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June 29 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
through the courts. And if convicted, they
New York City Police Department; Msgr.
will be punished-not let them out on loop-
William B. O'Brien, president of the Daytop
holes. We need a crime bill which strength-
Village drug treatment facility; Robert A.
ens, not weakens, our ability to uphold the
Bryden, Special Agent in Charge, DEA New
laws, a crime bill like the "Crime Control
York Field Division; and DEA Special Agent
Act of 1992." So let's pass this legislation and
Everett E. Hatcher, who was killed in the
salute those who risk their lives to save ours.
line of duty on February 28, 1989.
And above all, let's remember this: To take
back our streets we need to take criminals
off the streets and put them behind bars for
a long, long time. And in the past 4 years,
Remarks at a Fundraising Luncheon
over half a billion dollars in drug forfeiture
for Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato in
money alone has been used to build prisons.
New York City
And we need more, more prisons. In particu-
June 29, 1992
lar, our States need more prisons. Because
for some career criminals, the iron bars of
Thank you all so much. And Charlie, thank
prison are the only bar against crime.
you, Ambassador, for that very, very gener-
So, let me close with words from the heart
ous introduction. And let me just thank all
about where and with whom I stand. I stand
responsible for this highly successful lunch.
with those who fight criminals. Your work
I want to salute our two Members of Con-
is not a 9-to-5 job with long lunches and
gress here today, Senator Pressler and Norm
friendly chats around some water cooler. It
Lent; I'll get to the third in a minute. Chair-
is filled with danger and fear. And I had two
man Rich Bond-if you want to get a guy
wonderful briefings on some of the complex-
to do a big national job, get someone from
ities of this work when I arrived here this
New York; and Rich is doing just that as
morning. It's not knowing whether you'll end
chairman of the Republican National Com-
your shift going home in a car or to the emer-
mittee.
gency room in an ambulance.
I want to salute our new committeeman,
And let me just add something: I also stand
Joe Mandello; glad Joe's family could make
against those who use films or records or tel-
it out there. Bill Powers, our wonderful State
evision or video games to glorify killing law
chairman who's taking them on up there and
enforcement officers. It is sick. It is wrong
winning more than his share, for all of us,
for any company, I don't care how noble the
I might add. And David Brewer, Doug Bar-
name of the company, it is wrong for any
clay, Jack Hennessy, heading up our cam-
company to issue records that approve of kill-
paign efforts and doing such a superb job
ing law enforcement officers.
in this fundraising. Another salute to Roy
And so I am delighted to be here to salute
Goodman, an old friend down here, the State
the greatest freedom fighters any Nation
Senator. And Michael Long, let me just say,
could have, people who provide freedom
Mike, how grateful I am to you and the oth-
from violence and freedom from drugs and
ers in the Conservative Party. What that
freedom from fear. They're offering hope to
means is that with your help and now with
every family across our country. And in that
the help of everybody across this State, New
spirit, I am now truly honored to open the
York is not only in play as a key targeted
New York Field Division Office of the DEA.
State for the Republicans, it is a State we
And again, especially to all who work out
will win. And this is a very important en-
there on the front lines, may God bless you
dorsement.
in your noble work.
May I thank Yung Soo Yoo and Rabbi Mil-
Thank you very, very much.
ton Balkany for their introduction as well and
their saluting us at the beginning of this pro-
Note: The President spoke at 10:53 a.m. in
gram.
the conference room at the DEA New York
And now I'm here today to salute a great
Field Division Office. In his remarks, he re-
leader, a force for good, a titan of politics,
ferred to Lee P. Brown, commissioner of the
Mama D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing
orge Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / June 29
1159
artment; Msgr.
or two from Mama, things like getting it
much about it. But it was under our leader-
t of the Daytop
done, making waves, taking them on, and
ship that we can now turn to the American
ity; Robert A.
winning. And that's exactly what he's going
people, particularly the children, and say, you
irge, DEA New
to do this fall. But I've seen it in Washington,
can go to bed at night without that awful,
1 Special Agent
and when Al takes them on, the rest of them
deadly fear of nuclear war because of what
S killed in the
take cover.
we did in getting rid of these ICBM weapons.
989.
Voters are frustrated, and they're tired of
You listen to those pundits out there and lis-
the status quo, and they're calling for change.
ten to the opponents, you wouldn't think
But they also know that there's a flip side
there was any responsibilities to the United
to change, and it is called trust, trust to make
States. We are the undisputed leader of the
on Luncheon
the right decisions and to block the wrong
free world, and I don't care what the critics
Amato in
ones. I believe that we have the values, I
say. I am going to keep on leading for peace
believe we have the record that entitles us
and democracy around the world.
to take our case to the American people and
And yes, yes, we're going to have some
win 4 more years in the White House and
savings in defense, but I am not going to cut
Charlie, thank
6 more for Al in the Senate.
into the muscle of the defense. There are
ry, very gener-
Our values are right. When we talk about
still many uncertainties out there, and the
3 just thank all
family values, I'm thinking of what those
United States, in order to lead, must remain
ccessful lunch.
mayors came to tell me. Liberals and con-
strong. Al has known that; Al has stood up
mbers of Con-
servative, Democrats and Republicans from
against criticism on behalf of that principle.
ssler and Norm
the mayors came to see me, and they said
And I am convinced that we can keep our
minute. Chair-
the biggest problem in the cities is the de-
security strong so we can guarantee for the
it to get a guy
cline of the American family. And we are the
generations that come futures of peace and
someone from
party that's trying to strengthen the Amer-
ng just that as
ican family through choice and opportunity.
opportunity.
National Com-
I appreciated what Al said about changing
Some people say to me, "Hey, how come
the world. And I do believe that thanks to
you can't bring the same kind of purpose and
committeeman,
my predecessor, thanks to our administra-
success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Storm and Desert Shield?" And the
ily could make
tion, there have been fundamental changes
vonderful State
in the world. Eastern Europe is free; Ger-
fair answer to that is, we can. But when it
on up there and
many is united; the international communism
came to going into Desert Storm, I didn't
e, for all of us,
as we know it is dead. Ancient enemies are
have to call one of the Senators entrenched
wer, Doug Bar-
sitting talking to each other in the Middle
on the Democratic side, one of the liberals,
g up our cam-
East. Democracy is on the move south of
and get his permission. I did not have to
h a superb job
our borders. And we have a fantastic record
stand up and watch everything I'm trying to
salute to Roy
of standing up against aggression. And don't
do get blocked by the Senate. We moved,
here, the State
let the revisionists try to tell you that Desert
and then they came along. That is what we
let me just say,
Storm was bad; it was a tremendous success,
need in the Congress, and the way to get
ou and the oth-
and we are not going to let them alter the
that is to give us more people like Al
rty. What that
record.
D'Amato and Terrence Pressler and Norman
) and now with
I notice these signs, and let me simply say
Lent and to get control of the Congress.
this State, New
that, look, the Israeli elections underscore
For 35 years, one party has controlled the
a key targeted
the dynamism of the Mideast's solitary de-
House of Representatives. For 29 of the last
t is a State we
mocracy. They point out the dynamism of
35, one party has controlled the United
important en-
the process. And we are confident that we
States Senate. We tried it with a Democratic
can work with that new Israeli Government
President and a Democratic Congress, and
and Rabbi Mil
to deepen our partnership, to promote our
we got the worst interest rates, the worst mis-
ction as well and
common objective of peace with security for
ery index in the history of this country. What
ning of this pro-
Israel. And I am dedicating myself to that.
hasn't been tried and what we're going to
There's another thing that we'll take to the
take to the people in the fall is this: Give
0 salute a great
American people, and you don't hear it from
us a Republican President, a Republican
titan of politics,
either of the opponents at this Presidential
Senate, and a Republican House, and we can
learned a thing
level, and I don't expect Al's going to hear
give you the values that you want.
1160
June 29 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
We've gotten some things done early in
says we will maintain the quality of U.S.
the Presidency. A child care bill that says:
health care. It is the best in the world, and
Isn't it better for the parents to choose how
we are not going to diminish it by putting
to have child care rather than have some
the Government in charge of our health care.
Government bureaucracy? We've passed the
Another one is free trade. We stand proud-
foremost, far-looking, far forward-looking
ly for free trade. And we're taking a hammer-
piece of civil rights legislation in the Ameri-
ing in some quarters. Election year is coming
cans for Disabilities Act that said: Let's give
up; everybody is out pledging to this special
these people a chance; let them fit in. Give
interest, this protection or that protection.
them an opportunity, not have some Govern-
But let me tell you something: I am going
ment program out here to keep the people
to keep on fighting until we get a successful
with disabilities isolated. We passed a Clean
conclusion to the Uruguay round of GATT,
Air Act that used market forces, harnesses
and I am going to keep on fighting until we
market forces for a cleaner environment.
get a North American free trade agreement
But so much that we're trying to do,
because that means jobs for the American
whether it's school choice or whether it's in-
worker. I am for free trade, not for protec-
centives for this economy, are being blocked
tion, and we've got to keep fighting for those
by the United States Congress. And they con-
principles.
trol it; the Democrats control it. And I be-
Another one is education reform. Mike
lieve that the American people, in their quest
talked about it, and Al D'Amato mentioned
for change, are going to say: Let's try some-
it. We've got a good program; it's not just
thing that hasn't been done in 35 years; let's
another Government program. It's called
get a Republican Congress to back up this
America 2000. It literally revolutionizes the
Republican President.
way we educate the kids from K to 12. We
Sometimes the only time you can get
have the best university system in the world;
something to happen down there is standing
we have the best quality education at that
up against bad legislation. And I want to take
level. But what we don't have is the proper
this opportunity to thank our distinguished
quality at those lower areas of education. And
honoree, Al D'Amato, today for helping me
so our program says: Keep it close to the fam-
with this veto record. The score is: Bush 30,
ily, keep it close to the locality and the com-
Congress 0, on the veto. And we're going to
munity, but literally revolutionize it. We've
keep on beating back bad legislation until we
got a good, strong program to take, and Al
get good legislation.
is right. Our "GI bill" says this: Give the par-
Let me just click off a couple of our major
ents a choice. Give the family the same op-
initiatives. One of them is health care reform.
portunity to choose those schools, religious,
It is not right that families go to bed wonder-
private, or public that we all got, the old guys
ing whether they're going to have any protec-
here got when we got the GI bill right after
tion against illness. We have put forward on
World War II. It worked for the universities;
the Capitol Hill now, it's before the Con-
it can work at the local level. What's wrong
gress, a new health care reform program that
with letting the parents choose and giving
says we will make insurance available to ev-
them that opportunity?
erybody, the poorest of the poor, through a
We've got a great disagreement with the
voucher system. We will revise and get rid
liberal Democrats on another one. I am fight-
of these awful malpractice suits by changing
ing at every turn to do better on the deficit.
and getting some legal reform for this coun-
The other day we had a vote in the Congress
try. We're suing each other too much and
on a means to discipline the executive branch
caring for each other too little. So we've got
and discipline the United States Congress.
a good, strong, health care proposal, and it
Not a cure-all, but it was something that 80
doesn't do like some of these foreign coun-
percent of the American people want. It was
tries or what some of the liberal Democrats
victimized and brutalized and beaten back
want to do. It does not socialize medicine.
by that entrenched liberal Democrat leader-
It does not break every small business. It of-
ship that wouldn't stand up against the spe-
fers insurance to others, everybody. And it
cial interests. I will continue to fight for a
of George Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / June 29
1161
the quality of U.S.
balanced budget amendment to discipline us
name get criticized by five Democrats all
est in the world, and
all in Washington, DC.
spring long, and now some Independent
minish it by putting
And while we're at it-and I heard a nice
comes charging out with nothing but criti-
ge of our health care.
cism. I'm ready to take them on when we
ade. We stand proud-
endorsement of this by the Democratic
i're taking a hammer-
nominee, potential Democratic nominee for
get to August. And what happens here is this
ection year is coming
President-I think it's about time to give the
kind of arrangement will make us have a
President what 43 Governors have. If they
much better chance of taking them on, on
edging to this special
can't do it up there with the liberals that con-
our terms. Let them see if they can take the
or that protection.
trol these committees, give the President a
heat because I am going to dish it out and
nething: I am going
1 we get a successful
chance. Give me that line-item veto, and let's
take the Republican record to the American
ay round of GATT,
see if we can't do better on the spending
people, and we are going to win in Novem-
ber.
on fighting until we
side.
free trade agreement
Thank you very, very much.
s for the American
In conclusion, let me say this: This has
rade, not for protec-
been a weird political year, I'm talking
ep fighting for those
strange, and I've been in politics half my
Note: The President spoke at 1:15 p.m. in
adult life, half of it in private business. It
the Grand Ballroom at the New York Hilton
ation reform. Mike
has been the strangest year I have ever seen.
Hotel. In his remarks, he referred to Charles
D'Amato mentioned
I think most people would agree with that.
Gargano, former ambassador to Trinidad
But in the final analysis, the American people
rogram; it's not just
and Tobago; Joe Mandello, chairman, Nassau
are going to say this: Who has the tem-
program. It's called
County Republican Party; David Brewer,
perament to lead this country? Who has the
ly revolutionizes the
vice chairman, fundraising luncheon; Doug-
S from K to 12. We
steadiness when the going gets really tough
las Barclay, New York State chairman, Bush-
to make the proper decision? Who has the
system in the world;
Quayle '92; Jack Hennessy, New York State
beliefs when it comes to the innate strength
ty education at that
of American society, the family, the family
finance chairman, Bush-Quayle '92; Michael
t have is the proper
values?
as of education. And
Who has the will to fight for those
Long, chairman, New York State Conserv-
values?
Who
has the demonstrated leader-
ative Party; Yung Soo Yoo, general chairman,
P it close to the fam-
ship to keep the peace and enhance it by
fundraising luncheon, who gave the Pledge
ocality and the com-
olutionize it. We've
helping democracy and freedom around the
of Allegiance; and Rabbi Yehoshua Balkany,
ram to take, and Al
world? And who has the best program to
dean of Yeshiva Bais Yaakov of Brooklyn,
/S this: Give the par-
stimulate the economy by getting jobs and
who gave the invocation.
family the same op-
opportunity moving by encouraging less reg-
se schools, religious,
ulation and by stimulating the investment tax
e all got, the old guys
credit and cutting the capital gains and
he GI bill right after
changing the IRA's and doing all the things
1 for the universities;
we should have done months ago to give the
Statement on the Supreme Court
level. What's wrong
working man and woman an opportunity?
Decision on Abortion
choose and giving
I believe we have not only the program,
June 29, 1992
but I hope I have the integrity and that sense
agreement with the
of honor about the United States to ask the
I am pleased with the Supreme Court's
ther one. I am fight-
American people: Give me 4 more years.
decision upholding most of Pennsylvania's
etter on the deficit.
Give Al D'Amato 6 more years. Give us more
reasonable restrictions on abortion, such as
'ote in the Congress
company on the House and in the Senate,
the requirement that a teenager seek her par-
he executive branch
and watch us get that job done. I cannot wait
ent's consent before obtaining an abortion.
ed States Congress.
until the middle of August-right now I'm
The-Pennsylvania law supports family values
S something that 80
in a nonpolitical mode. [Laughter] But I can-
in what is perhaps the most difficult question
people want. It was
not wait until the middle of August when I
a family can confront.
d and beaten back
get unfettered and say, all right, now the time
My own position on abortion is well-known
al Democrat leader-
has come to take this case to the American
and remains unchanged. I oppose abortion
up against the spe-
people. Not just to go after the other guys-
in all cases except rape or incest or where
tinue to fight for a
although I'm a little bit tired of hearing my
the life of the mother is at stake.
TALKING POINTS:
D'AMATO FUNDRAISER \ NEW YORK HILTON
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992 \ 12:30 P.M.
0 AMBASSADOR (CHARLES) GARGANO, THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION -- AND WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING.
WHAT A CROWD WE HAVE HERE: SENATOR (LARRY)
PRESSLER. RNC CHAIRMAN RICH BOND. REPBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN JOSEPH MONDELLO. STATE GOP
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM POWERS. DAVID BREWER, LUNCH VICE
CHAIRMAN. DOUG BARCLAY AND JOHN HENNESSEY, HEADING
UP OUR CAMPAIGN EFFORT HERE -- ALONG WITH YOUR
STATE SENATOR Roy GOODMAN.
- 2 -
MICHAEL LONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE
CONSERVATIVE PARTY -- GOOD TO SEE YOU SIR. THERE'S
A FAMILIAR FACE: JONATHAN BUSH. I'D LIKE TO THANK
YUNG Soo Yoo FOR THE PLEDGE, AND RABBI MILTON
BALKANY FOR THE INVOCATION. AND THANKS TO ALL THE
EVENT CHAIRMEN FOR THIS GREAT EVENING. AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN LEADERS
HERE TONIGHT WHO PUT THE GOP IN THE WIN COLUMN LAST
YEAR.
- 3 -
0
I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SALUTE A GREAT LEADER \ A
FORCE FOR GOOD \ A TITAN OF POLITICS. 11 MAMA
D'AMATO. I THINK AL's LEARNED A THING OR TWO FROM
MAMA. THINGS LIKE: "GETTING IT DONE, MAKING WAVES,
TAKING 'EM ON."
- 4 -
0
AL's ALSO LEARNED HOW FRUSTRATING IT CAN BE TO "GET
IT DONE" IN A TOWN WHERE G.O.P. IS A FOUR-LETTER
WORD. BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING: WHEN AL "TAKES
"EM ON" -- THEY TAKE COVER. 11
- 5 as
0 VOTERS ARE FRUSTRATED -- THEY'RE TIRED OF THE
STATUS QUO AND THEY'RE CALLING FOR CHANGE. BUT
THEY ALSO KNOW THERE'S A FLIP-SIDE TO CHANGE --
IT'S CALLED TRUST: TRUST TO MAKE THE RIGHT
DECISIONS AND BLOCK THE WRONG ONES. IT'S NOT
ENOUGH TO BLAZE A NEW TRAIL: YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHERE IT LEADS. I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, AND I PLAN
TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY WITH ME: TO A FUTURE OF
FAMILIES -- STRONG AND UNITED. GOOD SCHOOLS, SAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS, A JOB-CREATING ECONOMY -- AND A
WORLD AT PEACE.
- 6 -
o REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED CHANGE THE WORLD:
TODAY EASTERN EUROPE IS FREE. IMPERIAL COMMUNISM
IS DEAD AND BURIED. LAT LONG LAST, ANCIENT ENEMIES
ARE TALKING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- REPLACING
HATRED WITH HOPE. THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS UNDERSCORE
THE GREAT DYNAMISM OF ISRAEL'S DEMOCRACY. WE ARE
CONFIDENT WE CAN WORK WITH THE NEW ISRAELI
GOVERNMENT TO DEEPEN OUR PARTNERSHIP -- AND TO
PROMOTE OUR COMMON OBJECTIVE OF PEACE WITH SECURITY
FOR ISRAEL.
- 7 -
0
JUST LAST WEEK AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BORIS YELTSIN
AND I ANNOUNCED THE MOST SWEEPING NUCLEAR ARMS CUTS
IN HISTORY.
0
WHILE THE WORLD HAS BECOME MORE FREE, IT HAS ALSO
BECOME LESS CERTAIN. THE SOVIET "BEAR" IS NOW A
CREATURE OF THE PAST, BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF
WOLVES OUT THERE -- AND YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
THIS IS NO FANTASY OF AN OLD COLD WARRIOR -- THESE
ARE THE REALITIES OF THE NEW WORLD, AND FROM WHERE
I SIT I CAN SURVEY THE HORIZON.
- 8 -
o
THERE ARE REAL DIFFERENCES HERE WITH THE
OPPOSITION, AND AL AND I WILL KEEP TAKING IT TO THE
PEOPLE: AMERICA IS SAFE AS LONG AS AMERICA IS
STRONG. No ONE KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN AL D'AMATO.
HE SHARED WITH ME A BIT OF ADVICE HIS FATHER ONCE
GAVE HIM: "TELL IT LIKE IT IS, CALL 'EM LIKE YOU
SEE 'EM, DON'T BE AFRAID TO TAKE UNPOPULAR STANDS
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT." IN THE LATE SUMMER OF
'90 THE SENATOR KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
- 9 -
IRAQI TROOPS HAD ROLLED INTO KUWAIT, AND AL D'AMATO
TOLD IT LIKE HE SAW IT. WE KNEW THEN -- WE KNOW
NOW -- AMERICA MUST NOT LET AGGRESSION STAND.
0
SOME PEOPLE SAY, WHY CAN'T YOU BRING THE SAME KIND
OF PURPOSE AND SUCCESS TO THE DOMESTIC SCENE AS YOU
DID IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM? FAIR
QUESTION. THE ANSWER IS: WE CAN AND WE WILL. BUT
I NEED A CONGRESS THAT SUPPORTS OUR DOMESTIC
OFFENSIVE.
- 10 -
0
DESPITE THE ODDS, WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESSES ON
CAPITOL HILL -- LEGISLATION LIKE OUR CHILD CARE
ACT -- WHICH SAID PARENTS RAISE KIDS, NOT
GOVERNMENT; THE CLEAN AIR ACT -- HARNESSING FREE
MARKET FORCES FOR A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT; THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT -- MAKING ROOM FOR
THE DISABLED IN THE AMERICAN MAINSTREAM. Now THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE MISCHIEF COMES
FROM -- THEY KNOW THE DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE
CONGRESS.
- 11 -
AND WHEN IT COMES TO BLOCKING BAD LEGISLATION WITH
THE VETO: IT'S BUSH 30, CONGRESS 0. 11 It's
SENATORS LIKE AL D'AMATO THAT MAKE THAT RECORD
POSSIBLE.
- 12 -
0
WE'RE NOT DONE -- NOT BY A LONG SHOT. AND WHEN THE
CONGRESS HANGS LEFT -- GEORGE BUSH WILL HANG TOUGH.
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY: ONE NIGHT AT SEA, A
CAPTAIN SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE LIGHTS OF AN
ONCOMING SHIP. HE HAD HIS SIGNALMAN BLINK THE
OTHER SHIP: "CHANGE YOUR COURSE 10 DEGREES SOUTH."
THE REPLY CAME BACK: "CHANGE YOUR COURSE 10 DEGREES
NORTH." WELL OUR MAN DIDN'T LIKE THIS, AND
SIGNALED:
- 13 -
"I AM A CAPTAIN, CHANGE YOUR COURSE SOUTH." THE
REPLY: "I AM A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS, CHANGE YOUR
COURSE NORTH." REALLY FURIOUS, THE CAPTAIN
SIGNALED: "CHANGE YOUR COURSE SOUTH -- I'M ON A
BATTLE SHIP!"
THE REPLY CAME BACK: "CHANGE YOUR
COURSE NORTH.
I'M IN A LIGHTHOUSE."
- 14 -
0 MY FRIENDS, WE ARE THAT LIGHTHOUSE, AND HERE'S HOW
WE'RE LIGHTING THE WAY: HEALTH CARE REFORM --
BECAUSE NO ONE
SHOULD HAVE TO GO BROKE TO GET
BETTER. LEGAL
REFORM: BECAUSE AMERICANS SHOULD
SPEND MORE TIME HELPING EACH OTHER, AND LESS TIME
SUING EACH OTHER. FREE TRADE: BECAUSE NO ONE EVER
BEAT THE COMPETITION BY HIDING BEHIND A TRADE
BARRIER.
- 15 -
o
LOOK AT EDUCATION REFORM: AMERICA 2000 IS
REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY WE EDUCATE OUR KIDS. LAST
WEEK I SENT CONGRESS MY GI BILL FOR CHILDREN -- A
BILL TO HELP LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME PARENTS CHOOSE
WHAT SCHOOLS CAN BEST TEACH THEIR CHILDREN. CHOICE
CAN BE THE FUNDAMENTAL REFORM THAT DRIVES ALL
OTHERS. AND BEFORE I'M DONE: WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC,
PRIVATE, OR RELIGIOUS -- PARENTS, NOT GOVERNMENT,
WILL CHOOSE THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS.
- 16 -
0
OUR DISAGREEMENT WITH THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS COMES
DOWN TO THIS: THEY believe THAT PEOPLE WORK FOR THE
GOVERNMENT. WE THINK IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW I PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO
FORCE A BALANCED budget. THEY KNOW I FOUGHT FOR IT
-- AND I'LL KEEP ON FIGHTING. THAT'S WHY IN THE
FALL THEY' LL BE WITH US: AMERICA WANTS A BALANCED
BUDGET AMENDMENT.
- 17 -
0
IT's JUST THIS SIMPLE: GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG AND
SPENDS TOO MUCH. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE WHAT 43 GOVERNORS HAVE TO
CONTROL SPENDING. THEY KNOW I'VE CALLED FOR IT,
FOUGHT FOR IT. THAT'S WHY IN THE FALL THEY' LL BE
WITH US -- AMERICA WANTS THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE THE
LINE-ITEM-VETO.
- 18 -
0
Now I KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE WILL AGREE WITH US.
FRANKLY, I'D HAVE TO WONDER IF SOME PEOPLE DID.
LET SOMEONE ELSE BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE. LET
SOMEONE ELSE COURT THE PRESS AND CRIB THEIR POLICY
FROM THE POLLS. WE ARE NOT ELECTED TO PLEASE -- WE
ARE SENT HERE TO SERVE.
- 19 -
0 NOT MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW THIS -- BUT AL WAS A TRACK
STAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. FASTER THAN A SPEEDING
SOUNDBITE. TURNS OUT THE REAL REASON HE WAS so
FAST WAS THAT HE WAS RUNNING FROM HIS MOTHER. WELL
AL, WHEN IT COMES TO NOVEMBER -- MAMA D'AMATO'S
GOING TO BE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY. THANK YOU ALL.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
# # #
R
WE
TALKING POINTS:
D'AMATO FUNDRAISER \ NEW YORK HILTON
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992 \ 12:30 P.M.
0
AMBASSADOR (CHARLES) GARGANO, THANK YOU FOR THAT
INTRODUCTION -- AND WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU'RE DOING.
WHAT A CROWD WE HAVE HERE: SENATOR (LARRY)
PRESSLER. RNC CHAIRMAN RICH BOND. REPBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN JOSEPH MONDELLO. STATE GOP
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM POWERS. DAVID BREWER, LUNCH VICE
CHAIRMAN. DOUG BARCLAY AND JOHN HENNESSEY, HEADING
UP OUR CAMPAIGN EFFORT HERE -- ALONG WITH YOUR
STATE SENATOR Roy GOODMAN.
- 2 -
MICHAEL LONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE
CONSERVATIVE PARTY -- GOOD TO SEE YOU SIR. THERE'S
A FAMILIAR FACE: JONATHAN BUSH. I'D LIKE TO THANK
YUNG Soo Yoo FOR THE PLEDGE, AND RABBI MILTON
BALKANY FOR THE INVOCATION. AND THANKS TO ALL THE
EVENT CHAIRMEN FOR THIS GREAT EVENING. AND
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN LEADERS
HERE TONIGHT WHO PUT THE GOP IN THE WIN COLUMN LAST
YEAR.
- 3 -
0
I AM HERE TONIGHT TO SALUTE A GREAT LEADER \
A
FORCE FOR GOOD \ A TITAN OF POLITICS. 11 MAMA
D'AMATO. I THINK AL'S LEARNED A THING OR TWO FROM
MAMA. THINGS LIKE: "GETTING IT DONE, MAKING WAVES,
TAKING 'EM ON."
- 4 -
0
AL's ALSO LEARNED HOW FRUSTRATING IT CAN BE TO "GET
IT DONE" IN A TOWN WHERE G.O.P. IS A FOUR-LETTER
WORD. BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING: WHEN AL "TAKES
"EM ON" -- THEY TAKE COVER. 11
- 5 -
0
VOTERS ARE FRUSTRATED -- THEY'RE TIRED OF THE
STATUS QUO AND THEY'RE CALLING FOR CHANGE. BUT
THEY ALSO KNOW THERE'S A FLIP-SIDE TO CHANGE --
IT'S CALLED TRUST: TRUST TO MAKE THE RIGHT
DECISIONS AND BLOCK THE WRONG ONES. IT'S NOT
ENOUGH TO BLAZE A NEW TRAIL: YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHERE IT LEADS. I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, AND I PLAN
TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY WITH ME: TO A FUTURE OF
FAMILIES -- STRONG AND UNITED. GOOD SCHOOLS, SAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS, A JOB-CREATING ECONOMY -- AND A
WORLD AT PEACE.
- 6 -
0
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED CHANGE THE WORLD:
TODAY EASTERN EUROPE IS FREE. IMPERIAL COMMUNISM
IS DEAD AND BURIED. [AT LONG LAST, ANCIENT ENEMIES
ARE TALKING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST -- REPLACING
HATRED WITH HOPE. THE ISRAELI ELECTIONS UNDERSCORE
THE GREAT DYNAMISM OF ISRAEL'S DEMOCRACY. WE ARE
CONFIDENT WE CAN WORK WITH THE NEW ISRAELI
GOVERNMENT TO DEEPEN OUR PARTNERSHIP -- AND TO
PROMOTE OUR COMMON OBJECTIVE OF PEACE WITH SECURITY
FOR ISRAEL.
X
- 7 -
0
JUST LAST WEEK AT THE WHITE HOUSE, BORIS YELTSIN
AND I ANNOUNCED THE MOST SWEEPING NUCLEAR ARMS CUTS
IN HISTORY.
0
WHILE THE WORLD HAS BECOME MORE FREE, IT HAS ALSO
BECOME LESS CERTAIN. THE SOVIET "BEAR" IS NOW A
CREATURE OF THE PAST, BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF
WOLVES OUT THERE -- AND YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
THIS IS NO FANTASY OF AN OLD COLD WARRIOR -- THESE
ARE THE REALITIES OF THE NEW WORLD, AND FROM WHERE
I SIT I CAN SURVEY THE HORIZON.
- 8 -
o
THERE ARE REAL DIFFERENCES HERE WITH THE
OPPOSITION, AND AL AND I WILL KEEP TAKING IT To THE
PEOPLE: AMERICA IS SAFE AS LONG AS AMERICA IS
STRONG. No ONE KNOWS THIS BETTER THAN AL D'AMATO.
HE SHARED WITH ME A BIT OF ADVICE HIS FATHER ONCE
GAVE HIM: "TELL IT LIKE IT IS, CALL 'EM LIKE YOU
SEE 'EM, DON'T BE AFRAID TO TAKE UNPOPULAR STANDS
WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT." IN THE LATE SUMMER OF
'90 THE SENATOR KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
- 9 -
IRAQI TROOPS HAD ROLLED INTO KUWAIT, AND AL D'AMATO
TOLD IT LIKE HE SAW IT. WE KNEW THEN -- WE KNOW
NOW -- AMERICA MUST NOT LET AGGRESSION STAND.
0 SOME PEOPLE SAY, WHY CAN'T YOU BRING THE SAME KIND
OF PURPOSE AND SUCCESS TO THE DOMESTIC SCENE AS YOU
DID IN DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM? FAIR
QUESTION. THE ANSWER IS: WE CAN AND WE WILL. BUT
I NEED A CONGRESS THAT SUPPORTS OUR DOMESTIC
OFFENSIVE.
- 10. -
0
DESPITE THE ODDS, WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESSES ON
CAPITOL HILL -- LEGISLATION LIKE OUR CHILD CARE
ACT -- WHICH SAID PARENTS RAISE KIDS, NOT
GOVERNMENT; THE CLEAN AIR ACT -- HARNESSING FREE
MARKET FORCES FOR A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT; THE
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT -- MAKING ROOM FOR
THE DISABLED IN THE AMERICAN MAINSTREAM. Now THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW WHERE THE MISCHIEF COMES
FROM -- THEY KNOW THE DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE
CONGRESS.
- 11 -
AND WHEN IT COMES TO BLOCKING BAD LEGISLATION WITH
THE VETO: IT'S BUSH 30, CONGRESS 0. 11 IT'S
SENATORS LIKE AL D'AMATO THAT MAKE THAT RECORD
POSSIBLE.
- 12 -
0
WE'RE NOT DONE -- NOT BY A LONG SHOT. AND WHEN THE
CONGRESS HANGS LEFT -- GEORGE BUSH WILL HANG TOUGH.
LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY: ONE NIGHT AT SEA, A
CAPTAIN SAW WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE LIGHTS OF AN
ONCOMING SHIP. HE HAD HIS SIGNALMAN BLINK THE
OTHER SHIP: "CHANGE YOUR COURSE 10 DEGREES SOUTH."
THE REPLY CAME BACK: "CHANGE YOUR COURSE 10 DEGREES
NORTH." WELL OUR MAN DIDN'T LIKE THIS, AND
SIGNALED:
- 13 -
"I AM A CAPTAIN, CHANGE YOUR COURSE SOUTH." THE
REPLY: "I AM A SEAMAN FIRST CLASS, CHANGE YOUR
COURSE NORTH." REALLY FURIOUS, THE CAPTAIN
SIGNALED: "CHANGE YOUR COURSE SOUTH -- I'M ON A
BATTLE SHIP!"
THE REPLY CAME BACK: "CHANGE YOUR
COURSE NORTH.
I'M IN A LIGHTHOUSE."
- 14 -
0 MY FRIENDS, WE ARE THAT LIGHTHOUSE, AND HERE'S HOW
WE'RE LIGHTING THE WAY: HEALTH CARE REFORM --
BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO BROKE TO GET
BETTER. LEGAL REFORM: BECAUSE AMERICANS SHOULD
SPEND MORE TIME HELPING EACH OTHER, AND LESS TIME
SUING EACH OTHER. FREE TRADE: BECAUSE NO ONE EVER
BEAT THE COMPETITION BY HIDING BEHIND A TRADE
BARRIER.
- 15 -
0
LOOK AT EDUCATION REFORM: AMERICA 2000 IS
REVOLUTIONIZING THE WAY WE EDUCATE OUR KIDS. LAST
WEEK I SENT CONGRESS MY GI BILL FOR CHILDREN -- A
BILL TO HELP LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME PARENTS CHOOSE
WHAT SCHOOLS CAN BEST TEACH THEIR CHILDREN. CHOICE
CAN BE THE FUNDAMENTAL REFORM THAT DRIVES ALL
OTHERS. AND BEFORE I'M DONE: WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC,
PRIVATE, OR RELIGIOUS -- PARENTS, NOT GOVERNMENT,
WILL CHOOSE THEIR CHILDREN'S SCHOOLS.
- 16 -
o
OUR DISAGREEMENT WITH THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS COMES
DOWN TO THIS: THEY believe THAT PEOPLE WORK FOR THE
GOVERNMENT. WE THINK IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW I PROPOSED AN AMENDMENT TO
FORCE A BALANCED BUDGET. THEY KNOW I FOUGHT FOR IT
-- AND I'LL KEEP ON FIGHTING. THAT'S WHY IN THE
FALL THEY' LL BE WITH US: AMERICA WANTS A BALANCED
BUDGET AMENDMENT.
- 17 -
0
It's JUST THIS SIMPLE: GOVERNMENT IS TOO BIG AND
SPENDS TOO MUCH. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE
PRESIDENT SHOULD HAVE WHAT 43 GOVERNORS HAVE TO
CONTROL SPENDING. THEY KNOW I'VE CALLED FOR IT,
FOUGHT FOR IT. THAT'S WHY IN THE FALL THEY' LL BE
WITH US -- AMERICA WANTS THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE THE
LINE-ITEM-VETO.
- 18 -
o
Now I KNOW THAT NOT EVERYONE WILL AGREE WITH US.
FRANKLY, I'D HAVE TO WONDER IF SOME PEOPLE DID.
LET SOMEONE ELSE BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE. LET
SOMEONE ELSE COURT THE PRESS AND CRIB THEIR POLICY
FROM THE POLLS. WE ARE NOT ELECTED TO PLEASE -- WE
ARE SENT HERE TO SERVE.
- 19 -
0
NOT MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW THIS -- BUT AL WAS A TRACK
STAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. FASTER THAN A SPEEDING
SOUNDBITE. TURNS OUT THE REAL REASON HE WAS SO
FAST WAS THAT HE WAS RUNNING FROM HIS MOTHER. WELL
AL, WHEN IT COMES TO NOVEMBER -- MAMA D'AMATO'S
GOING TO BE BEHIND YOU ALL THE WAY. THANK YOU ALL.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 25, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dur
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN JAG
SUBJECT:
SENATOR D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
On Monday, June 29th, at 12:15 p.m., you will deliver brief
remarks (approximately 9 minutes/cards) to a luncheon audience of
1,500 D'Amato supporters at the New York Hilton in New York City.
Your remarks describe a changed world, and the need for a strong
defense; domestic achievements and the need for reform.
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS:
D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
NEW YORK HILTON
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. \\ Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover.
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
While the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right.' In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. The answer
is: we can and we will. But I need a Congress that supports
our domestic offensive.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left
hang tough. Let me tell you
a little st -
like the li Pg 3
blink the C 1st congress. PP Bush 30, demoratically control
The reply
Well our m
2nd P top - and its senators like
captain, C ae Demato who have made that
seaman fil record possible
furious,
I'm on a battle ship:
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
O
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
4
Look at education reform: America 2000 is revolutionizing
the way we educate our kids. Last week I sent Congress my
GI Bill for Children -- a bill to help low and middle income
parents choose what schools can best teach their children.
Choice can be the fundamental reform that drives all others.
And before I'm done: whether it's public, private, or
religious -- parents, not government, will choose their
children's schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it -- and I'll keep on fighting. That's why in
the fall they'll be with us: America wants a Balanced Budget
Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'l 11 be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
5
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We are not elected to
please -- we are sent here to serve.
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 25, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dur
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN JAG
SUBJECT:
SENATOR D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
On Monday, June 29th, at 12:15 p.m., you will deliver brief
remarks (approximately 9 minutes/cards) to a luncheon audience of
1,500 D'Amato supporters at the New York Hilton in New York City.
Your remarks describe a changed world, and the need for a strong
defense; domestic achievements and the need for reform.
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
NEW YORK HILTON
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover.
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
While the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right. In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. The answer
is: we can and we will. But I need a Congress that supports
our domestic offensive.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- George Bush will hang tough. Let me tell you
a little story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked
like the lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman
blink the other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south. "
The reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north. "
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north. " Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
4
Look at education reform: America 2000 is revolutionizing
the way we educate our kids. Last week I sent Congress my
GI Bill for Children -- a bill to help low and middle income
parents choose what schools can best teach their children.
Choice can be the fundamental reform that drives all others.
And before I'm done: whether it's public, private, or
religious -- parents, not government, will choose their
children's schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it -- and I'll keep on fighting. That's why in
the fall they'll be with us: America wants a Balanced Budget
Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
5
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We are not elected to
please -- we are sent here to serve.
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
Document No. 33491455
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
6/26/92
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SENATOR D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
SUBJECT:
JUNE 29, 1992
NEW YORK HILTON
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
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SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
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CALIO
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and Staff Secretary
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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June 25, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAN McGROARTY Dur
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN JAG
SUBJECT:
SENATOR D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
On Monday, June 29th, at 12:15 p.m., you will deliver brief
remarks (approximately 9 minutes/cards) to a luncheon audience of
1,500 D'Amato supporters at the New York Hilton in New York City.
Your remarks describe a changed world, and the need for a strong
defense; domestic achievements and the need for reform.
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS:
D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
NEW YORK HILTON
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover.
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change
-- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
While the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right." In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why
can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. The answer
is: we can and we will. But I need a Congress that supports
our domestic offensive.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- George Bush will hang tough. Let me tell you
a little story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked
like the lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman
blink the other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south. "
The reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north.' "
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south. " The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north. " Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
4
Look at education reform: America 2000 is revolutionizing
the way we educate our kids. Last week I sent Congress my
GI Bill for Children -- a bill to help low and middle income
parents choose what schools can best teach their children.
Choice can be the fundamental reform that drives all others.
And before I'm done: whether it's public, private, or
religious -- parents, not government, will choose their
children's schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I.
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know-
I fought for it -- and I'll keep on fighting. That's why in
the fall they'll be with us: America wants a Balanced Budget
Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
5
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We are not elected to
please -- we are sent here to serve.
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
334914SS
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
6/24/92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 2:00PM, THURS., JUN 2
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
NEW YORK CITY
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
X
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER N/C
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY N/C
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 2:00PM, THURSDAY, JUNE 24. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Grossman/Walters)
32 JUN24 P1:11
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics.
Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" they take cover.
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right. In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
O
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south. " The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north."
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north.' " Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn t be a
4
matter of chance
but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
LATEST DRAFT
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
NEW YORK HILTON
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. \\ Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on." "
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover. \\
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads. I
know where I'm going, and I plan to take this country with
me: to a future of families -- strong and united. Good
schools, safe neighborhoods, a job-creating economy -- and a
world at peace.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
2
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
While the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right. " In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America must not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. The answer
3
is: we can and we will. But I need a Congress that supports
our domestic offensive.
O
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. Now the American people know where the
mischief comes from -- they know who controls the Congress.
And when it comes to blocking bad legislation with the veto:
it's Bush 30, Congress 0. \\ It's senators like Al D'Amato
that make that record possible.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- George Bush will hang tough. Let me tell you
a little story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked
like the lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman
blink the other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south." "
The reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north."
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north.' Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
4
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Look at education reform: America 2000 is revolutionizing
the way we educate our kids. Last week I sent Congress my
GI Bill for Children -- a bill to help low and middle income
parents choose what schools can best teach their children.
Choice can be the fundamental reform that drives all others.
And before I'm done: whether it's public, private, or
religious -- parents, not government, will choose their
children's schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it -- and I'll keep on fighting. That's why in
the fall they'll be with us: America wants a Balanced Budget
Amendment.
5
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We are not elected to
please -- we are sent here to serve.
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 JUN 24 P5: 22
June 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATION
FROM:
Mcsfor GREGORY S. WALDEN
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Talking Points: D'Amato Fundraiser
in New York City, Monday, June 29, 1992
The Counsel's office has no legal objections. See comments noted
on the attached.
Attachment
CC: Phillip D. Brady
JUN 24 I992 3:00 pm
334914SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 JUN 24
6/24/92
P5
2:00PM, THURS., JUN 24
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
NEW YORK CITY
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
GR
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 2:00PM, THURSDAY, JUNE 24. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No legal objection -see comments 6-24-92 noted
herein OsWalder PHILLIP D.
BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Grossman/Walters)
2 JUN24 P1:11
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements] I am here tonight to salute a great
leader a force for good a titan of politics.
Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on. "
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
you
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
concernt
with
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover.
11
potatole
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
comparing
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
(or am
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
I
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
paranoid.)
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right.' In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress O.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south. " The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north."
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north.' Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
o
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
well
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
without
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier
K
hurty
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
consumes
Actually, a trade barrier may beat a competitor, but
American consumers lose
4
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
?
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
1000
334914SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9625 P2:58
25
2:00PM, THURS., JUN
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
NEW YORK CITY
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 2:00PM, THURSDAY, JUNE 24 Thank you.
25
RESPONSE:
TO: DANIEL MCGROARTY
June 25, 1992
The NSC staff concurs on the presidential talking points for the
D'Amato fundraiser, subject to the changes indicated on the attached
text.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
for Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
(Grossman/Walters)
2 JUN24 P1:11
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. \\ Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover. 11
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last Two week ago we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right.' In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
selete hard because itis
too
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
delete
to lit
plu
because
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
the
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
President asked the camp an confets minization) +
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
in for this format.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south." The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north."
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." " The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north." Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
4
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
and it the
N wins things?
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
o
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
Comment from
NSC Scrowcroft
3rd prige->
" time Other". and money suing each
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 JUN 25 P12:
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June 25, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Talking Points: D'Amato Fundraiser
We have reviewed the attached talking points and have
noted a few suggested changes on the draft.
If you have any questions or we can be of further
assistance, please let us know.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
334914SS
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
6/24/92
2:00PM, THURS., JUN 2
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
NEW YORK CITY
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FINDLAY
KAUFMAN
FITZWATER
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 2:00PM, THURSDAY, JUNE 24. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Grossman/Walters)
2 JUN24 P1:11
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. \ Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
CHALLENGING x
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover. 11
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right." In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And
the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
WTS
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
+
ENSURING
ARE INCLUDED IN
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled an the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the Y veto it S Bush 30, Congress 0.
A
THE SCORE IS
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south." The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north. "
THE CAPTAIN STET
Well our man- didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north." Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
4
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
VIROROUSLY Xis keep STET
I foughtV for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
THE PROBLEM ist
AND WILL CONTINUE TO.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
REPEATEDLY
I've called for it fought for it It. That's why in the fall
they' 11 be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
BASE X
ON
ARE
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
ARE
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
6.25.92
92 JUN 25 P2: 08
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 C. Murr
Associate Director for
Legislative Reference
and Administration
334914SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
6/24/92
92 JUN25 P2.13
DATE:
2:00PM, THURS., JUN 2
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
NEW YORK CITY
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1992
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
MCGROARTY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please provide comments on the attached directly to
Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930, with a copy to this office
NO LATER THAN 2:00PM, THURSDAY, JUNE 24. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Grossman/Walters)
=2 JUN24 P1:11
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on. "
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover.
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right.' In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
people with disablities.
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the (Senlly
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
5178
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south." The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north." "
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north." Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
4
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
Constitutional (TAYLOR 4790)
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they 11 be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on." If
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover.
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2.
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right. In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south. " The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north. "
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south. " The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north. " Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
4
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on." "
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" --- they take cover. 11
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to. blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
O.
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
2
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon.
There are real differences here with the opposition, and Al
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than Al
D'Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right. In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
D'Amato told it like he saw it. We knew then -- we know now
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
3
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south. " The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north."
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north. " Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse." "
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
4
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
5
Not many of you may know this -- but Al was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
Ed Walters
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDE
24-Jun-1992 03:55pm
TO:
(See Below)
FROM:
Christina M. Martin
Office of Communications
SUBJECT: Comment due by 2 p.m. Thursday to Room 122
(Grossman/Walters)
June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
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[Acknowledgements]. I am here tonight to salute a great
leader \ a force for good \ a titan of politics. 11 Mama
D'Amato. I think Al's learned a thing or two from Mama.
Things like: "getting it done, making waves, taking 'em on."
O
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when A1 "takes 'em on" -- they take cover. 11
0
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough
to blaze a new trail: you've got to know where it leads.
0
Republican leadership has helped change the world: Today
Eastern Europe is free. Imperial Communism is dead and
buried. Just last week we put another nail in the coffin of
the Cold War. Boris Yeltsin and I announced the most
sweeping nuclear arms cuts in history.
o
But while the world has become more free, it has also become
less certain. The Soviet "Bear" is now a creature of the
past, but there are still plenty of wolves out there -- and
you know who they are. This is no fantasy of an old Cold
Warrior -- these are the realities of the new world, and
from where I sit I can survey the horizon seems kind of obvious
but
O
There are real differences here with the opposition, and A1
believe that
and I will keep taking it to the people: America is safe as
long as America is strong. No one knows this better than A1
4 Al
D' Amato. He shared with me a bit of advice his father once
gave him: "Tell it like it is, call 'em like you see 'em,
don't be afraid to take unpopular stands when you know
you're right." In the late summer of '90 the Senator knew
he was right. Iraqi troops had rolled into Kuwait, and Al
he was one of the first Senators toadvocete military
D' Amato told it like he saw it We knew then -- we know now force to
liberate
-- America will not let aggression stand.
Kuwait.
O
Some people say, why can't you bring the same kind of
purpose and success to the domestic scene as you did in
Desert Shield and Desert Storm? Fair question. And the
answer is: I didn't have to get permission from the
Democratic Congress to kick Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait.
o
Despite the odds, we've had some successes on Capitol Hill -
- legislation like our Child Care Act -- which said parents
raise kids, not government; the Clean Air Act -- harnessing
free market forces for a cleaner environment; the Americans
with Disabilities Act -- making room for the disabled in the
American mainstream. And when it comes to blocking bad
legislation with the veto: it's Bush 30, Congress 0.
O
We're not done -- not by a long shot. And when the Congress
hangs left -- we'll hang tough. Let me tell you a little
story: One night at sea, a captain saw what looked like the
lights of an oncoming ship. He had his signalman blink the
other ship: "Change your course 10 degrees south." The
reply came back: "Change your course 10 degrees north."
stet.
Well our man didn't like this, and signaled: "I am a
captain, change your course south." The reply: "I am a
seaman first class, change your course north." Really
furious, the captain signaled: "Change your course south --
I'm on a battle ship!" The reply came back: "Change your
course north. I'm in a lighthouse."
O
My friends, we are that lighthouse, and here's how we're
lighting the way: Health care reform -- because no one
should have to go broke to get better. Legal reform:
because Americans should spend more time helping each other,
and less time suing each other. Free trade: because no one
ever beat the competition by hiding behind a trade barrier.
Education reform: because your kid's school shouldn't be a
matter of chance -- but a matter of choice. Before we're
through: whether it's public, private, or religious --
parents, not government, will choose their children's
schools.
0
Our disagreement with the liberal Democrats comes down to
this: they believe that people work for the government. We
think it's the other way around. The American people know I
proposed an amendment to force a balanced budget. They know
I fought for it. That's why in the fall they'll be with us:
America wants a Balanced Budget Amendment.
0
It's just this simple: Government is too big and spends too
much. The American people know that the President should
have what 43 governors have to control spending. They know
I've called for it, fought for it. That's why in the fall
they'll be with us -- America wants the President to have
the Line-Item-Veto.
0
Now I know that not everyone will agree with us. Frankly,
I'd have to wonder if some people did. Let someone else be
all things to all people. Let someone else court the press
and crib their policy from the polls. We were not elected
to please -- we were sent here to serve.
o
Not many of you may know this -- but A1 was a track star in
high school. Faster than a speeding soundbite. Turns out
the real reason he was so fast was that he was running from
his mother. Well Al, when it comes to November -- Mama
D'Amato's going to be behind you all the way. Thank you
all. God bless you and God bless the United States of
America.
BW
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June 20, 1992
Draft One
D'AMATO
PRESIDENTIAL TALKING POINTS: D'AMATO FUNDRAISER
JUNE 29, 1992
NEW YORK HILTON
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
Ambassador (Charles) Gargano, thank you for that
introduction -- and what a great job you're doing. What a
crowd we have here: Senator (Larry) Pressler. RNC Chairman
Rich Bond. Repblican National Committeeman Joseph Mondello.
State GOP Chairman William Powers. Doug Barclay and John
Hennessey, heading up our campaign effort here -- along with
your State Senator Roy Goodman. Michael Long, Chairman of
the New York State Conservative Party -- good to see you
sir. There's a familiar face: Jonathan Bush. I'd like to
thank Yung Soo Yoo for the pledge, and Rabbi Milton Balkany
for the invocation. And thanks to all the event chairmen
for this great evening. And congratulations to all the
local Republican leaders here tonight who put the GOP in the
win column last year.
I am here tonight to salute a great leader \ a force for
good \ a titan of politics. \\ Mama D'Amato. I think Al's
learned a thing or two from Mama. Things like: "getting it
done, making waves, taking 'em on."
Al's also learned how frustrating it can be to "get it done"
in a town where G.O.P. is a four-letter word. But I'll tell
you one thing: when Al "takes 'em on" -- they take cover. \\
Voters are frustrated -- they're tired of the status quo and
they're calling for change. But they also know there's a
flip-side to change -- it's called trust: trust to make the
right decisions and block the wrong ones. It's not enough