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Clip: Republican National Platform Hearing

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Aug 26, 2004

Clip: Republican National Platform Hearing

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00:00:00 CO-CHAIRMAN GOVERNOR OWENS I THINK THE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE AND THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO OUGHT TO BE VERY PROUD OF LEADERS THAT THEY HAVE SENT TO THE SENATE AND THEIR GOVERNOR IN COLORADO, THIS LAST COUPLE DAYS REI AM -- REEMPHASIZED FOR ME WHAT WILL PLAY PARTY IS.
00:00:16 I HAVE NEVER PARTICIPATED ON A PLATFORM COMMITTEE BEFORE AND I HAVE ONLY SERVED AS DELEGATE ONCE, BUT I'VE BEEN GRASS ROOTS REPUBLICAN VOLUNTEER AND INVOLVED SINCE I WAS 18 YEARS OLD.
00:00:29 WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF YOU THINK WAS ONLY A COUPLE YEARS AGO PLEASE SAY THAT BUT ANYWAY.
00:00:35 REEMPHASIZES FOR ME WHAT A PARTY IS AND IT IS A COALITION, THIS IS A BIG COUNTRY WE HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US, AND IT WAS REALLY LOT OF FUN TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU, IN THE SUBCOMMITTEES, AND WORK TOGETHER HERE IN THE FULL COMMITTEE JUST TO AIR THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US, AND WHAT IS WONDERFUL ABOUT IT IS WE HAVE COME TOGETHER SO WELL, THE DISCUSSION WAS VERY HIGH LEVEL, I WAS THINKING, EARLIER THAT IT WAS A VERY GOOD CHALLENGING INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE A LOT LIKE I HAD WHEN A LAW STUDENT I REALLY APPRECIATED IT VERY CIVIL DISCUSSION AND SOME VERY SPIRITED DEBATE.
00:01:12 I THINK IT STRENGTHENINGED ALL OUR RESO WILL TOVG BE SUCCESSFUL IN ELECT SHPS THIS YEAR IT IS ALSO, REINFORCED AFTER OUR DISCUSSION, THAT THIS IS THE PARTY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS THE ONE WITH THE CONSTRUCTIVE OUTLOOK WE ARE THE ONE WITH THE POSITIVE PROPOSALS AND POLICIES.
00:01:27 WE ARE THE ONES THAT DEMAND DECISIVE LEADERSHIP.
00:01:32 NOT NEGATIVE ACCUSATIONS, NOT DOUBTS AND QUESTIONS LIKE THE DEMOCRATS TALKED ABOUT DURING THEIR ENTIRE CONVENTION BUT REAL DECISIVE LEADERSHIP THAT IS WHAT WE NEED ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME IN THIS WORLD.
00:01:41 I LOOK FORWARD TO MONDAY, LIKE FORWARD TO THE CONVENTION NEXT WEEK WHEN WE KICK OFF THE CONVENTION WE EMPHASIZE OUR PARTY COMMITMENT TO BE A NATION OF COURAGE A NATION OF COMPASSION ONE OF OPPORTUNITY AND I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WITH YOU.
00:02:00 >> GOVERNOR OWENS.
00:02:03 >> MR.
00:02:04 CHAIRMAN THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, I CAN SEE WHY THE UNITED STATES SENATE CLOSE TO YOU BE ITS MAJORITY LEADER AND I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP OF THIS COMMITTEE.
00:02:14 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING OUR CHAIR FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.
00:02:19 >> THANK YOU.
00:02:25 >> AND I KNOW THAT MELISSA AND I BOTH WERE HONORED TO BE COCHAIRS, AND SHE SPOKE WELL ABOUT WHAT THIS PROCESS IS REALLY MEANT TO, I THINK ALL OF US IT BROUGHT US CLOSER TOGETHER AS PARTY IT HAS SHOWN US WHY
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