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Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS is a journalist, librarian, & historian. She is the author of Silver Boom! The Rise and Decline of Leadville, Colorado as the United States Silver Capital, 1860–1896. She has a BA in History & Art History, and a Masters in Library and Information Studies both from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies., where she focused Medieval & Modern Judaism and her thesis was on American Jewish History & Southern Jewish History.
Ms. Goodman wrote regularly about politics, news, education, and Judaism for Examiner.com until the publication closed in July 2016. She is the editor of History Musings... History, News & Politics which covers history news. She was also the former Editor/Features Editor for the History News Network (HNN), and had been working for HNN from 2004-2010, where she was the editor of some of the online magazine’s popular features, "History Buzz," "Political Highlights," "Top Young Historians," "History Doyens," "On this Day in History."
Ms. Goodman has also contributed to a number of reference publications; including the overviews, and chronologies for History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008, 4th edition, edited by Gil Troy, Fred L. Israel, and Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Facts on File, Inc. 2012, and the bibliographies for The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: a Political, Social, and Military History, edited by Spencer Tucker, ABC CLIO, 2007, and The Home Front Encyclopedia: United States, Britain, And Canada in World Wars I And II, edited by James D. Ciment & Thaddeus Russell, ABC-CLIO, 2006.
Ms. Goodman currently blogs at
Medium, where she is a top writer in history and regularly writes on "On This Day in History (#OTD in #History)" Feature and on the Times of Israel. Her scholarly articles can be found on Academia.edu
Source: CNN, 9-27-18 Prepared Written Testimony of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh Nomination Hearing to Serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court September 27, 2018 (submitted September 26, 2018) Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Feinstein, and Members of the Committee: Eleven days ago, Dr. Ford publicly accused me of committing a serious wrong more than […]
Source: CNN, 9-27-18 This morning, we continue our hearing on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. We will hear from two witnesses, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Kavanaugh. I’d like to thank Dr. Ford and Judge Kavanaugh for accepting the […]
Source: CNN, 9-26-18 Written Testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford United States Senate Judiciary Committee September 26, 2018 Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Feinstein, Members of the Committee. My name is Christine Blasey Ford. I am a Professor of Psychology at Palo Alto University and a Research Psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. I […]
Source: National Post, 9-26-18 The following is the full speech U.S. President Donald Trump gave at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly Annual General Debate in New York City on Tuesday. Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, world leaders, ambassadors, and distinguished delegates: One year ago, I stood before you for the first time […]
Source: Vox, 9-7-18 Former President Barack Obama speaks to students at the University of Illinois, where he accepted the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government on September 7, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Illinois! I.L.L.! I.L.L.! Okay, okay. Just checking to see if you’re awake. Please have a seat, everybody. It is […]
Source: CNN, 9-1-18 Meghan McCain delivered a tribute to her father, the late Sen. John McCain, on Saturday at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Read the transcript: “The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for, and I hate very much to leave it.” When Ernest Hemingway’s Robert Jordan at the close […]
Source: Town & Country, 9-1-18 To John’s beloved family, Mrs. McCain, to Cindy and the McCain children, President and Mrs. Bush, President and Secretary Clinton, Vice President and Mrs. Biden, Vice President and Mrs. Cheney, Vice President Gore, and as John would say, my friends. We come to celebrate an extraordinary man. A statesman, a […]
Source: Town & Country, 8-30-18 “My name is Joe Biden. I’m a Democrat. And I loved John McCain. I have had the dubious honor over the years of giving some eulogies for fine women and men that I’ve admired. But, Lindsey, this one’s hard. The three men who spoke before me I think captured John, […]
Source: Time, 7-17-18 MR. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you so much. AUDIENCE: Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Yes, we can! ADVERTISEMENT MR. OBAMA: Thank you. To Mama Graça Machel, members of the Mandela family, the Machel family, to President Ramaphosa who you can see […]
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ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Netanyahu’s Speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Iran’s Secret Atomic Weapon Sites Source: PMO, 9-27-18 “Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, When I spoke here, three years ago, Israel stood alone among the nations. Of the nearly 200 countries that sit in this hall, only […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Statement by PM Benjamin Netanyahu on US President Donald Trump withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal Source: PMO, 08/05/2018 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, issued the following statement: “Israel fully supports President Trump’s bold decision today to reject the disastrous nuclear deal with the terrorist regime […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Speech claiming Iran is violating nuclear deal Source: Haaretz, 4-30-18 Good evening. Tonight, we’re going to show you something that the world has never seen before. Tonight, we are going to reveal new and conclusive proof of the secret nuclear weapons program […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center Event Marking Israel’s 70th Anniversary Source: PMO, 4-23-18 Photo by Kobi Gideon, GPO Thank you Herzi Makov, and thank you distinguished diplomats and friends. It’s an honor for me to be here at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Excerpt from PM Netanyahu’s AIPAC Speech Source: PMO, 06/03/2018 “Good morning, AIPAC. It’s always great to be here. But as I told President Trump yesterday, it’s especially great to be in America’s capital now that he has recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Thank you, President Trump for […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Benjamin Netanyahu statement in response to Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech attacking Israeli settlements Source: PMO, 12-28-16 הצהרת ראש הממשלה נתניהו 28/12/2016 יום רביעי כ”ח כסלו תשע”ז הנאום של מזכיר המדינה ג’ון קרי הוא אכזבה גדולה. הוא עוסק באופן אובססיבי בנושא ההתנחלויות בארץ ישראל, במקום […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Remarks on Middle East Peace Source: State.gov, 12-28-16 Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 28, 2016 <iframe src=’https://players.brightcove.net/1705665025/HJ8lQG1Eg_default/index.html?videoId=5263818077001′ allowfullscreen frameborder=0> SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting 25/12/2016 Source: PMO, 12-25-16 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of the weekly Cabinet meeting, made the following remarks: [Translated from Hebrew] “I share ministers’ feelings, anger and frustration vis-à-vis the unbalanced resolution that is […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power’s Full Speech at the Security Council Source: Haaretz, 12-23-16 The full text of Samantha Power’s address to the Security Council concerning the resolution against Israeli settlements. The full text of Samantha Power’s address to the United Nations Security Council concerning […]
ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 Source: UN, 12-23-16 The full text of resolution 2334 (2016) reads as follows: “The Security Council, “Reaffirming its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003), and 1850 (2008), […]
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 7, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/political-musings-november-7-2014-gillespie-concedes-to-warner-in-virginia-senate-race-examiner-called-it-wrong/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 5, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/political-musings-november-5-2014-republicans-take-control-of-the-senate-win-52-seats-in-2014-midterm-elections/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 4, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/campaign-headlines-november-4-2014-2014-midterm-elections-results-live-blog/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 4, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/04/campaign-headlines-november-4-2014-midterm-elections-2014-live-updates-blog/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 4, 2014
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Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 1, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/political-musings-november-1-2014-just-a-rumor-michelle-obama-will-not-run-for-california-senate-seat-in-2018/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on November 1, 2014
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Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 27, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/political-musings-october-27-2014-2014-midterm-elections-guide-republicans-lead-in-polls-will-control-senate/
Posted by bonniekgoodman on October 23, 2014
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/political-musings-october-23-2014-mitt-romney-and-hillary-clinton-top-2016-presidential-campaign-polls/
Source: Fox News, 6-25-13
Long-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey beat out Republican newcomer Gabriel Gomez Tuesday in Massachusetts’ special election for John Kerry’s U.S. Senate seat. Markey’s win helps keep a Democratic majority in the U.S. Senate….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on June 25, 2013
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2013/06/25/campaign-buzz-june-25-2013-democrat-edward-markey-wins-john-kerrys-us-senate-seat-in-massachusetts-special-election/
Source: ABC News Radio, 5-7-13
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Mark Sanford has pulled off a political comeback some thought impossible….
Now Sanford is back, having retaken the South Carolina House seat he held in the 1990s. With 187 of 317 precincts reporting, Sanford led 54 percent to Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s 45 percent….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on May 7, 2013
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/political-headlines-may-7-2013-mark-sanford-wins-south-carolina-congressional-seat/
Source: ABC News Radio, 5-4-13
Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
South Carolina got a taste of two very different political acts Friday night….
“One of the things that bothers me most about the new Republican party is how down on America they are, how down on our prospects they are, how they talk about how we’re getting clobbered, how they talk about things that have no relationship to reality, all in the name of making sure that the very few at the top do very well,” Biden said at the South Carolina Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner Friday night….READ MORE
Posted by bonniekgoodman on May 4, 2013
https://historymusings.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/political-headlines-may-4-2013-vp-joe-biden-sen-ted-cruz-speak-in-south-carolina-amid-2016-presidential-campaign-buzz/
Source: ABC News Radio, 8-8-12
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Trailing rival Mitt Romney in a new Colorado poll, President Obama Wednesday kicked off a two-day swing through the state by aggressively courting women voters with his signature health care law.
The vigorous pitch, emphasizing the law’s popular benefits for women — from preventive care services without co-pays to mandated insurance coverage for contraceptive care — underscores just how important Democrats believe women voters will be in the battle for November.
“I don’t think a working mom in Denver should have to wait to get a mammogram just because money is tight. I don’t think a college student in Colorado Springs should have to choose between textbooks or the preventive care that she needs,” Obama said. “That’s why we’ve passed this law. It was the right thing to do.”…READ MORE
Source: WH, 8-8-12
Auraria Events Center
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
1:06 P.M. MDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Denver! (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be back in Denver. (Applause.)
AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, I tell you what, we win Colorado, I’ll get four more years. (Applause.)
A couple of people I just want to acknowledge. First of all, I just want to say thank you to Sandra for that wonderful introduction. (Applause.) She is one tough and poised young lady. (Applause.) She was generous to stand up for her friend. She was brave to stand up for herself, and an eloquent advocate for women’s health. And I suspect she’s going to be doing some even greater things as time goes on. So give her a big round of applause. (Applause.)
A couple other people I want to acknowledge — your own Mayor Michael Hancock is in the house. (Applause.) One of the best Senators in the country, Michael Bennet is in the house. (Applause.) A passionate advocate for working families, Ed Perlmutter is here. (Applause.) My dear friend, campaign co-chair, former mayor, former secretary of transportation and energy — I’m getting tired just listing his resumé — Federico Peña is in the house. (Applause.) He’s here somewhere. Where did Federico go? (Applause.)
And finally, I also want to acknowledge another campaign co-chair, John Register — a veteran and Paralympian. We are very proud of him — John Register. (Applause.)
It’s been two and a half weeks since I was last here in Colorado. And, well, many of you know, I was in Aurora to meet those who lost loved ones during that terrible shooting. And I just had a chance to see some of the first responders who helped to save lives and comfort families during that terrible, terrible day. (Applause.) Unfortunately, since that time, we’ve had another tragedy in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, where six members of our community were killed as they entered into a house of worship.
And so I think we can all acknowledge, we’ve got to put an end to this kind of senseless violence — (applause) — whether it’s in Aurora, whether it’s in Oak Creek, whether it’s in Tucson, whether it’s in cities all across America where too many lives are cut short because of senseless violence. This is going to have to stop. And as an American family — as one American family — we’re going to have to come together and look at all the approaches that we can take to try to bring an end to it.
And I want you to all know that the thoughts and prayers of the entire nation remain with those in Aurora. And even though the perpetrators of these acts have received a lot of attention, attention on them will fade and what will be replaced are the stories of heroism and hope that we’ve seen here in Colorado, and in Wisconsin, and across the nation. That’s what we’ll remember. That’s what’s going to matter. (Applause.) That’s what we will value — the strength and the resilience and the care and the love of the American people. (Applause.)
Now, unless you’ve managed to completely avoid your television set — (laughter) — or your cable is broken, you are aware that there is a pretty intense campaign going on right now. (Applause.) And the reason it’s intense is because the choice that we face in November could not be bigger. It’s not just a choice between two candidates. It’s not even just a choice between two parties. More than any election in recent memory, this is a choice between two fundamentally different paths for our country’s future.
And the direction that you choose — the direction you choose when you walk into that voting booth three months from now will have a direct impact not just on your lives, but on the lives of your children and the lives of your grandchildren. (Applause.)
And that’s true for everybody. But it’s especially true for the women in this country — (applause) — from working moms to college students to seniors. Because when it comes to the economy, it’s bad enough that our opponents want to take us back to the same policies of the last decade, the same policies that got us into this mess in the first place, the same policies that saw jobs going overseas and ended up seeing people’s wages and incomes going down even as the costs of everything from health care to college were going up — policies that culminated in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and that we’ve spent, now, three and a half years trying to recover from. That’s bad enough. (Applause.) But when it comes to a woman’s right to make her own health care choices, they want to take us back to the policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century. (Applause.)
And, Colorado, you’ve got to make sure it does not happen. (Applause.) The decisions that affect a woman’s health, they’re not up to politicians, they’re not up to insurance companies —
AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: They’re up to you. (Applause.) And you deserve a President who will fight to keep it that way. (Applause.) That’s the President I’ve been. That’s the President I will be if I get a second term as President of the United States, to keep moving this country forward. (Applause.)
On the issues that matter, you don’t have to take my word for it — you can take me at my record. Four years ago, I delivered on my promise to pass health reform before the end of my first term. That’s what we did. (Applause.) The Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — (applause) — I actually like the name — (laughter) — because I do care. (Applause.) That’s why we fought so hard to make it happen.
The Affordable Care Act helps make sure you don’t have to worry about going broke just because one of your loved ones gets sick. Insurance companies can no longer place lifetime limits on your care. They can no longer jack up your premiums without reason. They can no longer drop your coverage when you need it most. They can no longer discriminate against children with preexisting conditions. (Applause.) And pretty soon, they’ll no longer be able to deny you coverage based on a preexisting condition, like breast cancer, or cervical cancer, or charge you more for care just because you’re a woman. They can’t do that anymore. Those days are over. (Applause.)
This is a law that allows young adults under the age of 26 to stay on their parent’s health care plans — (applause) — and that’s already helped 6.6 million young Americans. (Applause.)
If you’re a little bit over 26, it gives seniors a discount on their prescription drugs — a discount that’s already saved millions of seniors on Medicare hundreds of dollars each. (Applause.)
Right now, nearly 13 million Americans are getting a rebate from insurance companies — that’s right, they’re sending you a check — (applause) — because under the law, we’ve capped the amount of money that they can spend on administrative costs and CEO bonuses instead of your health care. And when they violate that rule, they’ve got to send you a check. (Applause.)
Last year, Obamacare secured new access to preventive care like mammograms and cancer screenings — with no co-pay, no deductible, no out-of-pocket cost for more than 20 million women. (Applause.) Last week, insurance companies began covering even more services. And now most health plans are going to begin covering the cost of contraceptive care. (Applause.)
Now, understand this is crucial for women’s health. Doctors prescribe contraception not just for family planning but as a way to reduce the risk of ovarian and other cancers. And it’s good for our health care system in general, because we know the overall cost of care is lower when women have access to contraceptive services.
And listen, we recognize that many people have strongly held religious views on contraception, which is why we made sure churches and other houses of worship, they don’t have to provide it, they don’t have to pay for it. We worked with the Catholic hospitals and universities to find a solution that protects both religious liberty and a woman’s health. (Applause.)
The fact is nearly 99 percent of women have relied on contraception at some point — and more than half of all women between the ages of 18 and 34 have struggled to afford it.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Thank you!
THE PRESIDENT: And we’re changing that. (Applause.) Before health care reform, many health care plans charged high deductibles or co-pays for all these preventive services, or they just didn’t cover them at all. And according to one study, more than half of all women put off the care they needed because of that. How many of you have gone without care that you needed or a checkup because you knew that you might not be able to afford the insurance co-pays — and you had to choose between gas, or groceries, or your kid’s new soccer uniform?
I don’t think a working mom in Denver should have to wait to get a mammogram just because money is tight. (Applause.) I don’t think a college student in Colorado Springs should have to choose between textbooks or the preventive care that she needs. That’s why we passed this law. (Applause.) It was the right thing to do.
Now, my opponent has a different view. As Sandra said, he said he would take the Affordable Care Act and “kill it dead” on the first day of his presidency — “kill it dead.”
AUDIENCE: Booo —
THE PRESIDENT: Which — I mean, just understand what this means. This means 26-year-olds — 6.5 million young people don’t have health insurance. The preventative care gone. Seniors paying more for prescription drugs. Preexisting conditions — you’re out of luck. Then he said he’d “get rid of” Planned Parenthood.
AUDIENCE: Booo —
THE PRESIDENT: Then he said he would have supported an extreme measure in Mississippi that could have outlawed some forms of contraception.
AUDIENCE: Booo —
THE PRESIDENT: Then he joined the far right of his party to support a bill that would allow any employer to deny contraceptive coverage to their employees. So it would be up to the employer to decide —
AUDIENCE: Booo —
THE PRESIDENt: — your boss telling you what’s best for your health and your safety.
Now, let me tell you something, Denver — I don’t think your boss should get to control the health care that you get. (Applause.) I don’t think insurance companies should control the care that you get. I don’t think politicians should control the care that you get. I think there’s one person to make these decisions on health care, and that is you. You should make that decision. (Applause.)
Mr. Romney is running as the candidate of conservative values. There’s nothing conservative about a government that prevents a woman from making her own health care decisions. He says he’s the candidate of freedom. But freedom is the chance, the opportunity to determine for yourself the care that you need, when you need it. (Applause.) It’s the ability to change jobs or start your own business without fear of losing your health insurance. (Applause.)
We’re not going back to the days when it was acceptable to charge women more than men for health care. And we’re not going back to the days when women with preexisting conditions, like being a cancer survivor, were denied affordable care. (Applause.) We’re not going to kick more than a million young women off their parent’s plan. We are not going backwards, Denver. We’re moving forward. That’s why I’m running for President again. (Applause.)
And understand this: At a time when women make up nearly half the workforce, an increasing share of family breadwinners, these aren’t just health issues and they’re not just women’s issues. These are economic issues. They affect every family in America. (Applause.) Think about it. Think about what it means when a woman is the main breadwinner for her family, but she’s taking less pay home, doing the same work as a man, just because she’s a woman. That’s not right.
AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: When my opponent’s campaign was asked if he’d fight to guarantee an equal day’s pay for an equal day’s work, you know what the campaign said? They said, “We’ll get back to you on that.”
AUDIENCE: Booo —
THE PRESIDENT: That’s not a good answer. “We’ll get back to you on that”? He won’t say what he’d do about it. You’ve got my answer — upholding the principle of equal pay for equal work was the first bill I signed into law. (Applause.) The Lilly Ledbetter Act — first bill I signed. (Applause.)
And one other thing. Today is the three-year anniversary of Sonia Sotomayor taking her seat on the Supreme Court. (Applause.) Yesterday was the two-year anniversary of Elena Kagan taking her seat on the Supreme Court. (Applause.) So let’s be very clear — the next President could tip the balance of the Court in a way that turns back the clock for women and families for decades to come. The choice between going backward and moving forward has never been so clear. (Applause.)
And let me say this. When I talk about women’s issues, I’m talking about the experiences that I’ve seen in my own life. Everybody knows Michelle. (Applause.) The fact that we are partners in this process, this journey of life, has been my source of strength. And I want to make sure that she has control over her health care choices. I want to make sure that when she’s working, she is getting paid the same as men. I’ve got to say, First Ladies right now don’t — (laughter) — even though that’s a tough job.
You know, my own mom would have been 70 years old this year. And my sister and I lost her to cancer when she was just 52 years old. And she got to meet Michelle, but she never got a chance to meet her granddaughters or watch them grow up. And I often think about what might have happened if a doctor had caught her cancer sooner, or if she had been able to spend less time focusing on how she was going to pay her bills and more time on getting well.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: She is still with us!
THE PRESIDENT: She is still with us. She is in a better place. (Applause.)
I think about Malia and Sasha, and I think to myself, well, we’re not going to have an America where they have fewer opportunities than somebody’s sons.
AUDIENCE: No!
THE PRESIDENT: I don’t want them having fewer choices than anybody’s boys do.
And then, four years ago, as I had the privilege to travel all across this country and meet Americans from all walks of life, I heard so many stories like mine. And I decided nobody else should have to endure the heartbreak of a broken health care system. No one in the wealthiest nation on Earth should go broke because they get sick. Nobody should be able to tell their daughters or sons that the decisions they can and cannot make for themselves are constrained because of some politicians in Washington.
And thanks to you, we’ve made a difference in people’s lives. (Applause.) Thanks to you, there are folks that I meet today who have gotten care and their cancer has been caught, and they’ve got treatment, and they are living full lives. And it happened because of you, because of your efforts four years ago. (Applause.)
And, Denver, we’ve come too far to turn back now. (Applause.) We’ve got too much work to do to implement health care. We’ve got too much work to do to create good jobs. (Applause.) We’ve got too many teachers that we’ve got to hire. We’ve got too many schools we’ve got to rebuild. We’ve got too many students who still need affordable higher education. (Applause.) There’s more homegrown energy to generate. (Applause.) There are more troops that we’ve got to bring home. (Applause.) There are more doors of opportunity that we’ve got to open to anybody who’s willing to work hard and walk through those doors.
We’ve got to keep building an economy where no matter what you look like or where you come from, you can make it here if you try. (Applause.) And you can leave something behind for the next generation. That’s what’s at stake right now, Colorado. That’s why I’m running for President of the United States of America. (Applause.) That’s why I’m asking for your vote. (Applause.)
I still believe in you. And if you still believe in me, and if you’re willing to stand with me, and knock on some doors with me, and make some phone calls with me, and talk to your neighbors and friends about what’s at stake, we will win Colorado. And if we win Colorado, we will win this election. (Applause.) We will finish what we started, and we’ll remind the world why America is the greatest nation on Earth. (Applause.)
God bless you. And God bless the United States of America. (Applause.)
END
1:29 P.M. MDT
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Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History of American Presidential Elections, 1789-2008, 4th edition, edited by Gil Troy, Fred L. Israel, and Arthur Meier Schlesinger published by Facts on File, Inc. in 2011.
Romney: Obama’s ‘Private Sector’ Comment Will Go Down in History: Mitt Romney wasted no time Friday seizing on remarks by President Obama in which he said that the “the private sector is doing fine,” saying that the remark will “go down in history” as an “extraordinary miscalculation.”
“[Obama] said a number of things and one of the most interesting things he said was this,” said Romney, standing in a park in Western Iowa. “He said the private sector is doing fine.”
“He said the private sector is doing fine,” Romney repeated, slower, putting an emphasis on every word of the phrase. “Is he really that out of touch? I think he’s defining what it means to be detached and out of touch with the American people.”
“Has there ever been an American president who is so far from reality as to believe in an America where 23 million Americans are out of work or have stopped for work, or can only find part time jobs, and need full time jobs, where the economy grew in the first quarter of the year at only 1.9 percent?” said Romney.
“For the President of the United States to stand up and say the private sector is doing fine is going to go down in history as an extraordinary miscalculation and misunderstanding by a president who’s out of touch,” said Romney. “And we’re gonna take back this country and get America working again.”…. – ABC News Radio, 6-8-12
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The Associated Press declared Walker the winner shortly after 10 p.m. | AP Photo
Scott Walker Defeats Tom Barrett in Wisconsin Recall: Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker managed to hang onto his job Tuesday when the state’s voters backed the Republican lawmaker in an historic recall election against Democratic challenger Tom Barrett, the mayor of Milwaukee. ABC News projects Walker will win the Wisconsin Recall election.
Walker’s victory over Barrett — his second in the last two years — signaled a massive victory for Republicans in this battleground state which opted for President Barack Obama by nearly 15 percent just four years ago. The recall election, with its fierce debate over how to resolve the country’s budget woes, has been viewed as a possible preview of what to expect this fall when Obama battles GOP nominee Mitt Romney for the Oval Office…. – ABC News Radio, 6-5-12
Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election, 2012— Wikipedia
Mitt Romney: “Tonight’s Results Will Echo Beyond The Borders Of Wisconsin”: Mitt Romney made the following statement on Governor Scott Walker’s victory in the today’s Wisconsin recall election:
I congratulate Scott Walker on his victory in Wisconsin. Governor Walker has demonstrated over the past year what sound fiscal policies can do to turn an economy around, and I believe that in November voters across the country will demonstrate that they want the same in Washington, D.C. Tonight’s results will echo beyond the borders of Wisconsin. Governor Walker has shown that citizens and taxpayers can fight back – and prevail – against the runaway government costs imposed by labor bosses. Tonight voters said ‘no’ to the tired, liberal ideas of yesterday, and ‘yes’ to fiscal responsibility and a new direction. I look forward to working with Governor Walker to help build a better, brighter future for all Americans.
Gov. Scott Walker in Victory Speech: “Tonight, we tell Wisconsin, we tell our country, and we tell people all across the globe that voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions. Tomorrow is the day after the election and tomorrow we are no longer opponents. Tomorrow we are one as Wisconsinites.”
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MICHAEL DeMOCKER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal thanks supporters during his re-election victory party at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
Louisiana Gov. Jindal declares victory in election: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, seen as a rising star in the Republican Party, declared victory Saturday in his state’s gubernatorial election.
“You’ve chosen to give me another four years as your governor,” he told supporters less than an hour after polls closed. “We’ve got a lot more work to do over these next four years.”
Jindal had been viewed as a potential vice presidential contender in 2012 but has said he would serve out his term if re-elected…. – Reuters, 10-22-11
Gov. Bobby Jindal re-elected in landslide: Gov. Bobby Jindal rolled to easy re-election Saturday, defeating nine little-known and under-financed candidates in a record-setting landslide. Jindal’s total was hovering 68 percent on a day when turnout was considerably lighter than the 46.6 percent who voted in the 2007 statewide race, then the smallest turnout in the open gubernatorial primary era.
The outcome was so overwhelming that Jindal was able to deliver his victory speech a little more than 45 minutes after polls closed at 8 p.m…. – The Times-Picayune, 10-22-11
“Every time I run for governor the LSU Tigers win the national championship. I’m not putting any pressure on them. I’m just saying.
I am truly humbled, honored by the privilege you have bestowed on me.
Louisiana has made great strides in the last four years. Louisiana is on the move. Anything that happened wasn’t something I did. It was something we did as a state. … I mean all of us. I truly believe our best days are ahead of us. We’ve got a lot more work to do the next four years. I truly believe our best days are ahead of us. We’ve got a lot more work to do the next four years.” — Gov. Bobby Jindal
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