The American story has never been about things coming easy – it's been about rising to the moment when the moment is hard.

Eight hundred and eighty-two billion dollars worth; $882 billion in Medicare cuts to pay for an ill-conceived, badly-thought-through health care plan that won't provide more health care to people.

It would mean fewer places to get care and less freedom to choose your own doctors. You'll pay more for your drugs, you'll receive fewer services. You'll get lower quality care.

Eight hundred and eighty-two billion dollars in Medicare cuts to pay for an ill-conceived, badly-thought- through health care plan that won't provide more health care to people.

If I can answer the question. Number one, I want to cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans.

But for those who are getting a little cocky, I have got two words for you: New Hampshire.

Once we're done, there's extraordinary expertise in this room, and we're going to need good advice.

We have moved past the days when the main criticism coming from the McCain campaign was that I'm some kind of celebrity.

There was a point in my life when I started palling around with a pretty ugly crowd. I have got to be honest. These guys were serious deadbeats. They were lowlifes. They were unrepentant, no-good punks. That's right. I have been a member…

I am especially honored to be here tonight with my distinguished opponent, Senator John McCain. I think it is a tribute to American democracy that, with two weeks left in a hard-fought election, the two of us could come together and sit…

We have got to keep making our case for change. We have got to keep fighting for every single vote. We have got to keep running through the finish line.