Joseph T. Burns said "this is a special day today. I just want to take note of it now. It is a special day, the birthday of someone Americans all know. He is one of our senior citizens who has his birthday today. When this animated character burst on the scene, it changed our country. That change was bound to happen because of his appeal to the young and the old. He has changed the way we communicate. He has changed the way we travel. He is just a little fellow, but size has meant nothing to this animated character. He has always held that it is not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog. He has changed our attitude on how we solve our problems and most times taught us to laugh at ourselves and lighten up on ourselves. He has entered our lives and he has changed us all, from the young to the old. Today is the birthday of Mickey Mouse." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 18, 2003

this is a special day today. I just want to take note of it now. It is a special day, the birthday of someone Americans all know. He is one of our senior citizens who has his birthday today. When this animated character burst on the scene, it changed our country. That change was bound to happen because of his appeal to the young and the old. He has changed the way we communicate. He has changed the way we travel. He is just a little fellow, but size has meant nothing to this animated character. He has always held that it is not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog. He has changed our attitude on how we solve our problems and most times taught us to laugh at ourselves and lighten up on ourselves. He has entered our lives and he has changed us all, from the young to the old. Today is the birthday of Mickey Mouse.

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Joseph T. Burns

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Celebrating the birthday of Mickey Mouse during a speech on the Senate floor.

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