ann richards delivers the keynote address in atlanta. this is just under 40 minutes. richards: thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you very much. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i m king in spanish] delighted to be here with you this evening because after listening to george bush all these years, i figured you needed to know what a real texas ccent sounds like. 12 years ago, barbara jordan .nother texas woman barbara made the keynote address to this convention and two women for150 years is about right the course. but if you give us a chance, we can perform. after all, ginger rogers did everything that fred astaire did. she just did it backwards and in igh heels. i want to announce to this nation that in a little more , an 100 days, the regan noziger, point dexter, north, wineberger, watts, slavel, stockman, hague, north, noriega, george bush will be over. cheers and applause] you know, tonight, i feel a little like i did when i played basketball in the eighth grade. i
200 house members is because we nominate candidates who talk about how we re going to help american workers and we have a platform and a plan that puts them first. the only reason i m running for president is because i believe that if we can restore the manufacturing sector of our economy then we can make america the number one matcherer in the world. you d say that s impossible. 10 years ago if i had said we re going to make america the number one energy producer in the world you d have said that s impossible. america is now the number one energy producing producer in the world and we can be the number one manufacturer from the world if we put good policies together and good leadership in setting our sights in making america the strongest, most productive country again in making things. that s my commitment to you. that if we go out there and you give me the chance, we ll go out with a message that will be focused on the 90% of people who work for a living and get a payche
i would ask everyone inhouse to make a courtesy check that your cell phones are off. we will post the program for your future reference. you re always welcome to send your questions or comments. hosting our discussion today is celine perth. academic research focuses on the volatility in the developing world. prior to joining us she was the assistant professor of economics at amherst college of and a visiting research scholar at northeastern university. a masters degree in economics from rochester. please join me in welcoming our speaker. [applause] thank you very much. it is good to see everyone here today. my colleague james, who really organized this event, apologizes he could not be here today. i am pleased to have the privilege of joining this panel to discuss unions and membership in unions. labor unions are some of the largest political spenders in the united states. in the last midterm election, unions operated 10 of the 20 largest political action committees. they a
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