Jon Huntsman
for President
Announcement
Speech --
Excerpts
I'm Jon
Huntsman. I've
been a governor,
a businessman,
and a diplomat.
I'm the husband
of the love of
my life, and the
father of seven
terrific kids. A
son of great
parents.
I'm from the
American west,
where the view
of America is
limitless with
lots of blue
sky.
I've lived
overseas, where
the view of
America from
10,000 miles
away is a
picture of
liberty,
opportunity and
justice; people
secure in their
rights and in
love with their
freedom, who've
done more good
for more people
than any other
nation in
history.
And today, I'm a
candidate for
the office of
President of the
United States of
America.
...
For the first
time in our
history, we are
about to pass
down to the next
generation a
country that is
less powerful,
less
compassionate,
less competitive
and less
confident than
the one we got.
This is totally
unacceptable and
totally
un-American.
And it NEED not,
MUST not, WILL
not be our
permanent
condition. We
will not be the
first American
generation that
lets down the
next generation.
...
What we need now
is leadership
that trusts in
our strength.
Leadership that
doesn't promise
Washington has
all the
solutions to our
problems, but
rather looks to
local solutions
in our cities,
towns and
states.
Leadership that
knows we need
more than hope,
leadership that
knows we need
Answers.
And we must make
hard decisions
that are
necessary to
avert disaster.
If we don't, in
less than a
decade, every
dollar of
federal revenue
will go to
covering the
costs of
Medicare, Social
Security and
interest
payments on our
debt. Meanwhile,
we'll sink
deeper in debt
to pay for
everything else
- from national
security to
disaster relief.
Our country will
fall behind the
productivity of
other countries.
Our influence in
the world will
wane. Our
security will be
more precarious.
The 21st Century
then will be
known as the end
of the American
Century. We
can't accept
this, and we
won't.
We must make
broad and bold
changes to our
tax code and
regulatory
policies; seize
the lost
opportunity of
energy
independence...and
reestablish what
it means to be a
teacher in
society.
We must reignite
the powerful job
creating engine
of our economy -
the industry,
innovation,
reliability, and
trailblazing
genius of
Americans and
their
enterprises --
and restore
confidence in
our people.
We did many of
these things in
Utah when I was
governor. We cut
taxes and
flattened rates.
We balanced our
budget. Worked
to maintain our
AAA bond rating.
When the
economic crisis
hit, we were
ready. And by
many accounts we
became the best
state for
business and the
best managed
state in
America. We
proved
government
doesn't have to
choose between
fiscal
responsibility
and economic
growth. I
learned
something very
important as
Governor. For
the average
American family
there is nothing
more important
than a job.
...
I don't think
you need to run
down anyone's
reputation to
run for
President. Of
course we'll
have our
disagreements. I
respect my
fellow
Republican
candidates. And
I respect the
President. He
and I have a
difference of
opinion on how
to help the
country we both
love. But the
question each of
us wants the
voters to answer
is who will be
the better
President; not
who's the better
American.
Behind me is our
most famous
symbol of the
promise of
America.
President Reagan
launched the
1980 general
election here in
an earlier time
of trouble and
worry. He
assured us we
could "make
America great
again," and
under his
leadership we
did. I stand in
his shadow as
well as the
shadow of this
magnificent
monument to our
liberty.
...
We're a
resourceful,
ingenious,
determined,
problem solving
people. We don't
settle for less
than our
character and
talents can
achieve. We
choose our
destiny. We
always have, and
we always will.
This is that
moment. We're
not just
choosing new
leaders. We're
choosing whether
we are to become
yesterday's
story or
tomorrow's.
Everything is at
stake. This is
the hour when we
choose our
future.
Jon Huntsman
Announces
Candidacy For
President Of The
United States
Jon Huntsman
today announced
his candidacy
for President of
the United
States at
Liberty Park in
New Jersey in
the shadow of
the Statue of
Liberty, as
former President
Ronald Reagan
did 31 years
earlier.
In delivering
his speech
today, Huntsman
highlighted the
importance of
the upcoming
election:
For the first
time in our
history, we are
about to pass
down to the next
generation a
country that is
less powerful,
less
compassionate,
less competitive
and less
confident than
the one we got.
This is totally
unacceptable and
totally
un-American.
And it need not,
must not, will
not be our
permanent
condition. We
will not be the
first American
generation that
lets down the
next generation.
...
What we need now
is leadership
that trusts in
our strength.
Leadership that
doesn't promise
Washington has
all the
solutions to our
problems, but
rather looks to
local solutions
in our cities,
towns and
states.
Leadership that
knows we need
more than hope,
leadership that
knows we need
answers.
Jon Huntsman is
a devoted family
man with seven
children who
brings a track
record of
finding the
answers to the
challenges we
face. As
Governor of
Utah, Huntsman
was a
conservative
problem-solver
whose
accomplishments
clearly
distinguish him
from his
opponents:
I'm running,
will you join
me?
Today, June
21, 2011,
12:00:00 PM |
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Just a few
minutes ago at
Liberty Park in
New Jersey, with
my family
looking on, I
declared my
candidacy for
President of the
United States.
I enter this
race with a
different
perspective than
others. I’ve
recently had the
honor of serving
as U.S.
Ambassador to
China. That view
of America from
10,000 miles
away is a
picture of
liberty,
opportunity and
justice; people
secure in their
rights and in
love with their
freedom, who’ve
done more good
for more people
than any other
nation in
history.
Perhaps our
strength at home
has waned, but
that perspective
from afar has
helped me see a
path back to
greatness.
This morning I
spoke about that
new direction. I
discussed the
tough choices we
must make to
restore fiscal
discipline and
reignite our
economic engine.
We did these
things in Utah
when I was
governor. We
balanced
budgets,
maintained our
AAA bond rating,
and by many
accounts became
the best state
for business and
the best managed
state in the
nation. You will
hear more about
my record in
Utah and my plan
for America in
the coming weeks
and months.
I spoke today in
the shadow of
Lady Liberty,
our nation's
most famous
symbol of
freedom. It was
in that same
spot that Ronald
Reagan, in a
time of great
crisis and
worry, launched
his campaign to
restore the
promise of
America. Three
decades later,
this nation once
again finds
itself at a
crossroads and
in need of a new
vision, a new
path forward,
and new
leadership that
knows we need
more than hope –
we need answers.
I hope you join
our effort. Our
campaign is
different. Our
ideas are
different. Our
results will
bring America
back to the top.
Source:
Jon Huntsman For
President
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