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Tuesday, July 27, 2004

I located Gore's speech at The Blue Lemur. Here are two of my favorite points:
Friends, fellow Democrats, fellow Americans: I’ll be candid with you. I had hoped to be back here this week under different circumstances, running for re-election.

But you know the old saying: you win some, you lose some. And then there’s that little-known third category. I didn’t come here tonight to talk about the past. After all, I don’t want you to think I lie awake at night counting and recounting sheep.

I prefer to focus on the future because I know from my own experience that America is a land of opportunity, where every little boy and girl has a chance to grow up and win the popular vote.



Later...

The first lesson is this: take it from me – every vote counts.

In our Democracy, every vote has power. And never forget: that power is yours. Don’t let anyone take it away or talk you into throwing it away.

And let’s make sure that this time every vote is counted.

Let’s make sure not only that the Supreme Court does not pick the next President, but also that this President is not the one who picks the next Supreme Court.