the right to ask me why i didn t run? i was 8 years old. i weighed 70 pounds. the man weighed 220 pounds and beat me and scared the hell out of me. i never believed i could get away. elizabeth smart was kidnapped in her house with her 9-year-old sister in the bedroom. there were a couple of occasions, the guy who kidnapped her did three days in jail for robbing a church while his crazy wife wanda barzee kept her handcuffed next to her. and i talked to her after her kidnapping and i m the guy that advises all the families. get the therapy. the national center provides full-time free therapy. do it when you re ready for it. but elizabeth went, john, it sets me back. it breaks my heart. it kills me when people say i didn t run. this guy told me, i got in your house one time, didn t i? is i ll go back and kill your little sister. you don t run. you re so broken down. you re terrified. when someone says, these women should have run, i say, you walk in those shoes for one day. you ll see i
importantly. how many of you are middle-class. raise your hand. it looks like all of you. two more questions. how many would say you are better off than your parents when they were your age? who feels better off? three-quarters of you. how many believe the kids or the next generation will be better off when they get to be your age? raise your hand. one person. what is wrong? we should be celebrating america only one person is optimistic for the future. i think this is basically a snapshot of america. people are frustrated because each and every one of us wants to make the country better. i m terrified that we may be the first generation of americans that don t do that. so when i decided to run for congress, i got a ten-year-old and eight-year-old and five-year-old. i didn t run to be a
importantly. how many of you are middle-class. raise your hand. it looks like all of you. two more questions. how many would say you are better off than your parents when they were your age? who feels better off? three-quarters of you. how many believe the kids or the next generation will be better off when they get to be your age? raise your hand. one person. what is wrong? we should be celebrating america only one person is optimistic for the future. i think this is basically a snapshot of america. people are frustrated because each and every one of us wants to make the country better. i m terrified that we may be the first generation of americans that don t do that. so when i decided to run for congress, i got a ten-year-old and eight-year-old and five-year-old. i didn t run to be a congressman. i came to do some thing and get
how many of you are middle-class. raise your hand. it looks like all of you. two more questions. how many would say you are better off than your parents when they were your age? who feels better off? three-quarters of you. how many believe the kids or the next generation will be better off when they get to be your age? raise your hand. one person. what is wrong? we should be celebrating america only one person is optimistic for the future. i think this is basically a snapshot of america. people are frustrated because each and every one of us wants to make the country better. i m terrified that we may be the first generation of americans that don t do that. so when i decided to run for congress, i got a ten-year-old and eight-year-old and five-year-old. i didn t run to be a congressman. i came to do some thing and get
you know, ohio four years ago, you and i began a journey together. i didn t run and you didn t work your hearts out just to win an election. we came together to reclaim the basic barring gains that built the largest middle class and the most prosperous nation on earth. we came together because we believe that in america your profession will be determined by the circumstances of your birth. if you are willing to work hard, you should be able to find a good job. if you re willing to meet your responsibility, you should be able to own a home, maybe start a business. give your children the chance to do even better. no matter who you are or where you come from or what you look like or what your last name is.