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You stood by me when things got tough. Sometimes things got pretty tough. Imagined thathave this would be my life. Think about it. As a young boy growing up in warren county, just a few miles from here, a town of 150 people, my father had a sixthgrade education. My mother was an immigrant. They raised six kids in a small, twobedroom house. We didnt know politicians. We didnt talk politics. When my this family hit rockbottom during the depression just a few months before i was born, my dad was out of work, he had been mining coal for most of his life. There was no work, there were no jobs. He had five kids with another on the way me. Life looked pretty dim. Life looked pretty hopeless. But then one day he got a card in the mail. He always later said that he got a card from Franklin Delano or roosevelt himself. He got a card in the mail for him to report to work at once for 40. 30 per month on the works project administration. [lau ....
Was a good driver, wasnt he . [laughter] and he is a really good governor. I think we have a chance there. It is the same thing everywhere. All the places are close enough. Everything shows up. More important, polling data or baby names . Baby names . What is your favorite baby name . I do not have too much influence over either one. Where the green grass grows home bys you cant go bon jovi plays] welcome, everyone. [applause] 37th steak fry. Imagine, 37 steak fries and we havent tried the steak yet. The grillers always wanted to talk about that. Know that iou to have a better winning streak than 40 years. In the congress. I have love of love and partnership with a wonderful woman by the name of ruth harkin. [applause] go on, get up, ruth. Of course, all of you know the story, but what the hack, i will say it again. Better me saying it than someone else. We both ran for office together in 1972. I ran for congress. Ruth ran for county attorney. The best politician one. [laughter] ill gi ....
Where he worked to provide Health Insurance for children, improve foster care and clean up the environment. Its no wonder tom asked him to be his state director. And he and Monica Vernon are going to make a great team in the state capitol. [applause] i met stacy apple and her formly when she was in her first year in the state senate. She had worked her way up from minimum wage to manager at an Iowa Department store. And as a Financial Consultant she helped families plan for retirement and save for college. And she did it all while being a great mom to her six kids. [applause] her firsthand experience with the economic pressures facing iowa families made her look around and think we can do better. Nd now with your help, shes poised to be the first woman ever ....
Call the bridge backward inquality in this country not seen since the 1920s. Iowans dont want to go quackward. We do not want a tea Party Senator who says she wants to abolish the department of ducation and repeal the cainer act, and privatize medicare. Now, friends, joanienst is known for what she does to hogs. [laughter] but i got to tell you, what scares me is what she wants to do to people. Especially working people, our students, our seniors. She says shes going to go to washington make them squeal. But the last thing we need in the United States senate is another tea party zell other who mocks people, refuses to compromise and gets nothing done for iowa. Cheers and applause] we dont need another bridge burner in the senate. We need a bridge builder, someone well grounded in their philosophy and a good progressive philosophy but understands youve got to make do. Youve got ....