Speech at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner November 19, 2007

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Senator Barack Obama speaks to Iowa at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner to talk about his presidential platform and his hopes of making a better America.

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Thank you so much. Thank you so much. To - To the great Governor of Iowa and Lieutenant Governor of Iowa; to my dear friend Tom Harkin for the outstanding work that he does; to the congressional delegation of Iowa that is doing outstanding work; and to Nancy Pelosi, Madam Speaker, thank you all for the wonderful welcome and the wonderful hospitality.

I love you back. [to audience]

A little less than one year from today, you will go into the voting booth and you will select the President of the United States of America. Now, here's the good news - the name George W. Bush will not be on the ballot. The name of my cousin Dick Cheney will not be on the ballot. We've been trying to hide that for a long time. Everybody has a black sheep in the family. The era of Scooter Libby justice, and Brownie incompetence, and Karl Rove politics will finally be over.

But the question you're going to have to ask yourself when you caucus in January and you vote in November is,

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Bill Clinton: Speech at the Clinton Foundation's A Decade of Difference Concert

October 16, 2011 (over 12 years ago)

Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Decade of Difference concert celebrating 10 years of philanthropic activity by the Clinton Foundation. Clinton takes time to thank his many celebrity and citizen friends who have partnered with the Foundation over the years to fight diseases like AIDS and assist in recovery efforts in locations like New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and Port-au-Prince, Haiti after the earthquake.

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Source: William J. Clinton Foundation