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Kerry Conclusion:
Obviously the president and I both have very strong convictions. I respect him for that, but we have a very different view about how we make America stronger and safer. I will never cede the authority of our country or our security to any other nation. I'll never give a veto of our security to any other entity, not a nation, not a country, not an institution, but I know, as I think you do, that our country is strongest when we lead the world, when we lead strong alliances. That's the way Eisenhower and Reagan and Kennedy and others did it. We are not doing that today… we need to. I have a plan that help us go out and kill and find the terrorists and I will not stop in our effort to hunt down and kill the terrorists, but I also have a better plan on how we are going to deal with Iraq, training the Iraqi forces more rapidly, getting our allies back to the table with a fresh start, with new credibility, with a president whose judgment the rest of the world trusts. In addition to that I believe we have a crisis here at home, a crisis of the middle class that is increasingly squeezed, health care costs going up. I have a plan to provide health care to all Americans. I have a plan to provide for our schools so we keep the standards, but we help our teachers teach and elevate our schools by funding "no child left behind". I have a plan to protect the environment so that we leave this place in better shape to our children than we were handed by our parents… that's the test. I believe America’s best days are ahead of us, I'm an optimist, but we have to make the right the right choices to be fiscally responsible and to create the new jobs of the future. We can do this and I ask you for the privilege of leading our nation to be stronger at home and respected again in the world. Thank you.
Bush Conclusion
The contest for the presidency is about the future. Who can lead? Who can get things done? We’ve been through a lot together as a country, been through a recession, corporate scandals, war. And yet think about where we are added 1.9 million jobs over the past 13 months, the farm income in America is high, small businesses are flourishing, home ownership rate is at an all-time high in America, we’re on the move. Tonight I had a chance to discuss with you what to do to keep this economy going: keep the taxes low, don’t increase the scope of the federal government, keep regulations down, legal reform. A health care policy that does not empower the federal government, but empowers individuals and an energy plan that will help us become less dependent on foreign sources of energy. And abroad we are at war and it requires a president who is steadfast and strong and determined. I vowed to the American people after that fateful day of September 11th that we would not rest nor tire until we’re safe. The 9/11 commission put out a report that said America is safer, but not yet safe. There’s more work to be done. We’ll stay on the hunt of Al Queda, we’ll deny sanctuary to these terrorists. We’ll make sure they do not end up with weapons of mass destruction. It’s the great nexus, the great threat to our country, is that these haters will end up with weapons of mass destruction, but our long term security depends on our deep faith in liberty and we’ll continue to promote freedom around the world. Freedom is on the march. Tomorrow Afghanistan will be voting for a president and Iraq will have free elections and a free society will make this world more peaceful. God bless.
"Facts" from Bush's concluding remarks to fact check
- Fact 1: 1.9 million jobs over the past 13 months.
- Fact 2: The farm income in America is "high".
- Fact 3: Small businesses are "flourishing".
- Fact 4: Home ownership rate is at an all time high
- Fact 5: The 9/11 commission put out a report that said America is safer, but not yet safe.
- Fact 6: Tomorrow Afghanistan will be voting for a president
- Fact 7: Iraq will have "free elections"
That's all the assertions I could find (even with being generous). Please post a comment if you find any rebuttals to anything Kerry said in his conclusion is posted on the wingnut sites.
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