John McCain

This speech titled 2008.10.31.remarks_in_columbus_ohio originally had 1944 tokens. You can view the original text here.

thank you arnold __PUNCT__ thank you ohio __PUNCT__ we need to win ohio on __DATE__ __PUNCT__ and with your help __PUNCT__ we go to win here __PUNCT__ and bring real chang to washington __PUNCT__

we need a new direct __PUNCT__ and we have to fight for it __PUNCT__

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

my countri ha never had to prove anyth to me __PUNCT__

i have alwai had faith in it __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i will fight to shake up washington and 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 have a plan to hold the line on tax and cut them to make_america more competit and creat_job here at home __PUNCT__

we go to doubl the child deduct for work_famili __PUNCT__

we will cut the capit_gain gain_tax __PUNCT__

and we will cut busi tax to help creat_job __PUNCT__ and keep american_busi in america __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__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ i won't spend nearli a trillion_dollar more of your monei __PUNCT__

senat_obama will __PUNCT__

and 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__

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

senat_obama will __PUNCT__

i go to make sure we take care of the work_peopl who were devast by the excess of wall_street and washington __PUNCT__

i have a plan to fix our hous_market __PUNCT__ so that your home valu doesn't go down when your neighbor default __PUNCT__ and so that peopl in danger of default have a wai to stai in their home __PUNCT__

that the american_dream and i go to protect it __PUNCT__

if i elect_presid __PUNCT__ we go to stop spend __NUM___billion billion_dollar to bui oil from countri that don't like us veri much __PUNCT__

senat_obama is eloqu __PUNCT__ but listen carefulli to hi word __PUNCT__ he sai he will consid drill offshor __PUNCT__

when i am presid __PUNCT__ we will drill offshor __PUNCT__ and we will drill now __PUNCT__

we will invest in all energi altern __PUNCT__ wind __PUNCT__ solar __PUNCT__ tide and safe nuclear_power __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__

we learn more about senat_obama real goal for our countri over the last two week than we learn over the past two year __PUNCT__ and that is onli becaus joe the plumber ask him a question right here in ohio __PUNCT__

that when senat obama reveal he want to quot __PUNCT__ spread the wealth around __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ joe didn't ask for senat obama to come to hi hous __PUNCT__ and he didn't ask to be famou __PUNCT__

he certainli didn't ask for the polit attack on him from the obama_campaign __PUNCT__

joe dream is to own a small_busi that will creat_job __PUNCT__ and the attack on him ar an attack on small_busi all over the countri __PUNCT__

small busi emploi __NUM__ percent of american __PUNCT__ and we need to support these small busi __PUNCT__

tax small busi will kill job __PUNCT__

we can't let that happen __PUNCT__

senat_obama is run to be redistributionist in chief __PUNCT__

i run to be command in chief __PUNCT__

senat obama is run to spread the wealth __PUNCT__

i run to creat more wealth __PUNCT__

senat obama is run to punish the success __PUNCT__

i run to make everyon success __PUNCT__

senat obama ha made a lot of promis __PUNCT__

first he said peopl_make less than __NUM___dollar would benefit from hi plan __PUNCT__ then thi weekend he announc in an ad that if you a famili make less than __NUM__ dollar you benefit __PUNCT__ but thi week __PUNCT__ senat biden said tax_relief should onli go to __PUNCT__ middl_class class_peopl __PUNCT__ peopl_make under __NUM___dollar a year __PUNCT__

just todai __PUNCT__ bill richardson said it appli to famili make __NUM__ dollar a year __PUNCT__

it interest how their definit of rich ha a wai of creep down __PUNCT__

senat_obama vote___NUM__ __NUM___time for tax_increas or against tax_cut __PUNCT__

at thi rate __PUNCT__ it won't be long befor senat_obama is right back to hi vote that american make just __NUM___dollar a year should get a tax_increas __PUNCT__

i not go to let that happen __PUNCT__

now he sai that if you don't want to pai higher_tax you quot __PUNCT__ selfish __PUNCT__

you see __PUNCT__ he view higher tax not in econom_term __PUNCT__ but in moral_term __PUNCT__

it doesn't matter to him that higher_tax will hurt our economi and kill job __PUNCT__ he believ the govern ha a moral claim on your hard earn dollar __PUNCT__

i not go to let him kill job and send our economi into a tailspin with higher tax __PUNCT__

i go to cut_tax and creat_job __PUNCT__

thank to speaker_pelosi __PUNCT__ harri_reid and barnei_frank we know thi democrat_congress is plan all sort of new tax __PUNCT__

thi week __PUNCT__ we ar hear thei want to tax your __NUM__ contribut __PUNCT__

thi is a time when we need to encourag more invest __PUNCT__ not tax it __PUNCT__

we need to protect peopl retir __PUNCT__ not endang it __PUNCT__

everi four year __PUNCT__ the democrat try to scare senior over social_secur and medicar __PUNCT__

i go to protect social secur __PUNCT__

i go to protect medicar __PUNCT__

i not go to let thi congress tax awai your retir_save __PUNCT__

my oppon massiv new tax_increas is exactli the wrong approach in an econom slowdown __PUNCT__

the answer to a slow economi is not higher_tax __PUNCT__ but that is exactli what is go to happen when the democrat have total control of washington __PUNCT__

we can't let that happen __PUNCT__

we need pro __PUNCT__ growth and pro __PUNCT__ job econom_polici __PUNCT__ not pro __PUNCT__ govern_spend spend_program paid for with higher_tax __PUNCT__

thi is the fundament differ between senat_obama and me __PUNCT__

we both disagre with presid_bush on econom_polici __PUNCT__

the differ is that he think tax have been too low __PUNCT__ and i think that spend ha been too high __PUNCT__

if we ar go to chang washington __PUNCT__ we need a presid who ha actual fought for chang and made it happen __PUNCT__

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

we face mani challeng here at home __PUNCT__ and mani enemi abroad in thi danger world __PUNCT__

senat biden warn that senat_obama would be test with an intern crisi __PUNCT__

i have been test __PUNCT__

senat obama hasn't __PUNCT__

senat biden refer to how jack kennedi wa test in the cuban missil crisi and i have a littl person_experi in that __PUNCT__

i wa on board the u.s. __PUNCT__

enterpris __PUNCT__ and i sat in a cockpit on the flight deck wait to take off __PUNCT__

we had a target __PUNCT__

i know how close we came to a nuclear_war and i will not be a presid who need to be test __PUNCT__

we know senat_obama won't have the right respons to that test __PUNCT__ becaus we seen the wrong respons from him over and over dure thi campaign __PUNCT__

he oppos the surg strategi that is bring us victori in iraq and will bring us victori in afghanistan __PUNCT__

he said he would sit down uncondition with the world worst dictat __PUNCT__

when russia invad georgia __PUNCT__ sen __PUNCT__ obama said the invad countri should show restraint __PUNCT__

he been wrong on all of these __PUNCT__

when i am presid __PUNCT__ we ar go to win in iraq and win in afghanistan __PUNCT__ and our troop will come home with honor __PUNCT__

our troop ar succeed __PUNCT__ and when i am presid __PUNCT__ thei will come home in victori __PUNCT__ not in defeat __PUNCT__

let me give you some straight talk about the state of the race todai __PUNCT__

there just __NUM___dai left __PUNCT__

the pundit have written us off __PUNCT__ just like thei done befor __PUNCT__

my oppon is work out the detail with speaker_pelosi and senat reid of their plan to rais your tax __PUNCT__ increas_spend __PUNCT__ and conced defeat in iraq __PUNCT__

he measur the drape __PUNCT__ and he gave hi first address to the nation befor the elect __PUNCT__ and thi week he settl on a chief of staff __PUNCT__

we been a few point down __PUNCT__ but we come back __PUNCT__ the other night __PUNCT__ senat_obama said that if he lost __PUNCT__ he would return to the senat and try again in four year with a second act __PUNCT__

that sound like a great_idea to me __PUNCT__

let help him make that happen __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 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__