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On the recordOctober 20, 1992
I worry about the pattern of deception, on one side of an issue one day and then the opposite side the other. You cannot do that as President of the United States. Let me tell you another one, and this concludes it. Governor Clinton and Senator Gore, the Ozone Man, is going around the world--[laughter]-- you listen to some--hey, this guy is strange. They've got Gore muzzled back now. You have no timber workers, only a bunch of owls, if you listen to him. You'd have no farmers, only a great big wet hole out there somewhere, if you listen to him. But here's the point: They differ. They differ. They want bigger Government. He talks about growing Government. I want to grow the private sector. I want to grow jobs in the private sector. But the big difference is, to get elected they've got to convince the American people that the United States is a nation in decline, and we are not. We are number one in the economy, in security, in standing up for freedom and democracy. Audience members. We're number one! We're number one! We're number one!
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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