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Hello All, Just off the phone with our tracker Sara who is on the ground in Hudson, WI today. Below are the notes from our call. *BIG HIGHLIGHTS: * - McCain falsely claimed he supports equal pay for equal work and has the record to prove it - McCain said Obama will make it "harder on women" - McCain said that Americans know nuclear power is safe and nuclear power is the right kind of change - McCain given question where woman says -- 'this is your chance to separate yourself from Bush' - When asked about the prisoners at Guatanomo, McCain responded: ' I don't think we have to read them their Miranda rights, okay.' - McCain told crowd that Social Security is "going bankrupt" - Audience member calls Democrats, Obama "socialists" and "Marxists" and gets standing ovation - McCain mentions Yucca Mountain as a place to store nuclear waste *Hudson, WI - McCain Town Hall Meeting 07/11/08* (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:* - Event for women, nearly entire audience women - Audience extremely enthusiastic -- lots of applause, cheering - Carly Fiorina in the audience - Local woman gave remarks, introduces Cindy McCain - Cindy McCain spoke, introduced McCain *Speech Highlights: *- Thank you's. - 16 years ago, Cindy was on a medical mission in Bangladesh -- she met two babies who were really sick and they were likely not going to live; Cindy took one of the babies home and when I met her at the airport she said -- meet your new daughter - I'm proud of the work Cindy has done -- she just returned from a trip with Operation Smile - ONE is a great organization, doing amazing work and Cindy will be joining them on a trip soon - My mother is 96 years old and she's very spry; went to France and they wouldn't let her rent a car because of her age, so she bought one - A number of years ago I wrote a book with my friend about my experience as a P.O.W. - One of those experiences I wrote about was how I use to yell obscenities at our keepers -- well those obscenities appeared in an article later that my mom read and she called me up and told me that she was going to wash out my mouth with soap - We now have a woman who is the head of the House -- I wish she'd switch parties - Hillary Clinton ran for President -- and almost secured the nomination - One of my main supporters -- Carly Fiorina, she's right here, she started as a secretary and became CEO of Hewlett Packard - Proud to have the support of Ebay CEO, Meg Whitman - *I want to make sure there is equal pay for equal work -- and my record shows that* - Americans are worried about the security of their jobs -- the cost of everything is rising - Juggling family and career can be hard enough -- but now you have to deal with the dwindling economy - I believe the role of government is to unleash the ingenuity of the American people - Nothing is more pressing right now is our dependence on foreign oil - We need to solve this problem -- our jobs and security depend upon it - That's why I introduced the Lexington Project last year -- and it will create hundreds of thousands of jobs - We need do invest in nuclear energy - The people of Wisconsin get 65% of their energy from coal -- we need to develop clean coal technology - Obama doesn't want to do anything -- for someone who is suppose to be "Yes we can" he is a lot of "No, we can't." - Senator Obama will raise your taxes, I will not - When you raise taxes in a bad economy, you eliminate jobs. I am not going to let that happen. - The differences between Obama and me is stark -- he wants to make everything harder for you - On education we must do more to empower women for 21st century jobs - I will veto every single bill with wasteful spending - you will know their names and I will make them famous - I have never received an earmark or pork-barrel spending during my career; Obama has received several million dollars with - I will never ask for a pork-barrel project my friends - Nothing is inevitable in America -- we've always been captains of our fate - I will fight for your future -- not for politicians and bureaucrats - I make you one promise, I will always keep. In war and in peace. I've been an imperfect servant, but I've been a servant first, now and last. Nothing has never mattered more to me than the honor of serving America. I will always put America first. I will keep that promise. *Question and Answer: *1 Q) Will you agree to drill in ANWR to get oil? MCCAIN: I believe we should drill off our coasts. I believe ANWR is a pristine area. I believe we should drill off our coasts and Obama is against that. We are sending 700 billion dollars of our money overseas to countries that don't like us that much. And sometimes that ends up in the hands of terrorists. We've got to decrease our dependence on foreign oil. We've got to have clean coal, wind, solar and nuclear. Senator Obama opposes nuclear power. France is using nuclear for 80% of their energy needs! 2 Q) You intend to build 45 new nuclear power plants. How will you move this country toward accepting the need for new nukes? MCCAIN: Americans are smart. They know what we have to do and they know that nuclear power is safe. Americans understand and Americans are sick and tired of us doing nothing in Congress. Their approval rating is at 9%. Americans have figured it out -- they're demanding we move forward. Nuclear energy is key to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. This election is a mandate for change -- it's either the right kind of change of the wrong kind of change and nuclear energy is the right kind of change. 3 Q) Our soveirgnty. American is truly the last great hope for the world. How do we deal with a group like the U.N who takes away our power? MCCAIN: I understand your frustration. I'm sure you heard about Iran testing missiles. And Russia at the U.N. is preventing us from doing what we need to do. We have to unite with nations like France, etc. We will remain the world's super power. We are seeing the rise of India and China -- we have to work with them. I'd also like to talk about Afghanistan. We have to urge our friends and allies to get more involved there because the Taliban is getting stronger. It's important for us to lead, but not do it alone. 4 Q) My father was a solider in WW11 -- he was injured there. Given your strong stand on the environment, what is your opinion on the revelation that VP Cheney forced scientists to doctor the facts on global warming? MCCAIN: Thank you for your father's service. Our veterans health care has to be better. We have to take care of the greatest generation. As I hope you know, I've had strong disagreements with this administration on climate change. I've traveled the world -- often at your expense and I've seen the effects of climate change. But suppose I'm wrong, but we still move to develop all these alternative energy sources and we hand off to our children a cleaner planet. But suppose, I'm right and we do nothing - then we hand off a worse world to our children. But I also believe there's lots of economic opportunity in the development of green technology. I am not familiar with the allegation you said. But as the chair of the commerce committee, I didn't see anything that was inappropriate, but I did think they were not forthcoming enough. I believe that young Americans are committed to cleaning up our nation. And we Republicans are the party of Theodore Roosevelt. 5 Q) What do you think of the release of 1 in 5 prisoners held at Guantanamo says about the ability of the Bush Administration to fight terrorism? This is a chance for you to separate yourself from George Bush. MCCAIN: I don't believe in torture. I disagree with the Supreme Court's decision. It's not in my view that these non-citizens should have the full rights of American citizens. Let me point out to you, some have already joined and again attacked the United States. So lets be careful on how we address this. I don't think we have to read them their Miranda rights, okay. 6 Q) Thank you. A year and a half ago I became a widow. I asked if I would lose my benefits if I got remarried. They said no. Then I got remarried, and then I asked again and they said yes. Is there some way that widows that have worked so hard can keep their benefits? I'm a teacher. MCCAIN: All I can say is that I will do everything to fix that problem. I will look into it. FOLLOW-UP: We talk about family values. I teach my kids -- and then I just go live with someone and not get married. MCCAIN: I understand. Thank you. It's a compelling story and I will look into it. MCCAIN: The entire social security system is going to go bankrupt. It's not going to be there for young Americans. We gotta reform it, fix it. Democrats and Republicans have to work together. 7 Q) Most Democrats are moving to the center to get elected and will say and do anything to get elected and this is certainly your opponent. Will you hammer away at this? They have moved so far to the left! Will you hammer away at their socialist, Marxist ways? MCCAIN: Yes! I give the American people great credit for their intelligence and knowledge. I am sorry that Barack Obama has not taken up the request to have these town hall meetings together. We should stand in front of you and listen to the American people. The American people deserve more than the soundbyte, the gotcha moment. They deserve to see us with the voter. These things are great and wonderful. It's the most fun thing and informative thing I've ever done. I promise you this makes me a better candidate and also a better president. 8 Q) My husband is a WWII veteran and I promised him I would shake your hand. Wisconsin is the leader of health care -- we do not have a crisis. What we have is a health care, care crisis. Medicare is failing. It puts a burden on all of us. Do you have a plan to help us out there a bit? MCCAIN: You remind me of my mother. Thank you and thank your husband. You put your finger on the problem -- it's not the quality of care that's the problem, it's the skyrocketing cost. We've got to put incentives into place that keep health care costs down. I want to give every family in American a $5000 tax credit. I want to start giving people with chronic diseases outpatient care. We need walk-in clinics and community centers. We need to look at the issue of the uninsurables. We need to have government approved plans for these people. We need to establish risk-pools. Wellness and fitness, wellness and fitness. This is very important. The rise of obesity among young people is staggering. We should know what the school lunch is and what the phys-ed is in schools. Get fit and get in shape. We can have health insurance provide incentives for people to get healthy and fit as well. 9 Q) Many JROTC programs are not getting Phys Ed credits, funding, etc. We're getting the boot in high schools. What are you opinions of JROTC programs? MCCAIN: I think that program is an outstanding one. I do not know that about California -- and I will bring this up with the Governor. I think its a great program. 10 Q) Thank you for your work with Feingold on campaign finance reform. I was going to ask you about the Iraq war and its costs but instead, I'll have to ask you about what everyone is thinking: Is Brett Farve coming out of retirement? MCCAIN: That's a great example of wellness and fitness. And I'd just like to add what a great state this is. Let me recognize the mayor here. Let me tell you about my story running for the Senate - and I was elected. Tells story. 11 Q) How would you address the growing problem of all the illegal entries into our country. MCCAIN: It's a big problem and it's a federal responsibility. My friends our borders are broken. I tried twice to get comprehensive immigration reform. We have to secure our borders first. Then, we need tamper-proof biometric document that temporary workers can use. We also have to address this in a human way as well. It's a federal responsibility and we must act and quickly. 12 Q) I'm from Minnesota. Please take Pawlenty as your VP. MCCAIN: Gov. Pawlenty is a wonderful person. He's the next generation of leadership. 13 Q) Nuclear power. What do we do with the waste of 45 nuclear power plants? MCCAIN: We have to store and reprocess. France reprocesses. I'd like to set up a reprocessing facility in Russia -- they've offered, but I don't know if they are serious. There's some issues we have to figure out with Yucca Mtn, but we should pursue that. 14 Q) I'm an undecided voter. I'm tired of all these crises! I think we all have to work together. I'm tired of the war when there's so many things we have to fix here. What can you tell me as I am an undecided voter? MCCAIN: Thank you for coming here. What it really comes down to is what Americans want us to do. And my records shows me doing that. Now someone mentioned Feingold -- I've worked with him. I've worked with Lieberman and Kennedy. Americans want us to sit down together and figure out these problems. I have a proven record of reaching across the aisle. Sometimes I have not succeeded -- like immigration -- but at least we sat down together. Americans are so frustrated. Most Americans think we are on the wrong track. The last time Social Security was in danger -- Democrat Tip O'Neil and Republican Ronald American sat down together and fixed it. My record shows me having done this as well. *Conclusion* A long time ago I had the opportunity to leave the prison camp before others who had been their longer. I declined. I put my country first. I've done what I thought was right and I've put my country first, even when it made others made. I will always put my country first. -- Cammie L. Croft Tracking/Media Monitoring Director Progressive Accountability Office [email protected] 202-609-7679 (office) 206-999-3064 (cell) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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