[big campaign] Tracking Update: McCain Town Hall in Denver, CO 10/02/08

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Hello All,Just got off the phone with our tracker, Ryan, on the ground in Denver. Below are the notes from our call. Big Highlights - Says "I've had hundreds of town hall meetings around this country for many, many years and I've got to say, thanks to you and to you and to you this is one of the more impactful and *emotional* town hall meetings I've ever had. *Maybe it's because a women's town hall.*" - Disabled vet asks him if he'll support Community Choice Act - he responds that he will continue to examine that legislation and im committed to fix the problems we have - Says Obama doesnt have a clear understanding of military and how important men and women there are. - Promises to "listen to her [Palin's] arguments" on ANWR (but says they disagree) - Says americans are cynical now b/c we're not Big Govt people, he "know[s]" we "don't need another government-run bureaucracy"; soon after says it was a "failure of regulation" and oversight that led to the crisis - Says he loves to blame the media and will blame them for a lot of other things - but not Fannie / Freddie - Thanks CO for their water - Intro speaker, Lisa Shall, says she was afraid to use the C-word, change - corrects herself in earnest: oh i forgot i was in a group of ladies -- it's not what you were thinking Denver, CO: McCain Town Hall 10/02/08 (Disclaimer: The following are notes, not direct quotes. If you'd like a quotable transcript or video of any part below, please email us.) Background details - about 1500 ppl -- venue was packed, seats were all filled + people standing in aisles - all white women (a handful of hispanic women, no black); predominantly middle-aged - Ticket-only event - Tracker was told by a video crew member beforehand that event was pooled, but saw 22 press cameras and 5 still photographers inside the event - Tracker didn't see any protesters, save 1 guy 'McCain and Bush are the same' sign [footage not available] - Pre-event fanfare: state Rep. Amy Stevens led in prayer; unnamed female emcee - Lisa Shall makes brief intro remarks - *i was afraid to use "c-word" -- you know, change-- (corrects herself in earnest): oh i forgot i was in a group of ladies -- it's not what you were thinking* - Cindy NOT in attendance - McCain said she was at home w/ their daughter - Banner behind mccain read "McCain and Palin Town Hall" Speech Highlights - thank you thank you!! ty Lisa for those kind words of intro and thank you for your success and for employing 500 americans, thank you Amy Caplas. I can assure you your reward will be in heaven, not earth. - *as a citizen of AZ, thank you for the water. *Barry Goldwater used to say we have so little water the trees chase the dogs. most importantly thank you for your participation in essence of democracy, the town hall meeting. a chance for me to give you my ideas but also for me to hear from you. america is hurting tonight, today tmrw yesterday. ppl worried about jobs, homes. this is tough time in USA. ICYMI, gov. sarah palin going to have a lil debate tonight. i know she'd be pleased by that incredible response that she's inspired all over this country. her husband todd is a great father; a fisherman; he's a 4x world champ of Iron Dog. - tongiht palin's going to deliver news to me-first-country-2nd bigspending crowd in DC and this that change is coming change is comng and some of them aren't going to like it. i cant tell you how proud i am of her and the inspiration that she has provided to young women and men and every American. that you can take on these responsibilities and special interests. she went in front of her oil and gas board and said i'm gonna quit it. as gov, she cut taxes and gave taxpayers money back. she took on oil and gas and got pipeline to go down to lower 48. - this freddie and fannie thing couldnt have happened without collusion and cooperation with members of congress who had cozy relationships. the greed and corruption on Wall st and washington. - we'll keep your taxes low. obama's voted 94 times to raise taxes or keep them the same. *he talks the talk, youve got to walk the walk*. and he hasn't. obama's got a line about not raising taxes for 95% of americans. but he's voted 94 times to raise taxes for 100% of americans. - i went back to DC when we were facing fiscal crisis. i understand why americans were cynical, they viewed this as bailout for WS. *we suspended campaign, ads. i sat down with Congress, esp members of my part. they went thru the negotiations, legislation was improved and alst night we passed it thru Senate. *many are still cynical and i understand b/c *we're not big govt ppl. *we want to be free. - credit was drying up, ppl were having trouble getting loans. difficulties in Main St America. if we pass this legislation, which i believe we will in House, it's like a turniquet, not a cure. itll stop the bleeding but then we have to set about fixing the situation. its gonna take a new broom to drain the swamp. ill fix it. time after time, ive taken on my own party and special interests and Dems, whether it be on climate change which i think is real, on spending, on out of control spending and i stood up against the failing strategy at the rt time. in bipartisan way on judges. with lieberman to put together 9/11 commission. i have a clear record of putting my coutnry first and being bipartisan. obama doesnt. - so ill promise that debate tonight, big choice in this election. we all know DC is on wrong track. if you want reform, this is debate b/t obama-biden team that talks about change and mccain palin team thats actually made it happen. they voted for higher taxes, we cut taxes. theyve proposed $800b spending and we'll veto pork and get spending under control. - im sure you know what earmark porkbarrel spending is. you might not know what its been spent on, e.g. DNA of bears, museums and outrageous projects. obama sought $932M that never saw light of day. we'll cut 2nd highest corp tax rate. there are stark differences and stark choices. the american ppl will see what they are. i know how to keep this country safe. i know how to bring our troops home with honr and victory, not defeat. - and id like to mention to you brief story of somethin that happened last Aug: Matthew Stanley story, mccain wears bracelet to make sure soldier KIA in Iraq didnt die in vain. i take that chrage very seriously. we have 2 sons in military. and had the great honor of serving this country. i believe i can inspire a gnereation to serve a cause greater than selfinterest. theres nothing nobler. ive put country first my whole life. *Quesiton and Answer* - 1Q) how important is youth vote and what are you 2 doing to GOTV? - MCCAIN: we have work to do. i have a daughter that just graduated from Columbia and btw if you know of a job for art history majors, pls let me know after this mtg. i have a daughter in high school. we need to use internet, young americans are using this as their sole source of news. check out our website. and then going to the venues, the late-nights, letterman, leno, and i did a MTV town hall a while ago. and young americans are concerned about their future and our work is to "hand them their future" and i want to do that - [back-and-forth banter with voter, McCain says that purple hearts are most exclusive club in world] - 2Q) i considered myself a swing voter until recently. i had been laid off with enron deal, ive lost 2 other jobs. i have a math and engineering backgrd, im a security guard. cant pay the bills, health care, immigrants are killing ppl and getting my free health care and i cant even afford to buy my monthly meds. what are you going to do to help ppl in my situation. im from adams county, 1 in 4 houses are foreclosing every day. - MCCAIN: thank you for being here. and your story unfortunately is being retold all over america today and im glad you told it here b/c you move me and all americans. 2 aspects to address: (1) job creation. we've got to start creating jbos in america. as i mentioned earlier, small businesses are the only job creator today in the last pd of time so we have to keep their taxes low. also, we need to create new opportunities for these small businesses. and that brings me back to health care. b/c they're having biggest problem paying for it. i want to give you and your fam $5k tax credit so you can go anywhere in america so you can find health care of your choice. if you have preexisting condition or cant get health care, i want fed govt and states to work together so we can assist you get the health ins. you need. i know *we dont need another govt-run bureaucracy*. if you like govt-run health care, go to canada or britain adn see if you like it. obama wants to force ppl and create govt-run bureaucracy. - MCCAIN: who's being hurt most by high price of gas? lowest-income americans. thats why the high cost of energy is so harmful to ppl of low income. we have to stop spending $700B to countries that dont like us very much. i want you to be able to afford your transportation. i want wind, tide solar and all those that will help us create jobs. if we build 45 nucl pwr plants by 2030, thatll create 45k jobs. thatll have direct relation to wind, tide, solar. obama has voted 42 times to raise or keep your taxes, ,has voted to raise taxes on those making as little as $42k / yr. im willing to have govt step in and help for health care. for those who cant get it, we'll have GAPs. we'll create jobs and keep taxes low on small businesses. all so we can get america back on track again. and that includes cleaning up washington so your tax dollars arent wasted. sorry to take so long to answer. our hearts and our thoughts are with you. you are what we have to do for america. you have jsut articulated it in the most compelling fashion. every time i meet someone like you, you renew my commitment. - *3Q)* i cant expres my gratitude for serving.* as a vet, i see a lot of fellow vets coming back that end up in mental institutions and head injuries. Community Choice bill (senate bill #99). will you support it?* - *MCCAIN: i will continue to examine that legislation and im committed to fix those problems that we have. o*n vet health care, theres a situation with iraqi and afgh. war vets, we have increased PTSD - its 1 of toughest wars weve ever fought in. we're able to take more from battlefield to care, but there are severe wounds. we need to expand VA in capability to care for wounded warriors. theres a problem w/ wounded vets. [baby cries] thank you for bringing her. too often theres not sufficient care and treatment for women vets. we have an ever larger # serving in military, but we've not expanded facilities to give them care they need - that mgiht be true in your case. for ordinary medical treatment needed for our vets, we need to give them a card. so they dont have to stand in line to stand in line. and next time they need care, just take that card and go to their doc. i want to thank you for serving and ive been very touched already for this chance to be with you all. - 4Q) you and your oppo have differences on # of issues. which do you think most affects most americans? - MCCAIN: i think its a fundamental disagreement on who is best to help econ whether it be lower taxes and less govt and affordable health care and obama has record of wanting govt to do jobs citizens should do, he creates bureacracies that are unnecessary, *he doesnt have a clear understanding of military and how important men and women there are.*this isnt right time to increase spending, he wants $800B more. we need to reduce, now we have thsi debt to china that we our govt let happen. it depends on what you think role of govt is. we need lower taxes, more opportunities incl. choice and opportunity in school system adn how we keep america safe. reform, peace and prosperity. and thats where we have starkest difference as youve seen in a long time. and taking on the special interests even when its your own party. obama has never taken on party leaders on any issue. ill take on all of them. - 5Q) im a small business owner. weve had 2 yrs of hell. 9/10 times - what do we do about the media? the media is killing the car business, the real estate business. [cheers] - MCCAIN: um. [pauses, crowd cheers] i do believe that there are many occasions when media exaggerates and perhaps not be as accurate as we'd like. [laughter] but let me say very seriously i think that 1 of the biggest causes of this problem wasnt so much the media- in fact theyre not responsible for fannie and freddie-* i love to bash the media all the time* - but the beginning of this crisis was such a corrupt system in DC, Freddie and fannie were out of control, their execs got exorbitant pay pkgs and they encouraged risky behavior, while members of Congress were complicit in not trying to rein in and even encourage this kind of behavior. and that was the major catalytic factor in bringing us here. that combo'd with greed in WS. not the media's fault, but* failure of regulation, oversight, failure of Congress and watchdog orgs in reining it in*. i proposed 2 yrs ago legislation that wouldve reined in Freddie and Fannie. id love to blame the media, ill blame them for a lot of other things, but not this. - 6Q) [MCCAIN: i like your shirt] has palin convinced you that drilling in ANWR is one of best things to relieve energy crisis? - MCCAIN: *now thats what happens when you think youre gonna get a softball question b/c youre wearing a mccain-palin tshirt.* we've gotta drill offshore and drill now. we have a disagreement on that but *i promise ill listen to her arguments.* we'll drill offshore and drill now. - 7Q) when are you gonna take the gloves off and just go at it? [crowd cheers] - MCCAIN: how about tue night? [crowd cheers] i, i , may i say i respect obama for what he's achieved, his success, the fact that he was able defeat a remarkable woman senator from NY, HRC is formidable candidate. what ill try to do is describe our stark differences and different paths we'll take nation on. thats respectful. he says he'll not raise taxes on 95% of ppl but has voted 94 times to. he said he would support the troops but no. health care. - 8Q) youve said youll ruffle feathers in DC. specific examples? - MCCAIN: i have done that. when i saw that big money and soft money contributions were going to members of Congress and they would call up these special interests and say i need X number of $s and btw your legislation is up in front of committee. and there are some in federal prision. i investigated a guy named abramoff, he was one of most pwrful lobbyists in DC and i knew he was GOP. i took on my party there, on campaign finance too. when i saw everything was gonna blow up on nomination of judges-- the most important duty-- i said we have to join together Dems and GOPs. obama had choice to do it, he didnt. he's never reached across on any significant issue that everyone else hasnt. in 2000, young ppl asked what we'll do about global warming. i travelled around and saw it. lieberman and i proposed a way that would try in effective way to alleviate this and that went against many of my party. not that i sought to challenge my party but it happened. and on iraq, i went there and saw it was being badly handled and sought a change. then they said my campaign was finished. i said then, ill say now, id rather lose a political campaign than a war. palin has done the same in AK. we've got to take them on, regardless of party, of who is making campaign contributions. i have a clear record of that. obama has never taken on his party leadership on any issue. we'll continue when palin and i are Pres and VP. - 9Q) i just turned 18. given the economy, what policies will you support to make college more affordable? - MCCAIN: thats a vital ingredient to future of USA, an educated and welltrained work force, incl. science and engineering. it also means we have to retrain our workers. we have to make student loans more available. costs of colleges are going up. state institutions are more affordable we need to expand those. id like to not reburden you immediately after graduation with repayment of student loan. we should give you some time to repay it. lets give them some yrs of breathing space with no interest on that loan so when they move up the economic ladder, theyll be able to afford repayment. we need to understand the inflation on these costs are far exceeding normal inflation, we have to look into why. part of this crisis that we're in is that there are banks like Wachovia which is responsible for student loans are in trouble. you should pay back loans when youre capable of doing so. - audience member- i want to give you this reason designed by niece of someone who raised flag at iwo jima to acknowledge that you and ppl like you, the integrity and honor youll bring to this country. youll be an extraordinary role model and we'll have confidence to put country in your hands. - ive had hundreds of town hall mtgs in this country. *i have to say this is one of the most emotion**al, maybe b/c its a women's town hall mtg.* - 10Q) i recently left my career to be home with my kids. im 31. with Social Security benefits, where are they gonna be when my children need them and whatll you do to change that? - MCCAIN: Straight talk: Social Security in its present form will not be there when you reach retirement. americans have to understand that. we have an obligation to you. we'll now have a system that even though you pay into it, they'll not have present benefits. it's disgraceful. Medicare. it cries out for-- if we have problem of burdening you with debt we have now, shouldnt we sit down together in bipartisan way? we're not doing it. we're putting it on younger generation of Americans. last time, reagan and tip o'neill fixed Social Security, and they did and it was tough medicine. and itll be tough medicine this time. i dont want to raise anyones taxes, but we have an obligaiton to you. - MCCAIN: can we do 1 more with the baby there? i cant resist. - 11Q) if obama raises taxes on ppl with more than $250k, wont they pass it on so we'll all have tax increase? - MCCAIN: yes. i dont think that at this time in history that we should raise anyones taxes. *we shouldnt raise taxes.* obama has had a multitude of differnet positions on this issue. americans should look at record--not rhetoric--but the record that obama has favored an increase in taxes and has repeatedly voted for it. as i mentioned, my friend and running mate will be in debate tonight soon. and i know she'll do very well and i want everyone cheering her on. id appreciate it if youd keep us in your thoughts and prayers in next 30 days. - CO will be key in deciding next POTUS. i need your vote and your help GOTVing and making sure we win in CO. i want to assure you again ive had the great honor and privilege of serving country for long, long time. we might disagree on a certain issue, but ill always do whats right for the country. i ty for your support. we can win. -- Sara DuBois Tracking / Communications Manager ProgressiveAccountability.org [email protected] 202-609-7681 (office) 410-967-7306 (cell) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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