Again that god has created in our country a beautiful and rich tapestry, an incredible Cultural Diversity that succeeds when we embrace everybody and battle back, the dark forces of division. We are all neighbors. We must love neighbors as ourselves. Hillary clinton and i son com paneros de alma. [cheers] we share this is simply. Simple belief. Do all the good you can and serve one another. [cheers] that is what im about. That is what you are about. That is what Bernie Sanders is about. Bidens what joe and jill are about. That is what barack and Michelle Obama are about and that is what Hillary Clinton is about. [cheers] si se puede [cheers] yes we can. Yes we can. [cheers] last week, last week in cleveland we heard a lot about trump. Lets talk about trust. I want to tell you why i trust Hillary Clinton. [cheers] first, shes consistent. She has battled to put kids and Families First since she was a teenager. In good times and bad. In victory and defeat. In and out of office through hell or high water fighting for underprivileged kids working at the childrens defense fund. Biting to get Health Insurance for 8 million low income children. Fighting for the wellbeing of women and children around the world. [cheers] can offer you a little tip . When you want to know something about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if beganave a passion that long before they were in office. And that they have consistently held it since their career. [cheers] do they have a passion, did it start before they were in office, have a help onto it consistently . Hillary has a passion for kids and families. [cheers] passion, it has a is himself. [cheers] hillary, it is not just words and a competence. She delivers as a senator. She battled after 9 11. He went to the towers, went to the pentagon and save the victims of the terrorist attacks. As secretary of state, she implemented tough sanctions against iran to pay the way for a diplomatic rate through to curtail breakthrough to curtail a Nuclear Weapons program. She was not afraid, she was not afraid. To stand upafraid to dictators. They decided to go to the end of the earth to wipe out Osama Bin Laden is. Osama bin laden. [cheers] did yall remember the little girl we heard from on monday night was worried that her parents would be deported . Trusts hillary to keep them together. [cheers] member do you remember the mothers of the Movement Last night . [cheers] they said they trust hillary to sons and mothers daughters safe. And on a personal level, as he is serving our nation abroad, i ourt Hillary Clinton with sons life. [cheers] you know who i dont trust . I wonder. Donald trump. Guy who promises a lot but, you may have noticed, he has a way of saying the same two words every time he makes his biggest, he just promises. Believe me. It is going to be great, believe me. We are to build a wall and make mexico pay for, believe me. [laughter] we are going to destroy issa so fast, believe me. [laughter] there is nothing suspicious and my tax returns, believe me. [laughter] [cheers] by the way, does anybody in this massive auditorium believe that Donald Trumps been paying his fair share of taxes . Nooo does anybody here believe that donald trump ought to release his tax returns is like every other president ial candidate in modern history . [cheers] of course he should. Donald, what are you hiding . , donald still says believe me. Believe me. [laughter] believe me. Believe me. Peoplethe thing, most when they run for president , they dont just say believe me, they respect you enough to tell you how they will get things done. [cheers] that is what most people who run for president to. Do. In fact, he can go on Hillary Clinton. Com right now and find out exactly how she will make the biggest investment in new jobs in a generation. How she will defend and build on wall street reforms, how she will reform our immigration system to create a path to citizenship how she will make it possible to graduate from college debtfree. You will see how she will protect roe be weighed, or to equal pay for women and make paid family a reality. [cheers] family leave a reality. [cheers] all it takes is one click and we can see how she will do it, how she will pay with for it and how we will benefit by it. Not donald trump. Not donald trump. He never tells you how he is going to do any of the things he says he will do. He just says, believe me. [laughter] question, heres the question, do you really believe him . No Donald Trumps whole career says he better not. Small contractors, Companies Just like my dads believe him, leave him cut when he said believed him when they said he would pay the casino. They do the work, hung the drywall, for the concrete, but a year after opening, donald trump up bankruptcy, he walked away with millions and they got pennies on the dollar. Some of them went out of business. Believed donald trump. Boo retirees and families in florida, they believed donald trump when he said he would build up some condos. Thousands of them. They paid their deposits but the condos, they were never built. He just pocketed their money and walked away. They lost tens of thousands of dollars all because they believed donald trump. Believedfter charity donald trump when he said they would contribute to that. Thousands of Trump University students leave believed donald trump when he said he would help them succeed. They got stiffed. Boo he says believe me, his creditors, his contractors, his laid off employees, and his ripped off students did just that and they all got hurt. Folks, you cannot believe one word that comes out of Donald Trumps mouth [cheers]. [cheers] not one word. Not one word. [cheers] not one word. Not one word. Not one word. I will tell you. Me, it seems like our nation is too great to put in the hands of a slip talking, empty promising selfpromoting oneman wrecking crew. [cheers] but dont take it from me, dont take it from me. Take it from former first lady barbara bush. Barbara bush says she does not know how any woman could vote for him after his offensive comments to women. [cheers] any woman. Or john mccains chief economic adviser during the 2008 race who estimates that Donald Trumps promises would cost america to jobs. 5 million or the independent analysts who found that donald trump tax plan given to the wealthy and biggest 30orations would rack up trillion in debt. Or how about this . , the republican governor o who had the honor of hosting the Republican Convention in cleveland, but would not attend because he thinks donald trump is such a moral disaster. [cheers] or take it from the guy who cowrote Donald Trumps autobiography, here is what he said about donald trump. Lying is Second Nature to him. So do you believe him . No how about the side, do you believe him . No is there anyone in this old and who believes them . him . No the next president will face many challenges, we better elect a candidate who has proven she can be trusted with the job. [cheers] who has proven that she is ready for the job and when i say ready, i use ready for a specific reason. When i lived in honduras, i learned something. The best complement you could pay to somebody was to say that they were listo. Ready. Gente, amable, rico. Listo because in spanish prepared, up for anything, never backing down. Friends, Hillary Clinton is lista [cheers] she is ready. [cheers] shes ready because of her faith, because of her heart, she is ready because of her experience and she is ready because she knows that in america, we are stronger when we are together. [cheers] my fellow democrats, this week we start the next chapter in our great and proud story. Thomas disclaimed all men were equal and abigail remember the women. Woodrow brokered the peace and eleanor broke down the barrier. Jack told us what to ask and lyndon answer the call. Martin had a dream and dolores said si se puede. The built a bridge into 21st century and brca buzz hope and now barack gave us hope and hillary is ready to fight and win. God was all the and onto victory. [cheers] thank you, philadelphia [cheers] senator kaine spoke for 29 minutes, one minute and 23 seconds shorter than than governor mike pence. Was vice speech President Joe Biden in 2012, who spoke for 38 minutes and 16 seconds. Thursday night, Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to accept a Major Political Party Nomination for president of the United States, and with cspan, you have many Convenient Options for watching the entire speech without any interruptions. Watch her historic acceptance speech live on cspan. Listen to it on the cspan radio app. Watch it live or ondemand on your desktop, tablet, or smartphone at cspan. Org. Hillary clintons historic effect i acceptance speech on cspan. Org. Now, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. Thank you. Rg thank you. Asim, thank you for the kind introduction. And let me hang all of you for welcoming an outsider here, to deliver [applause] an outsider, to deliver what will be an Unconventional Convention speech. Here as a member of any party. Or to endorse any party platform. I am here for one reason. To explain why i believe it is imperative that we elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States. [applause] mr. Bloomberg and to ask you to join with me in supporting her this november. You know, when the Founding Fathers arrived here in philadelphia to forge a new nation, they didnt come as , or tots or republicans nominate a president ial candidate. They came as patriots who feared party politics, and i know how they felt. I have been a democrat, i have been a republican, and i have ann i eventually became independent, because i dont believe that either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership. [applause] thebloomberg when i enter voting booth each time, i look at the candidates, not the party label. Ave supported electorate elected officials from both side of the aisle, and probably, not many people in this room can say that. But i know there are many watching at home who can. And now, they are carefully weighing their choices. I understand their dilemma. I know what it is like to have Neither Party fully represent my views or values. Too many republicans, blame immigrants for the problems. They stand in the way of action on Climate Change and gun violence. Meanwhile, many democrats, i think wrongly, blame the private sector for our problems and they stand in the way of action on education and deficit reduction. There are times when i disagree with Hillary Clinton. But let me tell you, whatever our disagreements may be, i have come here to say, we must put them aside for the good of our country. [applause] and we must unite around the candidate who can defeat a dangerous demagogue. [applause] mr. Bloomberg i believe it is the duty of all american citizens to make our voices heard by voting in this election. Are not yet registered to vote, go online and do it now. This is too important to sit out. [applause] now, we have heard a lot of talk in this campaign about needing a leader who understands business. I couldnt agree more. I built a business, and i didnt start it with a milliondollar check from my father. [applause] mr. Bloomberg because of my success in the private sector, i had the chance to run americas or 12 years, governing in the wake of its greatest tragedy. Today, as an independent and an entrepreneur and a former mayor, i believe we have it need a president who is a problem solver, not a bomb thrower. [applause] mr. Bloomberg someone who can bring members of congress together to get big things done, and i know hillary can do that, because i saw it first hand. I was elected mayor two months , as a republican. And i saw how hillary worked with republicans in washington to ensure new york got the help they needed to recover and rebuild. Throughout her time in the her timees, throughout in the senate, we didnt always agree, but Hillary Clinton always listened. And that is the kind of approach we need in washington today, and it just has to start in the white house. [applause] given myberg background, i will often encourage Business Leaders to run for office, because many of them share the same pragmatic approach to building consensus. But not all. Most of us who have created a business know there we are only as good as how our employees, clients, and customers view was. Most of us dont pretend we are smart enough to make every decision by ourselves, and most of us who have our names on the door know we are only as good as our word. But not donald trump. [applause] mr. Bloomberg through his career, the donald trump has left behind has left behind a record ofented or bankruptcies, lawsuits, angry stockholders, and congress mergers contractors who feel they have been tricked they have been cheated. Trump wants to run the nation like he runs his business . God help us. [applause] i am a newrg yorker, and i know a con when i see one. [applause] mr. Bloomberg trump says he will punish manufacturers that moved to mexico or china. Cells areothes he made overseas at lowwage factories. He says he wants to put americans back to work, but he games the visa system so he can hire lowwage workers. He says he wanted a port wants to deport undocumented people, but he seems to have no problem hiring them. What did i miss here . Truth be told, the richest thing about donald trump is his hypocrisy. [applause] mr. Bloomberg he wants you to believe that we can solve our biggest problems by deporting mexicans and shutting out muslims. He wants you to believe that erecting trade barriers will bring back good jobs. He is wrong on both counts. We can only solve our biggest problems if we come together and embrace the freedoms that our Founding Fathers established right here in philadelphia. Which permitted our ancestors to create the Great American exceptionalism that all of us now enjoy. Donald trump doesnt understand that. Hillary clinton does. [applause] and we can only create good jobs if we make smarter investments in infrastructure, and do more to support Small Businesses, not stiff them. Donald trump doesnt understand that. Hillary clinton does. [applause] i understand the appeal of a businessman president. But trumps Business Plan is a disaster in the making. He would make it harder for Small Businesses to compete, do great damage to the economy, threaten the Retirement Savings of millions of americans, lead to greater debt and more employment, erode our influence around the world and make our communities less safe. The bottom line is, donald trump is a risky, reckless and radical choice, and we cant afford to make that choice. [applause] now, i knowg Hillary Clinton is not flawless. No candidate is. But she is the right choice, and the responsible choice in this election. [applause] mr. Bloomberg and no matter you may think about her politics or her record, Hillary Clinton understands that this is not reality television. This is reality. [applause] she understands the job of president. It involves finding solutions, not pointing fingers. Offering hope, not stoking fear. Countrysourse of our proud history, we have faced our share of grave challenges. But we have never retreated in fear. Never. In here in philadelphia 1863,not at gettysburg in not through two world wars and the great depression, not at wall, not after 9 11. We must not start now. [applause] america, america is the greatest country on earth. People come here. The presidency of the United States is the most powerful office in the world. I say to my fellow independence, your votes matter now. Your vote will determine the future of your job, your business, and our future together as a country. This election is not a choice between a democrat and a republican. It is a choice between who is better to lead our country right now. [applause] ourbloomberg better for economy, better for our security, better for our freedom, and better for our future. There is no doubt in my mind that Hillary Clinton is the right choice this november. [applause] so tonight, as an independent, i am asking you to of party me, not out loyalty, but out of love of country. Together,er, and lets select a sane, confident person with international experience. [applause] unifier who isa mature enough to reach out for advice, to build consensus and to recognize that we all have something to contribute. Hillary clinton as the next president of the greatest country in the world, the United States of america. Thank you. [applause] cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies. Our live coverage of every minute of the republican and Democratic National conventions is brought to you as a Public Service by your cable or satellite provider. Washington journal is live from the Democratic National convention in philadelphia. Coming up thursday morning, the Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer will preview the final day of the convention, when Hillary Clinton will formally accept the president ial nomination. An activist will talk about the issue of Immigration Reform at the dnc and in the 2016 president ial election. Also, Hillary Clinton delegates will discuss secretary clintons career, as well as significance of her role as the first female president ial candidate nominated by a major party, and how it has mad motivated their own political participation. Also Jeffrey Rosen will join temple universitys Political Science professor and chair to analyze her historical and cultural impact. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal, beginning life of the Democratic National convention at 7 00 a. M. Eastern thursday morning. The corner of ninth, were at gina stakes op sor, the food photo when did it become a staple of political campaigns . It coincides with the mediated campaign, the more personal campaign. The candidates come to the community, they want to show the community that i understand you, your values, i care about you. To give some personal way to their campaign. In terms of the year this started, was decades when did they catch on . This is been going on probably since the postwar campaigns, since we started introducing the campaigns in the 50s. When the candidates come in, they stop at the right bar, a drink the right beer, they shake everyones hand. It really connects of the community. And we referred to food in terms of geographic regions. Its connected to the community. This is one of the more memorable food photo ops of recent years. For example, in philadelphia in 2004, john kerry ordered a swiss cheese on his cheesesteak. He got a lot of flack for that. Kfc, mitt romney went to a and ordered Fried Chicken but took the skin off, because he wanted a more nutritious option, and everyone knows you dont eat Fried Chicken with the skin off. Bit into gerald ford the cornhusk added tmamale. Some risk involved in the food photo op. Whats the advice he would give to candidates before they sit down . Make sure you know the community. Its not just food; is anything in the community. We remember barack obama in pennsylvania rolling a gutter ball, or when he spoke to farmers in iowa, seeing the price of arugula. The was talking about rural issues and a gourmet green. You have to be careful. You have to know the community and their values. These campaigns are always out to make the candidates look like they are out of touch. When you get to the ordering spot, what is the right way to order a cheesesteak . You go get your steak first onions,say with provolone, or american cheese. Then you get your drink at the second window. The right way to eat it . Hot, and greasy, and with your hands. A fork and knife would look so great. Streete across the from th another wellknown spot. How does the candidate choose . I would tell them to go to both. Which candidates have been to one or the other or both . I dont think our frontrunner candidates have been here yet. Maybe hillary will come through this week while she is here. Scott walker was here during the primary, but some protesters were behind him with signs. Well see if hillary stops by. Enjoy your cheesesteak. Thank you for your time. Virginia senator tim kaine officially accepted the democratic nomination for Vice President. The 58yearold once chaired the dnc and formally served as the governor of virginia and layer of richmond. Up, some of the speakers from day three at the democratic convention. First president obama, then vice President Joe Biden. Then the democratic nominee for Vice President , senator tim kaine, and former new york city mayor michael bloomberg. Now, president barack obama. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 44th president of the United States, barack obama. [cheers] president obama thank you. [cheers] thank you. Thank you. [cheers] thank you. [cheers] thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. [cheers] thank you so much, everybody. [cheers] yes we did. Yes we did. President obama thank you. [cheers] thank you so much, everybody. [cheers] i love you back. [cheers] hello, america. Hello, democrats. 12 years ago, tonight. I addressed this convention for the very first time. You met my two little girls. Now to amazing young women who fill me with pride. [cheers] you fell from a brilliant white and partner, michelle. [cheers] who has made me a better father and a better man. Who has gone on to inspire our nation and first lady. [cheers] and who somehow has not aged day. [cheers] the same cannot be said for me. [laughter] my girls remind me all the time. Youve changed so much, that it. Daddy. Then they try to clean it up, not bad, just more mature. [laughter] and it is true. I was so young that first time. [cheers] and look, i will admit, maybe i was a little nervous. Addressing such a crowd. But i was filled with faith. [cheers] faith in america. The generous, bighearted, hopeful country that made my story, that made all of our stories possible. A lot has happened over the years. While this nation has been tested by war and it has been tested by recession and all manner of challenges, i stand before you again tonight after almost two terms as your president to tell you i am more optimistic about the future of america than ever before. [cheers] how could i not be . After all that we have achieved together. After the worst recession in 80 years. We fought our way back. We have seen deficits come down. 401 k s recovered. Auto industry set a record. Unemployment reached a year lows and businesses create more than 50 million new jobs. [cheers] after a century of trying, we declared health care in america is not a privilege for a few, it is a right for everybody. [cheers] after decades of talk, we feel he began to waen ourselves off of foreign oil. We doubled our production of clean energy. [cheers] we brought more of our troops home to their families. And we deliver justice to Osama Bin Laden. [cheers] through diplomacy, we shut down irans Nuclear Weapons program. We opened up a new chapter with the people of cuba. Brought nearly 200 nations together around the climate agreement that could say this planet for our children. Save this planet for our children. [cheers] we put policies in place to help loans. Cut veterans homelessness in half. And through countless act of quiet courage, we have made Marriage Equality and the law of the land. [cheers] by so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we first started. And through every victory, and every setback, ive insisted that change is never easy. Never quit. We would not meet all of our challenges and one term or one presidency. Or even one lifetime. Tonight, im here to tell you that tonight, we still have more work to do more work to do for every american in need of a good job. Paid leave for decent retirement. For every child who needs a ladder out of poverty or worldclass education. For everyone who is not yet felt the progress of these past seven and half years. We need to keep making our streets safer in our criminal Justice System fair. [cheers] our homeland more secure, our world more peaceful and sustainable for the next generation. [cheers] we are not done perfecting our union. Living up to our founding creed that all of us are created equal and all of us are free in the eyes of god. [cheers] that work involves a big choice this november. I think it is fair to say that this is not your typical election. [laughter] it is not just a choice between parties or policies, the usual debates between left and right. This is a more fundamental choice. About who we are as a people. And whether we stay true to this Great American experiment and government. Look, we democrats have always had plenty of differences with the republican party. And theres nothing wrong with that. It is precisely this contest of ideas that pushes our country forward. [cheers] but we heard in cleveland last week was not particularly republican. And it sure wasnt conservative. What we heard was a deeply as a mystic vision of a country where return against each other in turn away from the rest of the world. There were no Serious Solutions to pressing problems. Just the thinning of resentment and blame and anger and that is not the america i know. The america i know is full of courage and optimism and ingenuity. The american i know is decent and generous sure we have real anxieties about paying bills and protecting our kids. We get frustrated with political gridlock and worry about racial division. We are shocked and saddened by the madness of orlando or nice. There are pockets of america that never recovered from factory closures. Many took pride and hard work and provided for the families who now feel forgotten. Parents who wonder whether kids will have the same opportunities that we had. All that is rael. Were challenged to do better; to be better. But as ive traveled this country, through all fifty states; as ive rejoiced with you and mourned with you, what ive also seen, more than anything, is what is right with america. [cheers] i see people working hard and starting businesses; people teaching kids and serving our country. I see engineers inventing stuff, and doctors coming up with new cures. I see a Younger Generation full of energy and new ideas, not constrained by what is, ready to seize what ought to be. [cheers] most of all, i see americans of every party, every background, every faith who believe that we are stronger together. Black, white, latino, asian, native american; young and old; gay, straight, men, women, folks with disabilities, all pledging allegiance, under the same proud flag, to this big, bold country that we love. [cheers] that is what i see. That is the america i know. [cheers] and there is only one candidate in this race who believes in that future, and has devoted her life to it; a mother and grandmother whod do anything to help our children thrive; a leader with real plans to break down barriers, blast through glass ceilings, and widen the circle of opportunity to every single american, the next president of the United States, Hillary Clinton. [cheers] that is right. Let me tell you, now, eight years ago, hillary and i were rivals for the democratic nomination. We battled for a year and a half. Let me tell you, it was tough, because hillarys top. I was worn out. [laughter] she was doing everything i was doing, but it was tough. Backwards in heels. [cheers] every time i thought i might have that race won, hillary just came back stronger. But after it was all over, i asked hillary to join my team. She was a little surprised, but ultimately said yes because she knew that what was at stake was bigger than either of us. And for four years, i had a front row seat to her intelligence, her judgment, and her discipline. I came to realize that her unbelievable work ethic wasnt for praise or attention, that she was in this for everyone who needs a champion. [cheers] i understood that after all these years, she has never forgotten just who shes fighting for. Hillarys still got the tenacity she had as a young Woman Working at the childrens defense fund, going door to door to ultimately make sure kids with disabilities could get a quality education. [cheers] shes still got the heart she showed as our first lady, working with congress to help push through a childrens Health Insurance program that to this day protects millions of kids. [cheers] shes still seared with the memory of every american she met who lost loved ones on 9 11, which is why, as a senator from new york, she fought so hard for funding to help first responders, to help the city rebuild, why, as secretary of state, she sat with me in the situation room and forcefully argued in favor of the mission that took out bin laden. [cheers] you know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the oval office. You can read about it, you can study it. Until you have set at the desk, you dont know what its like to manage a global crisis, or send young people to war. But hillarys been in the room; shes been part of those decisions. She knows whats at stake in the decisions our government makes for the working family, the Senior Citizen, the Small Business owner, the soldier, and the veteran. Even in the midst of crisis, she listens to people, and keeps her cool, and treats everybody with respect. And no matter how daunting the odds; no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits. [cheers] thats the hillary i know. Thats the hillary ive come to admire. And thats why i can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of america. [cheers] i hope you dont mind, bill, but i was just find the truth. And, by the way, in case you were wondering about her judgment, look at her choice of running mate. [cheers] tim kaine is as good a man, as humble and committed a Public Servant as anyone i know. I know his family and i love his wife and his kids. He will be a great Vice President , and hell make hillary a better president. Just like my dear friend and brother joe biden has made me a better president. [cheers] now, hillary has real plans to address the concerns shes heard from you on the campaign trail. Shes got specific ideas to invest in new jobs, to help workers share in their companys profits, to help put kids in preschool, and put students through College Without taking on a ton of debt. Thats what leaders do. And then theres donald trump. Boo president obama dont boo, vote. [cheers] the donald is not really a plans guy. [laughter] he is not really a fax guy either. He calls himself a business guy, which is true, but i have to say, i know plenty of businessmen and women whove achieved success without leaving a trail of lawsuits, and unpaid workers, and people feeling like they got cheated. [cheers] does anyone really believe that a guy whos spent his 70 years on this earth showing no regard for working people is suddenly going to be a champion . Your voice . If so, you should vote for him. But if youre someone whos truly concerned about paying your bills, and you are concerned about pocket bush pocketbook issues and scenic economy growth and creating more opportunity for everybody, then the choice isnt even close. If you want someone with a lifelong track record of fighting for higher wages, better benefits, a fairer tax code, a bigger voice for workers, and stronger regulations on wall street, then you should vote for Hillary Clinton. [cheers] and if youre concerned about whos going to keep you and your family safe in a dangerous world, well, the choice is even clearer. Hillary clinton is respected around the world not just by leaders, but by the people they serve. I have to say this, people outside of the United States do not understand what is going on in this election. [laughter] they really dont. They know hillary. They have seen her work. Shes worked closely with our intelligence teams, our diplomats, our military. She has the judgment, the experience, and the temperament to meet the threat from terrorism. It is not new to her. Our troops have pounded isil without mercy, taking out leaders, taking back territory. I know hillary wont relent until isil is destroyed. Shell finish the job. [cheers] [cheers] and shell do it without resorting to torture, or banning entire religions from entering our country. She is fit and she is ready to be the next commanderinchief. [cheers] president obama meanwhile, donald trump calls our military and a disaster. Apparently, he doesnt know the men and women who make up the strongest fighting force the world has ever known. [cheers] president obama he suggests america is weak. He must not hear the billions of men, women, and children, from the baltics to burma, who still look to america to be the light of freedom, dignity, and human rights. [cheers] president obama he cozies up to putin, praises saddam hussein, and tells our nato allies that stood by our side after 9 11 that they have to pay up if they want our protection. Well, americas promises do not come with a price tag. We meet our commitments. And thats one reason why almost every country on earth sees america as stronger and more respected today than they did eight years ago when i took office. [cheers] four more years president Obama America is already great. [cheers] president Obama America is already strong. And i promise you, our strength, our greatness, does not depend on donald trump. In fact, it doesnt depend on any one person. And that, in the end, may be the biggest difference in this election, the meaning of our democracy. Ronald reagan called america a shining city on a hill. [cheers] president obama donald trump calls it a divided crime scene that only he can fix. It doesnt matter to him that illegal immigration and the crime rate are as low as theyve been in decades, because hes not actually offering any real solution to those issues. He is just offering slogans. And he is offering fear. He is betting that if he scares enough people, he might score just enough votes to win this election. [crowd boos] president obama that is another bet that donald trump will lose. The reason he will lose it is because he is selling the American People short. We are not a fragile or prideful people. Our power doesnt come from some selfdeclared savior promising that he alone can restore order. As long as we do things his way. We dont look to be ruled. [cheers] president obama our power comes from those immortal declarations first put to paper right here in philadelphia all those years ago. We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal; that together, we, the people, can form a more perfect union. [cheers] president obama thats who we are. Thats our birthright. The capacity to shape our own destiny. [cheers] president obama that is what drove patriots to choose revolution over tyranny, and our confident. Iberate a that is what gave women the courage to reach for the ballot, and marchers to cross a bridge in selma, and workers to organize and fight for better wages and collective bargaining. [cheers] president Obama America has never been about what one person says he will do for us. Its about what can be achieved by us together, through the hard and slow and sometimes, frustrating, but ultimately indoor and work of enduring work of selfgovernment. And that is what Hillary Clinton understands. [cheers] president obama she knows that this is a big, diverse country, she has seen it. Shes traveled. Shes talked to folks. She understands that most issues are rarely black and white. She understands that even when youre 100 right, getting things done requires compromise. That democracy does not work if we constantly demonize each other. [cheers] president obama she knows that for progress to happen, we have to listen to each other, see ourselves in each other, fight for our principles, but also fight to find common ground, no matter how elusive that may sometimes seem. [cheers and applause] president Obama Hillary knows we can work through racial divides in this country when we realize the worry black parents feel when their son leaves the house isnt so different than what a brave cops family feels when he puts on the blue and goes to work. So we can honor police and treat every community fairly. [cheers] president obama we can do that. [cheers and applause] president obama she knows that acknowledging problems that have festered for decades isnt making Race Relations worse, its creating the possibility for people of good will to join and make things better. [cheers] president Obama Hillary knows we can insist on a lawful and orderly immigration system, while still seeing striving students and their toiling parents as loving families, not criminals or rapists. Families that came here for the same reasons our forebears came, to work, and study, and make a better life in a place where we can talk and worship and love as we please. She knows their dream is quintessentially american, and the American Dream is something no wall will ever contain. [cheers] president obama these are the things hillary knows. It can be frustrating, this business of democracy. Trust me, i know. Hillary knows, too. When the other side refuses to compromise, progress can stall. People are hurt by inaction. Supporters can grow impatient, and where you are not trying hard enough, that you have maybe sold out. But i promise you, when we keep at it, when we change enough mines, when we deliver enough votes, then progress does happen. And if you doubt that, just ask the 20 million more people who have health care today. [cheers] president obama just ask the marine who proudly serves his country without hiding the husband that he loves. [cheers] president obama democracy works, america. But we got to want it. Not just during an Election Year , but all the days in between. [cheers] president obama so, if you agree that there is too much inequality in our economy and too much money in our politics, we all need to be as vocal and as organized and as persistent as Bernie Sanders supporters have been during this election. [cheers and applause] president obama we only to get out and vote for democrats and up and down the ticket, and then hold them accountable until they get the job done. [cheers and applause] that is right feel the bern if you want more justice in the Justice System, then we have all got to vote not just for a president , but for mayors, and sheriffs, and states attorneys, and state legislatures. That is where the criminal laws are made and weve got to work with police and protesters until laws and practices are changed. [cheers] president obama that is how democracy works. If you want to fight Climate Change, weve got to engage not only young people on college campuses, we have to reach out to the coal miner the was worried about taking care of his family, the single mom worried about gas prices. [cheers and applause] president obama if you want to protect our kids and our cops from gun violence, we have got to get the vast majority of americans, including gun owners who agree on things like background checks, to be just as vocal and just as determined as the gun lobby that blocks change through every funeral that we hold. That is how change happens. [cheers and applause] president obama look, hillary has got her share of critics. She has been caricatured by the right and by some on the left. He has been accused of everything you can imagine, and some things that you cannot. [laughter] president obama but she knows thats what happens when you are under a microscope for 40 years. Whistles]d president obama she knows that sometimes during those 40 years she has made mistakes, just like i have, just like we all do. That is what happens when we try. That is what happens when you are the kind of citizen Teddy Roosevelt once described, not the timid souls who criticize from the sidelines, but someone who is actually in strivesa, who valiantly, who errs, but who at thebest know sin ths in the en, triumph of high achievement. Hillary clinton that woman in the arena. [cheers and applause] president obama she has been there for us, even if we have not always noticed. And if you are serious about our democracy, you cant afford to stay home just because she might not align with you on every issue. [cheers and applause] president obama you got to the in the arena with her because democracy you have got to get in the arena with her because democracy is not a spectator sport. About, yes we can. [cheers] president obama and we are going to carry hillary to victory this fall because that is what that moment demands. Yes we can. Not yes she can. Not yes, i can. But yes, we can. Theres been a lot of talk in this campaign about what america has lost. People tell us that our way of life is being undermined by pernicious changes and dark forces beyond our control. They tell voters there is a real america out there that must be restored. Is an idea that was not started with donald trump. It has been peddled by politicians for a long time, probably from the start of our republic. It has me thinking about the story i told you 12 years ago tonight, about my kansas grandparents and the things they taught me when i was growing up. [cheers and applause] see, myt obama grandparents, they came from the heartland. Their ancestors began settling their about 200 years ago. I dont know if they have their birth certificates, but [laughter] they wereobama scotchirish, mostly. Farmers, teachers, ranch hands, pharmacists, oil rig workers. Hardy, smalltown folks. Some were democrats, but a lot of them, maybe even most of them, where republicans. Party of lincoln. My grandparents explained that folks in these parts did not like showoffs. They didnt admire braggarts or bullies. They didnt respect meanspiritedness, or folks who were always looking for shortcuts in life. Instead, what they value were traits like honesty and hard work. Kindness, courtesy, humility, responsibility, helping each other out. Thats what they believed in. True things. Things that last. The things we try to teach our kids. And what my grandparents understood was that these values werent limited to kansas. They werent limited to small towns. These values could travel to hawaii. They could drive and even to the other side of the world, my where my mother would end up working to help poor women get a better life. Trying to apply those values. My grandparents knew these values were not preserved for one race. They could be passed down to a halfkenyan grandson, or a halfasian granddaughter. In fact, they were the same values michelles parents, the descendents of slaves, todd their own kids living in a bungalow on the south side of chicago. [cheers] president obama they knew these values were exactly what drew immigrants here, and they believed that the children of those immigrants were just as american as their own, whether they wore a cowboy hat or or alke, a baseball cap hijab. [applause] president Obama America has changed over the years. But these values my grandparents taught me, they havent gone anywhere. They are as strong as ever. Still cherished by people of every party, every race, every phase. Every faith. They live on in each of us. What makes us american, what makes us patriots, it is what is in here. That is what matters. [cheers and applause] president obama and that is why we can take the food and music and holidays and styles of other countries and blended into something uniquely our own. That is why we can attract strivers and entrepreneurs from around the globe to build new factories and create new industries here. Thats why our military can look the way it does. Every shade of humanity, forged int h the common service. That is why anyone who threatens our values, whether fascists or communists or jihadists or homegrown demagogues, will always fail in the end. [cheers and applause] president obama that is america. [cheers] president obama that is america. Those bonds of affection; that common creed. We dont fear the future. We shape it. People,ce it as one stronger together than we are on our onwn. That is what Hillary Clinton understands. Ter, this states woman, this mother and grandmother, this Public Servant, this patriot, that is the america she is fighting for. [cheers and applause] president obama and that is why i have confidence as i leave this stage tonight that the Democratic Party is in good hands. Time in this office, it hasnt fixed everything. As much as we have done, there is still so much i want to do. But for all the tough lessons i have had to learn, for all the places i have fallen short, i have toll and hillary, and i will tell you, what has picked me back up every single time. Its been you. The American People. [cheers and applause] it is theobama letter i keep on my wall from ohio whoivor in hawai twice almost lost everything to cancer, but still urged me to keep fighting for health care reform, even when the battle seemed lost. Do not quit. Its the painting i keep in my private office. A bigeyed, green owl with blue wings made by a sevenyearold girl who was taken from us in newtown, given to me by her parents, so wouldnt forget. A reminder of all the parents who have turned their grief into action. [cheers and applause] president obama it is the Small Business owner in colorado who cut most of his own salary so he would not have to lay off any of his workers in the recession because he said, that wouldnt have been in the spirit of america. [cheers and applause] president obama it is the conservative in texas who said he disagreed with me on everything, that he appreciated that, like him, i try to be a good dad. [cheers and applause] president obama it is the courage of a young soldier from arizona who nearly died on a battlefield in afghanistan, but who has learned to speak again and walk again. And earlier this year, stepped through the door of the oval office on his own power to salute and shake my hand. [cheers and applause] it is every american who believed we could change in this country for the better. So many of you whod never been involved in politics, who picked up phones and hit the streets and used the internet in amazing new ways that i didnt really understand, but may change happen. On are the best organizers the planet and i am so proud of all the change you have made possible. [cheers and applause] president obama time and again, you have picked me up. And i hope sometimes, i have picked you up, too. [cheers and applause] president obama and tonight, i ask you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me. I ask you to carry her the same me, because you are who i was talking about 12 years ago when i talked about hope. It has been you who fueled my dogged faith in our future, even when the odds are great, even when the road is long, hope in the face of difficulty, hope in the face of uncertainty, the audacity of hope. [cheers and applause] president Obama America, you have syndicated that hope these last eight years. And now, i am ready to pass the baton and do my part as a private citizen. This year in the election, i am asking you to join me to reject cynicism, reject fear, to summon what is best in us, to elect Hillary Clinton as the next president of the United States. [cheers] president obama and show the world we still believe in the promise of this great nation. Thank you for this incredible journey. [cheers] president obama lets keep it going. God bless you. God bless the United States of america [cheers and applause] [applause] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Vice President of the United States, joe biden. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love you. [cheers] ladies and gentlemen, thank you, thank you. [cheers] i love you. Gentlemen, eight years ago, i stood on the stage in denver. [cheers] nominationted your to be Vice President of the United States. [cheers] then,ery single day since it has been the honor of our lives for joe and me, every day we have been grateful for brock and Michelle Barack and Michelle Joining them on the incredible journey. [cheers] a journey that can only happen in america. [cheers] we not only have worked together, as it has become obvious, we have become friends. We are now family. [cheers] where family. We are family. [cheers] you have all seen over the last eight years what president obama means to this country. [cheers] honor,he embodiment of resolve and character. One of the finest president s we have ever had. [cheers] that is right. [cheers] this is a man of character. [cheers] he has become a brother to jill and me. And michelle, you are incredible. [cheers] you are incredible [cheers] i was talking to brock today, it is no longer he will give the best speech, we know who did that. You are incredible monday night. Night. Incredible monday [cheers] the delaware delegation, as they barack and i married way up. [cheers] tonight, i see so many friends and colleagues like my buddy chris dodd from the connecticut delegation. So many people here. Those whofaces of have placed their belief in barack and me. So many faces. But one, this is kind of a better sweet moment for jail and me and our family. 2008, when he was about to do play to a again in 2012, our son though bo introduced me to the country and place my name and nomination. Glimpse of what an incredibly fine young man beau was. [cheers] thank you. [cheers] thank you. [cheers] his wife and his two kids are here tonight. [cheers] as Ernest Hemingway once wrote, the world breaks everyone, and afterwards, many are strong at the broken places. Ive been made strong at the broken places by my love with jill, but my heart and son hunter and the love of my life, my ashley. By all of you, and i mean this sincerely, those who have been through this, you know i mean byt i say, i all of you, all of you, your love and prayers and support, you know what, we talk about, we think about the countless thousands of other people who suffered so much more than we have, with so much less support. So much less reason to go on. Morning,get up every every day. [cheers] they put one foot in front of the other, they keep going. That is the unbreakable spirit of the people of america. [cheers] that is who we are. [cheers] that is who we are. Dont forget it. Like the people of the neighborhood that joe and i grew up, jill and i grew up, the kurds claymont, the most always jumped and when you are double teamed or your back was against the wall. Became a cop because he always wanted to help people. The middle daughter of three daughters, who always made her mother smile, who is a hero to her sisters. Now i major in the United States marine corps because i wanted to serve my country. [cheers] jill knows whoo take money out of their own pockets to buy pencils and notebooks for their students who cant afford them. [cheers] why . Because being a teacher is not what they do, it is who they are. [cheers] you know what i know, for real. That the the people heart and soul of this country. It is the america that i know. The america that hillary knows and tim kaine knows. [cheers] ive known hillary for well over 30 years, before she was first lady of the United States, when she became first lady, we served together in the United States asate and during her years secretary of state, once a week we had breakfast in my home, the Vice President s residence. Everybody knows she is smart. Everyone knows she is tough. But i know what she is passionate about. [cheers] i know hillary. [cheers] hillary understands, hillary gets it. She understands the College Loans are about a lot more than getting a qualified student education. It is about saving the mom and dad from the indignity of having to look at the child and say im sorry, the bank would not let us the money. I can help you get to school. I know that about hillary. Hillary understood that for years, millions of people went to bed staring at the scaling ceiling thinking what if i get Breast Cancer or he has a heart attack . I will lose everything. What will we do then . I know about Hillary Clinton. [cheers] we alland gentlemen, understand what it will mean for our daughters and granddaughters when Hillary Clinton walks into the oval office as president of the United States of america. [cheers] it will change their lives. [cheers] granddaughters can do anything any son or grandson can do and she will prove it, mr. Mayor. [cheers] let me say this as clearly as i can, if you live in the neighborhoods like the ones jill and i grew up in, if you worry about your job and getting a decent pay, if you worry about your childrens education, if you are taking care of an elderly parent, then there is only one person in the selection will help you, only one person in this race who will be there, who has always been there for you and that is Hillary Clintons life story. Not just who she is, it is her life story. [cheers] she is always there. She has always been there. [cheers] and so has tim kaine. [cheers] ladies and gentlemen, lets say meant,ious, i really that is not donald trump story. Just listen to me a second without doing or cheering. Booing or cheering, his cynicism is undoubtedly his lack of empathy and compassion can be summed up in that phrase he is most proud of making famous, youre fired. Im not joking. Think about that. Think about that. Think about everything you learned as a child. No matter where you were raised, how can there be pleasure in saying youre fired . He is trying to tell us he cares about the middle class. Give me a break. That is a bunch of malarkey. [cheers] whatever he thinks, whatever he thinks, and i mean is from the bottom of my heart, i know im called middleclass joe and in washington, that is not meant as a compliment. It means you are not sophisticated. I know why we are strong, i know why we are held together, i know why we are united, it is because there has always been a growing middle class. This guy does not have a clue about the middle class. Not a clue. [cheers] folks, when the hill middle class does well, the rich do very well and the poor have hope. They have a way out. He has no clue about what makes america great. Period. , he has no clue [cheers] not a clue not a clue not a clue say, let me Say Something that has nothing to do with politics. Thate talk about something im deadly serious about. Complicated and uncertain world we live in. Great toore two great, the times are too uncertain to elect donald trump as resident of the United States. Party,finish, no major no Major Party Nominee in the history of the station has ever known less or been less prepared to do with our National Security deal with our National Security. We cannot elect a man who exploits our fears of isis and other terrorists, who has no plan whatsoever to make a safer. A man who embraces the tactics of our enemies, torture, religious intolerance, you all know. Other republicans no, that is not who we are. It betrays our values. It alienates those who we need in the fight against isis. Donald trump, with all his rhetoric would literally make us less safe. We cannot elect a man who belittles our closest allies while embracing dictators like vladimir putin. I mean it. [cheers] a man who seeks to go sow division in america for his own gain and disorder around the world. A man who confuses bluster with strength. Happenly cannot let that as americans. [cheers] period. [cheers] folks [cheers] have, whatever doubts i mean what i say. But sometimes i say all that i mean. Let me tell you what i literally tell everyone leader ive met with. ,nd i met them all, it is never never, never been a good bet against america. [cheers] we have the finest fighting force in the world. Only [cheers] not only do we have the largest economy in the world, we have the strongest economy in the world. [cheers] we have the most productive workers in the world. And give it a fair shot. Given a fair chance. Americans have never, ever, ever, ever, ever let the country down. [cheers] never [cheers] ordinary people like us, who do , we hadinary things candidates before attempting get elected by appealing to our fears, but theyve never succeeded because we do not scare easily. Break,r bow, we never when confronted with crisis. We endure we overcome and we always move forward. [cheers] that is why. [cheers] that is why i can say, without absolute conviction that i am more optimistic about our chances today than when i was elected as a 29yearold kid to the senate. The 21st century is going to be the american century. [cheers] we lead not only by example of our power, but by the power of our example. [cheers] of the the history journey of americans. And god willing, Hillary Clinton will write the next chapter in that journey. We are america, second to none, and we owned the finish line own the finish line dont forget it [cheers] god bless you all and[cheers] god protect our troops [cheers] ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next as president of the United States, senator tim kaine. [cheers] [cheers] senator kaine thank you everybody. Hello, philadelphia hello democratic families. I want to start off by thanking my beautiful wife and my three wonderful children. They are sitting right up there. [cheers] my son deployed with his Marine Battalion just two days ago. [cheers] deployed overseas to protect and defend the very nato allies that donald trump says he now wants to abandon. Boo semper fi, matt [cheers] my parents and my inlaws are here. Our siblings and spouses. Our nieces and nephews and hundreds of friends from virginia and beyond. [cheers] i love seeing you front and center. Including my friend of 37 years, senior senator mark warner. [cheers] migrate Governor Terry mcauliffe. [cheers] in my great friend and congressman obvious god. [cheers] bobby scott. [cheers] we love you all. Today, for my wife anne and every strong woman in this my children, and every young person starting out their life to make your dreams real, for every man and woman serving our country in the military at home or abroad, for every working family working hard to get ahead and stay ahead , for my parents and inlaws in every Senior Citizen who hopes for a dignified retirement with health care and research to end diseases like alzheimers. [cheers] for every american who wants our country to be a beloved community where people are not demeaned because of who they are but rather respected further andributions to the nation for all of us who know that the brightest future for our country is the one that we build together and my friend, Hillary Clinton, i humbly accept my partys nomination to be Vice President of the United States. [cheers] thank you. [cheers] can i be honest with you about something . Can i be honest with you about something . I never expected to be here. Let me type how it happened, i was born in minnesota and groping kansas city. Up in kansas city. [cheers] intolks were not much politics. My dad ran a union iron working shot shop. [cheers] was his best salesman. My two brothers and i pitched summers and,ing you know, that is how Small Businesses do it. My parents, here tonight and going strong, they taught me andt hard work and kindness most especially, about faith. I went to a desolate noise high school. Jesuit boys high school. [cheers] thats a big line for the jesuits. We had a motto in our school, meant for others. Others. Itr was there that my faith became vital. My north star for oriented my life. When i left high school, i knew that i wanted to battle for social justice. [cheers] like so many of you. [cheers] that is why i took a year off from moscow to volunteer with desolate missionaries in honduras. I talk its how to welders and carpenters. Pueblo los valores del fe, familia, y trabajo. Faith, family and work. Los queos valores del aqui. Americanos todos. You what really struck me there, i got a look at a different system. A dictatorship. Where a few people at the top had all the power and everybody else got left out. We havevinced me that got to advance opportunity for everybody, no matter where you come from, how much money you have, what you look like, how you worship or who you love. [cheers] back in 1970, in virginia, a republican governor believed absolutely the same thing. He integrated virginias Public Schools so that blackandwhite kids could finally Learn Together and then the family enrolled their own kids, theuding his daughter, into integrated schools with many leaders years later she went college about those lessons with her. Sheday, in a study group met this good begotten who had been off teaching kids in honduras. And i have now been married, 32 years and im the luckiest husband in the world. [cheers] let me tell you something, and 90 plusare here today and going strong. [cheers] holton, he is still a republican but he is voting for an awful lot of democrats these days. [cheers] why, he is voting for democrats because any party that would nominate donald trump for president has moved too far away from his party of lincoln. [cheers] you, if any of you are looking for that party of lincoln, we have a home for you right here in the Democratic Party. [cheers] his example helped inspire me as a civil rights lawyer. Over 17 years i took on banks, landlords, real estate firms, local governments, anyone who treated anybody unfairly. I had a sixyear case against an Insurance Company that was discriminating against minority neighborhoods all across the United States and issuing homeowner insurance. Democratic friends, these are the battles that i have thought my entire life. Fought my might entire life. [cheers] that is the story. That is the story of how i decided to run for office. My city of richmond was divided and discouraged in the early 1990s. We had an epidemic of violence overwhelming the neighborhood. We people were pointing fingers and casting blame. I cannot stand it. Iran for city council and i won the first race for the 20 years by a landslide margin of 94 votes. [cheers] sense, it is ever because i started at the local level listing two people learning about their lives and try to get results. I see america are who knows what hes talking about. Later i became mayor of richmond. 70th governor of virginia. [cheers] now, i was a hard times governor. Stage of ther my deepest recession since the 1930s. Tough times dont last and how people do. Tough people do. Can i tell you that virginians are tough people . [cheers] we are tough people. Nd we are smart, too we achieve National Recognition for our work, best date for business, best date for a child to be raised. Low unemployment. High median income. We shed tears along the way. We shed tears especially together in the days after that horrible mass shooting at Virginia Tech that killed 32 people from beautiful 19 euros students to 70 plusyearold romanian born holocaust tears butand we shed afterwards we rolled up our sleeves and we fixed the back on record system so we could make our commonwealth safer and we have to do that in the nation. [cheers] we invested in our people expanding free trade in higher education. We know that education is the key to only want to be. [cheers] now have the honor of representing my commonwealth and the senate. I work on the Armed Services and Foreign Relations committee to keep us safe at home and strong in the world. [cheers] committeethe budget with our great democratic leaders, a spectacular senator who used to be a manner a mayor from vermont, Bernie Sanders. [cheers] and, everybody, we all should bern and we should all not want to get burned by the other guy. [cheers]
comparemela.com © 2020. All Rights Reserved.