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WELL, THREE STATES, THREE
WINNERS -- WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY.
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I HAD THE PLEASURE -- IT WAS A
PLEASURE TO CONGRATULATE MY
FRIEND NEWT GINGRICH A FEW
MINUTES AGO ON AN AMAZING
VICTORY FOR HIM.
HE HAS BEEN UP AND DOWN AND HE
NEVER STOPS FIGHTING.
LET'S GIVE NEWT GINGRICH A BIG
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR STANDING
IN THERE AND FIGHTING.
GOOD JOB, BUT THE.
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I JUST WANT TO ALSO THINK
SOMEBODY ELSE, ACTUALLY A GROUP
OF FOLKS STANDING BEHIND ME.
I WANT TO THINK FIRST AND
FOREMOST MY WIFE KAREN --
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CHILDREN HERE.
WE HAVE SIX OF OUR SEVEN
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR
THEIR HARD WORK.
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I ALWAYS HAVE TO START OFF BY
THANKING MY FAMILY.
ME.
THAT IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS FOR
KAREN HAS WRITTEN TWO BOOKS.
I HAVE ONLY WRITTEN ONE.
HER BOOK SOLD MORE THAN MY BOOK.
I WROTE THE BOOK IN RESPONSE TO
ONE BY HILLARY CLINTON.
SHE WROTE "IT TAKES A VILLAGE"
AND I WROTE "IT TAKES A FAMILY."
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[CHANTING "WE PICK RICK"]
THIS WAS A FAMILY DECISION.
IT WAS NOT AN EASY DECISION TO
AND STEP BACK INTO
THE FIRING LINE.
THIS HAS CLEARLY BEEN A FAIR
AIRING LINE.
-- A FIRING LINE.
TO CITE THE TEA PARTY PEOPLE WHO
ROSE UP AND DELIVER THE GREAT
VICTORY IN 2010.
WHO FELT THE SENSE THAT
SOMETHING WAS WRONG IN IN
AMERICA.
THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS OUT
OF WHACK.
SOMETHING THEY COULD NOT SIT ON
THE SIDELINES ANYMORE AND JUST
WATCH AMERICA THAT THEY KNEW AND
LOVED FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE.
THAT IS WHY KAREN AND I SAT
AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE, JUST
LIKE WE ALL SIT AROUND THE
KITCHEN TABLE.
WE TALK ABOUT OUR FEATURE AND
COUNTRY.
WE DECIDED TO STEP FORWARD AND
RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
WE WENT INTO THIS LITTLE TOWN IN
THE HILLS OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS.
I WENT THERE FOR TWO REASONS.
I THINK WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALLY AT
FREEDOM.
STAKE IN THIS COUNTRY IS
THE GOVERNMENT TAKING AND
ROBBING EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND A
CHILD, EVERY INSTITUTION THAT
SEEKS TO DO GOOD IN OUR SOCIETY,
THEY CONTINUE TO ROB IT OF THEIR
FREEDOM AND TRY TO CONTROL
EVERYTHING FROM THE TOP DOWN.
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OUR FAMILY WENT TO THIS LITTLE
TOWN AND PENNSYLVANIA.
IT IS NOT WHERE I WAS FROM.
I HAD A COUPLE OF FRIENDS IN
SOMMER SAID.
WE WENT THERE BECAUSE OF TWO
THINGS THAT REPRESENTED TO ME
WHAT WAS AT THE CORE, THE THREAT
THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION WAS TO
THOSE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS.
MENTIONED BEFORE, THAT IS
ABOUT A FEW MILES FROM WHERE MY
GRANDFATHER CAME TO THIS
COUNTRY AND WORKED IN THOSE COAL
MINES.
THAT IS WHERE MY GRANDFATHER DUG
HIS WAY TO FREEDOM FOR HIM AND
MY FATHER, AND NOW THIS
GENERATION THAT FOLLOWS ME.
I WOULD JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM
THE PLACE WHERE AN AIRLINER
CRASHED, WERE THE FIRST BLOW FOR
FREEDOM WAS STRUCK IN THIS WAR
AGAINST RADICAL JIHAD THIS.
I WANT TO STAND ON THAT SIDE TO
MAKE A CALL BUT THIS RAID AND
THIS -- THIS RACE AND THIS
CAMPAIGN WAS NOT ABOUT TEARING
EVERYBODY DOWN.
IT WILL NOT BE ABOUT ANYTHING
OTHER THAN PAINTING A BOLD
VISION FOR OUR COUNTRY.
ONE THAT BELIEVES IN THE
GRANDFATHER TALKED TO ME.
WORKING-CLASS VALUES THAT MY
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-- TAUGHT TO ME.
WORKERS WHO BELIEVE AS -- BARACK
OBAMA ACTUALLY GOT IT RIGHT WHEN
HE MADE THE COMMENT IN SAO --
SAN FRANCISCO ANNOUNCED THAT IT
WAS BEING RECORDED.
I COME FROM THAT AREA OF
PENNSYLVANIA THAT HE WAS
REFERRING TO THAT HELD ON
BIBLES.
TIGHTLY TO THEIR GUNS AND THEIR
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NEW YORKTHOSE ARE THE PEOPLE IN IN
AMERICA WHO ARE BEING LEFT
BEHIND.
THE FOLKS IN AMERICA
IS NEITHER PARTY.
THEY SAY THEY CARE.
THEY WANT TO DO EVERYTHING FOR
YOU FROM THE TOP DOWN.
THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IN YOU.
THEY BELIEVE A IN THEIR ABILITY
TO CARE FOR YOU.
THAT IS NOT AMERICA.
THAT IS NOT WHAT THE WORKING
PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE
WORKING PEOPLE OF SOUTH AMERICA
-- SOUTH CAROLINA, THE WORKING
PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY WANT.
IN THEM.
THEY WANT SOMEBODY WHO BELIEVES
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WE WENT OUT ALL ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY IN THESE THREE STATES.
LET ME ASSURE YOU WE ARE GOING
ARIZONA.
THEN WE ARE GOING TO
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[ CHANTING "WE PICK RICK"]
AND WE ARE GOING TO DELIVER A
LITTLE DIFFERENT MESSAGE THAN
THE OTHER FOLKS IN THIS RACE.
I RESPECT THEM GREATLY.
IT IS GREAT TO BE UP THEIR
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH THEM
TAKING ON EVERY NIGHT AND DAY AS
WE TRAVEL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY
PRESIDENT.
TAKING ON THE POLICIES OF THIS
I PLAN TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I WILL GO OUT AND TALK ABOUT HOW
REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A
MOVEMENT THAT MAKES SURE THAT
EVERYONE A DENTURE OF AMERICA
HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RISE, NOT
ADVANTAGE.
JUST THOSE WHO HAVE AN
MAYBE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY THEN SOMEBODY ELSE.
EVERY PERSON AND THEN TRY
AMERICA WILL HAVE THE
AGAIN.
OPPORTUNITY TO RISE IN AMERICA
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IT IS A PRETTY SIMPLE FORMULA.
IS A PRETTY SIMPLE FORMULA.
IT IS A FORMULA I TALKED ABOUT
THE OTHER DAY AT THE DEBATE.
IT IS A FORMULA WE ALL
UNDERSTAND.
IT IS A FORMULA OF THE VALLEY'S
WORK.
IT RESPECTS THE DIGNITY OF ALL
WORK IN AMERICA.
IT STANDS FOR ANYBODY AT ANY
JOB.
WE RESPECT THAT, BUT WE ALSO
WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RISE IN SOCIETY.
AS MUCH AS WE LIKE TO TALK AS
CONSERVATIVES TO CUT TAXES AND
BE FINE.
REDUCE SPENDING EVERYTHING WILL
THAT IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE.
WE HAVE TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET THE
EDUCATION THEY NEED.
CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE
WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET THE
TRAINING THEY NEED.
WE HAVE TO CREATE AN ATTITUDE
THAT SAYS WE WANT TO COMPETE FOR
THOSE BLUE-COLLAR JOBS THAT
CREATE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT IN
TWO GENERATIONS ONE OF THEIR
KIDS CAN RUN FOR PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
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WE ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE
STAND UP AND WE WANT TO PROMOTE
THE VALUES THAT MADE THIS
COUNTRY GREAT.
THE VALLEYS OF THAT FAITH,
FAMILY, AND FREEDOM.
THOSE VALUES THAT WE UNDERSTAND
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IS WHAT
WORKS AND IN AMERICA.
I TALK ABOUT THE LIBERAL THINK
TANK THAT SAYS IF YOU DO THREE
THINGS YOU CAN ALMOST GUARANTEE
TO STAY OUT OF POVERTY.
WORK THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT,
GET THAT EDUCATION AND GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL, AND GET
CHILDREN.
MARRIED BEFORE YOU HAVE
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IF WE ARE NOT THE PARTY THAT
STANDS UP FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARRIAGE, THE
IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY, THE
IMPORTANCE OF FATHERHOOD AND
MOTHERHOOD, THE IMPORTANCE OF
THOSE VALUES OF INSTILLING
VIRTUES IN THE NEXT GENERATION
OF CHILDREN WITH FAITH, THEN WE
ARE A PARTY THAT NO LONGER HAS A
HEART.
WE ARE NOT A PARTY THAT WILL BE
A MAJORITY PARTY IN THIS
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE TO BE THE PARTY THAT
SPEAKS TO EVERYONE.
THOSE WHO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND
THAT IT IS THE HEART OF AMERICA,
IT IS THAT BEATING SOUND.
AMERICAN FAMILY.
IT IS THAT BEATING PULSE OF THE
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I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY HERE
CAROLINA.
FROM THE STATE OF SOUTH
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITADEL FOR
THE TREMENDOUS HOSPITALITY AND
THE WONDERFUL JOB THE CADETS
HAVE DONE FOR US.
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I WANT TO SAY TO ALL THE FOLKS
ACROSS AMERICA WHO ARE LOOKING
FOR THAT CANDIDATE, THAT CANADA
CONTRAST.
THAT CAN BE A GOOD, STARK
SOMEBODY THAT IN CONTRAST ON ALL
OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT
FOR AMERICA TODAY.
THE ONES WHO WILL DECIDE THIS
ELECTION.
THE ONES WITH EXPERIENCE ON
NATIONAL SECURITY, THE
CONSISTENCY ON THE CONSERVATIVE
PRINCIPLES THAT MADE THIS
COUNTRY GREAT.
I ASK YOU, IT IS A WIDE OPEN
JOIN THE FIGHT.
RACE.
THANK YOU.
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