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FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
THANKS, COLONEL ("BUD") DAY, FOR THAT
GENEROUS INTRODUCTION. LET ME ALSO THANK
SEVERAL OUTSTANDING REPUBLICANS: JEANIE
AUSTIN, VAN POOLE, BILL GRANT (CANDIDATE FOR
SENATE). TWO DISTINGUISHED VETS: GUY
SANCHEZ AND COMMANDER DONALD FREAK. TWO
FAMOUS SPORTS FIGURES: CHRIS EVERT AND HER
HUSBAND, ANDY MILLS. AND FINALLY, GERALD
MCRANEY -- WE'LL HAVE A PUSH-UP CONTEST
RIGHT AFTER.
- 2 -
IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS OLD AVENGER. I
REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I SAW ONE OF THESE - -
- I COULD HARDLY WAIT TO TRY IT OUT. AND
THEN MY FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME A CURIOUS
AERODYNAMIC FACT. WHEN THE THING WAS LOADED
UP, IT COULD FALL FASTER THAN IT COULD FLY.
I HAD SOME SECOND THOUGHTS.
I'M TOLD THE NAVAL MUSEUM OVER IN
PENSACOLA HAS FOUND ONE OF MY OLD TRAINING
PLANES - -- AT THE BOTTOM OF LAKE MICHIGAN.
NOW, I WANT TO STRESS THAT I'M NOT THE ONE
WHO PUT IT THERE. I LEFT TWO IN THE
PACIFIC, BUT NOT ONE ON THE BOTTOM OF LAKE
MICHIGAN. LET'S KEEP THE RECORD CLEAR.
- 3 -
BUT I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE, TO TALK
ABOUT THE CHOICE THIS NOVEMBER. THIS
CAMPAIGN, LIKE EVERY CAMPAIGN, IS ABOUT A
SIMPLE QUESTION: WHAT KIND OF AMERICA DO WE
WANT - FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TODAY? //
MY OPPONENT LIKES TO CUT AMERICA DOWN.
HE SAYS WE ARE -- IN HIS WORDS - -- SOUTH OF
GERMANY, HEADING TOWARD SRI LANKA.
MAYBE HE SHOULD TALK TO A FEW FOLKS IN
GERMANY OR ASIA. THEY'LL REMIND HIM OF A
FEW FACTS. OUR PEOPLE ARE STILL THE MOST
EDUCATED -- OUR ECONOMY IS STILL THE MOST
DYNAMIC - -- OUR WORKERS STILL THE MOST
PRODUCTIVE.
- 4 -
ANYWAY YOU CUT IT - -- AMERICA IS STILL
THE GREATEST ECONOMIC SUPERPOWER THE WORLD
HAS EVER SEEN. AND I INTEND TO KEEP IT THAT
WAY.
HOW DO WE STAY NUMBER ONE? I HAVE LAID
OUT MY AGENDA FOR AMERICAN RENEWAL -- A
COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AGENDA TO CREATE - -
- RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES -- THE
WORLD'S VERY FIRST $10 TRILLION ECONOMY. //
MY AGENDA DEMANDS THAT WE LOOK FORWARD -
- TO OPEN NEW MARKETS FOR OUR PRODUCTS --
BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY WE WILL CREATE NEW
JOBS AND BETTER WAGES FOR OUR WORKERS./
- 5 -
TO PREPARE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXCEL IN
MATH AND ENGLISH AND SCIENCE - -- BECAUSE
THAT'S HOW THE WAY THEY WILL BEAT THE
GERMANS AND THE JAPANESE.//
MY AGENDA PROVIDES WAYS TO STRENGTHEN
THE AMERICAN FAMILY . -- BECAUSE FAMILIES ARE
THE FOUNDATION OF OUR NATION.
TO SAVE AND INVEST - -- BECAUSE IN AMERICA
-- THE FUTURE IS OUR CHILDREN'S BIRTHRIGHT.
so HERE'S WHAT I'M FIGHTING FOR:
TO REINVENT AMERICAN EDUCATION - -- AND
GIVE EVERY PARENT THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE THE
BEST SCHOOL FOR THEIR KIDS.
- 6 -
TO REFORM OUR CRAZY LEGAL SYSTEM -- IT'S
TIME WE SUE EACH OTHER LESS, AND CARE FOR
EACH OTHER MORE.
TO USE COMPETITION TO CUT THE COST OF
HEALTH CARE AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ALL OF
YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORS. I THINK YOU SHOULD
ONLY HAVE A HEADACHE WHEN YOU GO TO THE
DOCTOR -- NOT TWO MONTHS LATER -- WHEN YOU
GET THE BILL.
AND TO CUT THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT --
BECAUSE GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG -- AND IT
SPENDS TOO MUCH OF YOUR MONEY.
- 7 -
SO FAR, CONGRESS HAS RESISTED MY TOUGH
PROPOSALS TO GET A HOLD ON FEDERAL SPENDING.
SO I WANT TO GIVE EACH TAXPAYER THE RIGHT TO
TAKE TEN PERCENT OF YOUR INCOME TAX -- AND
USE IT FOR NOTHING ELSE BUT TO REDUCE THE
FEDERAL DEFICIT. IF CONGRESS WON'T CUT
WASTEFUL PROGRAMS, THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR
OWN PERSONAL VETO PEN. //
THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS I'M
FIGHTING FOR.
- 8 -
BUT WHILE I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE,
GOVERNOR CLINTON ONLY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
THE PAST. I SAY -- OKAY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT ARKANSAS. THE PEOPLE THERE ARE GOOD
PEOPLE, BUT THEY'VE HAD A BAD LEADER. AND
THE MORE YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM, THE MORE YOU'LL
UNDERSTAND -- BILL CLINTON'S WRONG FOR
AMERICA.
HERE ARE THE FACTS.
- 9 -
GOVERNOR CLINTON SAYS HE'S FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS, BUT ARKANSAS DOESN'T HAVE A BASIC
CIVIL RIGHTS LAW. HE SAYS HE'S FOR A CLEAN
ENVIRONMENT, BUT THE INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHERN
STUDIES RANKED ARKANSAS 50TH IN
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES. GOVERNOR CLINTON
SOMETIMES SOUNDS AS IF HE CAN WALK ON WATER.
ARKANSAS RIVERS ARE so POLLUTED - -- MAYBE HE
CAN.
- 10 -
BILL CLINTON SAYS HE'S TOUGH ON CRIME,
BUT UNDER BILL CLINTON ARKANSAS'S CRIME RATE
HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF -- RISEN TWO TIMES
FASTER THAN THE NATION'S. BUT YOU DON'T
HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. ASK THE POLICE
OFFICERS WHO KNOW BILL CLINTON BEST -- THE
POLICE IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THEY'VE
ENDORSED ME FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. //
- 11 -
NOW, HOW ABOUT THE ECONOMY, A MAJOR
ISSUE IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I KNOW AMERICA HAS
ENDURED SOME TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, BUT
UNDERSTAND, WE ARE BEING AFFECTED BY A
GLOBAL ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN. OUR COMPETITORS
IN EUROPE WOULD TRADE PLACES WITH US IN A
MINUTE. YET GOVERNOR CLINTON OFFERS AMERICA
-- THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL WELFARE STATE
POLICIES. MORE GOVERNMENT. MORE SPECIAL
INTEREST SPENDING. MORE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE
CLASS.
AS GOVERNOR, BILL CLINTON RAISED AND
EXTENDED THE SALES TAX. HE RAISED THE GAS
TAX, HE TAXED MOBILE HOMES, AND FOR YOU
E.S.P.N. WATCHERS -- HE EVEN TAXED CABLE
T.V.
- 12 -
NOW, GOVERNOR CLINTON SAYS HE'S SEEN THE
LIGHT. IN THIS CAMPAIGN, HE'S PROPOSING AT
LEAST $150 BILLION IN NEW TAXES -- PLUS AT
LEAST $220 BILLION IN NEW SPENDING. BUT
DON'T WORRY, HE SAYS -- I'LL GET IT ALL FROM
THE RICH -- PEOPLE WHO MAKE OVER $200,000 -
- THE TOP 2 PERCENT.
BUT HERE'S THE TRUTH. TO GET THE MONEY
HE NEEDS FOR HIS PLAN, THE $150 BILLION HE'S
PROMISED IN NEW TAXES, GOVERNOR CLINTON
WOULD HAVE TO GET HIS MONEY FROM EVERY
INDIVIDUAL WITH TAXABLE INCOME OVER $36,600.
- 13 -
THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT ON "LIFESTYLES OF
THE RICH AND FAMOUS" -- THEY WORK HARD, THEY
DESERVE A BREAK.
THAT'S JUST THE START OF HIS TAX
CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE MIDDLE-CLASS. GOVERNOR
CLINTON WILL NEED HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS MORE, TO PAY FOR ALL THE PROGRAMS
HE'S PROMISED.
AND WHO'S GOING TO PAY -- THE SAME
PEOPLE WHO ALWAYS PAY. THE PEOPLE WHO WORK
HARD, PAY THE BILLS, AND SWEAT IT OUT AT TAX
TIME. BILL CLINTON WANTS YOU TO SWEAT
HARDER FOR THE IRS. I SAY HE NEEDS A COLD
SHOWER.
- 14 -
LET ME GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE. LETS SAY
YOU ARE A THIRD-GRADE TEACHER -- WITH ABOUT
$22,000 A YEAR IN TAXABLE INCOME. RIGHT
NOW, HE PAYS ABOUT $1,300 DOLLARS A YEAR IN
TAXES. GOVERNOR CLINTON COULD HAVE YOU FORK
OVER ANOTHER $430 BUCKS A YEAR TO THE TAX
MAN. AND I SAY YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO USE
THAT MONEY TO PAY FOR YOUR KIDS' EDUCATION,
OR PAY THE MORTGAGE ON THE HOUSE, NOT SEND
IT BACK TO THE IRS.//
GOVERNOR CLINTON PROTESTS THAT HE
DOESN'T WANT TO HIT THE MIDDLE-CLASS. BUT
HIS NUMBERS JUST DON'T ADD UP -- AND I'M NOT
GOING TO LET HIM TAKE THE DIFFERENCE OUT OF
YOUR WALLET.//
- 15 -
YOU SEE, GOVERNOR CLINTON HAS A HABIT -
- OF BEING ON BOTH SIDES OF EVERY ISSUE.
(I'VE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHY HE COMPARES
HIMSELF TO ELVIS -- THE MINUTE HE HAS To
TAKE A STAND ON SOMETHING, HE STARTS
WIGGLING.)
ONE DAY BILL CLINTON TELLS THE PEOPLE OF
ARKANSAS HE WON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT, NEXT
THING YOU KNOW HE ANNOUNCES HIS CAMPAIGN.
ONE DAY HE SAYS HE'S FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, THEN HE SAYS "I
HAVEN'T MADE UP MY MIND YET." ONE DAY BILL
CLINTON SAYS THE MIDDLE-CLASS DESERVES A TAX
BREAK, THE NEXT DAY HE'S PLOTTING NEW WAYS
TO HIT THE MIDDLE-CLASS TO PAY FOR ALL HIS
PROGRAMS.
- 16 -
AND JUST TWO DAYS AGO IN WISCONSIN, BILL
CLINTON READ A SPEECH ON FOREIGN POLICY --
IT SORT OF SOUNDED LIKE A COLLEGE TERM
PAPER. GOVERNOR CLINTON SAID -- AND I QUOTE
-- "I SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT WHEN IT BECAME
NECESSARY TO EVICT SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM
KUWAIT." END QUOTE.
BUT LAST YEAR, GOVERNOR CLINTON SAID --
AND I QUOTE -- "I GUESS I WOULD HAVE VOTED
WITH THE MAJORITY IF IT WAS A CLOSE VOTE,
BUT I AGREE WITH THE ARGUMENTS THE MINORITY
MADE."
- 17 -
THIS IS AN AMAZING PHENOMENON. A FELLA
WHO CAN REMEMBER IN DETAIL THAT HE DIDN'T
INHALE 20 YEARS AGO, CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT
CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH 20 MONTHS AGO. MAYBE
DOCTORS SHOULD LABEL THIS NEW SYNDROME --
"CLINTONESIA" -- A DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY
WEAK KNEES, SWEATY PALMS AND AN INCREDIBLE
DESIRE TO SAY ANYTHING ON ANY ISSUE --
DEPENDING ON WHO YOU ARE TRYING TO PLEASE. //
THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS IN THE OVAL
OFFICE. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. YOU
HAVE TO TAKE A STAND.
IF BILL CLINTON EVER BECAME PRESIDENT -
- AND HE WON'T -- WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE
AMERICAN EAGLE -- WITH A CHAMELEON.
- 18 -
I THINK YOU KNOW FT. LAUDERDALE IS A
SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME. THIS IS WHERE I
FINISHED MY FLIGHT TRAINING, AT THE OLD
NAVAL AIR STATION. 1943. I WAS JUST A KID.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN THE
LESSONS THAT MILITARY SERVICE TEACHES. IT
SHAPED MY CHARACTER -- I HOPE IT HAS MADE ME
A BETTER COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
- 19 -
YOU VETERANS KNOW WHAT I MEAN WHEN I
TALK ABOUT THE SERVICE AS THE GREAT LEVELER.
MY SQUADRON INCLUDED FARM BOYS AND CITY
HUSTLERS, ATHLETES AND BOOK WORMS -- BUT THE
DIFFERENCES DISAPPEARED WHEN IT CAME TIME TO
MAKE THAT FIRST CARRIER LANDING IN ONE OF
THESE AVENGERS, OR WHEN WE SHARED THE
HORRIBLE, SICKENING FEELING OF WATCHING
BUDDIES GO DOWN IN BATTLE.
SO BELIEVE ME WHEN I TELL YOU: AS LONG
AS I AM COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, AMERICA WILL
NEVER TURN HER BACK ON THE MILITARY.
AMERICA WILL NEVER TURN HER BACK ON OUR
NATION'S VETERANS.
- 20 -
YES, THE COLD WAR IS OVER. AND I'VE
PROPOSED CUTS IN OUR DEFENSE BUDGET -- RIGHT
IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR BEST MILITARY EXPERTS
TELL US IS APPROPRIATE. THAT DEEP -- AND NO
DEEPER.
BUT MY OPPONENT WANTS TO GO MUCH DEEPER.
HE'S PROPOSING ANOTHER $60 BILLION IN
DEFENSE CUTS BEYOND WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY OUR
SERVICEMEN AND -WOMEN NEED TO PREVAIL IN
CONFLICT. $60 BILLION -- THAT'S THE
EQUIVALENT OF SIX UNITED STATES MARINE
CORPS. AND I WILL NOT LET HIM GET AWAY WITH
IT.
- 21 -
{ LET ME SAY A WORD FROM THE HEART. I
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BILL CLINTON'S ATTITUDES
ON THIS SUBJECT. WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN,
WHILE AMERICAN KIDS WERE RISKING THEIR LIVES
FOR A CONTROVERSIAL CAUSE IN A FARAWAY
COUNTRY, HE WAS MARCHING ON THE AMERICAN
EMBASSY IN A FOREIGN CAPITAL. WHEN AMERICAN
TROOPS WERE LAYING IT ON THE LINE, HE WROTE
OF "LOATHING THE MILITARY."
AND I'LL BE AS PLAIN AS I CAN: I JUST
DON'T SEE HOW SOMEONE WHO'S FELT THIS WAY
COULD EVER ASK TO SERVE AS COMMANDER IN
CHIEF OF OUR ARMED FORCES. // }
- 22 -
YOU SEE, I'VE BEEN IN THE OVAL OFFICE,
I'VE FACED THE TOUGH DECISIONS. I'VE HAD TO
SHOULDER THE AWFUL BURDEN OF SENDING
AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN INTO BATTLE. AND
WHEN I MADE THAT DECISION, I KNEW THAT THOSE
YOUNG PEOPLE WEREN'T GOING INTO BATTLE WITH
ONE HAD TIED BEHIND THEIR BACKS -- BECAUSE
FOR TWELVE YEARS WE'VE KEPT OUR MILITARY
STRONG -- THE BEST IN THE WORLD. AND AS
LONG AS I'M COMMANDER IN CHIEF IT'S GOING TO
STAY THAT WAY.
I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN A GOOD LEADER --
WILLING TO MAKE THE TOUGH CALLS -- AND
WILLING TO ADMIT MY MISTAKES. AND I'M A
LEADER WHOSE IDEAS -- AND EXPERIENCE -- ARE
RIGHT FOR AMERICA.
- 23 -
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO
SHARES YOUR VALUES, A LEADER WHO UNDERSTANDS
THAT AMERICA'S REAL STRENGTH IS NOT IN
GOVERNMENT, BUT IN PLACES LIKE FT.
LAUDERDALE -- THEN I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON
YOUR SUPPORT -- ON NOVEMBER 3RD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
# # #
Document No. 354274ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/2/92
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FLORIDA STUMP
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Presidential Remarks: FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
Thanks, Major Dad [Gerald McRaney], for that introduction.
It's great to see this old Avenger. I remember the first time I
saw one of these -- I could hardly wait to try it out. And then
my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact. When
the thing was loaded up, it could fall faster than it could fly.
I had some second thoughts.
I'm told the naval museum over in Pensacola has found one of
my old training planes -- at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, I
want to stress that I'm not the one who put it there. I left two
in the Pacific, but not one on the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Let's keep the record clear.
But I am pleased to be here, to talk about the choice this
November. This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today? //
My opponent likes to cut America down. He says we are
"south of Germany, heading toward Sri Lanka."
Maybe he should talk to a few folks in Germany or Asia.
They'll remind him of a few facts. Our economy is still the most
dynamic -- our workers the most productive -- in the entire
world.
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Anyway you cut it -- America is still the greatest economic
superpower the world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that
way.
The question is: How? How do we stay Number One? I have
laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a specific,
comprehensive, integrated agenda to create -- right here in the
United States -- the world's very first $10 trillion economy. 11
My Agenda asks that we look forward
To open new markets for our products -- because that's how
we will create new jobs for our workers.
To prepare our young people to work -- because that's how
GET
they will give them the tools tp compete and win.
To strengthen the American family -- because strong families
keep America strong.
To save and invest -- because America will always put
tomorrow ahead of today.
So here's what I'm fighting for:
To reinvent American education -- and give every parent the
fundamental right to choose the best school for their kids.
To reform our crazy legal system -- it's time we sue each
other less, and care for each other more.
To use competition to cut the cost of health care and make
it available to you and your neighbors. I think you should only
have a headache when you go to the doctor -- not two months later
-- when you get the bill.
3
And to cut the size of government -- because government is
too big -- and it spends too much of your money.
Congress has resisted my tough proposals to get a hold on
federal spending. So I want to give each taxpayer the right to
take ten percent of your income tax payment and use it for nothing
else but to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress won't cut
wasteful programs, then you should have your own personal veto
pen.
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton
only wants to talk about the past. I say -- okay, let's take a
look at Arkansas. The people there are good people, but they've
had a bad leader. And the more you know about him, the more
you'll understand -- Bill Clinton's wrong for America.
Governor Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas
doesn't have a basic civil rights law. He says he's for a clean
environment, but the Institute for Southern Studies ranked
Arkansas 50th in environmental policies. Bill Clinton says he's
tough on crime, but under Bill Clinton Arkansas's crime rate has
TWO TIMES
gone through the roof -- risen faster than the nation's. But you
don't have to take my word for it. Ask the police officers who
know Bill Clinton best -- the police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They've endorsed me for President of the United States.
Now, how about the economy, the major issue in this
campaign.
4
I know America has endured some tough economic times, but
understand, we are being affected by a global economic slowdown.
Our competitors in Europe would trade places with us in a minute.
Yet Governor Clinton offers America the European social
welfare state policies. More government. More special interest
spending. More taxes on the middle class.
As Governor, Bill Clinton raised and extended the sales tax,
including a tax on baby formula, vegetables and other groceries.
He raised the gas tax, he taxed mobile homes, and for you ESPN
watchers -- he even taxed cable TV.
Now, Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes --
plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he
says -- I'll get it all from the rich -- people who make over
$200,000 -- the top 2 percent.
But here's the truth. To get the money he needs for his
plan, the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes, Governor
Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with
taxable income over $36,600.
These people are not on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
-- they work hard, they deserve a break.
That's just the start of his tax campaign against the
middle-class. Governor Clinton will need hundreds of billions of
dollars more, to pay for all the programs he's promised.
And who's going to pay? Listen to the newspaper from his
own back yard, The Pine Bluff Commercial. Here's what they say:
5
HAS
"If Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton V set as
TAX
WOULD
Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a'program that'hit the
middle-class the hardest."
That's who's going to pay for Bill Clinton's spending wish-
list -- the same people who always pay. The people who work
hard, pay the bills, and sweat it out at tax time.
Bill Clinton wants you to sweat harder. I say he needs a
cold shower.
I say -- the middle-class has been hit hard enough
already. //
Now, that Pine Bluff paper wasn't bluffing. Let me give you
one example. Lets say you are a third-grade teacher -- with
about $22,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could
have you fork over another $430 bucks a year to the tax man. And
I say you ought to be able to use that money to pay for your
kids' education, or pay the mortgage on the house, not send it
back to the IRS. / /
I'm tempted to ask the real Bill Clinton to "please stand
up." But what we really ought to ask is, will he "please stand
still."
I've finally figured out why he compares himself to Elvis -
- the minute he has to take a stand on something, he starts
wiggling.
One day Bill Clinton tells the people of Arkansas he won't
run for President, next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for the North American Free Trade Agreement,
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then he says "I haven't made up my mind yet. One day Bill
Clinton says the middle-class deserves a tax break, the next day
he's plotting new ways to hit the middle-class to pay for all his
programs.
And just the other day in Wisconsin, Bill Clinton said
IN JANUARY 1991 (JB)
get this -- he said he supported the Gulf War. But nine months
-ago, when Congress voted to support me in standing up to Saddam
Hussein, he was playing a different tune.
Let's refresh his memory. Back then he said -- and I quote
-- I guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a
close vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made. M
That's not the way it works in the Oval Office. You can't
have it both ways. You have to take a stand.
Governor Clinton's memory lapse amazes me. Think of it:
A
man who can remember in great detail that he didn't inhale 20
20 (DAN SJB)
years ago, forgets the hot air he exhaled just nine months ago.
If Bill Clinton ever became President -- and he won't --
we'd have to replace the American Eagle -- with a chameleon.
I'm proud of my record. I stand by it now -- and I'll stand
by it in November. But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about
the past, I say okay -- fine. Let's look at where we've both
been -- so you can understand the two very different directions
we want to take our country.
I think you know Ft. Lauderdale is a special place for me.
This is where I finished my flight training, at the old Naval Air
7
Station. 1943. I was just a kid. Maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches you.
You veterans know what I mean when I talk about the service
as the great leveler. My squadron included farm boys and city
hustlers, athletes and book worms -- but the differences
disappeared when it came time to make that first carrier landing
in one of these Avengers, or when we shared the horrible,
sickening feeling of watching buddies go down in battle.
So believe me when I tell you: as long as I am commander-
in-chief, America will never turn her back on the military.
America will never turn her back on our nation's veterans.
Yes, the Cold War is over. And I've proposed cuts in our
defense budget -- right in line with what our best military
experts tell us is appropriate. That deep -- and no deeper.
But my opponent wants to go much deeper. He's proposing
another $60 billion in defense cuts beyond what the experts say
we need to keep our servicemen and -women safe. $60 billion --
FOUR (DAN) (JB)
that's the equivalent of six United States Marine Corps. And I
will not let him get away with it.
Let me say a word from the heart. I have a problem with the
Bill Clinton's attitudes on this subject. When he was a young
man, while American kids were risking their lives for a
controversial cause in a faraway country, he was marching on the
American embassy in a foreign capital. When American troops were
laying it on the line, he wrote of "loathing the military."
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And I'll be as plain as I can: I just don't see how someone
who's felt this way could ever ask to serve as commander in chief
of our armed forces.
You see, I've been in the Oval Office, I've faced the tough
decisions. I've had to shoulder the awful burden of sending
American men and women into battle. And when I made that
decision, I knew that those young people weren't going into
battle with one had tied behind their backs -- because for twelve
years we've kept our military strong -- the best in the world.
And as long as I'm commander in chief it's going to stay that
way.
I believe I've been a good leader -- willing to make the
tough calls -- and willing to admit my mistakes. And I'm a
leader whose ideas -- and experience -- are right for America.
If you are looking for someone who shares your values, a
leader who understands that America's real strength is not in
government, but in places like Ft. Lauderdale -- then I know I
can count on your support -- on November 3rd.
Thank you very much. God Bless the United States of
America.
# # #
Document No. 354274ss
7371
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 OCT 5 A8: 57
DATE: 10/2/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY 10/2 6:00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FLORIDA STUMP
SUBJECT:
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL SAT. OCT 3
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
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FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
N
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
HORNER
GROOMES
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122
x2930, no later than 6:00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, OCT. 2, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE: TO: DANIEL B. MCGROARTY
October 2, 1992
The NSC staff concurs, subject to the comments noted on
the attached text.
Brent CO Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Draft
October 2, 1992
2:00 p.m.
CCT 2 P2:14
[----]
Presidential Remarks: FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
Thanks, Major Dad [Gerald McRaney], for that introduction.
It's great to see this old Avenger. I remember the first time I
saw one of these -- I could hardly wait to try it out. And then
my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact. When
the thing was loaded up, it could fall faster than it could fly.
I had some second thoughts.
I'm told the naval museum over in Pensacola has found one of
my old training planes -- at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, I
want to stress that I'm not the one who put it there. I left two
in the Pacific, but not one on the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Let's keep the record clear.
But I am pleased to be here, to talk about the choice this
November. This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today? //
My opponent likes to cut America down. He says we are
"south of Germany, heading toward Sri Lanka."
Europe
Maybe he should talk to a few folks in Germany or Asia.
They'll remind him of a few facts. Our economy is still the most
dynamic our workers the most productive -- in the entire
world.
2
Anyway you cut it -- America is still the greatest economic
superpower the world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that
way.
The question is: How? How do we stay Number One? I have
laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a specific,
comprehensive, integrated agenda to create -- right here in the
United States -- the world's very first $10 trillion economy. //
My Agenda asks that we look forward
To open new markets for our products -- because that's how
we will create new jobs for our workers.
To prepare our young people to work -- because that's how
they will give them the tools tp compete and win.
To strengthen the American family -- because strong families
keep America strong.
To save and invest -- because America will always put
tomorrow ahead of today.
So here's what I'm fighting for:
To reinvent American education -- and give every parent the
fundamental right to choose the best school for their kids.
To reform our crazy legal system -- it's time we sue each
other less, and care for each other more.
To use competition to cut the cost of health care and make
it available to you and your neighbors. I think you should only
have a headache when you go to the doctor -- not two months later
-- when you get the bill.
3
And to cut the size of government -- because government is
too big -- and it spends too much of your money.
Congress has resisted my tough proposals to get a hold on
federal spending. So I want to give each taxpayer the right to
take ten percent of your income tax -- and use it for nothing
else but to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress won't cut
wasteful programs, then you should have your own personal veto
pen.
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton
only wants to talk about the past. I say -- okay, let's take a
look at Arkansas. The people there are good people, but they've
had a bad leader. And the more you know about him, the more
you'll understand -- Bill Clinton's wrong for America.
Governor Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas
doesn't have a basic civil rights law. He says he's for a clean
environment, but the Institute for Southern Studies ranked
Arkansas 50th in environmental policies. Bill Clinton says he's
tough on crime, but under Bill Clinton Arkansas's crime rate has
gone through the roof -- risen faster than the nation's. But you
don't have to take my word for it. Ask the police officers who
know Bill Clinton best -- the police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They've endorsed me for President of the United States.
Now, how about the economy, the major issue in this
campaign.
4
I know America has endured some tough economic times, but
understand, we are being affected by a global economic slowdown.
foreign
Our competitors in Europe would trade places with us in a minute.
Yet Governor Clinton offers America -- the European social
welfare state policies. More government. More special interest
spending. More taxes on the middle class.
As Governor, Bill Clinton raised and extended the sales tax,
including a tax on baby formula, vegetables and other groceries.
He raised the gas tax, he taxed mobile homes, and for you ESPN
watchers -- he even taxed cable TV.
Now, Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes --
plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he
says -- I'll get it all from the rich -- people who make over
$200,000 -- the top 2 percent.
But here's the truth. To get the money he needs for his
plan, the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes, Governor
Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with
taxable income over $36,600.
These people are not on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
-- they work hard, they deserve a break.
That's just the start of his tax campaign against the
middle-class. Governor Clinton will need hundreds of billions of
dollars more, to pay for all the programs he's promised.
And who's going to pay? Listen to the newspaper from his
own back yard, The Pine Bluff Commercial. Here's what they say:
5
"If Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton set as
Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a program that hit the
middle-class the hardest."
That's who's going to pay for Bill Clinton's spending wish-
list -- the same people who always pay. The people who work
hard, pay the bills, and sweat it out at tax time.
Bill Clinton wants you to sweat harder. I say he needs a
cold shower.
I say -- the middle-class has been hit hard enough
already. //
Now, that Pine Bluff paper wasn't bluffing. Let me give you
one example. Lets say you are a third-grade teacher -- with
about $22,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could
have you fork over another $430 bucks a year to the tax man. And
I say you ought to be able to use that money to pay for your
kids' education, or pay the mortgage on the house, not send it
back to the IRS. / /
I'm tempted to ask the real Bill Clinton to "please stand
up." But what we really ought to ask is, will he "please stand
still."
I've finally figured out why he compares himself to Elvis
-
- the minute he has to take a stand on something, he starts
wiggling.
One day Bill Clinton tells the people of Arkansas he won't
run for President, next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for the North American Free Trade Agreement,
6
then he says "I haven't made up my mind yet." One day Bill
Clinton says the middle-class deserves a tax break, the next day
he's plotting new ways to hit the middle-class to pay for all his
programs.
And just the other day in Wisconsin, Bill Clinton said --
get this -- he said he supported the Gulf War. But nine months
ago, when Congress voted to support me in standing up to Saddam
Hussein, he was playing a different tune.
Let's refresh his memory. Back then he said -- and I quote
-- ""I guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a
close vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made."
That's not the way it works in the Oval Office. You can't
firm
have it both ways. You have to take a stand.
Governor Clinton's memory lapse amazes me. Think of it: A
man who can remember in great detail that he didn't inhale 20
years ago, forgets the hot air he exhaled just nine months ago.
If Bill Clinton ever became President -- and he won't --
we'd have to replace the American Eagle -- with a chameleon.
I'm proud of my record. I stand by it now -- and I'll stand
by it in November. But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about
the past, I say okay -- fine. Let's look at where we've both
been -- so you can understand the two very different directions
we want to take our country.
I think you know Ft. Lauderdale is a special place for me.
This is where I finished my flight training, at the old Naval Air
7
Station. 1943. I was just a kid. Maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches you.
You veterans know what I mean when I talk about the service
as the great leveler. My squadron included farm boys and city
hustlers, athletes and book worms -- but the differences
disappeared when it came time to make that first carrier landing
in one of these Avengers, or when we shared the horrible,
sickening feeling of watching buddies go down in battle.
So believe me when I tell you: as long as I am commander-
in-chief, America will never turn her back on the military.
America will never turn her back on our nation's veterans.
Yes, the Cold War is over. And I've proposed cuts in our
defense budget -- right in line with what our best military
experts tell us is appropriate. That deep -- and no deeper.
But my opponent wants to go much deeper. He's proposing
another $60 billion in defense cuts beyond what the experts say
we need to keep our servicemen and -women safe. $60 billion --
that's the equivalent of six United States Marine Corps. And I
will not let him get away with it.
Let me say a word from the heart. I have a problem with the
Bill Clinton's attitudes on this subject. When he was a young
man, while American kids were risking their lives for a
controversial cause in a faraway country, he was marching on the
American embassy in a foreign capital. When American troops were
laying it on the line, he wrote of "loathing the military."
8
And I'll be as plain as I can: I just don't see how someone
who's felt this way could ever ask to serve as commander in chief
of our armed forces.
You see, I've been in the Oval Office, I've faced the tough
decisions. I've had to shoulder the awful burden of sending
American men and women into battle. And when I made that
decision, I knew that those young people weren't going into
battle with one had tied behind their backs -- because for twelve
years we've kept our military strong -- the best in the world.
And as long as I'm commander in chief it's going to stay that
way.
I believe I've been a good leader -- willing to make the
tough calls -- and willing to admit my mistakes. And I'm a
leader whose ideas -- and experience -- are right for America.
If you are looking for someone who shares your values, a
leader who understands that America's real strength is not in
government, but in places like Ft. Lauderdale -- then I know I
can count on your support -- on November 3rd.
Thank you very much. God Bless the United States of
America.
# # #
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
SERVICE
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
10-2-92
NOTICE:
Enclosed are comments from staff members of the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Such comments do not necessarily
represent the official position of the Director of OMB or of the
Office of Management and Budget. If you wish to have the
Director's personal comments, please let me know -- and contact
me if you have any questions.
James U.M. C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
92 OCT 2 P6: 05
Document No. 354274ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
5:00
DATE: 10/2/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TODAY 10/2 00pm
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: FLORIDA STUMP
SUBJECT:
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - - SAT. OCT 3
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
>
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
I
SMITH
DEMAREST
>
TUTWILER
\
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
R
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
HORNER
GROOMES
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122
x2930, no later than 6:00 00 p.m., TODAY, FRIDAY, OCT. 2, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
(R. Brady may respond later at time
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Draft
October 2, 1992
2:00 p.m.
[----]
2 CCT 2 P2:
Presidential Remarks: FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
Thanks, Major Dad [Gerald McRaney], for that introduction.
It's great to see this old Avenger. I remember the first time I
saw one of these -- I could hardly wait to try it out. And then
my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact. When
the thing was loaded up, it could fall faster than it could fly.
I had some second thoughts.
I'm told the naval museum over in Pensacola has found one of
my old training planes -- at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, I
want to stress that I'm not the one who put it there. I left two
in the Pacific, but not one on the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Let's keep the record clear.
But I am pleased to be here, to talk about the choice this
November. This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today? //
My opponent likes to cut America down. He says we are
"south of Germany, heading toward Sri Lanka."
Maybe he should talk to a few folks in Germany or Asia.
They'll remind him of a few facts. Our economy is still the most
dynamic -- our workers the most productive -- in the entire
world.
2
Anyway you cut it -- America is still the greatest economic
superpower the world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that
way.
The question is: How? How do we stay Number One? I have
laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a specific,
comprehensive, integrated agenda to create -- right here in the
United States -- the world's very first $10 trillion economy. //
My Agenda asks that we look forward
To open new markets for our products -- because that's how
we will create new jobs for our workers.
(Moni)
To prepare our young people to work -- because that's how
we
they will give them the tools to compete and win.
To strengthen the American family -- because strong families
keep America strong.
To save and invest -- because America will always put
tomorrow ahead of today.
So here's what I'm fighting for:
To reinvent American education -- and give every parent the
fundamental right to choose the best school for their kids.
To reform our crazy legal system -- it's time we sue each
other less, and care for each other more.
To use competition to cut the cost of health care and make
it available to you and your neighbors. I think you should only
have a headache when you go to the doctor -- not two months later
-- when you get the bill.
3
And to cut the size of government -- because government is
too big -- and it spends too much of your money.
Congress has resisted my tough proposals to get a hold on
federal spending. So I want to give each taxpayer the right to
payment /Morin 3804
take ten percent of your income tax and use it for nothing
else but to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress won't cut
wasteful programs, then you should have your own personal veto
pen.
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton
only wants to talk about the past. I say -- okay, let's take a
look at Arkansas. The people there are good people, but they've
had a bad leader. And the more you know about him, the more
you'll understand -- Bill Clinton's wrong for America.
Governor Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas
doesn't have a basic civil rights law. He says he's for a clean
environment, but the Institute for Southern Studies ranked
Arkansas 50th in environmental policies. Bill Clinton says he's
tough on crime, but under Bill Clinton Arkansas's crime rate has
gone through the roof -- risen faster than the nation's. But you
don't have to take my word for it. Ask the police officers who
know Bill Clinton best -- the police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They've endorsed me for President of the United States.
Now, how about the economy, the major issue in this
campaign.
4
I know America has endured some tough economic times, but
understand, we are being affected by a global economic slowdown.
Our competitors in Europe would trade places with us in a minute.
Yet Governor Clinton offers America -- the European social
welfare state policies. More government. More special interest
spending. More taxes on the middle class.
As Governor, Bill Clinton raised and extended the sales tax,
including a tax on baby formula, vegetables and other groceries.
He raised the gas tax, he taxed mobile homes, and for you ESPN
watchers -- he even taxed cable TV.
Now, Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes --
plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he
says -- I'll get it all from the rich -- people who make over
$200,000 -- the top 2 percent.
But here's the truth. To get the money he needs for his
plan, the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes, Governor
Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with
taxable income over $36,600.
These people are not on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
-- they work hard, they deserve a break.
That's just the start of his tax campaign against the
middle-class. Governor Clinton will need hundreds of billions of
dollars more, to pay for all the programs he's promised.
And who's going to pay? Listen to the newspaper from his
own back yard, The Pine Bluff Commercial. Here's what they say:
5
"If Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton set as
Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a program that hit the
middle-class the hardest."
That's who's going to pay for Bill Clinton's spending wish-
list -- the same people who always pay. The people who work
hard, pay the bills, and sweat it out at tax time.
Bill Clinton wants you to sweat harder. I say he needs a
cold shower.
I say -- the middle-class has been hit hard enough
already. //
Now, that Pine Bluff paper wasn't bluffing. Let me give you
one example. Lets say you are a third-grade teacher -- with
W
7
about $22,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could
have you fork over another $430 bucks a year to the tax man. And
I say you ought to be able to use that money to pay for your
kids' education, or pay the mortgage on the house, not send it
back to the IRS. //
I'm tempted to ask the real Bill Clinton to "please stand
up. . But what we really ought to ask is, will he "please stand
still."
I've finally figured out why he compares himself to Elvis -
- the minute he has to take a stand on something, he starts
wiggling.
One day Bill Clinton tells the people of Arkansas he won't
run for President, next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for the North American Free Trade Agreement,
6
then he says "I haven't made up my mind yet." One day Bill
Clinton says the middle-class deserves a tax break, the next day
he's plotting new ways to hit the middle-class to pay for all his
programs.
And just the other day in Wisconsin, Bill Clinton said --
get this -- he said he supported the Gulf War. But nine months
ago, when Congress voted to support me in standing up to Saddam
Hussein, he was playing a different tune.
Let's refresh his memory. Back then he said -- and I quote
"I guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a
close vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made."
That's not the way it works in the Oval Office. You can't
have it both ways. You have to take a stand.
Governor Clinton's memory lapse amazes me. Think of it: A
man who can remember in great detail that he didn't inhale 20
years ago, forgets the hot air he exhaled just nine months ago.
If Bill Clinton ever became President -- and he won't --
we'd have to replace the American Eagle -- with a chameleon.
I'm proud of my record. I stand by it now -- and I'll stand
by it in November. But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about
the past, I say okay -- fine. Let's look at where we've both
been -- so you can understand the two very different directions
we want to take our country.
I think you know Ft. Lauderdale is a special place for me.
This is where I finished my flight training, at the old Naval Air
7
Station. 1943. I was just a kid. Maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches you.
You veterans know what I mean when I talk about the service
as the great leveler. My squadron included farm boys and city
hustlers, athletes and book worms -- but the differences
disappeared when it came time to make that first carrier landing
in one of these Avengers, or when we shared the horrible,
sickening feeling of watching buddies go down in battle.
So believe me when I tell you: as long as I am commander-
in-chief, America will never turn her back on the military.
America will never turn her back on our nation's veterans.
Yes, the Cold War is over. And I've proposed cuts in our
defense budget -- right in line with what our best military
experts tell us is appropriate. That deep -- and no deeper.
But my opponent wants to go much deeper. He's proposing
another $60 billion in defense cuts beyond what the experts say
we need to keep our servicemen and -women safe. $60 billion --
elimenating the entire (Howard 4657)
that's the equivalent of six United States Marine Corps. And I
will not let him get away with it.
Let me say a word from the heart. I have a problem with the
e
Bill Clinton's attitudes on this subject. When he was a young
man, while American kids were risking their lives for a
controversial cause in a faraway country, he was marching on the
American embassy in a foreign capital. When American troops were
laying it on the line, he wrote of "loathing the military."
8
And I'll be as plain as I can: I just don't see how someone
who's felt this way could ever ask to serve as commander in chief
of our armed forces.
You see, I've been in the Oval Office, I've faced the tough
decisions. I've had to shoulder the awful burden of sending
American men and women into battle. And when I made that
decision, I knew that those young people weren't going into
battle with one had tied behind their backs -- because for twelve
years we've kept our military strong -- the best in the world.
And as long as I'm commander in chief it's going to stay that
way.
I believe I've been a good leader -- willing to make the
tough calls -- and willing to admit my mistakes. And I'm a
leader whose ideas -- and experience -- are right for America.
If you are looking for someone who shares your values, a
leader who understands that America's real strength is not in
government, but in places like Ft. Lauderdale -- then I know I
can count on your support -- on November 3rd.
Thank you very much. God Bless the United States of
America.
#
#
#
2:45pm
Dan,
Draft
See minor eil.p
October 2, 1992
2:00 p.m.
2 L: Planeture coxy
[----]
Presidential Remarks:
FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
Thanks, Major Dad [Gerald McRaney], for that introduction.
It's great to see this old Avenger. I remember the first time I
saw one of these -- I could hardly wait to try it out. And then
my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact. When
the thing was loaded up, it could fall faster than it could fly.
I had some second thoughts.
I'm told the naval museum over in Pensacola has found one of
my old training planes -- at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, I
want to stress that I'm not the one who put it there. I left two
in the Pacific, but not one on the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Let's keep the record clear.
But I am pleased to be here, to talk about the choice this
November. This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today? //
My opponent likes to cut America down. He says we are
"south of Germany, heading toward Sri Lanka."
Maybe he should talk to a few folks in Germany or Asia.
They'l remind him of a few facts. Our economy is still the most
dynamic -- our workers the most productive -- in the entire
world.
2
Anyway you cut it -- America is still the greatest economic
superpower the world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that
way.
The question is: How? How do we stay Number One? I have
laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a specific,
comprehensive, integrated agenda to create -- right here in the
United States -- the world's very first $10 trillion economy. //
My Agenda asks that we look forward
To open new markets for our products -- because that's how
we will create new jobs for our workers.
To prepare our young people to work -- because that's how
they will give them the tools to compete and win.
To strengthen the American family -- because strong families
keep America strong.
To save and invest -- because America will always put
tomorrow ahead of today.
So here's what I'm fighting for:
To reinvent American education -- and give every parent the
fundamental right to choose the best school for their kids.
To reform our crazy legal system -- it's time we sue each
other less, and care for each other more.
To use competition to cut the cost of health care and make
it available to you and your neighbors. I think you should only
have a headache when you go to the doctor -- not two months later
-- when you get the bill
See suggetim I made on the Cleanwater draft
3
And to cut the size of government -- because government is
too big -- and it spends too much of your money.
Congress has resisted my tough proposals to get a hold on
federal spending. So I want to give each taxpayer the right to
take ten percent of your income tax -- and use it for nothing
else but to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress won't cut
wasteful programs, then you should have your own personal veto
pen.
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton
only wants to talk about the past. I say -- okay, let's take a
look at Arkansas. The people there are good people, but they've
had a bad leader. And the more you know about him, the more
you'll understand -- Bill Clinton's wrong for America.
Governor Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas
doesn't have a basic civil rights law. He says he's for a clean
environment, but the Institute for Southern Studies ranked
Arkansas 50th in environmental policies. Bill Clinton says he's
tough on crime, but under Bill Clinton Arkansas's crime rate has
gone through the roof -- risen faster than the nation's. But you
don't have to take my word for it. Ask the police officers who
know Bill Clinton best -- the police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They've endorsed me for President of the United States.
Now, how about the economy, the major issue in this
campaign.
A different any other state in
(13rd fastent for violent Gimel
4
I know America has endured some tough economic times, but
understand, we are being affected by a global economic slowdown.
Our competitors in Europe would trade places with us in a minute.
Yet Governor Clinton offers America -- the European social
welfare state policies. More government. More special interest
spending. More taxes on the middle class.
As Governor, Bill Clinton raised and extended the sales tax,
including a tax on baby formula, vegetables and other groceries.
He raised the gas tax, he taxed mobile homes, and for you ESPN
watchers -- he even taxed cable TV.
Now, Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes --
plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he
says -- I'll get it all from the rich -- people who make over
$200,000 -- the top 2 percent.
But here's the truth. To get the money he needs for his
plan, the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes, Governor
Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with
taxable income over $36,600.
These people are not on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
-- they work hard, they deserve a break.
That's just the start of his tax campaign against the
middle-class. Governor Clinton will need hundreds of billions of
dollars more, to pay for all the programs he's promised.
And who's going to pay? Listen to the newspaper from his
own back yard, The Pine Bluff Commercial. Here's what they say:
5
"If Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton set as
Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a program that hit the
middle-class the hardest."
That's who's going to pay for Bill Clinton's spending wish-
list -- the same people who always pay. The people who work
hard, pay the bills, and sweat it out at tax time.
Bill Clinton wants you to sweat harder. I say he needs a
cold shower.
I say -- the middle-class has been hit hard enough
already. //
Now, that Pine Bluff paper wasn't bluffing. Let me give you
one example. Lets say you are a third-grade teacher -- with
about $22,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could
have you fork over another $430 bucks a year to the tax man. And
I say you ought to be able to use that money to pay for your
kids education, or pay the mortgage on the house, not send it
back to the IRS. / /
I'm tempted to ask the real Bill Clinton to "please stand
up." But what we really ought to ask is, will he "please stand
still."
I've finally figured out why he compares himself to Elvis -
- the minute he has to take a stand on something, he starts
wiggling.
One day Bill Clinton tells the people of Arkansas he won't
run for President, next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for the North American Free Trade Agreement,
Better to use an ex thats different from Clearowalen
6
then he says "I haven't made up my mind yet." One day Bill
Clinton says the middle-class deserves a tax break, the next day
he's plotting new ways to hit the middle-class to pay for all his
programs.
And just the other day in Wisconsin, Bill Clinton said --
get this -- he said he supported the Gulf War. But nine months
ago, when Congress voted to support me in standing up to Saddam
Hussein, he was playing a different tune.
Let's refresh his memory. Back then he said -- and I quote
-- ""I guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a
close vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made."
That's not the way it works in the Oval Office. You can't
have it both ways. You have to take a stand.
Governor Clinton's memory lapse amazes me. Think of it: A
man who can remember in great detail that he didn't inhale 20
years ago, forgets the hot air he exhaled just nine months ago.
If Bill Clinton ever became President -- and he won't --
we'd have to replace the American Eagle -- with a chameleon.
I'm proud of my record. I stand by it now -- and I'll stand
by it in November. But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about
the past, I say okay -- fine. Let's look at where we've both
been -- so you can understand the two very different directions
we want to take our country.
I think you know Ft. Lauderdale is a special place for me.
This is where I finished my flight training, at the old Naval Air
7
Station. 1943. I was just a kid. Maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches you.
You veterans know what I mean when I talk about the service
as the great leveler. My squadron included farm boys and city
hustlers, athletes and book worms -- but the differences
disappeared when it came time to make that first carrier landing
in one of these Avengers, or when we shared the horrible,
sickening feeling of watching buddies go down in battle.
So believe me when I tell you: as long as I am commander-
in-chief, America will never turn her back on the military.
America will never turn her back on our nation's veterans.
Yes, the Cold War is over. And I've proposed cuts in our
defense budget -- right in line with what our best military
experts tell us is appropriate. That deep -- and no deeper.
But my opponent wants to go much deeper. He's proposing
another $60 billion in defense cuts beyond what the experts say
we need to keep our servicemen and -women safe. $60 billion --
that's the equivalent of six United States Marine Corps. And I
will not let him get away with it.
Let me say a word from the heart. I have a problem with the
Bill Clinton's attitudes on this subject. When he was a young
man, while American kids were risking their lives for a
controversial cause in a faraway country, he was marching on the
American embassy in a foreign capital. When American troops were
laying it on the line, he wrote of "loathing the military."
8
And I'll be as plain as I can: I just don't see how someone
who's felt this way could ever ask to serve as commander in chief
of our armed forces.
You see, I've been in the Oval Office, I've faced the tough
decisions. I've had to shoulder the awful burden of sending
American men and women into battle. And when I made that
decision, I knew that those young people weren't going into
battle with one had tied behind their backs -- because for twelve
years we've kept our military strong -- the best in the world.
And as long as I'm commander in chief it's going to stay that
way.
I believe I've been a good leader -- willing to make the
tough calls -- and willing to admit my mistakes. And I'm a
leader whose ideas -- and experience -- are right for America.
If you are looking for someone who shares your values, a
leader who understands that America's real strength is not in
government, but in places like Ft. Lauderdale -- then I know I
can count on your support -- on November 3rd.
Thank you very much. God Bless the United States of
America.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 OCT 2 P5: 05
October 2, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATION
FROM:
misf
GREGORY S. WALDEN
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Florida Stump
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. - Sat. October 3
At your request, the Counsel's office has reviewed the above-
referenced matter. We have no legal objection or comments.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Draft
October 2, 1992
2:00 p.m.
[----]
Presidential Remarks: FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
Thanks, Major Dad [Gerald McRaney], for that introduction.
It's great to see this old Avenger. I remember the first time I
saw one of these -- I could hardly wait to try it out. And then
my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact. When
the thing was loaded up, it could fall faster than it could fly.
I had some second thoughts.
I'm told the naval museum over in Pensacola has found one of
my old training planes -- at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, I
want to stress that I'm not the one who put it there. I left two
in the Pacific, but not one on the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Let's keep the record clear.
But I am pleased to be here, to talk about the choice this
November. This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today? //
My opponent likes to cut America down. He says we are
"south of Germany, heading toward Sri Lanka."
Maybe he should talk to a few folks in Germany or Asia.
They'll remind him of a few facts. Our economy is still the most
dynamic -- our workers the most productive -- in the entire
world.
2
Anyway you cut it -- America is still the greatest economic
superpower the world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that
way.
The question is: How? How do we stay Number One? I have
laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a specific,
comprehensive, integrated agenda to create -- right here in the
United States -- the world's very first $10 trillion economy //
My Agenda asks that we look forward
To open new markets for our products -- because that's how
we will create new jobs for our workers.
To prepare our young people to work -- because that's how
they will give them the tools tp compete and win.
To strengthen the American family -- because) strong families
keep America strong.
To save and invest -- because America will always put
tomorrow ahead of today.
So here's what I'm fighting for:
To reinvent American education -- and give every parent the
fundamental right to choose the best school for their kids.
To reform our crazy legal system -- it's time we sue each
other less, and care for each other more.
To use competition to cut the cost of health care and make
it available to you and your neighbors. I think you should only
have a headache when you go to the doctor -- not two months later
-- when you get the bill.
3
And to cut the size of government -- because government is
too big -- and it spends too much of your money.
Congress has resisted my tough proposals to get a hold on
federal spending. So I want to give each taxpayer the right to
take ten percent of your income tax -- and use it for nothing
else but to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress won't cut
wasteful programs, then you should have your own personal veto
pen.
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton
only wants to talk about the past. I say -- okay, let's take a
look at Arkansas. The people there are good people, but they've
had a bad leader. And the more you know about him, the more
you'll understand -- Bill Clinton's wrong for America.
Governor Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas
doesn't have a basic civil rights law. He says he's for a clean
environment, but the Institute for Southern Studies ranked
Arkansas 50th in environmental policies. Bill Clinton says he's
tough on crime, but under Bill Clinton Arkansas's crime rate has
gone through the roof -- risen faster than the nation's. But you
don't have to take my word for it. Ask the police officers who
know Bill Clinton best -- the police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They've endorsed me for President of the United States.
Now, how about the economy, the major issue in this
campaign.
4
I know America has endured some tough economic times, but
understand, we are being affected by a global economic slowdown.
Our competitors in Europe would trade places with us in a minute.
Yet Governor Clinton offers America -- the European social
welfare state policies. More government. More special interest
spending. More taxes on the middle class.
As Governor, Bill Clinton raised and extended the sales tax,
including a tax on baby formula, vegetables and other groceries.
He raised the gas tax, he taxed mobile homes, and for you ESPN
watchers -- he even taxed cable TV.
Now, Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes --
plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he
says -- I'll get it all from the rich -- people who make over
$200,000 -- the top 2 percent.
But here's the truth. To get the money he needs for his
plan, the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes, Governor
Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with
taxable income over $36,600.
These people are not on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
-- they work hard, they deserve a break.
That's just the start of his tax campaign against the
middle-class. Governor Clinton will need hundreds of billions of
dollars more, to pay for all the programs he's promised.
And who's going to pay? Listen to the newspaper from his
own back yard, The Pine Bluff Commercial. Here's what they say:
5
"If Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton set as
Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a program that hit the
middle-class the hardest."
That's who's going to pay for Bill Clinton's spending wish-
list -- the same people who always pay. The people who work
hard, pay the bills, and sweat it out at tax time.
Bill Clinton wants you to sweat harder. I say he needs a
cold shower.
I say -- the middle-class has been hit hard enough
already. //
Now, that Pine Bluff paper wasn't bluffing. Let me give you
one example. Lets say you are a third-grade teacher -- with
about $22,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could
have you fork over another $430 bucks a year to the tax man. And
I say you ought to be able to use that money to pay for your
kids' education, or pay the mortgage on the house, not send it
back to the IRS. / /
I'm tempted to ask the real Bill Clinton to "please stand
up. But what we really ought to ask is, will he "please stand
still."
I've finally figured out why he compares himself to Elvis
-
- the minute he has to take a stand on something, he starts
wiggling.
One day Bill Clinton tells the people of Arkansas he won't
run for President, next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for the North American Free Trade Agreement,
6
then he says "I haven't made up my mind yet. II One day Bill
Clinton says the middle-class deserves a tax break, the next day
he's plotting new ways to hit the middle-class to pay for all his
programs.
And just the other day in Wisconsin, Bill Clinton said --
get this ---- he said he supported the Gulf War. But nine months
ago, when Congress voted to support me in standing up to Saddam
Hussein, he was playing a different tune.
Let's refresh his memory. Back then he said -- and I quote
-- ""I guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a
close vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made." "
That's not the way it works in the Oval Office. You can't
have it both ways. You have to take a stand.
Governor Clinton's memory lapse amazes me. Think of it: A
man who can remember in great detail that he didn't inhale 20
years ago, forgets the hot air he exhaled just nine months ago.
If Bill Clinton ever became President -- and he won't --
we'd have to replace the American Eagle -- with a chameleon.
I'm proud of my record. I stand by it now -- and I'll stand
by it in November. But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about
the past, I say okay -- fine. Let's look at where we've both
been -- so you can understand the two very different directions
we want to take our country.
I think you know Ft. Lauderdale is a special place for me.
This is where I finished my flight training, at the old Naval Air
7
Station. 1943. I was just a kid. Maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches you.
You veterans know what I mean when I talk about the service
as the great leveler. My squadron included farm boys and city
hustlers, athletes and book worms -- but the differences
disappeared when it came time to make that first carrier landing
in one of these Avengers, or when we shared the horrible,
sickening feeling of watching buddies go down in battle.
So believe me when I tell you: as long as I am commander-
in-chief, America will never turn her back on the military.
America will never turn her back on our nation's veterans.
Yes, the Cold War is over. And I've proposed cuts in our
defense budget -- right in line with what our best military
experts tell us is appropriate. That deep -- and no deeper.
But my opponent wants to go much deeper. He's proposing
another $60 billion in defense cuts beyond what the experts say
we need to keep our servicemen and -women safe. $60 billion --
that's the equivalent of six United States Marine Corps. And I
will not let him get away with it.
Let me say a word from the heart. I have a problem with the
Bill Clinton's attitudes on this subject. When he was a young
man, while American kids were risking their lives for a
controversial cause in a faraway country, he was marching on the
American embassy in a foreign capital. When American troops were
laying it on the line, he wrote of "loathing the military."
8
And I'll be as plain as I can: I just don't see how someone
who's felt this way could ever ask to serve as commander in chief
of our armed forces.
You see, I've been in the Oval Office, I've faced the tough
decisions. I've had to shoulder the awful burden of sending
American men and women into battle. And when I made that
decision, I knew that those young people weren't going into
battle with one had tied behind their backs -- because for twelve
years we've kept our military strong -- the best in the world.
And as long as I'm commander in chief it's going to stay that
way.
I believe I've been a good leader -- willing to make the
tough calls -- and willing to admit my mistakes. And I'm a
leader whose ideas -- and experience -- are right for America.
If you are looking for someone who shares your values, a
leader who understands that America's real strength is not in
government, but in places like Ft. Lauderdale -- then I know I
can count on your support -- on November 3rd.
Thank you very much. God Bless the United States of
America.
# # #
Draft
October 2, 1992
2:00 p.m.
[----]
Presidential Remarks: FLORIDA STUMP
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
OCTOBER 3, 1992
2:30 PM
Thanks, Major Dad [Gerald McRaney], for that introduction.
It's great to see this old Avenger. I remember the first time I
saw one of these -- I could hardly wait to try it out. And then
my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact. When
the thing was loaded up, it could fall faster than it could fly.
I had some second thoughts.
I'm told the naval museum over in Pensacola has found one of
my old training planes -- at the bottom of Lake Michigan. Now, I
want to stress that I'm not the one who put it there. I left two
in the Pacific, but not one on the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Let's keep the record clear.
But I am pleased to be here, to talk about the choice this
November. This campaign, like every campaign, is about a simple
question: what kind of America do we want -- for the young people
here today? //
My opponent likes to cut America down. He says we are
"south of Germany, heading toward Sri Lanka."
Maybe he should talk to a few folks in Germany or Asia.
They'll remind him of a few facts. Our economy is still the most
dynamic --- our workers the most productive -- in the entire
world.
2
Anyway you cut it -- America is still the greatest economic
superpower the world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that
way.
The question is: How? How do we stay Number One? I have
laid out my Agenda for American Renewal -- a specific,
comprehensive, integrated agenda to create -- right here in the
United States -- the world's very first $10 trillion economy. 11
My Agenda asks that we look forward
To open new markets for our products -- because that's how
we will create new jobs for our workers.
To prepare our young people to work -- because that's how
they will give them the tools tp compete and win.
To strengthen the American family -- because strong families
keep America strong.
To save and invest -- because America will always put
tomorrow ahead of today.
So here's what I'm fighting for:
To reinvent American education -- and give every parent the
fundamental right to choose the best school for their kids.
To reform our crazy legal system -- it's time we sue each
other less, and care for each other more.
To use competition to cut the cost of health care and make
it available to you and your neighbors. I think you should only
have a headache when you go to the doctor -- not two months later
-- when you get the bill.
3
And to cut the size of government -- because government is
too big -- and it spends too much of your money.
Congress has resisted my tough proposals to get a hold on
federal spending. So I want to give each taxpayer the right to
take ten percent of your income tax -- and use it for nothing
else but to reduce the federal deficit. If Congress won't cut
wasteful programs, then you should have your own personal veto
pen.
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton
only wants to talk about the past. I say -- okay, let's take a
look at Arkansas. The people there are good people, but they've
had a bad leader. And the more you know about him, the more
you'll understand -- Bill Clinton's wrong for America.
Governor Clinton says he's for civil rights, but Arkansas
doesn't have a basic civil rights law. He says he's for a clean
environment, but the Institute for Southern Studies ranked
Arkansas 50th in environmental policies. Bill Clinton says he's
tough on crime, but under Bill Clinton Arkansas's crime rate has
gone through the roof -- risen faster than the nation's. But you
don't have to take my word for it. Ask the police officers who
know Bill Clinton best -- the police in Little Rock, Arkansas.
They've endorsed me for President of the United States.
Now, how about the economy, the major issue in this
campaign.
4
I know America has endured some tough economic times, but
understand, we are being affected by a global economic slowdown.
Our competitors in Europe would trade places with us in a minute.
Yet Governor Clinton offers America -- the European social
welfare state policies. More government. More special interest
spending. More taxes on the middle class.
As Governor, Bill Clinton raised and extended the sales tax,
including a tax on baby formula, vegetables and other groceries.
He raised the gas tax, he taxed mobile homes, and for you ESPN
watchers -- he even taxed cable TV.
Now, Governor Clinton says he's seen the light. In this
campaign, he's proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes --
plus at least $220 billion in new spending. But don't worry, he
says -- I'll get it all from the rich -- people who make over
$200,000 -- the top 2 percent.
But here's the truth. To get the money he needs for his
plan, the $150 billion he's promised in new taxes, Governor
Clinton would have to get his money from every individual with
taxable income over $36,600.
These people are not on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"
-- they work hard, they deserve a break.
That's just the start of his tax campaign against the
middle-class. Governor Clinton will need hundreds of billions of
dollars more, to pay for all the programs he's promised.
And who's going to pay? Listen to the newspaper from his
own back yard, The Pine Bluff Commercial. Here's what they say:
5
"If Congress followed the example that Bill Clinton set as
Governor of Arkansas, it would pass a program that hit the
middle-class the hardest."
That's who's going to pay for Bill Clinton's spending wish-
list -- the same people who always pay. The people who work
hard, pay the bills, and sweat it out at tax time.
Bill Clinton wants you to sweat harder. I say he needs a
cold shower.
I say -- the middle-class has been hit hard enough
already. //
Now, that Pine Bluff paper wasn't bluffing. Let me give you
one example. Lets say you are a third-grade teacher -- with
about $22,000 a year in taxable income. Governor Clinton could
have you fork over another $430 bucks a year to the tax man. And
I say you ought to be able to use that money to pay for your
kids' education, or pay the mortgage on the house, not send it
back to the IRS. / /
I'm tempted to ask the real Bill Clinton to "please stand
up. But what we really ought to ask is, will he "please stand
still."
I've finally figured out why he compares himself to Elvis -
- the minute he has to take a stand on something, he starts
wiggling.
One day Bill Clinton tells the people of Arkansas he won't
run for President, next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for the North American Free Trade Agreement,
6
then he says "I haven't made up my mind yet. One day Bill
Clinton says the middle-class deserves a tax break, the next day
he's plotting new ways to hit the middle-class to pay for all his
programs.
And just the other day in Wisconsin, Bill Clinton said --
get this -- he said he supported the Gulf War. But nine months
ago, when Congress voted to support me in standing up to Saddam
Hussein, he was playing a different tune.
Let's refresh his memory. Back then he said -- and I quote
I guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a
close vote. But I agree with the arguments the minority made.
That's not the way it works in the Oval Office. You can't
have it both ways. You have to take a stand.
Governor Clinton's memory lapse amazes me. Think of it:
A
man who can remember in great detail that he didn't inhale 20
years ago, forgets the hot air he exhaled just nine months ago.
If Bill Clinton ever became President -- and he won't --
we'd have to replace the American Eagle -- with a chameleon.
I'm proud of my record. I stand by it now -- and I'll stand
by it in November. But if Candidate Clinton wants to talk about
the past, I say okay -- fine. Let's look at where we've both
been -- so you can understand the two very different directions
we want to take our country.
I think you know Ft. Lauderdale is a special place for me.
This is where I finished my flight training, at the old Naval Air
7
Station. 1943. I was just a kid. Maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches you.
You veterans know what I mean when I talk about the service
as the great leveler. My squadron included farm boys and city
hustlers, athletes and book worms -- but the differences
disappeared when it came time to make that first carrier landing
in one of these Avengers, or when we shared the horrible,
sickening feeling of watching buddies go down in battle.
So believe me when I tell you: as long as I am commander-
in-chief, America will never turn her back on the military.
America will never turn her back on our nation's veterans.
Yes, the Cold War is over. And I've proposed cuts in our
defense budget -- right in line with what our best military
experts tell us is appropriate. That deep -- and no deeper.
But my opponent wants to go much deeper. He's proposing
another $60 billion in defense cuts beyond what the experts say
we need to keep our servicemen and -women safe. $60 billion --
that's the equivalent of six United States Marine Corps. And I
will not let him get away with it.
Let me say a word from the heart. I have a problem with the
Bill Clinton's attitudes on this subject. When he was a young
man, while American kids were risking their lives for a
controversial cause in a faraway country, he was marching on the
American embassy in a foreign capital. When American troops were
laying it on the line, he wrote of "loathing the military."
8
And I'll be as plain as I can: I just don't see how someone
who's felt this way could ever ask to serve as commander in chief
of our armed forces.
You see, I've been in the Oval Office, I've faced the tough
decisions. I've had to shoulder the awful burden of sending
American men and women into battle. And when I made that
decision, I knew that those young people weren't going into
battle with one had tied behind their backs -- because for twelve
years we've kept our military strong -- the best in the world.
And as long as I'm commander in chief it's going to stay that
way.
I believe I've been a good leader -- willing to make the
tough calls -- and willing to admit my mistakes. And I'm a
leader whose ideas -- and experience -- are right for America.
If you are looking for someone who shares your values, a
leader who understands that America's real strength is not in
government, but in places like Ft. Lauderdale -- then I know I
can count on your support -- on November 3rd.
Thank you very much. God Bless the United States of
America.
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RECOMMENDED ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FLORIDA POLITICAL EVENTS
an of 10- of
OCTOBER 3, 1992
1pm
CLEARWATER
1) Mac Norcross and Sandy Mortham, Co-Chairmen, Pinellas County Bush-
Quayle '92
2)
Sidney Colen, Manager, "On Top of the World" retirement community
3)
Bill Grant, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate
4)
Jeanie Austin, Vice-Chairman, Republican National Committee
5)
Gerald MoRaney (Major Dad)
6) Marian Keith, longtime GOP volunteer and resident of "On Top of the World"
FT. LAUDERDALE
1)
Van Poole, Chairman, Republican Party of Florida
2)
Jeanie Austin, Vice-Chairman, Republican National Committee
3)
Bill Grant, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate
4)
'92 Bill Bucknam and Rita Johnson, Co-Chairmen, Broward County Bush-Quayle
5) Guy Sanchez, Guif War veteran, Corporal in the Marine Corps reserves
6)
Commander Donald Feak - Commander of VFW post 1966 and army
Sergeant in Korea (marched In Ike's Inaugural parade)
7)
Geraid McRaney (Major Dad)
8) Chris Evert???
ORLANDO
1)
Pat Williams, General Manager, Orlando Majic Basketball Team
2)
Congressman Bill McCollum
3)
John Mica, Republican candidate for Congress
4)
Bill Tolley, Republican candidate for Congress
5)
Van Poole, Chairman, Republican Party of Florida
6)
Bill Grant, Republican candiciate for U.S. Senate
7)
Jeanie Austin, Vice-Chairman, Republican National Committee
8) Ken Wright and Bill Donegan, Co-Chairman, Orange County Bush-Quayle '92
9)
Geraid McRaney (Major Dad)
10) West Orange High School "Marching Warriors"
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
For Immediate Release
October 3, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
TO THE COMMUNITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE
Hollywood International Airport
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
2:25 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thanks, Colonel Bud Day. And thank
all of you for being here. Let me also single out two Floridians
-- Jeanie Austin, who is the Vice Chairman -- Cochairman of the
Republican National Committee, a great daughter of Florida with
us today; and also the man I want to see elected to the United
States Senate, Bill Grant -- (applause) -- a good Congressman, a
good man. (Applause.)
And may I salute Guy Sanchez and Commander Donald
Freak; and also a couple of friends of mine that came up on the
plane -- Andy Mills and Chris Evert -- (applause) -- two of Fort
Lauderdale's favorites over here. (Applause.) And may I thank
Gerald McRaney, a man of principle who's campaigning. I'm glad
to have Major Dad on my side, I'll tell you. (Applause.)
And I'm sure some of you young ones are wondering
what this is. This thing is a TBF Avenger. And I remember the
first time I saw one of these, I could hardly wait to try it out.
And then my flight instructor told me a curious aerodynamic fact.
When the thing was loaded, it could fall faster than it can fly.
And I proved that a couple of times out in the Pacific flying one
of these things. (Applause.) I took my flight training right
here at Fort Lauderdale. It was quite a few years ago.
(Applause.)
I am very pleased to be here to talk about the --
AUDIENCE: Where was Bill! Where was Bill! Where
was Bill! Where was Bill! Where was Bill!
THE PRESIDENT: I am very pleased to be here to talk
about the choice for this November. And this campaign, like
every campaign, is about a simple question: What kind of America
do you want for the young people that are here today?
(Applause.)
My opponent likes to tear America down. He says
that we are -- in his words -- south of Germany, heading toward
Sri Lanka. Well, maybe he ought talk to a few folks in Germany
or Asia, and they'll remind him of a few facts. Our people are
the best educated; our economy is still the most dynamic; and our
workers the most productive. (Applause.)
And America is the greatest economic superpower the
world has ever seen. And I intend to keep it that way and make
it better. And I don't like Governor Clinton tearing down the
United States of America. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: We want Bush! We want Bush! We want
Bush! We want Bush!
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THE PRESIDENT: I have laid out a comprehensive
Agenda for American Renewal. It's a comprehensive, integrated
agenda to create - right here in the United States -- the
world's very first $10-trillion economy. And you go with my
plan, and we can do just that. (Applause.)
And here's what we've got to do. We've got to look
forward to open new markets for our products, because that's the
way we're going to create new jobs and better wages for our
workers.
My agenda charts a way to prepare our young people
to excel in Math and English and science, because that's the way
our kids will beat the socks off the Germans and the Japanese in
economic competition. (Applause.)
This agenda provides ways to strengthen the American
family - because families are the foundation of our nation. And
I'm going to keep on talking about strengthening the family.
(Applause.) And, as the Colonel said, Governor Clinton wants to
gut our military forces. He wants to cut $60 billion beyond what
my military experts say is responsible.
AUDIENCE: Booo!
THE PRESIDENT: And my Agenda cuts defense, but only
so far. Because the only way America can stay safe is for
America to stay strong. The reason we whipped Saddam Hussein is
we stayed strong. (Applause.)
So here's what I'm fighting for -- is to reinvent
American education -- and give every parent the right to choose
the best school for their kids -- public, private or religious.
(Applause.)
To reform our crazy legal system -- we've got too
many crazy lawsuits -- and it is time that we sue each other
less, and care for each other more in this country. (Applause.)
With the help of that new Congress, I'm determined
to cut the size of government -- because government is too big
and spends too much of your money. And I want to limit -- limit
the terms --
AUDIENCE: Clean the House!
THE PRESIDENT: -- that's a good idea. The man says
"Clean House." Wait a minute, I'll tell you how to do it.
AUDIENCE: Clean the House! Clean the House! Clean
the House!
THE PRESIDENT: We need to do that, I'll tell you.
We need to do that, and one thing we need to do is limit the
terms for the members of Congress and give Congress back to the
people. The President's terms are limited; limit the Congress.
(Applause.)
These are just some of the things I'm fighting for.
But while I'm talking about the future, Governor Clinton only
wants to talk about the past.
AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: And if he wants to -- you guys --
Clinton only wants to talk about the past. And I say, if you
want to talk about the past, take a look at Arkansas.
(Applause.) These are good people. Good, honorable, patriotic
Americans, and they've had a bad leader. And the more you know
about him, the more you'll understand: Bill Clinton is wrong for
America. (Applause.)
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You know, he says he's for civil rights, but
Arkansas doesn't even have a basic civil rights law. He says
he's for a clean environment, but the Institute of Southern
Studies ranked Arkansas 50th in environmental policies -- right
down to the bottom.
AUDIENCE: Booooo!
THE PRESIDENT: Governor Clinton would have you want
us to believe he can walk on water -- and maybe he can, over
there in Arkansas in those rivers, they're so polluted.
(Applause.) The Governor says he's tough on crime, but under
him, Arkansas's crime rate has gone through the roof -- has risen
two times faster than the nation's. And you don't have to take
my word for it. Ask the police officers who know Bill Clinton
the best -- the people in Little Rock, and the police officers in
Little Rock have endorsed me for President of the United States.
(Applause.)
Let me talk for just a minute about the economy.
We've been through some tough economic times. But understand
we're being affected by a global economic slowdown. And our
competitors in Europe would trade places with the United States
in a minute. And, yet, Governor Clinton offers for America --
this kind of European social welfare state with bigger government
and higher taxes. And we don't need it.
AUDIENCE: Boooo!
THE PRESIDENT: And don't listen to what he's saying
today. He is wanting to slap more taxes on the middle class.
AUDIENCE: Booooo!
THE PRESIDENT: Let me give you the facts. He is
proposing at least $150 billion in new taxes -- and at least $220
billion in new spending. And, don't worry, he says -- I'll take
it all from the rich -- I'll take it all from those who are the
top two percent.
But the problem is this: to get all the money he
needs for that plan he's come up with -- the $150 billion that
he's promised in new taxes -- Governor Clinton would have to get
his money from every individual with taxable income over $36,600.
And to pay for his other promises, he'll have to sock it to the
cap drivers, the teachers, the nurses and the day-to-day
citizens. And we can't let him do that.
AUDIENCE: Booooo!
THE PRESIDENT: He wants the middle class to sweat
more and send it to the IRS. And I say his ideas deserve a cold
shower. Do not give him a chance. (Applause.)
You know, we had some television ads on posing the
truth about who's going to pay for all Governor Clinton's
promises; and then he gets mad. And even today he's got a new ad
on television trying to fog the issue. He's scared that you're
going to find out the truth before November 3rd.
And his economic plan does not add up. And someone
is going to have to foot the bill. And Governor Clinton says it
won't be the middle-class. But you cannot raise $150 billion in
taxes and pay for at least $220 billion in new spending without
touching the middle-class.
Middle-class tax payers believe that Governor
Clinton won't touch their paychecks like they believe that
Hurricane Andrew was a gentle spring shower. We cannot let him
touch the middle-class on taxes.
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Now, you see he's got a habit of never trying to
take a position on a tough issue. I've finally figured out why
he compares himself to Elvis -- the minute he has to take a stand
on something, he starts wiggling. (Applause.)
One day he looks right in with those blue eyes into
the camera and says he's not going to run for President of the
United States, the next thing you know he announces his campaign.
One day he says he's for a good trade agreement that we want --
the North American Free Trade Agreement; and then he says "I
haven't made up my mind yet." One day he says the middle-class
deserves a tax break, the next day he's piling up spending
programs that the middle-class have to pay for.
And just two days ago in Wisconsin, he read a speech
on foreign policy and it sort of sounded like a college term
paper. Governor Clinton said -- and I quote -- "This has to do
with the war in Iraq." He said, "I supported the President when
it became necessary to evict Saddam Hussein from Kuwait." He
said that the other day. But last year, here's what he said: "I
guess I would have voted with the majority if it was a close
vote, but I agree with the arguments that the minority made."
AUDIENCE: Boooo!
THE PRESIDENT: This is crazy. You cannot act like
that as a Commander-in-Chief. This guy couldn't remember in
detail that he didn't inhale 20 years ago, and he can't remember
what came out of his mouth 20 minutes ago. (Applause.)
I think we've discovered a new disease --
"Clintonesia". (Laughter.) The symptoms: weak knees, sweaty
palms and an incredible desire to say anything on all sides of
every issue, depending on who you are trying to please.
(Applause.)
So let me just comment about the young people here.
You cannot keep everybody happy. You've got to call them as you
see them. You've got to make tough decisions. And we better not
replace the American eagle with a chameleon in the White House.
(Applause.)
We still have some very tough problems both at home
and abroad. And I don't think that we ought to put our bet on a
leader with no experience and a sorry record in his home state.
You know this place is special for me. I mention it
because this is where I took that final flight training before I
went overseas at the old Naval Air Station here. And I was just
a kid -- I was 19 at the time. And maybe that's why I've never
forgotten the lessons that military service teaches. It shaped
my character; and I hope that that service to country has made me
a better Commander-In-Chief, because I respect our military and
the veterans -- (applause) -- I respect the military. I do not
loathe them, as Governor Clinton said in that famous letter. I
respect them, I support the veterans, and we have a special trust
with the veterans and we must protect them, and we will always
stand beside the brave men and women who stood up for their
country.
And, by the way, I do believe that serving in
uniform is a good criterion for being Commander-In-Chief of the
Armed Forces. (Applause.)
No, the question between our Agenda for American
Renewal and the Clinton plan is like night and day. But the
fundamental points are two: One, I don't believe we're a country
south of Germany and just above Sri Lanka. I believe we are the
best, fairest, most decent country on the face of the Earth, and
I will never tear down America.
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duty of serving the United States of America as president? I
hope I have earned your trust. Barbara and I have worked very,
very hard -- (applause) -- and I ask for your support for four
more years.
Thank you, and God bless you all. Thank you.
(Applause.)
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