戈?duì)柮绹?guó)全國(guó)代表大會(huì)上的講話
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7月26日傍晚，美國(guó)全國(guó)代表大會(huì)在波士頓正式開(kāi)幕。大會(huì)會(huì)場(chǎng)所在地——波士頓富里特中心一直是NBA老牌勁旅波士頓凱爾特人隊(duì)的主場(chǎng)，現(xiàn)在成為了歡樂(lè)的海洋，成為了全美人2004年總統(tǒng)大選的誓師會(huì)場(chǎng),4353名政要會(huì)聚一堂，正式提名克里和愛(ài)德華茲為總統(tǒng)和副總統(tǒng)候選人，發(fā)動(dòng)“倒布”總攻。以下是前副總統(tǒng)及2000年總統(tǒng)候選人戈?duì)?/a>在大會(huì)上發(fā)表演講。
MyFriends,fellowDemocrats,fellowAmericans:I''''llbecandidwithyou.Ihadhopedtobebackherethisweekunderdifferentcircumstances,runningforre-election.
Butyouknowtheoldsaying:youwinsome,youlosesome.Andthenthere''''sthatlittle-knownthirdcategory.Ididn''''tcomeheretonighttotalkaboutthepast.Afterall,Idon''''twantyoutothinkIlieawakeatnightcountingandrecountingsheep.IprefertofocusonthefuturebecauseIknowfrommyownexperiencethatAmericaisalandofopportunity,whereeverylittleboyandgirlhasachancetogrowupandwinthepopularvote.
Inallseriousness,IamdeeplygratefulfortheopportunityyouhavegivenmetoserveAmerica.IwanttothankyouasDemocratsforthehonorofbeingyournomineeforpresidentfouryearsago.AndIwanttothanktheAmericanpeoplefortheprivilegeofservingasvice-president.
Andmostofall,Iwanttothankmyfamilywithallmyheart-mychildrenandgrandchildren,andespeciallymybelovedpartnerinlife,Tipper.
Ilovethiscountrydeeply,andeventhoughIalwayslooktothefuturewithoptimismandhope-Idothinkitisworthpausingforjustamomentaswebeginthisyear''''sconvention,totakenoteoftwoveryimportantlessonsfromfouryearsago.
Thefirstlessonisthis:takeitfromme-everyvotecounts.InourDemocracy,everyvotehaspower.Andneverforget:thatpowerisyours.Don''''tletanyonetakeitawayortalkyouintothrowingitaway.Andlet''''smakesurethatthistimeeveryvoteiscounted.
Let''''smakesurenotonlythattheSupremeCourtdoesnotpickthenextPresident,butalsothatthisPresidentisnottheonewhopicksthenextSupremeCourt.
Thesecondlessonfrom2000isthis:whathappensinapresidentialelectionmatters.Alot.Theoutcomeprofoundlyaffectsthelivesofall293millionAmericans-andpeopleintherestoftheworldtoo.Thechoiceofwhoispresidentaffectsyourlifeandyourfamily''''sfuture.
Andneverhasthisbeenmoretruethanin2004,because-let''''sfaceit-ourcountryfacesdeepchallenges.ThesechallengeswenowconfrontarenotDemocraticorRepublicanchallenges;theyareAmericanchallenges-thatweallmustovercometogether.
Itisinthatspirit,thatIsincerelyaskthosewatchingathomewhosupportedPresidentBushfouryearsago:didyoureallygetwhatyouexpectedfromthecandidateyouvotedfor?
Isourcountrymoreunitedtoday?Ormoredivided?
Hasthepromiseofcompassionateconservatismbeenfulfilled?Ordothosewordsnowringhollow?
Forthatmatter,aretheeconomicpoliciesreallyconservativeatall?Didyouexpect,forexample,thelargestdeficitsinhistory?Oneafteranother?Andthelossofmorethanamillionjobs?
Bytheway,Iknowaboutthebadeconomy.Iwasthefirstonelaidoff.Andwhileit''''struethatnewjobsarebeingcreated,they''''rejustnotasgoodasthejobspeoplehavelost.Andincidentally,that''''sbeentrueformetoo.Unfortunately,thisisnojokeformillionsofAmericans.Andtherealsolutionsrequireustotranscendpartisanship.
Sothat''''sonereasonwhy,eventhoughwemeethereasDemocrats,webelievethisisatimetoreachbeyondourpartylinestoRepublicansaswell.
Ialsoasktonightforthehelpofthosewhosupportedathirdpartycandidatein2000.Iurgeyoutoaskyourselvesthisquestion:doyoustillbelievethattherewasnodifferencebetweenthecandidates?AreyoutroubledbytheerosionofsomeofAmerica''''smostbasiccivilliberties?Areyouworriedthatourenvironmentallawsarebeingweakenedanddismantledtoallowvastincreasesinpollutionthatarecontributingtoaglobalclimatecrisis?Nomatterhowyouvotedinthelastelection,theseareprofoundproblemsthatallvotersmusttakeintoaccountthisNovember2d.
Andofcourse,nochallengeismorecriticalthanthesituationweconfrontinIraq.Regardlessofyouropinionatthebeginningofthiswar,isn''''titnowobviousthatthewaythewarhasbeenmanagedbytheAdministrationhasgottenusintoveryserioustrouble?Wouldn''''twebebetteroffwithanewPresidentwhohasn''''tburnedhisbridgestoourallies,andwhocouldrebuildrespectforAmericaintheworld?Isn''''tcooperationwithothernationscrucialtosolvingourdilemmainIraq?Isn''''titalsocriticaltodefeatingtheterrorists?
Wehavetobecryst世界秘書(shū)網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有alclearaboutthethreatwefacefromterrorism.Itisdeadly.Itisreal.Itisimminent.Butinordertoprotectourpeople,shouldn''''twefocusontherealsourceofthisthreat:thegroupthatattackedusandistryingtoattackusagain-alQaeda,headedbyOsamaBinLaden?
Wouldn''''twebesaferwithaPresidentwhodidn''''tinsistonconfusingalQaedawithIraq?Doesn''''tthatdiverttoomuchofourattentionawayfromtheprincipaldanger?
IwanttosaytoallAmericansthiseveningthatwhetheritisthethreattotheglobalenvironmentortheerosionofAmerica''''sleadershipintheworld,whetheritisthechallengetooureconomyfromnewcompetitorsorthechallengetooursecurityfromnewenemies,Ibelievethatweneednewleadershipthatisbothstrongandwise.
Andwecanhavenewleadership,becauseoneofourgreateststrengthsasademocracyisthatwhenweareheadedinthewrongdirection,wecancorrectourcourse.Whenpoliciesareclearlynotworking,wecanchangethem.Ifourleadersmakemistakes,wecanholdthemaccountable-eveniftheyneveradmittheirmistakes.IfirmlybelieveAmericaneedsnewleadershipthatwillmakeusstrongerathomeandrespectedintheworld.
Weareherethisweektopresenttothenationthemanwhoshouldbeournewpresident:JohnKerry.
JohnandIwereelectedtotheUSSenateonthesameday20yearsagoandIhaveworkedcloselywithhimforallthattime.SoIwanttosayapersonalwordaboutJohnKerrytheman.
Heisafriendwhowillstandbyyou.Hiswordishisbond.Hehasadeeppatriotismthatgoesfarbeyondwords.HehasdevotedhislifetomakingAmericaabetterplaceforallofus.HeshoweduncommonheroismonthebattlefieldinVietnam.IwatchedhimshowthatsamecourageontheSenatefloor.Hehadthebestrecordofprotectingtheenvironmentagainstpollutersofanyofmycolleagues-barnone.
Henevershiedawayfromafight,nomatterhowpowerfulthefoe.Hewasneverafraidtotakeondifficultandthanklessissuesthatfewotherswantedtotouch-likeexposingthethreatofnarcoterrorismandtracingthesourcesofterroristfinancing.Hewasoneoftheveryfirstinourpartytotakeontheissueofdrasticdeficitreduction.Hehasdevelopedatoughandthoughtfulplantorestoreoureconomicstrengthandfiscaldiscipline.
Toputitsimply,thoseofuswhohaveworkedwithJohnknowthathehasthecourage,integrityandleadershiptobeatrulygreatPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Andheshowedwisdominhisveryfirstdecisionastheleaderofourparty-whenhepickedashisrunningmateaninspiringfighterformiddleclassfamiliesandfamiliesstrugglingtoreachthemiddleclass:JohnEdwards.
JohnKerryandJohnEdwardsarefightingforusandforallAmericans,soafterwenominatethemhereinBostonandreturntoourhomestatesacrossthisland,wehavetofightforthem.Talktoyourfriendsandneighbors,goto","raisemoney,registervotersandgetthemtothepolls,volunteeryourtime,andaboveall:makeyourvotecount.
Tothoseofyouwhofeltdisappointedorangrywiththeoutcomein2000,Iwantyoutorememberallofthosefeelings.ButthenIwantyoutodowiththemwhatIhavedone:focusthemfullyandcompletelyonputtingJohnKerryandJohnEdwardsintheWhiteHouse.
FellowDemocrats,whenIlookoutandseesomanyfriendswhohavemeantsomuchtomeinmyownpublicservice,myheartisfulltonight.Ithankyouforalltheloveyou''''veshownTipperandme.Youwillforeverbeinourhearts.
There''''ssomeoneelseI''''dliketothank,andthat''''sthemanwhoaskedmetojoinhimontheticketatourconvention12yearsago,myfriend-andmypartnerforeightyears-PresidentBillClinton.I''''llneverforgetthatconventionorthatcampaign-thewaywebarnstormedthecountry,carryingamessageofhopeandchange,believingwithourwholeheartsthatAmericacouldbemadenewagain.
Andsoitwas.世界秘書(shū)網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有Andwithyourhelp,andwiththeleadershipofJohnKerryandJohnEdwards,soitshallbeagain.
Thankyou-Godblessyouandyourfamilies-andmayGodblesstheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
