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Remarks to the Community in Denver October 30, 1996 2246 Oct. 30 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 Remarks to the Community in and that threaten to divide us and take us Denver back. October 30, 1996 I always felt that here people had a good old-fashioned conservative sense that there The President. Thank you. Thank you. were some things the Government ought not Wow! Hello Denver! Can you keep this up to do and mess with, and that that gave some until Tuesday? [Applause] Let's give Kath- of our opponents on the other side an un- erine Diamond another hand. She was fabu- usual and often unfair advantage in the rhet- lous. Thank you very much. [Applause] oric of these elections. And I told you that Thank you, Governor Romer, for your if you gave us a chance to serve, I would friendship and your leadership. I said the pursue my vision for the 21st century with other day and I said just a few moments ago a simple strategy. I want us to go into that at another event, I think if you took an honest next century 4 years from now with the poll among all the Governors in this country, American dream alive and well for every per- they would tell you, by reason of intellect, son who's responsible to work for it. vision, and accomplishment, Roy Romer is I want us to continue to lead the world the most outstanding public servant in the for peace and freedom and prosperity. And Governor's office in America today. I've had to make some decisions I know were Thank you, Mayor Webb, and thank you unpopular at the time to stand up for those for writing him in, because he's a great ideals in Bosnia and Haiti, to keep working mayor, and I'm honored to be his friend. in the Middle East and Northern Ireland. Thank you, Diana DeGette, for being will- But we are standing up for peace and free- ing to go to Congress, and thank you for dom and there's not a single Russian missile sending her. We need her there. Congress- pointed at an American child tonight in part man Skaggs, thank you for being here. Lieu- because of what we are doing. tenant Governor Schoettler, Bess Strickland, And look around this room tonightÐI thank you for being here. Tom's over at an- wanted us to stand against those forces that other one of those debates he's having, and are gripping the rest of the world, of racial I bet he's winning. But you have to help him and ethnic and tribal and religious hatred and win on Tuesday. Will you do that? [Applause] division, and say, ``All we want in America I want to thank Shawn Kelley and Richie is for everybody to agree on the Constitution, Sambora and the Samples for their music. the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Inde- I want to thank the Denver Broncos who pendence and be a good citizen, and you're came here tonight and wish them well on part of our America. We like our diversity. the rest of a great season. And I want to thank We're coming together.'' Mark Jackson for being here tonight. We I look out here tonight, I see Latino-Amer- could use a few of his moves between now icans and African-Americans and Asian- and Tuesday. Give Mark Jackson a hand. Americans and Arab-Americans and Irish- He's a great player and a great citizen. And and Polish- and Italian-Americans, and I I want to say a special word of thanks to Bill think it's good. And I want more of it. And Ritter for his support of our anticrime initia- I want us to learn every day a little more tives and ask you for his support. about how we're going to live together. And Folks, in 1992, when Al Gore and I came we have worked hard to create more oppor- here and we asked the people of Colorado tunity, to insist on more responsibility, and to support us, I felt a special kinship to this to build an American community where ev- State, which I had been visiting for many erybody has a seat at the table and a role years as a private citizen. And I always felt to play. that Colorado represented all the cauldron Now, 4 years ago, you took us on faith. of things that are happening in America a But now there's a record. And we're better little bit ahead of time, that you were on the off than we were 4 years ago. This election cutting edge of the future, that you were em- for President, the election for the Senate, the bracing the future, but that you were also election for the Congress, fundamentally, dealing with the conflicts that bedevil us all they are not elections of party, even though VerDate 28-OCT-97 07:52 Nov 06, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P44OC4.031 p44oc4 Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 / Oct. 30 2247 there are partisan differences. We're going ``You're on you're own,'' or do you believe into a great new century. We're undergoing that, as a person I'm reasonably close to once vast changes in the way we work and the way said, ``It takes a village to raise our children we live. and to go forward?'' That's the issue. Let me just give you one example. When Do you believe that we should say, I became President, 3 million Ameri- ``There's the future out there. Now, there's cansÐÐ a big running river between here and there, [At this point, there was a disturbance in the and there's a deep valley, and there's a huge audience.] mountain, and I hope you get there?'' Or would you like to build a big, wide bridge The President. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. that we can all walk across together? That's Wait a minute, waitÐÐ what this is about. That's what this is about. Audience members. Boo-o-o! And all the specific issues, if you think The President. Don't boo them. Let them about that, that's what it's about. It is not have their say. Now, we heardÐif Senator about big, oppressive Government. Our ad- Dole or Congressman Kemp come here, ministration, under the leadership of Vice don't you dare do this to them. You let them President Gore, has reduced the size of the have their say. Don't do it. Government to its smallest point since John Now, the only reasonÐthe only reason Kennedy was President. We have eliminated they're screaming is the truth hurts. Those more Government regulations and more young people back there that are holding Government programs, and we've privatized those signs, they must not have needed the more Government operations that belong in student loan, because Senator Dole and Con- the private sector than my two Republican gressman Allard voted to cut it. predecessors did put together. It is not about Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! that. The President. Now, here's what this is But what we believe is that there are some about. things we should do together. I think this Audience members. Four more years! is a better country because we've got hun- Four more years! Four more years! dreds of thousands more children in Head The President. Look, you shouldn't be too Start. I think this is a better country because upset about that. You know what Mark Twain we work with Roy Romer and other Gov- said about that? He said, ``Every dog needs ernors to give States the ability to set high a few fleas.'' Now, I'll admit, I've had a few standards and to promote reforms like that more than I wanted. But Mark Twain said, charter school right there, that they've got ``Every dog needs a few fleas. It keeps him a sign up. from worrying so much about being a dog.'' I think this is a better country because we Now, let me go back to what I was going had the biggest increase in Pell grants in 20 to say. Here's the big issueÐbigger than me years and because we lowered the cost of or Senator Dole or Mr. Allard or Mr. college loans and improved the repayment Strickland. We're on the vergeÐyou can terms. I believe it's a better country. I believe hear me over them. Let them talk. we're a better country because we set aside Bye, folks, we'll see you Tuesday. Bye-bye. 1.7 million acres in southern Utah for the Thank you. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monu- Now, we've had a lot of fun tonight, but ment. I believe it's a better country. this is really serious. This election, here's I believe it's a better country because we what's at stake. All these debates and these passed the family and medical leave law and fights over the budget and the environment 12 million people got to take some time off and all this stuff, it comes down to two big from work when a baby was born or a family ideas: Do you believe that we should go into member was sick. I believe it's a better coun- this new century with all these dramatic try because we passed a crime bill, and we're changes by doing what they believe when putting 100,000 more police on the street.
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