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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: S S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Speechwriting, White House Office of Series: Speech File Draft Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13581 Folder ID Number: 13581-001 Folder Title: Seymour Fundraiser 9/19/91 [OA 6036] [1] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 26 17 3 3 1) Seymour moistures 2) Dont Melanie delete - won't be There. MEM 3) Call Johnny rant Mayor Hollywood of THR FRO SUBJECT: DINNER FOR SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR I. DISCUSSION On Thursday, September 19, at 7:30 p.m. you will deliver remarks to an audience of approximately 600 at a fundraiser for Senator John Seymour in the Los Angeles Ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Senator Seymour, Governor Pete Wilson, former Governor George Deukmejian, and a bevy of Hollywood stars are expected to attend. II. SUMMARY Your remarks (approximately 10 minutes/on cards) highlight John Seymour's accomplishments in The Senate. Then they focus on America 2000, and the powerful ideas of the Republican Party. Regarding two "local color" jokes: the p. 2 reference to Santa Monica plays on that city's notorious left-liberal government. The Robin Hood joke is a poke at State Democrats' heavy-handed redistricting schemes. McGroarty/Bunton September 16, 1991 5:00 pm [SEYMOUR.TS] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 7:30 P.M. Thanks, all of you, for this warm welcome. [Introductory acknowledgements: Governor Pete Wilson and Gayle. Judy Seymour. The Honorable George Deukmejian.] // It's a pleasure to be here at the Century -- on the Avenue of Stars with so many of L.A.'s brightest lights. Let me start with tonight's MC -- Johnny Grant. I also want to salute Bob Hope: Commander-in-Chief of comedy. // [[Don Johnson's here, with Melanie Griffith -- and her dress. / Back in Washington, Barbara and I like to think of ourselves as the Don and Melanie of the Geritol set. //]] [[I've placed the Secret Service on high-alert. That's right -- we've got Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone in the same room.]] // Kevin Costner and his wife Cindy are here. [[Kevin's working on the sequel to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It's called Robin Hood: / Chairman of the Election and Reapportionment Committee. He'll steal your seat right out from under you. ]] Last but not least, the reason we're here tonight -- the rising star of the U.S. Senate: John Seymour. // Everyone knows John's story: his transition from successful businessman, active in his community, to Mayor of Anaheim -- and later, member of the California State Senate. Then, Governor 2 Pete Wilson came back to California, and tapped John to take his seat in Washington. Tonight, we're here to make sure John Seymour stays in the Senate. // Senator Seymour wasted no time in making a mark for himself on Capitol Hill. 48 hours after his arrival, John took part in a solemn debate conducted in the highest traditions of the Senate - - and cast a momentous vote to authorize the use of force to free Kuwait. // To John -- and to all of you who stood with me and with our fighting men and women during the days of DESERT STORM: my heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. // We live at a time of tremendous change -- at a moment in history when old gives way to new. In August 1990, the world's attention was rivetted on Iraq. This August, the epicenter of change shifted to Moscow. What began as the Old Guard's attempt to turn back the clock ended up as the last gasp of a dying ideology. The coup failed, and Communism stood exposed and empty at its core. In Russia and the other republics, for the first time, people tasted the power that comes from passionate belief in universal ideals. The collapse of communism stands as a triumph for freedom- loving men and women everywhere: A victory for the principles the Republican Party holds dear --- principles we've pledged to defend: freedom, democracy and the dignity of man. The after-shocks of that ideological earthquake have made themselves felt around the world [[-- even right here in 3 California. Just last night the citizens of Santa Monica stormed City Hall and knocked down their statue of Lenin. ]] // But even in times of tremendous change, some things still stay the same. Next time you're in Washington, visit Capitol Hill. And note the differences between political parties. The party in charge of Congress may not see that Americans want action -- but the Republican Party does. We're waging a battle to take back the Senate in 1992 -- and get Capitol Hill moving on our domestic agenda. / We can start right here. Help California keep its edge: elect John Seymour to the Senate. // In his nine short months in office, John has adapted well to the strange new world of the Senate. John won passage of five amendments to the Crime Bill: five key tough-on-crime provisions -- more amendments than any Senator not on the Judiciary Committee. Thanks to John Seymour, California's -- and this country's -- streets may just get a little safer. // John has also been a key supporter of America 2000 -- our revolutionary National Education Strategy. Take any number of problems we cope with today -- from crime and drugs to economic competitiveness: Education is part of their solution. // Right now, our schools can't pass the test. Take a look at this state's graduation rate: Just 65 percent of California's students graduate with their classes. One in every three kids falls through the cracks -- and that's a crime. // America 2000 offers answers, not excuses. America 2000 demands change -- and the very idea of change strikes fear in the 4 hearts of the education establishment. Our critics in the establishment and their friends on Capitol Hill sing the same old refrain: We aren't spending enough on our schools. / Well, it's time for them to check their math. In the past ten years, after adjusting for inflation, per pupil spending in public elementary and secondary schools rose 34 percent. From the early '80s to today -- again, after inflation --public school teachers' salaries increased more than 20 percent. Overall, since the early '80s, spending on public schools has jumped by more than 33 percent -- and I don't know anyone, anywhere who will stand up and say we've seen a 33 percent improvement in our schools. /// The American people aren't stingy -- but they know that a fistful of dollars won't fix the problems plaguing our schools. // Real reform begins with raising expectations: setting our sites on our national education goals -- and freeing our schools to meet them. It means making today's schools better -- and building "break the mold" schools to serve the students of tomorrow. Real reform recognizes that teachers and schools can't do the job alone -- we need to call on parents, communities and private sector companies. In California and across the country, we want to see every city and town become an America 2000 Community. / SEP-17-1991 10:33 FROM LA STAFF OFFICE TO 12024566218 P.01 September 17, 1991 MEMORANDUM TO: DAN AND JEANIE FROM: CAROLYN RE: SEYMOUR DINNER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Attached is the head table list in order of seating. I've crossed off the people that don't need to be acknowledged. Some other notes: -- I've been told that not mentioning the health/recovery of Schuller Sr. would be a glaring ommision -- Johnny Grant is the honorary mayor of Hollywood and a local television personality. -- If you use Scott Baio, it's [BAY-o]. -- Secretary Skinner is TBD. Will let you know. If the speech has any transportation stuff in it, you could stick Skinner in there. They will have been at the Green Line transportation construction site together that day. I think Curt is doing those remarks. Hope this helps a bit SEP-17-1991 10:34 FROM LA STAFF OFFICE TO 12024566218 P.02 STAGE LEFT/FIRST TIER: MRS. JACKIE AUTREY, Wife of Gene Autrey MR. GENE AUTREY, Actor MS JENNIFER FLAVIN, suest of Zip: Statone MR. SYLVESTER STALONE, Actor MRS CINDY COSTNER, Wife of Kevin Costner a MR. KEVIN COSTNER, Actor MRS. GAYLE WILSON, Wife of Governor Wilson MR. JOHNNY GRANT, Mayor Honorary of Hollywood/Master of Ceremonies OMR. BOB HOPE, Actor THE HONORABLE PETE WILSON, Governor of California PODIUM STAGE RIGHT/FIRST TIER: SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR, U.S. Senator of California THE PRESIDENT MRS. JUDY SEYMOUR, Wife of Senator Seymour THE HONORABLE GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, Former Governor of California MRS. DEBBIE WILLIAMS, Wife of Andy Williams MR. ANDY WILLIAMS, Entertainer/Singer of National Anthem MRS DONNA SCHULLER Wife of Rev- Schuller REVEREND ROBERT A. SCHULLER, Pastor of The Ranch Capistrano Community Church (son of Rev. Robert Schuller, Sr.)/Invocation MS BRENDA LOVE, Guest of Chuck Norris MR. CHUCK NORRIS, Actor/Pledge of Allegiance SEP-17-1991 10:34 FROM LA STAFF OFFICE TO 12024566218 P.03 STAGE LEFT/SECOND TIER: MRS. MARTHA LYLES, Wife of A.C. Lyles MR. A.C. LYLES, Public Relations with Paramount MRS. SUSAN DIGNAN, Wife of Jim Dignan( MR. JIM DIGNAN, California Republican Party Chairman MS. DAMELA ANDERSON, Guest of Seott Baio MR. SCOTT BAIO, Actor Bay to STAGE RIGHT/SECOND TIER: MS. LORETTA YOUNG, Actress MR. DANIEL DONOHUE, Guest of Loretta Young P MR. BILL JONES Minority Leader of California State Assembly TBD TBD Secretary Skinner TBD Document No. WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 91 SEP 17 Pl: 29 DATE: 9/17/91 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: DINNER FOR SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU PETERSMEYER SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH - BRADY SMITH BROMLEY UNTERMEYER CARD KAUFMAN DEMAREST SNOW FITZWATER GRAY HOLIDAY REMARKS: The attached has been forwarded to the President. RESPONSE: PHILLIP D. BRADY Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 01 SEP 16 P5: 46 September 16, 1991 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT THROUGH: DAVE DEMAREST TONY SNOW TS FROM: DAN McGROARTY Dmr SUBJECT: DINNER FOR SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR I. DISCUSSION On Thursday, September 19, at 7:30 p.m. you will deliver remarks to an audience of approximately 600 at a fundraiser for Senator John Seymour in the Los Angeles Ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Senator Seymour, Governor Pete Wilson, former Governor George Deukmejian, and a bevy of Hollywood stars are expected to attend. II. SUMMARY Your remarks (approximately 10 minutes/on cards) highlight John Seymour's accomplishments in The Senate. Then they focus on America 2000, and the powerful ideas of the Republican Party. Regarding two "local color" jokes: the p. 2 reference to Santa Monica plays on that city's notorious left-liberal government. The Robin Hood joke is a poke at State Democrats' heavy-handed redistricting schemes. McGroarty/Bunton September 16, 1991 5:00 pm [SEYMOUR.TS] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 7:30 P.M. Thanks, all of you, for this warm welcome. [Introductory acknowledgements: Governor Pete Wilson and Gayle. Judy Seymour. The Honorable George Deukmejian.] // It's a pleasure to be here at the Century -- on the Avenue of Stars with so many of L.A.'s brightest lights. Let me start with tonight's MC -- Johnny Grant. I also want to salute Bob Hope: Commander-in-Chief of comedy. // [[Don Johnson's here, with Melanie Griffith -- and her dress. / Back in Washington, Barbara and I like to think of ourselves as the Don and Melanie of the Geritol set. //]] [[I've placed the Secret Service on high-alert. That's right -- we've got Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone in the same room.]] // Kevin Costner and his wife Cindy are here. [[Kevin's working on the sequel to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It's called Robin Hood: / Chairman of the Election and Reapportionment Committee. He'll steal your seat right out from under you. ]] Last but not least, the reason we're here tonight -- the rising star of the U.S. Senate: John Seymour. // Everyone knows John's story: his transition from successful businessman, active in his community, to Mayor of Anaheim -- and later, member of the California State Senate. Then, Governor 2 Pete Wilson came back to California, and tapped John to take his seat in Washington. Tonight, we're here to make sure John Seymour stays in the Senate. // Senator Seymour wasted no time in making a mark for himself on Capitol Hill. 48 hours after his arrival, John took part in a solemn debate conducted in the highest traditions of the Senate - - and cast a momentous vote to authorize the use of force to free Kuwait. / / To John -- and to all of you who stood with me and with our fighting men and women during the days of DESERT STORM: my heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. // We live at a time of tremendous change -- at a moment in history when old gives way to new. In August 1990, the world's attention was rivetted on Iraq. This August, the epicenter of change shifted to Moscow. What began as the old Guard's attempt to turn back the clock ended up as the last gasp of a dying ideology. The coup failed, and Communism stood exposed and empty at its core. In Russia and the other republics, for the first time, people tasted the power that comes from passionate belief in universal ideals. The collapse of communism stands as a triumph for freedom- loving men and women everywhere: A victory for the principles the Republican Party holds dear -- principles we've pledged to defend: freedom, democracy and the dignity of man. The after-shocks of that ideological earthquake have made themselves felt around the world [[-- even right here in 3 California. Just last night the citizens of Santa Monica stormed City Hall and knocked down their statue of Lenin. ]] // But even in times of tremendous change, some things still stay the same. Next time you're in Washington, visit Capitol Hill. And note the differences between political parties. The party in charge of Congress may not see that Americans want action -- but the Republican Party does. We're waging a battle to take back the Senate in 1992 -- and get Capitol Hill moving on our domestic agenda. / We can start right here. Help California keep its edge: elect John Seymour to the Senate. // In his nine short months in office, John has adapted well to the strange new world of the Senate. John won passage of five amendments to the Crime Bill: five key tough-on-crime provisions -- more amendments than any Senator not on the Judiciary Committee. Thanks to John Seymour, California's -- and this country's -- streets may just get a little safer. // John has also been a key supporter of America 2000 -- our revolutionary National Education Strategy. Take any number of problems we cope with today -- from crime and drugs to economic competitiveness: Education is part of their solution. // Right now, our schools can't pass the test. Take a look at this state's graduation rate: Just 65 percent of California's students graduate with their classes. One in every three kids™ falls through the cracks -- and that's a crime. // America 2000 offers answers, not excuses. America 2000 demands change -- and the very idea of change strikes fear in the 4 hearts of the education establishment. Our critics in the establishment and their friends on Capitol Hill sing the same old refrain: We aren't spending enough on our schools. / Well, it's time for them to check their math. In the past ten years, after adjusting for inflation, per pupil spending in public elementary and secondary schools rose 34 percent. From the early '80s to today -- again, after inflation --public school teachers' salaries increased more than 20 percent. Overall, since the early '80s, spending on public schools has jumped by more than 33 percent -- and I don't know anyone, anywhere who will stand up and say we've seen a 33 percent improvement in our schools. /// The American people aren't stingy -- but they know that a fistful of dollars won't fix the problems plaguing our schools. // Real reform begins with raising expectations: setting our sites on our national education goals -- and freeing our schools to meet them. It means making today's schools better -- and building "break the mold" schools to serve the students of tomorrow. Real reform recognizes that teachers and schools can't do the job alone -- we need to call on parents, communities and private sector companies. In California and across the country, we want to see every city and town become an America 2000 Community. / 5 Earlier this month, I generated some controversy with my remarks about television and its affect on our kids. [[By the way, Sly Stallone and Chuck Norris agree: we've got to get violence off TV, and keep it where it belongs -- in the movie theaters. // Just kidding. ]] But the fact is, TV shouldn't be an electronic babysitter; even the best educational TV -- and there are some tremendous programs -- cannot substitute for parents who care. / Kids who sit in front of the tube all day may be great for the Nielsen ratings, but they won't help our SAT scores -- and they certainly won't be able to compete in the 21st Century -- when brains, not. brawn, will determine the destinies of nations. Real reform means taking responsibility -- challenging our communities to get involved -- giving parents the power to choose which school is best for their kids. // That's America 2000: common sense -- but then again, as Tom Paine understood: Sometimes -- in the right circumstances, common sense can be revolutionary. // In California -- across this country, really -- a Republican revolution has begun. We've known for a long time our party is the party of American ideals -- that our faith in freedom reflects the special magic of America. Just as important, right here at home, the Republican Party stands as the party of ideas. From re-inventing our schools to turning tenants into homeowners -- from enlisting the marketplace to clean our air to promoting 6 ways of finding new energy sources -- on one issue after another: when America asks for solutions, Republicans deliver. That's the secret behind Republican success in this great state -- the secret that makes John Seymour so effective in the Senate. Tonight we reaffirm the powerful ideals that give this Party its sense of direction and strength of purpose. Let's wage our Republican revolution here in California and across the country - - and let's start by sending John Seymour back to the Senate. // Once again, my thanks to you for this warm West Coast welcome -- and may God bless the United States of America. # # # 9-13-91 To: CHRISTINA MARTIN 202-456-6218 FROM: CAROLYN CAWLEY 213-273-2222 Room 1518 (staff office 16 A8:09 TINA - Attached is a head table list for the seymour dinner - could you please pass it on to the researcher/Writer? Also, FYI for them: 7-8 more people, TBD. This list is not complete. Rev. Shuller" is not the one in Amsterdam that had brain surgery. This is his son (same name) - but PUTUS may want TO refer to the father's recovery. At the last L.A. event, Johnny Grant was also the M.C. - ana he knows the President. POTUS' acknowledgements included every person but Johnny- and he was devastated. 19 Hes got to be acknowledged this time. I'll be in touch. - Call me ! Carolyn PS Some ack's for transp. event to come. SEP 14, 1991 1:12PM P.01 TO:12024566218 FROM:FOUR SEASONS HOTEL L.A. President Bush Dinner September 19, 1991 Century Plaza Hotel HEAD TABLE LISTING President George Bush Senator John and Judy Seymour Governor Pete and Gayle Wilson Hon. George Deukmejian ( EX Governor) Bob Hope (Delores not confirmed) Chuck Norris and Guest Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Slavin Andy and Debbie Williams - NATIONAL ANTHEM Scott Baio and Pamela Anderson Reverend Robert A. and Donna Schuller (son.) ( Dr ...) Robert schuller Bill Jones - Minority Leader, State Assembly Jim and Susan Dignan - CRP Chairman Kevin and Cindy Costner Loretta Young and escort Dame Donohue A.C. and Martha Lyles renet Jacky antrey Johnny Grant - MASTER OF CEREMONIES Honorary mayor of Hollywood. P.02 1:12PM SEP 14, 1991 FROM:FOUR SEASONS HOTEL L.A. Seymon Clups Los Angeles Times The Washington DATE: 9/13/91 PAGE: A26 DATE: 9/17/91 PAGE: AB Wilson in for Taunting POLITICS by GOP Conservatives GOP in California has his own problems. Ron Paul, Politics: Convention of He may not be welcomed by the 1988 Libertarian Party Expresses Its Rage presidential nominee, has let it State Central Committee many, but Wilson is the titular head of the party and was invited At 'One Term Pete' be known that he may launch a gives critics of governor's some time ago to address the primary challenge to Bush for convention. He is scheduled to tax hikes a chance to breaking his "no new taxes" address a gathering tonight at the The gulf between California pledge and permitting "big gov- express views. Richard M. Nixon Library in Yorba Gov. Pete Wilson and his party Linda. ernment to get bigger." widened during a clamorous Re- Even Richardson, a veteran in- In a telephone interview from publican state convention over By BILL STALL triguer and instigator of intramural his Jackson Lake, Wyo., office, and CATHLEEN DECKER the weekend in Anaheim. spats and plots, acknowledged that Paul, who served in the House TIMES POLITICAL WRITERS Angry conservatives who party conventions "are great exhi- from Texas between 1979 and consider Wilson too liberal de- Although he has been applauded bitions of nothingness.' 1985 and now has a part-time nounced him for closing the nationally for mastering Califor- He added, however, that "Pete is medical practice and publishes nia's budget crisis, Gov. Pete Wil- a little bit out of step with the basic state budget gap with a huge tax newsletters on politics and in- son faces the taunts of tea bags this grass-roots party" and "you can increase. They also pushed vestments, said he had author- weekend and perhaps being expect some fireworks." An effort through a resolution demanding ized friends to form an explor- hanged in effigy by angry anti-tax will be made to diminish the gov- that the governor veto legisla- atory committee on his behalf. conservatives from within his own ernor's control over party func- tion that would outlaw job dis- A decision on challenging Bush Republican Party. tions, such as the selection of crimination against homosex- in New Hampshire and later pri- The setting is the semiannual delegates to the Republican Na- uals. Wilson has declined to say convention of the Republican State tional Convention. maries has not been made, he whether he will sign the bill, said. Central Committee tonight If history is any guide, the de- through Sunday in Anaheim. Offi- bate will attract lots of media which reached his desk last Paul, who received 432,000 cially, the 1,500 committee mem- attention but will lead to little week. votes as the Libertarian nom- bers have been summoned to han- action. The governor's office Some of the conservative fire inee in 1988, said he had at- dle housekeeping duties and to seemed little concerned. In the was directed at Sen. John Sey- tended the recent Chicago con- begin organizing for the 1992 elec- past, governors and presidents mour, who Wilson appointed to vention where Libertarians tion campaign. worked behind the scenes to mute finish his term after he became chose Andre V. Marrau, his Candidates for the two U.S. Sen- or squash internal conflict. The governor. Seymour faces a chal- 1988 vice presidential running- ate seats at stake in California next Wilson folk claim they are not year will seize the opportunity to bothering to do that at Anaheim. lenge for the nomination in mate, to carry the party banner in 1992. WOO supporters from among GOP The best approach is to ignore the 1992 from conservative Rep. officialdom at hotel hospitality dissidents, said one Wilson political William E. Dannemeyer, an out- But Paul said, "The greatest suites, in corridors and in caucus adviser who declined to be identi- spoken critic of gays and lesbi- frustration at the moment is rooms. fied. ans. According to the Los An- among the old-line Reagan Re- But almost certain to get the "They don't represent the broad geles Times, nearly half the 600 publicans who are disenchanted most public attention will be de- spectrum of the party. certainly delegates in the convention hall with George Bush, and the place bate on issues raised by the state not the mainstream. A segment of walked out Sunday when Sev- to tap into that is in the Repub- GOP's most conservative mem- the party does not support Pete lican primaries." bers-usually aligned with the so- Wilson. They say it's because of mour began speaking, Conservatives view Seymour He said his campaign would called religious right-who consid- issues. I say it is access. They are er themselves keepers of the true not players. They are in this as a stand-in for Wilson, who focus on Bush's fiscal record of Republican flame. The conserva- thing for their own glorification." avoided the wrath of the dele- "higher taxes, higher deficits tives, who appear to control the The Wilson strategist guessed gates by limiting his appearance and much higher spending in- party structure, brand as heretical that the vocal right represents only in connection with the conven- creases than Reagan allowed." the moderate policies of Wilson about one-third of the delegates. He also criticized Bush for tion to a fund-raiser Friday at and his hand-picked U.S. Senate "This is their only time to shine." "sending billions of dollars over- successor, John Seymour of Ana- he said. "You don't see them work- the Nixon Library. "We knew seas when schools are clos- heim. Those policies range from ing in campaigns. You don't see that Pete would be booed if he ing at home and teachers are advocacy of a woman's right to them at fund raisers." showed up at the convention it- being laid off. He's even talking abortion to protection of the envi- Frank Visco of Lancaster, imme- self," said a spokesman for the ronment. about foreign aid for the Soviet diate past party chairman, ob- governor. They are focusing their ire on served, "There's a whole lot more Union. People are tired of it." Ever since the Democratic- Wilson's sponsorship of nearly $7 clout in the governor's office than While Paul suggested in the controlled legislature closed the billion in tax increases as part of in the party apparatus." interview that the severe eco- budget deficit gap two months the $14-billion budget deficit solu- Still, the conservative shock nomic slump in New Hampshire tion Wilson fashioned this summer troops spend time, energy and ago by passing Wilson's tax pro- and the rest of New England with majority Democrats in the money in seeking party positions. posals, conservatives have been might fuel his protest candidacy, Legislature. Conservative activists and therefore will wield consider- predicting the governor's polit- David M. Carney, Bush's special have urged delegates to come to able control of the party apparatus ical demise. They expressed assistant for political affairs, the convention armed with tea at this convention. this view at the convention by said: "I don't think he's going to bags symbolic of the anti-tax Bos- Allies of Dannemeyer, who is distributing bumper stickers ton Tea Party of 1773. There was challenging Seymour for the nomi- find much support for his effort talk of having a doll representing nation in 1992. will try to obtain that said, "One Term Pete: The among rank-and-file Republi- Wilson either hanged or tarred and official party condemnation of tax Michael Dukakis of the West." cans. He'll have a difficult time feathered-borrowings from the increases and sanctions for GOP getting off the ground." American colonists' response to lawmakers who supported them. Libertarian Challenge? -David S. Broder British tax collectors. Other goals will be expressions of President Bush. meanwhile, and Lou Cannon. State GOP conventions usually abhorrence for government waste. are marked by ideological infight- abortion and civil rights for gays. ing, noted former state Sen. H. L. State GOP Chairman Jim Dignan Richardson, head of Gun Owners of of Modesto said he expects the most California and an adviser to the raucous debate to be confined to U.S. Senate campaign of Rep. Wil- committee meetings. sparing the liam E. Dannemeyer of Fullerton. full convention from protracted But in 1991, "for the first time in wrangling. Former Chairman Vis- California history. a Republican CO said the dissidents "are basically governor is not welcome at the attacking the governor on issues [ Republican convention." he said. think are meaningless.' "Two issues, abortion and gay rights. should not be issues in the political arena. They should be private issues." Visco said. THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 16, 1991 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT THROUGH: DAVE DEMAREST TONY SNOW TS FROM: DAN McGROARTY Dmr SUBJECT: DINNER FOR SENATOR JOHN SEYMOUR I. DISCUSSION On Thursday, September 19, at 7:30 p.m. you will deliver remarks to an audience of approximately 600 at a fundraiser for Senator John Seymour in the Los Angeles Ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Senator Seymour, Governor Pete Wilson, former Governor George Deukmejian, and a bevy of Hollywood stars are expected to attend. II. SUMMARY Your remarks (approximately 10 minutes/on cards) highlight John Seymour's accomplishments in The Senate. Then they focus on America 2000, and the powerful ideas of the Republican Party. Regarding two "local color" jokes: the p. 2 reference to Santa Monica plays on that city's notorious left-liberal government. The Robin Hood joke is a poke at State Democrats' heavy-handed redistricting schemes. McGroarty/Bunton September 16, 1991 5:00 pm [SEYMOUR.TS] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 7:30 P.M. Thanks, all of you, for this warm welcome. [Introductory acknowledgements: Governor Pete Wilson and Gayle. Judy Seymour. The Honorable George Deukmejian.] // It's a pleasure to be here at the Century -- on the Avenue of Stars with so many of L.A.'s brightest lights. Let me start with tonight's MC -- Johnny Grant. I also want to salute Bob Hope: Commander-in-Chief of comedy. // [[Don Johnson's here, with Melanie Griffith -- and her dress. / Back in Washington, Barbara and I like to think of ourselves as the Don and Melanie of the Geritol set. //]] [[I've placed the Secret Service on high-alert. That's right -- we've got Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone in the same room.]] // Kevin Costner and his wife Cindy are here. [[Kevin's working on the sequel to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It's called Robin Hood: / Chairman of the Election and Reapportionment Committee. He'll steal your seat right out from under you. ]] Last but not least, the reason we're here tonight -- the rising star of the U.S. Senate: John Seymour. // Everyone knows John's story: his transition from successful businessman, active in his community, to Mayor of Anaheim -- and later, member of the California State Senate. Then, Governor 2 Pete Wilson came back to California, and tapped John to take his seat in Washington. Tonight, we're here to make sure John Seymour stays in the Senate. // Senator Seymour wasted no time in making a mark for himself on Capitol Hill. 48 hours after his arrival, John took part in a solemn debate conducted in the highest traditions of the Senate - - and cast a momentous vote to authorize the use of force to free Kuwait. // To John -- and to all of you who stood with me and with our fighting men and women during the days of DESERT STORM: my heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. // We live at a time of tremendous change -- at a moment in history when old gives way to new. In August 1990, the world's attention was rivetted on Iraq. This August, the epicenter of change shifted to Moscow. What began as the Old Guard's attempt to turn back the clock ended up as the last gasp of a dying ideology. The coup failed, and Communism stood exposed and empty at its core. In Russia and the other republics, for the first time, people tasted the power that comes from passionate belief in universal ideals. The collapse of communism stands as a triumph for freedom- loving men and women everywhere: A victory for the principles the Republican Party holds dear -- principles we've pledged to defend: freedom, democracy and the dignity of man. The after-shocks of that ideological earthquake have made themselves felt around the world [[-- even right here in 3 California. Just last night the citizens of Santa Monica stormed City Hall and knocked down their statue of Lenin. ]] // But even in times of tremendous change, some things still stay the same. Next time you're in Washington, visit Capitol Hill. And note the differences between political parties. The party in charge of Congress may not see that Americans want action -- but the Republican Party does. We're waging a battle to take back the Senate in 1992 -- and get Capitol Hill moving on our domestic agenda. / We can start right here. Help California keep its edge: elect John Seymour to the Senate. // In his nine short months in office, John has adapted well to the strange new world of the Senate. John won passage of five amendments to the Crime Bill: five key tough-on-crime provisions -- more amendments than any Senator not on the Judiciary Committee. Thanks to John Seymour, California's -- and this country's -- streets may just get a little safer. // John has also been a key supporter of America 2000 -- our revolutionary National Education Strategy. Take any number of problems we cope with today -- from crime and drugs to economic competitiveness: Education is part of their solution. // Right now, our schools can't pass the test. Take a look at this state's graduation rate: Just 65 percent of California's students graduate with their classes. One in every three kids falls through the cracks -- and that's a crime. // America 2000 offers answers, not excuses. America 2000 demands change -- and the very idea of change strikes fear in the 4 hearts of the education establishment. Our critics in the establishment and their friends on Capitol Hill sing the same old refrain: We aren't spending enough on our schools. / Well, it's time for them to check their math. In the past ten years, after adjusting for inflation, per. pupil spending in public elementary and secondary schools rose 34 percent. From the early '80s to today -- again, after inflation -public school teachers' salaries increased more than 20 percent. Overall, since the early '80s, spending on public schools has jumped by more than 33 percent -- and I don't know anyone, anywhere who will stand up and say we've seen a 33 percent improvement in our schools. /// The American people aren't stingy -- but they know that a fistful of dollars won't fix the problems plaguing our schools. // Real reform begins with raising expectations: setting our. sites on our national education goals -- and freeing our schools to meet them. It means making today's schools better -- and building "break the mold" schools to serve the students of tomorrow. Real reform recognizes that teachers and schools can't do the job alone -- we need to call on parents, communities and private sector companies. In California and across the country, we want to see every city and town become an America 2000 Community. / 5 Earlier this month, I generated some controversy with my remarks about television and its affect on our kids. [ [By the way, Sly Stallone and Chuck Norris agree: we've got to get violence off TV, and keep it where it belongs -- in the movie theaters. // Just kidding. ]] But the fact is, TV shouldn't be an electronic babysitter; even the best educational TV -- and there are some tremendous- programs -- cannot substitute for parents who care. / Kids who sit in front of the tube all day may be great for the Nielsen ratings, but they won't help our SAT scores -- and they certainly won't be able to compete in the 21st Century -- when brains, not brawn, will determine the destinies of nations. Real reform means taking responsibility -- challenging our: communities to get involved -- giving parents the power to choose which school is best for their kids. // That's America 2000: common sense -- but then again, as. Tom Paine understood: Sometimes -- in the right circumstances, common sense can be revolutionary. // In California -- across this country, really -- a Republican revolution has begun. We've known for a long time our party is. the party of American ideals -- that our faith in freedom reflects the special magic of America. Just as important, right here at home, the Republican Party stands as the party of ideas. From re-inventing our schools to turning tenants into homeowners -- from enlisting the marketplace to clean our air to promoting 6 ways of finding new energy sources -- on one issue after another: when America asks for solutions, Republicans deliver. That's the secret behind Republican success in this great state -- the secret that makes John Seymour so effective in the Senate. Tonight we reaffirm the powerful ideals that give this Party its sense of direction and strength of purpose. Let's wage our Republican revolution here in California and across the country - - and let's start by sending John Seymour back to the Senate. // Once again, my thanks to you for this warm West Coast welcome -- and may God bless the United States of America. # # # McGroarty/Bunton September 16, 1991 1:00 pm [SEYMOUR] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 7:30 P.M. Thanks, all of you, for this warm welcome. [Introductory acknowledgements: Governor Pete Wilson and Gayle. Judy Seymour. The Honorable George Deukmejian.] // It's a pleasure to be here at the Century -- on the Avenue of Stars with so many of L.A.'s brightest lights. Let me start with tonight's MC -- Johnny Grant. I also want to salute Bob Hope: Commander-in-Chief of comedy. // [[Don Johnson's here, with Melanie Griffith -- and her dress. / Back in Washington, Barbara and I like to think of ourselves as the Don and Melanie of the Geritol set. //]] [[I've placed the Secret Service on high-alert. That's right -- we've got Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone in the same room.]] // Kevin Costner and his wife Cindy are here. [[Kevin's working on the sequel to Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It's called Robin Hood: / Chairman of the Election and Reapportionment Committee. He'll steal your seat right out from under you. ]] Last but not least, the reason we're here tonight -- the rising star of the U.S. Senate: John Seymour. // Everyone knows John's story: his transition from successful businessman, active in his community, to Mayor of Anaheim -- and later, member of the California State Senate. Then, Governor 2 Pete Wilson came back to California, and tapped John to take his seat in Washington and tonight, we're here to make sure John Seymour stays in the Senate. // Senator Seymour wasted no time in making a mark for himself on Capitol Hill. 48 hours after his arrival, John took part in a solemn debate conducted in the highest traditions of the Senate - - and cast a momentous vote to authorize the use of force to free Kuwait. // To John -- and to all of you who stood with me and with our fighting men and women during the days of DESERT STORM: my heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. // We live at a time of tremendous change -- at a moment in history when old gives way to new. In August 1990, the world's attention was rivetted on Iraq. This August, the epicenter of change shifted to Moscow. What began as the Old Guard's attempt to turn back the clock ended up as the last gasp of a dying ideology. The coup failed, and Communism stood exposed and empty at its core. In Russia and the other republics, for the first time, people tasted the power that comes from passionate belief in universal ideals. The collapse of communism stands as a triumph for freedom- loving men and women everywhere. A victory for the principles the Republican Party holds dear -- principles we've pledged to defend: freedom, democracy and the dignity of man. The after-shocks of that ideological earthquake have made themselves felt around the world [[-- even right here in 3 California. Just last night the citizens of Santa Monica stormed City Hall and knocked down their statue of Lenin. ]] // But even in times of tremendous change, some things still stay the same. Next time you're in Washington, visit Capitol Hill chances are, you'd see more signs of life at the Hollywood Wax Museum. // The party in charge of Congress may not see that Americans want action -- but the Republican Party does. We're waging a to in 199Z battle from now through 1992 to take back the Senate -- and get Capitol Hill moving on our domestic agenda. / We can start right here. Help California keep its edge: elect John Seymour to the Senate. // In his nine short months in office, John has adapted well to the strange new world of the Senate. John won passage of five amendments to the Crime Bill: five key tough-on-crime provisions -- more amendments than any Senator not on the Judiciary Committee. Thanks to John Seymour, California's -- and this country's -- streets may just get a little safer. // John has also been a key supporter of America 2000 -- our revolutionary National Education Strategy. Take any number of problems we cope with today -- from crime and drugs to economic competitiveness: Education is part of the their solution. // Right now, our schools can't pass the test. Take a look at this state's graduation rate: Just 65 percent of California's students graduate with their class. One in every three kids falls through the cracks -- and that's a crime. // 4 America 2000 offers answers, not excuses. America 2000 demands change -- and the very idea of change strikes fear in the hearts of the education establishment. Our critics in the establishment and their friends on Capitol Hill sing the same old refrain: we aren't spending enough on our schools. / Well, it's time for them to check their math. In the past ten years, after adjusting for inflation, per pupil spending in public elementary and secondary schools rose 34%. From the early '80's to today -- again, after inflation -- public school teachers' salaries increased more than 20%. Overall, since the early '80's, spending on public schools has jumped by more than 33% -- and I don't know anyone, anywhere who will stand up and say we've seen a 33 percent improvement in our schools. /// The American people aren't stingy -- but they know that a fistful of dollars won't fix the problems plaguing our schools. // Real reform begins with raising expectations: setting our sites on our national education goals -- and freeing our schools to meet them. It means making today's schools better -- and building "break the mold" schools to serve the students of tomorrow. Real reform recognizes that teachers and schools can't do the job alone -- we need to call on parents, communities and private sector companies. In California and across the country, we want to see every city and town become an America 2000 Community. / 5 Earlier this month, I generated some controversy with my remarks about television and its affect on our kids. [[By the way, Sly Stallone and Chuck Norris agree: we've got to get violence off TV, and keep it where it belongs -- in the movie Vst kidding theaters. ]] // ^ But the fact is, TV shouldn't be an electronic babysitter; even the best educational TV -- and there are some who tremendous programs -- cannot substitute for parents that care. WHO / Kids that sit in front of the tube all day may be great news for the Nielsen ratings, but they it won't help our SAT scores 1 and they cartainly sen't Real reform means taking responsibility -- challenging our be able communities to get involved -- giving parents the power to choose to couper in the 21 which school is best for their kids. // LEATMY where brains That's America 2000: common sense -- but then again, as Tom N brown Paine understood, in the right circumstances, common sense can be will datama revolutionary. // the destimes ,reath of nations In California -- across this country a Republican revolution has begun. We've known for a long time that our party is and ideas the party of American ideals a -- that our faith in freedom gives the word "America" a magic all its own. Just as important, right here at home, the Republican Party today stands as the party of ideas. From re-inventing our schools to turning tenants into homeowners -- from enlisting the ingenuity of the marketplace to clean our air to promoting ways of to find ing new sources of energy -- on one issue after another: when America asks for solutions, Republicans deliver. 6 That's the secret behind Republican success in this great state -- the secret that makes John Seymour so effective in the Senate. GNE Tonight we reaffirm the powerful ideals that provide this Party its sense of direction and strength of purpose. Let's wage our Republican revolution here in California and across the country -- and let's start by sending John Seymour back to the Senate. // Once again, my thanks to you for this warm West Coast welcome -- and may God bless the United States of America. # # # Document No. 269837ss WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 91 SEP 13 P2: 37 DATE: 9/13/91 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY MONDAY, 9/16/91 NOON SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU PETERSMEYER SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH BRADY SMITH BROMLEY UNTERMEYER CARD KAUFMAN DEMAREST SNOW FITZWATER GRAY HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, with a copy to this office. Thank you. - MASTER- RESPONSE: PHILLIP D. BRADY Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 McGroarty/Bunton September 13, 1991 1:00 pm 31 SEP 13 P I : 42 [SEYMOUR] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 7:45 P.M. Thanks, all of you, for this warm welcome. [Introductory acknowledgements: Governor Pete Wilson and Gayle. Judy Seymour. Governor George Deukmejian.] // It's a pleasure to be here at the Century -- on the Avenue of Stars with so many of L.A.'s brightest lights. [[It's always great to come in with Charleton C.H. Heston. We were running a bit late -- until he parted the regretted (Kaufm) Westend traffic. // Of course, Chuck and I talk politics. Did any of you know that Moses came down from the mountain bearing the Second Amendment?]] Let me salute Bob Hope: Commander-in-Chief of comedy. // ittend. 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Then, Governor 2 Pete Wilson tapped John to take his seat in Washington -- and tonight, we're here to make sure he stays in the Senate. // Senator Seymour wasted no time in making a mark for himself on Capitol Hill. 48 hours after his arrival, John took part in a solemn debate the best traditions of the Senate -- conducted that rival led (Coney) and cast a momentous vote to authorize the use of force to free Kuwait. // To John -- and to all of you who stood with me and with our fighting men and women during the days of DESERT STORM: my heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. // We live at a time of tremendous change -- at a moment in history when old gives way to new. In August 1990, the world's attention was rivetted on Iraq. This August, the epicenter of change shifted to Moscow. What began as the Old Guard's attempt ended up as (Porter) to turn back the clock turned into the last gasp of a dying ideology. The coup failed, and Communism stood exposed and empty at its core. In Russia and the other republics, for the first time, people tasted the power that comes from passionate belief in universal ideals. The collapse of communism stands as a freedam loving (D2) triumph for men and women everywhere. A victory for the principles the Republican Party holds dear -- principles we've pledged to defend: freedom, democracy and the dignity of man. The after-shocks of that ideological earthquake have made themselves felt around the world [[ even right here in California. Just last night the citizens of Santa Monica stormed ? STET Momia (O2) City Hall and knocked down their statue of Lenin. H socialist. Santa Monica Communist? (mcClure) 3 But even in times of tremendous change, some things still For example, (02) stay the same. Next time you're in Washington, visit Capitol Hill chances are, you'd see more signs of life at the Hollywood Wax Museum. (D²) The party in charge of Congress may not see that Americans want action -- but the Republican Party does. We're waging a Parter battle from now through 1992 to take back the Senate and get Capitol Hill moving on our domestic agenda. / We can start right here. Help California keep its edge: elect John Seymour to the Senate. // In his eight short months in office, John has adapted well to the strange new world of the Senate. One measure of his effectiveness: (Porter) John won passage of five amendments to the Crime Bill: five key tough-on-crime provisions -- more amendments than any Senator not on the Judiciary Committee. Thanks to John Seymour, California's -- and this country's -- streets may just get a little safer. // supporter (Porter) John has also been a key sponsor of America 2000 -- our revolutionary National Education Strategy. Take any number of problems we cope with today -- from crime and drugs to economic competitiveness: Education is part of the solution. // Right now, our schools can't pass the test. 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(Tron) Document No. 26983755 WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 91 SEP 13 P5: 29 DATE: 9/13/91 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY MONDAY, 9/16/91 NOON SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER ACTION FYI ACTION FYI VICE PRESIDENT MCCLURE SUNUNU PETERSMEYER SCOWCROFT PORTER DARMAN ROGICH BRADY SMITH BROMLEY UNTERMEYER CARD KAUFMAN DEMAREST SNOW FITZWATER GRAY HOLIDAY REMARKS: Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122, x2930, no later than NOON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, with a copy to this office. Thank you. RESPONSE: Good -- - perhaps & little more on Seymont at the end, BT for SR PHILLIP D. BRADY Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary Ext. 2702 McGroarty/Bunton September 13, 1991 1:00 pm 31 SEP13 P I : 42 [SEYMOUR] PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SEYMOUR FUNDRAISER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 19, 1991 7:45 P.M. Thanks, all of you, for this warm welcome. [Introductory acknowledgements: Governor Pete Wilson and Gayle. Judy Seymour. Governor George Deukmejian.] // It's a pleasure to be here at the Century -- on the Avenue of Stars with so many of L.A.'s brightest lights. [[It's always great to come in with Charleton Heston. We were running a bit late -- until he parted the Westend traffic. // of course, Chuck and I talk politics. Did any of you know that Moses came down from the mountain bearing the Second Amendment?] Let me salute Bob Hope: Commander-in-Chief of comedy. // [[Don Johnson's here, with Melanie Griffith -- and her dress. / Back in Washington, Barbara and I like to think of ourselves as the Don and Melanie of the Geritol set. //]] [[I've placed the Secret Service on high-alert. That's right -- Chuck Norris is here. ]] // Last but not least, the reason we're here tonight -- the rising star of the U.S. Senate: John Seymour. // Everyone knows John's story: his transition from successful businessman, active in his community, to Mayor of Anaheim -- and later, member of the California State Senate. Then, Governor 2 Pete Wilson tapped John to take his seat in Washington -- and tonight, we're here to make sure he stays in the Senate. // Senator Seymour wasted no time in making a mark for himself on Capitol Hill. 48 hours after his arrival, John took part in a solemn debate that rivalled the best traditions of the Senate -- and cast a momentous vote to authorize the use of force to free Kuwait. // To John -- and to all of you who stood with me and with our fighting men and women during the days of DESERT STORM: my heartfelt thanks for your prayers and support. // We live at a time of tremendous change -- at a moment in history when old gives way to new. In August 1990, the world's attention was rivetted on Iraq. This August, the epicenter of change shifted to Moscow. What began as the Old Guard's attempt to turn back the clock turned into the last gasp of a dying ideology. The coup failed, and Communism stood exposed and empty at its core. In Russia and the other republics, for the first time, people tasted the power that comes from passionate belief in universal ideals. The collapse of communism stands as a triumph for men and women everywhere. A victory for the principles the Republican Party holds dear -- principles we've pledged to defend: freedom, democracy and the dignity of man. The after-shocks of that ideological earthquake have made themselves felt around the world [[ even right here in California. Just last night the citizens of Santa Monica stormed City Hall and knocked down their statue of Lenin. ]] / / 3 But even in times of tremendous change, some things still stay the same. Next time you're in Washington, visit Capitol Hill -- chances are, you'd see more signs of life at the Hollywood Wax Museum. // The party in charge of Congress may not see that Americans want action -- but the Republican Party does. We're waging a battle from now through 1992 to take back the Senate and get Capitol Hill moving on our domestic agenda. / We can start right here. Help California keep its edge: elect John Seymour to the Senate. // In his eight short months in office, John has adapted well to the strange new world of the Senate. One measure of his effectiveness: John won passage of five amendments to the Crime Bill: five key tough-on-crime provisions -- more amendments than any Senator not on the Judiciary Committee. Thanks to John Seymour, California's -- and this country's -- streets may just get a little safer. // John has also been a key sponsor of America 2000 -- our revolutionary National Education Strategy. Take any number of problems we cope with today -- from crime and drugs to economic competitiveness: Education is part of the solution. // Right now, our schools can't pass the test. Take a look at this state's graduation rate: California ranks 42nd out of 50. Just 65 percent of California's students graduate with their class. One in every three kids fall through the cracks -- and that's a crime. // 4 America 2000 offers answers, not excuses. America 2000 demands change -- and the very idea of change strikes fear in the hearts of the establishment. Critics in the education establishment and their friends on Capitol Hill slam us with the same old refrain: we aren't spending enough on our schools. / Well, it's time for them to check their math. From 1980 to 1990, after adjusting for inflation, per pupil spending in public elementary and secondary schools rose 35%. From 1980 to 1990 -- again, after inflation -- public school teachers' salaries increased more than 20%. Overall, since 1980, spending on public schools has jumped by more than 33% -- and I don't know anyone, anywhere who will stand up and say we've seen a 33 percent improvement in our schools. /// The American people aren't stingy. They will gladly pay more taxes, or pass that school bond -- but only if their kids get a quality education. The American people know that a fistful of dollars won't fix the problems plaguing our schools. // Real reform begins with raising expectations -- and freeing our schools to meet* them. It means making today's schools better -- and building "break the mold" schools to serve the students of tomorrow. Real reform recognizes the limits to what teachers and schools can do -- and the role that parents and communities must play. Earlier this month, I generated some controversy with my remarks about television and its affect on our kids. [[By the way, Chuck Norris agrees: we've got to get violence off TV, and 5 keep it where it belongs -- in the movie theaters. ]] But the fact is, kids that sit in front of the tube all day may be great news for the Nielsen ratings, but it won't help our SAT scores. Real reform means taking responsibility -- challenging our communities to get involved -- giving parents the power to choose which school is best for their kids. // That's America 2000: common sense -- but then again, as Tom Paine understood, in the right circumstances, common sense can be revolutionary. // In California -- across this country -- a Republican revolution has begun. We've known for a long time our party is the party of American ideals -- that our faith in freedom gives. the word "America" a magic all its own. Just as important, right here at home, the Republican Party today stands as the party of ideas. From re-inventing our schools to turning tenants into homeowners -- from enlisting the ingenuity of the marketplace to clean our air to promoting ways to find new sources of energy -- on one issue after another: Republicans have the answers America is searching for. Tonight we reaffirm the powerful ideals that provide this Party its sense of direction and strength of purpose. Let's wage our Republican revolution here in California and across the country -- and let's start by sending John Seymour back to the Senate. // Once again, my thanks to you for this warm West Coast welcome -- and may God bless the United States of America.