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the rich. But in Cukansas
he know," taxes everyone. you
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NOT Mexico !
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Document No. 351819
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
09/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE/BY: ASAP
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGE, PA
09/23
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 N/C
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
X
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
HORNER
GROOMES
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan MCGroarty ASAP,
with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
called 9:00
PHILLIP D. BRADY
10:30
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1992
2 2 SEP 22 PIO: 08
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN JHC
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT PENN STATE
Tommorrow, at 1:30 p.m., you will deliver remarks (14
mins./teleprompted) to 10,000 students, faculty, and family on
the Old Main Lawn of Penn State University and College. Coach
Joe Paterno introduces you.
Your remarks follow the format of a revised stump speech:
touching upon six definitive differences between your agenda and
your opponent's. These are the themes you explored in more depth
at the Enid, Oklahoma event.
NOTE:
There has been some controversy on campus over the
college's first annual "Pro-Marijuana Week." You might
remind students that friends don't let friends vote
high.
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." " I never knew I had
such talent.
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've got to be.
You know, as I was walking up here I saw a plaque on the side of
this building. Not too shiny, but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State.
I was there. And I. survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by
people with the right stuff and people with the right ideas. We
stood fast -- so freedom could stand tall.
The challenges we face today are different, and so are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
Yesterday I travelled to six states --- circling Arkansas to
let people know what really goes on under that Little Rock For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
2
country down. So I figured it was time to introduce Candidate
Clinton to Governor Clinton -- because the rhetoric and the
reality are like night and day. And you know what we discovered?
Whether it's Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't
really matter: Bill Clinton is wrong for America.
Some are going to say that talking about the Governor's
policy record is like going after an unarmed man. I say: he
should have armed himself. He should've packed more than
promises. My opponent and I may argue towards some of the same
ends. But we start from radically different premises -- premises
built on different experience and different philosophies. And I
will point out the difference in our visions, because I believe
it explains the differences in our views.
Two weeks ago in Detroit, I presented my views in my Agenda
for American Renewal. I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
with America -- I gave fair due to what's right. And I offered a
comprehensive, integrated approach to win the new global economic
competition - to create the world's first $10 trillion economy
by the dawn of the next century. My opponent will say we can't
cut it -- I say: anyway you cut it we can.
My agenda contains 13 specific actions that I will pursue in
the first year of my second term -- and I will fight for them
harder than the Nittany Lions -- fourth quarter, fourth down --
goal. to go. I am asking for nothing more -- nothing less -- than
a mandate to move this country forward
3
I want a debate over issues -- and an argument over ideas.
I will stand on my record -- and I won't let the Governor run
away from his. I believe the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
Candidate Clinton is selling -- there's no refund. There's no
rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan.
On one issue -- the fundamental issue -- my opponent and I
have just agreed to disagree. It's a question of how our economy
grows -- how our country works.
It's kind of like Jeopardy -- it all comes down to how you
phrase the question. My opponent asks what makes the economy
grow. His answer: government planners and programs and projects.
I ask who makes the American economy grow. And my answer is
you: individual working men and women, building and buying in the
freedom of a market.
My opponent believes that government will quote -- "invest"
-- unquote, your money smarter than you can. I don't see it that
way. I say the smart money is on smart people like you.
It's the craziest thing -- at the very moment when Russia,
Mexico, Eastern Europe, the whole world, is turning our way, why
would we turn back their way? All of a sudden, all around the
world, people are turning to free markets, to free trade, to
freedom. Now that the world is finally catching on, what are we
supposed to say -- "Just kidding?"
4
The world is sending us a message we should already know:
Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of
what you earn.
And I think we've just discovered another difference between
the candidates: Taxes. My opponent wants to raise taxes. I want
to cut them.
During the 80's we lightened the tax load on labor --
creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors
out there -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it
out: The less you tax of something -- the more you get of it. If
we cut taxes on investment we'll get more investment. And more
investment means more jobs.
My opponent disagrees. In Arkansas he's taxing everything
he can get his hands on: groceries, beer, gas, mobile homes,
cable TV, used cars, airplanes, coal. ((Should I keep going?) )
He was even taxing foodstamps till the federal government forced
him to stop. I guess that's why yesterday my subconscious spoke
up -- by accident I actually called him Governor Taxes.
We disagree on taxes, and guess what -- we disagree on
government spending. My opponent wants to raise government
spending, I want to cut it
The federal government today spends almost a quarter out of
every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
5
thinks that's cheap. On top of the $1.5 trillion we already
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
Frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
grow one inch bigger. Maybe my opponent thinks that there'll
just be more of it to love.
I believe that government is too big and spends too much.
I want to slow the growth of mandatory spending, excluding social
security. I want to freeze discretionary spending. And I've
already proposed we get rid of 246 programs and more than 4,000
projects that are luxuries we can't afford. To back it up I want
a balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto. And I want to
give the taxpayer their own private veto pen: the right to take
up to 10 percent of your tax payment and send it straight to cut
spending cut the deficit and cut our country free.
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to American
goods. Exports support over 400,000 jobs, right here in
Pennsylvania. I want lower priced goods for American consumers
- and new customers for American goods. I believe in free trade,
because I believe that when trade is free and fair, America beats
the competition fair and square -- anywhere.
There was a time when my opponent said he favored open
trade. Other times, usually after meetings with big union
leaders he wasn't so sure What will it be? Well when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
way he looks at taxes and spending -- another one of those fun
buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
Last year Americans spent 5.3 billion hours just trying to
keep up with federal regulations. That's like watching every pro
football game on television back-to-back for the next twelve
million -- 268,000 years. ((And that's not even including the
playoffs. ))
Our differences show up in our approaches to health care, to
child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
closer to the people -- real closer -- too close for comfort. I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
-- make the decisions that matter -- who will care for your kids
-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses -- scaring the wits out of anyone
who wants to take a risk, try out something new. Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
concerned." How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
do things right for all Americans.
And this Fall I will continue to talk about what right --
even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
care of its interests. 11
Someone once said that "You learn more character on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life." I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to do' is look out in this audience. When we meet tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
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SPEECHWRITING
CHRISTINA MARTIN
REMARKS:
- MASTER 1
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." I never knew I had
such talent. \\
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've got to be.
THROUGH THE OLDMAIN THIS
(JAO)
You know, as I was walking up here I saw plaque on the side of
THE WALL
this building. Not too shiny, but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State.
fought in that war
lived
Porter
I was there. And I survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by
people with the right stuff and people Porter with the right ideas. We
stood fast -- so freedom could stand tall.
\
The challenges we face today are different, and SO are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
Yesterday I travelled to six states -- circling Arkansas to
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let people know what really goes on under that Little Rock, For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
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I want a debate over issues -- and an argument over ideas.
I will stand on my record -- and I won't let the Governor run
Porter
away from his. I believe the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
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rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan. \\
On one issue -- the fundamental issue -- my opponent and I
have just Parter agreed to disagree. It's a question of how our economy
grows -- how our country works
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It's kind of like/Jeopardy -- it all comes down to how you
deletes
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grow. His answer: government planners and programs and projects.
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My opponent believes that government will quote -- "invest"
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old Scowcroft
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The world is sending us a message we should already know:
Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
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about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of about freedo
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And I think we've just discovered another difference between
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creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors
out there -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it
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everyone.
He was even taxing foodstamps till the federal government forced
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up -- by accident I actually called him Governor Taxes.
We disagree on taxes, and guess what -- we disagree on
government spending. My opponent wants to raise government
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spending I want to cut it.
The federal government today spends almost a quarter out of
every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
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too little
thinks that's cheap. On top of the $1.5 trillion we already
BILLION (Counsel)
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
Frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
any Porter
grow one inch bigger. Maybe my opponent thinks that there 11
just be more of it to love.
I believe that government is too big and spends too much.
I want to slow the growth of mandatory spending, excluding social
security. I want to freeze discretionary spending. And I've
already proposed we get rid of 246 programs and more than 4,000
don't need. Porter
projects that are luxuries we can't afford. To back it up I want
a balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto. And I want to
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up to 10 percent of your tax payment and send it straight to cut
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spending \ cut the deficit and cut our cou try free.
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to American
goods. Exports support over 400,000 jobs, right here in
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because I believe that when trade is free and fair, America beats
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the competition fair and square -- anywhere.
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trade. Other times, usually after meetings with big union
leaders, he wasn't so sure. What will it be? Well, when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
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way he looks at taxes and spending -- another one of those fun
buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
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used inEnia (WAG)
6.3 Darman
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to
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football game on television back-to-back for the next twelve
TWO HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND COAG )
million years. ( (And that's not even including the
playoffs. ))
Our differences show up in our approaches to health care, to
child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
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closer to the people -- real close -- too close for comfort.
I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
like Scowcroft
-- make the decisions that matter Awho will care for your kids
-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses -- scaring the wits out of anyone
who wants to take a risk, try out; something new. Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
Now Now he's he's
concerned. How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
"Governur.
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
special
interest!"
do things right for all Americans.
Scowcroft
And this Fall I will continue to talk about what right --
even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
care of its interests.
Someone once said that "You learn more character on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life." I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to da' is look out in this audience. When we meet tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
- MASTER 1
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." I never knew I had
such talent.
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've got to be.
THROUGH THE OLD MAIN
You know, as I was walking up here I saw a plaque on the side of
THIS
WALL
this building. Not too shiny, but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State.
I was there. And I survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by
people with the right stuff and people with the right ideas. We
stood fast -- so freedom could stand tall.
\
The challenges we face today are different, and so are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
Yesterday I travelled to six states -- circling Arkansas to
let people know. what really goes on under that Little Rock. For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
2
country down. So I figured it was time to introduce Candidate
Clinton to Governor Clinton -- because the rhetoric and the
reality are like night and day. And you know what we discovered?
Whether it's Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't
really matter: Bill Clinton is wrong for America.
Some are going to say that talking about the Governor's
policy record is like going after an unarmed man. I say: he
should have armed himself. He should've packed more than
promises. My opponent and I may argue towards some of the same
ends. But we start from radically different premises -- premises
built on different experience and different philosophies. And I
will point out the difference in our visions, because I believe
it explains the differences in our views.
Two weeks ago in Detroit, I presented my views in my Agenda
for American Renewal. I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
with America -- I gave fair due to what's right. And I offered a
comprehensive, integrated approach to win the new global economic
competition - to create the world's first $10 trillion economy
by the dawn of the next century. My opponent will say we can't
cut it -- I say: anyway you cut it we can.
My agenda contains 13 specific actions that I will pursue in
the first year of my second term -- and I will fight for them
harder than the Nittany Lions -- fourth quarter, fourth down --
goal. to. go. I am asking for nothing more nothing less than
a mandate to move this country forward:-
3
I want a debate over issues -- and an argument over ideas.
I will stand on my record -- and I won't let the Governor run
away from his. I believe the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
Candidate Clinton is selling -- there's no refund. There's no
rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan. M
On one issue -- the fundamental issue -- my opponent and I
have just agreed to disagree. It's a question of how our economy
grows -- how our country works.
It's kind of like Jeopardy -- it all comes down to how you
phrase the question. My opponent asks what makes the economy
grow. His answer: government planners and programs and projects.
I ask who makes the American economy grow. And my answer is
you: individual working men and women, building and buying in the
freedom of a market.
My opponent believes that government will quote -- "invest"
-- unquote, your money smarter than you can. I don't see it that
NOT
way. I say the smart money is on smart people like you.
MEXICO!
(scowcrat
It's the craziest thing -- at the very moment when Russia,
Mexico, Eastern Europe, the whole world, is turning our way, why
would we turn back their way? All of a sudden, all around the
world, people are turning to free markets, to free trade, to
freedom. Now that the world is finally catching on, what are we
supposed to say "Just kidding?"
4
The world is sending us a message we should already know:
Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of
what you earn.
And I think we've just discovered another difference between
the candidates: Taxes. My opponent wants to raise taxes. I want
to cut them.
During the 80's we lightened the tax load on labor --
creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors
out there -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it
out: The less you tax of something -- the more you get of it. If
we cut taxes on investment we'll get more investment. And more
investment means more jobs.
He talks
in
of taxing
My opponent disagrees. ITT Arkansas he's taxing everything
take out beer 49as - we also tax them
Kaufman
the rich.
he can get his hands on: groceries, beer, gas, mobile homes,
But in
Arkansas
cable TV, used cars, airplanes, coal. ( (Should I keep going?))
he taxes
He was even taxing foodstamps till the federal government forced
everyone.
you know,
him to stop. I guess that's why yesterday my subconscious spoke
Ross
up -- by accident I actually called him Governor Taxes.
We disagree on taxes, and guess what -- we disagree on
government spending. My opponent wants to raise government
spending, I want to cut it
The federal government today spends almost a quarter out of
every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
5
thinks that's cheap. on top of the $1.5 trillion we already
BILLION (Counsel)
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
Frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
grow one inch bigger. Maybe my opponent thinks that there'll
just be more of it to love.
I believe that government is too big and spends too much.
I want to slow the growth of mandatory spending, excluding social
security. I want to freeze discretionary spending. And I've
already proposed we get rid of 246 programs and more than 4,000
projects that are luxuries we can't afford. To back it up I want
a balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto. And I want to
give the taxpayer their own private veto pen: the right to take
up to 10 percent of your tax payment and send it straight to cut
spending cut the deficit and cut our country free.
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to American
goods. Exports support over 400,000 jobs, right here in
Pennsylvania. I want lower priced goods for American consumers -
- and new customers for American goods. I believe in free trade,
because I believe that when trade is free and fair, America beats
the competition fair and square -- anywhere.
There was a time when my opponent said he favored open
trade. Other times, usually after meetings with big union
leaders, he wasn't so sure What will it be? Well, when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion; I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
way he looks at taxes and spending -- another one of those fun
buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
6.3
Darman
Last year Americans spent 5.3 billion hours just trying to
keep up with federal regulations. That's like watching every pro
football game on television back-to-back for the next twelve
TWO HUNDRED 4 SIXTY EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND CJAG )
million years. ( (And that's not even including the
playoffs. ))
Our differences show up in our approaches to health care, to
child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
closer to the people -- real closer -- too close for comfort. I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
-- make the decisions that matter -- who will care for your kids
-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses --- scaring the wits out of anyone
who wants to take a risk, try out; something new. Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
concerned." How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
do things right for all Americans.
And this Fall I will continue to talk about what right --
even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
care of its interests.
Someone once said that "You learn more character on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life." I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to do is look out in this audience. When we meet, tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
- MASTER -
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." I never knew I had
such talent.
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've (JAG) got to be.
THROUGH THE OLDMAIN THIS
You know, as I was walking up here I saw plaque on the side of
THE WALL
this building. Not too shiny, but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State.
fought in that war
lived Porter
I was there. And I survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by
people with the right stuff and people Forter with the right ideas. We
stood fast -- so freedom could stand tall.
The challenges we face today are different, and so are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
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shed some light on-and expose the truth about - Covernor Clintons record. Porter
let people know what really goes on under that Little Rock. For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
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country down. So I figured it was time to introduce Candidate
Clinton to Governor Clinton -- because the rhetoric and the
reality are like night and day. And you know what we discovered?
Whether it's Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't
really matter: Bill Clinton is wrong for America.
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policy record is like going after an unarmed man. I say: he
should have armed himself. He should've packed more than
strive Foster
promises. My opponent and I may argue towards some of the same
ends. But we start from radically different premises -- premises
built on different experience and different philosophies. And I
will point out the difference in our visions, because I believe
it explains the differences in our views.
Two weeks ago in Detroit, I presented my views in my Agenda
for American Renewal. I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
our strengths as a nation. Porter
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know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
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Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
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about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of about
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Ross
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every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
Porter
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BILLION (Counsel)
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
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any Porter
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just be more of it to love.
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leaders, he wasn't so sure. What will it be? Well, when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
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buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
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TWO HUNDRED & SIXTY EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND CJAG )
million years. ( (And that's not even including the
playoffs. ))
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child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
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closer to the people -- real closer -- too close for comfort. I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
like (Scowcroft
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-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses -- scaring. the wits out of anyone
who wants to take a risk, try out; something new. Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
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concerned. How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
'Governur.
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
special
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do things right for all Americans.
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even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
care of its interests.
Someone once said that "You learn more character on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life. " I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to do is look out in this audience. When we meet tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
C
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 SEP 23 All: On
September 23, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN MCGROARTY
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATION
FROM: misfer GREGORY S. WALDEN
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Penn State University,
State College, PA
At your request, the Counsel's office has reviewed the above-
referenced matter. We have no legal objection. See
comments/edits on pages 5, 6, and 7.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
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DATE:
09/22/92
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SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGE,
PA
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ACTION FYI
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MCBRIDE
BAKER
MOORE
SCOWCROFT
MULLINS
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BATES
PORTER
BRADY
PROVOST
BROMLEY
ROSS
CALIO
SMITH
DEMAREST
TUTWILER
FITZWATER
ZOELLICK
GRAY
KAUFMAN
HOLIDAY
MCGROARTY
HORNER
GROOMES
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan MCGroarty ASAP,
with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE: Nolezal objection see comments/Plib PHILLIP D. BRADY
on pp 5, 5,6,7. OSWalle
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1992
2 SEP 22 PIO: 08
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN
THE
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT PENN STATE
Tommorrow, at 1:30 p.m., you will deliver remarks (14
mins./teleprompted) to 10,000 students, faculty, and family on
the Old Main Lawn of Penn State University and College. Coach
Joe Paterno introduces you.
Your remarks follow the format of a revised stump speech:
touching upon six definitive differences between your agenda and
your opponent's. These are the themes you explored in more depth
at the Enid, Oklahoma event.
NOTE:
There has been some controversy on campus over the
college's first annual "Pro-Marijuana Week." You might
remind students that friends don't let friends vote
high.
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." I never knew I had
such talent.
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've got to be.
You know, as I was walking up here I saw a plaque on the side of
this building. Not too shiny, but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State: \\
I was there. And I survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War won by
people with the right stuff and people with the right ideas. We
stood fast -- so freedom could stand tall.
The challenges we face today are different, and so are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
Yesterday I travelled to six states circling Arkansas to
let people know what really goes on under that Little Rock
For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
2
country down. So I figured it was time to introduce Candidate
Clinton to Governor Clinton -- because the rhetoric and the
reality are like night and day. And you know what we discovered?
Whether it's Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't
really matter: Bill Clinton is wrong for America.
Some are going to say that talking about the Governor's
policy record is like going after an unarmed man. I say: he
should have armed himself. He should've packed more than
promises. My opponent and I may argue towards some of the same
ends. But we start from radically different premises -- premises
built on different experience and different philosophies. And I
will point out the difference in our visions, because I believe
it explains the differences in our views.
Two weeks ago in Detroit, I presented my views in my Agenda
for American Renewal. I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
with America -- I gave fair due to what's right. And I offered a
comprehensive, integrated approach to win the new global economic
competition - to create the world's first $10 trillion economy
by the dawn of the next century My opponent will say we can't
cut it -- I say: anyway you cut it we can.
My agenda contains 13 specific actions that I will pursue in
the first year of my second term -- and I will fight for them
harder than the Nittany Lions -- fourth quarter, fourth down
goal to go I am asking for nothing more nothing less than
a mandate to move this country, forward
3
I want a debate over issues -- and an argument over ideas.
I will stand on my record -- and I won't let the Governor run
away from his. I believe the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
Candidate Clinton is selling -- there's no refund. There's no
rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan.
On one issue -- the fundamental issue -- my opponent and I
have just agreed to disagree. It's a question of how our economy
grows -- how our country works.
It's kind of like Jeopardy -- it all comes down to how you
phrase the question. My opponent asks what makes the economy
grow. His answer: government planners and programs and projects.
I ask who makes the American economy grow. And my answer is
you: individual working men and women, building and buying in the
freedom of a market.
My opponent believes that government will quote -- "invest"
-- unquote, your money smarter than you can. I don't see it that
way. I say the smart money is on smart people like you.
It's the craziest thing -- at the very moment when Russia,
Mexico, Eastern Europe, the whole world, is turning our way, why
would we turn back their way? All of a sudden, all around the
world, people are turning to free markets, to free trade, to
freedom. Now that the world is finally catching on, what are we.
supposed to say -- "Just kidding?"
4
The world is sending us a message we should already know:
Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of
what you earn.
And I think we've just discovered another difference between
the candidates: Taxes. My opponent wants to raise taxes. I want
to cut them.
During the 80's we lightened the tax load on labor --
creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors
out there -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it
out: The less you tax of something -- the more you get of it. If
we cut taxes on investment we'll get more investment. And more
investment means more jobs.
My opponent disagrees. In Arkansas he's taxing everything
he can get his hands on: groceries, beer, gas, mobile homes,
cable TV, used cars, airplanes, coal. ((Should I keep going?))
He was even taxing foodstamps till the federal government forced
him to stop. I guess that's why yesterday my subconscious spoke
up -- by accident I actually called him Governor Taxes.
We disagree on taxes, and guess what -- we disagree on
government spending. My opponent wants to raise government
spending I want to cut it.
The federal government today spends almost a quarter out of
every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
5
thinks that's cheap. On top of the $1.5 trillion we already
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
Frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
grow one inch bigger. Maybe my opponent thinks that there'll
just be more of it to love.
I believe that government is too big and spends too much.
I want to slow the growth of mandatory spending, excluding social
security. I want to freeze discretionary spending. And I've
already proposed we get rid of 246 programs and more than 4,000
projects that are luxuries we can't afford. To back it up I want
a balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto. And I want to
give the taxpayer their own private veto pen: the right to take
up to 10 percent of your tax payment and send it straight to cut
spending \ cut the deficit \ and cut our country free.
\\
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to American
goods. Exports support over 400,000 jobs, right here in
Pennsylvania. I want lower priced goods for American consumers -
- and new customers for American goods. I believe in free trade,
because I believe that when trade is free and fair, America beats
the competition fair and square -- anywhere.
There was a time when my opponent said he favored open
trade. Other times, usually after meetings with big union
leaders, he wasn't so sure. What will it be? Well, when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
way he looks at taxes and spending -- another one of those fun
buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
Last year Americans spent 5.3 billion hours just trying to
keep up with federal regulations. That's like watching every pro
football game on television back-to-back for the next twelve
7
million, Thours) 268,000 years. ((And that's not even including the
playoffs. ))
Our differences show up in our approaches to health care, to
child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
closer to the people -- real closer -- too close for comfort. I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
-- make the decisions that matter -- who will care for your kids
-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses -- scaring the wits out of anyone
who wants to take a risk, try out something new. Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
concerned." How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
do things right for all Americans.
And this Fall I will continue to talk about what right --
even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
[or
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Iknow
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
"our
care of its interests.
America
Someone once said that "You learn more character on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life." I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to do is look out in this audience. When we meet tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
92 SEP 23 September 123,2 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER DH FOR
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Penn State University
We have reviewed the attached presidential remarks and
have noted a few suggested changes on the draft.
If you have any questions or we can be of further
assistance, please let us know.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 351819
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
09/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
ASAP
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGE, PA
09/23
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
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
HORNER
GROOMES
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan MCGroarty ASAP,
with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1992
20122 P.O:08
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN
tc
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT PENN STATE
Tommorrow, at 1:30 p.m., you will deliver remarks (14
mins./teleprompted) to 10,000 students, faculty, and family on
the Old Main Lawn of Penn State University and College. Coach
Joe Paterno introduces you.
Your remarks follow the format of a revised stump speech:
touching upon six definitive differences between your agenda and
your opponent's. These are the themes you explored in more depth
at the Enid, Oklahoma event.
NOTE:
There has been some controversy on campus over the
college's first annual "Pro-Marijuana Week." " You might
remind students that friends don't let friends vote
high.
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." I never knew I had
such talent.
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've got to be.
You know, as I was walking up here I saw a plaque on the side of
this building. Not too shiny, but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State.
FOUGHT IN THAT WAR LIVED
I was there. And I survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by
people with the right stuff and people with J. the right ideas. We
stood fast -- so freedom could stand tall.
The challenges we face today are different, and so are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
AND EXPOSE THE TRUTH ABOUT
Yesterday I travelled to six states circling Arkansas to
SHED SOME LIGHT ON GOVERNOR CUNTON'S RECORD.
let people know what really goes on under that Little Rock. Rock.
For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
2
country down. So I figured it was time to introduce Candidate
Clinton to Governor Clinton -- because the rhetoric and the
reality are like night and day. And you know what we discovered?
Whether it's Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't
really matter: Bill Clinton is wrong for America.
Some are going to say that talking about the Governor
DELETE
policy record is like going after an unarmed man. I say: he
should have armed himself. He should've packed more than
promises. My opponent and I may argue towards some of the same
ends. But we start from radically different premises -- premises
built on different experience and different philosophies. And I
will point out the difference in our visions, because I believe
it explains the differences in our views.
OUR STRENGTHS AS A NATION.
Two weeks ago in Detroit, I presented my views in my Agenda
for American Renewal. I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
with America -- I gave fair due to what's right. And I offered a
comprehensive, integrated approach to win the new global economic
competition -- to create the world's first $10 trillion economy WON'T
FIRST YEARS
5
by the dawn of the next century. My opponent with say! we can't
cut it -- I say: anyway you cut it we can.
My agenda contains 13 specific actions that I will pursue in
the first year of my second term -- and I will fight for them
harder than the Nittany Lions -- fourth quarter, fourth down --
goal to go. I am asking for nothing more -- nothing less -- than
a mandate: to move this country forward:
3
I want a debate over issues -- and an argument over ideas.
I will stand on my record -- and I won't let the Governor run
away from his. believe T the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
Candidate Clinton is selling -- there's no refund. There's no
rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan.
On one issue -- the fundamental issue -- my opponent and I
have just I agreed to disagree. It's a question of how our economy
grows -- how our country works.
J
It's kind of like Jeopardy it all comes down to how you
DELETE
phrase the question. My opponent asks what makes the economy
grow. His answer: government planners and programs and projects.
I ask who makes the American economy grow. And my
you: individual working men and women, building and buying, in the A
freedom of I market.
MORE PRODUCTIVELY
My opponent believes that government will quote -- "invest"
-- unquote, your money sharter than you can. I don't see it that
way. I say the smart money is on smart people like you.
MANATHE
It
the
craziest
thing
at the very moment when Russia,
FLIES IN THE FACE of WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
Mexico, Eastern Europe the whole world, ARE id turning our way, why
AND
AN NATIONS
would we turn back their way? All of a sudden, all around the
world, people are turning to free markets, to free trade, to
freedom. New that the world is finally catching on, what are we I
supposed to say "Just kidding?" X
4
The world is sending us a message we should already know:
Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of
what you earn.
HAS PROMISED
And I think we've just discovered another difference between
the candidates: Taxes. My opponent wants to raise taxes. I want
to cut them.
19
During the Y80's we lightened the tax load on labor --
creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors
out there -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it
out: The less you tax of something -- the more you get of it. If
we cut taxes on investment we'll get more investment. And more
investment means more jobs.
\\
My opponent disagrees. In Arkansas he's taxing everything
he can get his hands on: groceries, beer, gas, mobile homes,
cable TV, used cars, airplanes, coal. ((Should I keep gaing?) )
He was even taxing foodstamps till the federal government forced
him to stop. I guess that's why yesterday my subconscious spoke
up -- by accident I actually I called him Governor Taxes.
We disagree on taxes, and guess what -- we disagree on
government spending. My opponent wants to raise government
spending, I want to cut it.
The federal government today spends almost a quarter out of
every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
5
TOO LITTLE
thinks that's sheap. On top of the BILLION $1.5 trillion we already
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
Frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
ANY
grow one inch bigger. Maybe my opponent thinks that there'll
just be more of it to love.
I believe that government is too big and spends too much.
I want to slow the growth of mandatory spending, excluding social
security. I want to freeze discretionary spending. And I've
already proposed we get rid of 246 programs and more than 4,000
DONT NEEDO
projects that are luxuries we can't afford. To back it up I want
a balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto. And I want to
S
A
give the I taxpayer their own private veto pen: the right to take
up to 10 percent of your tax payment and send it straight to cut
spending AND V cut the deficito\ and cut our country free
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to American
goods. Exports support over 400,000 jobs, right here in
Pennsylvania. I want lower priced goods for American consumers -
ABROAD
- and new customers for American goods. I believe in free WILL trade,
because I believe that when trade is free and fair, America/beats a/be
the competition fair and square -- anywhere.
There was a time when my opponent said he favored open
trade. Other times, usually after meetings with big union
leaders, he wasn't so sure. What will it be? Well, when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
way he looks at taxes and spending -- another one of those fun
buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
REFER TO
Last year Americans spent 5.3 billion hours just trying
to
PENN STATE
keep up with federal regulations. That's like watching every pro
football game on television back-to-back for the next twelve
million -- 268,000 years. ((And that's not even including the
playoffs. ))
Our differences show up in our approaches to health care, to
child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
closer to the people -- real closer -- too close for comfort.
I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
-- make the decisions that matter -- who will care for your kids
-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses -- scaring the wits out of anyone
who wants to take : a risk, try out something new. Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
\\
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
concerned." How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
do things right for all Americans.
's
And this Fall I will continue to talk about what right --
even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
care of its interests.
Someone once said that "You learn more maracter on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life." I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to da is look out in this audience. When we meet tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
Document No. 351819
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
92 SEP 23 All: : 26
DATE:
09/22/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: ASAP
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, STATE COLLEGE, PA
09/23
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
GROOMES
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please provide any comments directly to Dan MCGroarty ASAP,
with a copy to this office. Thanks.
RESPONSE:
TO:
DAN MCGROARTY
September 23, 1992
PHILLIP D. BRADY
The NSC staff concurs with the draft
Assistant to the President
presidential remarks as amended.
and Staff Secretary
Brent Scowcroft
Ext. 2702
CC: Phillip D. Brady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 22, 1992
2 SEP 22 PIO: 08
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
STEVE PROVOST
FROM:
JENNIFER GROSSMAN
SUBJECT:
REMARKS AT PENN STATE
Tommorrow, at 1:30 p.m., you will deliver remarks (14
mins./teleprompted) to 10,000 students, faculty, and family on
the Old Main Lawn of Penn State University and College. Coach
Joe Paterno introduces you.
Your remarks follow the format of a revised stump speech:
touching upon six definitive differences between your agenda and
your opponent's. These are the themes you explored in more depth
at the Enid, Oklahoma event.
NOTE:
There has been some controversy on campus over the
college's first annual "Pro-Marijuana Week." You might
remind students that friends don't let friends vote
high.
(Grossman)
Draft Two
September 22, 1992
PENN
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992
1:30 P.M.
Thank you Coach Paterno -- it's one thing to have to play
after one of your pep talks, but it's another to have to give a
speech. Last time I gave a speech on a college campus, one
student came up to me afterwards and said: "That was the best
impersonation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen. " I never knew I had
such talent.
I didn't come here today to give a big rally or a grand
speech. I came here to talk a bit about where we've been, where
we are, and what I want to do -- to get us where we've got to be.
You know, as I was walking up here I saw a plaque on the side of
this building. Not too shiny but then again, it didn't need to
be. It was dedicated to 374 Americans who died in World War II.
All from Penn State.
\\
I was there. And I survived to see a lot of history between
then and now. The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by
people with the right stuff and people with the right ideas. We
stood fast -- SO freedom could stand tall.
The challenges we face today are different, and so are the
demands. The challenge of the 1990s is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
Yesterday I travelled to six states -- circling Arkansas to
let people know what really goes on under that Little Rock. For
months now my opponent has been taking me on and talking this
2
country down. So I figured it was time to introduce Candidate
Clinton to Governor Clinton -- because the rhetoric and the
reality are like night and day. And you know what we discovered?
Whether it's Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't
really matter: Bill Clinton is wrong for America.
Some are going to say that talking about the Governor's
policy record is like going after an unarmed man. I say: he
should have armed himself. He should've packed more than
promises. My opponent and I may argue towards some of the same
ends. But we start from radically different premises -- premises
built on different experience and different philosophies. And I
will point out the difference in our visions, because I believe
it explains the differences in our views.
Two weeks ago in Detroit, I presented my views in my Agenda
for American Renewal. I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
with America -- I gave fair due to what's right. And I offered a
comprehensive, integrated approach to win the new global economic
competition -- to create the world's first $10 trillion economy
by the dawn of the next century. My opponent will say we can't
cut it -- I say: anyway you cut it we can.
My agenda contains 13 specific actions that I will pursue in
the first year of my second term -- and I will fight for them
harder than the Nittany Lions -- fourth quarter, fourth down --
goal to go I am asking for nothing more -- nothing less -- than
a. mandate to move this country forward.
3
I want a debate over issues -- and an argument over ideas.
I will stand on my record -- and I won't let the Governor run
away from his. I believe the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
Candidate Clinton is selling -- there's no refund. There's no
rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan.
On one issue -- the fundamental issue -- my opponent and I
have just agreed to disagree. It's a question of how our economy
grows -- how our country works.
that game
It's kind of like 1 Jeopardy -- it all comes down to how you
phrase the question. My opponent asks what makes the economy
grow. His answer: government planners and programs and projects.
I ask who makes the American economy grow. And my answer is
you: individual working men and women, building and buying in the
freedom of a market.
My opponent believes that government will quote -- "invest"
NSC
-- unquote, your money smarter than you can. I don't see it that
comments:
way. I say the smart money is on smart people like you.
delete
It's the craziest thing -- at the very moment when Russia,
Mexico
and
Mexico, Eastern Europe, the whole world, is turning our way, why
old
would we turn back their way? All of a sudden, all around the
world, people are turning to free markets, to free trade, to
freedom. Now that the world is finally catching on, what are we
supposed to say -- "Just kidding?"
4
The world is sending us a message we should already know:
Government planning, social engineering, and centralized
economies do not work. We know what works: freedom works.
I'm not just talking about political freedom. I'm talking
about the freedom to save, to invest, to work and keep more of
what you earn.
And I think we've just discovered another difference between
the candidates: Taxes. My opponent wants to raise taxes. I want
to cut them.
During the 80's we lightened the tax load on labor --
creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors
out there -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it
out: The less you tax of something -- the more you get of it. If
we cut taxes on investment we'll get more investment. And more
investment means more jobs.
My opponent disagrees. In Arkansas he's taxing everything
he can get his hands on: groceries, beer, gas, mobile homes,
cable TV, used cars, airplanes, until coal. ((Should I keep gaing?) )
He was even taxing foodstamps till the federal government forced
him to stop. I guess that's why yesterday my subconscious spoke
up -- by accident I actually called him Governor Taxes.
We disagree on taxes, and guess what -- we disagree on
government spending. My opponent wants to raise government
spending, I want to cut it.
The federal government today spends almost a quarter out of
every dollar of our national income. Governor Clinton apparently
5
thinks that's cheap. On top of the $1.5 nowmuch trillion we already
spend today -- he's proposed $220 in brand spanking new spending
-- Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high.
Frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
grow one inch bigger. Maybe my opponent thinks that there'll
just be more of it to love.
I believe that government is too big and spends too much.
I want to slow the growth of mandatory spending, excluding social
security. I want to freeze discretionary spending. And I've
already proposed we get rid of 246 programs and more than 4,000
projects that are luxuries we can't afford. To back it up I want
a balanced budget amendment and a line-item veto. And I want to
give the taxpayer their own private veto pen: the right to take
up to 10 percent of your tax payment and send it straight to cut
spending cut the deficit \ and cut our country free.
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to American
goods. Exports support over 400,000 jobs, right here in
Pennsylvania. I want lower priced goods for American consumers -
- and new customers for American goods. I believe in free trade,
because I believe that when trade is free and fair, America beats
the competition fair and square -- anywhere.
There was a time when my opponent said he favored open
trade. Other times, usually after meetings with big union
leaders, he wasn't so sure. What will it be? Well, when asked
for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico and
Canada he said, quote -- "When I have a definitive opinion, I'll
6
say so" -- end quote. Well I've got news for the Governor:
there's no call waiting in the Oval Office.
The fifth difference dividing our views is on government red
tape, mandates and monopolies. I want to get the government off
the backs of small business -- the entrepreneur -- the little guy
with a big dream. And my opponent looks at regulation the same
way he looks at taxes and spending -- another one of those fun
buttons and levers he can use to make our country go.
Last year Americans spent 5.3 billion hours just trying to
keep up with federal regulations. That's like watching every pro
football game on television back-to-back for the next twelve
million -- 268,000 years. ((And that's not even including the
playoffs. )) \\
Our differences show up in our approaches to health care, to
child care, to education. My opponent wants to bring government
closer to the people -- real closer ** -- too close for comfort. I
want to give people the means to take control of their own lives
like:
-- make the decisions that matter
who will care for your kids
-- how you choose your doctor -- whether you can send your child
to the school of your choice.
Finally, when it comes to legal reform -- the Governor and I
parted company before we even met. I believe that our legal
system is out of control and headed for a crash. It's running
roughshod over small businesses -- scaring the wits out of anyone
who wants to take a risk, try out something new Today Americans
spend up to $200 billion in direct costs to lawyers -- that's got
7
to stop. Americans need to start suing each other less and
caring for each other more.
One trial lawyer from Arkansas solicited funds for my
opponent by writing: "I can never remember an occasion when he
failed to do the right thing where we trial lawyers were
concerned." How touching. We don't need someone to do the right
Now
he's
thing for the special interests -- we need a President who will
Governor
special do things right for all Americans.
Interests!"
And this Fall I will continue to talk about what right --
even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I wouldn't talk
about foreign policy. It makes him uncomfortable -- and I won't
ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's talking about
when he describes a President's, -- quote -- "powerless moments
when countries are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are
held hostage, and our nation's interests are on the line" -- end
quote. Governor, if America is powerless when our nation's
interests are on the line -- who else do you suppose is going to
take care of us? My America isn't powerless. My America takes
care of its interests.
Someone once said that "You learn more character on the two-
yard line than anywhere else in life." I've been there. America
has been there. But there's one thing about America -- we never
back down, we never give up -- we never retreat, we always
compete. I have faith in this country because -- well, all I
have to do is look out in this audience. When we meet tough
times, we don't just make do and muddle through. We go out long
8
and we come back strong. Thank you. God bless you and God bless
the United States of America.
SEP-23-1992 15:12 FROM STATE COLLEGE PRESS OFC
TO
MARLIN
P.04
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(state College, Pennsylvania)
For Immediate Release
September 23, 1992
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Penn state University
State College, Pennsylvania
1:20 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very, very much. what a
wonderful rally. what a great day at Penn state. Thank you, coach
Paterno --
AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Coach. It is a great --
thank you very, very much. Thank you. It's one thing to have to
play after one of your pep talks, but it's a little tougher to have
to give a speech after one of your pep talks. Thank you for that
great introduction. (Applause.) Last time I gave a speech on a
college campus, one student came up to me afterwards and said: "that
was the best imitation of Dana Carvey I've ever seen." (Laughter.)
I never knew I had such talent.
But let me just say a word about the coach. And I'm
talking to the choir here, but -- a lot of people won't take a
position. A lot of people out in life want to protect themselves and
not stand up for what they believe in.
And so, in a tough political year when a man with the
standing of Coach Joe Paterno stands at my side as a friend and
speaks for me, I am very, very grateful to him not just for the
support, but for his courage. (Applause.)
And just to get this rally open, I want to do to
Governor Clinton this year what Penn state did to Cincinnati last
year. (Applause.) I'm glad I'm not running against Joe Paterno, and
also glad I'm not running against that world-renowned baton twirler,
John Mitchell. Where is the man? (Applause.) There he is, right
back there. You can't see him, but I can -- real talent. Now,
before I get started, let me simply acknowledge some up here with me
on the dais -- two great members of Congress -- Bud Shuster and Bill
Clinger. If we had more people like these two in the Congress, the
American people wouldn't have those brooms out, yelling "clean
house." But as a matter of fact, we ought to clean house.
(Applause.)
May I salute Sue Paterno and Tricia Giannini -- and
thanks, Tricia, for this -- the President of the College Republicans
-- she did a great job on this rally. (Applause.) And so many
others working on behalf of the party in Pennsylvania. And Anne
Anstine, our Chairman; Joyce Haas, Mary Dunkel.
And I didn't come here today -- you'd be happy to
know -- to give a big rally or a grand speech. I came here to talk a
bit about where we've been, and where we are, and what I want to do
to get us where we've got to be. (Applause.) You know, as I was
walking through the old "Main" I saw a plaque on the wall. Not too
shiny, but then again, it didn't need to be. It was dedicated to 374
Americans who died in World War II. All from Penn state. And I was
MORE
SEP-23-1992 15:12 FROM STATE COLLEGE PRESS OFC
TO
MARLIN
P.05
there, and I survived to see a lot of history between then and now,
The heated battles and a long Cold War -- won by people with the
right stuff and the people with the right ideas. We stood fast -- we
stayed strong and I am the first President that can say we won the
Cold War. It is over. (Applause.) And people say: Are you better
off? Well, I think it's a good thing that every kid on this campus
goes to bed at night without the same fear of nuclear war that the
generations precedent had. (Applause.)
But the challenges we face today are different, and so
are the demands. The challenge of the '90's is to win the economic
competition -- to win the peace.
Yesterday I went to six states -- and for months now my
opponent is taking me on and taking this country down. so I figured
it was time to introduce Candidate Clinton to Governor Clinton --
because the rhetoric and the reality are like night and day.
(Applause.) And, you know what we discovered? Whether it's
Candidate Clinton or Governor Clinton -- it doesn't matter: Governor.
Clinton is wrong for the United States of America if you want to move
this country forward. (Applause.)
Some are going to say -- some in the press will be
saying, well, talking about the Governor's policy record is like
going after an unarmed man. Well, I say: He should have armed
himself. He should have packed more than promises. My opponent and
I may argue towards some of the same ends. But we start from
radically different premise -- premises built on different experience
and different philosophies. And I will point out the differences in
our visions, because I believe it explains the differences in our
views.
And two weeks -- hey, listen -- maybe we can get this
guy to shut up. I'll answer your question. He's raising -- no,
seriously, he's raising a legitimate question. He's asking about
AIDS. It's a terrible curse. We have spent $4.3 billion on that. I
have asked now for $4.9 billion, and no researcher in this country is
going to rest until we find the cure for AIDS. And so we care about
it. (Applause.)
Two weeks in Detroit, I presented my views and my Agenda
for American Renewal. And I didn't just hammer away at what's wrong
with America -- I gave fair due to what's right. And I offered a
comprehensive, integrated approach to win the new global economic
competition -- to create the world's first $10-trillion economy
by the dawn of the next century. My opponent will say we can't do
it -- and I say: when America sets its sights on a goal -- we always
succeed. We are the United states of America. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: USA! USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: This agenda that I have out
there -- this detailed agenda contains 13 actions, specific actions
that I will pursue in the first year of my second term -- and I will
fight for them harder than the Nittany Lions -- fourth quarter,
fourth down -- goal to go. And that's tough. That's tough.
(Applause. And so I'm asking the people for nothing more -- nothing
less -- than a mandate to move this country forward. And I will work
with the hundred-some newly-elected members of Congress who will
listen to the people to move this country forward. (Applause.)
And, yes, I want a debate -- I want a debate over issues
-- and an argument over ideas. And I will stand on my record -- and
I won't let that Arkansas Governor run away from his record, either.
(Applause.) You know, I think the American people have a right to
know what they're buying into. Because remember, if you buy what
Candidate Clinton is selling -- there's no refund. There's no
rebate. Actually, it's more like a permanent payment plan. And I
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don't think we need that for the United states of America.
(Applause.)
On one issue -- and I think it's the fundamental issue
in this campaign -- my opponent and I have just agreed to disagree.
It's a question of how our economy grows -- and how our country
works.
It's kind of like jeopardy -- it all comes down to how
you ask the question. My opponent asks what makes the economy grow.
And his answer -- and look at his program -- is, govermment-ptanners
and projects and programs. And I ask who makes this country grow.
And my answer is you, the individual working men and women, building
and buying in the freedom of a market. (Applause.)
My opponent believes that government will quote -- and
here are his words "invest" -- unquote, your money smarter than you
can. And I don't see it that way. I say the smart money is on smart
people, like standing right out here in this beautiful day in
Pennsylvania.
You know, it's crazy. Some of you all are studying
history, and it's a crazy thing. At the very moment when Russia, and
Eastern Europe, and the whole world is turning our way, why would we
want to go back their way? (Applause.) And all of a sudden, all
around the world, people are turning to free markets, and to free
trade, and to freedom. And now that the world is finally catching
on, what are we supposed to say -- "just kidding," and start their
way? No.
The world is sending us a message we should already
know: Government planning, social engineering, centralized economies
do not work. We know what works: freedom works. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. That's what we're
after. Four more. Look, in this discussion I'm not just talking
about political freedom. I'm talking about the freedom to save, to
invest, to work, and for you and your families to keep more of what
you earn.
A major difference between the candidates is taxes. And
my opponent has already said he wants to raise taxes. And I want to
lower taxes. (Applause.)
During the 80's we lightened the tax load on labor --
creating 21 million jobs. I know there are some economics majors out
here -- but you don't have to crunch numbers to figure it out: the
less you tax of something -- the more you get of it. If we cut taxes
on investment we'll get more investment. And more investment means
more jobs for the working men and women in the United States of
America. (Applause.)
Now, listen to this, because this is factual. MY
opponent disagrees. In Arkansas he's taxing everything he can get
his hands on: groceries, beer --
AUDIENCE: Booo!
THE PRESIDENT: -- I knew you wouldn't like that one.
Mobile homes, cable TV, used cars, airplanes, coal -- he was even
taxing food stamps until the federal government forced him to stop.
AUDIENCE: Booo!
THE PRESIDENT: That's the truth. And I guess that's
why yesterday my subconscious spoke up -- and by accident -- and it
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was an accident, down there in the south -- I actually called him
Governor Taxes. And I'm sorry, I apologize.
AUDIENCE: Bush! Bush! Bush!
THE PRESIDENT: Now, we disagree on taxes, and guess
what -- we disagree on government spending. He wants to raise
government spending, and I want to cut it.
The federal government today spends almost one quarter
out of every dollar of our national income. And he apparently thinks
that's cheap. And on top of the $1.5 trillion we already spend today
-- he's proposed $220 billion in brand spanking new spending -- and
Newsweek thinks his true total could be three times as high as that.
And frankly, I can't think of why anyone would want the government to
grow one inch bigger. (Applause.) Maybe my opponent thinks that
there's just that more of it to love.
The fourth difference: opening foreign markets to
American goods is a big key difference. Exports support over 400,000
jobs, right here in the state of Pennsylvania. I want lower priced
goods for American consumers -- and new customers for american goods.
And I believe in free trade, because I believe that when trade is
free and fair, America beats the competition fair and square --
anytime. (Applause.)
You know, there was a time when Governor Clinton said he
favored open trade. other times, usually after meetings with big
union guys, he wasn't 50 sure. Well, what will it be? Well, when
he's asked for his opinion on the free trade agreement with Mexico
and Canada he said, quote -- "when I have a definitive opinion, I'll
say so." well, I've got news for the Governor: there's no call
waiting in the oval office. You can't have it both ways. You've got
to make up your mind. (Applause.) And I am for creating more jobs
in the United states by increasing our exports. (Applause.)
And, finally, when it comes to legal reform -- and this
is a tough one -- the Governor and I parted company before we even
met. I believe that our legal system is out of control and headed
for a crash. And it's running roughshod over small businesses --
scaring the wits out of anyone who wants to take the risk, and try
out something new. Today, Americans spend up to $200 billion in one
year in direct costs to lawyers -- now, that's got to stop.
Americans need to stop suing each other so much and caring for each
other more. (Applause.)
You talk about special interests. One trial lawyer from
Arkansas solicited funds for my opponent by writing -- and here's his
quote -- "I can never remember an occasion when he failed to do the
right thing where we trial lawyers were concerned." Well, how
touching. We do not need someone to do the right thing for the
special interests -- we need a president who will do things right for
all the American people. We need to put a lid on these lawsuits.
(Applause.) Put limits on these crazy lawsuits.
Now, this fall I'm going to continue to talk about
what's right -- even if it's not in fashion. The Governor wishes I
wouldn't talk about foreign policy. It makes him very uncomfortable
-- and I won't ask him why. But I will ask him what the heck he's
talking about when he describes a president's, -- quote -- here's
what he called it -- a president's "powerless moments when countries
are invaded, friends are threatened, Americans are held hostage, and
our nation's interests are on the line" -- that's the end of the
quote.
Well, let me say, Governor Clinton: If America is
powerless when our nation's interests are on the line -- who else do
you suppose is going to take care of us? My America is not
powerless. My America takes care of its interests. And when we have
to fight, we're willing to do it if the cause is just. (Applause.)
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someone once said that "You learn more about character
on the two-yard line than anywhere Welse in life." I don't know
whether Joe agrees with that. But I've been there. America has been
there. But there's one thing about America -- we never back down, we
never give up -- we never retreat, 'we always compete. And we always
win. That is the United states of America.
AUDIENCE: USA! USA!
THE PRESIDENT: And I have faith in our great country.
Clinton talks about our country being somewhere below Germany, but
north of Sri Lanka. He ought to open his eyes and look around.
We
are the most respected country in the entire world, and now
let's -- now we enhanced the peace, and now let's take that power and
use it to help every working man and woman in this country.
May God hless you all Joe, again, my thanks. And
thanks to all of you for this fantastic rally. Thank you so very
much. Thank you. (Applause.)
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