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[2:34] ..." man himself. The determination. And resolve. And the sheer guts of Senator John McCain. The voters knew better. And maybe that's because they realize. There's a time for politics. And a time for leadership. A time"...
[13:04] ..." can be certain that where ever he goes and whoever is listening. John McCain is the same man. -- now I'm not a member of the permanent political establishments. I've learned quickly these last few days"...
[28:19] ..." used change to promote their careers. And then there are those like John McCain. Who used their careers to promote change -- It."...
[29:12] ..." great things. And then there is the idealism of those leaders like John McCain who actually do great things. They're the ones who are good for more than talk the ones. That we've always been able to count on to serve -- to defend America. Senator McCain's record of actual achievements in reform. Helps explain why so many special interests the lobbyists. Than comfortable committee chairman in congress have"...
[30:31] ..." up his feelings about our nominee he said quote. I can't stand John McCain. Ladies and gentlemen perhaps no accolade we hear this week is better proof that we've chosen their rights. Yeah. -- LA. What"...
[31:06] ..." majority leader was driving that is that he can't stand up to John McCain. "...
[31:55] ..." a community and it doesn't just need an organizer. And blow. Both Senator Obama and Senator Biden have been going on lately about how they're always quote fighting for you. Let us face the matter squarely. There is only"...
[32:47] ..." Where winning means survival. And defeats means death. And that man is John McCain. You know in our day politicians. Ever Italy shared much lesser tells of adversity. Then and nightmare world. The nightmare world in"...
[33:32] ..." If Senator McCain is elected presidents that is the journey he will have made its journey. Of an up writes an honorable man. That kind"...
[35:15] ..." recalls looking through -- hauled. In his cell door. As lieutenant commander John McCain was led down the hallway. By the guards. Day after day. And the story is told. When McCain shuffled back from torturous"...
[36:16] ..." I gifted speaker can inspire with his words. But for a lifetime John McCain has inspired with his dean's. If character is the measure in this election. And hope the theme. And changed the goal we"...
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[0:29]" And fellow citizens. I would be honored to accept your nomination for --"
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[0:55]" It. Can help our nominee for president to serve and defend America and and I accept the challenge of a tough fights in this election. Against confident opponents. At a crucial hour for our country. And I accept the privilege to. A Serbian with a man who has come through much harder missions. And met so far graver challenges. And knows how tough fights are won. The next president of the United States John S McCain."
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[1:57]" go away and all the experts in Washington counted out our nominee. Because he refused to -- his commitment. To the security of the country he loves. With their usual certitude. They told us that all was lost there was no hope for this candidate -- said that he would rather lose an election. Then see his country lose the war. But. The Huskers and the pundits the government just one thing when they wrote him off. They overlook the caliber of the man himself. The determination. And resolve. And the sheer guts of Senator John McCain. The voters knew better. And maybe that's because they realize. There's a time for politics. And a time for leadership. A time -- campaign. And it's time to put our country first. -- nominee for presidents is they true profiling courage. And people like that are hard to come by. He's a man who wore the uniform of his country for 22. Years and refused to break faith with those troops and I Iraq. Who now have brought victory within sites. And and the mother of one of those troops that is exactly the kind of man I want to as commander in chief. And many moms who will say an extra prairie each night for our Sons and Daughters going into harm's way. Our -- track is nineteen and one week from tomorrow September 11. He'll deploy to wire -- with the army infantry in the service of his country. My nephew please see also enlisted. And serves on a carrier in the Persian gulf. My family is so proud of both of them and have all the fine men and women serving the country in uniform."
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[5:40]" in April tied and I welcome to our littlest one into the world a perfectly beautiful baby boy named trig."
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[6:02]" Inside no family ever seems typical. And that's how it is with us our family has that same ups and downs of any other. The same challenges. And the same joy is sometimes even the greatest joy is bringing challenges. And children with special needs inspired. A very very special love. To the families and best."
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[6:45]" To the families of special needs children all across this country I have a message for you. For years you've sought to make America a more welcoming place for your Sons and Daughters. And I pledged TU that if where elected. You will have a friends and advocates in the White House. And -- of the story all by himself he's a lifelong commercial fisherman and a production operator in the oil fields of Alaska's north slope. And I'm proud member of the United steelworkers union and hi. And world champions still machinery served. -- do you think ethanol and says three in an all makes for quite a package and we. Nice -- all and two decades and five children later he's still my guy. Dad both worked at the elementary school in our small town. And among the many things I -- them is a simple lesson that I've learned. That this is America and every woman can walk through every door of opportunity -- my parents and I. Long ago a young farmer and a haberdasher from Missouri -- followed. And life. And unlikely path to the vice presidency. In a writer observed. We grow good people in our small towns with honesty and sincere -- and dignity. And I know just the kind of people that writer had in mind when he praised Harry Truman. I grew up with those people. They're the ones -- do some of the hardest work in America. Who grow our food and run our factories. And fighter wars. They love their country in good times and bad. And."
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[10:10]" It's a living most of my life in a small town. It was just your average hockey mom and signed up for the PTA. I. O'clock PM on -- know they say the difference between -- hockey mom in a -- well. Lipstick. The PTA because I wanted to make my kids public education even better. And when I ran for City Council. I didn't need to focus groups and voter profiles. Because I knew those voters and I knew their families to. That -- became governor of the great state of Alaska."
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[11:22]" And since our opponents in this presidential election seemed to look down on that experience. Let me explain to them what the job involved."
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[12:25]" I might add that in small towns we don't quite know what to make him a candidate who lavished his praise honor working people win their listening. And then talks about how bitterly they cling to their religion and guns when those people aren't."
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[12:50]" We -- preferred candidates you don't talk about this one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco."
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[13:02]" Ask some irony maids. You can be certain that where ever he goes and whoever is listening. John McCain is the same man. -- now I'm not a member of the permanent political establishments. I've learned quickly these last few days that if you're not a member in good standing of the Washington elite. Then some media considerate candidate I'm qualified for that reason alone. But it's. Here little news -- for those reporters and commentators. I'm not going to Washington to see they're good opinion. I'm going to Washington to serve the people have this great."
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[15:06]" Yeah got to go to Washington and -- right reason and not just to mean goal with the right people. Politics. Isn't just a game of clashing parties in competing interests the right reason is to challenge the status quo. To assert the common good and to leave this nation better than we found it. No one expects the ball to agree on everything. But we are expected to govern with integrity and Goodwill and clear convictions. And a -- hearts. And I plans to all Americans. That I don't carry myself in this Spirit and vice president of the United States. And the governor's office. When I took on the old politics as usual and you know. When I stood up to the special interests and the lobbyists in the big oil companies in the good old boy is. Seven -- I realize that sudden and relentless reform never sits well with entrenched interests and power brokers. That's quite true reform is so hard to achieve. But what does support the citizens of Alaska we shook things up. And in short order we put -- government of our state back homicide of the people."
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[17:04]" I came to office promising major ethics reform to end the culture of self dealing. And today that ethics reform of the law. While I was -- I got rid of a few things in the governor's office that I didn't believe our citizens should have to pay for. That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay for. -- love to drive myself to work he. He and I thought we can muddle through without the governor's personal shaft. I'm no I gotta admit that sometimes my kids your miss her. I came to office. Promising to control spending by request of possible but by Vito if necessary. Then came all -- Keep promises to use the power beats no in defense of the public interest. And as a chief executive and I can assure you it works. And -- did it under control we have a surplus. And I have protected the taxpayers by Vito -- wasteful spending. Nearly half a billion dollars in vetoes."
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[18:43]" We suspended the state fuel tax and championed reform to win the abuses of the earmarks spending by congress. I told the congress. Thanks but no things on the bridge to nowhere. Eighths want to build a bridge. We -- going to build it ourselves. Well gas prices went up dramatically in filled up the state treasury. I sent a large share of that revenue back where it belonged directly to the people of Alaska. -- fierce opposition from oil company lobbyists who kinda like things the way that they work. We broke their monopoly on power and re sources. As governor I insisted on competition. And basic fairness to end their control of our state in return it to the people. I got to bring about the largest private sector infrastructure project in north American history. And when that deal was struck. We began -- nearly forty billion dollar natural gas pipeline to help lead America to energy independence."