Obama's Easter Speech for Pennsylvanians
It is time for the resurrection of our nation's politics -- out of the mud, into the fresh air of issues, and out of a long, dark period in which personal attacks were used to crucify opponents.
I want to speak to everyone in Pennsylvania who is afraid that I don't have the right stuff to deliver the American dream of good jobs, affordable health care, better education, a smart foreign policy, and clean energy; to everyone who is afraid that I don't have enough substance; that I am naive about how "Washington" really works, how the world really works, and how to really get things done on Capital Hill and in the White House.
Pennsylvanians: It's important for you to know what you're getting with me... My opponent, and a lot of radio talk show hosts, have portrayed me (not only as naive) but as being deceitful, and insincere, and they've even portrayed my wife as unpatriotic when that's the farthest thing from the truth. If February was the silly season of campaigning, March will be duck-and-cover season. And I just want to warn you about what's (already) coming -- over the airwaves -- and hurled at you in political speeches: The Kitchen Sink.
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