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11/3
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 NOV -2 PM 5: 34
November 2, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON an
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
NEW JERSEY G.O.P./COURTER RALLY
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are proposed remarks for the New
Jersey G.O.P. rally for state assembly candidates and Jim
Courter. The event will be held in front of the Municipal
Building (town hall) at 4:45 p.m. You will address approximately
5000 people, from cards, after an introduction by Jim Courter.
II. DISCUSSION
This speech emphasizes the need to continue Republican
leadership -- both the Governorship and the State Assembly.
One of the primary reasons for this event is to generate
support for the Republican state assembly candidates, many of
whom will be present. You will name the Republican assemblymen
from Bloomfield and neighboring areas, and discuss the importance
of maintaining Republican control of the State House for
redistricting purposes.
The Courter campaign is stressing three issues in the final
days before the election: fighting crime, holding the line on
taxes, and cutting insurance rates.
Grant/Martin
Draft five
Nov 2, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
4:45 P.M.
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Speaker Chuck Hardwick; Mayor John Crecco; our new Republican
state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many distinguished
Assembly members and candidates -- thank you for your warm
welcome on such a great day. It's wonderful to be back in New
Jersey.
And I'd like to point out a famous philospher, noted orator,
and personal hero of mine ... Montclair's own, New Jersey's own,
America's own -- yes, Yogi Berra.
You know, one time Yogi was asked, "Have you seen Doctor
Zhivago?" And as usual, he was ready with his response. "No,"
Yogi said, "I feel fine."
Yogi was one of the greatest players of all time, and he
really knew what it was like to be a winner. And we've got some
other winners here today -- the great, the famous Bloomfield
Bengals ... Who I understand are on a hot streak.
You know, before I came today, the White House staff told me
I was coming up here to New Jersey to raise some Cain. ((PAUSE))
But I can't do that -- he's not running for re-election.
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, and it was a great visit because the 1980s have been
2
good to Bloomfield. The economy is strong and people are at
work. of course, this says a lot about the citizens of
Bloomfield
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
use
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
119.31
233,
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history.
our record peacetime economic growth has created over 20 million
new jobs. Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth
that produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Republican Governor Tom Kean and a
Republican state assembly, led by Speaker Chuck Hardwick, have
made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished. Today, New Jersey's
business climate ranks eighth in the country; the unemployment
rate has dropped from 10 percent to just above 4 percent; and six
tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the largest
income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been tremendous progress in education reform, with
tougher standards for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
119.3
more
233,000
3
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about.
Too much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake --
for us to let the Democrats take over the Governor's chair. Too
much is at stake for us to let the Democrats take back the State
House. Too much is at stake to let the Democrats take us back to
the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. But they know better than to risk their economy
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies. Remember
those old days? High unemployment. Business and jobs leaving
the state. Our kids were failing in schools because our schools
were failing our kids. Pollution threatened our air, our water
and our beaches. We can't go back. We must not go back. We've
got to keep New Jersey proud. We've got to keep New Jersey
Republican. ((PAUSE))
In our State Assembly, New Jersey Republicans are our main
defense against the Democrats' tax and spend policies. They're
fighting to progect your wallet -- from the tax hikes the
Democrat leadership has already threatened if they win control of
the Assembly.
4
Bloomfield's own Marion Crecco ((kreh-KO)) and her running
mate, Assemblyman John Kelly -- the Kelly-Crecco team -- will
fight the Democratic tax plan. ///
So will the Roma ((ROW-mah) ) - Schuber ( (SHOE-burr)) team
from Bergen County ///
And the Hardwick-Frigerio ( (freh-JEER-e-oh) ) team from Union
County ///
As well as the DiGaetano ( (DEE-guy-tahn-oh) ) - Kogut ((KOH-
gut)) team from Passaic and Wallington ///
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats have a
redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But every voter must have a say in the
election process. We must fight gerrymandering and
disenfranchisement. We've simply got to keep New Jersey
Republican. ((PAUSE))
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
legislature, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's
mansion. We need you, and America needs you. And on November 7,
we need you to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your
y
1
5
low taxes, your clean environment, and the safety of your
streets.
With me here on this stage is the man who will bring New
Jersey into the next decade -- a decade of continued progress in
protecting the environment, improving education and fighting
crime -- your next Governor, Jim Courter.
Jim Courter knows firsthand what it is to be tough on crime
and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he personally tried 120 drug
cases. In Congress, Jim has been a strong leader in the battle
for tougher penalties on drug users and pushers -- including the
death penalty for drug kingpins. His opponent voted no to tough
mandatory sentences for drug dealers, and is against
strengthening the death penalty law on New Jersey's books so that
it can be enforced. It's about time the other side learns that
voters can be hard on politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim Courter knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But
his opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes and he means it.
But Jim won't stop there. He knows New Jersey needs a bold,
new system to cut insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work
to lower rates by guaranteeing competition among the big
6
insurance companies for New Jersey's business. It's working in
Michigan and Illinois, and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean led New Jersey to greatness in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and I've just come from a tree-planting ceremony to
mark the occasion. [[ Just one more example of how I'm will to
go out on a limb for good government ((PAUSE)) to show that
our Republican policies will take root (PAUSE)) ]] [[ of course
not every President is blessed with a green thumb. Six months
ago I planted an elm to mark North Dakota's centennial. It
turned out to have some kind of disease ((PAUSE)) So in the
interest of public safety here in Bloomfield, they specifically
asked me not to dedicate a building.
But 61 years ago, the Town Hall behind me was dedicated by
the then-mayor of Bloomfield. The Mayor said that day, "May the
people fight for the ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly to quicken the public sense of civic duty,
in all these ways to render our town greater, better and more
beautiful."
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
hundreds of thousands like them from the sands of Cape May to the
7
the highlands of Sussex County, can make another dream for New
Jersey come true: To continue the enlightened, progressive
Republican leadership of the last eight years in the the state
house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey proud.
Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
...
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
Document No. 087014SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH N/C
BATES N/C
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Martin
Draft four
1989 NOV - I PM 4: 37
October 31, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
TIME TBA
Speaker Harawick Check
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Mayor John Crecco, and Assemblywoman Marion Crecco; our new
didinguished
Republican state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many New
assembly
members
Jersey Republicans -- thank you for your warm welcome on such a condidate
and
great day.
It's wonderful to be back in New Jersey. I wanted to bring
my wife Barbara with me today, but I told her both of us couldn
come to the state GOP rally because someone had to stay in
Washington to run the country. ((PAUSE)) She said, "But George,
I can run the country just as well from New Jersey."
You know, before I arrived today, I heard that Mayor Crecco
got a call telling him that the Boss was coming to town. He
said, "Great. The crowd will love seeing Bruce Springsteen."
((PAUSE)) I couldn't understand why he kept asking me to sing
"Born to Run."
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, when I visited the famous Annin Flag Company -- the
oldest and largest flag manufacturer in America. You know it was
?
great to visit that factory because the 1980s have been good to
the Annin Flag Company. Sales are up. Two new plants have been
added. of course, this says a lot about the hard work of the
2
employees
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
peacetime
our record economic growth has created over 20 million new jobs.
Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth that
produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
Republican Governor
New Jersey. Together, Tom Kean one of America's finest
Republican Governors
and a Republican state assembly led by
Speaker Chuck Hardwick have made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years: the
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country;
rate
unemployment has dropped from 10 percent to just above 3 percent;
and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the
largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been
tremendous progress in education reform, with tougher standards
for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
3
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about. Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
Too much s at state for
chair.
let the Democrats take over the Governor's mansion and the State
US to let
Toomuchis at stake to let the Democrats
the Democred
take back
House, and take us back to the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
Atlantic City. They know better than to jeopardize risk their economy
If the voters But of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies, that didn't
those
work the last time they were tried. Remember the old days' when
were in charges
Business
and
leaving
state.
jobs
the Democrats ruled New Jersey? High unemployment. Schools were
stet
our air, ourwater and our beaches.
failing our kids. Pollution threatened the very air we breathed.
we must not go back.
We can't go back, to those days. We've got to keep New Jersey
proud. We've got to keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats now have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But we ve got to make sure that every voter
must have
must
has a say in the election process. We can do that by fighting
the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement that may follow from
simply
Democratic control of the state assembly. Again, we've got to
keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
our kids were fai ling in schools because
our
4
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
legislature
house, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's mansion. We
need you, and America needs you. And on November 7, we need you
to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your low taxes,
your clean environment, and the safety of your streets.
beet
up
Jim Courter knows this, and he knows firsthand what it is to
be tough on crime and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he
personally tried 120 drug cases. In Congress, Jim has been a
strong leader in the battle for tougher penalties on drug users
and pushers -- including the death penalty for drug kingpins.
His opponent voted no to tough mandatory sentences for drug
dealers, and is against strengthening the death penalty law on on
books
It's about time
the books in New Jersey so that it can be enforced. I think the
other side is going to learn that voters can be hard on
politicians who are soft on crime.
Courter
Jim knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But his
opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
and he means it
Jim Courter has promised no new taxesx I'm here today to
challenge his Democratic opponent to follow Jim's lead. Take the
no-tax-hike pledge that voters want ... and New Jersey needs.
But Im won't stop 5 He knows
Something else New Jersey needs is a bold, new system to cut
he
insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work to lower rates by
guaranteeing competition among the big insurance companies for
New Jersey's business. It's working in Michigan and Illinois,
and Jim will make sure it works here.
led
to
ness
Tom Kean made New Jersey great again in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and that the Town Hall behind me recently had its
61st anniversary. Before I leave, I want to share with you the
words of the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building
in 1928. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful."
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
the saudo
the sauds of the highlands
hundreds of thousands like them from 3 Cape May to Paterson can of Cape
make another dream for New Jersey come true: To continue the
Sussey Suss may ex
enlightened, progressive Republican leadership of the last eight
Earnely
years in the Governor's mansion and the state house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
6
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. Don't take that chance with your future, or with New
Jersey's future. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey
proud. Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please ... remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
Grant/Martin
Draft five
Nov 2, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
4:45 P.M.
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Speaker Chuck Hardwick; Mayor John Crecco; our new Republican
state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many distinguished
Assembly members and candidates -- thank you for your warm
welcome on such a great day. It's wonderful to be back in New
Jersey.
You know, before I came today, the White House staff told me
I was ling
to
to, come up here to New Jersey and raise some Cain. ((PAUSE)) But
I can't do that -- he's not running for re-election.
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, and it was a great visit because the 1980s have been
good to the Bloomfield. The economy is strong and people are at
work. Of course, this says a lot about the citizens of
Bloomfield
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
our record peacetime economic growth has created over 20 million
new jobs. Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth
that produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
2
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Republican Governor Tom Kean and a
Republican state assembly, led by Speaker Chuck Hardwick, have
made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years:
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country;
the unemployment rate has dropped from 10 percent to just above 4
percent; and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including
the largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been tremendous progress in education reform, with
tougher standards for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about.
Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
let the Democrats take over the Governor's chair. Too much is at
stake for us to let the Democrats take back the State House. Too
much is at stake to let the Democrats take us back to the old New
Jersey of the 1970s.
3
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. But they know better than to risk their economy
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies. Remember
those old days? High unemployment. Business and jobs leaving
the state. Our kids were failing in schools because our schools
were failing our kids. Pollution threatened our air, our water
and our beaches. We can't go back. We must not go back. We've
got to keep New Jersey proud. We've got to keep New Jersey
Republican. ((PAUSE) )
In our State Assembly, New Jersey Republicans are our main
defense against the Democrats' tax and spend policies. They're
the
fighting to progect your wallet -- from the tax hikes Democrat
leadership
Assembly Leader Willie Brown has already threatened if they win
control of the Assembly.
Bloomfield's own Marion Crecco ((kreh-KO)) and her running
mate, Assemblyman John Kelly -- the Kelly-Crecco team -- will
fight the Democratic tax plan. ///
So will the Roma ((ROW-mah)) - Schuber ((SHOE-burr)) team
from Bergen County ///
And the Hardwick-Frigerio ((freh-JEER-e-oh) ) team from Union
County ///
As well as the DiGaetano ( (DEE-guy-tahn-oh) ) - Kogut ((KOH-
gut)) team from Passaic and Wallington ///
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
4
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats
have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But every voter must have a say in the
election process. We must fight gerrymandering and
disenfranchisement. We've simply got to keep New Jersey
Republican. ( (PAUSE) )
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
legislature, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's
mansion. We need you, and America needs you. And on November 7,
we need you to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your
low taxes, your clean environment, and the safety of your
streets.
have
IS
have here with me on this stage the man who will bring New
Jersey into the next decade, one that will be a decade of
continued progress in protecting the environment, improving
education and fighting crime -- our your next Governor, Jim Courter. - B.F.
Jim Courter knows firsthand what it is to be tough on crime
and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he personally tried 120 drug
cases. In Congress, Jim has been a strong leader in the battle
for tougher penalties on drug users and pushers -- including the
death penalty for drug kingpins. His opponent voted no to tough
mandatory sentences for drug dealers, and is against
strengthening the death penalty law on New Jersey's books so that
Grant/Martin
Draft five
Nov 2, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
4:45 P.M.
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Speaker Chuck Hardwick; Mayor John Crecco; our new Republican
state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many distinguished
Assembly members and candidates -- thank you for your warm
welcome on such a great day. It's wonderful to be back in New
Jersey.
And I'd like to point out a famous philospher, noted orator,
and personal hero of mine ... Montclair's own, New Jersey's own,
America's own -- yes, Yogi Berra.
You know, one time Yogi was asked, "Have you seen Doctor
Zhivago?" And as usual, he was ready with his response. "No,"
Yogi said, "I feel fine."
Yogi was one of the greatest players of all time, and he
really knew what it was like to be a winner. And we've got some other
winners here today -- the great, the famous Bloomfield Bengals.
w ho Invelerstond are on a hat streak.
We re all rooting for them in the big game tomorrow night
You know, before I came today, the White House staff told me
to come up here to New Jersey and raise some Cain. ((PAUSE)) But
I can't do that -- he's not running for re-election.
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, and it was a great visit because the 1980s have been
6
But 6 6 years ango,
Also, the Town Hall behind me recently had its 61st
was deducated by
iversary Before I leave, I want to share with you the words
the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building in
128. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
...
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful."
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
(the sands ct)
hundreds of thousands like them from Cape May to the sands of the
highlands of Sussex County, can make another dream for New Jersey
come true: To continue the enlightened, progressive Republican
leadership of the last eight years in the the state house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey proud.
Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
...
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
5
it can be enforced. It's about time the other side learns that
voters can be hard on politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim Courter knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But
his opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes and he means it.
But Jim won't stop there. He knows New Jersey needs a bold,
new system to cut insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work
to lower rates by guaranteeing competition among the big
insurance companies for New Jersey's business. It's working in
Michigan and Illinois, and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean led New Jersey to greatness in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and I've just come from a tree-planting ceremony to
mark the occasion. Just one more example of how I'm will to go
good government
out on a limb for Jim Courter ( (PAUSE) )
to show that our
Republican policies will take root ( (PAUSE) It You know, I'm no
sap, but I thought those jokes were pretty funny
Document No. 087014SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No 11/2/89
Comment
89 OCT 3 A/O 28
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON an
FROM:
SUBJECT:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
NEW JERSEY G.O.P. COURTER RALLY
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your review are proposed remarks for the New
Jersey G.O.P. rally for state assembly candidates and Jim
Courter. The event will be held in front of the Municipal
Building (town hall) at 4:45 p.m. You will address approximately
5000 people, from cards, after an introduction by Jim Courter.
II. DISCUSSION
This speech emphasizes the need to continue Republican
leadership -- both the Governorship and the State Assembly.
One of the primary reasons for this event is to generate
support for the Republican state assembly candidates, many of
whom will be present. You will name the Republican assemblymen
from Bloomfield and neighboring areas, and discuss the importance
of maintaining Republican control of the State House for
redistricting purposes.
The Courter campaign is stressing three issues in the final
days before the election: fighting crime, holding the line on
taxes, and cutting insurance rates.
Grant/Martin
Draft five
Nov 2, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
4:45 P.M.
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Speaker Chuck Hardwick; Mayor John Crecco; our new Republican
state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many distinguished
Assembly members and candidates -- thank you for your warm
welcome on such a great day. It's wonderful to be back in New
Jersey.
And I'd like to point out a famous philospher, noted orator,
and personal hero of mine ... Montclair's own, New Jersey's own,
America's own -- yes, Yogi Berra.
You know, one time Yogi was asked, "Have you seen Doctor
Zhivago?" And as usual, he was ready with his response. "No,"
Yogi said, "I feel fine."
Yogi was one of the greatest players of all time, and he
really knew what it was like to be a winner. And we've got some
other winners here today -- the great, the famous Bloomfield
Bengals
...
Who I understand are on a hot streak.
You know, before I came today, the White House staff told me
I was coming up here to New Jersey to raise some Cain. ((PAUSE))
But I can't do that -- he's not running for re-election.
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, and it was a great visit because the 1980s have been
2
good to Bloomfield. The economy is strong and people are at
work. Of course, this says a lot about the citizens of
Bloomfield
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
our record peacetime economic growth has created over 20 million
new jobs. Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth
that produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Republican Governor Tom Kean and a
Republican state assembly, led by Speaker Chuck Hardwick, have
made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished. Today, New Jersey's
business climate ranks eighth in the country; the unemployment
rate has dropped from 10 percent to just above 4 percent; and six
tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the largest
income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been tremendous progress in education reform, with
tougher standards for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
3
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about.
Too much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake --
for us to let the Democrats take over the Governor's chair. Too
much is at stake for us to let the Democrats take back the State
House. Too much is at stake to let the Democrats take us back to
the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. But they know better than to risk their economy
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies. Remember
those old days? High unemployment. Business and jobs leaving
the state. Our kids were failing in schools because our schools
were failing our kids. Pollution threatened our air, our water
and our beaches. We can't go back. We must not go back. We've
got to keep New Jersey proud. We've got to keep New Jersey
Republican. ((PAUSE))
In our State Assembly, New Jersey Republicans are our main
defense against the Democrats' tax and spend policies. They're
fighting to progect your wallet -- from the tax hikes the
Democrat leadership has already threatened if they win control of
the Assembly.
4
Bloomfield's own Marion Crecco ((kreh-KO)) and her running
mate, Assemblyman John Kelly -- the Kelly-Crecco team -- will
fight the Democratic tax plan. ///
So will the Roma ((ROW-mah) ) - Schuber ( (SHOE-burr) ) team
from Bergen County ///
And the Hardwick-Frigerio ( (freh-JEER-e-oh) ) team from Union
County ///
As well as the DiGaetano ( (DEE-guy-tahn-oh) ) - Kogut ( (KOH-
gut) ) team from Passaic and Wallington ///
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats have a
redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But every voter must have a say in the
election process. We must fight gerrymandering and
disenfranchisement. We've simply got to keep New Jersey
Republican. ( (PAUSE) )
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
legislature, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's
mansion. We need you, and America needs you. And on November 7,
we need you to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your
5
low taxes, your clean environment, and the safety of your
streets.
With me here on this stage is the man who will bring New
Jersey into the next decade -- a decade of continued progress in
protecting the environment, improving education and fighting
crime -- your next Governor, Jim Courter.
Jim Courter knows firsthand what it is to be tough on crime
and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he personally tried 120 drug
cases. In Congress, Jim has been a strong leader in the battle
for tougher penalties on drug users and pushers -- including the
death penalty for drug kingpins. His opponent voted no to tough
mandatory sentences for drug dealers, and is against
strengthening the death penalty law on New Jersey's books so that
it can be enforced. It's about time the other side learns that
voters can be hard on politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim Courter knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But
his opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes and he means it.
But Jim won't stop there. He knows New Jersey needs a bold,
new system to cut insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work
to lower rates by guaranteeing competition among the big
6
insurance companies for New Jersey's business. It's working in
Michigan and Illinois, and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean led New Jersey to greatness in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and I've just come from a tree-planting ceremony to
mark the occasion. [[ Just one more example of how I'm will to
go out on a limb for good government ( (PAUSE) )
to show that
our Republican policies will take root ( (PAUSE)) ]] [[ of course,
not every President is blessed with a green thumb. Six months
ago I planted an elm to mark North Dakota's centennial. It
turned out to have some kind of disease ( (PAUSE) ) So in the
interest of public safety here in Bloomfield, they specifically
asked me not to dedicate a building.
But 61 years ago, the Town Hall behind me was dedicated by
the then-mayor of Bloomfield. The Mayor said that day, "May the
people fight for the ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly to quicken the public sense of civic duty,
in all these ways to render our town greater, better and more
beautiful. "
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
hundreds of thousands like them from the sands of Cape May to the
7
the highlands of Sussex County, can make another dream for New
Jersey come true: To continue the enlightened, progressive
Republican leadership of the last eight years in the the state
house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey proud.
Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
...
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
# # #
Document No. 087014SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
All comments
It : 2d 2 100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Martin
Draft four
1989 NOV - I PM 4: 37
October 31, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
TIME TBA
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Mayor John Crecco, and Assemblywoman Marion Crecco; our new
Republican state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many New
Jersey Republicans -- thank you for your warm welcome on such a
great day.
It's wonderful to be back in New Jersey. I wanted to bring
my wife Barbara with me today, but I told her both of us couldn't
come to the state GOP rally because someone had to stay in
Washington to run the country. ( (PAUSE) ) She said, "But George,
I can run the country just as well from New Jersey."
You know, before I arrived today, I heard that Mayor Crecco
got a call telling him that the Boss was coming to town. He
said, "Great. The crowd will love seeing Bruce Springsteen."
((PAUSE)) I couldn't understand why he kept asking me to sing
"Born to Run."
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, when I visited the famous Annin Flag Company -- the
oldest and largest flag manufacturer in America. You know it was
great to visit that factory because the 1980s have been good to
the Annin Flag Company. Sales are up. Two new plants have been
added. of course, this says a lot about the hard work of the
2
employees
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
our record economic growth has created over 20 million new jobs.
Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth that
produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Tom Kean -- one of America's finest
Republican Governors -- and a Republican state assembly led by
Speaker Chuck Hardwick have made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years:
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country;
unemployment has dropped from 10 percent to just above 3 percent;
and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the
largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been
tremendous progress in education reform, with tougher standards
for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
3
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about. Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
Too much is at states
let the Democrats take over the Governor's mansion, and the State for as
Assembly. Too much is at stake tolet the Democuts
with to
House, and ^ take us back to the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
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on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies, that didn't
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we musn't + go back.
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We can't go back to those days. We've got to keep New Jersey
proud. We've got to keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats now have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But we've got to make sure that every voter
must have
must
has a say in the election process. We can do that by fighting
the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement that may follow from
Democratic control of the state assembly. Again, we've got to
keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
4
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
house, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's mansion. We
need you, and America needs you. And on November 7, we need you
to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your low taxes,
your clean environment, and the safety of your streets.
Jim Courter knows this, and he knows firsthand what it is to
be tough on crime and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he
personally tried 120 drug cases. In Congress, Jim has been a
strong leader in the battle for tougher penalties on drug users
and pushers -- including the death penalty for drug kingpins.
His opponent voted no to tough mandatory sentences for drug
dealers, and is against strengthening the death penalty law on
books.
It's about Time
the books in New Jersey so that it can be enforced. I think the
other side is going to learn that voters can be hard on
politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But his
opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes. I'm here today to
challenge his Democratic opponent to follow Jim's lead. Take the
no-tax-hike pledge that voters want
and New Jersey needs.
5
Something else New Jersey needs is a bold, new system to cut
insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work to lower rates by
guaranteeing competition among the big insurance companies for
New Jersey's business. It's working in Michigan and Illinois,
and Jim will make sure it works here.
led
to
new
Tom Kean made New Jersey great again in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and that the Town Hall behind me recently had its
61st anniversary. Before I leave, I want to share with you the
words of the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building
in 1928. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
...
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful."
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
the sands of of sussex County.
hundreds of thousands like them from A Cape May to Paterson can
make another dream for New Jersey come true: To continue the
enlightened, progressive Republican leadership of the last eight
years in the Governor's mansion and the state house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
6
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. Don't take that chance with your future, or with New
Jersey's future. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey
proud. Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
...
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
Document No. 087014SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
J
DATE: 11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK
S.R.
It : 21d 2 100 68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Martin
Draft four
1989 NOV - I PM 4: 37
October 31, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
TIME TBA
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Mayor John Crecco, and Assemblywoman Marion Crecco; our new
Republican state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many New
Jersey Republicans -- thank you for your warm welcome on such a
great day.
It's wonderful to be back in New Jersey. I wanted to bring
my wife Barbara with me today, but I told her both of us couldn't
come to the state GOP rally because someone had to stay in
Washington to run the country. ( (PAUSE) ) She said, "But George,
I can run the country just as well from New Jersey."
You know, before I arrived today, I heard that Mayor Crecco
got a call telling him that the Boss was coming to town. He
said, "Great. The crowd will love seeing Bruce Springsteen."
((PAUSE)) I couldn't understand why he kept asking me to sing
"Born to Run."
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, when I visited the famous Annin Flag Company -- the
oldest and largest flag manufacturer in America. You know it was
great to visit that factory because the 1980s have been good to
the Annin Flag Company. Sales are up. Two new plants have been
added. of course, this says a lot about the hard work of the
2
employees
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
our record economic growth has created over 20 million new jobs.
Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth that
produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Tom Kean -- one of America's finest
Republican Governors -- and a Republican state assembly led by
Speaker Chuck Hardwick have made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years:
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country;
unemployment has dropped from 10 percent to just above 3 percent;
and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the
largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been
tremendous progress in education reform, with tougher standards
for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
3
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about. Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
let the Democrats take over the Governor's mansion and the State
House, and take us back to the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. They know better than to jeopardize their economy
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies that didn't
work the last time they were tried. Remember the old days when
the Democrats ruled New Jersey? High unemployment. Schools were
failing our kids. Pollution threatened the very air we breathed.
We can't go back to those days. We've got to keep New Jersey
proud. We've got to keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats now have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But we've got to make sure that every voter
has a say in the election process. We can do that by fighting
the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement that may follow from
Democratic control of the state assembly. Again, we've got to
keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
4
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
house, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's mansion. We
need you, and America needs you. And on November 7, we need you
to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your low taxes,
your clean environment, and the safety of your streets.
Jim Courter knows this, and he knows firsthand what it is to
be tough on crime and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he
personally tried 120 drug cases. In Congress, Jim has been a
strong leader in the battle for tougher penalties on drug users
and pushers -- including the death penalty for drug kingpins.
His opponent voted no to tough mandatory sentences for drug
dealers, and is against strengthening the death penalty law on
the books in New Jersey so that it can be enforced. I think the
other side is going to learn that voters can be hard on
politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But his
opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes. I'm here today to
challenge his Democratic opponent to follow Jim's lead. Take the
no-tax-hike pledge that voters want
and New Jersey needs.
5
Something else New Jersey needs is a bold, new system to cut
insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work to lower rates by
guaranteeing competition among the big insurance companies for
New Jersey's business. It's working in Michigan and Illinois,
and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean made New Jersey great again in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and that the Town Hall behind me recently had its
61st anniversary. Before I leave, I want to share with you the
words of the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building
in 1928. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful."
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
hundreds of thousands like them from Cape May to Paterson can
make another dream for New Jersey come true: To continue the
enlightened, progressive Republican leadership of the last eight
years in the Governor's mansion and the state house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
6
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. Don't take that chance with your future, or with New
Jersey's future. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey
proud. Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
...
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Communications
FROM:
BRENT O. HATCH But
Associate Counsel to the President
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks -- New Jersey GOP/Courter
Rally
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referenced remarks. We have no legal objections.
Thank you for the opportunity to review this matter.
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Document No. 087014SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
2
employees
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
our record economic growth has created over 20 million new jobs.
Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth that
produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Tom Kean -- one of America's finest
Republican Governors -- and a Republican state assembly led by
Speaker Chuck Hardwick have made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years:
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country;
unemployment has dropped from 10 percent to just above 3 percent;
and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the
largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been
tremendous progress in education reform, with tougher standards
for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
3
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about. Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
let the Democrats take over the Governor's mansion and the State
House, and take us back to the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. They know better than to jeopardize their economy
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies that didn't
work the last time they were tried. Remember the old days when
the Democrats ruled New Jersey? High unemployment. Schools were
failing our kids. Pollution threatened the very air we breathed.
We can't go back to those days. We've got to keep New Jersey
proud. We've got to keep New Jersey Republican. ( (PAUSE) )
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats now have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But we've got to make sure that every voter
has a say in the election process. We can do that by fighting
the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement that may follow from
Democratic control of the state assembly. Again, we've got to
keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
4
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
house, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's mansion. We
need you, and America needs you. And on November 7, we need you
to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your low taxes,
your clean environment, and the safety of your streets.
Jim Courter knows this, and he knows firsthand what it is to
be tough on crime and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he
personally tried 120 drug cases. In Congress, Jim has been a
strong leader in the battle for tougher penalties on drug users
and pushers -- including the death penalty for drug kingpins.
His opponent voted no to tough mandatory sentences for drug
dealers, and is against strengthening the death penalty law on
the books in New Jersey so that it can be enforced. I think the
other side is going to learn that voters can be hard on
politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But his
opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes. I'm here today to
challenge his Democratic opponent to follow Jim's lead. Take the
no-tax-hike pledge that voters want
and New Jersey needs.
5
Something else New Jersey needs is a bold, new system to cut
insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work to lower rates by
guaranteeing competition among the big insurance companies for
New Jersey's business. It's working in Michigan and Illinois,
and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean made New Jersey great again in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and that the Town Hall behind me recently had its
61st anniversary. Before I leave, I want to share with you the
words of the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building
in 1928. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful. "
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
hundreds of thousands like them from Cape May to Paterson can
make another dream for New Jersey come true: To continue the
enlightened, progressive Republican leadership of the last eight
years in the Governor's mansion and the state house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
6
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. Don't take that chance with your future, or with New
Jersey's future. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey
proud. Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please ... remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
Document No. 087014SS
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Minor comments, AP.2.3.
62:1d
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Martin
Draft four
1989 NOV - I PM 4: 37
October 31, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
TIME TBA
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Mayor John Crecco, and Assemblywoman Marion Crecco; our new
Republican state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many New
Jersey Republicans -- thank you for your warm welcome on such a
great day.
It's wonderful to be back in New Jersey. I wanted to bring
my wife Barbara with me today, but I told her both of us couldn't
come to the state GOP rally because someone had to stay in
Washington to run the country. ((PAUSE) ) She said, "But George,
I can run the country just as well from New Jersey." "
You know, before I arrived today, I heard that Mayor Crecco
got a call telling him that the Boss was coming to town. He
This
loves
said, "Great. crowd will love Besing Bruce Springsteen. "
we kept getting Requests for
( (PAUSE) ) I couldn't understand why he kept asking me to sing
^
"Born to Run. "
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, when I visited the famous Annin Flag Company -- the
oldest and largest flag manufacturer in America. You know it was
great to visit that factory because the 1980s have been good to
the Annin Flag Company. Sales are up. Two new plants have been
added. of course, this says a lot about the hard work of the
2
employees
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
workforce -- are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
our record economic growth has created over 20 million new jobs.
Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth that
produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
Republican
New Jersey. Together,
Tom Kean
finest
Republican
and a Republican state assembly led by
Speaker Chuck Hardwick have made New Jersey great again.
to nb
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years:
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country;
unemployment has dropped from 10 percent to just above 3 percent;
and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the
largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been
tremendous progress in education reform, with tougher standards
for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
3
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about. Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
let the Democrats take over the Governor's mansion and the State
House, and take us back to the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. They know better than to jeopardize their economy
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies that didn't
work the last time they were tried. Remember the old days when
the Democrats ruled New Jersey? High unemployment. Schools were
failing our kids. Pollution threatened the very air we breathed.
We can't go back to those days. We've got to keep New Jersey
proud. We've got to keep New Jersey Republican. ( (PAUSE))
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats now have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But we've got to make sure that every voter
has a say in the election process. We can do that by fighting
the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement that may follow from
Democratic control of the state assembly. Again, we've got to
keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
4
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
house, and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's mansion. We
need you, and America needs you. And on November 7, we need you
to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your low taxes,
your clean environment, and the safety of your streets.
Jim Courter knows this, and he knows firsthand what it is to
be tough on crime and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he
personally tried 120 drug cases. In Congress, Jim has been a
strong leader in the battle for tougher penalties on drug users
and pushers -- including the death penalty for drug kingpins.
His opponent voted no to tough mandatory sentences for drug
dealers, and is against strengthening the death penalty law on
the books in New Jersey so that it can be enforced. I think the
other side is going to learn that voters can be hard on
politicians who are soft on crime.
Jim knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But his
opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes. I'm here today to
challenge his Democratic opponent to follow Jim's lead. Take the
no-tax-hike pledge that voters want
and New Jersey needs.
5
Something else New Jersey needs is a bold, new system to cut
insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work to lower rates by
guaranteeing competition among the big insurance companies for
New Jersey's business. It's working in Michigan and Illinois,
and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean made New Jersey great again in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and that the Town Hall behind me recently had its
61st anniversary. Before I leave, I want to share with you the
words of the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building
in 1928. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful. "
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
hundreds of thousands like them from Cape May to Paterson can
make another dream for New Jersey come true: To continue the
enlightened, progressive Republican leadership of the last eight
years in the Governor's mansion and the state house.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
6
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. Don't take that chance with your future, or with New
Jersey's future. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey
proud. Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
...
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
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DATE: 11/1/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 11/2/89 11:00 AM
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
CARD
ROGERS
WINSTON
CICCONI
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
WRAY
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 2, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
Grant/Martin
Draft four
1989 NOV - I PM 4: 37
October 31, 1989
A:courter
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: N.J. GOP/COURTER RALLY
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.
NOVEMBER 3, 1989
TIME TBA
Governor Kean; Mrs. Kean; Congressman Courter; Mrs. Courter;
Mayor John Crecco, and Assemblywoman Marion Crecco; our new
Republican state chairwoman, Kathleen Donovan; and our many New
Jersey Republicans -- thank you for your warm welcome on such a
great day.
It's wonderful to be back in New Jersey. I wanted to bring
my wife Barbara with me today, but I told her both of us couldn't
come to the state GOP rally because someone had to stay in
Washington to run the country. ( (PAUSE)) She said, "But George,
I can run the country just as well from New Jersey."
You know, before I arrived today, I heard that Mayor Crecco
got a call telling him that the Boss was coming to town. He
said, "Great. The crowd will love seeing Bruce Springsteen."
((PAUSE) ) I couldn't understand why he kept asking me to sing
"Born to Run."
The last time I spoke in Bloomfield was during last year's
campaign, when I visited the famous Annin Flag Company -- the
oldest and largest flag manufacturer in America. You know it was
NO!
great to visit that factory because the 1980s have been good to
the Annin Flag Company. Sales are up. Two new plants have been
added. of course, this says a lot about the hard work of the
2
employees
but it also says a lot about New Jersey and
America.
Grady
Today, more people -- and a higher percentage of our
hmsh
workforce are at work than at any time in our history. Today,
peace time
our record economic growth has created over 20 million new jobs.
Assis
Our challenge is to keep creating the economic growth that
produces jobs in America, especially in New Jersey.
For the last eight years, we've had a top-notch team leading
New Jersey. Together, Tom Kean -- one of America's finest
Republican Governors -- and a Republican state assembly led by
Speaker Chuck Hardwick have made New Jersey great again.
Look at what they've accomplished over the last eight years:
Today, New Jersey's business climate ranks eighth in the country; the
rate
10
unemployment has dropped from 10 percent to just above 3 percent;
and six tax cuts have been signed into law -- including the
largest income tax cut in the state's history.
There's been
tremendous progress in education reform, with tougher standards
for students and higher teacher salaries.
New Jersey has become one of the nation's leaders in
environmental protection, with an ambitious toxic waste cleanup
program and record numbers of acres of wetlands and open space
set aside for preservation.
Together, Governor Kean and the state assembly have made
breakthroughs in welfare reform, and put an end to overtaxation
and overregulation.
NOTE: Employment numbersfor sept. will comeout on
friday
Al- Samarrie X5873
3
Under Republican leadership, there is a new feeling of pride
here in New Jersey. And I don't blame you. You've got a lot to
be proud of. And that's what this campaign is all about. Too
much is at stake -- New Jersey's future is at stake -- for us to
chain
let the Democrats take over the Governor's mansion and the State
Mysty
House, and take us back to the old New Jersey of the 1970s.
If the voters of New Jersey want to gamble, they go to
Atlantic City. They know better than to jeopardize their economy
with
on the Democrats' big-spending, high-taxing policies that didn't
work the last time they were tried. Remember the old days when
Business and jobs leaving thestate.)
the Democrats ruled New Jersey? High unemployment. Schools were
failing our kids. Pollution threatened the very air we breathed.
New Jersey was the butt of 1skls.
We can't go back to those days. We've got to keep New Jersey
proud. We've got to keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
But having the best policies is no guarantee of winning
elections. It's no coincidence that our party slipped to
minority status in the Congress as we became a minority in the
state legislatures across the country. Today, Democrats now have
a redistricting advantage in states that compose about 90 percent
of the seats in Congress. Fortunately, New Jersey isn't one of
those states -- yet. But we've got to make sure that every voter
has a say in the election process. We can do that by fighting
the gerrymandering and disenfranchisement that may follow from
Democratic control of the state assembly. Again, we've got to
keep New Jersey Republican. ((PAUSE))
simply
4
I want to build a better America. You can help me -- by
building upon what Governor Kean began here eight years ago. You
can help me -- by returning that Republican majority to the state
Legislative house and by keeping a Republican in the Governor's mansion. We
Grody
4841
need you, and America needs you. And on November 7, we need you
to vote. Because there is too much at stake -- your low taxes,
your clean environment, and the safety of your streets.
Jim Courter knows this, and he knows firsthand what it is to
be tough on crime and drugs. As a county prosecutor, he
personally tried 120 drug cases. In Congress, Jim has been a
strong leader in the battle for tougher penalties on drug users
and pushers -- including the death penalty for drug kingpins.
His opponent voted no to tough mandatory sentences for drug
dealers, and is against strengthening the death penalty law on
the books in New Jersey so that it can be enforced. I think the
other side is going to learn that voters can be hard on
politicians who are soft on crime.
carter
Jim knows what's good for New Jersey's future. But his
opponent doesn't. His opponent has promised over one billion
dollars in new spending. One billion. And he won't rule out tax
hikes to do it. In Congress, his opponent voted sixteen times to
raise taxes on New Jersey's families. Jim Courter has voted
consistently to cut taxes, and hold the line on spending. And
Jim Courter has promised no new taxes. I'm here today to
challenge his Democratic opponent to follow Jim's lead. Take the
no-tax-hike pledge that voters want
and New Jersey needs.
porramsition
5
Something else New Jersey needs is a bold, new system to cut
insurance prices. As Governor, Jim will work to lower rates by
guaranteeing competition among the big insurance companies for
New Jersey's business. It's working in Michigan and Illinois,
and Jim will make sure it works here.
Tom Kean made New Jersey great again in the 1980s. Jim
Courter will lead New Jersey into the 1990s. He knows how much
is at stake, and Jim Courter with your help -- like Tom Kean in
1980 -- will come from behind on November 7 and become the next
great Governor of New Jersey.
I know that this is the 177th anniversary of the town of
Bloomfield, and that the Town Hall behind me recently had its
61st anniversary. Before I leave, I want to share with you the
words of the then-mayor of Bloomfield who dedicated this building
in 1928. The Mayor said that day, "May the people fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the town, and
strike unceasingly
to quicken the public sense of civic duty, in all these ways to
render our town greater, better and more beautiful. "
Well, I think the citizens of Bloomfield have fulfilled that
Republican mayor's dream for this town, and I know they and
hundreds of thousands like them from Cape May to Paterson can
make another dream for New Jersey come true: To continue the
enlightened, progressive Republican leadership of the last eight
years in the Governor's mansion and the state mouse.
The choice is clear: Return to the failed Democratic
policies of the 1970s -- or keep New Jersey a proud national
6
leader in environmental protection, education reform, and the war
on crime. Don't take that chance with your future, or with New
grady
Jersey's future. There's too much at stake. Keep New Jersey
4844
proud. Keep it Republican.
Thank you, God bless you, and please
remember to vote on
Tuesday. God bless America.
###
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sound bites
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 2, 1989
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
From:
Jim Pinkerton
Subject:
N.J. GOP/Courter Rally
A good speech. Certainly the quotation of the Mayor of
Bloomfield shows that eloquence, that gift for communication,
that fundamental human sympathy so characteristic of Garden
State politicos. It certainly makes us wonder where the
descendants of Bloomfield's mayors are today. America cannot
afford to let such a rich gene pool of communication skills go
untapped.
A few comments:
Pg. 1, para. 2, lines 1-5 We question the wisdom of the
President telling a joke which makes him looked henpecked, even
if it is tongue-in-cheek.
1,3,1
The Springsteen joke is not funny enough to risk a
response from Springsteen himself, as happened during the Reagan
Administration, for example.
1,4,1
We strongly urge omitting the Annin flag factory
reference. By raising this issue again we risk the perception
that the President is implying that flag sales are equivalent to
Republicanism -- a notion which offends many.
3,2,3-5 "They know better than to jeapordize their economy on
the Democrats' , big-spending, high-taxing policies
Remember
the old days when the Democrats ruled New Jersey?"
Particularly because of the fact that the voters are
expected to elect a Democrat in New Jersey, the President should
not risk the perception of significantly contributing to the
atmosphere of negative campaigning. Therefore, we should not go
quite so far in bashing the Democrats, e.g., by saying that the
Democrats "ruled" the state. We should focus instead on praising
Jim Courter and the New Jersey GOP.
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(more)
2-2-2
3,2,5
"Schools were failing our kids. Pollution threatened
the very air we breathe."
The basic idea here is sound: that the GOP has achieved
progress in New Jersey on education and the environment. But we
shouldn't imply that these problems have been solved, only that
they've been substantially ameliorated. Perhaps by saying that
these problems once looked hopeless, we can suggest that the GOP
has achieved progress and given new hope that the Democrats
never could have.
Insert
E.g., "Remember the old days ? High unemployment
Schools SO bad there seemed no hope for the future of our kids.
Pollution more and more denying those kids the precious gifts of
the Garden State: clean air, clean water, and clean beaches."
4,1,1
We're glad to see the return of "build a better
America" to our rhetorical arsenal.
4,3,7
We should not have the President personally challenging
Courter's opponent to pledge not to raise taxes. If we want to
say that Courter has challenged Florio on this, that's fine.
6,1,2
"Don't take a chance with your future
"
Again, we should not overstate the case against the
Democrats, especially when the voters are about to elect one.