REALLY QUICKLY BECAUSE BILL
SHOULD HE IS ABOUT TO SPEAK.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
,
FIRST OF ALL MY WIFE.
I COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT
HER.
THERE IS NO FINER EXAMPLE OF
PATIENCE AND ENDURANCE,
PERTINENT, LOVE AND SUPPORT,
SOMETIMES MAKING SURE I STAY IN
THE RIGHT LANE.
SHE MAKES SURE
I GET THE NAME
RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
OUR TWO CHILDREN HEIDI AND
BILL ARE HERE
.
WE ARE PROUD OF YOU TEACH AND
EVERY DAY AND WE LOVE YOU VERY
MUCH.
[APPLAUSE]
MY TWO
SISTERS, SANDRA AND
GRETCHEN, ARE EXAMPLES OF LOVE
AND ENDURANCE.
NEITHER SANDRA OR LISA COULD BE
HERE.
THE REAL GRETCHEN IS HERE.
[APPLAUSE]
I HAVE TO TELL YOU, SHE
IS
SOMHING ELSE.
BRIGHT AND SO EXPERIENCED.
Y WIFE AND I TRULY ENJOY
COMING.
BRAD, LISA ANDTHEREFORE
CHILDREN, REALLY AN EXCEPTIONAL6 C13
FAMILY.
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR LISA.
WHAT AN HONOR IT HAS BEEN TO
WORK WITH YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
SHE IS PRETTY GREAT.
SHE IS TERRIFIC.
THERE ARE SO MANY FRIENDS IN
THIS ROOM THAT HAVE BEEN SO
WONDERFUL, KIND AND ENCOURAGING
THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY.
WE HAVE SO MANY FRIENDS FROM THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.
WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WHAT YOU
HAVE PROVIDED ME AND MY FAMILY
ARE MEMORIES THAT WILL LAST A
LIFETIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING
IN THE BOAT WITH US IN SO MANY
WAYS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE THANK OUR
CAMPAIGN TEAM.
HOW GREAT THEY ARE.
[APPLAUSE]
I WILL PROBABLY
MISS A
COUPLE.
THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS WHO
VOLUNTEERED AND HAVE GIVEN HELP
IN SO MANY WAYS.
JIM BARRETT, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
LET ME READ OFF THESE OTHER
NAMES.
I WROTE THEM DOWN.
JOHN BENJAMIN SELLECK MICHELLE,
ESTHER, CHRIS, BRENDA
, CARTER
BUNDY IS MAGNIFICENT.
TYLER AND BRYCE AND
WENDY, GIVE
A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
WONDERFUL .
-- WONDERFUL.
I EXPRESS MY WISHES
AND SUCCESS
FOR NEW RESPONSIBILITIES.
I WAS SO ON ARE TO BE THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR.
THE LEADING STATE AND OUR
NATION, NOTHING LE WILL DO FOR
MICHIGAN AND THAT IS WHY IRAN.
MY MOM USED TO SAY YOU
ARE
JUDGED BY THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
-- THAT IS WHY I RAN.
MY MOM USED TO SAY YOU ARE
JUDGED BY THE COMPANY YOU KEEP.
SO MANY THANKS FOR SOME OF THE
PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM.
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND GOD
BLESS MICHIGAN.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET ME
INTRODUCE LISA.
[APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU.pBEFORE I START, I WANT
TO LET
YOU KNOW WHEN WE ARE DONE, WE
WILL LET YOU GO BACK AND SPEAK
WITH THE MEDIA AND THEN HANG OUT
AND PARTY WITH YOU GUYS.
BILL ONCE A
BEER -- WANTS A
BEER.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND EVERYTHING DONE.
THANK YOU TO THE CAMPAIGN
STAFF
AND MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER
ESPECIALLY.
[APPLAUSE]
AND THANK YOU TO BE
HARD-WORKING, DEDICATED
LOYAL
AND GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS.
THANK YOU MUCH.
I WANT TO THANK YOU, MR.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY OF GIVING ME THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON THIS
ADVENTURE WITH YOU BECAUSE WE
BOTH LOVE MICHIGAN AND WE BOTH
WANT TO SERVE.
I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR
ALL OF THE SUPPORT MAY HAVE
GIVEN ME THROUGH THIS RACE.
MY IN-LAWS, MY HUSBAND FOR
WATCHING THE KIDS OR HELPING US
TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING WE NEEDED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXAMPLE, YOUR
SERVICE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND
MOST OF ALL, FOR YOUR LOVE.
[APPLAUSE]
HE IS SUCH A
STUD.
THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND, BRAD.
WE CELEBRATED 15 YEARS OF
MARRIAGE THIS PAST FALL AND IT
WAS NOT THE BEST YEAR WE HAD.
I CANNOT THINK ANYBODY I WOULD
RATHER KNOCK DOORS WITH AND GO
ON THIS ADVENTURE WITH MENU.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH
EVERYONE.
[APPLAUSE]
THAT IS WHATHESE ELECTIONS
ARE ABOUT.
THEY ARE ABOUT PEOPLE AND THE
PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK TO MOVE
MICHIGAN FORWARD WHICH IS WHY
TONIGHT'S HURT -- TONIGHT HURTS
A LITTLE BIT.
THE DISAPPOINTMENT IT IS REAL.
THE FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF
MICHIGAN DOES NOT BECOME
DETERMINED BY ONE ELECTION.
LEADERS COME AND GO,
POLITICIANS
WIN OR LOSE, BUT THE
PERSEVERANCE, THAT REMAINS A
CONSTANT.
REPUBLICAN POLICIES PAVED THE
WAY TO MAKING
MICHIGAN A
COMEBK STATE, BUT IT WAS THE
PEOPLE WHO DROVE ME COME BACK IT
IS THE PEOPLE WHO WILL CONTINUE
THE COMEBACK.
FOR ME, IT IS NOT POLITICIANS
THAT I PUT
MY HOPE OR FAITH IN.
IT IS JESUS CHRIST, MY LORD AND
SAVIOR, WHO IS THE REASON FOR
ALL THE HOPE THAT I
I WANT TO PERSONALLY
CONGRATULATE GOVERNOR-ELECT
GRETCHEN WHITMER
.
I WISH YOU WELLCAUSE I LOVE
MICHIGAN AND I WANT MICHIGAN TO
BE SUCCESSFUL.
THE RESULT TONIGHT MAY HAVE BEEN
A SETBACK FOR MANY OF US, BUT
WE
HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER WHERE WE
CAN.
WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR
MICHIGAN AND LEAD BY EXAMPLE,
LEAVE WITH CIVILITY, AND DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MOVE
MICHIGAN FORWARD AND TO MOVE
FWARD OURSELVES.
AS FOR ME, I THINK I WILL START
BY BUILDING A HOUSE.
[LAUGHTER]