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Document No. 349870
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
09/14/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK, ENGLEWOOD, CO, 09/15
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
HORNER
BOSKIN
GROOMES
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
P4: 30
September 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON as
THROUGH:
STEVEN PROVOST
SUBJECT:
MORNING RALLY: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
Summary:
On Tuesday, September 15, 1992, at approximately 12:30 pm,
you will address 7,000 area business people, workers and their
families in the parking lot of Jeppesen Sanderson Corporation at
Inverness Business Park. You will be introduced by Mr. Frank
Kotulak, Project Leader for Jeppesen Sanderson.
Discussion:
Your remarks, (12 minutes / teleprompter) discuss your
Agenda for American Renewal and the differences between yourself
and Governor Clinton.
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 14, 1992
4:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments.) (Now I know
what they mean by Rocky Mountain Thunder!)) I'm proud to be
here, at the beginning of a new era for America. And I'm proud
to be the first President to visit Colorado and say: The Cold
War is over -- and Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election is about more than the past -- it's about
shaping the future. It's about what kind of country we're going
to leave for our kids.
Here's our challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but also an export superpower and
an economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and my opponent on these issues.
Two candidates, two very different philosophies. You see it in
every issue we care about -- education, health care, economic
growth, creating jobs.
My Agenda for American Renewal lays out the answers -- shows
us the way as clear as a Jeppesen Dataplan.
2
I put my trust in the American people -- the same people who
made this country the greatest economic power the world has ever
seen.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, Governor Clinton wants more taxes.
I want to empower the private sector -- to provide the
quality services government can't provide.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats -- to provide
"one-size-fits-all" service in schools and health care.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, they'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
smaller government. It's the difference between a big government
that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that believes
you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
freedom to make your own choices in life.
My opponent wants to give power to the government. I want
to give power to the people.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- big corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, and a health care system leading
to a new 7 percent payroll tax -- all to feed the overfed
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
Governor Clinton likes to call that "new revenues." I call
it something else: your money.
Before he's done raising taxes, every American will feel the
pinch. He's going to have to tax you because he thinks
government's not big enough. He's already called for $220
billion in new spending -- and Newsweek magazine says the real
total could be three times higher. That is not what America
needs.
4
Governor Clinton's tired old "tax and spend" philosophy is
wrong for America -- we all know that, because it's been tried
before. It would be like going back to the used car lot, and
picking up the lemon you sold 12 years before. Only this time it
would have higher prices from inflation, skyrocketing interest
rates for credit, and a hot air bag thrown in!
Which direction do you want government to go? Governor
Clinton wants it to spend more. I want government to spend less.
He wants to raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the question of whether to stand up to Saddam Hussein -
- the defining test of American leadership in the post-Cold War
world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said, and I quote: "I guess I would have voted with the
majority if it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments
the minority made."
Maybe that's why Governor Clinton wants an Oval Office -- he
spends all his time running around in circles.
But he's wrong. When you're in the Oval Office, when
American lives are at stake, you can't take time out to check the
5
latest opinion polls. I had to make the tough decision, and I'm
proud of what America did in Desert Storm.
How about one of the defining issues of the next four years
-- whether we're going to continue to open new markets -- tap new
customers around the world, so we can create more jobs here at
home, right here in Colorado, right here at Inverness.
I know Americans aren't afraid of competition -- because
when we compete, we win.
I know the American worker can out-think, out-create, out-
work anybody, anywhere, anytime.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he whips out his
saxophone and plays a different tune.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope you're not planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. It's
true, on most issues he backpedals better than Karl Mecklenberg.
But not all the time. On some issues, you can hear him loud
and clear.
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will hand you his business card before you hit the ground.
( (Somebody asked me the other day, "An apple a day keeps the
doctor away, what works for lawyers?"))
6
Now, my opponent doesn't think this is a problem.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton. Here's what he wrote: "I
can never remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor
Clinton]] failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are
concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think America is a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clamoring for favors from Washington
bureaucrats.
I believe we are a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families and communities -- not in the government. This
election I'm asking for a mandate to return power to the people -
- to let government give you the means, and then give you the
chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless the United States.
#
#
#
Document No. 349870
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
09/14/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
----
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK, ENGLEWOOD, CO, 09/15
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
HORNER
BOSKIN
GROOMES
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
2.02P14 P4: 35
September 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
ANDY FERGUSON at
THROUGH:
STEVEN PROVOST
SUBJECT:
MORNING RALLY: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
Summary:
On Tuesday, September 15, 1992, at approximately 12:30 pm,
you will address 7,000 area business people, workers and their
families in the parking lot of Jeppesen Sanderson Corporation at
Inverness Business Park. You will be introduced by Mr. Frank
Kotulak, Project Leader for Jeppesen Sanderson.
Discussion:
Your remarks, (12 minutes / teleprompter) discuss your
Agenda for American Renewal and the differences between yourself
and Governor Clinton.
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 14, 1992
4:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments.) ( (Now I know
what they mean by Rocky Mountain Thunder!)) I'm proud to be
here, at the beginning of a new era for America. And I'm proud
to be the first President to visit Colorado and say: The Cold
War is over -- and Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election is about more than the past -- it's about
shaping the future. It's about what kind of country we're going
to leave for our kids.
Here's our challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but also an export superpower and
an economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and my opponent on these issues.
Two candidates, two very different philosophies. You see it in
every issue we care about -- education, health care, economic
growth, creating jobs.
My Agenda for American Renewal lays out the answers -- shows
us the way as clear as a Jeppesen Dataplan.
2
I put my trust in the American people -- the same people who
made this country the greatest economic power the world has ever
seen.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, Governor Clinton wants more taxes.
I want to empower the private sector -- to provide the
quality services government can't provide.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats -- to provide
"one-size-fits-all" service in schools and health care.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, they'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
smaller government. It's the difference between a big government
that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that believes
you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
freedom to make your own choices in life.
My opponent wants to give power to the government. I want
to give power to the people.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- big corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, and a health care system leading
to a new 7 percent payroll tax -- all to feed the overfed
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
Governor Clinton likes to call that "new revenues." I call
it something else: your money.
Before he's done raising taxes, every American will feel the
pinch. He's going to have to tax you because he thinks
government's not big enough. He's already called for $220
billion in new spending -- and Newsweek magazine says the real
total could be three times higher. That is not what America
needs.
4
Governor Clinton's tired old "tax and spend" philosophy is
wrong for America -- we all know that, because it's been tried
before. It would be like going back to the used car lot, and
picking up the lemon you sold 12 years before. Only this time it
would have higher prices from inflation, skyrocketing interest
rates for credit, and a hot air bag thrown in!
Which direction do you want government to go? Governor
Clinton wants it to spend more. I want government to spend less.
He wants to raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the question of whether to stand up to Saddam Hussein -
- the defining test of American leadership in the post-Cold War
world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said, and I quote: "I guess I would have voted with the
majority if it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments
the minority made."
Maybe that's why Governor Clinton wants an Oval Office -- he
spends all his time running around in circles.
But he's wrong. When you're in the Oval Office, when
American lives are at stake, you can't take time out to check the
5
latest opinion polls. I had to make the tough decision, and I'm
proud of what America did in Desert Storm.
How about one of the defining issues of the next four years
-- whether we're going to continue to open new markets -- tap new
customers around the world, so we can create more jobs here at
home, right here in Colorado, right here at Inverness.
I know Americans aren't afraid of competition -- because
when we compete, we win.
I know the American worker can out-think, out-create, out-
work anybody, anywhere, anytime.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he whips out his
saxophone and plays a different tune.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope you're not planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. It's
true, on most issues he backpedals better than Karl Mecklenberg.
But not all the time. On some issues, you can hear him loud
and clear.
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will hand you his business card before you hit the ground.
( (Somebody asked me the other day, "An apple a day keeps the
doctor away, what works for lawyers?"))
6
Now, my opponent doesn't think this is a problem.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton. Here's what he wrote: "I
can never remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor
Clinton]] failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are
concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think America is a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clamoring for favors from Washington
bureaucrats.
I believe we are a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families and communities -- not in the government. This
election I'm asking for a mandate to return power to the people -
- to let government give you the means, and then give you the
chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless the United States.
#
#
#
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/92
DATE:
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT.
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
SUBJECT:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
X MOORE
-SCOWCROFT
X MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
X PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO N/C
SMITH N/C
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
X
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Called 1:00
PHILLIP D. BRADY
2:05
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
3:00
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
2 SEP AlD : 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made." II
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/92
DATE:
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT.
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
SUBJECT:
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE: TO: DANIEL MCGROARTY
⑆0 0 :6d 71 d75 26
September 14, 1992
The NSC staff concurs, subject to the
PHILLIP D. BRADY
comment noted on page 4.
B
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Brent Scowcroft
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
2 SEP 14 All : 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. Of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
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And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made."
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That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
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three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so." "
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
OK u/chary AC
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/92
92 SER
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT.
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
SUBJECT:
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
283714 A10: 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
Doit use with n bet's for this + his v>- word
key
He wants to empower give government bureaucrats to provide "one-
power
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. Of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority movemy
made."
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
92
September 14, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Inverness Business Park
We have reviewed the attached remarks and have noted several
suggested changes on the draft.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we may
help in any other way.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
JmH
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT. EBAn
TA
9/14/92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
SUBJECT:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
NO: 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
MORE THAN
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just I about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
OUR
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that I lays out the
MY
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor STET.
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
AND
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses, AND YES, MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDINE
AND THAT MEANS
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
CREATE
THAT ENCOURAGE
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
AND
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
REACH FOR THE
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
NEXT RUNG UP THE LADDER OF OPPORTUNITY
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that J that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, I government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
MONEY
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
's HOLDING OUT THE E OF A
He may YOUR be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it I to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
A
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Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
MOMENT
I had to J draw E a line in the sand® and I did I
I knew IT that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
N LEADERSHIP WOULD
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the MINORITY majority
made."
AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we re going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
ING THEIR
I hope nobody out there is planning to 2 hold your breath WAITING FOR
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
HEAR
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
Him TO DECIDEO
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
N
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
FOUR
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. I This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
CLAMORING
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
JMH
TA
9/14/92
92 SEP L4 Pl. 13
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT. -im
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
SUBJECT:
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTE
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
510: 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
MORE THAN
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
OUR
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that I lays out the
MY
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor STET.
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
AND
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition - to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses, AND YES, MORE GOVERNMENT SPENDINE.
AND THAT MEANS
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
CREATE
THAT ENCOURAGE
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
AND
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
REACH FOR THE
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you
NEXT RUNG UP THE LADDER OF OPPORTUNITY
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
J government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
MONEY
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
's HOLDING THE E OF A
He may YOUR be promision the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
It to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of IN American leadership in the post-
A
Cold War world.
MOMENT
I had to To draw a line in the sand, and T did
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
N LEADERSHIP would
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the MINORITY majority.
made."
AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we re going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not SO sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
ING THEIR
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath WATTIME FOR
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
HEAR
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
Him TO DECIDEO
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
N
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
FOUR
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
CLAMORING
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEM
DUM
w/z's comments perDan
9/14/92
DATE:
92 SEP 14 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT. a
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
SUBJECT:
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
2:30 pm
Dan, with then this edto, out. you Pl. can just fend give
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
me a clean wry
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
2 SEP 14 A10: 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- SO
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
my opponent calls fr
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax all told, another XX in taxes.
I'm
not
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
sme
we
upponent
else: your money.
have
this
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
And Newsweek
Said it believer the true total could be three times as larger
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
J Ignote:
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made."
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton --- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/92
DATE:
92 ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
SUBJECT:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
203714 A10 : 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
my
A Grand Canyon divides me and 1 opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made."
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
Packing beet of The company which is the location of the
event is an exporter and could relate, Might be worth bringing
in for a local hook. It's name is Jeppesen/Sanderson.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
crumo
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
92 SEP 14 9-14-92 P3: 2
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
349870SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
9/14/92
2:00PM, TODAY!!SEPT.
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
SUBJECT:
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
BOSKIN
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
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, TODAY, SEPTEMBER 14.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
See comments
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
(R. Grady may respond later time at a S
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
2 SEP14 A10: 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
also
not only a military superpower, but (an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
my
A Grand Canyon divides me and a opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
(Morin't
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
fredom ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
you
abilities to make your own choices in life.
Coix
is die canx
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. Of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue space after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made."
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so." "
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
# # #
J.D. Foster
CEA
(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
223714 SEP P1:50
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
my
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. Of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
CEA has NO figure
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
minority
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made."
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
you're not
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
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(Ferguson/Gershowitz)
September 11, 1992
: 12
7:00 pm
COLORADO
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: INVERNESS BUSINESS PARK
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1992
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Good morning, Colorado! (Acknowledgments, etc.)
I'm proud to be here, and I'm proud to be the first
President to visit Colorado and say the Cold War is over -- and
Freedom finished first.
Every American should take pride in what we've accomplished.
But this election isn't just about the past -- it's about shaping
the future. It's about what kind of country we're going to leave
for our kids.
Here's the challenge: In the next century, America must be
not only a military superpower, but an export superpower and an
economic superpower.
This year you're going to hear two versions of how we get
there. I want us to look forward -- to prepare our kids to
compete, to strengthen our families, to save and invest -- so
when it comes to the new challenges of the '90s, America finishes
first again.
A Grand Canyon divides me and opponent on these issues. You
see it in every issue we care about -- education, health care,
economic growth.
I've got an Agenda for American Renewal that lays out the
answers. And my answers are a lot different from Governor
Clinton's.
2
I put my my trust in the American people. I want to take
the same market forces that made America the greatest economic
power the world has ever seen, and put them to work solving our
problems.
I want more competition to keep health costs down. I want
more competition -- to give parents the power to choose their
kids' schools -- to make our schools the best in the world.
But for my opponent -- it doesn't matter what the problem
is, he always sees the same solution: He wants more government
mandates, more government regulations, more government burdens on
workers and businesses.
And yes, more taxes.
He wants to empower government bureaucrats to provide "one-
size-fits-all" service.
I want to give incentives to the private sector to provide
the quality services government can't provide.
I want to unleash entrepreneurial capitalism, let Americans
climb as high as their dreams will take them.
He wants what they call an "industrial policy" -- where
government planners decide how high you'll go -- and if you try
to go any farther, he'll tax you down to earth.
That's what this debate is about: the role of government in
America. It's not just the difference between big government and
little government. It's the difference between a big government
that that thinks it knows best, and a smaller government that
believes you know better.
3
Yes, government has an important role in the challenge
ahead. I want to use government to give you the means and
abilities to make your own choices in life.
I want to give power to the people. My opponent wants to
give power to the government.
And when it comes to taxes and spending, the difference
couldn't be more clear. I believe government is too big and it
spends too much.
My opponent disagrees with us. He thinks the American
people are undertaxed. So right out of the box, he wants to
raise taxes by $150 billion.
And that's just for starters. Of course, he says he won't
tax you. It's always somebody else -- corporations, foreign
investors. He's even come up with a new twist. He's going to
tax jobs. A new training tax, a health care system leading to a
new 7 percent payroll tax -- all told, another XX in taxes.
He likes to call that "new revenues." I call it something
else: your money.
Before he's done, every American will feel the pinch. He's
going to have to tax you because he thinks government's not big
enough. He's already called for $220 billion in new spending.
He may be promising the rainbow, but first you've got to
hand over the pot of gold.
That's our difference when it comes to government. He wants
it to spend more. I want government to spend less. He wants to
raise taxes -- I want to cut taxes across the board.
4
Now I want you to listen closely to Governor Clinton this
fall -- you're going to have to. On issue after issue, this
guy's been spotted in more places than Elvis Presley.
Take the the question of whether to stand up to Saddam
Hussein -- the defining test of American leadership in the post-
Cold War world.
I had to draw a line in the sand -- and I did.
I knew that only America could force him back into his cage
-- and we did.
And Governor Clinton? Two days after Congress followed my
lead, he said: "I guess I would have voted with the majority if
it was a close vote. But I agree with the arguments the majority
made. "
That's the way he waffled on the defining test of the last
three years. Now one of the defining issues of the next four
years is whether we're going to continue to open new markets --
tap new customers around the world, so we can create more jobs
here at home.
Where does Governor Clinton stand? It depends on who he's
standing in front of. Sometimes he's for opening markets, but
when he talks to the protectionist lobby, he's not so sure.
They asked him about our new plan to open markets in Mexico,
and he said: "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll say so."
I hope nobody out there is planning to hold your breath.
Now, maybe I'm being too tough on Governor Clinton. I want
to be fair. On some issues, you can here him loud and clear.
5
I'll give you an example. I want to get rid of all these
crazy lawsuits. If you fall off a step ladder today, a trial
lawyer will had you his business card before you hit the ground.
But my opponent stands foresquare for the lawyers.
Let me read from a fund-raising letter sent out for Governor
Clinton -- written by the head of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers
Association.
This guy loves Governor Clinton, and I'll let you tell him
why in his own words. This trial lawyer wrote: "I can never
remember an occasion where he [[that's Governor Clinton]] failed
to do the right thing where we trial lawyers are concerned."
Well, I don't want to do the "right thing" for the trial
lawyers. I want to do what's right for the American people.
We've got to sue each other less and care for each other more.
You see, I don't think of America as a vast collection of
interest groups to be pandered to -- the trial lawyers over here,
big labor over there, each clammering for attention from the
bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.
I believe America is a nation of special individuals, not
special interests. I believe our genius lies in our people -- in
our families, our communities and neighborhoods -- not in the
government. This election I'm asking for a mandate to return
power to the people -- to let government give you the means, and
then give you the chance to do it your way.
That's how we will win the global competition. That's how
we will renew America.
6
Thank you etc.
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