patriotism and pride in america, that i really, really believed in. and i thought, that's what it means to be a republican, and count me among them. so, as a teenager, and not very popular decision, that's when i became a republican. finally-- >> (applause) >> i can't show my favorite speeches from the convention, without including the at least one from my own speech. >> two questions, how one's rivals can now be united is quite simple. we have barack obama to thank. it was barack obama who said, you didn't build it. translation? it doesn't belong to you. you see, i want you to think very carefully about that idea. if you didn't build it, it doesn't belong to you. think about that. the essence of american freedom is simply this, you did build it and it does belong to you. you built it because america