John McCain

This speech titled 2008.10.13.remarks_in_virginia_beach_virginia originally had 1644 tokens. You can view the original text here.

three week from now __PUNCT__ you will choos a new presid __PUNCT__

choos well __PUNCT__

there is much at stake __PUNCT__

these ar hard_time __PUNCT__

our economi is in crisi __PUNCT__

financi_market ar collaps __PUNCT__

credit is dry up __PUNCT__

your save ar in danger __PUNCT__

your retir is at risk __PUNCT__

job ar disappear __PUNCT__

the cost of health_care __PUNCT__ your children colleg __PUNCT__ gasolin and groceri ar rise all the time with no end in sight __PUNCT__

while your most import asset __PUNCT__ your home __PUNCT__ is lose valu everi dai __PUNCT__

american ar fight in two war __PUNCT__

we face mani enemi in thi danger world __PUNCT__ and thei ar wait to see if our current troubl will perman weaken us __PUNCT__

the next presid won't have time to get us to the offic __PUNCT__

he won't have the luxuri of studi up on the issu befor he act __PUNCT__

he will have to act immedi __PUNCT__

and to do that __PUNCT__ he will need experi __PUNCT__ courag __PUNCT__ judgment and a bold plan of action to take thi countri in a new direct __PUNCT__

we cannot spend the next four year as we have spent much of the last eight __PUNCT__ wait for our luck to chang __PUNCT__

the hour is late __PUNCT__ our troubl ar get wors __PUNCT__ our enemi watch __PUNCT__

we have to act immedi __PUNCT__

we have to chang direct now __PUNCT__

we have to fight __PUNCT__

i been fight for thi countri sinc i wa seventeen year old __PUNCT__ and i have the scar to prove it __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i will fight to take america in a new direct from my first dai in offic until my last __PUNCT__

i not afraid of the fight __PUNCT__ i readi for it __PUNCT__

i not go to spend___MONEY___billion billion_dollar of your monei just bail out the wall_street banker and broker who got us into thi mess __PUNCT__

i go to make sure we take care of the peopl who were devast by the excess of wall street and washington __PUNCT__

i go to spend a lot of that monei to bring relief to you __PUNCT__ and i not go to wait sixti dai to start do it __PUNCT__

i have a plan to protect the valu of your home and get it rise again by bui up bad mortgag and refinanc them so if your neighbor default he doesn't bring down the valu of your hous with him __PUNCT__

i have a plan to let retire and peopl near retir keep their monei in their retir_account longer so thei can rebuild their save __PUNCT__

i have a plan to rebuild the retir_save of everi worker __PUNCT__

i have a plan to hold the line on tax and cut them to make_america more competit and creat_job here at home __PUNCT__

rais_tax make a bad economi much wors __PUNCT__

keep tax low creat_job __PUNCT__ keep monei in your hand and strengthen our economi __PUNCT__

the explos of govern_spend over the last eight year ha put us deeper in debt to foreign_countri that don't have our best interest at heart __PUNCT__

it weaken the dollar and made everyth you bui more expens __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i won't spend nearli a trillion_dollar more of your monei __PUNCT__ on top of the __MONEY___billion we just gave the treasuri_secretari __PUNCT__ as senat_obama propos __PUNCT__

becaus he can't do that without rais your tax or dig us further into debt __PUNCT__

i go to make govern live on a budget just like you do __PUNCT__

i will freez govern_spend on all but the most import program like defens __PUNCT__ veteran care __PUNCT__ social_secur and health_care until we scrub everi singl govern_program and get rid of the on that aren't work for the american_peopl __PUNCT__

and i will veto everi singl pork barrel bill congress_pass __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i won't fine small_busi and famili with children __PUNCT__ as senat_obama propos __PUNCT__ to forc them into a new huge govern run health_care program __PUNCT__ while i keep the cost of the fine a secret until i hit you with it __PUNCT__

i will bring down the skyrocket cost of health care with competit and choic to lower your premium __PUNCT__ and make it more avail to more american __PUNCT__

i make sure you can keep the same health_plan if you chang job or leav a job to stai_home __PUNCT__

i will provid everi singl american_famili with a __MONEY__ refund tax_credit to help them purchas insur __PUNCT__

worker who alreadi have health_care insur from their employ will keep it and have more monei to cover cost __PUNCT__

worker who don't have health_insur can us it to find a polici anywher in thi countri to meet their basic need __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i won't rais_tax on small_busi __PUNCT__ as senat_obama propos __PUNCT__ and forc them to cut job __PUNCT__

i will keep small_busi tax where thei ar __PUNCT__ help them keep their cost low __PUNCT__ and let them spend their earn to creat more job __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i won't make it harder to sell our good oversea and kill more job as senat_obama propos __PUNCT__

i will open new market to good made in america and make sure our trade is free and fair __PUNCT__

and i make sure we help worker who lost a job that won't come back find a new on that won't go awai __PUNCT__

the last presid to rais_tax and restrict trade in a bad economi as senat_obama propos wa herbert_hoover __PUNCT__

that didn't turn out too well __PUNCT__

thei sai those who don't learn the lesson of histori ar doom to repeat them __PUNCT__

well __PUNCT__ my friend __PUNCT__ i know my histori lesson __PUNCT__ and i sure won't make the mistak senat_obama will __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ we go to stop send __MONEY___billion to countri that don't like us veri much __PUNCT__

i won't argu to delai drill for more oil and ga and build new nuclear_power_plant in america __PUNCT__ as senat_obama doe __PUNCT__

we will start new drill now __PUNCT__

we will invest in all energi altern __PUNCT__ nuclear __PUNCT__ wind __PUNCT__ solar __PUNCT__ and tide __PUNCT__

we will encourag the manufactur of hybrid __PUNCT__ flex fuel and electr automobil __PUNCT__

we will invest in clean_coal technolog __PUNCT__

we will lower the cost of energi within month __PUNCT__ and we will creat million of new job __PUNCT__

let me give you the state of the race todai __PUNCT__

we have __NUM___dai to go __PUNCT__

we __NUM___point down __PUNCT__

the nation_media ha written us off __PUNCT__

senat_obama is measur the drape __PUNCT__ and plan with speaker_pelosi and senat reid to rais_tax __PUNCT__ increas_spend __PUNCT__ take awai your right to vote by secret_ballot in labor elect __PUNCT__ and conced defeat in iraq __PUNCT__

but thei forgot to let you decid __PUNCT__

my friend __PUNCT__ we got them just where we want them __PUNCT__

what america need in thi hour is a fighter __PUNCT__ someon who put all hi card on the tabl and trust the judgment of the american_peopl __PUNCT__

i come from a long_line of mccain who believ that to love_america is to fight for her __PUNCT__

i have fought for you most of my life __PUNCT__

there ar other wai to love thi countri __PUNCT__ but i never been the kind to do it from the sidelin __PUNCT__

i know you worri __PUNCT__

america is a great_countri __PUNCT__ but we ar at a moment of nation crisi that will determin our futur __PUNCT__

will we continu to lead the world_economi or will we be overtaken __PUNCT__ will the world becom safer or more danger __PUNCT__ will our militari remain the strongest in the world __PUNCT__ will our children and grandchildren futur be brighter than our __PUNCT__ my answer to you is ye __PUNCT__

ye __PUNCT__ we will lead __PUNCT__

ye __PUNCT__ we will prosper __PUNCT__

ye __PUNCT__ we will be safer __PUNCT__

ye __PUNCT__ we will pass on to our children a stronger __PUNCT__ better countri __PUNCT__

but we must be prepar to act swiftli __PUNCT__ boldli __PUNCT__ with courag and wisdom __PUNCT__

i know what fear feel like __PUNCT__

it a thief in the night who rob your strength __PUNCT__

i know what hopeless feel like __PUNCT__

it an enemi who defeat your will __PUNCT__

i felt those thing onc befor __PUNCT__

i will never let them in again __PUNCT__

i an american __PUNCT__

and i choos to fight __PUNCT__

don't give up hope __PUNCT__

be strong __PUNCT__

have courag __PUNCT__

and fight __PUNCT__

fight for a new direct for our countri __PUNCT__

fight for what right for america __PUNCT__

fight to clean up the mess of corrupt __PUNCT__ infight and selfish in washington __PUNCT__

fight to get our economi out of the ditch and back in the lead __PUNCT__

fight for the ideal and charact of a free_peopl __PUNCT__

fight for our children futur __PUNCT__

fight for justic and opportun for all __PUNCT__

stand up to defend our countri from it enemi __PUNCT__

stand up __PUNCT__ stand up __PUNCT__ stand up and fight __PUNCT__

america is worth fight for __PUNCT__

noth is inevit here __PUNCT__

we never give up __PUNCT__

we never quit __PUNCT__

we never hide from histori __PUNCT__

we make histori __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ let go win thi elect and get thi countri move again __PUNCT__