Barack Obama

the event of thi week have shown that the stake in thi elect couldn't be clearer __PUNCT__

we ar in the midst of the most seriou financi_crisi in gener __PUNCT__

three of america five largest invest_bank have fail or been sold off in distress __PUNCT__

our hous_market is in shambl __PUNCT__ and mondai brought the worst loss on wall_street sinc the dai after __DATE__ __PUNCT__

mondai brought the worst loss on wall street sinc the dai after __DATE__ __PUNCT__ and todai we learn that the fed had to take unpreced action to prevent the failur of on of the largest insur_compani in the world from caus an even larger crisi __PUNCT__

while we do not know all the detail of the arrang with aig __PUNCT__ the feder_reserv must ensur that the plan protect the famili that count on insur __PUNCT__

it should bolster our economi abil to creat good __PUNCT__ pai_job and help work_american pai their bill and save their monei __PUNCT__

it must not bail out the sharehold or manag of aig __PUNCT__

everywher you look __PUNCT__ the econom new is troubl __PUNCT__

but for so mani american __PUNCT__ it isn't realli new at all __PUNCT__

__NUM___worker have lost their job sinc __DATE__ __PUNCT__

home valu ar fall __PUNCT__

your paycheck doesn't go as far as it us to __PUNCT__

it never been harder to save or retir __PUNCT__ to bui ga or groceri __PUNCT__ and if you put it on a credit_card __PUNCT__ thei probabl rais your rate __PUNCT__

in so mani citi and town across america __PUNCT__ it feel as if the dream that so mani gener have fought for is slowli slip awai __PUNCT__

i have everi confid that we can steer ourselv out of thi crisi __PUNCT__

that who we ar __PUNCT__

that what we alwai done as american __PUNCT__

but the on thing i do know is thi __PUNCT__ we can't steer ourselv out of thi crisi by head in the same __PUNCT__ disastr direct __PUNCT__

and that what thi elect is about __PUNCT__

it been an interest week for john_mccain __PUNCT__

it been realli interest to watch him respond to thi econom new __PUNCT__

hi first reaction to thi crisi on mondai wa to stand up and repeat the line he said over and over and over again throughout thi campaign __PUNCT__ quot __PUNCT__ the fundament of our economi ar strong __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ hi campaign must realiz that probabl wasn't a smart thing to sai on the dai of a financi_meltdown __PUNCT__ so thei sent him back out a few hour later to clean up hi remark __PUNCT__

but it sound like he got a littl carri awai __PUNCT__ becaus yesterdai __PUNCT__ john_mccain actual said that if he presid __PUNCT__ he take on the __PUNCT__ quot __PUNCT__ ol __PUNCT__ boi network __PUNCT__ in washington __PUNCT__

i am not make thi up __PUNCT__

thi is someon who been in congress for twenti __PUNCT__ six year __PUNCT__ who put seven of the most power washington_lobbyist in charg of hi campaign __PUNCT__ and now he tell us that he the on who will take on the ol __PUNCT__ boi network __PUNCT__

the ol __PUNCT__ boi network __PUNCT__ in the mccain_campaign __PUNCT__ that call a staff meet __PUNCT__

john_mccain went on to sai how angri he is at the greedi corpor_interest on wall_street __PUNCT__

he so angri he want to punish them with __MONEY___billion in tax_cut __PUNCT__

and if thei not care __PUNCT__ he give them even more tax cut for ship our job_oversea __PUNCT__

i mean __PUNCT__ where is he get these line __PUNCT__ the lobbyist run hi campaign __PUNCT__ mayb it phil_gramm __PUNCT__ the man who wa the architect of the de __PUNCT__ regul in washington that help caus the mess on wall_street __PUNCT__ who also happen to be the architect of john_mccain econom_plan and on of hi chief advisor __PUNCT__

you rememb phil_gramm __PUNCT__ he the gui who said that we just go through a __PUNCT__ mental recess __PUNCT__ who call the unit_state of america a __PUNCT__ nation of whiner __PUNCT__

and then yesterdai __PUNCT__ john_mccain big solut to the crisi we face is __PUNCT__ get readi for it __PUNCT__ a commiss __PUNCT__

that washington __PUNCT__ speak for __PUNCT__ we get back to you later __PUNCT__

folk __PUNCT__ we don't need a commiss to figur out what happen __PUNCT__

we know what happen __PUNCT__

too mani in washington and on wall_street weren't mind the store __PUNCT__

ceo got greedi __PUNCT__

lobbyist got their wai __PUNCT__

politician sat on their hand until it wa too late __PUNCT__

we don't need a commiss to tell us how we got into thi mess __PUNCT__ we need a presid who will lead us out of thi mess __PUNCT__ and that the kind of presid i intend to be __PUNCT__

so while he isn't offer real_solut __PUNCT__ he can't talk enough about how greedi wall_street is __PUNCT__ and how he go to take on that ol __PUNCT__ boi network in washington __PUNCT__

at thi rate __PUNCT__ by the end of the week john_mccain will be tell us how he and phil_gramm and the seven lobbyist ar plan to storm the treasuri_depart with torch and pitchfork __PUNCT__

come on __PUNCT__

now __PUNCT__ i certainli don't fault senat_mccain for all of the problem we face right now __PUNCT__ but i do fault the econom philosophi he follow for twenti __PUNCT__ six year __PUNCT__

it a philosophi that sai we should give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosper trickl down __PUNCT__

it a philosophi that sai even common __PUNCT__ sens regul ar unnecessari and unwis __PUNCT__

it a philosophi that let washington_lobbyist shred consum_protect and distort our economi so it work for the special_interest instead of work_peopl __PUNCT__

well let be clear __PUNCT__ what we seen the last few dai is noth less than the final verdict on thi philosophi __PUNCT__ a philosophi that ha complet fail __PUNCT__

and i am run for presid of the unit_state becaus the dream of the american_peopl must not be endang ani more __PUNCT__

it time to put an end to a broken system in washington that is break the american_economi __PUNCT__

it time for chang that make a real differ in your live __PUNCT__

we have a differ wai of measur the fundament of our economi __PUNCT__

we know that the fundament that we us to measur econom strength ar whether we ar live up to that fundament promis that ha made thi countri great __PUNCT__ that america is a place where you can make it if you try __PUNCT__ that everyon should have the chanc to live their dream __PUNCT__

i know i wouldn't be stand here todai without that promis __PUNCT__

and i know that the promis we must keep onc more __PUNCT__

when i talk to those young veteran who come back from iraq and afghanistan __PUNCT__ i see my grandfath __PUNCT__ who sign up after pearl_harbor __PUNCT__ march in patton armi __PUNCT__ and wa reward by a grate nation with the chanc to go to colleg on the gi_bill __PUNCT__

in the face of that young student who sleep just three hour befor work the night shift __PUNCT__ i think about my mom __PUNCT__ who rais my sister and me on her own while she work and earn her degre __PUNCT__ who onc turn to food_stamp but wa still abl to send us to the best school in the countri __PUNCT__

and when i listen to anoth worker tell me that hi factori ha shut down __PUNCT__ i rememb all those men and women on the south_side of chicago who i stood by and fought for two decad_ago after the local steel plant_close __PUNCT__

these ar my hero __PUNCT__

their ar the stori that shape me __PUNCT__

and it is on their behalf that i intend to win thi elect and keep the promis of america aliv as presid of the unit_state __PUNCT__

unlik senat_mccain __PUNCT__ it didn't take a crisi on wall_street for me to understand that folk ar hurt out on main_street __PUNCT__

it wa two year_ago that i introduc_legisl to stop mortgag transact that promot fraud __PUNCT__ risk or abus __PUNCT__

it wa on year_ago that i call on our treasuri_secretari and our fed_chairman to bring everi stakehold togeth and find a solut to the subprim_mortgag meltdown befor it got wors __PUNCT__

in march __PUNCT__ when john_mccain wa sai __PUNCT__ i alwai for less regul __PUNCT__ i call for a new __PUNCT__ __NUM___centuri regulatori framework to restor account __PUNCT__ transpar __PUNCT__ and trust in our financi_market __PUNCT__

i believ that our free_market ha been the engin of america_great progress __PUNCT__

it a market that ha creat a prosper that is the envi of the world __PUNCT__ and reward the innov and risk __PUNCT__ taker who have made america a beacon of scienc __PUNCT__ and technolog __PUNCT__ and discoveri __PUNCT__

but the american_economi ha work in larg_part becaus we have guid the market invis_hand with a higher principl __PUNCT__ that america prosper when all american can prosper __PUNCT__

that why we put in place rule of the road to make competit fair __PUNCT__ and open __PUNCT__ and honest __PUNCT__

our capit_market cannot succe without the public_trust __PUNCT__

it time to get seriou about regulatori oversight __PUNCT__ and that what i will do as presid __PUNCT__

to jumpstart job_creation __PUNCT__ i also propos a __MONEY___billion emerg econom_plan that would save __NUM___million_job by rebuild our infrastructur __PUNCT__ repair our school __PUNCT__ and help our state and local avoid damag budget_cut __PUNCT__

to help peopl stai in their home __PUNCT__ i will chang our bankruptci_law __PUNCT__ and i offer a tax_credit to struggl famili that will take __NUM__ __PUNCT__ off your mortgag_interest interest_rate __PUNCT__

i institut a home score system that will help everi consum figur out whether thei be abl to make their mortgag_payment befor thei bui their hous __PUNCT__

and i will crack down on predatori lender with tough new penalti that will treat mortgag fraud like the crime that it is __PUNCT__

but the most import_thing i will do as presid is restor opportun for all american __PUNCT__

to get our economi_grow __PUNCT__ we need to recaptur that fundament american promis __PUNCT__

that if you work_hard __PUNCT__ you can pai the bill __PUNCT__

that if you get sick __PUNCT__ you won't go bankrupt __PUNCT__

that your kid can get a good educ __PUNCT__ and that we can leav a legaci of greater opportun to futur_gener __PUNCT__

that the chang the american_peopl need __PUNCT__

chang mean a tax_code that doesn't reward the lobbyist who wrote it __PUNCT__ but the american_worker and small_busi who deserv it __PUNCT__

i will stop give tax_break to corpor that ship job_oversea __PUNCT__ and i will start give them to compani that creat good_job right here in america __PUNCT__

i will elimin capit_gain gain_tax for small_busi and start __PUNCT__ up __PUNCT__ that how we grow our economi and creat the high __PUNCT__ wage __PUNCT__ high __PUNCT__ tech job of tomorrow __PUNCT__

i will cut_tax __PUNCT__ cut tax __PUNCT__ for __NUM__ __PUNCT__ of all work_famili __PUNCT__

my oppon doesn't want you to know thi __PUNCT__ but under my plan __PUNCT__ tax_rate will actual be less than thei were under ronald_reagan __PUNCT__

if you make less than __MONEY__ a year __PUNCT__ you will not see your tax_increas on singl dime __PUNCT__

in fact __PUNCT__ i offer three time the tax_relief for middl __PUNCT__ class_famili as senat_mccain doe __PUNCT__ becaus in an economi like thi __PUNCT__ the last thing we should do is rais_tax on the middl __PUNCT__ class __PUNCT__

i will final keep the promis of afford __PUNCT__ access health_care for everi singl american __PUNCT__

if you have health care __PUNCT__ my plan will lower your premium __PUNCT__

if you don't __PUNCT__ you be abl to get the same_kind of coverag that member of congress give themselv __PUNCT__

and i will stop insur_compani from discrimin against those who ar sick and need care the most

i will creat the job of the futur by transform our energi_economi __PUNCT__

we tap our natur_ga reserv __PUNCT__ invest in clean_coal technolog __PUNCT__ and find wai to safe har nuclear_power __PUNCT__

i help our auto_compani re __PUNCT__ tool __PUNCT__ so that the fuel __PUNCT__ effici car of the futur ar built right here in america __PUNCT__

i make it easier for the american_peopl to afford these new car __PUNCT__

and i invest __NUM___billion billion_dollar over the next decad in afford __PUNCT__ renew_sourc of energi __PUNCT__ wind_power and solar_power and the next gener of biofuel __PUNCT__ an invest that will lead to new industri and five million new job that pai well and can't ever be outsourc __PUNCT__

and now is the time to final meet our moral_oblig to provid everi child a world __PUNCT__ class educ __PUNCT__ becaus it will take noth less to compet in the global_economi __PUNCT__

i recruit an armi of new teacher __PUNCT__ and pai them higher salari and give them more support __PUNCT__

but in exchang __PUNCT__ i will ask for higher_standard and more account __PUNCT__

and we will keep our promis to everi young_american __PUNCT__ if you commit to serv your commun or your countri __PUNCT__ we will make sure you can afford a colleg_educ __PUNCT__

thi is the chang we need __PUNCT__ the kind of bottom up growth and innov that will advanc the american_economi by advanc the dream of all american __PUNCT__

time ar hard __PUNCT__

i will not pretend that the chang we need will come without cost __PUNCT__ though i have present wai we can achiev these chang in a fiscal_respons wai __PUNCT__

i know that we have to overcom our doubt and divis and the determin opposit of power special_interest befor we can truli reform a broken economi and advanc opportun __PUNCT__

but i am run for presid becaus we simpli cannot afford four more year of an econom philosophi that work for wall_street instead of main_street __PUNCT__ and end up devast both __PUNCT__

i don't want to wake up in four year to find that more american fell out of the middl __PUNCT__ class __PUNCT__ and more famili lost their save __PUNCT__

i don't want to see that our countri fail to invest in our abil to compet __PUNCT__ our children futur wa mortgag on anoth mountain of debt __PUNCT__ and our financi_market fail to find a firmer foot __PUNCT__

thi time __PUNCT__ thi elect __PUNCT__ is our chanc to stand up and sai __PUNCT__ enough is enough __PUNCT__

we can do thi becaus american have done thi befor __PUNCT__

time and again __PUNCT__ we battl back from advers by recogn that common stake that we have in each other success __PUNCT__

that why our economi hasn't just been the world_greatest wealth gener __PUNCT__ it bound america togeth __PUNCT__ it creat_job __PUNCT__ and it made the dream of opportun a realiti for gener after gener of american __PUNCT__

now it fall to us __PUNCT__

and i need you to make it happen __PUNCT__

if you want the next four year look just like the last eight __PUNCT__ then i am not your candid __PUNCT__

but if you want real chang __PUNCT__ if you want an economi that reward work __PUNCT__ and that work for main_street and wall_street __PUNCT__ if you want tax_relief for the middl_class and million of new job __PUNCT__ if you want health_care you can afford and educ so that our kid can compet __PUNCT__ then i ask you to knock on some door __PUNCT__ and make some call __PUNCT__ and talk to your neighbor __PUNCT__ and give me your vote on __DATE__ __PUNCT__

and if you do __PUNCT__ i promis you __PUNCT__ we will win nevada __PUNCT__ we will win thi elect __PUNCT__ and we will chang america togeth __PUNCT__