male relative. But today, thanks to the United States military and to our allies, women are working again and they are registering to vote in a free election. I am proud that nearly 10 million Afghans have registered to vote, and more than 40 percent of that number are women. (Applause.)
Sandy and Gerry Murphy have worked hard over the last eight years to make their company a success. Sandy says they've been flexible and optimistic, and they've dealt with all the challenges that have come their way. And Sandy is happy to have colleagues and employees who are like family. They've created a supportive environment that helps everybody succeed.
Entrepreneurs and small business owners like Sandy and Gerry are some of the hardest working people in America. They teach us the values of hard work and integrity and independence. And Sandy is part of a sisterhood of women who own their own business, a sisterhood that just keeps growing.
More than 10 million American women own their own businesses. And women are open businesses at twice the rate of men. Women-owned firms employ more than 19 million Americans.
Last week, I visited with several women entrepreneurs. I went to a quilt shop in Minnesota, to a temporary employment agency in Wisconsin. I met a woman from Iowa who owns a towing business -- the only woman towing business owner in Iowa and maybe in the United States -- and another woman in Ohio who owns a construction company. And today, I saw cutting edge technology that's being used in some of the most advanced aerospace equipment.
Anyone who wonders what women are capable of need only look at American women business owners. Women are working hard to strengthen their communities and their country.
My husband believes that we should all have an equal opportunity to achieve our dreams, and he's got three strong women at home who won't let him forget it. (Applause.)
I'm proud that my husband has more women in senior positions in his administration than in any other administration in history. (Applause.) Dr. Condoleezza Rice advises the President on foreign policy and Margaret Spellings is in charge of domestic policy. That means in the White House women are in charge of everything abroad and everything at home.
(Applause.)
President Bush knows that empowered women are vital to democracy, and that's what we're seeing in Afghanistan as well. It would be very difficult for them to build a democracy if they left out half of their population. And empowered women are also vital to our economic security. The President has worked closely with a coalition of 25 women's business organizations to ensure that women's voices are heard. His administration has hosted women's entrepreneurship summits across the country and established a website called women-21.gov to provide easy access to business resources.
In the last four years, President Bush has created an economic environment in which women entrepreneurs can succeed and small businesses can flourish and grow. And it hasn't been easy. We've been through a lot, from recession to terror attacks to corporate scandals. But our economy remains the strongest in the world, thanks to America's small businesses and the President's commitment to tax relief. (Applause.)
Because of tax cuts, 25 million small business owners have each saved an average of $3,000 this year alone. President Bush also increased the annual expense deduction for equipment to $100,000, so now more small business owners can invest in new machinery and technology. And cuts in the capital gains tax and the taxation of dividends are spurring investment and making it easier for small businesses to raise capital.
Workers are also keeping more of their own money. Since 2001, real after-tax incomes have increased by 10 percent. Families are saving more because the child credit was doubled, the marriage penalty was reduced and the death tax is on the road to extinction. (Applause.)
President Bush will continue to move America forward with an economic agenda that meets the needs of all Americans. And that starts with making tax relief permanent. He knows that raising taxes now would put the brakes on our growing economy, and he'll urge Congress to keep taxes low.
The President will also streamline regulations and reduce paperwork to ensure that federal regulations do not handicap America's entrepreneurs. Already, 1.5 million jobs have been created since last August. And here in Colorado, the unemployment rate is below 5 percent.
President Bush also knows that reliable health care is vital to our economic security, and to companies' bottom line. Uninsured Americans are overwhelmingly concentrated in smaller companies. Small business owners want to take care of their employees and make sure their families receive the best medical care. And yet, the cost of health care continues to rise.
That's why the President is taking action to make health care more affordable and more accessible for millions of Americans. He is urging Congress to approve association health plans so that small businesses can pool to buy health insurance. Association health plans would help small businesses and employers obtain health insurance at affordable prices, like large employers or unions do. President Bush also signed a law creating health savings accounts so that workers can save tax-free for routine medical expenses.
And because frivolous lawsuits raise the cost of health care and drive good doctors out of practice, the President will reform the medical liability system. (Applause.)
President Bush also knows that an educated work force is vital to our economic security. And Sandy and Gerry's business is such an example of that. They need employees with strong skills in math and science and engineering. And America's schools have the responsibility to ensure that American students can learn these skills.
The No Child Left Behind Act is bringing more money, higher standards and stronger accountability to schools throughout America. Now we have clear goals for education. Every child should learn to read by the third grade, because reading is the foundation for all other learning. We're assessing students' progress every year in elementary school to make sure that children don't get left behind.
The President wants to expand math and science education and broaden Internet training so America's workers can compete in the technology-driven world. He is providing more resources to help workers get high-tech training at their local community colleges. And Sandy and Gerry are doing the best thing American employers can do. They're also working with the education community. They're making sure that University of Colorado students and high school students here in Colorado have the chance to succeed in fields that are most important to them, and so crucial for America. Two of those students are here today for us that developed a project that's right inside here -- I hope you'll get to see it.
And President Bush wants to help American families keep more of something that they never have enough of, and that's time. Time to play with their kids, time to take care of their parents, or time to volunteer in their communities. Sandy and Gerry offer flexible work schedules and they have a satellite office so some employees can work closer to their home. This flexibility helps their employees better manage the demands of work and family. President Bush will work with Congress to make flex time and comp time available for more Americans. (Applause.)
President Bush stands solidly with the men and women in our country who are working to make life better for themselves and for their neighbors. Thanks to the President's leadership, America is moving forward. And with your support, he'll continue to make our country safer, our economy stronger and the future better for every American.
These are very hopeful times in our nation. And I'll have to say that visiting a business like this makes me very hopeful. We see examples of American ingenuity and American compassion lifting the lives of Americans everywhere, in every corner of our country. We're moving forward with great confidence in our ability to overcome challenges. And these are times that require a particularly strong and determined leader. And I'm proud that my husband is that kind of leader. (Applause.)
Thank you all so much for coming today. Thanks a lot. Thank you, Sandy and Gerry, for your great example for American business people.
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Oder würdest du auch posten, wenn Frau Stoiber ein Ingenieurbüro besucht und alle Mitarbeiter dort namentlich lobt?
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die reaktion von linken und antibushgegnern zu studieren, ist mir ebend wichtig.
da du dich sehr mit diesem herren beschäftigst, freut es mich dir geholfen zu haben, um dein gesamtbild zu vollenden.
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Bin gerade noch am Überlegen, was der lateinische Begriff für deine Ausdrucksweise ist, fällt mir aber nicht ein, egal. Also ich bin links, höre ich selten, aber danke für das Kompliment, ist mir egal. Du hast wahrscheinlich das Bush Dogma "Wer nicht für mich ist, ist gegen mich" zu sehr verinnerlicht. Ganz entspannt, proxi.
Und dann wäre da noch der "Antibushgegner", den mußt du mir bitte noch gesondert erklären. Vielleicht morgen, wenn du wieder nüchtern bist.
Bis dann
dein lumpi
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nach deinem gusto, waren die nazis nicht so schlimm?
denn vice versa, kann ich mich nicht entsinnen, daß bush die ausrottung von rassen propagiert hätte.
sehr bezeichnend für bushgegner oder naziverbrechenrelativierer.....
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- Language: difficulties
- Citizenship: texican
Ein Mann, der, mit einer Ausnahme (Mexiko), noch nie vor seiner Präsidentschaft ein anderes Land besucht, geschweige denn kennen gelernt hat, maßt sich jetzt an, in der Lage zu sein, den gefährlichsten und komplexesten Brandherd der Erde zu "demokratisieren". Die Bezeichnugen in deinem Posting mögen überzogen sein, aber einen naiven, provinziellen Kreuzritter - ich vergaß, in Amerika heißen die Sheriff - muß er sich schon nennen lassen. Von seinem wirtschaftspolitischen Harakiri will ich gar nicht sprechen. Der Mann stürzt nicht nur Amerika sondern die ganze Welt ins Chaos. Schon alleine deswegen ist jede Kritik an ihm eine berechtigte.
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lol "naziverbrechenrelativierer"
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: President Bush Will Be Back
SCHWARZENEGGER: Thank you very much. Thank you. What a greeting. What a greeting. Wow. This is like winning an Oscar -- as if I would know.
(LAUGHTER)
Speaking of acting, one of my movies was called "True Lies." And that's what the Democrats should have called their convention.
(APPLAUSE)
You know, on the way up here to the podium, a gentleman came up to me and said, "Governor, you are as good a politician as you were an actor." What a cheap shot.
(LAUGHTER)
Cannot believe it.
Anyway, my fellow Americans, this is an amazing moment for me. To think that a once-scrawny boy from Austria could grow up to become governor of the state of California and then stand here...
(APPLAUSE)
... then stand here in Madison Square Garden and speak on behalf of the president of the United States -- that is an immigrant's dream.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: It is the American dream.
You know, I was born in Europe and I've traveled all over the world. And I can tell you that there is no place, no country, more compassionate, more generous, more accepting and more welcoming than the United States of America.
(APPLAUSE)
As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my right hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.
(APPLAUSE)
Tonight, I want to talk to you about why I'm even more proud to be an American -- why I'm proud to be a Republican -- and why I believe this country is in good hands.
(APPLAUSE)
When I was a boy, the Soviets occupied part of Austria.
SCHWARZENEGGER: I saw their tanks in the streets. I saw Communism with my own eyes. I remember the fear we had when we had to cross into the Soviet sector.
Growing up, we were told, "Don't look the soldiers in the eye. Just look straight ahead." It was a common belief that Soviet soldiers could take a man out of his own car and ship him back to the Soviet Union as slave labor.
Now, my family didn't have a car. But one day we were in my uncle's car. It was near dark as we came to the Soviet checkpoint. I was a little boy. I was not an action hero back then.
(LAUGHTER)
But I remember. I remember how scared I was that the soldiers would pull my father or my uncle out of the car and I would never see them again. My family and so many others lived in fear of the Soviet boot. Today, the world no longer fears the Soviet Union, and it is because of the United States of America.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: As a kid I saw the socialist country that Austria became after the Soviets left. Now, don't misunderstand me, I love Austria, and I love the Austrian people.
But I always knew America was the place for me. In school, when the teacher would talk about America, I would daydream about coming here. I would daydream about living here. I would sit there and watch for hours American movies transfixed by my heroes like John Wayne.
(APPLAUSE)
Everything about America seemed so big to me, so open, so possible.
I finally arrived here in 1968. What a special day it was. I remember I arrived here with empty pockets but full of dreams, full of determination, full of desire.
The presidential campaign was in full swing. I remember watching the Nixon-Humphrey presidential race on TV. A friend of mine who spoke German and English translated for me. I heard Humphrey saying things that sounded like socialism, which I had just left.
SCHWARZENEGGER: But then I heard Nixon speak. Then I heard Nixon speak. He was talking about free enterprise, getting the government off your back, lowering the taxes and strengthening the military.
(APPLAUSE)
Listening to Nixon speak sounded more like a breath of fresh air.
I said to my friend, I said, "What party is he?"
My friend said, "He's a Republican."
I said, "Then I am a Republican."
(APPLAUSE)
And I have been a Republican ever since. And trust me -- and trust me -- in my wife's family, that's no small achievement.
(APPLAUSE)
But I am proud to be with the party of Abraham Lincoln, the party of Teddy Roosevelt, the party of Ronald Reagan, and the party of George W. Bush.
(APPLAUSE)
To my fellow immigrants listening tonight, I want you to know how welcome you are in this party. We Republicans admire your ambition. We encourage your dreams. We believe in your future.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: And one thing I learned about America is that if you work hard and if you play by the rules, this country is truly open to you. You can achieve anything.
(APPLAUSE)
Everything I have, my career, my success, my family, I owe to America.
(APPLAUSE)
In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if you're like me and couldn't even speak English until you were in your 20s. America gave me opportunities, and my immigrant dreams came true.
I want other people to get the same chances I did, the same opportunities. And I believe they can. That's why I believe in this country, that's why I believe in this party, and that's why I believe in this president.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: Now, many of you out there tonight are Republican like me in your hearts and in your beliefs. Maybe you're from Guatemala. Maybe you're from the Philippines. Maybe you're from Europe or the Ivory Coast. Maybe you live in Ohio, Pennsylvania or New Mexico.
(APPLAUSE)
And maybe -- just maybe -- you don't agree with this party on every single issue. I say to you tonight that I believe that's not only OK, but that's what's great about this country.
(APPLAUSE)
Here we can respectfully disagree and still be patriotic, still be American and still be good Republicans.
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SCHWARZENEGGER: My fellow immigrants, my fellow Americans, how do you know if you are a Republican? Well, I tell you how. If you believe that government should be accountable to the people, not the people to the government, then you are a Republican.
(APPLAUSE)
If you believe a person should be treated as an individual, not as a member of an interest group, then you are a Republican.
(APPLAUSE)
If you believe your family knows how to spend your money better than the government does, then you are a Republican.
(APPLAUSE)
If you believe our educational system should be held accountable for the progress of our children, then you are a Republican.
(APPLAUSE)
If you believe this country, not the United Nations, is the best hope for democracy, then you are a Republican.
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SCHWARZENEGGER: And, ladies and gentlemen, if you believe that we must be fierce and relentless and terminate terrorism, then you are a Republican.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, there's another way you can tell you're a Republican. You have faith in free enterprise, faith in the resourcefulness of the American people and faith in the U.S. economy. And to those critics who are so pessimistic about our economy, I say: Don't be economic girlie-men.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: The U.S. economy remains the envy of the world. We have the highest economic growth of any of the world's major industrialized nations. Don't you remember the pessimism of 20 years ago, when the critics said Japan and Germany are overtaking the U.S.? Ridiculous.
Now, they say that India and China are overtaking us. Don't you believe it. We may hit a few bumps, but America always moves ahead. That's what Americans do.
(APPLAUSE)
We move prosperity ahead.
(APPLAUSE)
We move prosperity ahead. We move freedom ahead. And we move people ahead.
And under President Bush and Vice President Cheney, America's economy is moving ahead in spite of a recession they inherited and in spite of the attack on our homeland.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: Now, the other party says that we have two Americas. Don't you believe that either. I have visited our troops in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Germany, and all over the world. I've visited our troops in California, where they train before they go overseas. I have visited our military hospitals. And I tell you this, that our men and women in uniform do not believe there are two Americas. They believe we are one America, and they are fighting for it.
(APPLAUSE)
We are one America, and President Bush is defending it with all his heart and soul.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: That's what I admire most about the president. He's a man of perseverance. He's a man of inner strength. He is a leader who doesn't flinch, who doesn't waiver, and does not back down.
(APPLAUSE)
My fellow Americans, make no mistake about it: Terrorism is more insidious than Communism, because it yearns to destroy not just the individual, but the entire international order.
The president did not go into Iraq because the polls told him it was popular. As a matter of fact, the polls said just the opposite. But leadership isn't about polls.
(APPLAUSE)
It's about making decisions you think are right and then standing behind those decisions.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: That's why America is safer with George W. Bush as president.
(APPLAUSE)
He knows you don't reason with terrorists. You defeat them. He knows you can't reason with people blinded by hate. You see, they hate the power of the individual. They hate the progress of women. They hate the religious freedom of others. And they hate the liberating breeze of democracy.
But, ladies and gentlemen, their hate is no match for America's decency.
(APPLAUSE)
We are the America that sends out the Peace Corps volunteers to teach our village children. We are the America that sends out the missionaries and doctors to raise up the poor and the sick.
SCHWARZENEGGER: We are the America that gives more than any other country to fight AIDS in Africa and the developing world.
(APPLAUSE)
And we are the America that fights not for imperialism, but for human rights and democracy.
(APPLAUSE)
You know, when the Germans brought down the Berlin Wall, America's determination helped wield the sledgehammers. And when that lone, young Chinese man stood in front of those tanks in Tiananmen Square, America stood with him. And when Nelson Mandela smiled in election victory after all those years in prison, America celebrated, too.
We are still the lamp lighting the world, especially those who struggle. No matter in what labor camp they slave, no matter in what injustice they're trapped, they hear our call. They see our light. And they feel the pull of our freedom.
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: They come here, as I did, because they believe -- they believe in us. They come because their hearts say to them, as mine did, "If only I can get to America." You know, someone once wrote, "There are those who say that freedom is nothing but a dream." They are right. It's the American dream.
(APPLAUSE)
No matter the nationality, no matter the religion, no matter the ethnic background, America brings out the best in people.
(APPLAUSE)
And as governor -- as governor of the great state of California, I see the best in Americans every day.
(APPLAUSE)
I see the best in Americans every day, our police, our firefighters, our nurses, doctors and teachers, our parents.
And what about the extraordinary men and women who have volunteered to fight for the United States of America?
(APPLAUSE)
SCHWARZENEGGER: I have such great respect for them and their heroic families.
Let me tell you about the sacrifice and the commitment that I have seen first-hand. In one of the military hospitals I visited, I met a young guy who was in bad shape. He'd lost a leg, he had a hole through his stomach, and his shoulder had been shot through. And the list goes on and on and on.
I could tell that there was no way he could ever return to combat. But when I asked him, "When do you think you'll get out of the hospital?" He said, "Sir, in three weeks."
And do you know what he said to me then? He said he was going to get a new leg, and then he was going to get some therapy, and then he was going to go back to Iraq and fight alongside his buddies.
(APPLAUSE)
And you know what he said to me then? You know what he said to me then?
SCHWARZENEGGER: He said, "Arnold, I'll be back."
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Well, ladies and gentlemen, America is back -- back from the attack on our homeland, back from the attack on our economy, and back from the attack on our way of life. We're back because of the perseverance, character and leadership of the 43rd president of the United States, George W. Bush.
(APPLAUSE)
My fellow Americans, I want you to know that I believe with all my heart that America remains the great idea that inspires the world. It's a privilege to be born here. It's an honor to become a citizen here. It's a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Our president, George W. Bush, has worked hard to protect and preserve the American dream for all of us. And that's why I say, send him back to Washington for four more years.
SCHWARZENEGGER WITH AUDIENCE: Four more years. Four more years. Four more years. Four more years. Four more years. Four more years.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Thank you, America. Thank you, and God bless you all.
Thank you.
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TASR.
ein unternehmen welches mit mordinstrumenten geld verdient. ein unternehmen aus den usa, pfui.
Taser Intl Inc Website Annual Report
7860 East McClain Drive Suite 2 Phone: +1 480 991-0797
Scottsdale ARIZONA 85260
Fax: +1 480 991-0791
Taser International, Inc.. The Company's principal activities are to develop, assemble and market less-lethal, conducted energy weapons primarily for use in the law enforcement and corrections market. The Company's principal products are the advanced taser and air taser. The advanced taser is sold with an integrated laser sight and a built-in memory option to record the time and date of up to 585 firings. The advanced taser has a comparable or lower injury rate than other less-lethal weapons with no adverse after-effects. The air taser product consists of cartridge electrified probes, an optional laser sight and a number of holstering accessories. These products are sold to the private security, military and consumer markets. The Company's operations are carried out in the United States and other countries.
mein tipp für solche heuchelei, I.G. FARBENINDUSTRIE AG IN ABWICKLUNG.
ein unternehmen mit einer besonderen historie und zugleich eine homage zu deiner affinität für bilder mit hitler.
pate ich gebe dir gerne weitere tipps in sachen börse, um deinen undankbaren 25. platz zu verlassen.
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Aber nur fast. Deshalb nach wie vor:
Nummer1: "hier wird an leichtgläubige eine lüge postuliert"
Nummer 2: "ich hoffe, du hast meine Intention absorbiert."
Nummer 3: "du mußt doch, dein labiles proaddiktives verhaltensmuster, nicht auf andere schablonieren".
Dazu die kreative Wortschöpfung: "Argumentarium"
wann hast du eigentlich dein letztes Posting zum thema aktien verfasst?
ich kann mich an keins erinnern... Hast auch hier bei Ariva noch nie an nem Börsenspiel teilgenommen. Und dann willst du mir tipps in sachen Börse geben? hahahahah
Übrigens das spiel hat heute angefangen und ist deshalb sehr aussagekräftig...lol
Mach doch auch mit dann sehen wir ja ob du mir börsentipps geben kannst!
Übrigens ich hab taser aus rein Charttechnischen gründen gekauft...
und ich bin übrigens auch kein Pazifist!
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hat die IG mit ihren tochterfirmen, auch noch an den 5000 toten kurden verdient?
auf alle fälle ist damit schluß im irak. dank bush!
deshalb verstehe ich die abstruse logik, dieser in sich selbst verliebten bush-gegner nicht.
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Und die jetzt in Bezug zum Irak zu setzen ist schon etwas krampfig.
Ansonsten müsste dir das doch rein propagandatechnisch gefallen: Man verdient Geld mit den Aktien, die durch Bushs Kriege steigen und setzt es für Anti-Bush-Propaganda ein.
Ginge es gegen die Grünen mit Geldern, die man aus Windenergiefonds zieht, würdest du doch in Jubelarien über die Ausgefuchstheit einer solchen Idee ausbrechen und uns dazu mit mindestens 200 Kilometern Text beglücken, oder?
Gruß BarCode
In Acceptance Speech, President Bush Shares His Plan for a Safer World & More Hopeful America
Republican National Convention
New York, New York
(Remarks as prepared for delivery.)
Mr. Chairman, delegates, fellow citizens: I am honored by your support, and I accept your nomination for President of the United States.
When I said those words four years ago, none of us could have envisioned what these years would bring. In the heart of this great city, we saw tragedy arrive on a quiet morning. We saw the bravery of rescuers grow with danger. We learned of passengers on a doomed plane who died with a courage that frightened their killers. We have seen a shaken economy rise to its feet. And we have seen Americans in uniform storming mountain strongholds, and charging through sandstorms, and liberating millions, with acts of valor that would make the men of Normandy proud.
Since 2001, Americans have been given hills to climb, and found the strength to climb them. Now, because we have made the hard journey, we can see the valley below. Now, because we have faced challenges with resolve, we have historic goals within our reach, and greatness in our future. We will build a safer world and a more hopeful America -- and nothing will hold us back.
In the work we have done, and the work we will do, I am fortunate to have a superb Vice President. I have counted on Dick Cheney's calm and steady judgment in difficult days, and I am honored to have him at my side.
I am grateful to share my walk in life with Laura Bush. Americans have come to see the goodness and kindness and strength I first saw 26 years ago, and we love our First Lady.
I am a fortunate father of two spirited, intelligent, and lovely young women. I am blessed with a sister and brothers who are also my closest friends. And I will always be the proud and grateful son of George and Barbara Bush.
My father served eight years at the side of another great American -- Ronald Reagan. His spirit of optimism and goodwill and decency are in this hall, and in our hearts, and will always define our party.
Two months from today, voters will make a choice based on the records we have built, the convictions we hold, and the vision that guides us forward. A presidential election is a contest for the future. Tonight I will tell you where I stand, what I believe, and where I will lead this country in the next four years.
I believe every child can learn, and every school must teach -- so we passed the most important federal education reform in history. Because we acted, children are making sustained progress in reading and math, America's schools are getting better, and nothing will hold us back.
I believe we have a moral responsibility to honor America's seniors -- so I brought Republicans and Democrats together to strengthen Medicare. Now seniors are getting immediate help buying medicine. Soon every senior will be able to get prescription drug coverage, and nothing will hold us back.
I believe in the energy and innovative spirit of America's workers, entrepreneurs, farmers, and ranchers -- so we unleashed that energy with the largest tax relief in a generation. Because we acted, our economy is growing again, and creating jobs, and nothing will hold us back.
I believe the most solemn duty of the American president is to protect the American people. If America shows uncertainty and weakness in this decade, the world will drift toward tragedy. This will not happen on my watch.
I am running for President with a clear and positive plan to build a safer world, and a more hopeful America. I am running with a compassionate conservative philosophy: that government should help people improve their lives, not try to run their lives. I believe this Nation wants steady, consistent, principled leadership -- and that is why, with your help, we will win this election.
The story of America is the story of expanding liberty: an ever-widening circle, constantly growing to reach further and include more. Our Nation's founding commitment is still our deepest commitment: In our world, and here at home, we will extend the frontiers of freedom.
The times in which we live and work are changing dramatically. The workers of our parents' generation typically had one job, one skill, one career ? often with one company that provided health care and a pension. And most of those workers were men. Today, workers change jobs, even careers, many times during their lives, and in one of the most dramatic shifts our society has seen, two-thirds of all Moms also work outside the home.
This changed world can be a time of great opportunity for all Americans to earn a better living, support your family, and have a rewarding career. And government must take your side. Many of our most fundamental systems -- the tax code, health coverage, pension plans, worker training -- were created for the world of yesterday, not tomorrow. We will transform these systems so that all citizens are equipped, prepared -- and thus truly free -- to make your own choices and pursue your own dreams.
My plan begins with providing the security and opportunity of a growing economy. We now compete in a global market that provides new buyers for our goods, but new competition for our workers. To create more jobs in America, America must be the best place in the world to do business. To create jobs, my plan will encourage investment and expansion by restraining federal spending, reducing regulation, and making tax relief permanent. To create jobs, we will make our country less dependent on foreign sources of energy. To create jobs, we will expand trade and level the playing field to sell American goods and services across the globe. And we must protect small business owners and workers from the explosion of frivolous lawsuits that threaten jobs across America.
Another drag on our economy is the current tax code, which is a complicated mess -- filled with special interest loopholes, saddling our people with more than six billion hours of paperwork and headache every year. The American people deserve -- and our economic future demands -- a simpler, fairer, pro-growth system. In a new term, I will lead a bipartisan effort to reform and simplify the federal tax code.
Another priority in a new term will be to help workers take advantage of the expanding economy to find better, higher-paying jobs. In this time of change, many workers want to go back to school to learn different or higher-level skills. So we will double the number of people served by our principal job training program and increase funding for community colleges. I know that with the right skills, American workers can compete with anyone, anywhere in the world.
In this time of change, opportunity in some communities is more distant than in others. To stand with workers in poor communities -- and those that have lost manufacturing, textile, and other jobs -- we will create American opportunity zones. In these areas, we'll provide tax relief and other incentives to attract new business, and improve housing and job training to bring hope and work throughout all of America.
As I've traveled the country, I've met many workers and small business owners who have told me they are worried they cannot afford health care. More than half of the uninsured are small business employees and their families. In a new term, we must allow small firms to join together to purchase insurance at the discounts available to big companies. We will offer a tax credit to encourage small businesses and their employees to set up health savings accounts, and provide direct help for low-income Americans to purchase them. These accounts give workers the security of insurance against major illness, the opportunity to save tax-free for routine health expenses, and the freedom of knowing you can take your account with you whenever you change jobs. And we will provide low-income Americans with better access to health care: In a new term, I will ensure every poor county in America has a community or rural health center.
As I have traveled our country, I have met too many good doctors, especially OB-GYNS, who are being forced out of practice because of the high cost of lawsuits. To make health care more affordable and accessible, we must pass medical liability reform now. And in all we do to improve health care in America, we will make sure that health decisions are made by doctors and patients, not by bureaucrats in Washington, DC.
In this time of change, government must take the side of working families. In a new term, we will change outdated labor laws to offer comp-time and flex-time. Our laws should never stand in the way of a more family-friendly workplace.
Another priority for a new term is to build an ownership society, because ownership brings security, and dignity, and independence.
Thanks to our policies, homeownership in America is at an all-time high. Tonight we set a new goal: seven million more affordable homes in the next 10 years so more American families will be able to open the door and say welcome to my home.
In an ownership society, more people will own their health plans, and have the confidence of owning a piece of their retirement. We will always keep the promise of Social Security for our older workers. With the huge Baby Boom generation approaching retirement, many of our children and grandchildren understandably worry whether Social Security will be there when they need it. We must strengthen Social Security by allowing younger workers to save some of their taxes in a personal account -- a nest egg you can call your own, and government can never take away.
In all these proposals, we seek to provide not just a government program, but a path -- a path to greater opportunity, more freedom, and more control over your own life.
This path begins with our youngest Americans. To build a more hopeful America, we must help our children reach as far as their vision and character can take them. Tonight, I remind every parent and every teacher, I say to every child: No matter what your circumstance, no matter where you live -- your school will be the path to the promise of America.
We are transforming our schools by raising standards and focusing on results. We are insisting on accountability, empowering parents and teachers, and making sure that local people are in charge of their schools. By testing every child, we are identifying those who need help ? and we're providing a record level of funding to get them that help. In northeast Georgia, Gainesville Elementary School is mostly Hispanic and 90 percent poor ? and this year 90 percent of its students passed state tests in reading and math. The principal expresses the philosophy of his school this way: "We don't focus on what we can't do at this school; we focus on what we can do -- We do whatever it takes to get kids across the finish line." This principal is challenging the soft bigotry of low expectations, and that is the spirit of our education reform, and the commitment of our country: No dejaremos a ningún niño atrás. We will leave no child behind.
We are making progress -- and there is more to do. In this time of change, most new jobs are filled by people with at least two years of college, yet only about one in four students gets there. In our high schools, we will fund early intervention programs to help students at risk. We will place a new focus on math and science. As we make progress, we will require a rigorous exam before graduation. By raising performance in our high schools, and expanding Pell grants for low and middle income families, we will help more Americans start their career with a college diploma.
America's children must also have a healthy start in life. In a new term, we will lead an aggressive effort to enroll millions of poor children who are eligible but not signed up for the government's health insurance programs. We will not allow a lack of attention, or information, to stand between these children and the health care they need.
Anyone who wants more details on my agenda can find them online. The web address is not very imaginative, but it's easy to remember: GeorgeWBush.com.
These changing times can be exciting times of expanded opportunity. And here, you face a choice. My opponent's policies are dramatically different from ours. Senator Kerry opposed Medicare reform and health savings accounts. After supporting my education reforms, he now wants to dilute them. He opposes legal and medical liability reform. He opposed reducing the marriage penalty, opposed doubling the child credit, and opposed lowering income taxes for all who pay them. To be fair, there are some things my opponent is for -- he's proposed more than two trillion dollars in new federal spending so far, and that's a lot, even for a senator from Massachusetts. To pay for that spending, he is running on a platform of increasing taxes -- and that's the kind of promise a politician usually keeps.
His policies of tax and spend -- of expanding government rather than expanding opportunity -- are the policies of the past. We are on the path to the future -- and we are not turning back.
In this world of change, some things do not change: the values we try to live by, the institutions that give our lives meaning and purpose. Our society rests on a foundation of responsibility and character and family commitment.
Because family and work are sources of stability and dignity, I support welfare reform that strengthens family and requires work. Because a caring society will value its weakest members, we must make a place for the unborn child. Because religious charities provide a safety net of mercy and compassion, our government must never discriminate against them. Because the union of a man and woman deserves an honored place in our society, I support the protection of marriage against activist judges. And I will continue to appoint federal judges who know the difference between personal opinion and the strict interpretation of the law.
My opponent recently announced that he is the candidate of "conservative values," which must have come as a surprise to a lot of his supporters. Now, there are some problems with this claim. If you say the heart and soul of America is found in Hollywood, I'm afraid you are not the candidate of conservative values. If you voted against the bipartisan Defense of Marriage Act, which President Clinton signed, you are not the candidate of conservative values. If you gave a speech, as my opponent did, calling the Reagan presidency eight years of "moral darkness," then you may be a lot of things, but the candidate of conservative values is not one of them.
This election will also determine how America responds to the continuing danger of terrorism -- and you know where I stand. Three days after September 11th, I stood where Americans died, in the ruins of the Twin Towers. Workers in hard hats were shouting to me, "Whatever it takes." A fellow grabbed me by the arm and he said, "Do not let me down." Since that day, I wake up every morning thinking about how to better protect our country. I will never relent in defending America -- whatever it takes.
So we have fought the terrorists across the earth -- not for pride, not for power, but because the lives of our citizens are at stake. Our strategy is clear. We have tripled funding for homeland security and trained half a million first responders, because we are determined to protect our homeland. We are transforming our military and reforming and strengthening our intelligence services. We are staying on the offensive -- striking terrorists abroad -- so we do not have to face them here at home. And we are working to advance liberty in the broader Middle East, because freedom will bring a future of hope, and the peace we all want. And we will prevail.
Our strategy is succeeding. Four years ago, Afghanistan was the home base of al-Qaida, Pakistan was a transit point for terrorist groups, Saudi Arabia was fertile ground for terrorist fundraising, Libya was secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, Iraq was a gathering threat, and al-Qaida was largely unchallenged as it planned attacks. Today, the government of a free Afghanistan is fighting terror, Pakistan is capturing terrorist leaders, Saudi Arabia is making raids and arrests, Libya is dismantling its weapons programs, the army of a free Iraq is fighting for freedom, and more than three-quarters of al-Qaida's key members and associates have been detained or killed. We have led, many have joined, and America and the world are safer.
This progress involved careful diplomacy, clear moral purpose, and some tough decisions. And the toughest came on Iraq. We knew Saddam Hussein's record of aggression and support for terror. We knew his long history of pursuing, even using, weapons of mass destruction. And we know that September 11th requires our country to think differently: We must, and we will, confront threats to America before it is too late.
In Saddam Hussein, we saw a threat. Members of both political parties, including my opponent and his running mate, saw the threat, and voted to authorize the use of force. We went to the United Nations Security Council, which passed a unanimous resolution demanding the dictator disarm, or face serious consequences. Leaders in the Middle East urged him to comply. After more than a decade of diplomacy, we gave Saddam Hussein another chance, a final chance, to meet his responsibilities to the civilized world. He again refused, and I faced the kind of decision that comes only to the Oval Office -- a decision no president would ask for, but must be prepared to make. Do I forget the lessons of September 11th and take the word of a madman, or do I take action to defend our country? Faced with that choice, I will defend America every time.
Because we acted to defend our country, the murderous regimes of Saddam Hussein and the Taliban are history, more than 50 million people have been liberated, and democracy is coming to the broader Middle East. In Afghanistan, terrorists have done everything they can to intimidate people -- yet more than 10 million citizens have registered to vote in the October presidential election ? a resounding endorsement of democracy. Despite ongoing acts of violence, Iraq now has a strong Prime Minister, a national council, and national elections are scheduled for January. Our Nation is standing with the people of Afghanistan and Iraq, because when America gives its word, America must keep its word. As importantly, we are serving a vital and historic cause that will make our country safer. Free societies in the Middle East will be hopeful societies, which no longer feed resentments and breed violence for export. Free governments in the Middle East will fight terrorists instead of harboring them, and that helps us keep the peace. So our mission in Afghanistan and Iraq is clear: We will help new leaders to train their armies, and move toward elections, and get on the path of stability and democracy as quickly as possible. And then our troops will return home with the honor they have earned.
Our troops know the historic importance of our work. One Army Specialist wrote home: "We are transforming a once sick society into a hopeful place ... The various terrorist enemies we are facing in Iraq," he continued, "are really aiming at you back in the United States. This is a test of will for our country. We soldiers of yours are doing great and scoring victories in confronting the evil terrorists."
That young man is right -- our men and women in uniform are doing a superb job for America. Tonight I want to speak to all of them -- and to their families: You are involved in a struggle of historic proportion. Because of your service and sacrifice, we are defeating the terrorists where they live and plan, and making America safer. Because of you, women in Afghanistan are no longer shot in a sports stadium. Because of you, the people of Iraq no longer fear being executed and left in mass graves. Because of you, the world is more just and will be more peaceful. We owe you our thanks, and we owe you something more. We will give you all the resources, all the tools, and all the support you need for victory.
Again, my opponent and I have different approaches. I proposed, and the Congress overwhelmingly passed, 87 billion dollars in funding needed by our troops doing battle in Afghanistan and Iraq. My opponent and his running mate voted against this money for bullets, and fuel, and vehicles, and body armor. When asked to explain his vote, the Senator said, "I actually did vote for the 87 billion dollars before I voted against it." Then he said he was "proud" of that vote. Then, when pressed, he said it was a "complicated" matter. There is nothing complicated about supporting our troops in combat.
Our allies also know the historic importance of our work. About 40 nations stand beside us in Afghanistan, and some 30 in Iraq. And I deeply appreciate the courage and wise counsel of leaders like Prime Minister Howard, and President Kwasniewski, and Prime Minister Berlusconi -- and, of course, Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Again, my opponent takes a different approach. In the midst of war, he has called America's allies, quote, a "coalition of the coerced and the bribed." That would be nations like Great Britain, Poland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Denmark, El Salvador, Australia, and others -- allies that deserve the respect of all Americans, not the scorn of a politician. I respect every soldier, from every country, who serves beside us in the hard work of history. America is grateful, and America will not forget.
The people we have freed won't forget either. Not long ago, seven Iraqi men came to see me in the Oval Office. They had "X"s branded into their foreheads, and their right hands had been cut off, by Saddam Hussein's secret police, the sadistic punishment for imaginary crimes. During our emotional visit one of the Iraqi men used his new prosthetic hand to slowly write out, in Arabic, a prayer for God to bless America. I am proud that our country remains the hope of the oppressed, and the greatest force for good on this earth.
Others understand the historic importance of our work. The terrorists know. They know that a vibrant, successful democracy at the heart of the Middle East will discredit their radical ideology of hate. They know that men and women with hope, and purpose, and dignity do not strap bombs on their bodies and kill the innocent. The terrorists are fighting freedom with all their cunning and cruelty because freedom is their greatest fear -- and they should be afraid, because freedom is on the march.
I believe in the transformational power of liberty: The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom. As the citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq seize the moment, their example will send a message of hope throughout a vital region. Palestinians will hear the message that democracy and reform are within their reach, and so is peace with our good friend Israel. Young women across the Middle East will hear the message that their day of equality and justice is coming. Young men will hear the message that national progress and dignity are found in liberty, not tyranny and terror. Reformers, and political prisoners, and exiles will hear the message that their dream of freedom cannot be denied forever. And as freedom advances -- heart by heart, and nation by nation -- America will be more secure and the world more peaceful.
America has done this kind of work before -- and there have always been doubters. In 1946, 18 months after the fall of Berlin to allied forces, a journalist wrote in the New York Times, "Germany is ... a land in an acute stage of economic, political and moral crisis. [European] capitals are frightened. In every [military] headquarters, one meets alarmed officials doing their utmost to deal with the consequences of the occupation policy that they admit has failed." End quote. Maybe that same person's still around, writing editorials. Fortunately, we had a resolute president named Truman, who with the American people persevered, knowing that a new democracy at the center of Europe would lead to stability and peace. And because that generation of Americans held firm in the cause of liberty, we live in a better and safer world today.
The progress we and our friends and allies seek in the broader Middle East will not come easily, or all at once. Yet Americans, of all people, should never be surprised by the power of liberty to transform lives and nations. That power brought settlers on perilous journeys, inspired colonies to rebellion, ended the sin of slavery, and set our Nation against the tyrannies of the 20th century. We were honored to aid the rise of democracy in Germany and Japan and Nicaragua and Central Europe and the Baltics -- and that noble story goes on. I believe that America is called to lead the cause of freedom in a new century. I believe that millions in the Middle East plead in silence for their liberty. I believe that given the chance, they will embrace the most honorable form of government ever devised by man. I believe all these things because freedom is not America's gift to the world, it is the Almighty God's gift to every man and woman in this world.
This moment in the life of our country will be remembered. Generations will know if we kept our faith and kept our word. Generations will know if we seized this moment, and used it to build a future of safety and peace. The freedom of many, and the future security of our Nation, now depend on us. And tonight, my fellow Americans, I ask you to stand with me.
In the last four years, you and I have come to know each other. Even when we don't agree, at least you know what I believe and where I stand. You may have noticed I have a few flaws, too. People sometimes have to correct my English -- I knew I had a problem when Arnold Schwarzenegger started doing it. Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called "walking." Now and then I come across as a little too blunt -- and for that we can all thank the white-haired lady sitting right up there.
One thing I have learned about the presidency is that whatever shortcomings you have, people are going to notice them -- and whatever strengths you have, you're going to need them. These four years have brought moments I could not foresee and will not forget. I have tried to comfort Americans who lost the most on September 11th -- people who showed me a picture or told me a story, so I would know how much was taken from them. I have learned first-hand that ordering Americans into battle is the hardest decision, even when it is right. I have returned the salute of wounded soldiers, some with a very tough road ahead, who say they were just doing their job. I've held the children of the fallen, who are told their dad or mom is a hero, but would rather just have their dad or mom.
And I have met with parents and wives and husbands who have received a folded flag, and said a final goodbye to a soldier they loved. I am awed that so many have used those meetings to say that I am in their prayers ? to offer encouragement to me. Where does strength like that come from? How can people so burdened with sorrow also feel such pride? It is because they know their loved one was last seen doing good. Because they know that liberty was precious to the one they lost. And in those military families, I have seen the character of a great nation: decent, and idealistic, and strong.
The world saw that spirit three miles from here, when the people of this city faced peril together, and lifted a flag over the ruins, and defied the enemy with their courage. My fellow Americans, for as long as our country stands, people will look to the resurrection of New York City and they will say: Here buildings fell, and here a nation rose.
We see America's character in our military, which finds a way or makes one. We see it in our veterans, who are supporting military families in their days of worry. We see it in our young people, who have found heroes once again. We see that character in workers and entrepreneurs, who are renewing our economy with their effort and optimism. And all of this has confirmed one belief beyond doubt: Having come this far, our tested and confident Nation can achieve anything.
To everything we know there is a season -- a time for sadness, a time for struggle, a time for rebuilding. And now we have reached a time for hope. This young century will be liberty's century. By promoting liberty abroad, we will build a safer world. By encouraging liberty at home, we will build a more hopeful America. Like generations before us, we have a calling from beyond the stars to stand for freedom. This is the everlasting dream of America -- and tonight, in this place, that dream is renewed. Now we go forward -- grateful for our freedom, faithful to our cause, and confident in the future of the greatest nation on earth.
God bless you, and may God continue to bless America.
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THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Chairman, delegates, fellow citizens: I am satisfied by your glassy-eyed worship, and I accept your nomination for President of the United States.
(Applause.)
When I said those words four years ago, none of us could have envisioned what these years would bring. In the heart of this great city, we saw tragedy arrive on a quiet morning. That means 9/11™, in case you were wondering. I originally wanted to bring it up in my first sentence, but Karl thought we should wait until the fifth sentence to avoid the appearance of grotesque and morbid exploitation. So we compromised and put it in the third.
(Applause.)
Since 9/11™, I have strived with every fiber of my being to give Americans every opportunity to not forget that terrible, horrifying morning. To live every waking hour of every day as if it's that exact moment on 9/11™ that you first realized, with dumbfounded disbelief, that those buildings were falling down. The moment you felt overwhelmed by numbing terror with the knowledge that the unimaginable was not only possible, but that you personally were facing hordes of bloodthirsty arabs swarming through your cul de sac to hack your loved ones to pieces with machetes. The moment my approval ratings soared, pulled heavenwards on the angel wings of freshly crushed and minced firefighters and policemen. Fortunately, America's heartland has cooperated – and today, three years later, 47.3% of likely voters are indeed still tearily hypnotized by that emotionally pornographic moment.
(Applause.)
Now you'd think that the people who actually live in New York City – which remains the number one target for terrorists – would join us, their red state countrymen, in our glorious orgy of eternal Dockers-soiling paranoia. You'd think that they too would be so paralyzed by fear, they would continuously worship at the temple of my steely squint, and hunger for the Jesus-ordained privilege to cast their ballots for Bush/Cheney '04. And yet, for reasons I will never understand, I stand as good a chance of winning this city as Trent Lott does taking top honors at the Apollo Theatre amateur night.
(Boos.)
They say that New York City is filled with the very best and the brightest – people who come from all over America because they would rather die than live in the lousy, small-minded backwater towns that you delegates and I love to call home. And yet, for all their supposed smartitude, New Yorkers are the least afraid of terrorism. Well that's OK, because tonight, in this arena, this heavily fortified oasis of right-wing heaven, there may only be a few thousand of us, but we can generate enough terror over terror to more than cover all 8 million residents of greater New York!
(Applause.)
Two months from today, voters will make a choice based on the sound bytes of cable news talking heads, jingoistic and misleading campaign commercials, and a fuzzy fantasy about with which dude they'd rather suck down a 12-rack of Coors. Tonight, rather than subject you to a boring progress report on my 2000 campaign promises, I will make all-new ones, and leave it my baby brother Jebber to pick up the pieces in 2008.
(Applause.)
I am running for President with a clear and positive plan to accomplish totally quantifiable stuff: like increasing goodness by 500%, tripling overall happiness, and boosting America's immunity to evil by 4,783%. I am running with a compassionate conservative philosophy: that colored dime bag dealers should be executed, but with an uplifting and reassuring final prayer. That every day, government should spend like Immelda Marcos in a Fayva, yet each month pay only the minimum on the Visa balance. I believe this Nation wants Stetson-wearing, codpiece-filling, monosyllabic leadership – and that is why, with your help, we will win this election.
(Applause.)
The times in which we live and work are changing dramatically. People in my parents' generation typically had one trust fund, with one sure thing legacy college – often with one Ivy League university that provided the grade-inflated transcript required to land your first six-figure internship. And most of those people were men, whose pert Stepford wives knew well enough to stay at home, bake cookies, and swallow with gusto. But today, things are changing, and not for the better. Which is why we need new plans to recapture the glory of what America once was, and can most certainly be again.
My plan begins with ensuring a growing economy. Sure, it hasn't grown under my watch at all, but that's because we inherited a recession back in 2001. And it takes awhile to turn things around. How long? As long as it takes. It might not happen in my next term, and it might not even happen in my Republican successor's two terms. But it will happen, and until it does, just remember that we inherited it. Sure, Bill Clinton only needed one half of his first term to turn around my Poppy's recession – which was even worse than this one. But America knows better than to ever again recklessly duplicate the policies of a man who let a big fat ugly Jew girl suck his dick.
To create jobs, my plan will exempt America's mega-corporations from virtually all Federal taxes. With their compensation packages adjusted accordingly, America's CEO's will not rest until they have done everything in their power to let wealth trickle down to an ever-expanding work force of yacht-scrubbers, beach house handy men, and country club janitorial staffers.
(Applause.)
As I've traveled the country, I've met several carefully vetted, die-hard Republicans who have apologized to me for not making larger campaign donations, on account of their health insurance costs are so high. Of course, as a member of a political family that rails against big government, yet still accepts its lifetime pensions and free nationalized health care, I must admit I have some difficulty relating to this. But still, I hate to see good TV ad money go to waste, so in my second term, I will take concrete steps towards establishing programs that make it easy for business owners to shift the burden of paying for health care onto their employees – at least the ones they haven't outsourced yet.
In a new term, we will change outdated labor laws to offer comp-time and flex-time. Our laws should never stand in the way of a more family-friendly workplace. In case that's too hopelessly vague, what I'm trying to say is we're doing everything we can go get rid of that whole "overtime" thing, with all the unpleasant "time and a half" costs which have such deleterious side effects on the bottom lines of my most generous corporate backers. And what better way to make that palatable than by suggesting that working overtime hours to get the money you need to feed your children is somehow harmful to "family."
(Applause.)
Another priority for a new term is to build what I like to call an "ownership society" – because we Americans just love to buy and own stuff. And thanks to my administration's policies, Wal-Mart's shelves are now overflowing with all the plastic Chinese trinkets anyone could ever need. Yet tonight we set a new goal: a new Wal-Mart in every town, so more American families need never know the confusion and heartbreak of having to shop at puny specialty stores with inadequate RV parking.
Tonight, I remind every parent and every teacher, I say: I believe every child can learn abstinence, creationism, and the geocentric flat earth theory, and that every parochial school must have greater opportunities to suckle at the sweet teat of taxpayer gravy. And so we will continue on our mission to remodel America's education system on the Houston public schools, where Secretary Ron Paige proved that improving student performance is indeed possible, if only one motivated administrator can garner the courage to rename the right columns on a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
And since this is an election year, and I'm desperate to sway every last pork-loving Democrat I can, I want to promise a slew of new programs: early intervention programs to help students at risk, expanding Pell grants for low and middle income families, free government health insurance programs for children, doubling the size of job training programs, increasing funding for community colleges, and on and on and on. Of course, it goes without saying that more tax cuts for billionaires come before any of this stuff, so who knows how we'll pay for it. But who cares? As President, I get to define Republicanism however I want, and effective immediately, I say that fiscal responsibility is for pussies.
(Applause.)
Anyone who wants more details on my agenda can find them online. The web address is not very imaginative, but it's easy to remember: GeorgeWBush.org.
And so in eight short weeks, America will face a choice: my opponent John Kerry, who speaks French and eats aborted fetuses for breakfast – and me, who talks regular and isn't some priss who needs to wash his hands every time he takes a whizz.
The thing about John Kerry is, he's a flip-flopper.
(Laughter. Chants of "flip-flop!")
That's right, wave those flip-flops! The camera men eat that stuff up! You know, instead of flip-flopper, we originally wanted to call him "poodle boy." Unfortunately, when Madison Square Garden nixed our plan to hand out dead poodle puppies for you folks to wave around, we went with the next best thing.
Anyway, yeah, John Kerry's policies are dramatically different from ours. If you can believe it, this guy is so wishy-washy, that he actually changes his mind about stuff when circumstances change! Not me. I stick to my original plans no matter what. When I decide to take a long drive in my car, and that little light starts blinking telling me that the engine's about to explode, I don't stop! But John Kerry, he'd see that light, and he'd change his mind about taking that long drive. He'd actually stop and do something about it!
(Boos.)
I know! Crazy, right? If I decide to dig a well to supply drinking water to my house, and one day I turn on the faucet and out bubbles a steaming cup of radioactive pig shit, I'm still going to drink it! But John Kerry, you can bet your bottom dollar that he'd flip-flop right there and then, say he was not supporting that well anymore!
(Boos.)
In these dangerous times, America cannot afford that kind of indecision.
(Applause.)
Furthermore, Senator Kerry's policies of tax and spend – of collecting government money before actually spending it – are the policies of the past. The present and future are about spend and spend – and we are not turning back.
Senator Kerry is from Faggsachusetts, a state that has moved aggressively to give queers special rights. Namely, the right to pretend they deserve to be equal to folks like you and me. That, my fellow Americans, we cannot abide. And that is why I am supporting a Constitutional Amendment supporting Biblical principles regarding marriage. Because in the end, marriage is about love, and when you hate someone as much as normal people hate homos, there's nothing quite so sadistically delicious than depriving them of the right to love. Well, except depriving them of the right to not be brutally gay-bashed.
(Applause, Knowing Laughter.)
But listen, I could go on and on about John Kerry and how that traitor coward can and will get every last American murdered by Allah-loving kooks if he gets elected. But you know what, it's been almost ten minutes since I mentioned TERROR, so let's close on that, eh?
(Applause.)
To everything we know there is a season – a time for progress, a time for cooperation, a time for truth. And now is the time for none of those. Indeed, now is a time for glorious xenophobia and ultimate saber rattling. For by flipping the bird to the world, we may make everyone hate us, but at least we won't we'll know who to kill next. Like generations before us, we have a calling from Jesus's daddy, who at this moment is reclining in his chaise lounge made of clouds, and wants us to revel in the knowledge that He loves only one country best – the United States of America.
Now we go forward – grateful for God's preferential treatment, yet acutely aware that we are all still living in that 9/11™ moment of ultimate horror, resigned to the inevitability of another always-hovering catastrophe that will make my approval ratings soar 45%. Or just 22.5% per skyscraper, if needed. On November 1st. At either the Chrysler building or Sears Tower.
God bless you, and may God continue to bless America.
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MAYOR GIULIANI: Good evening, and welcome to The Big Apple!
(Applause.)
Or as most of you pudgy white suburban evangelicals now call it: Terrortown, USA.
(Applause, Scattered Weeping.)
I am honored to stand here before you, as one of our party's #1 electorate mindfucks. Moderate democrats look at me, and they see a middle of the road superhero who once slithered into pantyhose to court the Manhattan sodomite vote. And most of you red state folks look at me, and see a guy whose last name starts with "jew." Man, that Karl Rove is really doing some fancy campaign gymnastics this year, isn't he?
(Applause.)
I trust that nobody's been bothered by the laughably tiny groups of protesters on the streets. If there's one thing the NYPD learned when I was mayor, it's that my brilliant blueprint for "Operation Bulldoze the Homeless Into the East River" can also be applied to handling America-hating dissenters!
(Applause.)
That said, in the highly unlikely event any of you find yourselves confronted by an uppity Democrat, simply blow the diamond-encrusted Halliburton "panic" whistle attached to your convention lanyard, and an elite S.W.A.T. unit will instantly materialize to gently reeducate the offending riffraff with a nice Abner Louima colonoscopy.
But enough about my happy memories. It's time to get down to serious business. How about that crazy 9/11™, huh?
(Rapturous Applause.)
You know, just the other day, President Bush and I were on the phone discussing my 2008 presidential run, and we were both struck by how much a little thing like mass murder and giant skyscrapers falling down can change things.
Like me, for instance. On 9/10, I was just a washed-up lame duck with a glow-in-the-dark prostate. Hillary Clinton was in my Senate seat, and I was in the middle of an embarrassing and messy divorce. At days end, I'd either skulk through the service entrance to my mistress's co-op, or bed down with a wormy old shih-tzu in the penthouse of two rich homos who had taken pity on me.
But after 9/11™, I was suddenly "America's Mayor." I starred in hundreds of tearjerker documentaries. I earned my Class A certification in Guided Graveyard Tours for Rubbernecking World Leaders. I also nearly convinced New York to abandon democracy altogether and appoint me Eterna-Mayor. But most importantly, after all that carnage and destruction, I somehow became an instant expert on preventing carnage and destruction – signing scores of multi-gazillion dollar consulting contracts as a result.
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And President Bush? He too saw a big change. On 9/10, he was a Commander in Chief without a mandate, without electoral legitimacy, without a chance of ever having his approval rating rise back above 45%. But on 9/11™, as he bravely zig-zagged the country, proactively taking refuge under his Air Force One meal tray, the last of those things changed, and our President was miraculously tranformed into a pillar of mega-manly, anti-terror toughness.
(Applause.)
Of course, let's not forget the one other great benefit of 9/11™. It brought you folks here. Otherwise, I think it's safe to say that our Grand Old Party would have held its convention in some other bastion of moderate diversity – like the Augusta National Golf Club, or the Bob Jones University convention center. But no, instead you're here, bravely risking certain annihilation by terrorists, and gasping the fetid summer air which fills this, the world capital of art and culture and progressive thinking – all that stands anathema to everything our party represents.
(Applause.)
And for that, New York thanks you. Thanks you for your allowing it to be part of your photo ops. Thanks you for providing a much-needed, albeit temporary infusion of sunburnable skin. And most of all, thanks you for your magnanimous trickle-down generosity. Because if there's one thing this city needs, it's a boost in the all-important economic bottom lines of the Plaza and Waldorf Astoria hotels, 5th Avenue tennis bracelet boutiques, the Yale Club coat check, and the classy, understated elegance of Tavern on the Green.
(Applause.)
As we gather here within the densest concentration of liberals on earth, we stand reminded how important it is thatt we stand united behind George W. Bush. Because if we don't, John Kerry will become President. And then, when the next inevitable terrorist attack occurs, all those flag-waving ignoramuses who supported President Bush after 9/11™ will rally behind John Kerry instead – and say that President Bush and the ruling Republican party didn't do squat to prevent terrorism. And if that happens, I wouldn't put it past John Kerry to do something truly disgustingly, like exploiting the tragedy by holding his 2008 convention within spitting distance of the tragedy, practically on the anniversary – even in biohazard suits if necessary.
(Boos.)
But enough about democratic shamelessness. For those of us in the Republican party, which holds the legal patents on patriotism, family, and strength, we know that America is being governed perfectly. And we know that despite any so-called facts about poverty, wage deflation, and surging global anti-Americanism, that we are on the right track.
(Applause.)
And tonight, let us be proud. Because indeed, it is a testament to our strength and security and inclusiveness and progress, that here, in the very same hall where Bill Clinton was nominated in 1992, we Republicans find it necessary to lock down a five block radius and shutter Penn Station beneath us.
(Applause.)
And so, I want to welcome you all to New York City. Please enjoy all appropriate attractions, and exploit it as you see fit. Its days are numbered anyway.
(Laughter and Applause.)
Thank you, and good night!
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THE RAW DEAL: John Kerry's Troubling Record On The War On Terror
"John Kerry ran out of credibility when he voted against funds to support the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with critical supplies like body armor and ammunition. His indecision, vacillation and lack of leadership on the War on Terror are troubling to veterans and to all voters. It's no wonder the Democratic leader in the Senate is running ads showing him embracing the President's leadership in the War on Terror."
Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman
John Kerry's Own Party Is Criticizing His Approach To The War On Terror
In An Effort To Distance Himself From John Kerry, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle Is Running An Advertisement For His Senate Reelection Campaign With Footage Of Him Hugging President Bush. “Despite Republicans' occasional calls for greater bipartisanship, some think Senate Minority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) has gone way overboard in his latest TV campaign ad. The 60-second spot shows Daschle and President Bush embracing on the House floor the day Bush addressed Congress after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks…. [John] Thune, meeting with reporters here Tuesday, called the ad ‘complete hypocrisy’ and ‘a farcical ploy.’ He said it suggests Daschle's campaign is slipping in a state where Republicans easily outnumber Democrats and Bush is expected to win easily. The Republican National Committee called on Daschle to stop running the ad.” (Brian Faler, “Adding Insults To Injuries,” The Washington Post, 9/1/04)
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi "Can't Understand" John Kerry's Position On Iraq. "Calling President Bush's invasion of Iraq 'a grotesque mistake,' Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, said in Las Vegas Wednesday that she can't understand why John Kerry has said he still would have 'voted to give the president the authority to go to war' even had he known there were no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, Bush's original justification for war." (Paul Harasim, "Pelosi visits LV to support Gallagher," Las Vegas Review-Journal, 8/26/04)
John Kerry’s Record Of Voting Against Our Troops
Senators Kerry And Edwards Are Two Of Only Four US Senators Who Voted For The Use Of Force Resolution Against Iraq And Against The $87 Billion Supplemental Supporting Our Troops.
Kerry Originally Said It Would Be “Irresponsible” To Vote Against Funding Troops.
In Trying To Defend His Vote Against The $87 Billion, Kerry Said, “I Actually Voted For The $87 Billion Before I Voted Against It.”
Kerry Later Said He Was “Proud” That He And Edwards Voted Against The $87 Billion In Funding For U.S. Soldiers And That His Vote Was “Complicated.” There is nothing complicated about voting to fund our troops in the field.
Kerry Even Said His Vote For The War And Against Funding For Our Troops Was “Not A Flip-Flop.”
Kerry Recently Pledged To Reduce The Number Of Troops In Iraq Within His First Six Months In Office. This is the wrong message to send to our allies and the people who enjoy freedom in Iraq.
Kerry Has Mocked Our Coalition Of Allies In Iraq As “Coerced” And “Bribed.”
Kerry's Troubling Record On The War On Terror
Kerry Implied That Force Is Only Required After A Terrorist Attack: “Let there be no mistake: I will never hesitate to use force when it is required. Any attack will be met with a swift and certain response.” (Sen. John Kerry, Nomination Acceptance Speech, Boston, MA, 7/29/04)
Kerry Believes The War On Terror Is Far Less A Military Operation And Far More A Law-Enforcement And Intelligence Gathering Operation.
While Serving On The Senate Intelligence Committee, Kerry Missed 76 Percent Of The Public Intelligence Committee Hearings.
In 1994, One Year After The First World Trade Center Bombing, Kerry Proposed An Amendment To Cut Intel By $6 Billion Over Six Years. Fortunately, 75 Senators, including Sen. Ted Kennedy voted against Kerry's amendment.
Chairman Of The Senate Select Committee On Intelligence Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Speaker Of The House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) And Others Have Said Kerry And Edwards Should Ask For The Release Of Their Attendance Records At Public And Private Hearings.
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In den USA ist ein Automobilist auf dem Highway in einem Stau stecken geblieben. Stehende Kolonne. Plötzlich klopft jemand an das Seitenfenster. Der Automobilist lässt das Fenster runter und fragt: "Was ist los?" "Terroristen haben Präsident Bush entführt. Sie verlangen 10 Millionen Dollar Lösegeld, ansonsten werden sie ihn mit Benzin übergiessen und verbrennen." "Aha" erwiderte der Automobilist. "Verstehen sie", wiederholt der Passant, "wir gehen nun von Auto zu Auto und sammeln." "Und wieviel geben die Leute so im Durchschnit t? " "Etwa 5 Liter ..."
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