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Here's the thing... I've watched a lot of the Democratic Convention and a lot of people have criticized John Edwards' speech. So, I've decided to write a mini speech for Kerry.
Hello, my fellow Americans. I'm John Kerry. As you've heard several times this week, I'm a strong, powerful man with important values. I value things like hard work, military service and the American way.
I have a loving, foreign-born, intelligent wife and two beautiful young daughter. I have family values.
I'm for America. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be running for this thing.
John Edwards and I are hopeful, smart and have a vision for the future. Most importantly, we're not George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.
You know that. I know that and we all know that.
I voted for the war, but didn't vote for the funding. You know why? Because reasonable people change their minds. Stupid, ignorant, bullheaded people don't admit their mistakes.
More importantly, it wasn't my idea to get into this stupid thing. Do you know how long it's going to take to sort this thing out? It'll take a long time and I know of one man who can't do that.
I didn't come up with this economic policy. This war wasn't my idea. This xenophobic crap about "freedom fries" and wine boycotts wasn't my idea.
You think my wife is nuts? I think it's a little more acceptable to tell a jerkoff editorial writer to "shove it" then to tell a Senator to fuck himself. You do, too. At least she didn't call him a "major league asshole."
John Edwards doesn't want to enact a constitutional ammendment that discriminates against his own daughter. Mary Cheney, a lesbian, has to deal with her father in that.
I don't talk like a superhero. I don't want to smoke anyone out of a hole. I want to find Osama Bin Laden.
I don't have vengeances against some dictators, maybe in the Middle East, and don't care about others, say, in Africa. I want the world to be safer. We all do.
You don't like my faith? Shove it. Everyone has his or her religion and it should be personal. I'm Catholic, but, like everyone else, don't follow church doctrine to a T. I'm not a robot.
I don't care who you fuck or who you marry or if you want to have an abortion.
I'm not a political outsider. My running mate is a little green, but he's from humble backgrounds.
I'm not. I was born rich. And there's nothing wrong with that. Bush was. He went to the same sort of schools, same education. He's just not as smart as I am.
I'm smart. I'm not afraid to admit that. I like to think things over. I change my mind sometimes. As I said, only stubborn idiots don't.
BUt, I can make snap decisions. I did in Vietnam, and I can do it in the Oval Office.
Government should help you. Government should give you opportunities to go to school, run your business and live your fucking life. We're here to make sure you don't have to worry about your son or daughter is shipped off to a foreign land to die. You won't have to worry about discrimination in your job. You won't have to worry about crime or losing your job.
A lot of you viewing this speech probably haven't been aboard. But, those who have know that people around the world don't like us. Bill Clinton boosted the world's view of the U.S. Ron Reagan did.
I want Americans to travel to other parts of the world and be proud of this country.
Look, during the eight years of the Clinton presidency, we were in pretty good shape. Very little military action and a booming economy reigned supreme.
How was the economy during Reagan's tenure? How was crime? What about the AIDS problem? During both Bush administrations, how was the economy? How was the view of the U.S. throughout the world?
Now, what is common about those people? Republicans. What am I? A Democrat. I'm not George Bush. And, for you, that should be enough.