[He added,] Nobody is more disappointed in what the president did than I am. ... I'm angry with him. I'm disappointed. I think what he did was just dead wrong. It hurts that he lied to me and he lied to the American people. At the same time, I know that none of us are all good or all bad. There are lots of things he has done as president that I'm proud to be a part of. |
Any staff who are found to be engaging in such conduct will be fired immediately. In addition, we have make clear to persons outside the White House that we will not tolerate such conduct. |
Come January 1, I promise you I will be prepared to accept this public trust, |
He was very clear when he decided there were three basic areas where felt there needed to be some change, ... First in the area of legal immigrants, second in the area of food stamps and third to give the governors some more flexibility. |
I applaud the president's choice of Dan Reed as a member of PCAST. He brings a broad range of knowledge and experience to the job and will be a strong voice for North Carolina as the council develops national priorities for research, education and IT development. |
I can't imagine having another opportunity to have such a positive impact on the lives and livelihood of the people of North Carolina, ... You will never see someone who is more excited to be here than I am. |
I don't think I need to be in lockstep with anybody other than the people of North Carolina, |
I have been and remain in absolute awe of your vision and your intellect, of your genuine warmth and concern for others, |
I really believe I've been preparing for this job all my life, |
I want to see if you have the same sense of joy that I do. Because you will never see someone who is more excited to be here than I am! |
I'm thrilled he's come on the board, He's very welcome. |
If I can run a positive campaign and talk about what I believe are important things for North Carolina to do -- and if I think I can win -- then I'll probably take the plunge, |
In today's knowledge-based global economy, we're competing head-to-head with China, India and dozens of other countries that are making tremendous strategic investments in education and research. The cold hard fact is that if we don't get more of our own people better educated, we're in a losing fight, a fight that if we shape up, we can still win and win big. |
It will be about which candidate, which of the two candidates remaining, is best suited to make a positive difference in the lives of North Carolina families, and I submit to each of you tonight that I am that candidate and Elizabeth Dole is not. |
it won't be necessary to begin with. |