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Fordham Law SchoolFLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship and HistorySpeeches 1984 Vice-Presidential Campaign8-1-1984Remarks in San Antonio, TexasGeraldine FerraroFollow this and additional works at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/vice_presidential_campaign_speeches_1984Part of the Law CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1984 Vice-Presidential Campaign at FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship andHistory. It has been accepted for inclusion in Speeches by an authorized administrator of FLASH: The Fordham Law Archive of Scholarship andHistory. For more information, please contact tmelnick@law.fordham.edu.Recommended CitationFerraro, Geraldine, "Remarks in San Antonio, Texas" (1984). Speeches. 1.https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/vice_presidential_campaign_speeches_1984/1~ .,,JllM ¢ /t'f THANK YOU, HENRY. TWO DAYS AGO, FRITZ MONDALE CAME TO NEW YORK CITY, TO MY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND HE CALLED IT FERRARO COUNTRY. TODAY, WE'RE IN CISNEROS COUNTRY. AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING. WITH YOUR MAYOR'S HELP, WE'RE IN iNOVEMBER TEXAS IS GOING TO BE MONDALE COUNGRY, AND AMERICA IS GOING TO BE A COUNTRY FOR ALL OF US. PARTY IS TOO FAR LEFT FOR AMERICA DOESN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT AMERICA. THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GERALDINE FERRARO STANDS FOR. I'M DELIGHTED TO BE HERE IN TEXAS ON THE FIRST OFFICIAL SWING OF THIS CAMPAIGN. I'VE GOT A FEELING I'M GOING TO LIKE IT HERE, AND I'M GOING TO BE BACK BE BEFORE THIS FIGHT IS OVER. WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT TEXAS IS ITS PEOPLE. TEXANS ARE CONFIDENT, FAIR, CAN-DO PEOPLE. THEY DON'T MAKE EXCUSES, THEY GET RESULTS. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF VICE PRESIDENT I'M GOING TO BE. SO FAR, THE TEXANS I KNOW BEST ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY THE REST OF YOU. AND I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU, YOU REALLY KNOW HOW TO PICK LEADERS. YOU DON'T HEAR GOVERNOR MARK WHITE MAKING EXCUSES ABOUT THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AND BEATING UP ON TEACHERS -- HE GETS RESULTS IN 'l'.'HE STATE LEGISLATURE AND GPlES TEACHERS THE HELP THEY :•! NEED TO MAKE TEXAS SCHOOLS THE BEST. YOU DON'T HEAR JIM WRIGHT MAKING EXCUSES ABOUT ANYTHING --WHEN YOU'RE THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE IN CONGRESS, YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR MAKING EXCUSES, YOU GET PAID FOR BEING A LEADER. AND JIM WRIGHT IS A LEADER ALL TEXAS AND ALL AMERICA CAN PROUD OF. YOU DON'T HEAR SENATOR LLOYD BENTSEN -- ONE OF THE TRUE STATESMEN IN OUR PARTY -- MAKING EXCUSES THAT BUDGET DEFICITS DON'T MATTER. HE FIGHTS TO BRING THE DEFICIT DOWN BECAUSE HE KNOWS WE CAN'T HAVE A STRONG ECONOMY UNLESS WE DO. YOU NEVER HEARD BARBARA JORDAN MAKE EXCUSES ABOUT NOT DNFORCING THE LAW. OUR WHOLE COUNTRY HAS BEEN INSPIRED BY HER FIGHT TO MAKE THE LAW TREAT THE MOST POWERFUL AND THE LEAST ADVANTAGED AMONG US EQUALLY. YOU DON'T HEAR KIKA DE LA GARZA MAKE EXCUSES ABOUT AMERICAN FARMERS. KIKA KNOWS NO FARMERS ON EARTH CAN COMPETE WITH AMERICAN FARMERS, IF THE COMPETITION IS FAIR. YOU DON'T HEAR HENRY GONZALEZ MAKE EXCUSES ABOUT WHETHER AMERICA SHOULD STAND FOR FAIR HOUSING AND DECENT HOUSING. HENRY UNDERSTANDS THAT FAIRNESS IS WHAT AMERICA AND TEXAS ARE ALL ABOUT. AND YOU WON'T HEAR SENATOR LLOYD DOGGETT THAT'S UNITED STATES SENATOR LLOYD DOGGETT -- MAKING EXCUSES ABOUT A GOVERNMENT THAT FIGHTS FOR THE AVERAGE MAN AND WOMAN. AND LET ME TELL YOU. I'VE SERVED WITH PHIL GRAMM ON THE HOUSEBUDGET COMMITTEE. SEDNING LLOYD DOGGETT TO THE SENATE IS THE SECOND BEST THING THE PATRIOTIC PEOPLE OF TEXAS CAN DO FOR THEIR COUNTRY THIS YEAR. AND THE FIRST IS TO ELECT WALTER MONDALE PRESIDENT. IN 1984, TEXAS IS GOING TO VOTE FOR WALTER MONDALE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS ARE PROUD PEOPLE. THEY ARE PROUD OF THEIR STATE, AND PROUD OF THEIR COUNTRY. THEY WANT TO BE THE BEST, AND THEY WON'T SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS. A MONDALE-FERRARO ADMINISTRATION WILL SPREAD THAT PRIDE, THAT COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, ACROSS AMERICA. WE WON'T BE SATISFIED UNTIL WE MAKE AMERICA NUMBER ONE. IN 1984, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DECIDE WHAT THEY ' SANANTONI0/3 want their country to stand for. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT WHICH PARTY, OR WHICH SLOGAN, OR WHO HAS THE BEST SMILE. I'M TALKING ABOUT WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY THIS IS GOING TO BE. I KNOW WHAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP FRITZ MONDALE AND I ARE GOING TO GIVE AMERICA. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SUPREME COURT THAT IS A FORCE FOR JUSTICE. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOCIAL SECURITY REALLY SECURE AGAIN. WE'RE GOING TO SAY, "AMERICA CAN BE FAIR TO THE POOR. WE WON'T LIMIT OPPORTUNITY TO THE RICH AND POWERFUL." WE'RE GOING TO ASSIST STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ENFORCING THE LAW. WHEN I WAS A PROSECUTOR IN NEW YORK CITY, I PUT MY SHARE OF CRIMINALS BEHIND BARS. I DIDN'T TALK ABOUT BEING TOUGH ON CRIME; I WAS TOUGH. A MONDALE -FERRARO ADMINISTRATION WILL STAND FOR THE PRINCIPLE THAT IF YOU OBEY THE LAW, YOU SHOULD BE PROTECTED. BUT IF YOU BREAK THE LAW, YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR CRIME. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AMERICA'S SCHOOLS THE BEST IN THE WORLD, SO OUR KIDS CAN HAVE THE BEST TRAINING IN THE WORLD. I WAS A TEACHER. I KNOW KIDS WILL STUDY HARD IF A GOOD EDUCA~ION AGAIN HOLDS THE PROMISE OF A GOOD JOB. IN A MONDALE-FERRARO ADMINISTRATION, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT PROMISE. AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE AMERICA THE LEANEST, TOUGHEST DEFENSE IN THE WORLD. WE WON'T SETTLE FOR SECOND BEST -- IN A DANGEROUS WORLD, A STRONG AMERICA IS THE BEST GUARANTEE OF PEACE. WE TAKE THE SOVIET THREAT SERIOUSLY. BUT WE TAKE ARMS CONTROL JUST AS SERIOUSLY. WHEN I ACCEPTED THE NOMINATION OF MY PARTY TO RUN FOR VICE PRESIDENT, I SAID "IF WE CAN DO THIS, WE CAN DO ANYTHING." I THINK THAT STATEMENT SUMS UP THE SPIRIT OF TEXAS, AND IT SUMS UP WHAT • SANANTONI0/4 THIS CAMPAIGN IS ALL ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO CARRY OUR MESSAGE TO EVERY CORNER OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY. AND WHEN WE'RE THROUGH, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE A GOVERNMENT WE CAN BE PROUD OF. THANK YOU. 

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