Here is a transcript of Nikki Haley's speech to the RNC:
Good evening. It is great to be back at the Republican National Convention.
I'll
start with a little story. It's about an American Ambassador to the
United Nations. And it's about a speech she gave to this convention. She
called for the re-election of the Republican President she served...
And she called out his Democratic opponent... a former vice president
from a failed administration.
That
ambassador said, and I quote, "Democrats always blame America first."
The year was 1984. The president was Ronald Reagan. And Ambassador Jeane
Kirkpatrick's words are just as true today.
Joe
Biden and the Democrats are still blaming America first. Donald Trump
has always put America first. He has earned four more years as
President.
It
was an honor of a lifetime to serve as the United States ambassador to
the United Nations. Now, the U.N. is not for the faint of heart. It's a
place where dictators-murderers-&-thieves denounce America... and
then put their hands out and demand that we pay their bills.
Well,
President Trump put an end to all that. With his leadership, we did
what Barack Obama and Joe Biden refused to do. We stood up for
America... and we stood against our enemies.
Obama
and Biden let North Korea threaten America. President Trump rejected
that weakness, and we passed the toughest sanctions on North Korea in
history.
Obama and Biden let Iran
get away with murder and literally sent them a plane full of cash.
President Trump did the right thing and ripped up the Iran nuclear deal.
Obama
and Biden led the United Nations to denounce our friend and ally,
Israel. President Trump moved our embassy to Jerusalem -- and when the
U.N. tried to condemn us, I was proud to cast the American veto.
This
President has a record of strength and success. The former Vice
President has a record of weakness and failure. Joe Biden is good for
Iran and ISIS... great for Communist China... and he's a godsend to
everyone who wants America to apologize, abstain, and abandon our
values.
Donald Trump takes a
different approach. He's tough on China, and he took on ISIS and won.
And he tells the world what it needs to hear.
At
home, the President is the clear choice on jobs and the economy. He's
moved America forward, while Joe Biden held America back.
When
Joe was VP, I was governor of the great state of South Carolina. We had
a pretty good run. Manufacturers of all kinds flocked to our state from
overseas, creating tens of thousands of American jobs. People were
referring to South Carolina as "the beast of the southeast," which I
loved.
Everything we did happened in spite of Joe Biden and his old boss.
We cut taxes. They raised them. We slashed red tape. They piled on more mandates.
And when we brought in good-paying jobs, Biden and Obama sued us. I fought back... and they gave up.
A
Biden-Harris administration would be much, much worse. Last time, Joe's
boss was Obama... this time, it would be Pelosi, Sanders, and the
Squad. Their vision for America is socialism. And we know that socialism
has failed everywhere.
They want
to tell Americans how to live... and what to think. They want a
government takeover of health care. They want to ban fracking and kill
millions of jobs. They want massive tax hikes on working families.
Joe Biden and the socialist left would be a disaster for our economy. But President Trump is leading a new era of opportunity.
Before
Communist China gave us the coronavirus, we were breaking economic
records left and right. The pandemic has set us back, but not for long.
President Trump brought our economy back before, and he will bring it
back again.
There's one more
important area where our President is right. He knows that political
correctness and "cancel culture" are dangerous and just plain wrong.
In
much of the Democratic Party, it's now fashionable to say that America
is racist. That is a lie. America is not a racist country.
This
is personal for me. I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants. They
came to America and settled in a small southern town. My father wore a
turban. My mother wore a sari. I was a brown girl in a black and white
world.
We faced discrimination and
hardship. But my parents never gave in to grievance and hate. My mom
built a successful business. My dad taught 30 years at a historically
black college. And the people of South Carolina chose me as their first
minority and first female governor.
America
is a story that's a work in progress. Now is the time to build on that
progress, and make America even freer, fairer, and better for everyone.
That's why it's tragic to see so much of the Democratic Party turn a
blind eye toward riots and rage.
The American people know we can do better. And of course we know that every single black life is valuable.
The
black cops who've been shot in the line of duty -- they matter. The
black small business owners who've watched their life's work go up in
flames -- they matter. The black kids who've been gunned down on the
playground -- their lives matter too. And their lives are being ruined
and stolen by the violence on our streets.
It
doesn't have to be like this. It wasn't like this in South Carolina
five years ago. Our state came face-to-face with evil. A white
supremacist walked into Mother Emanuel Church during Bible Study. Twelve
African Americans pulled up a chair and prayed with him for an hour.
Then he began to shoot.
After that
horrific tragedy, we didn't turn against each other. We came together --
black and white, Democrat and Republican. Together, we made the hard
choices needed to heal -- and removed a divisive symbol, peacefully and
respectfully.
What happened then
should give us hope now. America isn't perfect. But the principles we
hold dear are perfect. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that even
on our worst day, we are blessed to live in America.
It's time to keep that blessing alive for the next generation. This President, and this Party, are committed to that noble task.
We
seek a nation that rises together, not falls apart in anarchy and
anger. We know that the only way to overcome America's challenges is to
embrace America's strengths.
We are striving to reach a brighter future...
Where every child goes to a world-class school, chosen by their parents...
Where every family lives in a safe community with good jobs...
Where every entrepreneur has the freedom to achieve and inspire...
Where every believer can worship without fear and every life is protected...
Where every girl and boy, every woman and man, of every race and religion, has the best shot at the best life.
In
this election, we must choose the only candidate who has and who will
continue delivering on that vision. President Trump and Vice President
Pence have my support.
And
America has our promise. We will build on the progress of our past and
unlock the promise of our future. That future starts when the American
people re-elect President Donald Trump.
Thank you. Good night. And may God always bless America.
EDITOR'S NOTE: What a magnificent speech!
1 comment:
I do believe this young lady has a future in politics.
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