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2004 US Presidential Election
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July 06, 2004
Kerry | Kerry Announcement Simulblog
  • Enters to the sounds of Bruce
  • Takes the stage with Theresa, who then sits
  • This morning I’ve had the privilege of talking with a number of talented and decent Americans who have had the courage to be considered for VP of US
  • Each of those individuals would make a great VP, and in their own right could lead our country.
  • But I can choose only one running mate, and this morning I have done so. I have chosen a man who understands and defends the values of America … a man who has shown courage and conviction for middle class Americans and those struggling to reach the middle class … a man who’s life has prepared him for leadership and who’s character compels him to exercise it.
  • Announces Edwards, and the crows goes wild (to the strains of Van Halen’s “Right Now”).
  • I trust that met with your approval (cheers)
  • They’re passing out the Kerry/Edwards campaign placards
  • I’ve been on the campaign trail with John Edwards for months now, side by side, and sometimes face to face (knowing smile, laughter from audience)
  • It is important that we speak of hope and optimism, and John Edwards will help us in doing that
  • Kerry makes reference to Edwards “two Americas” campaign theme, noting it is what the campaign is all about.
  • John Edwards and I are going to fight to build one America for all Americans
  • He, like me, is blessed with a remarkable wife, Elizabeth Edwards … this is a family that loves each other and loves America
  • The two families are getting together in Pittsburgh tonight, and will speak to the nation tomorrow for the first time as a team that will lead this country in a new and better direction
  • This is about having a president who fights as hard for your job as he fights for his own job … healthcare is not a privilege for the wealthy and connected …
  • Crowd interrupts with chants of “Kerry Kerry”
  • This is also a fight for common sense, and I can pledge you this: John Edwards and I would never think of sending America’s sons and daughters into harms way anywhere in the world without telling American’s the truth.
  • Some of that common sense is pretty straight forward: God only gave the United States 3 percent of the worlds oil reserves … no American in uniform will ever be held hostage to dependency on foreign oil; we’re going to liberate ourselves.
  • Every generation in American history has had a chance to contribute to who we are as Americans … but what makes this country great is our ability to come together as we have today, in a square in a city, and build a movement that can right our future … but we have to go out and make it happen.
  • I pledge to you that while we may be older and greyer now, those of us who served, we still know how to fight for our country and we’re going to fight for our country (crowd interrupts with cheers of “Kerry”)
  • Wraps it up, takes off jacket, party starts in Pittsburgh.


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